What Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen+ changes
How the game plays differently from Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen, then every stat, type and ability it alters next to what the official games do.
How the game plays
FireRed & LeafGreen+ is Deokishisu's definitive-edition take on the Generation III Kanto games, built from the FireRed decompilation. Both versions live in one ROM and a Key System Menu on the title screen switches between them, so one save can catch every version exclusive. The same menu holds Easy and Challenge difficulties, a Nuzlocke ruleset the game enforces itself, IV and EV calculation switches, a no-free-heals option and an experience multiplier. The battle engine is deliberately untouched: no physical/special split, no new moves or items, and every obtainable Pokémon stays legal in the original games so the hack still links with Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and the GameCube titles. What changes is everything around the battles: 246 Pokémon obtainable in one playthrough, trade evolutions triggered with a story key item, infinite TMs, eight new move tutors, and a postgame that opens the Sevii Islands straight after the Champion and adds Dive, the Ruby and Sapphire Battle Tower, the event islands, gym leader rematches and 151 Master Trainers. Every table here is read from the creator's own source code, FireRed and LeafGreen side by side.
FireRed and LeafGreen in one ROM
The Key System Menu on the title screen switches the save between FireRed and LeafGreen, so one file can catch both sets of version exclusives. Every wild table on this site was read from both versions' data; where the two differ, the route page shows both tables, each labelled with its version.
Easy, Normal and Challenge
Every map carries a level offset that Challenge Mode adds to its trainers and Easy Mode subtracts (Normal uses the stored levels). On top of that, the gym leaders, the Elite Four, the Champion and their rematches have separate Challenge Mode teams with an extra Pokémon, EV spreads and natures, and Challenge Mode also disables the badge stat boosts. Pick your difficulty at the top of the trainer list to see the right levels.
A built-in Nuzlocke
The Nuzlocke toggle faints anything that breaks the rules instead of stopping you catching it, marks the first encounter in an area on the enemy HP bar, honours the dupe clause, and cannot be undone once a Pokémon has fainted. Rules start after the first rival battle and encounters are only tracked once you have the Pokédex.
246 Pokémon, all legal
Every Kanto Pokémon and most of Johto's can be caught or evolved in one playthrough, and the creator's rule is that all of them stay legal Generation III Pokémon. The rest of the National Dex needs a trade from another Generation III game. The game's own Extended Dex lists what is obtainable; each species page here says which side of that line it is on.
Trade evolutions without a trade
The Link Bracelet, a key item from the rival after Silph Co., works like an evolution stone on any Pokémon that would normally evolve by trading. Species that need a held item (Scyther, Onix, Poliwhirl, Slowpoke, Porygon, Seadra, Clamperl) still need to hold it, and those items are now wild held items or found before the postgame.
A longer postgame
The Sevii Islands open straight after the Champion, with HM08 Dive and underwater areas, the Ruby and Sapphire Battle Tower, Faraway and Southern Island for Mew and the Eon twins, event tickets earned in play, gym leader rematches at the Battle House on Seven Island, and 151 Master Trainers around Kanto whose teams scale to your lead Pokémon. Beating all 151 unlocks one more fight.
From the creator's FEATURES.md and FAQ.md in the game's own source repository, and from the game's data files.
The main changes
- FireRed and LeafGreen in a single ROM, switchable from the Key System Menu with one save file
- Easy, Normal and Challenge difficulty: per-map level offsets, and rebuilt Challenge teams with an extra Pokémon for every gym leader, Elite Four member and Champion fight
- A built-in Nuzlocke mode that enforces its own rules, plus IV/EV calculation, no-free-heals and experience multiplier switches
- 246 Pokémon obtainable without trading, all of them legal in Generation III; trade evolutions via the Link Bracelet key item
- Eight new move tutors, infinite TM use, TM10 Hidden Power and TM44 Rest sold in Celadon, EV-reducing berries and trade-evolution items before the postgame
- Sevii Islands open right after the Champion: HM08 Dive and two underwater areas, the R/S Battle Tower, Faraway and Southern Island, event tickets earned in play
- Gym leader rematches at the Battle House on Seven Island and 151 Master Trainers around Kanto, with a superboss after all of them
- 142 wild encounter areas, 798 trainer fights (29 of them separate Challenge Mode teams, 145 Master Trainers), read from the game's own source
How the Pokémon change
Measured from the guide's own data, so it can't drift from the pages it links to.
