Blue (game)

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Blue Oak (Japanese: グリーン Green) is the rival of the in the Generation I games, as well as in , their Generation III remakes. By the end of the main game in these games, he also becomes the Pokémon Champion of the Indigo Plateau.
Sometime during the three years between the plotline of the Generation I games, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, and the events of the Generation II games and their remakes, , as well as during the events of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Blue takes the place of Giovanni as the Viridian City Gym Leader, as Giovanni had disappeared after he disbanded Team Rocket. Blue does not specialize in a particular type of Pokémon and, like Giovanni before him, he gives anyone who defeats him an .
In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, he is one of the leaders of Alola's Battle Tree, the other being .
==Terminology==
While he had various names in Generation I, from Generation II onwards he is referred to as Blue (Japanese: Green). He appears as a non-player character in several core series games, Pokémon Stadium 2, and Pokémon Masters EX. He was named after the Generation I game Pokémon Blue in English, or Pokémon Green in Japanese.
In the Japanese version, Blue and his sister Daisy are only referred to by their given names, and it is not known if they have the surname of their grandfather Professor Oak. However, in the English version, Blue's sister is named Daisy Oak, therefore he is presumably named Blue Oak as well.
In the player's story as seen in the Japanese game manuals from Generation I, the rival's name refers to a game other than the current one: , , or (Green, Red or Blue). However, this was adapted as "your rival" instead in the English version. For instance:
* In the Japanese manuals of the Generation I games:
*:「となりにはなじみのグリーン(ライバル)がんでいます」 ([...] his childhood friend Green (rival) lives next door.)
*:「となりにはなじみのレッド(ライバル)がんでいます」 ([...] his childhood friend Red (rival) lives next door.)
*:「となりにはなじみのブルー(ライバル)がんでいます」 ([...] his childhood friend Blue (rival) lives next door.)
* In the English manuals:
*: "Your rival lives next door to you."
*: "[...] your next door neighbor [...] even thinks of you as his rival."
In some game screenshots from the English manuals, the rival's name appears as Red or . In Pokémon Stadium, he is simply known as Rival (Japanese: ライバル Rival).
In the Pokémon: Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo Power, 1998), the rival is named Gary, sharing the name of (while the player character is named Ash on this guide). This is also found in the list of default names.
He is also known by some placeholder names, which are stored in the game data but not available in normal gameplay: (Japanese: いしはら Ishihara; クリチャ Kuricha) or Terry (Japanese: みてい Undefined). At least in Generation I, there are some hidden game mechanics that would display this name, therefore it should become visible if some were changed.Intresting and funny in Pokemon Red Acmlmboard
* The English "Sony" references the fact that in the years surrounding the releases of the Generation I games, Sony was Nintendo's main competition, while the player's placeholder name is "Ninten" in those games.
* The Japanese いしはら (Ishihara) refers to Tsunekazu Ishihara, the current president and of The Pokémon Company and who was the games' producer at the time
* The Japanese クリチャ (Kuricha) refers to Creatures, Inc. (Japanese: クリーチャーズ Creatures).
* The Japanese みてい is a placeholder for no name given yet. Possible translations are "Undefined", "Pending", or "TBD".
During the development stage of , he was initially named ギャラ夫 (Gyarao), a reference to him being a Trainer of .Ken Sugimori's Twitter
==In the core series games==
He is a very cocky and somewhat unfriendly young man, typically bidding people farewell with "Smell ya later!" (Japanese: バイビー！ Baibii!), and his primary motivation throughout the game is to become the greatest Trainer. Aside from that main goal, he also seems to take satisfaction from always being one step ahead of the player character. He eventually accomplishes his goal, defeating the Kanto Elite Four and becoming the Pokémon Champion, but is quickly defeated by the player, losing the position.
In , , and , Blue is the player's rival. He used to be a good childhood friend of but became mean as they grew older. He believes that Red is his rival because they are of the same age and height. He will meet up with the player as they journey across the Kanto region, challenging them every once in a while to test their skills. Like the player, he receives a first partner Pokémon from Professor Oak, his grandfather: the one he chooses will be of the type which weakens the type of the player's choice. In Yellow, he will take the Professor Oak had intended for the player.
Eventually, Blue becomes the at Indigo Plateau, though he is defeated by the player before Professor Oak arrives to congratulate him. Once Professor Oak arrives, he deems Blue to have not realized how to care for Pokémon, which he commends the player for. Frustrated, Blue journeys to the Sevii Islands at Professor Oak's request, obtaining new Pokémon to use in his matches against the player at the Indigo Plateau (as all in-game Champions return to their position on the player's return to their hometown).
