Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

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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. 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, 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 . This compatibility is unlocked after beating the entire game and completing a sidequest.

New features

• They are remakes of the original Japanese Pokémon games, Red and Green. There is no “Japanese Blue” equivalent this time around (see Pokémon Red and Blue).
• The original 150 Pokémon are all included, most of which were not found in the Game Boy Advance games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
• A “Help” feature is added which allows a player to look up data at almost any point in the game, also including a type matchup list for in-battle use. Additionally, a Key Item called the Teachy TV offers lessons on Pokémon basics.
• Changes (mostly cosmetic) have been made to items and bags. Images of all items are now shown along with a description, and an animation is shown when using an item on a Pokémon outside of battle.
• There are no longer TM or Berry pockets in the character’s bag (as in Ruby/Sapphire); instead, two key items (the TM Case and Berry Pouch) hold these items and allow the player to browse through TMs with an interface that allows showing all information about a move a TM holds before even teaching it.
• Berries can be crushed into Berry Powder by one or more players, and the Berry Powder can then be traded for rare power-ups.
• Items equipped to Pokémon can now be moved with the PC, which is much quicker than removing the item and placing it on another Pokémon.
• Trainer teams which fight 2-on-2 battles are now able to engage the player on sight, although they have a shorter sight range than regular trainers
• The brand new VS Seeker item allows players to seek rematches with other NPC trainers.
• The Fame Checker key item has been added which will save rumors and information on important people for future reference.
• After defeating the Elite 4, visiting the Sevii Islands, and having at least 60 Pokédex entries, players will receive the National Pokédex. This allows non-Kanto Pokémon to be caught or evolved (such as Chansey into Blissey).
• After a side quest is completed, the Elite Four will strengthen, increasing the level of their Pokémon and adding a Johto Pokémon to their teams.
• “Previously on your quest...”. When continuing a saved game, the player is shown the last four significant events prior to his/her saving. This allows the player to remember what he/she was doing and what he/she is supposed to do next.
• Since the game uses the same TM set as Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Move Tutors have been added who will teach a Pokémon a move for which a TM existed in only the original games.
• “Mystery Gift” has been added to this game, so players can use the wireless adapter to obtain special items, such as the Aurora Ticket, through Nintendo promotions.
• Using the Wireless Adapter, players can meet together in the “Union Room” where they may chat, trade and battle their pokémon. The latter two options however, are severely limited compared to using the rooms dedicated to trading and battling, which can also be done with the Wireless Adapter.
• Using the Wireless Adapter, up to five players can compete in minigames like jump rope using their Pokémon.

While the remakes have incorporated many brand-new features, several of the other upgrades are based on features which originated in Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition; the second-generation games (Gold, Silver, and Crystal); and the third-generation (Ruby, Sapphire, and later Emerald) versions.

From Pokémon Yellow

• Pokémon-specific overworld/menu/box icons. Yellow’s special Pikachu was the first Pokémon to have a custom sprite/icon on the overworld screen, and in the player’s roster and storage boxes. More of these sprites were added for Gold/Silver, and all Pokémon have had their own since Ruby and Sapphire.
• Happiness/Friendliness. Again, Yellow’s Pikachu was the first to have its contentment measured. In Gold/Silver/Crystal this became a hidden stat and the basis of “friendly” evolution, and keeps track of this stat, among others, for GBA trainers.

From Gold/Silver/Crystal

• Pokémon have genders, as first seen in Pokémon Gold and Silver.
• Pokémon can now hold items, such as berries and other stat-boosting items, and some held items cause Pokémon to evolve when traded.
• Pokémon breeding has been included, a game element first seen in Johto.
• Daisy, the rival’s sister, can groom the player’s Pokémon. As FireRed and LeafGreen lack a clock function, the grooming is available at any time. (Pokémon grooming was only available at certain times in Gold and Silver.)
• After the player defeats the Elite 4 and obtains the National Dex, Raikou, Entei, or Suicune will wander throughout Kanto. The Pokémon the player faces will always have type advantage over his or her chosen starter Pokémon (e.g., a player who chose Squirtle will face Raikou).
• Islands 4-7 feature music from Gold, Silver and Crystal.
• The player character’s sex can be chosen at the start of the game. Apparently, the female protagonist’s character design is based on one the original designers had hoped to include in Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}, but they were unable to implement the feature until Pokémon Crystal.
• The “Mystery Gift” feature with the wireless adapter is slightly remniscent of the IR-port “Mystery Gift” function.

From Ruby & Sapphire

• Most Hoenn mechanics, such as natures, IVs, EV limits, and the same specialty Poké Balls have carried over to this game.
• The graphical engine developed in the Ruby and Sapphire was used and improved in these two games, though the Kanto Pokémon (and Teddiursa^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}) have been given new in-battle sprites.
• Berries (Hoenn varieties) can be found in certain spots through the game (particularly in the Three Island forest).
• The TMs are the same as those found in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, meaning some TM moves from Red and Blue must be learned from Move Tutors.
• 2-on-2 battles return. When picking a move to use on an opponent, if the move’s target cannot be selected, then the target(s) will be indicated when the move is highlighted.
• “Mystery Event” returns, though with a different application. It is a Wireless Adapter function, and no longer allows compatibility with the e-Reader (except in Japan).
• After receiving the National Dex, players must complete the Network Machine by collecting the Ruby and Sapphire items in the Sevii Islands. Celio will take both items and use them to connect to Lanette (in Hoenn). This unlocks trading to and from Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Box, Colosseum, Emerald and XD: Gale of Darkness, allowing the player to complete the National Dex.