Compared against present-day official data. The Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived after Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen, so a difference here can belong to the series rather than to this hack.
Evolution methods for all 172 species →
Base stat changes (41)
| Pokémon | What changed | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butterfree | Sp. Atk 90→80 | 395→385 |
 | Beedrill | Attack 90→80 | 395→385 |
 | Pidgeot | Speed 101→91 | 479→469 |
 | Arbok | Attack 95→85 | 448→438 |
 | Pikachu | Defense 40→30, Sp. Def 50→40 | 320→300 |
 | Raichu | Speed 110→100 | 485→475 |
 | Nidoqueen | Attack 92→82 | 505→495 |
 | Nidoking | Attack 102→92 | 505→495 |
 | Clefable | Sp. Atk 95→85 | 483→473 |
 | Wigglytuff | Sp. Atk 85→75 | 435→425 |
 | Vileplume | Sp. Atk 110→100 | 490→480 |
 | Dugtrio | Attack 100→80 | 425→405 |
 | Poliwrath | Attack 95→85 | 510→500 |
 | Alakazam | Sp. Def 95→85 | 500→490 |
 | Victreebel | Sp. Def 70→60 | 490→480 |
 | Golem | Attack 120→110 | 495→485 |
 | Farfetch'd | Attack 90→65 | 377→352 |
 | Dodrio | Speed 110→100 | 470→460 |
 | Electrode | Speed 150→140 | 490→480 |
 | Exeggutor | Sp. Def 75→65 | 530→520 |
 | Noctowl | Sp. Atk 86→76 | 452→442 |
 | Ariados | Sp. Def 70→60 | 400→390 |
 | Ampharos | Defense 85→75 | 510→500 |
 | Bellossom | Defense 95→85 | 490→480 |
 | Azumarill | Sp. Atk 60→50 | 420→410 |
 | Jumpluff | Sp. Def 95→85 | 460→450 |
 | Qwilfish | Defense 85→75 | 440→430 |
 | Magcargo | HP 60→50, Sp. Atk 90→80 | 430→410 |
 | Corsola | HP 65→55, Defense 95→85, Sp. Def 95→85 | 410→380 |
 | Mantine | HP 85→65 | 485→465 |
 | Beautifly | Sp. Atk 100→90 | 395→385 |
 | Swellow | Sp. Atk 75→50 | 455→430 |
 | Pelipper | Sp. Atk 95→85 | 440→430 |
 | Masquerain | Sp. Atk 100→80, Speed 80→60 | 454→414 |
 | Exploud | Sp. Def 73→63 | 490→480 |
 | Delcatty | Speed 90→70 | 400→380 |
 | Volbeat | Defense 75→55, Sp. Def 85→75 | 430→400 |
 | Illumise | Defense 75→55, Sp. Def 85→75 | 430→400 |
 | Lunatone | HP 90→70 | 460→440 |
 | Solrock | HP 90→70 | 460→440 |
 | Chimecho | HP 75→65, Defense 80→70, Sp. Def 90→80 | 455→425 |
Type changes (18)
| Pokémon | Was | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Clefairy | Fairy | Normal |
| Clefable | Fairy | Normal |
 | Jigglypuff | Normal / Fairy | Normal |
| Wigglytuff | Normal / Fairy | Normal |
 | Mr. Mime | Psychic / Fairy | Psychic |
 | Cleffa | Fairy | Normal |
 | Igglybuff | Normal / Fairy | Normal |
 | Togepi | Fairy | Normal |
 | Togetic | Fairy / Flying | NormalFlying |
 | Marill | Water / Fairy | Water |
| Azumarill | Water / Fairy | Water |
 | Snubbull | Fairy | Normal |
 | Granbull | Fairy | Normal |
 | Ralts | Psychic / Fairy | Psychic |
 | Kirlia | Psychic / Fairy | Psychic |
 | Gardevoir | Psychic / Fairy | Psychic |
 | Azurill | Normal / Fairy | Normal |
 | Mawile | Steel / Fairy | Steel |
Ability changes (356)
| Pokémon | Gains | Loses | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bulbasaur | — | Chlorophyll |
