Talk:Pokémon Yellow

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 Pokémon Yellow was a good article candidate, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. Once the objections listed below are addressed, the article can be renominated. You may also seek a review of the decision if you feel there was a mistake.

Date of review: 2007-03-19

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[edit] Screenshots

Tyan23, thanks for the screenshot! I think a screen will add a lot to the article. However, I wonder if this one with the player following Professor Oak could be replaced by an in-game shot involving Pikachu following the player? That is, after all, one of Yellow's distinguishing features. And perhaps another screen with Pikachu's pop-up window could be added to the "Your pal Pikachu" section? What do you think? --Sparky the Seventh Chaos 17:17, Oct 3, 2004 (UTC)

I agree, that shot is virtually identical to Red/Blue's "follow the leader" scene, so one showing Pikachu would also be good. So I'll make one if I remember. And I'll see if I can make one or two mood shots, preferably of the beginning (Pikachu's so disrespectful to you it looks almost asleep!) to later on in the game (when it looks like it wants to hug you to death!) Master Thief Garrett 10:10, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Trading

I removed the bit about the Pikachu being untradable. I'm not positive about Red and Blue, but I am almost positive that Pikachu can be traded into Gold/Silver/Crystal. It's always holding a Light Ball, I belive. --Sparky the Seventh Chaos 22:08, Oct 25, 2004 (UTC)

I will have to check on that. I can't see why they'd allow you to trade it away though as that would be getting rid of it and would basically turn the game back into Red/Blue! I'm fairly certain you couldn't put it on Bill's PC, so I doubt you could get rid of it in a trade either. But you may be right. Either way, I'll change the article based on my findings. Master Thief Garrett 10:10, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
You can put it in Bill's PC. Not sure about trading though. Forever young 04:33, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

You can trade him to pokemon red,blue,yellow and the jhoto series. By philip1992

[edit] Repetitivity

Do you not think this article is a bit repetitive! It talks about Yellows pikachu 3 times and Raichu twice!--XenoNeon 21:13, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Version-specific Pokémon

just thought I'd throw this out there... but under the section "Version-specific Pokémon" Weedle, Kakuna, and Beedrill do NOT belong in the list. Reason being is that they are available in the game... It's just VERY VERY VERY rare. Don't believe me? get a copy out and check the pokedex area thingy. NetStormer 05:16, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

No, that's not true. Weedle does not appear in Yellow. Oh, yes, I got a copy of it, and it says "Area unknown" in the Pokedex. For more information, read the own Wikipedia Weedle article! So Weedle, Kakuna and Beedril are NOT in Yellow -- so I have added them to that list. Wanna Know My Name? Later 05:54, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Suggested Move

Shouldn't this page be at Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition since that is the name of the game? TJ Spyke 00:16, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Pokemon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition redirects here. Bibliomaniac15 00:50, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Shouldn't it be the other way though? With Pokémon Yellow re-directing to Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition? TJ Spyke 01:48, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Surfing Pikachu?

How do you get a surfing Pikachu, aside from a GameShark or Pokemon Coliseum? Ash Ketchum 13:05, 4 October 2006 (UTC)Ash Ketchum

This isn't the place to ask a question like this. Go to the reference desk. bibliomaniac15 00:26, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Update

This is the only Pokemon game that has yet to have at least one update. Pokemon Red was updated to Fire Red and Blue was replaced with Leaf Green, an update of Pokemon Green. Gold and Silver were updated to Crystal.

I believe that Yellow should be updated. The graphics need to be updated to at least GBA standards and the storyline needs to better follow the series. This is the best game they ever made and should be updated from monochrome. 67.188.172.165 21:41, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

We appreciate your concerns, but this is not the place to voice them. Please go to a Pokémon forum to voice your opinion, as this is an encyclopedia. bibliomaniac15 01:55, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA on hold

I think this article is fairly close to meeting the Good Article standards, but there are one or two things I'd like to see addressed before passing it. First, I think it could use a few more citations -- several sections, including "Trading & Compatibility", "Yellow's Pikachu", and "Version-specific Pokemon" have no citations at all. Pretty much every section or subsection should have at least one, showing where the information in that section came from. Second, I think the text could use a copyediting pass; as one example of a clumsy sentence, consider "Unlike previous Pokémon titles, Yellow version gave the player a Pikachu instead of the usual choice between three Pokémon; this change makes the game harder at the beginning stage than the previous two games, since Pikachu’s electric attacks are ineffective against the first Gym-leader, Brock." That should be rewritten, probably into at least two distinct sentences. I would also request more expansion of the "Reception" section, if that's possible, although that wouldn't stand in the way of promotion to GA. Shimeru 21:25, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

In-line citations are only needed for FA status. The thing about copyediting, I agree with that. I will fix that sentence myself. Expansion of Reception is not neccesary in my opinion. And as you said it won't stand in the way of this article's promotion. Once that copyedit problem is fixed it should be ready for promotion. Funpika 22:39, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Some form of inline citation is needed for GA, you need to back up your claims, with an inline citation M3tal H3ad 02:03, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Actually, inline citation is "not mandatory" (although it is "highly desirable") for GA, according to WP:WIAGA. So that much is true. However, the "References" section includes nothing outside of the existing inline citations, leaving the question of where the information in those uncited sections is drawn from -- and I think it would be most consistent to add further inline cites. (It would certainly be most helpful for a future Featured Article candidacy: FA does require inline citation.) Shimeru 04:50, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Ok guys, sorry about not responding yet, but my DSL went AWOL (thank you Verizon!) I've got SOLs to study for, but I'll implement your suggestions soon! Dåvid Fuchs (talk / frog blast the vent core!) 22:38, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
Don't feel you need to rush. As long as the article's being worked on, I'm happy to extend the hold. Shimeru 03:28, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Since it's been on hold for rather a long time and work is still underway, I'm removing it from the candidate list for now. I think it's been greatly improved, but a fair amount of the prose is still awkward or confusing. I'm going to try to straighten some of it out myself, probably tomorrow, but I can't in good conscience pass an article I've heavily copyedited. Since it would need another reviewer in any case, I think the better solution is just to relist it. This also allows more time for finding additional references and tweaking sections. Shimeru 05:51, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

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