In and , however, it is revealed that, after he was defeated at the Indigo Plateau by Red ( does not appear and is not mentioned in the remake games, and did not exist at the time of Generation II), Blue returned to Pallet Town. As Viridian Gym's Leader, Giovanni, had abandoned it on his defeat at the hands of Red, Blue took the position, now handing out the to Trainers who bested him. In Generation IV, he also distributes to those who win the Earth Badge, but does not give a TM out in Generation II. He has not lost his nature as a traveling Trainer, however, and frequently leaves his Gym, creating problems for Trainers who wish to challenge him. When they do find him wherever he is, he points them in the direction of Viridian Gym for an official league battle. Blue will not battle the player until they have the other seven Kanto Badges in the remakes. However, in the originals he can be challenged as early as after the meeting on Cinnabar Island.
In HeartGold and SoulSilver only, the player can face Blue in a rematch at the Fighting Dojo. The method of obtaining his number is slightly different from the other Gym Leaders. The player must have their Pokémon at maximum friendship and have it massaged by Daisy Oak seven times. After the seventh time, she will give the player Blue's phone number when spoken to. He can be called for a rematch on Sunday night.
In , the player can challenge Blue in the Pokémon World Tournament. He participates in the Champions Tournament, with Giovanni filling in his space as a Kanto Gym Leader.
While he does not appear in , Blue is mentioned by a woman in the Magenta Plaza Pokémon Center in Lumiose City, who says that Blue traveled to the Kalos region to study abroad.
In , Blue appears at Alola's Battle Tree, having been invited to be a leader of the facility alongside Red. When the player first enters the facility area, Red and Blue will appear to greet the player and congratulate them on becoming the Champion of Alola, after which the player gets to battle against one of them.
In , Blue is first encountered in Pewter City after the player has defeated Brock. He mentions how he also left on a journey from Pallet Town sometime earlier than the player, and, as Professor Oak hadn't made a Pokédex by the time he left for his journey, had had to resort to scribbling down on a map what Pokémon he encountered and where. He's later briefly met again aboard the S.S. Anne, where he will give the player a Shalour Sable and warn them and about Team Rocket. If talked to aboard the ship, Trace can reveal that Blue actually defeated the Elite Four several years ago. When Team Rocket later takes over Silph Co., Blue is met again at the first floor of the company's office building in Saffron City. He talks about going to the Pokémon League to ask the Elite Four's help in taking down Team Rocket, but wishes to battle the player and Trace first before doing so. After the player has defeated Blue, Trace battles him next while the player starts climbing the building.
After the player has earned seven Badges, Blue appears in Professor Oak's Laboratory in Pallet Town, where he congratulates the player and Trace from defeating Team Rocket at Silph Co., rewarding them with a Key Stone each and also giving the player all the Kanto first partner Pokémon Mega Stones. Once the player has defeated Giovanni at the Viridian Gym, Blue meets the player in front of it and reveals that he had been asked multiple times to take over the Gym, and now that Giovanni has left it, he decides to finally accept the request and become the new Viridian Gym Leader. Trace earns his final Badge from him soon afterwards. During the post-game, the player can rematch Blue at the Gym once per day.
===Pokémon===
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=====Champion battle=====
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Blue uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles.
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====Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon====
=====First possible battle=====
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=====Battle Tree=====
Blue uses four of these Pokémon in Double Battles and two in Multi Battles.
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======Super Double Battle (on 50th consecutive battle)======
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====Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!====
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====Mentioned====
The following has been mentioned to have been caught by Blue in Generations I and III but was never seen on any of his teams.
	
Blue also mentions he has caught 40 species of Pokémon before battling the player on the S.S. Anne.
==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Stadium===
Blue, simply referred to as "Rival", appears in Pokémon Stadium as the final opponent in the Gym Leader Castle challenge. His team alters depending on the game inserted and what his first partner Pokémon's final form is in the inserted game. The teams listed below are the default teams he uses if no game has been inserted.
====Pokémon====
:For all of Blue's possible teams in Pokémon Stadium, see here
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===Pokémon Stadium 2===
Blue returns in as part of the Kanto Gym Leader Castle. Uniquely, he is the only Gym Leader in the game to maintain his core series team completely unaltered in terms of the used.
During the game's end credits, Blue is seen having a battle with in Silver Cave, using his against Red's Pikachu.
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Blue forms a sync pair with , , , , , , , and in Pokémon Masters EX. His Pidgeot, Blastoise, and Aerodactyl are all capable of Mega Evolving, while his Charizard is capable of Dynamaxing. Blue became a playable sync pair on September 3, 2019.
Blue first appeared as an NPC during the second chapter of PML Arc. He also made notable appearances later in the PML Arc and the Villain Arc. 
