Red (game)

Red レッド Red
Art from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Gender	Male
Hometown	Pallet Town
Region	Kanto
Relatives	Mother
Trainer class	Pokémon Trainer, Player character
Generation	I, II, III, IV
Games	Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Stadium 2
Anime counterpart	Ash Ketchum
Counterpart debut	Pokémon - I Choose You!
Manga counterpart(s)	Red

Red (Japanese: レッド Red) is the canon name of the player character in the Generation I games Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow and the male choice in their Generation III remakes Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, where his female counterpart is Leaf.

Red is known throughout Kanto and Johto as the Champion from Pallet Town, as well as for his defeat of Team Rocket in Kanto during his quest. He is the final opponent in the Generation II games Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, their Generation IV remakes Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, and Pokémon Stadium 2.

In the games

Official art of Red from Generation I

Red is introduced as a curious 11-year-old boy from Pallet Town in the instruction manuals of Red, Green, and Blue, having gained an interest in Pokémon after his best friend, Blue, stopped playing with him and became a bully. His adventure begins one day when Professor Oak calls the two to his lab for a choice of a starter Pokémon, the last three Pokémon Oak owns. Blue challenges Red to a battle immediately, to test out his new Pokémon, thinking he will easily beat Red.

After Red has journeyed to Viridian City to the north and taken a package back to Oak in Pallet, Oak gives Red and Blue each a Pokédex with which to record data on all known Pokémon in the Kanto region. From here, Red and Blue journey across Kanto, defeating each of the Gym Leaders in turn, with Blue always one step ahead, showing up from time to time to impede Red's progress.

Red also comes across a gang of Pokémon thieves, Team Rocket, several times through his journey, defeating a group of Rocket Grunts who are trying to steal fossils from Mt. Moon, a member who is running the Nugget Bridge challenge to recruit for the organization on Route 24, and another lone member who has stolen a TM from a family in Cerulean City. Eventually, Red uncovers a plot by Team Rocket, infiltrating their hideout beneath the Celadon Game Corner and encountering their boss, Giovanni. Defeating him and ousting Team Rocket from Celadon, Red uses the Silph Scope that Giovanni hands over to battle Template:Type2 Pokémon and save Mr. Fuji in the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town, who is being held hostage by a trio of Grunts. Red soon journeys into Saffron City in the heart of Kanto to find it overrun by Team Rocket, who is attempting to take the recently-invented Master Ball from the Silph Co. President, and defeats Giovanni, ending the group's plots for the time being.

With seven badges is hand, Red encounters Giovanni once again—this time as the Leader of the Viridian Gym, his final obstacle before the Elite Four of the Indigo Plateau. Red defeats him in battle, earning the Earth Badge and causing Giovanni to realize that he has no chance at reviving Team Rocket if he cannot defeat Red. He disbands the organization, promising to go into solo training to better himself.

Making it through Victory Road and finally to the Indigo Plateau, Red defeats the Elite Four and discovers, to his surprise, that Blue has defeated them before him and is the Champion. Red defeats Blue in the final battle, becoming the Champion himself, but then continues his training, rather than staying at the Indigo Plateau. Encountering an offshoot of Team Rocket in the southern Sevii Islands, Red reveals with his Earth Badge that Giovanni has disbanded the organization, and though defeated the group there intends to revive Team Rocket and bring Giovanni back, having already made plans to force Pokémon to evolve with radio waves. Red continues as a wandering Trainer, eventually making his way to the caves of Mt. Silver, where he trains his Pokémon alone.

Eventually, Ethan/Kris/Lyra arrives at Mt. Silver and challenges Red, identified only as a Pokémon Trainer. Red vanishes from Mt. Silver, and returns every time the Elite Four is defeated again by Ethan/Kris/Lyra.

Pokémon

As the player character, Red can have on his team any of the 151 Pokémon available during Generation I. In Generation III, he can have any of the 386 Pokémon available at that time, though only after the player has obtained the National Pokédex.