 | Ivysaur | — | Chlorophyll |
 | Venusaur | — | Chlorophyll |
 | Charmander | — | Solar Power |
 | Charmeleon | — | Solar Power |
 | Charizard | — | Solar Power |
 | Squirtle | — | Rain Dish |
 | Wartortle | — | Rain Dish |
 | Blastoise | — | Rain Dish |
 | Caterpie | — | Run Away |
| Butterfree | Compoundeyes | Compound Eyes, Tinted Lens |
 | Weedle | — | Run Away |
| Beedrill | — | Sniper |
 | Pidgey | — | Tangled Feet, Big Pecks |
 | Pidgeotto | — | Tangled Feet, Big Pecks |
| Pidgeot | — | Tangled Feet, Big Pecks |
 | Rattata | — | Hustle |
 | Raticate | — | Hustle |
 | Spearow | — | Sniper |
 | Fearow | — | Sniper |
 | Ekans | — | Unnerve |
| Arbok | — | Unnerve |
| Pikachu | — | Lightning Rod |
| Raichu | — | Lightning Rod |
 | Sandshrew | — | Sand Rush |
 | Sandslash | — | Sand Rush |
 | Nidoran♀ | — | Rivalry, Hustle |
 | Nidorina | — | Rivalry, Hustle |
| Nidoqueen | — | Rivalry, Sheer Force |
 | Nidoran♂ | — | Rivalry, Hustle |
 | Nidorino | — | Rivalry, Hustle |
| Nidoking | — | Rivalry, Sheer Force |
| Clefairy | — | Magic Guard, Friend Guard |
| Clefable | — | Magic Guard, Unaware |
 | Vulpix | — | Drought |
 | Ninetales | — | Drought |
| Jigglypuff | — | Competitive, Friend Guard |
| Wigglytuff | — | Competitive, Frisk |
 | Zubat | — | Infiltrator |
 | Golbat | — | Infiltrator |
 | Oddish | — | Run Away |
 | Gloom | — | Stench |
| Vileplume | — | Effect Spore |
 | Paras | — | Dry Skin, Damp |
 | Parasect | — | Dry Skin, Damp |
 | Venonat | Compoundeyes | Compound Eyes, Tinted Lens, Run Away |
 | Venomoth | — | Tinted Lens, Wonder Skin |
 | Diglett | — | Sand Force |
| Dugtrio | — | Sand Force |
 | Meowth | — | Technician, Unnerve |
 | Persian | — | Technician, Unnerve |
 | Psyduck | — | Swift Swim |
 | Golduck | — | Swift Swim |
 | Mankey | — | Anger Point, Defiant |
 | Primeape | — | Anger Point, Defiant |
 | Growlithe | — | Justified |
 | Arcanine | — | Justified |
 | Poliwag | — | Swift Swim |
 | Poliwhirl | — | Swift Swim |
| Poliwrath | — | Swift Swim |
 | Abra | — | Magic Guard |
 | Kadabra | — | Magic Guard |
| Alakazam | — | Magic Guard |
 | Machop | — | No Guard, Steadfast |
 | Machoke | — | No Guard, Steadfast |
 | Machamp | — | No Guard, Steadfast |
 | Bellsprout | — | Gluttony |
 | Weepinbell | — | Gluttony |
| Victreebel | — | Gluttony |
 | Tentacool | — | Rain Dish |
 | Tentacruel | — | Rain Dish |
 | Geodude | — | Sand Veil |
 | Graveler | — | Sand Veil |
| Golem | — | Sand Veil |
 | Ponyta | — | Flame Body |
 | Rapidash | — | Flame Body |
 | Slowpoke | — | Regenerator |
 | Slowbro | — | Regenerator |
 | Magnemite | — | Analytic |
 | Magneton | — | Analytic |
| Farfetch'd | — | Defiant |
 | Doduo | — | Tangled Feet |
| Dodrio | — | Tangled Feet |
 | Seel | — | Hydration, Ice Body |
 | Dewgong | — | Hydration, Ice Body |
 | Grimer | — | Poison Touch |
 | Muk | — | Poison Touch |
 | Shellder | — | Skill Link, Overcoat |
