Yellow uses the same 151 Kanto roster as Red and Blue, but encounter locations are different. Pikachu is your locked starter and can't evolve. The tradeoff is you get all three Kanto starters for free during the story: Bulbasaur in Cerulean, Charmander on Route 24, and Squirtle in Vermilion. Filter by type or base stats to compare what's available.

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Bulbasaur
#001

Bulbasaur

grasspoison
D
Ivysaur
#002

Ivysaur

grasspoison
C
Venusaur
#003

Venusaur

grasspoison
D
Charmander
#004

Charmander

fire
D
Charmeleon
#005

Charmeleon

fire
B
Charizard
#006

Charizard

fireflying
D
Squirtle
#007

Squirtle

water
D
Wartortle
#008

Wartortle

water
C
Blastoise
#009

Blastoise

water
D
Caterpie
#010

Caterpie

bug
D
Metapod
#011

Metapod

bug
C
Butterfree
#012

Butterfree

bugflying
D
Weedle
#013

Weedle

bugpoison
D
Kakuna
#014

Kakuna

bugpoison
C
Beedrill
#015

Beedrill

bugpoison
D
Pidgey
#016

Pidgey

normalflying
D
Pidgeotto
#017

Pidgeotto

normalflying
C
Pidgeot
#018

Pidgeot

normalflying
D
Rattata
#019

Rattata

normal
C
Raticate
#020

Raticate

normal
D
Spearow
#021

Spearow

normalflying
C
Fearow
#022

Fearow

normalflying
D
Ekans
#023

Ekans

poison
C
Arbok
#024

Arbok

poison
C
Pikachu
#025

Pikachu

electric
C
Raichu
#026

Raichu

electric
C
Sandshrew
#027

Sandshrew

ground
C
Sandslash
#028

Sandslash

ground
D
Nidoran♀ (female)
#029

Nidoran♀ (female)

poison
D
Nidorina
#030

Nidorina

poison
C
Nidoqueen
#031

Nidoqueen

poisonground
D
Nidoran♂ (male)
#032

Nidoran♂ (male)

poison
D
Nidorino
#033

Nidorino

poison
C
Nidoking
#034

Nidoking

poisonground
D
Clefairy
#035

Clefairy

fairy
C
Clefable
#036

Clefable

fairy
D
Vulpix
#037

Vulpix

fire
C
Ninetales
#038

Ninetales

fire
C
Jigglypuff
#039

Jigglypuff

normalfairy
C
Wigglytuff
#040

Wigglytuff

normalfairy
D
Zubat
#041

Zubat

poisonflying
C
Golbat
#042

Golbat

poisonflying
D
Oddish
#043

Oddish

grasspoison
D
Gloom
#044

Gloom

grasspoison
C
Vileplume
#045

Vileplume

grasspoison
D
Paras
#046

Paras

buggrass
C
Parasect
#047

Parasect

buggrass
D
Venonat
#048

Venonat

bugpoison
  • 151, same as Red and Blue. The Kanto Pokedex doesn't change. What changes is where you find them and which ones you get for free. You still need to trade with Red or Blue to complete certain exclusives.

  • Your starter is Pikachu, and it can't evolve. It's decent early but falls off in the mid-game. The real starter choice is the three freebies: Bulbasaur from a girl in Cerulean City, Charmander from a trainer on Route 24, and Squirtle from Officer Jenny in Vermilion. Grab all three.

  • Pikachu follows you around and can't evolve. You get all three Kanto starters for free during the story. Jessie and James from the anime appear as recurring battles. Some wild encounter tables are different, and certain trade evolutions are available in-game. The core 151 roster and Gen 1 mechanics are the same.

  • No. Your starter Pikachu refuses the Thunder Stone. If you want a Raichu, you need to trade a Pikachu from Red or Blue and evolve it there, then trade it back. Or catch a Pikachu in the Power Plant (they're rare) and trade that one to another game.

  • Gen 1, same as Red and Blue. Yellow came out in 1998 for the Game Boy as the anime-inspired version. Pikachu follows you, Jessie and James appear, but the 151 Kanto Pokedex and core mechanics (no abilities, no held items, unified Special stat) are unchanged.

  • Bulbasaur: talk to a girl in a house near the Pokemon Center in Cerulean City after Pikachu is happy. Charmander: a trainer on Route 24 north of Cerulean gives it to you. Squirtle: Officer Jenny in Vermilion City after you beat Lt. Surge. All three are free, no trades required.

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