Red レッドRed
Red andPika in theFireRed & LeafGreen arc
Age	20 (as ofOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc)
Gender	Male
Birthday	August 8
Blood type	O
Eye color	Red
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Pallet Town
Region	Kanto
Trainer class	Trainer,Champion
Game counterpart	Red
Champion of	Indigo League

Red (Japanese:レッドRed) is amain character in the manga seriesPokémon Adventures.

Character

Red is very much the quintessential hero; brave, kind, and outgoing. He is capable of feats of agility, and is always willing to help others, with or without the help of his Pokémon.

Red is an exceptionalPokémon battler, able to utilize his Pokémon'smoves and natural talents in unique ways. Red's special skill, as described byProfessor Oak, is Pokémon battling, earning the title of the"Fighter" (戦う者Fighter).

Red is sometimes slow to pick up on sensitive matters. He is the last of the original sevenPokédex holders to learn ofYellow's true gender.

History

Background

Red'sfirst Pokémon was aPoliwag namedPoli that he owned as a young boy. One day, when Red was swimming and began to drown, Poli was unable to do anything but watch. Due to being unable to help Red in his current state, heevolved intoPoliwhirl and saved him.

Red, Green & Blue arc

In this arc, Red is the main protagonist, and his main rival isBlue. Red is first seen showing off his catching abilities to a group of little kids, but once they mentionProfessor Oak andhis grandson, they leave. He then sees a fewTeam Rocket Grunts and overhears them talking aboutMew. He manages to find it, only to see that Blue, who he didn't know yet, was already battling it with aCharmander. Seeing Blue quickly recalling his Pokémon angers Red to a point where he sends out his ownPoliwhirl on it and is easily defeated. He then receives some words of wisdom from Blue and decides to suck up his pride and go to seeProfessor Oak.

Red enters the seemingly empty lab and notices aBulbasaur, only to be found by Professor Oak and mistaken for a thief. All of the Professor'sPoké Balls are then set loose, and Red volunteers to get all of them back. He does so, except for the sameBulbasaur from earlier, which he eventually finds in theViridian Gym. He manages to calm Bulbasaur down only to be attacked by a wildMachoke. Red then figures out how to useSolar Beam on his own, impressing Oak to the point of giving him aPokédex andBulbasaur to keep. He is then sent along by Professor Oak to capture as many Pokémon as he can, and encounters Blue again inViridian Forest. The two boys fight over aKangaskhan, and Red finally learns Blue's name and status as Oak's grandson, beginning arivalry with him.

Red later manages to catch a menacingPikachu that was destroying industry inPewter City. He then runs intoBlue again, learns of theBoulder Badge and decides to challengeBrock and earn Gym Badges. After blowing through the preliminaries withSaur andPoli Red realizes that he needs his newly caught Pikachu to beatBrock's Onix. After a rocky first part of the match, Red earns Pikachu's trust and he defeats Brock. He later encountersMisty andher Gyarados which had been stolen and went into an intense rage, horribly injuring Misty and herStaryu in the process. After re-capturing theGyarados for Misty, Red learns aboutTeam Rocket through Misty and Oak, and sets off toMt. Moon after them with Misty. They win a battle against Team Rocket even after the adminKoga uses an injection to make hisRhyhorn evolve into aRhydon. While staying inMisty's mansion, Misty defeats Red to make him see that they need to be stronger if they want to defeat Team Rocket. After several days of training, he defeats her and wins theCascade Badge.

After stowing away and getting kicked off theS.S. Anne, Red meets thePokémon Fan Club Chairman, learning from him that hisAbra, along with other Pokémon, are being stolen. This leads him back to the S.S. Anne, where he runs into the owner,Lt. Surge. Lt. Surge, another one ofTeam Rocket's admins, throws Red andPoli overboard, only to trigger Poli'sEvolution into aPoliwrath, saving Red from drowning.

Later, Red enters a bike racing contest and uses his Pokémon to give him a good lead, until he and several of the racers are stopped dead by aSnorlax. By using his Bulbasaur covered in honey he catches theSnorlax and wins the race, however all of his prize money is spent to feed it. He then journeys into the Pokémon Tower inLavender Town to rescueBlue who has mysteriously disappeared. He finds Blue possessed by aGastly owned byKoga. Red then watches Blue defeat and slice Koga'sArbok in half, and gains some respect towards Blue.

