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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Venomoth
#0049

Venomoth

bugpoison
C
Diglett
#0050

Diglett

ground
C
Dugtrio
#0051

Dugtrio

ground
D
Meowth
#0052

Meowth

normal
B
Persian
#0053

Persian

normal
D
Psyduck
#0054

Psyduck

water
C
Golduck
#0055

Golduck

water
D
Mankey
#0056

Mankey

fighting
C
Primeape
#0057

Primeape

fighting
D
Growlithe
#0058

Growlithe

fire
C
Arcanine
#0059

Arcanine

fire
C
Poliwag
#0060

Poliwag

water
C
Poliwhirl
#0061

Poliwhirl

water
C
Poliwrath
#0062

Poliwrath

waterfighting
C
Abra
#0063

Abra

psychic
C
Kadabra
#0064

Kadabra

psychic
S
Alakazam
#0065

Alakazam

psychic
D
Machop
#0066

Machop

fighting
C
Machoke
#0067

Machoke

fighting
C
Machamp
#0068

Machamp

fighting
D
Bellsprout
#0069

Bellsprout

grasspoison
C
Weepinbell
#0070

Weepinbell

GrassPoison
C
Victreebel
#0071

Victreebel

grasspoison
D
Tentacool
#0072

Tentacool

waterpoison
C
Tentacruel
#0073

Tentacruel

waterpoison
C
Geodude
#0074

Geodude

rockground
C
Graveler
#0075

Graveler

RockGround
B
Golem
#0076

Golem

rockground
C
Ponyta
#0077

Ponyta

fire
C
Rapidash
#0078

Rapidash

fire
D
Slowpoke
#0079

Slowpoke

waterpsychic
B
Slowbro
#0080

Slowbro

waterpsychic
D
Magnemite
#0081

Magnemite

electricsteel
C
Magneton
#0082

Magneton

electricsteel
D
Farfetch'd
#0083

Farfetch'd

normalflying
D
Doduo
#0084

Doduo

normalflying
C
Dodrio
#0085

Dodrio

normalflying
D
Seel
#0086

Seel

water
C
Dewgong
#0087

Dewgong

waterice
D
Grimer
#0088

Grimer

poison
C
Muk
#0089

Muk

poison
D
Shellder
#0090

Shellder

water
A
Cloyster
#0091

Cloyster

waterice
C
Gastly
#0092

Gastly

ghostpoison
C
Haunter
#0093

Haunter

ghostpoison
S
Gengar
#0094

Gengar

ghostpoison
C
Onix
#0095

Onix

rockground
D
Drowzee
#0096

Drowzee

psychic
  • 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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