Pokémon Pyro Red and Chloro Green

Pokémon Pyro Red and Chloro Green are a pair of core series Generation VI games set in the Kanto region. The paired versions were released worldwide on Febuary 27, 2018, the Pokémon franchise's 22th anniversary. Pyro Red and Chloro Green are notable for revisiting Kanto a third time through remakes (not including GSC/HGSS).
Pokémon Pyro Red and Chloro Green, being remakes of the original Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, revisit Kanto featuring the characters, plot elements, and other things from the originals. They also use some later generation elements, such as Mega Evolution being tied into the plot and the PokéPager, an item based off of the Ride Pager.
==Plot==
More info: List of Battles in the Story 
The games follow the same storyline as the originals, with the player beginning in Pallet Town and going onto route 1, where a Rattata attacks them. Professor Oak rescues the player and takes them to his laboratory, where they find the player's rivals, Blue and Red/Green (depending on gender). Professor Oak asks the player to take a starter Pokémon first, between: Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle. Blue gets jealous, and takes the one super effective against the player's starter while Red/Green takes the last one remaining. Blue battles the player, and after that Red/Green does too.
Professor Oak requests the player to go to Viridian City's Pokémon Center to get a package for him. After doing so, Professor Oak opens up the package and gives the player, Blue, and Red/Green a Pokédex each and a PokéPager, an item that allows the player to navigate past obstacles. The player also gets five Pokéball, and a town map from Red/Green. The player heads to Viridian City, where the gym is closed down temporarily. The player then goes through Route 2 and Viridian Forest, where they battle their first Pokémon trainers.
The player arrives in Pewter City and challenge the rock type gym leader, Brock, to a battle and earns the TM39 which contains Rock Tomb. The player then goes through Mt. Moon where they encounter Team Rocket trying to steal fossils, and defeats them, earning a fossil: the Dome Fossil (containing Kabuto) or the Helix Fossil (containing Kabuto). After that, the player goes through Route 4 and arrives in Cerulean City, where the gym is blocked off due to Team Rocket activity. The player goes up through Nugget Bridge, where they battle Blue and a bunch of other trainers, before finding out the Nugget Bridge gauntlet was run by a Team Rocket grunt. The player defeats them and earns a Nugget. The player then goes to Bill's Cottage and helps turn him back into a human, earning the SS Anne Ticket.
The player battles Misty, the water type gym leader next, and earns TM04 which contains Water Pulse. The player takes a shortcut through a recently robbed house and defeats the Team Rocket grunt, earning TM10 which contains Hidden Power. The player goes through Route 5 and 6, using the Underground Path to arrive in Vermilion City. The player can battle the gym leader (due to there no longer being a tree blocking the way) or going on the SS Anne first, and Lt. Surge, the electric type gym leader gives out TM24 (containing Thunderbolt). On the SS Anne, the player battles Blue and goes to a ballroom dance with Red/Green, when the ship is hijacked by Team Rocket members led by two admins. The player along with Red/Green defeats the admins in a double battle along with the other grunts. The captain rewards the player with an update for the PokéPager, allowing the player to summon a machete to cut through trees.
The player after defeating Lt. Surge can then go to Cerulean City and head towards Rock Tunnel near the Power Plant (where the player can capture Zapdos before the Elite Four). In Route 9's Pokémon Center, Professor Oak's aide will update the PokéPager so the player can see in the dark. The player goes through Rock Tunnel and arrives in Lavender Town, which isn't of importance to the player yet. The player then heads to Celadon City, where they battle the grass type gym leader, Erika, and earn TM53 containing energy ball. After that, the player goes to Rocket's Game Corner and find a Team Rocket Grunt there, who the player battles and accesses a secret path to Team Rocket's Hideout. The player invades it and defeats Team Rocket grunts, before battling the Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, and find the Silph Scope.
The player heads back to Lavender Town, where they find Blue outside of Pokémon Tower. The player battles Blue and Blue tells him that Team Rocket is in there and have kidnapped a man running a daycare center, leading the player and Blue to battle their way through Pokémon Tower. They reach the second-to-last floor, where a ghostly Marowak is blocking the way to the top. The player uses the Silph Scope to battle the uncatchable Marowak, and finds out that it was murdered in a battle against Team Rocket grunts. The player and Blue head to the top and find Mr. Fuji, and they clear them out of Pokémon Tower. Mr. Fuji takes Red and Blue to his daycare, where he gives them a PokéFlute and mysterious stones (if you picked Charmander you'd get X in Pyro Red and Y in Chloro Green). If you talk to Mr. Fuji again, he'll explain Cubone's backstory and allow you to keep Cubone. The Daycare Center is now open, and the player can leave up to two Pokémon to be raised there, where they'll gain EXP and possibly breed depending on the egg group.
