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This article is about the original game player character whose name was initially Satoshi. For his anime counterpart named Satoshi in Japan, see Ash Ketchum.
For the game paired with Pokémon Green Version, see Pokémon Red and Green Versions.
For the game paired with Pokémon Blue Version, see Pokémon Red and Blue Versions.

Red レッド Red
Artwork from Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee! by Megumi Mizutani
Age	11RBYFRLG 14GSCHGSS 28B2W2 30SMUSUM
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black*, Brown*, Gray*
Hair color	Black*, Brown*
Hometown	Pallet Town
Region	Kanto
Relatives	Mom, unnamed father
Trainer class	Pokémon TrainerRBYGSCFRLGHGSSB2W2SMUSUMPE player characterRBYFRLG Battle LegendSMUSUM
Generation	I, II, III, IV, V, VII
Games	Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2, White 2, Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!, Stadium (JP), Stadium 2, Masters EX
Champion of	Indigo Plateau
Game animation debut	File 1: Red
English voice actor	Bryce Papenbrook (Origins) Brandon Winckler (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Junko Takeuchi (Origins) Shouta Aoi (Masters EX)
Anime counterpart	Ash Ketchum, Red
Counterpart debut	Pokémon - I Choose You!
Manga counterpart(s)	Red, Red, Red, Red, Ash, Ash, Satoshi, Shu

Red (Japanese: レッド Red) is 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. Prior to Generation II, he was officially referred to as Satoshi (Japanese: サトシ).

Red is known throughout the Pokémon world as the Champion from Pallet Town, as well as a living legend 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. He is a participant in the Pokémon World Tournament's Champions Tournament in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 and works as a boss of the Battle Tree alongside Blue in the Generation VII games Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, he appears as the highest-level Trainer in the game, capable of being challenged after defeating six Master Trainers.

In the core series

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Red is introduced as a curious 11-year-old boy from Pallet Town. According to the instruction manuals of Red, Green, and Blue, Red gained an interest in Pokémon after his best friend, Blue, stopped playing with him and became a bully, although in the games Professor Oak says the two have been rivals since infancy. His adventure begins one day when Professor Oak calls the two to his lab for a first partner Pokémon. Red has a choice of a Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle^GRBFRLG. Depending on the Pokémon that Red chooses, Blue will choose the Pokémon that has a type advantage over it^GRBFRLG. In Pokémon Yellow, Red was originally intended to get an Eevee, which was swiped by Blue. As a result, Blue keeps the Eevee and Red receives a Pikachu that Professor Oak caught earlier^Y. Blue challenges Red to a battle immediately to test out his new Pokémon, thinking he will easily beat Red.

After Red has made his way to Viridian City to the north and taken a package back to Oak in Pallet Town, Oak gives Red and Blue each a Pokédex with which to record data on all known Pokémon in the Kanto region to fulfill Oak's dream of creating a full guide on all Pokémon in Kanto. From here, Red and Blue journey across Kanto, collecting Pokémon to build up their teams, and 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. He first encounters them trying to steal fossils within Mt. Moon. Then he encounters 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 leaves behind to battle Ghost-type Pokémon and save Mr. Fuji in the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town, who is being held hostage by Team Rocket. 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 again, ending the group's plots for the time being.

With seven Badges in hand, Red encounters Giovanni for the final time—this time as the Leader of the Viridian Gym, his final obstacle before the Elite Four of Indigo Plateau. Red defeats him in battle, earning his eighth and final Badge—the Earth Badge. He disbands Team Rocket, promising to go into solo training to become a better Trainer.

Making it through Victory Road and finally to Indigo Plateau, Red challenges the Indigo League. First, he defeats the Elite Four and discovers, to his surprise, that Blue has defeated them before him and is therefore the Champion of Kanto. Red defeats Blue in the final battle, becoming the Champion himself, but then continues his training, rather than staying at Indigo Plateau. Encountering an offshoot of Team Rocket in the southern Sevii Islands, lead by Executive Archer, 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. In the process, he becomes so distant from the people close to him that he does not even talk to his mom via phone anymore.