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===Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket===
Blue makes an appearance as a card in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket's second expansion, . On the turn after the player plays this card, their Pokémon take 10 less damage from any attacks used by their opponent.
==Quotes==
==Optional names==
Game 	Japanese 	English 	French 	German 	Italian 	Spanish
Red 	グリーン Greenシゲル Shigeruジョン John 	BLUEGARYJOHN 	BLUEREGISJEAN 	BLAUGARYJOHN 	BLUGARYPIPPO 	AZULGARYJUAN
Green (Japan)Blue (international)	レッド Redサトシ Satoshiジャック Jack 	REDASHJACK 	REDSACHAPAUL 	ROTASHJACK 	ROSSOASHGIGI 	ROJOASHJAIME
Blue (Japan) 	レッド Redグリーン Greenヒロシ Hiroshi 	 	 	 	 	
Yellow 	ブルー Blueシゲル Shigeruジョン John 	BLUEGARYJOHN 	BLUEREGISJEAN 	BLAUGARYJOHN 	BLUGARYPIPPO 	AZULGARYJUAN
FireRed 	グリーン Greenシゲル Shigeruツネカズ Tsunekazuサトル Satoru 	GREENGARYKAZTORU	GREENYANMAELDAVY 	GRÜNGARYHUGOMICHAEL	VERDEGARYDAMIANOFABIO 	VERTEBOSCOFLORENSILVIO
LeafGreen 	レッド Redサトシ Satoshiケン Kenシゲキ Shigeki 	REDASHKENEGEKI 	REDDANNYGURVANGONTRAN	ROTSVENGERDHANS 	ROSSOASHDIMITRIATTILIO	JOROFURIOLLAMÍNCANDEL
==Counterparts==
===In animation===
====Pokémon the Series====
Blue received an animated counterpart in Gary Oak, Ash Ketchum's rival. Much like Blue, Gary was initially very arrogant, but mellowed out after he was defeated by his rival during the Silver Conference. Unlike Blue, however, Gary has not been shown to have taken over the Viridian Gym. Instead, he has decided to become a Pokémon researcher like his grandfather, and eventually becoming a member of Project Mew and a friend and rival to , Goh, as well.
====Pokémon Origins====
Blue also had a direct counterpart that appeared in the Pokémon Origins mini-series. This counterpart shared Blue's name, in-game role, and design.
====Pokémon Generations====
Blue prominently appeared in The Challenger. At the beginning of the episode, he was the subject of the Elite Four's latest conversation, where they described him as a very strong Trainer who was the first in a long time to have collected eight Gym Badges. He was subsequently shown challenging the Elite Four at the Indigo Plateau and defeating each member with relative ease, thus claiming the title of . Shortly after this, he was seen welcoming and accepting his challenge.
=====Pokémon=====
=====Voice actors=====
=====Achievements=====
======Badges obtained======
This listing is of the Badges Blue has obtained in the Kanto region:
* At least eight Badges (prior to The Challenger)
=====Pokémon competitions=====
* Indigo League - Champion (The Challenger)
====GOTCHA!====
Blue briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, with his Team being based on the player picking as their First partner Pokémon.
====Pokémon Evolutions====
Blue briefly appeared in The Discovery as the Viridian City Gym Leader.
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===In the manga===
====How I Became a Pokémon Card====
Blue appeared in PW10, where a met him in Viridian Forest and was taught by him that Pokémon have feelings too.
=====Pokémon=====
	
====Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure====
Blue debuted as a silhouette in JBA5. He then physically debuted in JBA6 as the final Gym Leader in Kanto that Jō faced. After the battle, Blue informed him of at Mt. Silver who could be battled.
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===In other manga===
Blue, like many in-game characters, has several counterparts in the many different manga series based on Pokémon. While these manga counterparts are distinct from Blue and each other, they generally share his appearance and personality traits.
====The Electric Tale of Pikachu====
Blue's animated series counterpart, Gary Oak, also appears in The Electric Tale of Pikachu. In the manga, he has a sister (unseen in the ) named .
====Pokémon 4Koma====
In Pokémon 4Koma, Blue has a counterpart simply named .
====Pokémon Adventures====
Blue has a direct counterpart in a similarly named character of Pokémon Adventures. Like in the games, he's 's grandson, serves as 's final opponent at the Indigo Plateau Pokémon League, and becomes the Viridian City Gym Leader after abdicates the position. In the , he also appears in Kalos to help stop Team Flare and is shown being capable of using Mega Evolution with his .
====Pokémon Pocket Monsters====
Blue has a counterpart in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga named , sharing his Japanese name. Green is 's rival and, like Blue, is 's grandson.
