You've finally been granted your Pokémon trainer's license. Now, it's time to head out to become the world greatest Pokémon trainer. Starting with just one Pokémon, you need to train hard and vigorously to defeat all 8 gym leaders and the Elite Four.

You start out in a simple town with just one Pokémon. With that Pokémon, it's up to you to battle and catch 5 other Pokémon and train them to become strong enough to defeat your rivals. There are 150 Pokémon to catch, and along the way you can teach your Pokèmon new moves, so every Pokémon is different and unique. Because of this, no Pokémon is the best. You need to maintain a well-balanced team of six Pokémon to defeat any challenge that you face. But remember, there are always other trainers out there willing to prove that they can beat you, so be prepared to battle it out with other trainers as well as the Gym Leaders.

Not only that, but Pokémon Red allows you to interact with other Pokémon owners. Find a friend with Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue or Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition battle it out with one another. You can trade your creatures with each other, because neither Red nor Blue has all 150 Pokémon. Interaction is essential to becoming a Pokémon master!

It's going to take all you've got to collect 150 Pokémon in this enormous world. Catch them, battle them, trade them. Can you develop the ultimate strategy to defeat the eight Gym Leaders and become the greatest Pokémon Master of all time?

Pokémon Red differentiates itself from Pokémon Blue in that there are different Pokèmon in each game. Common Pokémon in Red are uncommon in Blue, and those in Blue may not even show up in Red. It requires both games to collect all 150 Pokémon and become a Pokémon master.

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Alternate Titles

"ポケットモンスター赤" -- Japanese spelling
"Pokémon Version Rouge" -- French Title
"Pokémon Versione Rossa" -- Italian Title
"Pokémon Rote Version: Schnapp' sie Dir alle!" -- German tag-lined title
"Pokémon Rote Edition" -- German Title
"Pokémon Red Version: Gotta catch 'em all!" -- Tag-lined title
"Pokémon Edición Roja: ¡Hazte con todos!" -- Spanish tag-lined title
"Pokémon Edición Roja" -- Spanish Title
"Pocket Monsters Akai" -- Japanese Title

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User Reviews

Too tedious to play	Pixelspeech (678)
The Spark that started the Fire...	Lawnmower Man (130)
One of my first gaming experiences.	Spag (70)

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The Press Says

IGN	Jun 23, 1999	10 out of 10	100
Nintendojo	Aug 16, 2004	9.8 out of 10	98
Consoles Plus	Nov, 1999	95 out of 100	95
Portable Review	Jun 08, 2007	38 out of 40	95
VicioJuegos.com	May 06, 2008	93 out of 100	93
Nintendo Life	Apr 28, 2009		90
Cubed3	Mar 17, 2006	9 out of 10	90
Player One	Oct, 1999	89 out of 100	89
GameSpot	Feb 09, 2001	8.8 out of 10	88
Just RPG	Apr 03, 2003	73 out of 100	73

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Forums

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New game groups needed	1	Lampbane (1841) Jan 06, 2009

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Trivia

Although most people believe that the only way to capture mew is through a Nintendo event or by use of a Game Shark device, techies have found that through a certain set of steps, you can capture mew in this game, as well as in blue and yellow versions. At this point, mew is level 7 and only knows pound. This feature is due to a mistake in the game's programming.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Corn Popper (69145) on Sep 22, 2002.