Eventually, Ethan, Kris, or Lyra arrives at Mt. Silver and challenges Red, identified only as a Pokémon Trainer. If defeated, Red vanishes from Mt. Silver, and returns every time the Elite Four is defeated again by the player of Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, or SoulSilver.

Some time later, Red has been shown to finally come back into public life, as he enters the Champions Tournament of the Pokémon World Tournament in the Unova region. In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, a visibly older Red is invited to work as the boss of Alola's Battle Tree along with Blue. When Elio or Selene first visits the Battle Tree, they will encounter Red and Blue and battle one of them. After Red^SMUSUM or Blue^USUM is defeated at the Battle Tree proper, Red will reward the player with a full set of Mega Stones for the Kanto first partner Pokémon.

Red makes an appearance in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. In this continuity, he and Blue completed their journeys and defeated the Elite Four years before the player character started their journey. If the player has defeated at least six Master Trainers and has six Pokémon in their party, Red can be found in front of the Pokémon League building at Indigo Plateau, where he may be challenged to a battle. Like during all Master Trainer battles, the player isn't allowed to use items from their Bag during this battle. After being defeated, Red will grant the player the title of Battle Master before leaving, though he will reappear for a rematch each time the player defeats the Elite Four.

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 trained Pokémon yet encountered in the series, with his Pikachu at level 81 in Generation II and at level 88 in Generation IV. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, when he is defeated, all Pokémon in the player's party receive the Legend Ribbon.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, he can be fought in the Pokémon World Tournament's Champions Tournament, using the same team he did in Generation IV, albeit with different movesets.

In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Red once again uses his team from Generation IV, just with altered movesets. When battled in the Battle Tree proper, Red will use a randomly selected team from a preset selection of Pokémon.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Red's team has notable differences to his previous core series teams, including Pokémon that he's never used in any of his previous NPC appearances.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

PKMN Trainer Red Silver Cave Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $7700

Type: Electric Unknown Held item: None Pikachu♂ Lv.81 Charm Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: None Espeon♂ Lv.73 Mud-Slap Ground   --       Swift Normal   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: 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   --       Type: Water Unknown Held item: None Blastoise♂ Lv.77 Rain Dance Water   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Surf Water   --       Whirlpool Water   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

PKMN Trainer Red Mt. Silver Cave HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $16800

Type: 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 Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Brine Water Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.82 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Venusaur♂ Lv.84 Frenzy Plant Grass Special   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charizard♂ Lv.84 Blast Burn Fire Special   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Blastoise♂ Lv.84 Hydro Cannon Water Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Red uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles.

PKMN Trainer Red Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: Light Ball Pikachu♂/♀ Lv.50 Volt Tackle Electric Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow Held item: White Herb Venusaur♂/♀ Lv.50 Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: Focus Sash Charizard♂/♀ Lv.50 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: Choice Scarf Blastoise♂/♀ Lv.50 Water Spout Water Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Immunity or Thick Fat Held item: Quick Claw Snorlax♂/♀ Lv.50 Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Water Absorb or Shell Armor Held item: Sitrus Berry Lapras♂/♀ Lv.50 Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --

Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

First possible battle

Pokémon Sun and Moon

Pokémon Trainer Red Battle Tree Sun and Moon Reward: $18,480

Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: Light Ball Pikachu♂ Lv.70 Volt Tackle Electric Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Nuzzle Electric Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Venusaur♂ Lv.66 Bulldoze Ground Physical   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charizard♂ Lv.66 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Blastoise♂ Lv.66 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Lapras♀ Lv.65 Surf Water Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.65 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Pokémon Trainer Red Battle Tree Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Reward: $19,600

Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: Light Ball Pikachu♂ Lv.74 Volt Tackle Electric Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Nuzzle Electric Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Venusaur♂ Lv.70 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charizard♂ Lv.70 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Blastoise♂ Lv.70 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Lapras♀ Lv.69 Surf Water Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.69 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --

Battle Tree

Red uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles and two in Multi Battles.