====Pokémon Zensho====
Blue has a counterpart in the Pokémon Zensho manga named , named after Blue's alternate name from the games and 's Japanese name.
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Blue in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	 	 	 	 	
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==Trivia==
* In Generation I games, the rival appears with no Trainer class, for instance simply "<name> wants to fight!" However, in the game data, there are three separate Trainer classes used by the rival character: <sc>Rival1</sc>, <sc>Rival2</sc>, and <sc>Rival3</sc> (Japanese: ライバル1 Rival 1, ライバル2 Rival 2, and ライバル3 Rival 3). Each of these Trainer classes corresponds to a different sprite used in-game, and the battle theme music plays when the player is battling the last one.
* Blue's first partner Pokémon is by default in the data of Pokémon Red, Blue, FireRed, and LeafGreen. If the were able to progress without receiving a first partner Pokémon, then Blue's team in all battles would be the same as if the player had chosen . This would be changed if the player gets their first partner Pokémon later at any point, causing Blue to use the correct team based on the player's first partner Pokémon from this point onwards.
* Along with , Lance, and the Generation I and Kanto Gym Leaders (excluding Koga and Giovanni), Blue has appeared in generations I-V of the Pokémon games. He is also the only rival with this feat.
* Blue is the only character that has been a Rival, , and Gym Leader.
* His English name Blue Oak is the name of a species of . He shares this distinction with his , .
* Blue's level 60 in is the highest level Pokémon used by a Gym Leader outside of rematches.
* Blue is the only Gym Leader who:
** Shares his name with his Gym's Badge, as the Earth Badge is called the "Green Badge" in Japanese, matching Blue's Japanese name.
** Uses a full party of six Pokémon in a Gym battle.
** Does not have a specialty type.
** Was a Champion before he became Gym Leader.
* Blue and Piers are the only Gym Leaders the player character battles for a badge that do not have a gym slogan.
* In the Round 2 battle of , each of Blue's Pokémon is the signature Pokémon of a Trainer battled at the end of a stage at the Johto Gym Leader Castle: is the signature Pokémon of Bugsy, is the signature Pokémon of Whitney, is the signature Pokémon of Morty, is the signature Pokémon of Archer, is the signature Pokémon of Pryce, and is the signature Pokémon of Clair.
* In Pokémon Yellow, half of Blue's Pokémon team are evolved by using Evolution stones (or 2/3 of the team if Eevee evolved into ). This may be a nod to his first Pokémon in that game, .
** Coincidentally, , a Pokémon he uses in these games if Eevee didn't evolve into Jolteon, would later be made capable of evolving further into , which itself would become a potentially Thunder Stone-induced evolution starting in Generation VIII.
* In , if the player chose , none of Blue's Pokémon share a type in the Champion rematch, making him the first Champion with this trait.
* In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Blue's team is similar to Professor Oak's unused team from Generation I.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	グリーン 	From
English, French,Brazilian Portuguese	Blue 	From
German 	Blau 	From Pokémon Blaue Edition (Pokémon Blue)
Spanish 	Azul 	From Pokémon Edición Azul (Pokémon Blue)
Italian 	Blu 	From Pokémon Versione Blu (Pokémon Blue)
Korean 	그린 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	青綠 / 青绿 Qīnglǜ 	From 青 qīng (green, blue) and 綠 / 绿 lǜ / luhk (green)
Chinese () 	青綠 Chēngluhk 	From 青 qīng (green, blue) and 綠 / 绿 lǜ / luhk (green)
===Placeholder names===
====Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow====
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	いしはら Ishihara 	From Tsunekazu Ishihara
Japanese 	クリチャ Kuricha 	From Creatures, Inc.
English, French, German,Italian, Spanish	Sony 	From
====Pokémon FireRed, LeafGeen, and Emerald====
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	みてい 	Placeholder for a character with no name yet
English, Italian	Terry 	
German 	Björn 	
French 	Noah 	
Spanish 	Teren 	
==References==
Pokémon Blue Version manual, page 2: "He sees you as his rival because you are the same age and height."
 take place 3 years after the Generation I core series games.
==Related articles==
Category:Rival characters
Category:Gym Leaders
Category:Champions
Category:Red, Blue and Yellow characters
Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal characters
Category:FireRed and LeafGreen characters
Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver characters
Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
Category:Sun and Moon characters
Category:Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon characters
Category:Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! characters
Category:Pokémon Generations characters
Category:Pokémon Evolutions characters
Category:Stadium characters
Category:Stadium 2 characters
Category:Battle facility leaders
Category:Trainers with Key Stones
Category:Trainers with Z-Rings
Category:How I Became a Pokémon Card characters
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