Pokémon Yellow [New Battery] (Nintendo Game Boy/Color, 1999) is the Pikachu-powered remix of Red/Blue—developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo. It’s the anime-flavored run through Kanto where Pikachu follows you around, judges your life choices, and occasionally zaps everything into obedience.

Condition note: This cartridge has a new save battery installed, so your adventure, Pokédex, and Elite Four glory won’t vanish overnight.

1. Pikachu edition vibes: Your electric gremlin refuses to stay in a Poké Ball and reacts to how you treat it. Yes, it’s adorable. Yes, it can be petty.
2. Team Rocket cameos: Jessie & James crash the party—because stealing Pokémon with a talking cat apparently counts as a career.
3. Catch ’em all, the classic way: Trade over a link cable to complete the dex like it’s 1999 and the internet’s still yelling “ASL?”
4. GB & GBC compatible: Plays on original Game Boy (grayscale) or Game Boy Color (tinted palette) without a fuss.

Pokémon Yellow is peak retro comfort: chiptune bangers, turn-based battles, and the pure joy of stomping Brock with an underleveled Pikachu because you’re stubborn like that.

Ready to relive Saturday-morning-cartoons energy? Buy retro games on Retro Games eXchange and take Pikachu for a walk the old-school way.