Pokémon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition

Game Freak · Feb 27, 2016

Everyone

About

Set out on your adventure together with your friend Pikachu, complete with monochromatic pixel art, 4-bit background music and, for the first time in the series, enhanced color elements. You'll take on the role of a Pokémon Trainer and travel across the land searching for Pokémon with Pikachu. Catch, battle, and trade as you work to become the best Pokémon Trainer! If you want to catch all of the Pokémon, you'll need to trade wirelessly with your friends who have Pokémon Red or Pokémon Blue Version.

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Nintendo 3DS

Critic 8.3 (9 critics) · Gamer 9.0

8.3

Critic reviews

Nintendo Insider
Alex Seedhouse · Mar 29, 2016
8.0
Much is already known about Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition, so there’s no surprises here. I’m glad to see that all three games have finally made their way to the Virtual Console service, especially with Local Play support. This is a welcome emulation that has given me chance to re-spark many childhood memories and sits as a worthy purchase for anyone that wishes to similarly reminisce.
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Nintendo World Report
Bryan Rose · Mar 21, 2016
8.0
Yellow is the most refined version of the Kanto experience, barring the GBA remakes, and has a Surfing Pikachu mini game. What more could you ask for? The story is kind of linear, but then again Pokémon has always been about the adventure and the charm, not so much dialogue and engaging characters. Pokémon Yellow has aged wonderfully since it’s release in 1999, and sets the tone for future Pokémon games with it’s pleasant atmosphere, charming music and addicting gameplay.
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Irfan Hamzic
Sep 23, 2023 · 3DS
9.0
A true jrpg classic
I love pokemon and i always will so when i tried this game now for the first time now in 2023, i know its a bit late, i have to say it did not dissapoint but while the battles and catching pokemon is great the rest of the gameplay has not aged as well which can sometimes feel a bit dated and frustrating but its still a great jrpg for new and old pokemon fans alike and i love it.
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Michelle Bryant
May 11, 2021 · 3DS
9.0
a solid port of an amazingly well done game. It's probably the most difficult of all of the gameboy Pokemon games I played as a kid, and this is a really well done and nostalgic time. Highly recommend playing it if you get the chance.
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