FireRed vs LeafGreen: Version Exclusives & Differences
Which Pokémon you can only get in FireRed or only in LeafGreen, worked out from every wild encounter table, gift, trade and Game Corner prize in the game, plus the other differences between the two versions.
- FireRed only
- 18
- LeafGreen only
- 18
FireRed 18 Pokémon
EkansRoute 4, Route 8, Route 9, Route 10
ArbokRoute 23, Victory Road
OddishRoute 5, Route 6, Route 7, Route 12
GloomRoute 12, Route 13, Route 14, Route 15
VileplumeEvolve Gloom
PsyduckPallet Town, Viridian City, Cerulean City, Vermilion City
GolduckSeafoam Islands, Cerulean Cave, Cape Brink, Berry Forest
GrowlitheRoute 7, Route 8, Pokémon Mansion
ArcanineEvolve Growlithe
ShellderPallet Town, Vermilion City, Cinnabar Island, S.S. Anne
CloysterEvolve Shellder
ScytherCeladon City, Safari Zone
ElectabuzzPower Plant
WooperFour Island, Icefall Cave, Ruin Valley
MurkrowLost Cave
QwilfishResort Gorgeous, Water Labyrinth, Five Isle Meadow, Memorial Pillar
DelibirdIcefall Cave
SkarmorySevault Canyon
LeafGreen 18 Pokémon
SandshrewRoute 4, Route 8, Route 9, Route 10
SandslashRoute 23, Victory Road
VulpixRoute 7, Route 8, Pokémon Mansion
NinetalesEvolve Vulpix
BellsproutRoute 5, Route 6, Route 7, Route 12
WeepinbellRoute 12, Route 13, Route 14, Route 15
VictreebelEvolve Weepinbell
SlowpokePallet Town, Viridian City, Cerulean City, Vermilion City
SlowbroCinnabar Island, Seafoam Islands, Cerulean Cave, Cape Brink
StaryuPallet Town, Vermilion City, Cinnabar Island, S.S. Anne
StarmieEvolve Staryu
MagmarMt. Ember
PinsirCeladon City, Safari Zone
MarillFour Island, Icefall Cave, Ruin Valley
MisdreavusLost Cave
SneaselIcefall Cave
RemoraidResort Gorgeous, Water Labyrinth, Five Isle Meadow, Memorial Pillar
MantineTrainer Tower, Tanoby Ruins
Other differences
- The Game Corner prizes differ: FireRed offers Scyther and LeafGreen offers Pinsir, and Abra, Clefairy, Dratini and Porygon come at different coin prices and levels in each version.
- Some in-game trades ask for and give different Pokémon (for example the Nidoran♂/Nidoran♀ and Nidorino/Nidorina trades swap, and the Route 18 Lickitung is received for a Golduck in FireRed and for a Slowbro in LeafGreen).
- Several Sevii Islands Johto Pokémon are split between the versions after the National Pokédex.
- The Gym Leaders, Elite Four, Champion and story are the same in both games.
Version-specific trades and prizes
FAQ
Is FireRed or LeafGreen better?
They are the same game apart from the version exclusives and a few prizes and trades. Pick the version with the Pokémon you want (for example Growlithe and Electabuzz in FireRed, Vulpix and Magmar in LeafGreen) and trade for the rest.
What are the FireRed exclusives?
Ekans, Arbok, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Psyduck, Golduck, Growlithe, Arcanine, Shellder, Cloyster, Scyther, Electabuzz, Wooper, Murkrow, Qwilfish, Delibird, Skarmory.
What are the LeafGreen exclusives?
Sandshrew, Sandslash, Vulpix, Ninetales, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Staryu, Starmie, Magmar, Pinsir, Marill, Misdreavus, Sneasel, Remoraid, Mantine.
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for both versions, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokefirered decompilation (pret/pokefirered 037335f4c7). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the region maps are drawn from the game’s own map graphics (listed on the image gallery).