Single Battle (on 20th consecutive battle)

Battle Legend Red Battle Tree Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon Reward: 20BP

Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow or Chlorophyll Held item: Big Root Venusaur♂/♀ Lv.50 Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Synthesis Grass Status   --       Ingrain Grass Status   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow or Chlorophyll Held item: Grassium Z Venusaur♂/♀ Lv.50 Roar Normal Status   --       Venoshock Poison Special   --       Power Whip Grass Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze or Solar Power Held item: Salac Berry Charizard♂/♀ Lv.50 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Belly Drum Normal Status   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze or Solar Power Held item: Charti Berry Charizard♂/♀ Lv.50 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent or Rain Dish Held item: Zoom Lens Blastoise♂/♀ Lv.50 Aqua Ring Water Status   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent or Rain Dish Held item: Blastoisinite Blastoise♂/♀ Lv.50 Water Pulse Water Special   --       Aura Sphere Fighting Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Water Absorb or Shell Armor Held item: Damp Rock Lapras♂/♀ Lv.50 Rain Dance Water Status   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Water Absorb or Shell Armor Held item: Normalium Z Lapras♂/♀ Lv.50 Surf Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Sleep Talk Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Immunity or Thick Fat Held item: Sitrus Berry Snorlax♂/♀ Lv.50 Return Normal Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Counter Fighting Physical   --       Recycle Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Immunity or Thick Fat Held item: Sitrus Berry Snorlax♂/♀ Lv.50 Return Normal Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Belly Drum Normal Status   --

Super Single Battle (on 50th consecutive battle)

Battle Legend Red Battle Tree Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon Reward: 50BP

Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow or Chlorophyll Held item: Salac Berry Venusaur♂/♀ Lv.50 Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow or Chlorophyll Held item: Venusaurite Venusaur♂/♀ Lv.50 Synthesis Grass Status   --       Substitute Normal Status   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Types: Fire Dragon Ability: Blaze or Solar Power Held item: Charizardite X Charizard♂/♀ Lv.50 Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze or Solar Power Held item: Charizardite Y Charizard♂/♀ Lv.50 Heat Wave Fire Special   --       Solar Beam Grass Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent or Rain Dish Held item: Leftovers Blastoise♂/♀ Lv.50 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent or Rain Dish Held item: Custap Berry Blastoise♂/♀ Lv.50 Yawn Normal Status   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Water Absorb or Shell Armor Held item: Bright Powder Lapras♂/♀ Lv.50 Surf Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Water Absorb or Shell Armor Held item: Psychium Z Lapras♂/♀ Lv.50 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Immunity or Thick Fat Held item: Life Orb Snorlax♂/♀ Lv.50 Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Immunity or Thick Fat Held item: Assault Vest Snorlax♂/♀ Lv.50 Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Fissure Ground Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Pokémon Trainer Red Indigo Plateau Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Type: Electric Unknown Mega Stone: None Pikachu♂ Lv.85 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Mega Stone: None Machamp♂ Lv.85 Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Type: Fire Unknown Mega Stone: None Arcanine♂ Lv.85 Heat Wave Fire Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Roar Normal Status   --       Types: Water Ice Mega Stone: None Lapras♀ Lv.85 Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Mega Stone: None Snorlax♂ Lv.85 Toxic Poison Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Mega Stone: Venusaurite Venusaur♂ Lv.85 Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Amnesia Psychic Status   --

In the side series

Pokémon Stadium 2

Red appears in Pokémon Stadium 2. He can be battled in the Kanto Gym Leader Castle after the player has defeated all eight Kanto Gym Leaders, being the final opponent the player must defeat in order to clear the Gym Leader Castle challenge.

During the game's end credits, he is seen having a battle with Blue.

Pokémon

Red uses vastly different sets of Pokémon than in any of his other appearances, only sharing a couple Pokémon with the teams he uses in the core series. Notably, this is the only game where he's not seen using his Pikachu. In Round 2, each of his Pokémon knows Hidden Power.