After the Lavender Town incident, the player can now awaken the two Snorlax blocking Route 11 and Route 16, which lead to Silence Bridge and Cycling Road. Arriving in Fuchsia Town, the player can battle the poison type gym leader, Koga, for TM09 which contains Venoshock. The player visits the Safari Zone, where they find golden teeth belonging to the Safari Zone's Warden. The player gives it back to him, and the Safari Zone's Warden updates the PokéPager, allowing it summon a raft.
Saffron City can be accessed when you give the guards a drink, but the player finds Team Rocket controlling the city. No buildings (including the Pokémon Center) can be accessed, and the player along with Red/Green have to fight their way into Silph Scope. They battle Team Rocket grunts blocking the entrance. Team Rocket grunts mention Project 150. The Elite Four member, Lance, arrives and helps out the two, when the player encounters Giovanni yet again. Giovanni is trying to get the Master Ball, but after losing the president of Silph Scope gives it to the player. After saving Silph Scope, the player can challenge the psychic type gym leader, Sabrina, for TM03, Psyshock. The player can also challenge the Fighting Dojo and earn a Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan.
The player can fly to Pallet Town on a flying Pokémon (using the soar mechanic; only for certain Pokémon) or surf down Route 19 and 20. An obstacle lies in front of Route 20, the Seafoam Islands. The player can capture Articuno, even before the Elite Four. After getting past the Seafoam Islands, the player arrives on Cinnabar Island where the gym is locked, but there are tons of attractions such as Mt. Cinnabar (where Moltres lies) and a facility where the player can revive their fossils! The player goes through Cinnabar Mansion, containing diaries about Project 150, Mew, and Mega Evolution. The player finds the key and battles Cinnabar gym leader, Blaine who uses fire types, and earns TM38 containing Fire Blast. After that, Bill arrives and asks the player for some help which they can accept or decline.
If the player accepts the request, they'll head to the Sevii Islands. Their first stop is One Island, where Bill's good old friend, Celio, is working on creating a machine that can connect to the Kanto region. The player agrees to help Celio, and stops by Two Island where the daughter of the Joyful Game Corner's owner was kidnapped. The owner has a meteorite that is powerful enough for Celio's task. The player heads to Three Island, where they battle a group of bikers apart of the Kanto Pokémon Federation. They then find Lostelle, the daughter of the owner, and saves her in Berry Forrest from a Hypno. The player gets the meteorite and gives it to Celio, before returning to Cinnabar Island.
The player's final obstacle is the Viridian Gym. The player heads there, where they battle ground type trainers, and they find out who the gym leader is: Giovanni. Giovanni will give the player the Earth Badge and TM26 (which contains Earthquake) if the player can beat Giovanni in a gym battle. The player eventually wins, and Giovanni disbands Team Rocket before the player heads towards Victory Road where their gym badges are checked, and they find Red/Green there. Red/Green says that Blue passed by and is probably training for the Elite Four challenge, before giving the player a battle to warm-up. Red/Green then encourages the player. The player arrives at the Pokémon League.
The Elite Four awaits challengers powerful enough to defeat the Gym Challenge system and make it through Victory Road. The first Elite Four member the player will challenge is Lorelei, the ice type master, followed by Bruno, the strong fighting master, followed by Agatha, the ghost type master, and finally, Lance the dragon type master. After defeating the Elite Four, the player heads towards the final room where they must battle the Pokémon Champion, who is none other than their rival, Blue. The player eventually defeats Blue in the championship match, and Professor Oak comes by to congratulate both the player and Blue for both coming so far, and the player is taken to the Hall of Fame where they can see a picture of their team and him/herself all together.
===Post-Game===
After the credits roll, the player is back in Pallet Town as the current Indigo League champion. Professor Oak will come by and update the player's Pokédex if they have caught at least 30 Pokémon, to the National Pokédex. Professor Oak will then recommend checking out the Sevii Islands to see new Pokémon, and gives the player a ticket there.
When arriving in the Sevii Islands, Celio will request that the player finds two gems so he can link them to his latest system: a network machine connecting to the Alola region. The Ruby stone is found in Mt. Ember, where Team Rocket is, and can be easily retrieved to Celio. Meanwhile, the Sapphire stone is in the deepest parts of the Dotted Hole in Ruin Valley. When it's found, a Team Rocket scientist named Gideon will steal it and take it to Team Rocket's new warehouse in the Five Isle Meadow. After infiltrating it and retrieving the Sapphire stone back, the remaining Team Rocket admins promise that Giovanni will return and they'll do anything it takes.
As the Pokémon League Champion, trainers will daily battle you to claim your throne.
The player can also go to Seven Island, where the Battle Frontier is. The Battle Frontier is similar to Hoenn.
===Temporal Episode===
After clearing the Sevii Islands post-game, a new story mode opens up for the player.
