Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen, 20 Years Later...

[@RobertLydonReviews]

I remember going to GameStop to get copies of the games too. I can’t believe they are 20 years old. Next year they can legally drink in the US

[@tylerd1297]

Me too also being bullied for carrying around my wireless adapter and free strategy guide it came with 😢😂

[@pyrotempestwing]

Fun fact: The drinking age in Japan IS 20, so in their native land, they CAN.

[@silversalamence10]

Fun fact, the games have been able to legally drink in Europe since October 2022 (legal drinking age here is 18).

[@yuzusauce]

My mom was always too cheap to buy me new games so I bought my Fire Red used for around $15 at GameStop. Do you guys remember when they used to have a little wall full of used Gameboy games?!

[@graymech4852]

The Rainbow pass is probably named that way because all the towns in kanto are named after colours except the starting town, so once you've become the champion and cought a lot of pokemon you've seen all the colours of the rainbow and now you can access a new area

[@gluttonousgoddess]

Tbf the starting town is the pallet the paint goes on.

[@discountjesus2859]

@@gluttonousgoddess💯

[@Hyper_Drud]

There’s also seven islands in the… Sevii Islands. There are seven colors in the rainbow.

[@garchompelago]

Despite the release of LGPE, FRLG remains to be the superior and the most definitive Kanto experience.

[@TheSalamanderMenace4]

^this! 😆

[@chasstaub6715]

Curtains 😅😅😅jy😅cyctvycycyjm

[@billykepner4938]

Your yapping is therapeutic when I’m trying to unwind after a long day 🤘🏻

[@svenbtb]

I'm totally here for these "Yapping about pokemon" videos, this was fun and i'm excited for the upcoming ORAS vid, definitely one of my faves in the series.

[@caetano7460]

“Yapping about Pokémon” is my favorite genre

Version 1.1 also fixed some other details, like a bug that deleted the description of some Pokemon where only the first word shows on the Pokedex (for example, if Pidgey is called "Tiny Bird Pokemon", it would only show "Tiny Pokemon") as well as adding the "Presents" on the Gamefreak logo at the start.

[@TheCrafter1024]

Small note, the bag in Firered/Leafgreen actually *wasn't* infinite. It could hold up to like 70 different items in the Items slot, and only up to 999 of each item. So, while there was a limit, it was virtually infinite

[@arielmccarthy4892]

The "what is this?" And it's an 'old timey'nidoran had me 😂

[@Ospyro3em]

The instruction manual for FRLG had braille instructions at the back- I guess they were relying on everyone actually rully reading the manual

[@Br0oham]

Something severely overlooked in almost all Gen 3 videos you'll see is that all of them came with the Braille guide. So when the games had their retail release all of the puzzles were actually a very easily accessible segment of content, that just now are deemed to be weird "unsolvable for kids" additions because the majority of the people making the comments just didn't get to experience it when it was new

[@Ospyro3em]

@Br0oham agreed, whenever I see a video on this, they always say something along the lines of "how were kids supposed to figure this out?" when the answer was always in the manual. I do miss and have nostalgia for the times that game manuals were really in-depth and added to the experience.

[@LaurenxOtt]

I’m a Braille reader because I’m legally blind and honestly it made me really excited to see that in the game, though it still would not be accessible for completely blind people

[@EmikaSandra]

​@@Br0ohamGames essentially requiring manuals to play through parts of them is a weird practice to me. It's like saying that if you played the original Super Mario Bros. for the first time on NSO and got mad at not being able to beat the final world, then you are to blame. I know that's a different case, since NSO doesn't have manuals (even though they added a game that essentially requires the manual onto their service and expect you to be able to go through without it), but I don't think developers should put something into a game that's too difficult for the player to figure out without a book that can be ignored, lost, or not come with the game upon resale. It's frustrating that reading it was always to be expected of the player.

[@Br0oham]

@@EmikaSandra The game also has an area with all of the Braille alphabet within the game, the page at the end of the booklet is just for faster reference, and none of it is in the road of standard gameplay, therein not being even expected of the player (post-game FR/LG and R/S/E Regis not being mandatory)

[@solitare4602]

These yapping videos with interesting trivia are my favorite of yours. They're why I subscribed to you in the first place. I honestly don't even like the challenge runs that much and I tend to zone out halfway through.

