A player’s Charmander in a Pokémon battle with the rival’s Squirtle in the first battle of the game.

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Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen are two titles in the Pokémon video game series, released for the Game Boy Advance in 2004. more...

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They are enhanced remakes of the original Pokémon video games released in North America and Europe, Pokémon Red and Blue (Red and Green in Japan).

The games were released on January 29, 2004 in Japan, September 9, 2004 in North America, and October 1, 2004 in Europe. They could also be obtained early at Pokémon Center New York on August 28, 2004, as part of a special pre-release event for players who pre-ordered the game.

FireRed and LeafGreen feature the original 150 Pokémon from the original Game Boy games, along with many others from later games in the series. While players could still play the originals, they could not trade Pokémon to the Advanced generation. The upgraded games bring the Kanto region Pokémon, and experience to the third generation of Pokémon (the Advanced generation). These games finally completed the loop; now players could catch all 386 Pokémon that existed at the time, since many of the Kanto (and Johto) Pokémon were unavailable in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.

Because it is a third-generation game, it is compatible with all games of its generation, including Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon Box; and Pokémon Colosseum and XD. This compatibility is unlocked after beating the entire game and completing a sidequest.

Setting and plot

The game is set in the same fictional universe as other Pokémon games, in the Kanto region. This temperate area features half a score of towns and cities, a mountain range in the north, and is the home of the Indigo Pokémon League.

In the beginning, the player is greeted by Professor Oak. Oak allows player to choose the sex and name of the protagonist, and his/her rival’s name.

When the player tries to enter the rural Route 1 to the north of Pallet Town, Professor Oak will stop the protagonist and take him or her to the Oak Laboratory. The player will pick his or her Pokémon; he or she may choose between Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle. After the player picks his or her Pokémon, he or she will battle his/her rival, and Professor Oak will guide the player through the battle. Regardless of the battle’s outcome, the player’s Pokémon will be fully healed. The player’s journey begins here.
Along the way, the player will catch and train various Pokémon to aid the player in the storyline, and catching and training Pokémon to become strong fighters is crucial to the game, since untrained Pokémon at exceptionally low levels will not be able to help progress through the game.
The protagonist arrives in Viridian City, directly north of Pallet Town, to find the Pokémon Gym locked and abandoned. Upon entering the local shop, the protagonist is greeted by the clerk, who gives him/her a parcel to deliver to Oak. Upon delivery of the parcel, Oak grants the protagonist and the rival Pokédexes — automatically updating encyclopedias on Pokémon.
The protagonist heads back to Viridian City and north into Viridian Forest, ending up in Pewter City. The protagonist enters the Pewter City Gym, challenging Brock, the Gym Leader, for the Boulderbadge. He/she is greeted outside by an aide of Oak’s, who gives him/her running shoes. The protagonist heads east through the caves of Mt. Moon, where he/she discovers a fossil excavating expedition by Team Rocket. Battling his/her way out of the cave, the player can eventually choose to take either a Dome or Helix Fossil — remains of the Pokémon Kabuto and Omanyte, respectively.
The protagonist then arrives in Cerulean City, challenging the local Gym Leader Misty and winning the Cascadebadge. He/she then heads north, running into the rival, who challenges him/her to a Pokémon battle. Upon winning, the protagonist continues north, battling across Nugget Bridge, foiling what proves to be a secret recruitment test for Team Rocket. The protagonist arrives at Bill’s cottage, only finding a Clefairy, a PC, and two strange machines. The Clefairy identifies itself as the Pokémaniac Bill himself, having been transformed in an experiment involving the machines, and the protagonist assists in undoing it. As thanks, Bill gives him/her a pass for a party aboard the S.S. Anne. The protagonist soon stops another Team Rocket plot — a lone Rocket grunt had broken into a house and stolen a Technical Machine (TM) for the Dig technique.
After travelling south to Vermillion City and boarding the S.S. Anne; he/she is challenged by several restless Pokémon trainers aboard. Defeating his/her rival in another Pokémon battle, the player hears that the captain is seasick, and enters his cabin to massages his back, recieving as thanks the Hidden Machine (HM) for the Cut technique. The ship departs after the protagonist leaves, and he/she uses the HM to cut down a sapling blocking the entrance to the Vermillion City Gym. Defeating the Leader Lt. Surge and receiving the Thunderbadge, he/she continues to the Rock Tunnel, arriving in Lavender Town. From here, the protagonist travels to Celadon City, battling the Gym Leader Erika and winning the Rainbowbadge.
He/she then enters the local Game Corner, finding a secret entrance to a Team Rocket hideout. The protagonist eventually confronts the leader himself, Giovanni. After being defeated in a Pokémon battle, Giovanni contemplates how the protagonist treats his/her Pokémon with compassion, a sharp contrast to Giovanni’s cruelty. Giovanni disappears and leaves behind the Silph Scope, which the protagonist takes with him/her back to Lavender Town and uses to see the restless ghosts within Pokémon Tower, a structure dedicated to the Pokémon killed by Team Rocket. After putting the ghost of a Marowak to peace, the protagonist heads to the top floor, defeating several Rockets holding Mr. Fuji hostage for his endeavors against Team Rocket’s acts of hate. Fuji gives the protagonist the Pokéflute, which can be used to wake up the Snorlax blocking the routes to Fuchsia City.
After crossing the Safari Zone, receiving HMs for Surf and Strength, and defeating the Gym Leader Koga for the Soulbadge, the protagonist travels to Saffron City and foils Team Rocket once again, this time at Silph Co. Headquarters. Once again defeated by the player, Giovanni concedes as the loser and returns to his neglected Gym in Viridian City.
After winning the Marshbadge from Saffron Gym Leader Sabrina, the protagonist surfs to the volcanic Cinnabar Island. Finding the Gym locked, he/she heads instead to the Pokémon Mansion, finding strange records of an ancient Pokémon and a project to clone it. Finding the key to the Gym, the protagonist enters and defeats Blaine, winning the Volcanobadge. Bill shows up in a speedboat and greets the protagonist, taking him/her to the Sevii Islands. After returning to the mainland, the protagonist heads to Viridian City and enters the now-open Gym, discovering the Leader to be none other than Giovanni. After the protagonist wins the Earthbadge, Giovanni once again reflects on the protagonist’s love for his Pokémon partners. Touched, he decides to disband Team Rocket, then once again disappears.
Heading west to Indigo Plateau, the protagonist once again meets his/her rival. After losing, the rival remarks on how much the protagonist has grown, then continues on ahead of him/her. Flashing the eight badges to the guards and traveling through the cave of Victory Road, the protagonist finally arrives at the final challenge of the Pokémon League: the Elite Four. After consecutively defeating Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha and Lance, the protagonist discovers that his/her rival has previously defeated all four, and become the Pokémon League Champion. The protagonist defeats his/her rival and takes the title for him/herself, and is inducted into the Pokémon League Hall of Fame.
As Champion, the player can now access the Cerulean Cave, explore the Sevii Islands, catch some rare Pokémon, and even return for another challenge with the Elite Four, who have new and more powerful Pokémon.