Red

Red as seen in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions
Red
Species	Human
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Relatives	Mother
Debut	Pokémon: Red Version/Pokemon: Green Version

Red is the main character of Pokemon: Red, Green and Blue Versions.

Background

Red grew up in Pallet Town where he was best friends with Blue. When Blue started becoming a bully, Red stopped playing with him. The adventure begins when Professor Oak calls the two to his lab. In Pokemon: Red, Green and Blue Versions, Red is allowed to choose the first starter Pokémon with Blue choosing one strong against Red's Pokémon. In Pokémon: Yellow Version, the Red receives a Pikachu and Blue gets an Evee. Both Red and Blue receive a Pokédex.

Red travels through Kanto capturing Pokémon, battling other trainers, and earning Gym badges. However, he is always a step behind Blue. Red and Blue battle anytime their paths cross. When Red reaches the Elite Four, he finds that Blue has already beaten him and become the league Champion. Red beats Blue and earns the title for himself.

Aside from the regular business of a Pokémon trainer, Red finds himself battling Team Rocket several times. At Mt. Moon, he foils their plot to steal fossils and defeats them again at Cerulean City. He saves the Pokémon Tower from them and destroys their operation at the Game Corner. After ending their attempt to take over Silph Co., Red faces their boss, Giovanni. When Red defeats Giovanni, Giovanni promises to end Team Rocket.

After becoming league Champion, Red gave the title up and went to a cave in Mt. Silver to train. When Gold comes to battle Red in Pokémon: Gold and Silver Versions, he has the most powerful team of Pokémon in the game.

Pokémon Roster

Blue's Pokémon team develops throughout the Red/Blue/Yellow/Firered/LeafGreen versions. In all games focuses on getting a team of diverse types that are hard to defeat, and his exact roster is a variable depending not only on the version of the game, but also on the choices made by Red and how well he fares in his battles with Blue.

Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow/FireRed/LeafGreen

The player controls Red in these games, so they have complete control over what Pokémon Red catches and which ones he uses to battle.

Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal

• Pikachu
• Espeon
• Snorlax
• Venusaur
• Charizard
• Blastoise

Pokémon Stadium 2

In Pokémon Stadium 2, Red has two teams, one for each round he battles.

Round 1

• Meganium
• Feraligatr
• Typhlosion
• Jolteon
• Scizor
• Tauros

Round 2

• Raikou
• Entei
• Suicune
• Dragonite
• Snorlax
• Espeon

Other Games

In Pokémon Stadium 2, Red appears as the last trainer players battle in the combined Gym Leader Castle.

Red also appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl under the name "Pokémon Trainer".

Ash Ketchum

In the Pokémon anime, Ash Ketchum is based on the character of Red. Like Red, Ash has a rival, Gary, who is based on Blue. Ash is also battling Team Rocket constantly. Unlike Red, Ash travels with Brock and Misty.

Ash managed to get all eight gym badges and competed in at Indigo Plateau. However, he was defeated. To improve his skill, Ash started to travel, competing in other leagues.

Trivia

• His official name is confirmed as Red in Gold, Silver and Crystal, although in the earlier games his name was chosen by the player.
• Named after the Red Version, which was released alongside Red Version as the first Pokémon games in America.