Not long after PokÃ mon Red and Blue ( the first PokÃ mon video games ) were released , a PokÃ mon anime was created . For example , in PokÃ mon Red and Blue ( and their respective reworks , PokÃ mon FireRed and PokÃ mon LeafGreen ) , the player has the choice of starting with Bulbasaur , Charmander , or Squirtle . The exception to this rule is PokÃ mon Yellow ( a remake of the original games that follows the story of the PokÃ mon anime ) , where players are given a Pikachu , an Electric-type mouse PokÃ mon , famous for being the mascot of the PokÃ mon media franchise ; in this game , however , the three starter PokÃ mon from Red and Blue can be obtained during the quest by a single player , something that is not possible in any other installment of the franchise .