When he is encountered as an opponent in Generation II and Generation IV, Red has a set team, based on Generation I in-game event Pokémon, and has the highest leveled Pokémon yet encountered in the series, with his Pikachu at level 81 in Generation II and at level 88 in Generation IV.

Gold, Silver, and Crystal

File:GSC Trainer Red.png [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Red [[Mt. Silver|Mt. Silver]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Red Oak [[Mt. Silver|Mt. Silver]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $7700

Types: Electric Unknown Held item: None Pikachu♂ Lv.81 Charm Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Held item: None Espeon♂ Lv.73 Mud-Slap Ground   --       Swift Normal   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Types: Normal Unknown Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.75 Amnesia Psychic   --       Snore Normal   --       Rest Psychic   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Venusaur♂ Lv.77 Sunny Day Fire   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Synthesis Grass   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Types: Fire Flying Held item: None Charizard♂ Lv.77 Flamethrower Fire   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Slash Normal   --       Fire Spin Fire   --       Types: Water Unknown Held item: None Blastoise♂ Lv.77 Rain Dance Water   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Surf Water   --       Whirlpool Water   --

HeartGold and SoulSilver

File:RedHGSS.gif [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Red [[Mt. Silver|Mt. Silver]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Red Oak [[Mt. Silver|Mt. Silver]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $16,800

Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: Light Ball Pikachu♂ Lv.88 Volt Tackle Electric Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Shell Armor Held item: None Lapras♂ Lv.80 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Brine Water Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Types: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.82 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Venusaur♂ Lv.84 Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Frenzy Plant Grass Special   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charizard♂ Lv.84 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Blast Burn Fire Special   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Blastoise♂ Lv.84 Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Hydro Cannon Water Special   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

[[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Red [[Mt. Silver|Mt. Silver]] Round 1 [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Red Oak [[Mt. Silver|Mt. Silver]] Round 1 Reward: N/A

Types: Grass Unknown Held item: Mint Berry Meganium♀ Lv.50 Razor Leaf Grass   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Synthesis Grass   --       Types: Water Unknown Held item: Miracleberry Feraligatr♂ Lv.50 Surf Water   --       Slash Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Bite Dark   --       Types: Fire Unknown Held item: Focus Band Typhlosion♂ Lv.50 Flamethrower Fire   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       ThunderPunch Electric   --       Dig Ground   --       Types: Electric Unknown Held item: King's Rock Jolteon♀ Lv.50 Thunder Electric   --       Bite Dark   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Types: Bug Steel Held item: Quick Claw Scizor♂ Lv.50 Metal Claw Steel   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Slash Normal   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       Types: Normal Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Tauros♂ Lv.50 Headbutt Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

Round 2

[[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Red [[Mt. Silver|Mt. Silver]] Round 2 [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Red Oak [[Mt. Silver|Mt. Silver]] Round 2 Reward: N/A

Types: Electric Unknown Held item: Focus Band Raikou Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Bite Dark   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Hidden Power Normal   --       Types: Fire Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Entei Lv.50 Fire Blast Fire   --       Bite Dark   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Hidden Power Normal   --       Types: Water Unknown Held item: Bright Powder Suicune Lv.50 Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Roar Normal   --       Hidden Power Normal   --       Types: Dragon Flying Held item: Miracle Berry Dragonite♂ Lv.50 Fly Flying   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Hidden Power Normal   --       Types: Normal Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Snorlax♂ Lv.50 Body Slam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Hidden Power Normal   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Held item: King's Rock Espeon♂ Lv.50 Psychic Psychic   --       Bite Dark   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Hidden Power Normal   --

