Pokemon FireRed

Pokemon FireRed Tag Page Cover Art
Released
September 7, 2004
ESRB
Everyone 10+ / Mild Fantasy Violence, Simulated Gambling
Developer(s)
Game Freak
Publisher(s)
The Pokemon Company, Nintendo
Multiplayer
Local Multiplayer, Online Multiplayer
Franchise
Pokemon
Number of Players
Single-player
Nintendo Switch Release Date
February 27, 2026

Set off on a grand adventure to fulfill your dreams of becoming a Pokémon master! Explore the Kanto region and discover wild Pokémon around every corner. Build your Pokémon collection, train them, and battle your way to success -- earn your badges as you develop winning strategies to use against experienced Gym Leaders in every town. Explore every inch to uncover amazing secrets that will help you in your quest to be the best trainer ever!

• Trade, battle, and chat wirelessly! All new wireless adapter comes packed in every game, so trainers can trade, battle, and chat between their FireRed & LeafGreen versions with no cables!

• Catch loads of Pokémon in the never-before-seen islands area!

• Expand your collection when you trade with a friend. Link up with Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire, or Colosseum to catch 'em all!

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