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==Games==

==Games==

So far, there have been fourteen mainstream Pokémon games: Red and Green first appeared in Japan, but when the franchise came to the United States, Green was replaced by Blue, due to several bugs in Green. This was known as Generation I of Pokemon. Generation I was capped off by Yellow Version, a special Pikachu edition, in which the main character receives a Pikachu as his first Pokemon. Generation II introduced many new Pokémon in Gold and Silver, which was followed up by Crystal Version. Generation III, which also introduced new Pokémon, included Ruby and Sapphire, which was capped off by Emerald, however remakes of Red and Green, called Fire Red and Leaf Green were also released during Generation III. Pokémon is currently in Generation IV, where Diamond and Pearl are the only games that have been released yet, along with a whole string of cute, collectible beasts. It is worth noting that for each Generation of games, a new system is used. Generation 1 was first released for the Game Boy, Generation 2 for the Game Boy Color (although the first two games of the generation were compatible with the original Game Boy), Generation 3 for the Game Boy Advance, and Generation 4 for the Nintendo DS.

So far, there have been fourteen mainstream Pokémon games: Red and Green first appeared in Japan, but when the franchise came to the United States, Green was replaced by Blue, due to several bugs in Green. This was known as Generation I of Pokemon. Generation I was capped off by Yellow Version, a special Pikachu edition, in which the main character receives a Pikachu as his first Pokemon. Generation II introduced many new Pokémon in Gold and Silver, which was followed up by Crystal Version. Generation III, which also introduced new Pokémon, included Ruby and Sapphire, which was capped off by Emerald, however remakes of Red and Green, called Fire Red and Leaf Green were also released during Generation III. Pokémon is currently in Generation IV, where Diamond and Pearl are the only games that have been released yet, along with a whole string of cute, collectible beasts. The third game in Generation IV, Platinum, is scheduled to be released in Japan on September 13, 2008.  It is worth noting that for each Generation of games, a new system is used. Generation 1 was first released for the Game Boy, Generation 2 for the Game Boy Color (although the first two games of the generation were compatible with the original Game Boy), Generation 3 for the Game Boy Advance, and Generation 4 for the Nintendo DS.

There are also many spinoff games, such as the Pokemon Stadium series for the [[Nintendo 64]], in which players could put their Pokémon cartridges into special adapters and battle Pokémon in 3D. Also for the Nintendo 64 is Pokemon Snap, in which the player is a Pokémon photographer, and travels around through Pokemon's habitats and snaps photos of them. Pokemon Pinball also came out for Game Boy Color, which was a pinball game in which Pokémon could also be caught in order to fill a Pokédex. Pokemon have also appeared in every one of Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. series. In the same vein as Pokemon Stadium, there are also Pokemon Colosseum (Game Cube) and Pokemon Battle Revolution (Wii) There is also Pokemon Red and Blue Rescue Teams for the DS and Game Boy Advance which are based on a short-lived cartoon series by the same name.

There are also many spinoff games, such as the Pokemon Stadium series for the [[Nintendo 64]], in which players could put their Pokémon cartridges into special adapters and battle Pokémon in 3D. Also for the Nintendo 64 is Pokemon Snap, in which the player is a Pokémon photographer, and travels around through Pokemon's habitats and snaps photos of them. Pokemon Pinball also came out for Game Boy Color, which was a pinball game in which Pokémon could also be caught in order to fill a Pokédex. Pokemon have also appeared in every one of Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. series. In the same vein as Pokemon Stadium, there are also Pokemon Colosseum (Game Cube) and Pokemon Battle Revolution (Wii) There is also Pokemon Red and Blue Rescue Teams for the DS and Game Boy Advance which are based on a short-lived cartoon series by the same name.