Game Art Styles

Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition

Game Freak · 1998

Three-quarter · RPG · Console

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pixel art
Colors
WhitePurpleBlueBlackGray
Linework
Black outlines
Shading
Flat / Unlit
Pixel details
8-bit, Dithering
Palette
Limited palette
Art movement
Anime
Proportions
Chibi, Cute
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About

Pokémon Yellow is a role-playing game set in Kanto, where players collect and train Pokémon and challenge Gym Leaders. This enhanced edition of the first-generation games features Pikachu following the player and incorporates characters and designs from the animated series.

Art style

Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition (1998, Game Freak) is a 2D pixel art game played from a three-quarter view. Its look is built from black outlines and flat/unlit shading. The palette is limited. It draws on anime.

Details

Release
Original release · Game Boy
Developer
Game Freak, Creatures
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
1998-09-12 Japan, Game Boy
1999-09-03 Australia, Game Boy
1999-10-18 North America, Game Boy
2000-06-16 Europe, Game Boy
2016-02-27 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Platforms
Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Also known as
Pokémon Yellow (International)
Pokémon Yellow Version (International)
ポケットモンスター ピカチュウ (Japan)
Pocket Monsters: Pikachu (Japan)
Pokémon Edición Especial Pikachu: Edición Amarilla (Spain)
Pokémon Version Jaune: Edition Spéciale Pikachu (France)
Pokémon Versione Gialla: Speciale Edizione Pikachu (Italy)
Pokémon: Gelbe Edition - Special Pikachu Edition (Germany)
Pokémon: Versão Amarela - Edição Especial Pikachu
Credits
Ken Sugimori Character Design; Monster Design
Atsuko Nishida Character Design; Monster Design
Hironobu Yoshida Monster Design
Takehiko Hosokawa Character Design — US Version Staff
Satoshi Tajiri Map Design; Director
Koji Nishino Map Design
Nobuhiro Seya Map Design
Takehiro Izushi Producer
Takashi Kawaguchi Producer
Tsunekazu Ishihara Producer
Hiroshi Yamauchi Executive Producer
Links
nintendo · wikipedia · mobygames

Screenshots 3

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