Optional names

Language	Red	Green	Blue	Yellow	FireRed/LeafGreen
English	Red Ash Jack		Blue Gary John	Yellow Ash Jack	Red Fire Green Leaf Ash Gary Geki Hiro Jak Janne Jon Jonn Kamon Karl Kay Kaz Kene Max Oscar Ralph Roak Toru Taylor Tosh
Japanese	レッド Red サトシ Satoshi ジャック Jack	グリーン Green シゲル Shigeru ジョン John	ブルー Blue ツネカズ Tsunekaz ジャン Jean	イエロー Yellow サトシ Satoshi ジャック Jack	ファイア Fire レッド Red リーフ Leaf グリーン Green カモン Kamon ケイ Kei ケン Ken サトシ Satoshi サトル Satoru シゲキ Shigeki シゲル Shigeru ジャック Jack ジャン Jean ジョン John タカオ Takao タカシ Takashi タケヒロ Takehiro ツネカズ Tsunekaz テツオ Tetsuo トオル Tōru ヒトシ Hitoshi ヒロアキ Hiroaki ヒロキ Hiroki マサオ Masao
German	Rot Ash Jack		Blau Gary John	Gelb Ash Jack	Rot Feuer Grün Blatt Bert Chris Daniel Gerd Hans Helge Jack Jan John Jon Ralf Rolf Sven Tobi Udo Uli Uwe
French	Red Sacha Paul		Blue Régis Jean	Yellow Sacha Paul	Red Fire Green Leaf Ayrton Damien Davy Franck Greg Kamel Loris Mael Mario Max Polo Ralph Tom Tosh Vince Yan Zack
Italian	Rosso Ash Gigi		Blu Gary Pippo	Giallo Ash Gigi
Spanish	Rojo Ash Jaime		Azul Gary Juan	Gualdo Ash Jaime

Sprites

File:Red.png	File:RB Red.png	File:Red RG2.png	File:Redback.png	File:Y Red.png		File:GSC Trainer Red.png
Red sprite from Generation I	Title screen sprite from Generation I (Worldwide, JP Blue)	Title screen sprite from Generation I (Japan, Red and Green only)	Red backsprite from Generation I	Red sprite from Pokémon Yellow	Red backsprite from Pokémon Yellow	Red sprite from Generation II
			File:PKMN Trainer RED.gif	File:RedHGSS.gif
Intro sprite from Generation III	Red sprite from Generation III	Red backsprite from Generation III	Red credits sprite from Generation III	Red sprite from Generation IV	Red model from Pokémon Colosseum	Red's headshot from Pokémon XD

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Red about to switch Pokémon

Red in Super Smash Bros. Brawl with his Pokémon

Red's hat appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee as an alternate outfit worn by Pikachu, possibly in reference to the anime or Pokémon Adventures.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Red himself appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, named only as "Pokémon Trainer", with a team consisting of Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard. Rather than fighting himself, like the other human characters, Red sends his three Pokémon into battle, switching between them in that order. His home stages, like the other Pokémon characters in the game, are Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Stadium 2, and Spear Pillar. He is voiced by Michele Knotz in the English version and 半場友恵 Tomoe Hanba in the Japanese version.

In terms of gameplay, Squirtle is an agile and quick attacker, though it is somewhat weaker than the other two and much more easily knocked back. Ivysaur is a good all-around fighter, though its attacks often lack range and it has poor midair ability. Charizard recovers from being knocked away most easily, and is the most difficult to knock away, however its attacks are slower than many other characters, although they are more powerful.

Red's Final Smash is Triple Finish, a combination of Squirtle's Hydro Pump, Ivysaur's SolarBeam, and Charizard's Fire Blast.

Squirtle

Standard Special Move	Side Special Move	Up Special Move	Down Special Move	Final Smash
Water Gun	Withdraw	Waterfall	Pokémon Change	Triple Finish (Hydro Pump)
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Ivysaur

Standard Special Move	Side Special Move	Up Special Move	Down Special Move	Final Smash
Bullet Seed	Razor Leaf	Vine Whip	Pokémon Change	Triple Finish (SolarBeam)
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Charizard

Standard Special Move	Side Special Move	Up Special Move	Down Special Move	Final Smash
Flamethrower	Rock Smash	Fly	Pokémon Change	Triple Finish (Fire Blast)
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Subspace Emissary

The Pokémon Trainer is first encountered by Lucas in the Ruined Zoo. For most of the game, the two are paired together. Pokémon Trainer's mission is to capture Charizard and Ivysaur while Lucas's is to save Ness. On their way to the Ruins, the two are ambushed by Wario, who is eventually defeated by the two. Later in The Ruined Hall, they are attacked by Galleom. Once defeated, it sets off a time bomb. Lucas saves Pokémon Trainer and they are then both saved by Meta Knight who carries them away from the explosion, which sucks up Wario's trophy into Subspace. From then on the two join Meta Knight, Marth, and Ike on their quest to take down the Subspace Army.