Not included

Notably missing features include:

• The ability to store and remotely contact NPC trainers for news and rematches. Instead, the player must approach NPCs he/she wishes to battle again and call attention with the VS. Seeker, a new item included specifically for this purpose
• A clock. Because FireRed and LeafGreen don’t have a clock, calendar, or day/night cycles, there are no events keyed to the time of day or day of the week, and Eevee cannot evolve into Espeon or Umbreon. The Pokérus is time-based, too, and so cannot be caught in FireRed or LeafGreen (however, this means that it will never go away, either, if an infected Pokémon is transferred to FR/LG). (There is a time device, however, otherwise berries would be unable to grow, though this time device is based on steps taken and not actual time.)
• Contests and Pokéblocks. Because of this, a Pokémon’s contest stats (Cool, Beauty, Cute, Smart, and Tough) cannot be raised. Trainers wishing to evolve a Feebas into a Milotic must send it to Hoenn to have its Beauty increased.
• e-Reader support (except in Japan).

Sevii Islands

FireRed and LeafGreen include brand new region to explore: the archipelago known as the Sevii Islands (not to be confused with the Orange Islands). This allowed programmers to add many Johto- and Hoenn-related Pokémon and items without severely compromising the original Kanto story.

On these islands, many Johto Pokémon which are not available in Hoenn or Kanto can be found and caught. Island Four hosts a breeding center, allowing trainers to breed Pokémon and raise eggs without having to trade to Ruby and Sapphire.

Some Legendary Pokémon have been moved to the Sevii Islands. Moltres, originally found in Victory Road, can be found in Mt. Ember. Ho-Oh and Lugia can be found on Navel Rock (with a special ticket). Deoxys, a special Pokémon that changes form when traded to certain games (high Attack in FireRed, high Defense in LeafGreen, high Speed in Emerald), can also be caught, on Birth Island; again, using an official Nintendo event special ticket.

Other changes

• The layouts of some cave areas, like the Seafoam Islands, Victory Road, and the Cerulean Cave (previously called the Unknown Dungeon) have changed slightly or dramatically.
• In Pokémon Red and Blue, the space shuttle Columbia orbiter could be found in the Pewter City museum. However, in response to the 2003 accident, the "Columbia" was removed, and the sign now simply says "Space Shuttle".
• There have been minor edits to dialogue, including the removal of references to white magic and gambling. The class of trainers previously known as Gamblers are now called Gamers.
• The trainer sprites have been redesigned.
• Pokémon received in trades with NPCs have different nicknames.
• The Cerulean Cave is inaccessable until Team Rocket has been defeated on Quest Island. In Red, Blue, and Yellow, the hero could access the cave after becoming the League Champion.
• There are Move Tutors that teach Pokémon moves that could be learned from TMs in Red, Blue, and Yellow only.
• The protagonist must give a guard a drink to enter Saffron City. In Red, Blue, and Yellow, this could be any of the drinks from the Celadon City department store’s rooftop vending machines. In FireRed and LeafGreen, it must be tea, a key item given to the player by a lady in Celadon Mansion.
• Initially, the Elite Four’s Pokémon are two levels lower than in Red, Blue, and Yellow. However, after Team Rocket is defeated in the Sevii Islands, the Elite Four update their rosters with different and higher-level Pokemon, including Pokemon that originated in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and ''Crystal.
• There is a cutscene that shows the protagonist, the rival, and Professor Oak leaving Indigo Plateau after the Elite Four are defeated.

Naming

Prior to the release of Pokémon LeafGreen in North America and Europe, various alternate titles were rumored, citing consistency with the titling of Pokémon Blue in those countries. These rumored names included Pokémon WaterBlue, OceanBlue, RainBlue, and AquaBlue.

WaterBlue has also been rumored to be the third version of Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen, as Emerald is to Ruby/Sapphire. Nintendo has not made any indications that this is true, however, and has announced Diamond and Pearl as the next Pokémon games to be released.

An unofficial ROM hack of FR/LG, titled Pokémon ThunderYellow, was created and distributed among various Pokémon forums.

Trivia

• In the Sevii islands, after completing the final sidequest, a Team Rocket member wonders if the player is Giovanni’s son. He then corrects himself, remembering that Giovanni’s son has red hair. This is believed to be a reference to the rival from Pokémon Gold and Silver, who has a full head of long red hair. This is unconfirmed, but is also supported by that character’s personality: an abusive thief. In the Pokemon manga, though, the GSC antagonistic rival is revealed to be indeed one of Giovanni's sons.
• Raikou, Entei, Suicune, and Wobbuffet are the only Johto Pokémon that can be caught in Kanto. Wobbuffet is found in the Cerulean Cave, and one of the others roams Kanto after the player defeats the Elite Four and earns the National Dex. Which one depends on the player’s starter (the wandering Pokémon will have a type advantage).
• Only three Hoenn Pokemon are available without trading: Azurill and Wynaut by breeding, and Deoxys by special event.
• Ponyta, Magmar, and Moltres are the only original Pokémon which cannot be caught in Kanto (all are caught on Island One).
• The Mew glitch has been removed from FireRed and LeafGreen.

References

Publications

• In-game content and the instruction manuals for Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 193020650X

Web

[Serebii’s Pokémon Page]

 

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