Pokémon Yellow

Pokémon Yellow is a video game originally released on the original Game Boy and is known as Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition. It was the third Pokémon game released in North America, following Pokemon Blue and Red. It was released in North America on October 1, 1999.

The game was released in Japan on September 12, 1998 and was simply known as Pocket Monsters Pikachu. It was the fourth game in the Pokémon video game series in Japan, following Pokemon Green, Red, and Blue. In both regions, the games are often referred to by fans as simply Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon Yellow Version, or Pokémon Pikachu (though the latter name is ambiguous with the Pokémon Pikachu pedometer).

The name (and Pikachu on the cover) is due to the fact that Trainers get Pikachu as their starter Pokémon (like Ash Ketchum did) instead of being able to choose between Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle, although you can receive all three during the course of this game.