Blue (Pokémon)

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name=Blue


caption=Blue, as seen in "Pokémon FireRed" and "LeafGreen"
japanname=Green
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occupation= Kanto Pokémon League Champion; later Viridian City Gym Leader
firstgame="Pokémon Red" and "Blue"
firstanime=Inspiration for Gary Oak.
firstmanga=Chap. 1, “A Glimpse of the Glow”

Blue, known as nihongo|Green|グリーン|Gurīn in Japan, is a name used to refer to two related, but distinct, fictional characters in the Pokémon franchise, both of them the antagonists of the media in which they appear. The character Gary Oak in the anime is loosely based on Blue.

Blue in the video games

Blue is the commonly referred-to name of a major character in the various games. He is the rival of Red and the grandson of Professor Oak. His style is mixed, and he does not specialize in any type. He is a non-playable character in both the first and second generations of "Pokémon" games. In the Japanese video games, he is most commonly known as Green, and has alternate name choices of "Gary" and "John". (In Blue Version, the default names are switched, Blue is the protagonist and Red is Oak's grandson.)

First generation

Blue is the main antagonist of "Pokémon Red", "Blue", and "Yellow", "FireRed", and "LeafGreen". Although the player can change his name at the beginning of the game, the game will generically refer to the character as “Blue”, “Red”, or “Green” depending on the game version. He serves as a repeated foil and recurring boss for the player.

As per the storyline, Blue will start out by selecting a Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur - always the one with a type advantage over the Pokémon chosen by the player. The exception is "Pokémon Yellow", in which, redesigned to resemble anime counterpart Gary Oak, he starts with an Eevee, which later evolves into Vaporeon, Jolteon, or Flareon, depending on the pattern of interactions between him and the player in beginning battles.

After engaging in a first battle with the protagonist, he will disappear, from that point his own quest is to complete the Pokédex and become the Pokémon League Champion, with the intention of doing it faster than the player. He will repeatedly appear in places that the player has just arrived at and will challenge the protagonist to battles. After the battle in Oak's lab, Blue appears in order on the Route leading to the Indigo Plateau (an optional battle), at the entrance of the Nugget Bridge in Cerulean City, the S.S. Anne, the Pokemon Tower, the Silph Co building, the route leading to the Pokemon League again, and then as the final trainer Red battles in the Elite Four. A win against Blue affirms the player’s status to be sufficient at that specific point. A loss displays the player as not being ready to move on to the next stage.

Blue will successfully reach every point in the game ahead of the player, most notably the Pokémon League, where he will have already completed the tournament and defeated the Elite Four before the player even arrives. He will then proceed to take on the player for the League Championship. If the player is successful, Blue is dethroned, but will still stay at Indigo if the player battles the Elite Four again.

econd Generation

The character returns for the second generation of "Pokémon" games in "Pokémon Gold", "Silver", and "Crystal", now specifically called “Blue”, rather than being named by the player. After defeating all of the Johto Gym Leaders, the player is granted access to Kanto, the setting of the original generation of "Pokémon" games. The player will proceed to defeat all of the Kanto Gym Leaders, but will be unable to find the leader of the Viridian City Gym as no mention of it has been made after Giovanni departed from the Gym.

After defeating all seven of the other gym leaders, the player finds Blue on the remains of Cinnabar Island, staring out into the sea. Blue speaks to the player briefly and returns to Viridian, where he is revealed to be the new Gym Leader. His team roster is identical to his League Champion lineup but as if he didn’t have any of the first generation starter Pokémon. If the player defeats Blue, he or she receives the 16th and final badge (the Earth Badge) and Professor Oak will grant him/her access to Mount Silver. Blue is by far the strongest Gym leader in the second generation. His Pokémon are all over 50 which no other gym leader has.

Blue in the manga

Blue starts out in this series quite cocky and aloof. He does seem to know his limits, however, when he was younger, he was taught to fight and train by his master, Chuck, the Cianwood City Gym Leader. His training was unique, as Chuck forced him to train up his body, to be able to relate to his Pokémon better. He and Red often fight in the first couple of volumes, competing with each other on completing the Pokédex for Professor Oak (Blue’s grandfather). Blue starts out his journey with a Charmander, and continues to train it well throughout his adventure, making it the first out of the three starters to evolve.

Blue grows less cocky as the series goes on, and much more aloof and silent in the second major arc of the novel, starring Yellow. It is a common rumour that he likes Green, as he manages to fit in the phrase “pesky girl” at the end of every saga in the Japanese version. (In the translation, it’s “obnoxious girl” twice, then “noisy woman”.) Blue has a knack for training Pokémon, and has been recognized by his grandfather as the Pokémon trainer. This was acknowledged by the fact that after he became a gym leader, he trained up a whole new set of Pokémon from scratch, to levels as high as those of the other trainers, who’d had their Pokémon right from the start. (Even Pokémon that belong to other trainers, such as Red’s Pokémon, he trained up to be twice the fighters they were in a very short span of time .) He helps Red and Green defeat Sabrina in the third volume, then has his final battle with Red, losing just very slightly. This causes the two to gain respect for each other.

In the "Yellow Caballero" Saga, Blue helps Yellow by “training” her as well, living up to his reputation as the best Pokémon Trainer. He comes back later to help with the Elite Four fight. Blue wears a cloak over his old costume (from the games) in this saga. He is very calm and skilled now.

One year later, Blue and Red compete in a contest to try and become the new Viridian City Gym Leader. Red wins, but he is forced to decline because of his wounds. Blue becomes the new Gym Leader like he was in the games. He helps out in the final battle with the Mask of Ice, then tries to hand Silver over to the police for his theft. (Gold manages to trick him out of it.)

In the FR/LG saga, Blue joins in the fight against Deoxys and Storc along with his old companions. In the final battle, he trades his Charizard for Red's Venusaur, as it was too injured to go further and that the Pokemon Center was destroyed. In the end, tragically, he is turned into stone by the energy blast resulted by Storc's final blow against Deoxys, luckily Gold and Crystal are working with Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald on freeing him and the others.

Known Relations

*Professor Oak - Grandfather
*Daisy Oak - Sister

ee also

*Pokémon Adventures
*Gary Oak