Later, Red is scammed out of his money for fake items by a mischievous girl calledGreen. He chases her down and gets his money back, only to realize that his first two Badges, theBoulder Badge and theCascade Badge, are gone. He then deduces that the stolenSquirtle mentioned by Professor Oak must have been taken by Green and evolved intoWartortle. Upon hearing someTeam Rocket Grunts mentioning her, Red infiltratesTeam Rocket to see what they know about Green, and finds her surrounded by a group of Team Rocket members looking for a mysterious chip she stole, containing information aboutMew. Even after everythingGreen did to him, Red saves her from Team Rocket. After that, the two of them go after Mew only to find that Team Rocket made it to it again, and Red has to stall them in order for Mew to get away. After this altercation, Green leaves, but not before leaving Red's Badges entrusted in his pocket.

Red then accidentally gets his Pokémon swapped withBlue nearCeladon City. When he tries to battle with them they refuse to obey him, but later he decides to play with them while Blue trains Red's Pokémon with more exotic and useful moves. Blue's Pokémon become more kind to Red and more lighthearted overall, something that greatly annoys Blue when he gets his Pokémon back.

Red then goes toErika and challenges her, but she first requires that he proves himself by catching anEevee. Eventually, withBill's help, Red finds and catchesa strange Eevee with the ability to swap between any of its evolved forms, due to a special device implemented in its ear. He then goes to find Erika and asks why Eevee is like this, and challenges her to a Gym battle. Erika easily defeats Red, and says that she will kill Eevee due to its deformity. Once Red usesPika to protect Eevee, Erika reveals that it was simply a test and the real people that made Eevee like this wereTeam Rocket.

Red next visits theSafari Zone inFuchsia City, and although he isn't supposed to do anything except watch, he smuggles in aPoké Ball and catches aNidoqueen, angering twoNidoking that were fighting over her. He manages to escape them but is then taken by aVictreebel to be eaten for an Evolution ritual for theBellsprout andWeepinbell. He gets away from them only to run into the Nidoking again, resulting in a fight between Nidoking and the Victreebel. Red uses this to catch both Pokémon, and catches many others before he is finally found by the Safari Zone Warden.

He then unknowingly helps Rocket bossGiovanni, whom he believes is just a researcher, get someFossils and get toPewter City throughDiglett's Cave, only to see thatPewter Museum of Science is set ablaze by twoMagmar. He battles the Magmar with Giovanni studying his moves. Giovanni eventually deduces Red is not a threat to Team Rocket since he lacks in cruelty, unfairness, and brutality. Red is then sent on his way, but not before Giovanni gives him anOld Amber.

Wanting to reach theSeafoam Islands, Red then goes to the bottom of a lake to retrieve theHM forSurf. He is instead confronted by aDragonite and decides to use all of his other Pokémon to distract it, only to have their combined weight crush the HM and trap Red's leg under a rock. He is eventually rescued byMisty, who appears and drives the Dragonite off with herStarmie andGyarados. Misty then trades Red'sKrabby for her Gyarados, who knowsSurf. On Seafoam Islands, Red encounters Team Rocket again, who are searching forArticuno.

He then reachesCinnabar Island, spotting Team Rocket once more and secretly watching them battleBlaine's Pokémon from the edge of a cliff. A member spots him and threatens to throw him off the cliff if he doesn't surrender. Blaine appears but with his Gyarados, and the two of them easily overpower the grunts until they reveal their secret weapon, aMoltres. The Grunts disperse and Moltres gives chase to the two of them on Blaine'sRapidash. When nothing that they do works, Blaine spots Red'sOld Amber and has him revive it as fast as he can. He gets it revived into anAerodactyl and with that, he is able to drive Moltres away.

Later, when Red,Blue, andGreen all fail to get intoSaffron City, Red goes toPallet Town to ask forProfessor Oak's advice, only to realize that there is nobody there except forSabrina and herKadabra, masquerading as Oak. Sabrina, Team Rocket's third admin, then appears to him and pins him to the floor with her psychic powers, challenging him to go back to Saffron City.Blue then arrives and tells him that Saffron must beTeam Rocket's headquarters, and they find out thatVee is missing. Saffron City is protected from invasion by a largepsychic barrier, so with some urging fromGreen, Red and Blue team up. WithPika'sSubstitute and Blue'sGolduck'sConfusion, the two of them locate the source of thebarrier, Sabrina'sMr. Mime, and defeat it, allowing access to Saffron City.

