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

Background

	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 grew up in Pallet Town. In the game it is said that he and Blue were rivals since infancy, but one instruction manual instead says that they were best friends until Blue started acting like a bully. 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 (out of Bulbasaur, Ivysaur and Venusaur) 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. 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. Red faces their boss, Giovanni, several times in combat.

Red's goals combine when Red winds up facing Giovanni for the final gym badge needed to battle the Elite Four. Red successfully defeated Giovanni, convincing him to shut down Team Rocket and reform.

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. In FireRed and LeafGreen, Red and Blue's Pokédexes are updated by Professor Oak afterwards to include the recently-discovered Pokémon. Red and Blue journey out to the Sevii Islands to find them. There he also batteled the remains of Team Rocket. Red later challenged the Elite Four and Blue again, this time with all of them having new Pokémon.

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

His roster contains the evolved forms of all three of the original starter Pokémon, as well as an unevolved Pikachu in reference to Pokémon Yellow. The Snorlax may be a reference to the one Ash owns in the anime, and the Espeon may be to oppose Blue, as his anime counterpart's Eevee evolved into Umbreon.

Pokémon Stadium 2

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

Round 1

Round 2

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". He does not attack directly but sends out his three Pokémon - Ivysaur, Squirtle and Charizard.

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, although the battles between Ash and Gary usually result in stalemates or victories for Gary, until Ash finally defeats him in the Silver Conferance. Ash is also battling Team Rocket constantly, but he never battles Giovanni and convinces him to reform. Unlike Red, Ash also has traveling companions such as Misty and Brock. Instead of the Elite Four, Ash competes in a tournament at indigo Plateau and loses. He continues to journey through Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh.

Ash's only video game appearance is as the main character of Pokémon Puzzle League. Professor Oak invites him to the Puzzle Village and he competes in the tournament there to become a "Puzzle Master".

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.

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