How many Pokemon are in Red and Blue?

151. That's the original Kanto Pokedex, running from Bulbasaur (#001) to Mew (#151). There's no National Dex expansion here. What you see is what you get.

What are the version exclusives in Red and Blue?

Red gets Ekans , Oddish , Mankey , Growlithe , Scyther , and Electabuzz . Blue gets Sandshrew , Bellsprout , Meowth , Vulpix , Pinsir , and Magmar . You need to trade to complete the dex.

What is the best starter in Red and Blue?

Squirtle gives you the smoothest early game. Blastoise handles Brock, Misty isn't a problem, and Water coverage stays useful through the whole run. Bulbasaur breezes through the first two gyms but falls off later. Charmander is a rough start, but Charizard is a fan favorite for a reason.

Why are Psychic types so strong in Gen 1?

Gen 1 Psychic has no real counters. Ghost moves don't affect Psychic due to a bug, Bug-type moves are all terrible (Pin Missile and Twineedle at best), and Dark type doesn't exist yet. Alakazam with 135 Special deals massive damage and tanks special attacks since Sp. Atk and Sp. Def aren't split.

What generation is Pokemon Red and Blue?

Generation 1. Released in 1996 in Japan and 1998 in North America for the Game Boy. These are the games that started everything. The mechanics are different from modern games: no abilities, no held items, no breeding, and the Special stat controls both offense and defense.

How does the crit rate work in Gen 1?

Speed directly affects your critical hit rate in Gen 1. The formula uses base Speed divided by 512. Fast Pokemon like Persian (115 Speed) crit nearly 27% of the time with Slash, which has a high-crit modifier. This makes Speed one of the most important stats in Red and Blue.

Which is better, Red or Blue?

It comes down to the exclusives you want. Red gets Growlithe (one of the few good Fire types) and Scyther . Blue gets Vulpix and Meowth . The story, map, and mechanics are identical. Pick the version that has the Pokemon you like.

Pokemon Red & Blue Pokedex - All 151 Gen 1 Pokemon

Red and Blue's Kanto Pokedex is the original 151. Every Pokemon on this page has Gen 1 stats, typing, and evolution data. There's no Special split here. One stat handles both Sp. Atk and Sp. Def, which is why Alakazam and Starmie are so dominant. Use the sidebar to filter by type or sort by base stat total. Click any card for the full stat breakdown, moveset, and where to catch it in Red and Blue.

#0049

Venomoth

bugpoison

#0050

Diglett

ground

#0051

Dugtrio

ground

#0052

Meowth

normal

#0053

Persian

normal

#0054

Psyduck

water

#0055

Golduck

water

#0056

Mankey

fighting

#0057

Primeape

fighting

#0058

Growlithe

fire

#0059

Arcanine

fire

#0060

Poliwag

water

#0061

Poliwhirl

water

#0062

Poliwrath

waterfighting

#0063

Abra

psychic

#0064

Kadabra

psychic

#0065

Alakazam

psychic

#0066

Machop

fighting

#0067

Machoke

fighting

#0068

Machamp

fighting

#0069

Bellsprout

grasspoison

#0070

Weepinbell

GrassPoison

#0071

Victreebel

grasspoison

#0072

Tentacool

waterpoison

#0073

Tentacruel

waterpoison

#0074

Geodude

rockground

#0075

Graveler

RockGround

#0076

Golem

rockground

#0077

Ponyta

fire

#0078

Rapidash

fire

#0079

Slowpoke

waterpsychic

#0080

Slowbro

waterpsychic

#0081

Magnemite

electricsteel

#0082

Magneton

electricsteel

#0083

Farfetch'd

normalflying

#0084

Doduo

normalflying

#0085

Dodrio

normalflying

#0086

Seel

water

#0087

Dewgong

waterice

#0088

Grimer

poison

#0089

Muk

poison

#0090

Shellder

water

#0091

Cloyster

waterice

#0092

Gastly

ghostpoison

#0093

Haunter

ghostpoison

#0094

Gengar

ghostpoison

#0095

Onix

rockground

#0096

Drowzee

psychic

151. That's the original Kanto Pokedex, running from Bulbasaur (#001) to Mew (#151). There's no National Dex expansion here. What you see is what you get.
Red gets Ekans, Oddish, Mankey, Growlithe, Scyther, and Electabuzz. Blue gets Sandshrew, Bellsprout, Meowth, Vulpix, Pinsir, and Magmar. You need to trade to complete the dex.
Squirtle gives you the smoothest early game. Blastoise handles Brock, Misty isn't a problem, and Water coverage stays useful through the whole run. Bulbasaur breezes through the first two gyms but falls off later. Charmander is a rough start, but Charizard is a fan favorite for a reason.
Gen 1 Psychic has no real counters. Ghost moves don't affect Psychic due to a bug, Bug-type moves are all terrible (Pin Missile and Twineedle at best), and Dark type doesn't exist yet. Alakazam with 135 Special deals massive damage and tanks special attacks since Sp. Atk and Sp. Def aren't split.
Generation 1. Released in 1996 in Japan and 1998 in North America for the Game Boy. These are the games that started everything. The mechanics are different from modern games: no abilities, no held items, no breeding, and the Special stat controls both offense and defense.
Speed directly affects your critical hit rate in Gen 1. The formula uses base Speed divided by 512. Fast Pokemon like Persian (115 Speed) crit nearly 27% of the time with Slash, which has a high-crit modifier. This makes Speed one of the most important stats in Red and Blue.
It comes down to the exclusives you want. Red gets Growlithe (one of the few good Fire types) and Scyther. Blue gets Vulpix and Meowth. The story, map, and mechanics are identical. Pick the version that has the Pokemon you like.

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