[@ekargiemendoza9839]

FiredRed was my first pokemon game everrr next to Emerald. So yes, gen 3 pokemon had me on chokehold and has a special place in my heart. I feel u PapaSea

[@Hyper_Drud]

8:40 It is like that in gen 4 with some of the Sinnoh evolutions. You can’t get Magnezone, Probopass, Leafeon or Glaceon in HGSS because they require leveling up in specific locations. Locations that don’t exist in Johto.

[@ericbosse]

When I was a kid, I thought you were going to be able to go to Johto after finishing FRLG. I still wish this was true

[@Ospyro3em]

I guess the Sevii Islands is a bit of a compromise, since it's implied they are a part of Johto

[@Kraust]

I call them "talkies" I just like to listen to background noise from people with competent audio equipment while I work.

[@piplup2884]

Fire red and leaf green came out just a few months after i was born. It's crazy to think the game is as old as I am

[@ardianhesa4340]

Buddy, you’re like… 10 years younger than most people who played this game when it came out :v

[@teacupanimates]

@@ardianhesa4340well atleast they got to enjoy BW, BW2 and XY before experiencing their “im too old for pokemon phase” which everyone had around 3rd gen.

[@piplup2884]

​@@ardianhesa4340that just shows how timeless Pokémon games are

[@Mage_Nichlas_]

It wasn't until earlier this year that I became prone to finding Rare Candy in amazing amounts, so I can vouch that FRLG's Leveling is pretty brutal. In like 32 hours I spent almost half of it grinding on Cycling Road with the Vs. Seeker to get my team within spitting distance of the Pokémon League.

[@SuperbGorilla]

Its also 5 yrs since sword and shield this year

[@llililillilliilli905]

man I still remember the day I got fr&lg... my friend came over, we unboxed the games, started playing and had our first fight against each other. this is a memory burned deep, deep down. I will never let go of these games, I even still have the boxes.

[@Choom89]

Hell yeah!

[@dannigro8794]

I remember getting both games and reliving the memories having them be remastered and I absolutely loved everything they added with the islands. I love how it was connected to Ruby and sapphire which I didn’t know wouldn’t have a expanded Pokédex. I love how it was connected to Coliseum and the only way starters is to breed from that game. This game really brought generation 3 together since you couldn’t trade with previous generations. I still have the guide books that I read religiously.

[@VictoriousVulpix]

Yoooo, that crazy! 20 years, I’m still playing my original FRLG right now. Started working on kanto shiny living dex on them 4 years ago.

[@Xhalonick]

Move on lol

[@GheeJuice]

Your parents must be proud

[@pyrotempestwing]

Don’t listen to these guys, keep on following your dream. Just remember your obligations to real life come first.

[@exceptionallyriso]

As long as you're only doing this to enjoy your free time, you're fine

[@larson0014]

I still have my original leaf green, my fav game of the series

[@Megaman.ExE7]

I love this game so much and its definitely the game that got me back into Pokemon back in the day I recently got lucky and managed to find 2 copies in a yard sale for $40! They were legit and in mint condition! Easily one of the highlights of my Summer!

[@Xhalonick]

"I don't care what anyone says" aren't these essentially the most beloved games in the entire series? You say it as if it's an unpopular opinion to like gen 3 lol

[@Megaman.ExE7]

@@Xhalonick What are you talking about?

[@Xhalonick]

​@Megaman.ExE7 we can all see you edited your comment. It's all good, it's the internet, you don't have to pretend like you're right. I don't care lol

[@Megaman.ExE7]

@@Xhalonick I love this game, I think it's amazing. I'm sorry that you're confused. I hope you have a great day though!

[@Josh]

Damn, MegaMan trolled that guy into a new dimension. 😂

[@jamesworkshop9181]

The mass adoption of Levitate gave a bump to Psychic since Dig wasn't the goto for beating Poison (most common gen 1 typing) no more Dugtrio vs Agatha

[@jrjard]

The coincidence of yapping about pokémon's acronym being yap is not lost on me.

[@LaurenxOtt]

I am a Braille reader, as I’m legally blind (have around 10% of my vision) and though the execution would be absolutely useless to a completely blind person, it does make me happy to see that so casually. Though there should be easier ways to find out what it says.