Codec information (on Shadow Moses Island)

Solid Snake: "Pokémon Trainer... That's the guy giving orders behind a Pokémon, right?"

Roy Campbell: "Right, and this Pokémon Trainer is controlling Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard. They represent water, grass, and fire, and they're all powerful."

Solid Snake: "So he makes his Pokémon fight while he sits back and watches. Sounds like a good deal if you ask me."

Roy Campbell: "It's not like that, Snake. Those Pokémon wouldn't know what to do if the Pokémon Trainer wasn't there giving orders. In every battle, there's a soldier doing the fighting, and a commander telling him what to do. By working together as a team, they accomplish much more than either could on their own. So let's do this together, partner."

Solid Snake: "...Yeah... Whatever you say, Colonel."

Trophy information

Pokémon Trainer

A person who raises Pokémon and trains them as partners in battle. In battle, a Trainer gives orders to the Pokémon and uses items. It's not an exaggeration to say battles can be won or lost on a Trainer's single strategic move. Trainers pour their hearts into their Pokémon and share anger, sadness, and joy as they adventure in hopes of becoming Pokémon Masters.

Triple Finish

The Final Smash of the Pokémon Trainer. Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard join forces to simultaneously use Hydro Pump, SolarBeam, and Fire Blast. This is the only time all three of them appear on the screen together, so this move boasts the strength of three in one. A window will appear on the screen saying "It's super effective!" when the attack hits.

In the TFG

Red appears as a common Trainer figure in the launch set, Next Quest, of the Pokémon Trading Figure Game.

In the anime

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Ash Ketchum, Red's anime counterpart

While Red himself does not appear in the anime, his counterpart, introduced in the first episode, is the anime's main character, Ash Ketchum. Like Red, Ash is from Pallet Town, on a journey to become a Pokémon Master. Unlike Red, Ash's journey did not end with Kanto, and Ash has continued through the other three regions introduced in the main series games, as well as the Orange Archipelago south of Kanto, taking the place of the player characters of Generation II during Johto, and being joined by the anime counterparts of May and Dawn during the Hoenn and Sinnoh sagas. Instead of starting with one of the standard three Kanto starters, however, Ash began his journey with a Pikachu, inspiring Pokémon Yellow's creation, as well as causing some to consider Red and Ash to be the same person, most especially due to Red owning one as well.

In the manga

Red, like most player characters, also has counterparts in the various Pokémon manga, with Red from the Pokémon Adventures manga, Satoshi from Pokémon Zensho manga, Isamu Akai from Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga, and Shū from Pokémon Get da ze! manga counted among them.