After a trap door splits him up from Blue while insideSilph Co., Red runs intoLt. Surge, who has been equipped with many gadgets involving electricity andElectric-type Pokémon, powered byZapdos. Red sends outSaur in defense and usesRazor Leaf to cut the electrical cords, causing Lt. Surge to get electrocuted. Red swipes theThunder Badge from him as well as a pair of gloves, and findsKoga standing victorious overBlue. Red tries to stop Koga from killing Blue, but is restrained by Koga'sGrimer. After a hard battle with the legendaryArticuno, the same one that Red had saved earlier, the two boys defeat Koga. Red takes theSoul Badge from him, and the two split up once again.

He runs into the Badge Energy Amplifier room, where he meetsGreen, who hands him theMarsh Badge in exchange for hisMoon Stone. Red fits his seven Badges into the Amplifier and points it at hisPikachu, when Sabrina appears, and though he points it at Pikachu, the Amplifier does not work. Green then reveals that the two Badges that she returned to him earlier were fake, and escapes with the Amplifier, leaving Red to fight Sabrina. Zapdos, Moltres, and Articuno are merged when Green inserts the real Badges in, creatinga new Pokémon. Combining their attacks, Red, Blue, and Green eventually defeat it.

Red then journeys back toCerulean City to capture the "monster Pokémon", which turns out to beMewtwo. After attempting to catch it, Red and his Pokémon are almost sucked into Mewtwo'sPsywave. They are saved byBlaine, and Red uses his whole team to fool Mewtwo and catch it with aMaster Ball for Blaine.

Later, Red encountersYellow being attacked by aDratini inViridian Forest. He helps her catch aRattata and explains how battling and catching Pokémon works. He takes her back to Viridian City and finds that Team Rocket has been releasing abused Pokémon into the Forest to make them stronger. He also learns that the Gym Leader there has been absent for a very long time. Entering the Gym, Red finally meetsGiovanni again, who reveals his true intentions behind the incident at Diglett's Cave. Giovanni then challenges Red with a catch: if Red loses he has to join Team Rocket. After a very intense and long battle, Red defeats Giovanni. He is offered to become the newGym Leader of Viridian, but he first wishes to become a better Trainer and goes off toIndigo Plateau.

With the Badges he gained, Red is able to enter the Pokémon League, where he facesBlue in the final match. Just as Oak notes how Blue has become more instinctual like Red, Red in turn has become more calm and is able to use knowledge as well as instinct. He defeats Blue and hisCharizard withSaur and emerges as theChampion of the 9th triennial Pokémon League competition. This makes him interesting to theElite Four, who are watching the battle from the side.

Yellow arc

At the beginning of the second arc, two years after the end of the previous arc, Red receives an invitation to battleBruno of theElite Four atMt. Moon. During the battle, Bruno stops to let several Diglett and Dugtrio pass and then Agatha uses her mind controlling powers over him to render him incapable of further battle. Red is then confronted byLorelei andAgatha, who want him to join them in their quest to wipe out humanity for the sake of Pokémon. They also want information about Giovanni so they can find theEarth Badge to power the Badge Energy Amplifier that Agatha retrieved at theSilph Co. rubble. When he tells the truth,Lorelei freezes him in a block of ice, making everybody think that he has disappeared since nobody else had seen him for over a month. OnlyPika escapes and makes it toProfessor Oak'slaboratory, where he teams up withYellow.

Red's frozen ice sculpture is found byBrock inMt. Moon, but Red is nowhere to be found. EvenBruno, looking for Red so they could finish the battle that they started, can't trace him. As revealed at the end of the arc,Giovanni eventually rescued Red, enabling him to seek out his friends and help them fight theElite Four onCerise Island. Red arrives just in time to saveBill andLt. Surge, finally finishing his battle withBruno.

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Red first appears in theGold, Silver & Crystal arcs inGligar Glide whenGold sees him in a photo at theDay Care Center showing him as one of the previous winners of the Pokémon League.