Round 1

Pokémon Trainer Red Kanto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Type: Grass Unknown Held item: Mint Berry Meganium♀ Lv.50-100 Razor Leaf Grass   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Synthesis Grass   --       Type: Water Unknown Held item: MiracleBerry Feraligatr♂ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Slash Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Bite Dark   --       Type: Fire Unknown Held item: Focus Band Typhlosion♂ Lv.50-100 Flamethrower Fire   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       ThunderPunch Electric   --       Dig Ground   --       Type: Electric Unknown Held item: King's Rock Jolteon♀ Lv.50-100 Thunder Electric   --       Bite Dark   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Types: Bug Steel Held item: Quick Claw Scizor♂ Lv.50-100 Metal Claw Steel   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Slash Normal   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Tauros♂ Lv.50-100 Headbutt Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

Round 2

Pokémon Trainer Red Kanto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Type: Electric Unknown Held item: Focus Band Raikou Lv.50-100 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Bite Dark   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Hidden Power Ice   --       Type: Fire Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Entei Lv.50-100 Fire Blast Fire   --       Bite Dark   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Hidden Power Ground   --       Type: Water Unknown Held item: BrightPowder Suicune Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Roar Normal   --       Hidden Power Grass   --       Types: Dragon Flying Held item: MiracleBerry Dragonite♂ Lv.50-100 Fly Flying   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Hidden Power Fighting   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Snorlax♂ Lv.50-100 Body Slam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Hidden Power Flying   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: King's Rock Espeon♂ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Bite Dark   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Hidden Power Fire   --

Pokémon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness

Red makes an appearance in both Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. While he does not appear in the games' Story Mode, he is playable in the Battle Mode when a FireRed or LeafGreen cartridge is used, with a male player character chosen. He can take on Mt. Battle's 100-battle challenge, as well as compete in Colosseum battles.

Pokémon Battle Revolution

Red made a brief appearance in the debut trailer of Pokémon Battle Revolution, having a Double Battle against Leaf, using a Deoxys in its Attack Forme and a Wailord. Despite this, he didn't appear in the final cut of the game.

Quotes

Main article: Red (game)/Quotes

Optional names

When starting a new game of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, if the player leaves the name writing screen without any written name, or with a name composed entirely of empty spaces, Professor Oak says, "Right... So your name is <optional name>", suggesting one of the 24 available names. The player may answer "Yes" to accept the suggested name, or "No" to return to the name writing screen.

Game	Japanese	English	French	German	Italian	Spanish
Red	レッド Red サトシ Satoshi ジャック Jack	Red Ash Jack	Red Sacha Paul	Rot Ash Jack	Rosso Ash Gigi	Rojo Ash Jaime
Green (Japan) Blue (international)	グリーン Green シゲル Shigeru ジョン John	Blue Gary John	Bleu Regis Jean	Blau Gary John	Blu Gary Pippo	Azul Gary Juan
Blue (Japan)	ブルー Blue ツネカズ Tsunekaz ジャン Jean
Yellow	イエロー Yellow サトシ Satoshi ジャック Jack	Yellow Ash Jack	Yellow Sacha Paul	Gelb Ash Jack	Giallo Ash Gigi	Gualdo Ash Jaime
FireRed LeafGreen	グリーン Green レッド Red リーフ Leaf ファイア Fire シゲル Shigeru ツネカズ Tsunekaz サトル Satoru サトシ Satoshi ケン Ken シゲキ Shigeki ジャック Jack ジャン Jean ジョン John カモン Kamon タカシ Takashi テツオ Tetsuo トオル Tōru ヒロキ Hiroki マサオ Masao タカオ Takao タケヒロ Takehiro ケイ Kei ヒトシ Hitoshi ヒロアキ Hiroaki	Green Red Leaf Fire Gary Kaz Toru Ash Kene Geki Jak Janne Jonn Kamon Karl Taylor Oscar Hiro Max Jon Ralph Kay Tosh Roak	Green Red Leaf Fire Yan Mael Davy Danny Gurvan Gontran Polo Zack Mario Loris Max Damien Tom Greg Kamel Franck Ralph Ayrton Tosh Vince	Grün Rot Blatt Feuer Gary Hugo Michael Sven Gerd Hans Jack Jan John Daniel Helge Uli Tobi Udo Bert Jon Ralf Uwe Chris Rolf	Verde Rosso Green Red Gary Damiano Fabio Ash Dimitri Attilio Mattia Silvano Lucio Kamon Karl Gabry Oscar Dino Daniel Manuele Ralph Ivano Paolo Enzo	Verte Joro Jaho Guefo Bosco Floren Silvio Furio Llamín Candel Juno Juan Juanma Álvaro Ral Marino Toilo Ner Max Morel Rafa Ver Lerio Rodi

