Pokémon Blue

The story follows a young Pokémon Trainer who sets out from Pallet Town with the goal of completing the Pokédex, an encyclopedia of all known Pokémon species.

Guided by Professor Oak and rivaled by Oak’s grandson, the player travels across the Kanto region, capturing and training Pokémon, battling other Trainers, and defeating the eight Gym Leaders in order to challenge the Pokémon League.

Along the way, the player confronts Team Rocket, a criminal group that exploits Pokémon for profit, and works to thwart their schemes.

Gameplay is presented from a top-down perspective and alternates between exploration and combat.

Players capture Pokémon in the wild using Poké Balls and can carry a party of up to six creatures at a time.

Battles are turn-based, with each Pokémon having a set of elemental types, hit points, and up to four moves that include damaging attacks and status effects.

Fainted Pokémon must be revived at a Pokémon Center or with healing items.

Victory in battle grants experience points, allowing Pokémon to level up, learn new moves, and in many cases evolve into more powerful forms.

Progression involves exploring towns, caves, and routes while solving simple environmental puzzles, such as navigating the Rock Tunnel or using abilities like Cut to remove obstacles.

Players must earn Gym Badges in sequence, which allow the use of special hidden techniques outside of battle and open access to later areas.

The ultimate goal is to assemble a strong team capable of defeating the Elite Four and becoming Champion of the Pokémon League.

Pokémon Blue Version includes 151 species, but not all are obtainable in a single game.

Certain Pokémon are exclusive to Blue , requiring players to trade with Red owners through a link cable to compl

Pokémon Blue for Game Boy is currently worth €79.51 loose, €163.96 complete in box, and €521.05 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Pokémon Blue has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common Game Boy titles.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Pokémon Blue, loose is €79.51 and CIB is €163.96 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Pokémon Blue is currently worth €79.51 loose, versus €72.14 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.