[@Josh]

Hey, just letting you know that your KZbin bio says: "digital dairy" instead of "diary". I'll assume that wasn't intentional.

[@LaurenxOtt]

@@Josh No it was not- thank you!

[@Josh]

@@LaurenxOtt you're welcome, stranger

[@mr_fuji_mintsmr_fuji_mints9873]

Sounds like the creators don't know what a remake is

[@mihirgurung9227]

Remake of an already remake😢?

[@PlayMadness]

To be fair, the Japanese market for remakes is very different from the western. It's common in Japan for games to get remakes that amount to the Pokémon third versions, being basically rereleases with minor changes, fixes, and bonus content, almost always on the same platform as the original game. Tajiri likely views Blue and Yellow to be the "remakes" of Red and Green, with FireRed and LeafGreen being much more substantial.

[@tankizard]

I firmly claim myself as a Gen 2 GSC Baby. The very first Pokémon game I ever completed the "story" on was Pokémon Gold, followed by 90% completion of Pokémon Yellow, then followed by full completion of Pokémon Silver. Yes, I admit that all the Johto games are fairly jank in terms of level curve, but Gold and Silver are still my *absolute* favorites

[@astrealove1]

Or September 23rd in Europe, just 2 days before my 13th birthday. Now 20 years later, I'm 33.

[@MrLlollollo]

33 or 32?

[@strawberrieeMilky]

Hi birthday twin ❤

[@pyrotempestwing]

I remember learning that math in school, 2 1/2 decades ago. (I’m 35, myself, Class of 2007)

[@ethandollarhide7943]

I will forever be waiting for a game that takes place on the Sevii Islands where you have access to more islands.

[@nesradub360]

that would be outstanding...

[@Jschwab96]

You didn’t mention how every trainer battle is just your Pokémon getting confused, poisoned, and paralyzed. I’ve never been affected by so many status conditions in any other game.

[@tatoman9569]

man its crazy only getting pokemon a year ago, the party over, everyone's already has there memories and I'm experiencing mine for the first time

[@robertlupa8273]

It's never too late to get into Pokemon!

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

Great video Leaf Green was first Pokémon game I owned along with Crystal so lots of nostalgia for it

[@morgastic23]

8:46 yeah actually you DID have to do that for the new evolutions, not all of them but Glaceon and Leafeon could only be gotten in Sinnoh, as well as Magneton and Probopass since they needed to be leveled up in Mt Coronet.

[@justinsinger2505]

3:12 wait I wanna know the story behind this and what’s actually on the cartridge

[@Joy_Yimpa]

Thank you for taking me back to my childhood!

[@jamestette2641]

Literally opened up and played my copy of Leaf Green today. (I’m 3 hours in on my first play through)

[@cartergamegeek]

There is no Moss Rock in Kanto, Johto, Galar, or Paldea. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. So the gen 2 remakes do have a few mission things.

[@immagangstaX10]

Jokes on gamefreak I had a blind cousin that helped me with the brail parts

[@tmacthaskydiver8310]

Remakes of games I played as kid are now 20 years old. I repeat, remakes of games I played when I was a kid are now 20 years old 🫠🤯

[@ericnieves5793]

I still play my fire red to this day

[@AJUniverse]

I agree with you that some Johto Pokémon should've been sprinkled in to the regular encounter tables. Based on the spawns in Gold and Silver, putting Johto Pokémon into Kanto makes so much sense that I had a false memory of them doing exactly that for years, based on memories of their spawns in the gen 2 post game.

[@AlfieriV]

I remember getting Fire Red for Christmas and getting stuck at Snorlax blocking the routes. I ended up with a Charizard and Pidgeot before giving up haha. I eventually beat the game and replayed it a bunch after watching let's plays on KZbin years later.

[@UnstoppableGaming1108]

FireRed and then soon after that Sapphire were both my first Pokémon games ever in 2005 when I was 4 years old, and to this day they are still my favorites of all time. I can replay them over and over and over again for the rest of my life and still never get bored of them.

[@MegaSpideyman]

24:05 It might be better we're still waiting, considering what happened with the Shinnoh remakes.

[@tuxedo123]

currently playing through these old games -- on an emulator though, but original roms from real pokemon games that I own and have since I started playing with red,blue,yellow. Being 40 years old now seems so wierd playing these games again,, but makes me think how awesome they were of their time.