Trivia

• Red's title screen and profile front sprites from Pokémon Red and Green correspond to his earlier Capsule Monsters artwork instead of his final Generation I artwork. His title screen sprite was updated in Pokémon Blue but the profile front sprite remained unchanged.
  • In Pokémon Yellow, he has no title screen sprite and his front sprite is updated in part to match his official artwork and possibly in part to match Ash Ketchum, his anime counterpart, as the frontal section of his hat has the same division in the middle as Ash's hat from the original series.
• Red's party in Generation II, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Black 2 and White 2, Sun and Moon, and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon is based heavily on in-game events from the Generation I games and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen:
  • Charizard, Venusaur, Blastoise, and Pikachu are the game mascots of the four Generation I games: Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow. They are also available in all iterations of the original Kanto plot and can all be obtained in a single save file in Pokémon Yellow;
  • Espeon could have been obtained as an Eevee in Celadon City, and Eevee notably serves as Blue's first partner in Pokémon Yellow;
  • Lapras is given away by a Silph Co. employee shortly before Team Rocket is defeated there;
  • Two Snorlax are required to be caught or defeated in order to travel to Fuchsia City. Furthermore, in the Generation II games and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, only the Snorlax that was previously blocking Route 12 (now blocking the entrance to Diglett's Cave) is available to the player, suggesting that Red defeated and caught the one blocking Route 16.
    • In Pokémon 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.
    • Also in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the four game mascots all know their Generation III signature moves: Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise know Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn and Hydro Cannon, respectively, while Pikachu knows Volt Tackle. Furthermore, his Pikachu's moveset coincides with the four moves that Ash's Pikachu used during Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl of the anime: Volt Tackle, Quick Attack, Iron Tail, and Thunderbolt.
• All six of the Pokémon that Red uses in the core series from HeartGold and SoulSilver to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are capable of Gigantamax in Sword and Shield.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Red's level 88 Red's is the highest-leveled Pokémon owned by a non-player character outside of battle facilities, tied with Cynthia's Garchomp during the second rematch in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
  • However, the level of several NPCs' Pokémon in Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 are variable and can exceed that of the two, depending on the level of the Pokémon that is traded to them.
• When Red is encountered at the summit of Mt. Silver during Generation II and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, he has no speech, merely repeating sets of ellipses before beginning the battle. This is a reference to his silent role in Generation I, as he only answered choice questions like Yes or No. This unique characteristic remains in later generations.
  • In FireRed and LeafGreen, Blue sarcastically calls him a "chatty gossip".
    • Blue also jokes about this in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon.
  • Despite this, dialogue that ensues when talking to Copycat in Generation I and FireRed and LeafGreen implies that Red is speaking.
    • Also, only in the Spanish version of HeartGold and SoulSilver, the line "<Trainer> used one <item>!" for opponents using items in battle was localized as "<Trainer>: ¡Voy a usar <item>!" ("<Trainer>: I'm going to use <item>!"), thus causing Red to speak when using an item in battle.
    • In Pokémon Masters EX, Sygna Suit Red is heard speaking several times.

In his Sync Pair Story, he speaks a single line:

"… … … … … … Words are unnecessary!"

In Chapter 30, he speaks two lines:

"…I accept your challenge!"

"Congratulations! You won!"

Also in Chapter 30, Red's thoughts are heard once as well:

"Blue, Leaf… Let's win this—together!"

He speaks a single line in the Blazing Battle with Ash special event:

"…I'll be waiting."

• Much like there is minimal information on his anime counterpart's father, Red's father is mentioned only briefly when examining an SNES at the Celadon Department Store in the Generation I games and FireRed and LeafGreen.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Red is the only Trainer who uses the battle transition effect from Generation II.
• All of his anime and manga counterparts also have owned a Pikachu, with Satoshi from Pokémon Zensho being the only one who evolved his one into a Raichu.
• Along with Blue, Lance, and the Generation I and III Kanto Gym Leaders (excluding Giovanni and Koga), Red has appeared in almost every generation of the Pokémon games, with six out of eight so far. He is the only protagonist with this feat.
• Red and Lance share the same unique Champion battle music in Johto-based games and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2's Champions Tournament.
• Red's T-shirt in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon bears the number 96, referencing the original Japanese release year of Pokémon Red and Green.
• Red is the only protagonist to be battled, as an NPC, outside of the generation he was introduced in.
• A Trainer closely resembling an older Red briefly appears in POKÉMON Detective Pikachu, where he is shown in a promotional advertisement on the train to Ryme City. This Trainer is played by Japanese actor Ryoma Takeuchi.