 | Cloyster | — | Skill Link, Overcoat |
 | Gengar | Levitate | Cursed Body |
 | Onix | — | Weak Armor |
 | Drowzee | — | Forewarn, Inner Focus |
 | Hypno | — | Forewarn, Inner Focus |
 | Krabby | — | Sheer Force |
 | Kingler | — | Sheer Force |
 | Voltorb | — | Aftermath |
| Electrode | — | Aftermath |
 | Exeggcute | — | Harvest |
| Exeggutor | — | Harvest |
 | Cubone | Lightningrod | Lightning Rod, Battle Armor |
 | Marowak | Lightningrod | Lightning Rod, Battle Armor |
 | Hitmonlee | — | Reckless, Unburden |
 | Hitmonchan | — | Iron Fist, Inner Focus |
 | Lickitung | — | Cloud Nine |
 | Koffing | — | Neutralizing Gas, Stench |
 | Weezing | — | Neutralizing Gas, Stench |
 | Rhyhorn | Lightningrod | Lightning Rod, Reckless |
 | Rhydon | Lightningrod | Lightning Rod, Reckless |
 | Chansey | — | Healer |
 | Tangela | — | Leaf Guard, Regenerator |
 | Kangaskhan | — | Scrappy, Inner Focus |
 | Horsea | — | Sniper, Damp |
 | Seadra | — | Sniper, Damp |
 | Goldeen | — | Lightning Rod |
 | Seaking | — | Lightning Rod |
 | Staryu | — | Analytic |
 | Starmie | — | Analytic |
| Mr. Mime | — | Filter, Technician |
 | Scyther | — | Technician, Steadfast |
 | Jynx | — | Forewarn, Dry Skin |
 | Electabuzz | — | Vital Spirit |
 | Magmar | — | Vital Spirit |
 | Pinsir | — | Mold Breaker, Moxie |
 | Tauros | — | Anger Point, Sheer Force |
 | Magikarp | — | Rattled |
 | Gyarados | — | Moxie |
 | Lapras | — | Hydration |
 | Ditto | — | Imposter |
 | Eevee | — | Adaptability, Anticipation |
 | Vaporeon | — | Hydration |
 | Jolteon | — | Quick Feet |
 | Flareon | — | Guts |
 | Porygon | — | Download, Analytic |
 | Omanyte | — | Weak Armor |
 | Omastar | — | Weak Armor |
 | Kabuto | — | Weak Armor |
 | Kabutops | — | Weak Armor |
 | Aerodactyl | — | Unnerve |
 | Snorlax | — | Gluttony |
 | Articuno | — | Snow Cloak |
 | Zapdos | — | Static |
 | Moltres | — | Flame Body |
 | Dratini | — | Marvel Scale |
 | Dragonair | — | Marvel Scale |
 | Dragonite | — | Multiscale |
 | Mewtwo | — | Unnerve |
 | Chikorita | — | Leaf Guard |
 | Bayleef | — | Leaf Guard |
 | Meganium | — | Leaf Guard |
 | Cyndaquil | — | Flash Fire |
 | Quilava | — | Flash Fire |
 | Typhlosion | — | Flash Fire |
 | Totodile | — | Sheer Force |
 | Croconaw | — | Sheer Force |
 | Feraligatr | — | Sheer Force |
 | Sentret | — | Frisk |
 | Furret | — | Frisk |
 | Hoothoot | — | Tinted Lens |
| Noctowl | — | Tinted Lens |
 | Ledyba | — | Rattled |
 | Ledian | — | Iron Fist |
 | Spinarak | — | Sniper |
| Ariados | — | Sniper |
 | Crobat | — | Infiltrator |
 | Chinchou | — | Water Absorb |
 | Lanturn | — | Water Absorb |
 | Pichu | — | Lightning Rod |
| Cleffa | — | Magic Guard, Friend Guard |
| Igglybuff | — | Competitive, Friend Guard |
| Togepi | — | Super Luck |
| Togetic | — | Super Luck |
 | Natu | — | Magic Bounce |
 | Xatu | — | Magic Bounce |
 | Mareep | — | Plus |
 | Flaaffy | — | Plus |
| Ampharos | — | Plus |
| Bellossom | — | Healer |
