Red (Pocket Monsters)
- If you were looking for the character based off of the FRLG male protagonist, see Red (Ruby-Sapphire).
| Red レッド Red | |
 Red and his Pikachu | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Eye color | Green |
| Hair color | Black |
| Hometown | Pallet Town |
| Region | Kanto |
| Anime cameos | Lights, Camerupt, Action! |
Red (Japanese: レッド Red) is the protagonist of the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga. He is based on Red from the original Pokémon Red and Green. His full name is Isamu Akai (Japanese: 赤井 勇 Isamu Akai), which contains the Japanese word for "red" (赤 aka).
In the manga
Red is a young Trainer from Pallet Town who is on his way to see Professor Oak in order for him to begin his Pokémon Journey. In Introducing the Pokémon Clefairy!!, he bumps into someone who he immediately recognizes as Green and Green immediately recognizes him as well. It turns out that both of them are Trainers who are about to begin their journey. They end up becoming rivals and race to Professor Oak's lab. On his way to the lab, he encounters a giant Nidoran♂ who warns him to watch out for them as they are monsters. The male Nidoran breathes fire on Red when Red laughed at the advice. Red then encounters a violent male Clefairy and together they defeat a giant Nidoran♂ by accident. Red heads to the lab with Clefairy following him only to find out that Green got there first. After Green chose his Pokémon, Red noticed that Clefairy followed him to the laboratory. He chooses to travel with the Clefairy because he finds his antics amusing. Red is then given a Pokédex from Professor Oak and is sent on a quest to find out more about Pokémon.
His first Pokémon that he caught was an unknown Bug-type, which gets released later on. By the time he caught that, Green already had eight more Pokémon than Red. Red challenges the first Gym in Bring Down the Powerful Opponent Onix!! in which he ends up winning and obtains a Pikachu from Brock. He challenges the second Gym later on using his Clefairy. He defeats the Gym Leader, Misty, and they sought out for the Moon Stone.
After defeating Giovanni and his brother, he continues his journey onto Johto.
He continues his journey in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire, the sequel to Pokémon Pocket Monsters that takes place in Hoenn, after defeating the Johto Elite Four. While at Hoenn, he meets Professor Birch and challenges him to various contests, in which Professor Birch wins them all. He challenges Norman in There's Someone More Important Than Clefairy?! where he had to retrieve the Balance Badge from his Slakoth that swallowed it. He challenges Roxanne in Clefairy's Training Camp!!. He encounters Team Magma in We've Found Team Magma's Secret!!.
After his travels in Hoenn, Red continues his journey in Sinnoh in Pocket Monsters DP, the second sequel of Pokémon Pocket Monsters.
Red returned to Johto in Pocket Monsters HGSS where he meets the legendary beasts. It was also where he says his goodbyes to Tyrogue.
Red is currently traveling in the Unova region in Pocket Monsters BW. He meets Professor Juniper there and asks him about choosing a starter Pokémon. Later, Red challenges Cilan, Chili and Cress to a Gym battle using his Clefairy and somehow wins when his Clefairy takes advantage of their Pokémon's attacks by turning them into tea.
Red meets a Conkeldurr and it travels with him.
Characteristics and personality
Unlike his rival, Red doesn't catch a lot of Pokémon. He has two (later three) favorites, which he keeps outside their Poké Balls. He has caught several others, including Articuno, but never uses them in battle.
Pokémon
On Hand
This is a list of Red's known Pokémon in the Pocket Monsters manga:
- Main article: Red's Clefairy
Clefairy is a Pokémon that Red obtained by befriending. He has been out of his Poké Ball in most of Red's adventures.
- Main article: Red's Pikachu (Pocket Monsters)
Brock caught this Pikachu way before Red started his journey. Pikachu was revealed to be Clefairy's cousin after Brock gave him to Red.
| Debut | Pocket Monsters BW |
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- Main article: Red's Conkeldurr
Red met Conkeldurr in the Unova region when he along with Clefairy and Pikachu discover it in a box in a village. Since then, it traveled along with the trio, replacing Tyrogue.
Known
While Red and his friends were in a department store, Machamp, as a Machoke, along with a Caterpie, Butterfree, Kakuna and Ekans were robbing the department store. Red was able to stop Caterpie and its evolutions. But, the Fighting-type Pokémon was the only one left. Clefairy created a distraction for Machoke so Red can catch it. Machoke evolved into Machamp and it became a tough foe for them to handle. It took several tries for Red to catch it and he finally caught it after Clefairy was about to give up.
Articuno is a legendary Pokémon that was mentioned by Professor Oak while he was contacting Red. The villagers come by and tell Red about it as well. In the next chapter he catches it with a Master Ball.
Articuno's only known move is Blizzard.
Red obtained Kingler before he headed over to the Power Plant. It was a Pokémon that was used in many competitions such as the baseball match and curry cooking competition.
Red caught this Scyther in an unnamed forest located in Hoenn. He was able to come across it despite the fact that they are not native to Hoenn.
Befriended
Red met this Mew during his travels in Hoenn on a faraway island. It had a battle with Clefairy.
Pokémon at the baseball match
Red participates in a baseball match with Green. It is unknown if those Pokémon belong to him.
 Diglett |
 Golem |
 Slowbro |
 Magneton |
 Farfetch'd |
 Gastly |
Onix |
 Chansey ♀ |
 Tangela |
Snorlax |
 Jynx ♀ |
Pokémon at the curry cooking competition
These Pokémon are seen with Red during the curry cooking competition with Green. It is unknown if these Pokémon belong to him, nor is it known if the Diglett or Onix are the same ones from the baseball game.
 Blastoise |
 Diglett |
 Rapidash |
 Onix |
 Scyther |
 Exeggutor |
 Eevee |
 Voltorb |
Temporary
| Debut | Obtain the Moon Stone!! |
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This Mew is actually a human woman and the assistant to the scientist Bill. She was accidentally transformed into a Mew when she and Bill attempted to try to create the ultimate Pokémon by combining human and Pokémon DNA. After giving them their Moon Stone, Mew and Bill were turned back to their normal selves.
Status unknown
A Gastly showed up while Red had a confrontation with Giovanni and his twin brother. This Gastly was out of its gas form.
While Red and the gang were at a haunted house, a Haunter was with Clefairy giving the citizens a tour around the area.
Released
| Debut | PM085 |
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- Main article: Red's Tyrogue
Red received this Tyrogue from the Pokémon Fan Club President when he gave him his Togepi. Tyrogue became the third main Pokémon to travel with Red out of his Poké Ball. Tyrogue was released in the HGSS chapter.
Borrowed
| Debut | PM054 |
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- Main article: Misty's Togepi
Red borrowed this Togepi from Misty. Later on in the chapter, he returns the Togepi to Misty.
In the anime
Red makes a cameo appearance in the Pokémon anime in Lights, Camerupt, Action as a character in a short movie along with his Clefairy and Pikachu.
Pokémon
 Clefairy |
 Pikachu |
Voice actors
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Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | 赤井 勇 Isamu Akai レッド Red |
His surname contains the Japanese word for "red" (赤 aka). From Pokémon Red game. |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 赤井 勇 Yǒng Chìjǐng 雷特 Léitè |
Same as Japanese name. Transliteration of Japanese name. |
| Indonesian | Ali | Similar to main protagonist's dub name in the anime. |
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