[@bethany5882]

I only figured out the Braille puzzles because my family has ABC magnets on the fridge that had the Braille equivalent on each letter. So I sat in front of the fridge moving the magnets around until I figured it out

[@Raphtor13]

My hubby and I also waited in line for midnight release for Fire Red and Leaf Green...still have them today.

[@billycranston]

That girl that gives you return is in the gen 1 games she just gives you swift instead.

[@picklepowerr5339]

fire red to this day is one of my favourite games

[@floatingf8783]

I should probably finish that Leaf Green playthrough I stopped in Saffron City. . .

[@300kyuubi]

I can’t wait to play this game again. My cousin and I used to share this game a lot when we were kids until he lost it. I found leaf green, but for $124.00. So I’m gonna save up for it to add it to my collection. I spent 2 years collecting all of the DS and 3DS pokemon games. Worth it

[@wpdenni]

This is good yap-content. Can't wait for the Alpha and Omega video. I love ORAS so much that I bought OM right before the e-store closed even though I already had AS. Great decision though because Pokemon Bank still rules today for transferring stuff between the gen 6 and 7 games. Currently trying to unlock Wally's rematch fight. Probably get it or quit by the time your ORAS yap vid comes out.

[@C0nnie]

For Eric

[@kylesanders1519]

My grandpa got me a bootleg FR/LG from eBay before it was released. It started out in English until I beat the last trainer in viridian forest. The trainer’s end of battle text box said “bastard” and then the frame went full Japanese. But the games still worked properly, just had a language barrier which wasn’t an issue for me since I started with Red, Green, and Yellow. Essentially, talk to everything and memorize which move does what haha

[@Br0oham]

"(the wireless adapter) was kind of bulky and and annoying to keep on your gameboy..." Tell that to everyone I went to school with that had their wireless adapter ALWAYS connected, unless someone had to trade with a Ruby or Sapphire save at some point

[@kryzethx]

18:59 Technically speaking, Ruby and Sapphire's instruction booklet came with a braille chart, so any normal child who knew how to read would be able to figure out the puzzles without too much issue (in Ruby and Sapphire). Unfortunately, neither FRLG nor Emerald came with the braille chart in their instruction booklets, so I guess The Pokemon Company just expected people to already own Ruby and Sapphire.

[@thiffio9134]

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen have a special place in my heart, it's becoming an artery clogger.

[@Jamadron]

I started a new playthrough like 2 weeks ago and im having a blast. The only thing that holds this gen back from being the GOAT is the not yet existing phy/spe split which was introduced in gen 4. I probably dumbed like 5k hours into FRLG and those are some of my best childhood memories. It's really nice to see how much love people are still having for those games :D

[@ghastlyanarchy1720]

Still the absolute best way to play generation one. Love these games.

[@kryzethx]

My personal preference would still be Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee; better learnsets, physical/special split, and more available Pokemon during the main game

[@ghastlyanarchy1720]

@kryzethx fair. Although the amount of available Pokémon is pretty much the same. The games really open up at about the same time, too. I just can't stand the catch mechanics, it's so annoying to me. Motion controls are truly the best thing ever created for gaming.

[@kryzethx]

@@ghastlyanarchy1720 During the main story of the game itself? There's definitely more diverse Pokemon available in LGPE, like Oddish and Bellsprout on Routes 1 and 2, early Nidoran M/F near the first rival battle (which apparently wasn't in FRLG, despite being in every other version of Kanto), and of course, all of the Alolan variants you can trade for, providing access to the elusive Dark type for the first time in Kanto. Postgame, yeah, there are more Pokemon available in FRLG, plus Sevii Isles and everything. Good exclusive content, but I value the better combat feeling of LGPE more, during the main game. There are just so many more usable Pokemon than in FRLG, offering more replayability by comparison Oh, and I've always played in handheld mode, so I didn't have to deal with motion controls; catching is extremely easy when you can just point and click lol

[@blastoi5e]

remember going with my mom in 7th grade to get these, after playing red/blue the hype around a remake of a previous game was insane, still got my preorder pocket guide too lol

[@marcouscous527]

