Pokemon II

Introduction: "Pokemon II" for the Sega Genesis is a bootleg game, not an official Nintendo or Game Freak product. It is a heavily modified and poorly translated port of the Game Boy Color game Keitai Denjuu Telefang, a Japanese monster-collecting title. The story is set in a generic region and follows a child who uses a "cell phone" to summon and battle creatures called "Denjuu," which were renamed to "Pokemon" for this bootleg. The visual style is a direct, low-fidelity conversion of the original GBC graphics to the Genesis palette, resulting in a blocky and often glitchy appearance.

Gameplay & Mechanics: The game does not feature traditional starter Pokemon choices from the official series. Instead, the player's initial Denjuu is determined by the phone number entered at the game's start. The difficulty is erratic due to poor translation, confusing mechanics, and frequent bugs, making it notoriously unfriendly for any structured challenge like a Nuzlocke. Key mechanical changes are all deviations from official Pokemon games: battles are initiated by Denjuu calling the player's phone, evolution is triggered by finding specific items, and the entire type chart and battle system are from the original Telefang, lacking concepts like the Physical/Special split or Fairy types.

Key Features:

• Non-Pokemon Battle System: The core mechanics, including monster recruitment and evolution, are entirely based on the Telefang game, making it a completely different RPG experience despite the "Pokemon" label.
• Infamous Translation: The English text is famously garbled and nonsensical, with phrases like "The wild Pkmn is coming!" and "I'm a Pkmn trainer! Let's Pkmn!" becoming iconic for their absurdity.
• Glitch-Prone Experience: The port is riddled with technical issues, including graphical corruption, sound errors, and potential soft-locks, which are a significant part of its notoriety as a bootleg.

This game is a historical curiosity for collectors of odd bootlegs rather than a functional Pokemon adventure.