How to Delete a Pokémon Game on Game Boy: You Can't, But Here's What You Can Do

You cannot "delete" a Game Boy game from the console itself because Game Boy games live entirely on the cartridge, not the system. The console has no internal storage for ROMs—it only reads the cartridge inserted into it.

What You Can Do

• Remove the cartridge: This instantly stops the game. The console simply has no game loaded.
• Erase the save file: Some Pokémon titles include a "Delete Save" option in the start menu or options screen (availability varies by version). This wipes your progress but leaves the game intact on the cart.

To Dispose of the Game Entirely

• Sell or donate the cartridge.
• Recycle it responsibly as electronic waste.

There's no system-level uninstall because there's nothing installed on the hardware to begin with.