Red is offered the newly-open position ofViridian CityGym Leader, and even though he passes the test easily, he has to turn it down due to injuries he suffered from being frozen. He is also asked to helpYellow deal with findingLugia inJohto, but also turns it down for the same reason. He learns fromBlue where to heal his wounds and leaves to recuperate at the springs inMt. Silver withBlue's Charizard andGreen's Blastoise, where he meetsSabrina, also there to heal the same injuries. Sabrina informs him of the Gym Leaders meeting in the Pokémon League, and he later arrives at the scene in time to saveBlue,Brock, andErika from atrain crash.

Red and Blue then travel underground with Blue's newRhydon towardsIlex Forest, where the villainousMasked Man headed. Along the way, they meetBruno andKoga, two former enemies, who help them on their way and tell them aboutCelebi.

When they arrive atIlex Forest, Red, Blue, and the other Pokédex holders then team up with severallegendary Pokémon to help fight theMasked Man. During the battle Red finally learns thatYellow is a girl. At the end of the story,Gold becomes impressed with Red and goes to train under him at Mt. Silver.

Pokemon the Comic

On Mt. Silver, Red is training with Gold, when the latter is attacked andPibu is kidnapped. Red goes off with Pika and they worked together to defeat a wild Venusaur and Poliwhirl and save Pibu, before reuniting with Gold andHirō. They spend some time in the hot springs before Red and Gold part ways with Hirō and they head to Red's home. Red informs Gold on a few things and allows him to stay at his home.

Ruby & Sapphire arc

Red appeared in a fantasy inRayquaza Redemption II, whenSapphire explained toRuby that his accomplishments had inspired her to train to battle.

FireRed & LeafGreen arc

From this arc onwards, Red wears the new FireRed jacket and hat along with the same shoes and jeans from previously.

Red and Blue meet atProfessor Oak's lab, where they find messages mysteriously asking them to leave their Pokédexes and head toVermilion City. Once there, the two board theSeagallop Ferry to theSevii Islands, where they also findGreen being attacked byDeoxys. They are soon confronted by the newTeam Rocket Admins,The Three Beasts, as well as Deoxys, who is under control of Giovanni. As it turns out,Professor Oak has been kidnapped by Team Rocket again.

Red undergoes special training underUltima onTwo Island, where hisVenusaur learns the legendaryGrass-type moveFrenzy Plant. However, he is still defeated by Deoxys, who he shares a strange connection with. Red loses his confidence, but eventually regains the will to fight in order to understand the meaning of his connection to Deoxys.

Mewtwo shows up and offers to battle under Red's command to get revenge on Deoxys. The two arrive at theTeam Rocket airship hovering aboveViridian City, where Giovanni is searching for his long-lost son. After a very long and fierce battle, Mewtwo manages to defeat Deoxys. However, victory is short asCarr, one of The Three Beasts, rebels against Team Rocket and, after placing hisForretress all over the airship and ordering them to useExplosion, takes over the airship. While Deoxys transports everyone else aboard to safety, Red stays behind to defeat the Forretress and stop the airship from blowing up overVermilion City. In the process, he discovers that Deoxys absorbed a sample of his blood when it broke free from Team Rocket's lab.

At the end of the arc, Red is turned to stone along with the other main characters bySird's beam intended for Deoxys.

Emerald arc

Red, along with Blue, Green, Silver, and Yellow, were transported as statues in boxes on theS.S. Tidal by the other main characters to theBattle Frontier for their salvation. For most of this arc, Red, along with four other Pokédex holders, remained frozen in stone. It was only towards the end of the arc that he and the others were liberated byEmerald with the help of the wish-grantingMythical PokémonJirachi. Free again, Red and the others helped fightGuile Hideout. In the aftermath of the battle, Red and the other Pokédex holders participated in theBattle Dome tournament, which ultimately concluded in Emerald claiming the Tactics Symbol.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

Red makes a brief cameo appearance in a flashback when Gold talks about his training with him on Mt. Silver in theGold, Silver & Crystal arc.