| Marill | — | Sap Sipper |
| Azumarill | — | Sap Sipper |
 | Sudowoodo | — | Rattled |
 | Politoed | — | Drizzle |
 | Hoppip | — | Leaf Guard, Infiltrator |
 | Skiploom | — | Leaf Guard, Infiltrator |
| Jumpluff | — | Leaf Guard, Infiltrator |
 | Aipom | — | Skill Link |
 | Sunkern | — | Solar Power, Early Bird |
 | Sunflora | — | Solar Power, Early Bird |
 | Yanma | Compoundeyes | Compound Eyes, Frisk |
 | Wooper | — | Unaware |
 | Quagsire | — | Unaware |
 | Espeon | — | Magic Bounce |
 | Umbreon | — | Inner Focus |
 | Murkrow | — | Super Luck, Prankster |
 | Slowking | — | Regenerator |
 | Wobbuffet | — | Telepathy |
 | Girafarig | — | Sap Sipper |
 | Pineco | — | Overcoat |
 | Forretress | — | Overcoat |
 | Dunsparce | — | Rattled |
 | Gligar | — | Immunity |
 | Steelix | — | Sheer Force |
| Snubbull | — | Rattled |
| Granbull | — | Quick Feet, Rattled |
| Qwilfish | — | Intimidate |
 | Scizor | — | Technician, Light Metal |
 | Shuckle | — | Gluttony, Contrary |
 | Heracross | — | Moxie |
 | Sneasel | — | Pickpocket |
 | Teddiursa | — | Quick Feet, Honey Gather |
 | Ursaring | — | Quick Feet, Unnerve |
 | Slugma | — | Weak Armor |
| Magcargo | — | Weak Armor |
 | Swinub | — | Snow Cloak, Thick Fat |
 | Piloswine | — | Snow Cloak, Thick Fat |
| Corsola | — | Regenerator |
 | Remoraid | — | Sniper, Moody |
 | Octillery | — | Sniper, Moody |
 | Delibird | — | Insomnia |
| Mantine | — | Water Veil |
 | Skarmory | — | Weak Armor |
 | Houndour | — | Unnerve |
 | Houndoom | — | Unnerve |
 | Kingdra | — | Sniper, Damp |
 | Phanpy | — | Sand Veil |
 | Donphan | — | Sand Veil |
 | Porygon2 | — | Download, Analytic |
 | Stantler | — | Frisk, Sap Sipper |
 | Smeargle | — | Technician, Moody |
 | Tyrogue | — | Steadfast, Vital Spirit |
 | Hitmontop | — | Technician, Steadfast |
 | Smoochum | — | Forewarn, Hydration |
 | Elekid | — | Vital Spirit |
 | Magby | — | Vital Spirit |
 | Miltank | — | Scrappy, Sap Sipper |
 | Blissey | — | Healer |
 | Raikou | — | Inner Focus |
 | Entei | — | Inner Focus |
 | Suicune | — | Inner Focus |
 | Larvitar | — | Sand Veil |
 | Tyranitar | — | Unnerve |
 | Lugia | — | Multiscale |
 | Ho-Oh | — | Regenerator |
 | Treecko | — | Unburden |
 | Grovyle | — | Unburden |
 | Sceptile | — | Unburden |
 | Torchic | — | Speed Boost |
 | Combusken | — | Speed Boost |
 | Blaziken | — | Speed Boost |
 | Mudkip | — | Damp |
 | Marshtomp | — | Damp |
 | Swampert | — | Damp |
 | Poochyena | — | Quick Feet, Rattled |
 | Mightyena | — | Quick Feet, Moxie |
 | Zigzagoon | — | Gluttony, Quick Feet |
 | Linoone | — | Gluttony, Quick Feet |
 | Wurmple | — | Run Away |
| Beautifly | — | Rivalry |
 | Dustox | — | Compound Eyes |
 | Lotad | — | Own Tempo |
 | Lombre | — | Own Tempo |
 | Ludicolo | — | Own Tempo |
 | Seedot | — | Pickpocket |
 | Nuzleaf | — | Pickpocket |
 | Shiftry | Early Bird | Wind Rider, Pickpocket |
 | Taillow | — | Scrappy |
| Swellow | — | Scrappy |
 | Wingull | — | Hydration, Rain Dish |
