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.

***PLEASE READ ABOUT KNOWN GLITCHES AFTER THE DESCRIPTION***

1.25 makes the following changes:
-Misc. Bug fixes.
-Adds shortcut in Viridian Forest to buy all TMs and Held Items early.
-Waterblue 1.24 Updates
-Giovanni Moved at Silph Co. to avoid soft locking the game.
-Cinnabar Gym Doors unlocked.
-Berry Forest Blocked until Post Game.
-Rocket Warehouse Clear Conditions change.

Pokemon Nature/Ability Additions/Replacements
-Bulbasaur Line - Effect Spore/Natural Cure
-Squirtle Line - Shell Armor/Water Absorb
-Charmander Line - Drought/White Smoke
-Magnemite Line - Soundproof, Magnet Pull
-Vulpix Line - Serene Grace, Flash Fire
-Exeggcute Line - Effect Spore, Own Tempo
-Cyndaquil Line (FIRE/GROUND) - White Smoke, Drought
-Totodile Line (WATER/DARK) - Rough Skin, Intimidate
-Chikorita Line (GRASS/NORMAL) - Male/Female Ratio 50/50, Effect Spore, Cute Charm
-Crobat - Cloud Nine/Own Tempo
-Murkrow - Keen Eye, Insomnia
-Houndour Line - Intimidate, Flash Fire

The folder for Patch 1.24 contains four separate patches: One for each starter. Select the one you want and patch a clean Fire Red 1.0 ROM. Do not stack them. Each patch varies in rewards given depending on your starter.

This is a hack of Pokémon Fire Red 1.0 that sees Blue's perspective as he battles Red to become the Pokémon League Champion.

This version (loosely) follows Lockstin & Gnoggin's video that dealt with the theory of if Blue joined Team Rocket.

Depending on what starter is chosen, your rival will either have the team they have in the game, in the Pokémon Adventures Manga, or the Pokémon Origins adaptation.

Readme file contains locations of all Pokemon in game and how to obtain them.

Enjoy!


==KNOWN GLITCHES FOR 1.20==
-Eevee version may have Exeggutor learning odd moves due to a minor bug that cannot be fixed.
-A few spots glitch when you pause the game. Most can be escaped from, but don't pause when at the following locations just to be safe:
-Southern Vermillion City near the Gym or Dock.
-Top Floor of Silph Co. with Giovanni.
-Near Ho-Oh.
-On Birth Island (Deoxys Puzzle).
-Third Island Beach near Dock.
-Lorelei's House on Four Island.

No-Intro Name: Pokemon - Fire Red Version (USA)
(No-Intro version 20130720-015858)
ROM/File SHA-1: 41CB23D8DCCC8EBD7C649CD8FBB58EEACE6E2FDC

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