After finishing Ruby and Sapphire, Game Freak realized that not every Pokemon could be captured in the game anymore since these were no longer compatible with the previous two generations. And so from that came FireRed and LeafGreen, faithful and complete remakes of the original Red/Blue/Green versions. Because these games were remade from scratch on the GBA games' engine, nearly every single bug the original had was fixed up and the visuals get a very noticeable update. There are also the added features of the past two generations of Pokemon which means hold items, running, new moves and movesets (in exchange for the existing TMs, tutors around the region teach you some moves from the originals), female protagonist choice, all that stuff. The game was also noticeably changed to be easier in some ways (for example you can catch a Mankey before Brock and Charmander can learn Metal Claw, making him a breeze with any starter). There is the addition of the Sevii Islands; a set of new areas for both towards the end and at postgame that enable Pokemon from the Johto region to be captured. This is also the first game to include the VS Seeker, a key item that allows you to challenge almost every minor trainer in the game again.

It's not all shiny and cool however; though FR/LG are major improvements Game Freak had a weird notion of what in this game should be updated and what shouldn't. A boatload of all-but-needless tutorial functions were put in these remakes, and there are some odd regressions from previous installments like the trainer not turning to face an opponent when challenged, newer evolutions being completely barred until postgame, censoring of Gamblers to Gamers, and no internal clock (meaning no berry growing, though you can find these as hidden items in darker patches of grass or trade them over from another game).

However these flaws are all minor, FR/LG is a straight and complete upgrade from the originals in almost every way.

Story

The main protagonist of the game is Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town! Just after conquering the Indigo League he got back to his mom in his hometown where Professor Oak has a new objective for him. He wants Ash to go to Valencia Island to pick up a strange kind of Pokéball, since Professor Ivy is unable to send it through the PC system. Of course Ash is eager to take this easy objective!
Nearly all episodes of the Orange Islands are covered, but not all events are necessarily very prominent. Some episodes are implemented as an important part of the storyline, while some are just mini-quests.​
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Features
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[li]The Orange Archipelago[/li]
[li]4 Gym Leaders & Badges[/li]
[li]New Sprites[/li]
[li]New Tiles[/li]
[li]New Maps[/li]
[li]Pikachu as starter[/li]
[li]All Pokémon from Generation 1 (plus Tracey's Marill from Generation Two)[/li]
[li]Physical/Special/Status Split[/li]
[li]No Pokeball taken upon failed capture[/li]
[li]Items to use Dive, Whirlpool, Rock Smash & Rock Climb[/li]
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Database match: Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy Advance (v. 20180816-092117)
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File/ROM CRC32: DD88761C

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