I remember being so frustrated on my second playthrough of this as a kid. I didnt know you had to have 60 pokemon caught to unlock the other islands. I had done it the first time, I remember talking to every npc trying to figure out what to do

[@Ethan12355]

Really really really like your videos

[@ardianhesa4340]

I’m South Asian, my first pokemon game is the gen 2 game ones, with Japanese Gameboy Color, I consciously played gen 3 games with French Gameboy Advance, I have no idea how to read french so I just have my french dictionary to understand the game and the braile sections completely stopped me from continuing the game because “how am I supposed to know what braile is with non-existing internet of early 2005?” Years later, i found out that the braile is in English, but the word Cut in that game is Coupe

[@ArichDKC]

I think my comment was deleted, but I'll try again. I think the release date is the 9th. Bulbapedia has that date and their source is the actual Pokémon site that is still up. I figured I'd let it be known in case the 7th is indeed inaccurate

[@PaPaSea]

I didn’t delete your comment I just thought it said the 7th oops

[@ArichDKC]

@@PaPaSea you're good. Might've been my connection. I only noticed the 9th date because I'm all for anniversaries and i got really excited when your video popped up on my feed, so I went to Google to read up on the games (which is funny as I've owned them for most of their existence)

[@homogenized]

LOL that was almost a very different word written on that notepad!!! As for a name of this genre of videos, maybe "Pokemon Games Revisited"? I enjoy your videos very much!!

[@pokemaniacalex8031]

Something about the Regis I found out the hard way recently in my copy of Sapphire is the fact that you can kind of screw yourself out of opening the Sealed Chamber if you use your Dig TM and then delete the move from the Pokémon you taught it to... Granted, you can just trade a 'mon that knows Dig, but I don't currently have a GBA link cable, and I'm still waiting for the one I ordered. Nincada can learn Dig through Level-Up, though... At Level 45... Arceus damn it, Gen 3... I love ya, but you're breaking my balls here, man...

[@swagkirby3449]

FRLG were my first Pokémon games, and they’re some of my all time favorites to this day

[@jonathanpayne4772]

FireRed was my first Pokémon game, will always adore it.

[@shatteredyoshi]

I will miss all the challenge videos... but I do like listening to people yap about Pokémon for half an hour

[@shaankelly1302]

I have no issue being underleveled. Im always constantly 5-10 levels under from Erika on and its fine. Just play type matchups and status moves and fight every trainer and youll have no issue. I have yet to grind in any pokemon game outside Gen 2 but now when replaying Crystal i just save scum the mystery egg so i get Smoochum. She is broken lol and beating Crystal for the first time without grinding this summer was the most rewarding feeling. That's with being 12 levels under for the Elite 4. Either way whoever is reading this, no need to grind. Trust me you'll do fine assuming you play smart

[@darkninjafirefox]

I got firered for Christmas that year! I'll always love them. If I had the time to learn how to mod games, I'd give fr/lg a day/night cycle with some gen 2 pokemon sprinkled around the region along with the evolutions of gen 1 pokemon being available

[@TCONJ]

Leaf green was my first Pokémon game

[@ImJT5]

9:02 isnt this the same deal as ursaluna / the legends arceus pokemon and scarlet violet? You cant evolve those pokemon in gen 9 as far as im aware.

[@dragoon1090]

I got both of mine at toys r us 20 years ago. I was in 7th grade and during school, my mom went and got them for me. I loved them so much. The sevii Islands are fun.

[@UstraMage]

I got my copy of FireRed at Best Buy. I had largely got out of love in Pokemon but these games where the first step to coming back

[@AuraLeafstorm]

Pokemon LeafGreen was my first pokemon game, and to this day it ties with Emerald as my favorite. As far as I'm concerned it's the best way to experience Kanto, but its one major flaw is its refusal to include the evolutions/pre-evolutions that were introduced after Gen 1 until the postgame, or not at all. Umbreon is my favorite eeveelution and it's annoying that I can't get it in my favorite pokemon games.

[@Ace_IsG0ne]

Wonder if anyone else had their first experince of these games on their 3ds 😭

[@Docmain3]

Hopeful for gen 5 remake. I played a friend's copy of Black for six hours.

