POKEMONWATER BLUE

A Kanto remaster by gameboy_cl

POKEMONWATER
BLUE.

A familiar world.
A whole new feeling.

Rediscover Kanto with beautifully redrawn places, Pokemon by your side, and new moments along the way.

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GAME BOY ADVANCE01 / KANTO
Pokemon Water Blue title screen with Blastoise
Beta 1.4 ML
ONE ROM3 LANGUAGES
THE CURRENT JOURNEYPallet Town → Cerulean City
TAKE YOUR TIMEAround three hours
CHOOSE YOUR LANGUAGEEnglish · Spanish · Portuguese
01 / BACK TO THE BEGINNING

Same hometown. New perspective.

Kanto, with
a little more life.

The red roofs. The tall grass. That first visit to Professor Oak.

Water Blue gives the FireRed adventure a fresh visual identity, filling its familiar places with color, atmosphere and small details worth stopping for.

See a different side of Kanto
A red-roofed house surrounded by trees and flowers in Pallet Town
A new look for Pallet Town
PALLET TOWN · YOUR STARTING POINT
02 / YOUR STORY STARTS HERE

A refreshed look from the first moment

Choose who steps
into Kanto.

Both protagonists have been redrawn to match Water Blue’s visual identity, from their full portraits to every step through the overworld.

Redesigned male protagonist appears during Professor Oak’s introduction
Redesigned male protagonist
PLAYER CHOICE 01

Ready for a new Kanto

Redrawn from portrait to overworld.

Redesigned female protagonist stands outside a house in Kanto
Redesigned female protagonist
PLAYER CHOICE 02

The same journey, your way

A distinct look for every first step.

03 / BETTER WITH A PARTNER
The trainer and Squirtle together beside a pond in Pallet Town
BulbasaurBulbasaurGRASS
CharmanderCharmanderFIRE
SquirtleSquirtleWATER TYPE

Pick a friend for the road

Your partner.
By your side.

The adventure doesn’t stop when the battle ends.

Choose your first Pokemon at Oak’s lab, then take your companion out into the world. The follower system brings a little personality to every path you walk together.

Meet the companion system
04 / TAKE THE SCENIC ROUTE

Look around. There’s more to see.

Old places.
New discoveries.

Forests feel deeper. Museums invite a closer look. New encounters give familiar stops a different rhythm.

Viridian Forest entrance illustration with dense trees and sunlit foliage
01 / THE WILD

Lose yourself in the details.

Viridian Forest

Brock welcomes the trainer among fossils and exhibits inside Pewter Museum
Pewter’s museum
A fossil exhibit describes the remains of an extinct flying Pokemon
A fossil worth examining

A journey still growing. The current beta takes you from Pallet Town through Cerulean City.

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05 / KANTO’S FIRST CHALLENGES

Recognizable. Rebuilt. Ready.

Familiar challenges,
reimagined.

Brock and Misty wait inside Gyms that feel distinct before the battle even begins.

Rock formations surround Brock inside the redesigned Pewter Gym
Redesigned Brock sprite
PEWTER CITY

Brock’s stone arena

A rocky interior gives Kanto’s first Gym its own silhouette.

Misty greets the trainer inside the redesigned Cerulean Gym
Redesigned Misty sprite
CERULEAN CITY

Misty’s poolside path

A close encounter with Misty gives the redesigned Gym a clear destination.

06 / DOUBLE THE RIVALRY

More familiar faces along the way

Two rivals.
One journey.

Blue (also known as Gary) and Leaf both appear in Water Blue, adding another dimension to the classic Kanto rivalry.

The rival appears during Professor Oak’s introduction
Redesigned Blue, also known as Gary
RIVAL 01

Blue / Gary

The classic rival returns with a refreshed look.

The trainer begins a battle against Trainer Leaf
Redesigned Leaf
RIVAL 02

Leaf

Another familiar face joins the rivalry.

03 languages / 01 adventure

One ROM.
Three languages.

Choose English, Spanish or Portuguese on the opening screen. It’s all included in the same Beta 1.4 ML download.

EnglishEspañolPortuguês
Questions about languages?
Opening screen offering Español, English and Português beside Blastoise

Small changes. A different adventure.

More than a
fresh coat of blue.

All features
01

Redrawn Kanto

Reworked towns, routes and interiors give familiar places their own atmosphere.

02

Pokemon companions

A partner that joins you in the overworld, beyond the battle screen.

03

New events

Fresh meetings and story moments woven into the Kanto journey.

04

More to discover

Kanto and Johto Pokemon, plus exploration tools such as the Poke Radar.

Your next trip to Kanto

Start with Beta 1.4 ML.

Pallet Town through Cerulean City. Around three hours of adventure.

Download Beta 1.4 ML

English, Spanish & Portuguese in one ROM

Make yourself at home

Play your way.

Pick a GBA emulator for your computer, phone or tablet. We’ve gathered the options and their project links in one place.

Desktop

Windows, macOS & Linux

Android

Phones & tablets

iPhone & iPad

GBA on the go

Before you set off

A few quick answers.

Read the full FAQ
Is Pokemon Water Blue complete?

It is still in development. The current release is Beta 1.4 ML, with playable content from Pallet Town through Cerulean City.

How much can I play right now?

The current beta runs from Pallet Town through Cerulean City, with around three hours of content. Your playtime will vary with exploration and battles.

Do I need a different download for each language?

No. English, Spanish and Portuguese are included in the same multilingual build.

Made with a love for Kanto

Created by gameboy_cl. Still growing, one detail at a time.

About the project