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc

In this arc, Red gets a call from Bill, who informs him that the Ruby and Sapphire shards that were taken from Team Rocket have begun transforming intoOrbs. Fearing something may happen, Bill asks Red to come over to help him with the shards. When Red, Green, and Daisy arrive at Bill's cottage, they find that Bill has been attacked. Bill reveals that two men attacked him and stole the Orbs and his boat. Red and Green leave Bill in Daisy's care while they use a tracking device to find the thieves.

They travel to the Hoenn region and catch up with the thieves, who are revealed to beMaxie andArchie. Overhearing their plans to use the Orbs for some purpose, Red and Green decide to battle Maxie and Archie to avenge their injured friend and take the Orbs back. When Maxie and Archie start the battle by usingMega Evolution to power up their Pokémon, Red and Green counter by using their own Mega-Evolved Pokémon. Red and Green eventually manage to defeat their opponents, but are startled by the appearance ofGroudon andKyogre. Maxie and Archie use the Orbs to revert Groudon and Kyogre into theirPrimal forms. With its increased power Groudon easily defeats Red and Green by smashing them under a pile of rubble.

Afterward, Red and Green awaken inside a building, where they find that their belongings and Poké Balls have been taken away. There, they meetBlaise andAmber, who also had their stuff taken. The person responsible reveals himself to be Giovanni, who had taken the four aboard the Team Rocket airship. He reveals to them that he intends on helping stop themeteoroid.

Later, Red and others travel toSootopolis City, where they find Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald discussing a plan to destroy the meteoroid. Red's group demonstrates that despite not being in a battle, activating Mega Evolution is still possible. With this revelation, Giovanni speculates that the meteoroid may actually be a Pokémon from space. Green then suggests that they gather allies from around Hoenn, Kanto, and Johto so that they may combine the power of their Pokémon to help slow down the meteoroid.

Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission

InEpisode One, Red is seen whenLunick is discussing the difference betweenPokémon Trainers andPokémon Rangers toIyori.

Diamond & Pearl arc

InCleaning Up Grimer, whenDiamond was callinghis mother after he ended up on aTeam Galactic aircraft heading toVeilstone City, he told her not to worry, and referred to the heroics of the members ofProteam Omega, which were based on Red's team.

InHigh-tailing It from Haunter, Red was briefly seen together with the otherPokédex holders fromKanto,Johto, andHoenn when theAdvanced level Grunt was talking toDiamond about thePokédex.

InDouble Trouble with Dialga and Palkia IV, at theSpear Pillar, Sird told the Team GalacticCommanders about how she escaped from Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, and Silver by turning them into stone with herDarkrai.

Pokémon

In the Japanese version, Red nicknames his Pokémon by taking two syllables of their species name and cutting out the rest. In the English translations, the English species names are used instead.

On hand

Poli♂

Debut	A Glimpse of the Glow

Main article:Poli

Poli (Japanese:ニョロNyoro) is Red's first Pokémon. He debuted asPoliwhirl inA Glimpse of the Glow, but was later revealed to have been caught as aPoliwag when Red was younger. Poli is very loyal to Red and both of hisEvolutions were to save his Trainer from drowning. As of...Now You Don't, he is level 80, has a Bravenature, and hisCharacteristic is "proud of its power."

Saur♂ 

Debut	Bulbasaur, Come Home!

Main article:Saur

Saur (Japanese:フッシーFusshī) is Red's second main Pokémon. Saur was given to Red as aBulbasaur inBulbasaur, Come Home! byProfessor Oak after seeing the two defeat aMachoke they encountered at theViridian Gym. InWartortle Wars, he evolved intoIvysaur after a battle with aPrimeape and Venusaur during the final battle against Team Rocket in theSilph Co. building inThe Winged Legends. In theOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc, Saur is revealed to have gained the ability to Mega Evolve. He is level 84, has a Gentlenature, and hisCharacteristic is "somewhat stubborn."

Pika♂

Debut	Wanted: Pikachu!

Main article:Pika

Pika (Japanese:ピカPika) is Red's third main Pokémon. InWanted: Pikachu!, he was captured by Red inPewter City after Red stopped the mischievous Pokémon from terrorizing the populace by stealing their food. Although initially disobedient, Pika eventually became one of Red's most trusted team members. During theYellow arc, Pika was put underYellow's possession after Red went missing, but was returned to him after he was found. He has a courtship with Yellow's ownChuchu and they have anEgg together, which hatches intoGold'sPichu,Pibu. As of...Now You Don't, he is level 88, has a Sassynature, and hisCharacteristic is "strong willed."

