
Pokémon Blue Version sports four different variants.
#Dmg apae usa code#
The folding tabs on third print Red version boxes read DMG-APAE USA-1.įinally, a cartridge of a third print Red is found with the newly revised DMG-APAE-USA-1 code and solid black ESRB symbol. Once again, when the insert and content are taken out, the box is hollow with no fixed internals. In the interior, the cartridge holding insert is carried over from the second print box. Third print copies possess an “83% Total Recovered Fiber 81% Post Consumer Content” stamp on the right side of the box much like the preceding second print.Īdditionally, third print Red versions carry over its predecessor’s closed bottom “Y-fold” design. This revision can only be found sporting its predecessor’s Pidgey vs Rattata screenshot on the back of its box. The solid black ESRB logo on the front of the box is an immediate designation of a third print. The third print of Red is much more obvious than the first or second print. Therefore, the first and second print cartridges are identical on the exterior. The four tabs on the top and bottom of the box read code DMG-APAE USA.įinally, the cartridge of a second Red version is found with the DMG-APAE-USA code and pixelated white ESRB, like the first print run. When the insert is removed from the box, the box is hollow with no fixed internals. In the interior of a second print Red box, the cartridge holding insert can only be found removable, unlike the fixed insert found in the first print. This type of box is commonly referred to as a Y-fold. Second print Red copies are accompanied by an “83% Total Recovered Fiber 81% Post Consumer Content” stamp on the right side of the box, rather than the “100% Total Recovered Fiber 55% Post Consumer Content” stamp found on the first print boxes.Īdditionally, the bottom of a second print Red box is closed off. However, unlike the first print’s Sandshrew vs Meowth screenshot, the second print carries a Pidgey vs Rattata screenshot on the back of the box. Much like the first print Red, the second print Red also possesses a pixelated white ESRB logo on the front of its box. While the box is open, the 4 little tabs which lock the open/close flaps in place read U/DMG-APAE USA.įinally, the cartridge of a first print Red is designated by the DMG-APAE-USA code and pixelated white ESRB symbol. If you look inside of the box of a first print Red version, the insert, which holds the cartridge, can only be found fixed (glued) to the inside of the box. This type of box is commonly referred to as a double-ended box. The bottom of the box is a smooth flap that can be used to open the bottom of the box. On the right side of the box, you can find a “100% Total Recovered Fiber 55% Post Consumer Content” stamp.

The earliest variant is denoted by a pixelated white ESRB on the front of the box, and a Sandshrew vs Meowth screenshot on the back of the box. I’ll refer to these variants as the first print, second print, and third print. Pokémon Red Version sports three different variants. Late production run renamed to third printįind version 1.0 in the spoiler at the end of the guide.


This guide will be updated periodically as/if more evidence or findings are made regarding the Red, Blue, and Yellow version variants.Ĭurrently, this guide is version 2.0, after the following revisions have been made to version 1.0:

It should be noted that this is not an official guide, and all information is simply evidence-backed speculation. The purpose of this guide is to educate people about the different variants (also referred to as print runs) of Pokémon’s Red, Blue, and Yellow versions.
