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Pocket Monsters Green

Game Freak · 1996

Three-quarter · Fixed camera · RPG · Console

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pixel art
Colors
Export palette ↓
Linework
Black outlines, Interior lines
Pixel details
8-bit
Palette
Limited palette
Proportions
Chibi, Cute
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About

A turn-based creature-collecting RPG set in Kanto, released alongside Pocket Monsters Red as the first Pokémon games. Players catch and train Pokémon, challenge Gym Leaders and the Pokémon League, and trade creatures between versions.

Art style

Pocket Monsters Green (1996, Game Freak) is a 2D pixel art game played from a three-quarter / fixed camera view. Its look is built from black outlines and interior lines. The palette is limited.

Palette 9 colors

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Details

Release
Original release · Game Boy
Developer
Game Freak
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
1996-02-27 Japan, Game Boy
2016-02-27 Japan, Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Platforms
Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Also known as
ポケットモンスター 緑 (Japan)
Pokémon Green (International reference usage)
Credits
Ken Sugimori Character Design; Monster Design
Atsuko Nishida Monster Design
Satoshi Tajiri Director
Shigeru Miyamoto Producer
Takashi Kawaguchi Producer
Tsunekazu Ishihara Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · nintendo

Related

Pokémon series 39 games

Pocket Monsters Blue screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1996Pocket Monsters BluePocket Monsters Green screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, fixed camera, black outlines (environment, cutscene)1996Pocket Monsters GreenPokémon Blue Version screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, dithered shading (environment)1998Pokémon Blue VersionPokémon Red Version screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines (environment)1998Pokémon Red VersionPokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment, character)1998Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu EditionPokémon Gold Version screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, fixed camera, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1999Pokémon Gold VersionPokémon Pinball screenshot: pixel art, top-down, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment, character)1999Pokémon PinballPokémon Silver Version screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1999Pokémon Silver VersionPokémon Stadium screenshot: low-poly, fixed camera, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, ui / menu)1999Pokémon StadiumPokémon Crystal Version screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)2000Pokémon Crystal VersionPokémon Ruby Version screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, colored outlines (environment)2002Pokémon Ruby VersionPokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire screenshot: pixel art, top-down, colored outlines (environment)2003Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & SapphirePokémon Sapphire Version screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, fixed camera, colored outlines, baked lighting (environment)2003Pokémon Sapphire VersionPokémon Emerald Version screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, colored outlines, baked lighting (environment)2004Pokémon Emerald VersionPokémon FireRed Version screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, three-tone cel (environment)2004Pokémon FireRed VersionPokémon LeafGreen Version screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, colored outlines (environment)2004Pokémon LeafGreen VersionPokémon Diamond screenshot: pixel art, low-poly, three-quarter, fixed camera, black outlines, baked lighting (environment, ui / menu)2006Pokémon DiamondPokémon Pearl screenshot: pixel art, fixed camera, black outlines, baked lighting (combat, ui / menu)2006Pokémon PearlPokémon Platinum screenshot: pixel art, low-poly, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)2008Pokémon PlatinumPokémon HeartGold Version screenshot: pixel art, low-poly, three-quarter, colored outlines, baked lighting (environment)2009Pokémon HeartGold VersionPokémon SoulSilver Version screenshot: pixel art, low-poly, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)2009Pokémon SoulSilver VersionPokémon Black Version screenshot: pixel art, low-poly, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment, character)2010Pokémon Black VersionPokémon Black Version 2 screenshot: pixel art, low-poly, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)2012Pokémon Black Version 2Pokémon X screenshot: cel-shaded, stylized 3d, hand-drawn, third-person, black outlines, two-tone cel (environment)2013Pokémon XPokémon Y screenshot: cel-shaded, stylized 3d, three-quarter, third-person, black outlines, two-tone cel (environment)2013Pokémon YPokémon Omega Ruby screenshot: stylized 3d, cel-shaded, three-quarter, black outlines, two-tone cel (environment)2014Pokémon Omega RubyPokémon Sun screenshot: cel-shaded, stylized 3d, three-quarter, third-person, black outlines, two-tone cel (environment)2016Pokémon SunPokémon Ultra Moon screenshot: stylized 3d, cel-shaded, three-quarter, third-person, top-down, black outlines, two-tone cel (environment, character)2017Pokémon Ultra MoonPokémon Ultra Sun screenshot: cel-shaded, stylized 3d, three-quarter, third-person, black outlines, two-tone cel (environment)2017Pokémon Ultra SunPokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! screenshot: stylized 3d, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2018Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! screenshot: stylized 3d, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2018Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!Pokémon Shield screenshot: cel-shaded, stylized 3d, third-person, black outlines, two-tone cel (environment)2019Pokémon ShieldPokémon Sword screenshot: cel-shaded, stylized 3d, third-person, two-tone cel (environment)2019Pokémon SwordPokémon Brilliant Diamond screenshot: stylized 3d, diorama, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2021Pokémon Brilliant DiamondPokémon Shining Pearl screenshot: stylized 3d, diorama, three-quarter, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2021Pokémon Shining PearlPokémon Legends: Arceus screenshot: stylized 3d, cel-shaded, third-person, no outlines, two-tone cel (environment, character)2022Pokémon Legends: ArceusPokémon Scarlet screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2022Pokémon ScarletPokémon Violet screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2022Pokémon VioletPokémon Legends: Z-A screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2025Pokémon Legends: Z-A

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