Snor (CY: Lax)♂

Debut	Wake Up...You're Snorlax!

Main article:Snor

Snor (Japanese:ゴンGon) is Red's fourth main Pokémon. Red encountered Snor onRoute 12 inWake Up—You're Snorlax!, where he was blocking a Bicycle race by sleeping on the road. After waking him up with honey, Red captured Snor, only to be forced to feed him with the prize money he won from the race. InAll About Arceus IX, it is revealed that Snor made an Egg withEmerald's Snorlax. As ofOld Ultima Puts Them to the Test, he is level 89, has an Impishnature, and hisCharacteristic is "sturdy body."

Gyara♂

Debut	Gyarados Splashes In!

Main article:Gyara

Gyara (Japanese:ギャラGyara) is Red's sixth main Pokémon. Originally, he belonged toMisty, but was captured by Team Rocket and experimented on to make him more fierce and destructive. After being recaptured by Red, Misty managed to tame Gyarados back into his previous gentle self. InYou Know...Articuno!, Misty gave Red Gyarados in exchange for Red'sKrabby so that he could have a Pokémon that could useSurf. As ofOld Ultima Puts Them to the Test, he is level 84, has a Lonelynature, and hisCharacteristic is "likes to thrash about."

Aero♂

Debut	Holy Moltres

Main article:Aero

Aero (Japanese:プテPte) is Red's seventh main Pokémon. Aero was given to Red byGiovanni as anOld Amber after they got out ofDiglett's Cave inMake Way For Magmar!. Aero was resurrected inHoly Moltres on Cinnabar Island to help Blaine combat Team Rocket'sMoltres. As ofOld Ultima Puts Them to the Test, he is level 85, has a Hastynature, and hisCharacteristic is "alert to sounds."

In box

Nidorino♂

Debut	A Glimpse of the Glow

Red caughtNidorino (Japanese:ドリDori) to demonstrate his capture abilities to some children inPallet Town inA Glimpse of the Glow, but never used him since then. He is level 52 and has a Boldnature.

None of Nidorino's moves are known, and his Ability isPoison Point.

Diglett♂

Debut	A Tale of Ninetales

ThisDiglett (Japanese:ディグDig) is a minor Pokémon that Red caught after he and Blue accidentally switched Pokémon inA Tale of Ninetales. So far, he has only used him while battling Eevee inthe following chapter when he thought Eevee was anElectric-type Pokémon, but then Eevee changed intoVaporeon and defeated him. He is level 33, has a Docilenature, and hisCharacteristic is "scatters things often."

Diglett's only known move isDig, and his Ability isSand Veil.

Vee♂

Debut	Blame It on Eevee

Main article:Vee

Vee (Japanese:ブイVui) is Red's fifth main Pokémon. As anEevee, Vee was genetically modified by Team Rocket to have unstable DNA, allowing him to evolve intoJolteon,Flareon, andVaporeon and back into an Eevee at will. Sometime prior toForretress of Solitude Vee's emotional trauma was healed and he permanently evolved into Espeon. As ofThe Last Battle XIV, he is level 65, has a Mildnature, and hisCharacteristic is "very finicky."

Sandshrew♂

Debut	Make Way For Magmar!

ThisSandshrew (Japanese:サンSan) first appeared inMake Way For Magmar!, where it was used to douse the flames of two wildMagmar. He is level 31, has a Hardynature, and hisCharacteristic is "takes plenty of siestas."

Sandshrew's only known move isSand Attack, and his Ability isSand Veil.

Status unknown

This is a listing of Pokémon that Red owned but which were not listed in the full character Pokémon listings at the end ofVolume 15, nor seen since then. It's possible that Red has released or traded them since their last appearances.

Bellsprout

Debut	...But Fearow Itself!

Red caught this Pokémon during his travels alongRoute 24 andRoute 25. Nothing else is known aboutBellsprout.

None of Bellsprout's moves are known.

Fearow

Debut	...But Fearow Itself!

Red caught this angry Pokémon to keep it from attackingBill.

Fearow's only known move isDrill Peck.