Names

The story of the protagonist and the rival in the Japanese manual of Pokémon Yellow

Red was once called "Satoshi" by Game Freak

Red and Blue called "Ash" and "Gary" in the Nintendo Power guide

• The Trainer's Guide released with each Generation I game tells a short story about the player character and his rival. However, they have different names in each Japanese manual:
  • The player is named Red (Japanese: レッド Red), and his rival is named Green, in the Japanese manual of Pokémon Red.
  • The player is named Green (Japanese: グリーン Green), and his rival is named Red, in the Japanese manual of Pokémon Green.
  • The player is named Blue (Japanese: ブルー Blue), and his rival is once again named Red, in the Japanese manual of Pokémon Blue.
  • The player is named Yellow (Japanese: イエロー Yellow), and his rival is named Blue, in the Japanese manual of Pokémon Yellow.
  • The names of the player character and the rival are not mentioned in the English manuals.
• Hidden data in the Generation I games reveals placeholder names for Red and Blue:
  • The unused default name for Red in the English Generation I games is Ninten while Blue's is Sony. While it is impossible to view these names during regular gameplay, changing a few memory addresses in RAM 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. Ninten is also the default name of the main protagonist of Mother, a game developed by Creatures, Inc..
  • In the Japanese Generation I games, the unused default names for Red and Blue differ between Pokémon Red and Green and Pokémon Blue and then between the latter and Pokémon Yellow:
    • In Pokémon Red and Green, Red's unused default name is やまぐち Yamaguchi while Blue's is いしはら Ishihara. Yamaguchi refers to Wataru Yamaguchi, an art director that worked on the original games, while Ishihara refers to Tsunekazu Ishihara, the current president and CEO of The Pokémon Company and who was the games' producer at the time.
    • In Pokémon Blue, the unused default names for Red and Blue are, respectively, ゲーフリ Gēfuri, an abbreviation of Game Freak's name in Japanese (ゲームフリーク Gēmu Furīku), and クリチャ Kuricha, a reference to Creatures, Inc.
    • In Pokémon Yellow, Blue's unused default name remained unaltered while Red's was subtly altered by gaining an extra digit (ゲーフリ１).
• In the Official Fan Book of Pocket Monsters (Japanese: ポケットモンスター公式ファンブック) from 1997, Game Freak teased the supposed appearances of Red, Professor Oak, and Giovanni in the then-upcoming Pokémon Gold and Silver games. They called Red Satoshi (Japanese: サトシ), the Japanese name of his anime counterpart Ash, which is also the name of the creator of the franchise and one of Red's default names, indicating that this is what they originally intended to call him before deciding on the name "Red", named after one of the two original paired game versions of Generation I.
  • Ethan's name was also hardcoded as Satoshi in the Nintendo Space World 1997 demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver.
• In some screenshots of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen at the Japanese website pokemon.co.jp, the player is named "Osamu" (Japanese: オサム).
• In the Pokémon: Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo Power, 1998), Red and Blue are named "Ash" and "Gary", their counterparts from the anime.

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	レッド Red	From Pokémon Red
English, French, Brazilian Portuguese	Red	From Pokémon Red
German	Rot	From Pokémon Rote Edition (Pokémon Red)
Spanish	Rojo	From Pokémon Edición Roja (Pokémon Red)
Italian	Rosso	From Pokémon Versione Rossa (Pokémon Red)
Korean	레드 Red	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	赤紅 / 赤红 Chìhóng	From 赤 chì / chek (red) and 紅 / 红 hóng / hùhng (red)
Chinese (Cantonese)	赤紅 Chekhùhng
Thai	เรด Ret	Transcription of his Japanese name