| Pelipper | — | Drizzle, Rain Dish |
| Ralts | — | Telepathy |
| Kirlia | — | Telepathy |
| Gardevoir | — | Telepathy |
 | Surskit | — | Rain Dish |
| Masquerain | — | Unnerve |
 | Shroomish | — | Poison Heal, Quick Feet |
 | Breloom | — | Poison Heal, Technician |
 | Nincada | Compoundeyes | Compound Eyes, Run Away |
 | Ninjask | — | Infiltrator |
 | Whismur | — | Rattled |
 | Loudred | — | Scrappy |
| Exploud | — | Scrappy |
 | Makuhita | — | Sheer Force |
 | Hariyama | — | Sheer Force |
| Azurill | — | Sap Sipper |
 | Nosepass | — | Sand Force |
 | Skitty | — | Normalize, Wonder Skin |
| Delcatty | — | Normalize, Wonder Skin |
 | Sableye | — | Stall, Prankster |
| Mawile | — | Sheer Force |
 | Aron | — | Heavy Metal |
 | Lairon | — | Heavy Metal |
 | Aggron | — | Heavy Metal |
 | Meditite | — | Telepathy |
 | Medicham | — | Telepathy |
 | Electrike | Lightningrod | Lightning Rod, Minus |
 | Manectric | Lightningrod | Lightning Rod, Minus |
 | Plusle | — | Lightning Rod |
 | Minun | — | Volt Absorb |
| Volbeat | — | Prankster |
| Illumise | — | Tinted Lens, Prankster |
 | Roselia | — | Leaf Guard |
 | Gulpin | — | Gluttony |
 | Swalot | — | Gluttony |
 | Carvanha | — | Speed Boost |
 | Sharpedo | — | Speed Boost |
 | Wailmer | — | Pressure |
 | Wailord | — | Pressure |
 | Numel | — | Simple, Own Tempo |
 | Camerupt | — | Solid Rock, Anger Point |
 | Torkoal | — | Drought, Shell Armor |
 | Spoink | — | Gluttony |
 | Grumpig | — | Gluttony |
 | Spinda | — | Tangled Feet, Contrary |
 | Trapinch | — | Sheer Force |
 | Cacnea | — | Water Absorb |
 | Cacturne | — | Water Absorb |
 | Swablu | — | Cloud Nine |
 | Altaria | — | Cloud Nine |
 | Zangoose | — | Toxic Boost |
 | Seviper | — | Infiltrator |
 | Barboach | — | Anticipation, Hydration |
 | Whiscash | — | Anticipation, Hydration |
 | Corphish | — | Adaptability |
 | Crawdaunt | — | Adaptability |
 | Lileep | — | Storm Drain |
 | Cradily | — | Storm Drain |
 | Anorith | — | Swift Swim |
 | Armaldo | — | Swift Swim |
 | Feebas | — | Oblivious, Adaptability |
 | Milotic | — | Competitive, Cute Charm |
 | Kecleon | — | Protean |
 | Shuppet | — | Frisk, Cursed Body |
 | Banette | — | Frisk, Cursed Body |
 | Duskull | — | Frisk |
 | Dusclops | — | Frisk |
 | Tropius | — | Solar Power, Harvest |
 | Absol | — | Super Luck, Justified |
 | Wynaut | — | Telepathy |
 | Snorunt | — | Ice Body, Moody |
 | Glalie | — | Ice Body, Moody |
 | Spheal | — | Ice Body, Oblivious |
 | Sealeo | — | Ice Body, Oblivious |
 | Walrein | — | Ice Body, Oblivious |
 | Clamperl | — | Rattled |
 | Huntail | — | Water Veil |
 | Gorebyss | — | Hydration |
 | Relicanth | — | Sturdy |
 | Luvdisc | — | Hydration |
 | Bagon | — | Sheer Force |
 | Shelgon | — | Overcoat |
 | Salamence | — | Moxie |
 | Beldum | — | Light Metal |
 | Metang | — | Light Metal |
 | Metagross | — | Light Metal |
 | Regirock | — | Sturdy |
 | Regice | — | Ice Body |
 | Registeel | — | Light Metal |