Trivia

• When Red is encountered in Mt. Silver during Generation II, he has no speech, merely repeating an ellipsis before beginning the battle. This is a reference to the fact that during Generation I he is a silent protagonist, answering only "yes" or "no" questions. He also remains silent when confronted in Generation IV.
  • Ironically, in FireRed and LeafGreen, Blue calls him a chatty gossip. However, this is probably sarcasm.
• Much like there is minimal information on his anime counterpart's father, Red's father is mentioned only in passing when examining a SNES in the Celadon Department Store.
• Until the release of Pokémon Platinum, Red's team featured the highest-leveled opponent Pokémon a player could face outside of battle arenas such as the Stadium series and the Battle Frontier, with his Pikachu at level 81, beating the wild Arceus found at the Hall of Origin by one level. In Platinum, however, the rival's team receives a boost in level, putting his starter Pokémon at level 85, while wild Magikarp can be found in the Resort Area at up to level 100. Due to Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver giving Red's team a level boost as well, with his Pikachu topping the list at level 88, Red is again the highest-leveled Trainer opponent (though wild Magikarp still are the highest level opponent Pokémon).
  • Although the rival's Pokémon were at a higher level, however, several of Red's Pokémon had higher stats, due to their species' higher base stats, with his Charizard being the strongest (the rival's possible Infernape comes closest, mere points behind).
• In the Super Smash Bros. series, Pokémon Trainer is the second Pokémon character, after Pikachu, that didn't need to be unlocked.
• In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, somewhat ironically, Charizard is the slowest character, even though the Charmander evolution family has an exceptionally high Speed stat compared to the other two Kanto starters.
• Red's team in Generation II and Generation IV is based heavily on in-game events from Generation I and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen: Charizard, Venusaur, Blastoise, and Pikachu are the version mascots of the four Generation I games, and are as well available in all iterations of the Kanto storyline; Espeon could have been obtained as an Eevee in Celadon City (and serves as Blue's starter Pokémon in Pokémon Yellow), Lapras is given away by a Silph Co. employee shortly before Team Rocket is vanquished there, and Snorlax is required to be caught or defeated to travel to Fuchsia City (in Generation II and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, only one Snorlax is found blocking the way in Kanto, indicating a possible connection).
  • Likewise, the four version mascots Red owns all know their signature moves: Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise know Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn and Hydro Cannon respectively, while Pikachu knows Volt Tackle.
  • Red's Pikachu's four moves are the same four moves that Ash's Pikachu knows presently in the anime: Volt Tackle, Quick Attack, Iron Tail, and Thunderbolt.
  • Red's Generation II team was also the same as that of Red in the Pokémon Adventures manga during his venture to Mt. Silver - while he didn't own Charizard and Blastoise, he borrowed them for a time from Blue and Green respectively. However, Red did not own a Lapras as he does in Generation IV.
• An unused default name for Red in the English Generation I games was "NINTEN". Conversely, Blue's unused default name is "SONY". While normally unviewable, changing a few addresses within the game's code can allow for these names to appear as shown here. This references the fact that in the years surrounding the releases of the Generation I games, Sony was Nintendo's main competition, and may possibly reference the main character of another Nintendo RPG developed by Creatures, Inc., Mother.
• Hidden name data for Red in the Japanese Generation I games include: やまぐち Yamaguchi for the player and いしはら Ishihara for the rival in Pokémon Red and Green. Yamaguchi refers to Wataru Yamaguchi, an art director on the original games, while Ishihara refers to Tsunekaz Ishihara, who is now the head of The Pokémon Company. In Pokémon Blue, the player's unused default name is ゲーフリ Gēfuri, an abbreviation of Game Freak's Japanese name ゲームフリーク Gēmu Furīku. As for the rival, his name is クリチャ Kuricha, in what it seems a reference to Creatures, Inc. As for Pokémon Yellow, it preserved the rival's name from Pokémon Blue; however, for an unknown reason, the player's name was subtly altered by gaining an extra digit, becoming "ゲーフリ1". For more information, see this article.
• The majority of his Japanese default names from FireRed and LeafGreen are shared with Ethan and Lucas. The same holds true for their respective female counterparts.
• All of the three Kanto starter Pokémon used in his Generation II battle have the moves that appeared on their Base Set cards.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, apart from his Venusaur and Blastoise being fully evolved, Red's team is identical to that of Ash Ketchum throughout most of the Orange Islands anime arc (Ash's Bulbasaur and Squirtle were at the time, and still are presently, in their base forms).
• Meganium and Jolteon are the only two of Red's female Pokemon if he is an NPC.
• Red is currently the only male hero in main series games whose Japanese name does not end in キ ki.
• Red's Generation II sprite is a colorized and reversed version of his sprite from Pokémon Yellow.

In other languages

• French: Red
• German: Rot
• Italian: Rosso
• Spanish: Rojo
• Korean 레드 Redeu

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