Safari Zone Pokémon

Debut	Long Live the Nidoking!

Red caught aNidoqueen and multipleNidoking,Victreebel,Weepinbell,Bellsprout,Exeggcute, andParasect when he was lost in theSafari Zone one night and was almost killed by a rampaging Victreebel inLong Live the Nidoking! andA Hollow Victreebel. None of them have been seen since.

Nidoking's only known move isMega Punch.
Some of theVictreebel's known moves areVine Whip,Wrap,Poison Powder,Sleep Powder*,Stun Spore*, andSwallow* and their Ability isChlorophyll.
Some of theWeepinbell's known moves areWring Out* and their Ability isChlorophyll.
The rest of the Safari Zone Pokémon's moves are unknown.

Caterpie → Metapod →Butterfree

Debut	Vol. 3

Butterfree was shown in the end of the third volumes'Pokédex. Apparently, it evolved from aCaterpie.

None of Butterfree's moves are known.

Traded away

Charmeleon →Charizard♂

Debut	A Glimpse of the Glow

Main article:Blue's Charizard

The first time Red hadBlue'sfirst partner Pokémon was when it was still aCharmeleon, and the two rivals accidentally switched their Pokémon inA Tale of Ninetales. Later, in theGold, Silver & Crystal arc,Charizard was temporarily traded forGyara so that Red could use it to fly toMt. Silver. He was also temporarily traded forSaur during theFireRed & LeafGreen arc.

Scyther, Golduck, Pidgeot, and Porygon

Debut	A Tale of Ninetales

When Red and Blue accidentally switched Pokémon inA Tale of Ninetales, Red gotBlue's Scyther,Charmeleon,Golduck,Machoke,Pidgeot, andPorygon. With these Pokémon he managed to catch aDiglett and aKrabby.

Machoke →Machamp♂

Debut	A Tale of Ninetales

Main article:Blue's Machamp

When Red and Blue accidentally switched Pokémon inA Tale of Ninetales, Red gotBlue's Machoke. With Machoke's help he managed to catch aDiglett and aKrabby. Later, while battling aNinetales, Machoke evolved intoMachamp.

Krabby♀

Debut	A Tale of Ninetales

Red caught aKrabby (Japanese:クラCra) along with hisDiglett when he hadBlue's Pokémon inA Tale of Ninetales. Like Diglett, he used her inthe following chapter to battleEevee when he thought Eevee was aFire-type Pokémon, but then Eevee turned toJolteon and attacked with anElectric attack. InYou Know...Articuno!,Misty gave Red herGyarados in exchange for his Krabby. She has been seen with Misty several times since.

Krabby's known moves areVise Grip,Crabhammer, andGuillotine.

Given away

Mewtwo

Debut	Tauros the Tyrant

Main article:Mewtwo (Adventures)

Mewtwo went berserk upon reaching fruition in aTeam Rocket Lab, which it then promptly destroyed thoroughly and escaped prior toHoly Moltres.Blaine, blaming himself for the disaster that this had caused, used the connection to the Genetic Pokémon on his arm to track it down to where it last rampaged in northwestern sector ofCerulean City. After Red, from his curiosity to see this so-called "Monster of Cerulean," ended up joining the battle, Blaine's attempts at killing it to no avail. Red, however, succeeds in hitting it with the inescapableMaster Ball using Pika, and tells Blaine to teach it love and compassion after leaving it in his care.

Much later, long after it was released from Blaine's ownership, Mewtwo reappears in theSevii Islands to serve as a partner for Red's battle with Giovanni, succeeding in defeating him andDeoxys in an epic clash. Later, after Red allowed Deoxys to be freed from the Rockets, Mewtwo and the five Pokédex holders intercept the beam Sird meant to hit Deoxys with.

Temporary

Blasty♂

Debut	Wartortle Wars

Main article:Blasty

When Red metGreen on his way toMt. Silver, she lent him herBlastoise. It was revealed that while the air became too thin for Blue's Charizard to fly to the summit, Blasty would have no problem using its cannons to do the same. Red asked her if she needs Blasty for flight transportation, but Green mysteriously answered that he shouldn't "worry about flying."

Articuno

Debut	You Know...Articuno!

