Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Game Information
Publisher			Nintendo/The Pokémon Company
Developer			Game Freak
Category			RPG
Players			1-4 players
ESRB			E for Everyone
Release Dates
		January 29, 2004
		September 7, 2004
		October 1, 2004
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Other information
Platform			Game Boy Advance
Region			Kanto

Pokémon FireRed Version (ポケットモンスターファイアレッド Pocket Monsters Firered) and Pokémon LeafGreen Version (ポケットモンスターリーフグリーン Pocket Monsters Leafgreen) are remakes of the Red and Blue games. These games, like the original, take place in the Kanto region and also includes the Sevii Islands which were not in the original. Though these games are remakes of the Generation I games, they are considered to be Generation III games, now with better graphics and many new features.

Locations

• Cinnabar Island
• Seafoam Islands
• Viridian City
• Viridian Forest
• Pewter City
• Mt. Moon
• Cerulean City
• Rock Tunnel
• Power Plant
• Lavender Town
• Pokemon Tower
• Saffron City
• Celadon City
• Vermillion City
• Diglett's Cave
• Fuchsia City
• Mt. Ember
• Kindle Road
• One Island
• Treasure Beach
• Cape Brink
• Two Island
• Berry Forest
• Bond Bridge
• Three Island
• Three Isle Port
• Four Island
• Navel Rock
• Water Labyrinth
• Resort Gorgeous
• Lost Cave
• Five Island
• Five Isle Meadow
• Memorial Pillar
• Outcast Island
• Green Path
• Pattern Bush
• Water Path
• Six Island
• Ruin Valley
• Dotted Hole
• Birth Island
• Trainer Tower
• Seven Island
• Canyon Entrance
• Sevault Canyon
• Tanoby Ruins

Changes

Red and Leaf

The following are the new changes and upgrades made to Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen from the original games, Red and Green.

• The player can choose to play as a male or female character. Red, the male player and Leaf, the female character.
• Pokémon from the Generation II and Generation III games can be obtained. However, only a few Generation II Pokémon that aren't part of the Hoenn Pokédex entries can be found in these versions without having to trade from Pokémon Colosseum or Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (the others can be found on Pokémon Emerald after defeating the Elite Four).
• A new area, the Sevii Islands, can be accessed.
• Pokémon now have genders, natures, and abilities.
• Pokémon can now hold items.
• Pokémon are now able to breed, once reaching Four Island on the Sevii Islands during the post-game quest.
• Pokémon can now evolve into forms available in other generations, with the exception of Pokémon such as Umbreon and Espeon. While these Pokémon can still reach maximum happiness, as there is no internal clock in FR/LG, the game is unable to determine what time it is, and as such is unable to evolve Eevee based on the time of day.
• Moves from Generation II and III are now available.
• TM's from Generation III are now used.
• The Elite Four can be rechallenged, with new Pokémon teams consisting of at least one Generation II Pokémon.
• Ponyta, Magmar (LeafGreen only), and Moltres have been moved from their original location to One Island's Kindle Road and Mt. Ember.

Version Exclusives

Version Exclusive Pokémon
FireRed
Psyduck, Golduck, Electabuzz, Elekid, Growlithe, Arcanine, Shellder, Cloyster, Scyther, Scizor, Wooper, Quagsire, Murkrow, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Qwilfish, Delibird, Ekans, Arbok, Skarmory, Deoxys (Attack Form)
LeafGreen
Sandshrew, Sandslash, Vulpix, Ninetales, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Staryu, Starmie, Magmar, Magby, Pinsir, Azurill, Marill, Azumarill, Misdreavus, Sneasel, Remoraid, Octillery, Mantine, Deoxys (Defense Form)

Gym Leaders

Brock Pewter City	Misty Cerulean City	Lt. Surge Vermilion City	Erika Celadon City
Koga Fuchsia City	Sabrina Saffron City	Blaine Cinnabar Island	Giovanni Viridian City

Elite Four and Champion

Lorelei

Bruno

Agatha

Lance

Blue

Trivia

• The famous truck near the SS Anne makes another appearance in the FireRed and LeafGreen games. This time around Strength can actually be used on it and a player will receive a Lava Cookie.
• In the Pewter Science Museum, the model space shuttle has been renamed from Space Shuttle Columbia to just Space Shuttle. The Columbia was destroyed in a tragic explosion before the game's release. In newer versions of the game, it has been renamed to "Space Shuttle Discovery" but in the original FireRed and LeafGreen versions, it is left as "Space Shuttle".
• It is by far the only Pokémon game that they showed commecials for 1 year after it was made.
• The battle between Nidorino and Gengar in the opening movie is similar to the fight shown on Ash's TV in the first episode of Pokémon.
• Although it wasn't released in the United States or United Kingdom, Green was still remade, making U.S. Pokémon players confused, since Pokémon Red and Blue were the versions released in the U.S.