[@PURPLE_G0J0]

I spent a majority of my early childhood playing Leafgreen, it was so much fun

[@switzcheez2]

So something about the prima guide. Th first print didn’t feature the post game, but the second print did! I owned the second print as a kid, bought a first print as an adult, and had to track down the second print. Easy ways to tell them apart, the inside covers are printed in first print, but not second, second print will also be missing the contest text on the cover.

[@mikeknutson4335]

You joke but in Heart Gold/Soul Silver there is no Moss Rock, Ice Rock, or Magnetic Areas so you can’t get Magnezone, Probopass, Glaceon, or Leafeon without a Sinnoh game in gen 4.

[@MyGamingIsRandom]

So grateful for the remasters, Gen 1 graphics just makes it feel too old even though thats what I played back then. But appreciate all the improvements and I can say I play gen 3 all the time

[@series9234]

I was hunting the starters for this. Got squirtle few days ago and charmander last night. LEEETTSSS GOOOO and yes i was like 14 when these came out.

[@blackJJseventeen]

There was a Braille translation in the booklet. So there was no issue with that when the games originally came out. I still wonder why they didnt use the Unown alphabet instead

[@Whatisthis195]

Firered was my first game! A buddy at school had it, and I wanted it. I remember it specifically because my dad NEVER bought me anything other than for birthdays & Christmas. For whatever reason, I was on his laptop and found it on eBay and he agreed to get it for me🤷🏻‍♂️ first & last thing I ever got for no reason😂.

[@julianapasqualoni4382]

they actually did that for glaceon and leafeon. heartgold and soulsilver dont have the icy stone or the mossy stone in their overworld. in order to get a leafeon or glaceon, you actually need to trade eevee back to a sinnoh game to evolve it using the special environments. same with anything that needs to be in mount coronet to evolve like probopass and magnezone

[@EmikaSandra]

I had plenty of those Gen 2 evo teases when I played through the game and got a Chansey from the Safari Zone. Since it was my first ever Pokemon game, I had no idea why the game kept canceling the evolution out even though I didn't press B. I figured that it was a bug until I finally got the National Dex.

[@wallypr1261]

What happend is that gen 2 pkm was lock on Pkm coloseum and gale of darkness in gamecube. so people have to buy all the games to transfer

[@ryanbusch2885]

These actually were my introductions to a lot of kanto, I played silver when I was little and red and blue were just rumors I’d heard at school

[@ryanbusch2885]

Also I was playing Silver before I learned to read so I didn’t know I could save and the furthest I could usually get before the battery died was to the lake of rage

[@m2dauffin2]

Close to level 50 for the elite for is crazy, I usually fight it with my mons in the mid to late 30s

[@johnnyhua2702]

lol i never knew fire red and leaf green released on my birthday (in the U.S,) oddly its also the first pokemon game i ever played and one of my favorites

[@CosmicCorviknight]

I remember sending over Hoenn Pokémon to beat the Kanto Elite 4 and complete the postgame which made me feel like the Tourist class players we'd later get in Gen 7 (or one of those anime characters with a random Pokémon from the next games as a tease). Lance's Dragonites were destroyed by my Flygon 😁

[@dankairgadam8841]

My 2nd favorite Pokemon games after Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald. It's difficult to put into words how much the old school pokemon games affected me.

[@davidciszewski7497]

Just finished Pokémon Firered with only 1 ratata. No hms or tms neither. I did become the champion. Required pursuit to knock out the ghost types and rock types easier.

[@TJDylan]

I wonder if Nintendo is waiting until Gen 1’s 30th anniversary to release pokemon on NSO. Sure hope not.

[@nesradub360]

8:50 you do actually need to do that for Magnezone, Leafeon, and Glaceon...

[@andrei4617]

“Um actually” ☝🏻🤓

[@DryBones271]

Bite is OK against Sabrina, but remember it's a special move (not physical) And she's got pretty good Special Defence. Shadow Ball is a better option, since you can gamble to get one, and it's Physical.

[@benjaminphipps8325]

Just beat sapphire yesterday and I feel like those games are better at xp deployment. I had 4 Pokémon around lvl 50 by the elite four with little to no grinding. When I made it to the elite four in leaf green, I had three Pokémon lvl 39

[@dathbaeder]

0:48 My fight or flight response activated

[@SilkenCloud98]

No kidding. I saw that and now I’m gonna go binge some classic =3