Main article:Legendary birds (Adventures)

After Red saved the Gym Leaders on theMagnet Train and left forIlex Forest withBlue, he found out whatGreen meant when she said he shouldn't "worry about flying": Green was in possession of all threelegendary birds at the time. During the battle withLugia and Ho-Oh, Red temporarily receivedArticuno. Red already met this specific Articuno before when he failed to preventTeam Rocket from catching it. When the fight was over, Red returned Articuno to Green.

Ditty

Debut	Tauros the Tyrant

Main article:Ditty

AfterGreen was attacked byDeoxys, Ditty snuck into Red's backpack to warn him about the DNA Pokémon. While he andBlue went off to train, Ditty became friends withUltima and filled her in on the situation by usingTransform to communicate. When they finished their training, Ditty was waiting for them Transformed as the DNA Pokémon, allowing the two to get an understanding of what they were fighting. It later returned to its Trainer when she woke up.

Organism No. 2

Debut	A Vicious Cycle of Possibilities

Main article:Deoxys (Adventures)

Organism No. 2 helps Red to locate exploding Forretress hidden by Carr to blow up the airship. They dispatch all ten with ease and land the airship safely, and Deoxys thanks Red and sets off to find its comrade, Organism No. 1.

Chuchu♀

Debut	Tyranitar War

Main article:Chuchu

After being separated from Yellow, Chuchu helps Red to locate exploding Forretress hidden by Carr to blow up the airship. They dispatch all ten with ease and land the airship safely, with Chuchu returning to Yellow.

Achievements

Badges obtained

Red only has seven of the eight Kanto Gym Badges. Although hedefeatedGiovanni atViridian Gym, he never obtained theEarth Badge. He also did not battle each Gym Leader, sometimes receiving a Badge from another Trainer.

The Badges Red has obtained were not won in the traditional order. He earned them as follows:

• Boulder Badge (Onix Is On!)
• Cascade Badge (Suddenly Starmie)
• Rainbow Badge (Meanwhile...Vileplume!)
• Volcano Badge (Holy Moltres)
• Thunder Badge (Zap! Zap! Zapdos!)
• Soul Badge (The Art of Articuno; received fromBlue)
• Marsh Badge (A Little Kadabra'll Do It; received fromGreen)

Pokémon League

Red has competed in the followingPokémon Leagues:

• Ninth TriennialIndigo League - Winner (A Charizard...and a Champion)

Trivia

• Red's Pokémon were not nicknamed inVIZ Media's original translations ofPokémon Adventures, with the exception ofPika. Their English nicknames were first officially used inChuang Yi's translations of theFireRed and LeafGreen arc.
  • Though at the end ofVolume 2 in VIZ's publication, Red's other Pokémon's nicknames are revealed.
    • VIZ would later begin to use these nicknames, beginning inVolume 9.
• Red has the same birth month and blood type as his main nemesisGiovanni.
• Red's birthday is the same day as when the first volume of Pokémon Adventures came out.
• It's mentioned inMato's old website that Red is 11 years old and 4'11" (150 cm) tall during theRed, Green & Blue arc.^[1]
• Red is 5'8" (172 cm) tall and weighs 127 lbs (58 kg).

Names

Fighter

Red's Pokémon

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: English nicknames for Diglett

Main article:Poli → Names

Main article:Saur → Names

Main article:Pika → Names

Main article:Snor → Names

Main article:Vee → Names

Main article:Gyara → Names

Main article:Aero → Names

Nidorino

Diglett

Sandshrew

Krabby

References

External links

• Pokémon Adventures website on Red (Japanese)
• Pokémon Adventures website on FRLG Red (Japanese)

Related articles

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

Red'sPokémon
On hand:	Poli	Saur	Pika	Snor	Gyara	Aero
In storage: Nidorino  Diglett  Vee  Sandshrew  Traded away: Scyther  Charizard  Golduck  Machamp  Pidgeot  Porygon  Krabby  Given away: Mewtwo  Status unknown: Bellsprout  Fearow  Nidoqueen  Nidoking (multiple)  Victreebel (multiple)  Weepinbell (multiple)  Bellsprout (multiple)  Exeggcute (multiple)  Parasect (multiple)  Butterfree  Temporary: Blasty  Articuno  Ditty  Organism No. 2  Chuchu

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