The game opens in Pallet Town, where the player is. Mr. Fuji arrives at the player's house, and tells the player that there are a group of Neo Team Rocket members terrorizing the region. The player then heads to Lavender Town, where Neo Team Rocket members are terrorizing the daycare. The player defeats the Neo Team Rocket members, who leave. Mr. Fuji explains that he knows about Mega Evolution, which is related to Neo Team Rocket's goal. The player, confused, is then sent to Cinnabar Island.
At Cinnabar Island, the player finds Neo Team Rocket members invading the Cinnabar Mansion. With Blaine, the two trainers defeat Neo Team Rocket, but they appear to have their objective: a diary. Blaine explains that Neo Team Rocket is after Mewtwo, and explains that Mewtwo is a genetically engineered Pokémon from the mythical Pokémon, Mew, and was the most successful result of creating an "Infinite Energy" Pokémon.
The player arrives back in Pallet Town with Blaine, and the papparazi tries to get an image of them. Red/Green comes and tells the player about Neo Team Rocket, and asks for a battle. The player defeats Red/Green and Blaine finds out that Neo Team Rocket is located in Sevii Islands. With Blaine, the player arrives on Six Island where they see some bikers battling Neo Team Rocket. The player and Blaine stop both sides, and help out the bikers defeat Neo Team Rocket. Neo Team Rocket takes off on a submarine, saying they're heading to Faraway Island. Blaine contacts Lance, who arrives on Six Island.
Lance, being knowledgable on myths, explains that Faraway Island is home to the mythical Pokémon, Mew. Neo Team Rocket is after Mew, and Lance takes Blaine and the player to Faraway Island. They see a glimpse of Mew as Neo Team Rocket tries to steal it, and Lance, Blaine, and the player engage in a triple battle against the Neo Team Rocket Admins. Neo Team Rocket fails at stealing Mew, who escapes off the island, and they get a report from their leader, Archer, that they've found Mewtwo and are going to unleash it. Blaine then admits he was a former Team Rocket member, but had reformed now.
The player arrives in Cerulean City, chasing after Neo Team Rocket grunts, and finds Cerulean Cave. The player goes inside and sees Archer trying to battle Mewtwo. Mewtwo attacks Archer, and the player tries to calm him down but instead gets attacked. The player battles Mewtwo, who reveals that he can mega evolve as a result of the Infinite Energy experiment (depending on the version, Pyro Red for X, and Chloro Green for Y). The player can capture Mewtwo, and battles Archer who leaves after losing, saying he'll head to a different region.
==Changes from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen==
*Pyro Red and Chloro Green introduce a new rival, Red/Green (depending on the player's gender), based off of Leaf from LeafGreen and how she had no role in the plot.
*The SS Anne is tied into the Team Rocket plot.
*Mega Evolution is in the game, similar to Pokémon Origins.
*The Cubone from Pokémon Towers is now a gift Pokémon.
*Mt. Cinnabar is added onto Cinnabar Island, to fill in a plothole from GSC.
**Moltres is moved over here.
*The player can be challenged daily similar to Sun and Moon as champions.
*A Battle Frontier is introduced on Seven Island, replacing the Trainer Tower.
*The Temporal Episode is introduced.
**Blaine and Lance are given bigger roles in the game, Blaine being an ex-Team Rocket member.
**Mew and Mewtwo are also given bigger roles.
**Neo Team Rocket is introduced earlier in the game, instead making their debut in Kanto and then moving to Johto.
*Certain moves were buffed/nerfed for various reasons.
*The game has different music than its originals, based off of the music used in HGSS.
*Pokémon movelists are updated to include Gen III, IV, V, VI, and VII moves.
*VS. Artwork is used instead of sprites for Trainers and Gym Leaders, similar to the way they were used in Sun and Moon.
*The day and night system is brought back.
*The PokéPager is introduced, a Rider Pager-like system that summons tools for the player, replacing HMs.
===Pokémon===
*As in Gen VI and VII, Pokémon retain the ability to mega evolve.
**Some Pokémon were given Mega Evolutions.
*Moltres has moved over to Mt. Cinnabar.
**Ponyta and Magmar also appear there, and appear in Victory Road too.
*Gen IV, V, VI, and VII Pokémon appear on the Seven Islands.
**After completing the Pokémon League challenge, many Pokémon not available in the game due to being introduced in a later generation become available as hidden Pokémon too.
*A Moss Rock appears in Viridian Forest, an Ice Rock on Seafoam Islands, and the Power Plant serves as the location where Nosepass and Magneton can be evolved.
*New Pokémon have been added to the Pokédex. These Pokémon are evolutions of any Gen I, II, and/or III Pokémon.
*Like in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the professor will give the player a choice of a Johto starter after completing the main game. After completing the post-game (Sevii Islands), the player is given a choice of a Hoenn starter, and after completing the Temporal Episode, the player is given a choice of a Sinnoh starter. After completing the post-game/Temporal Episode once more the player gets a Unova Starter, and twice more the player gets a Kalos starter.
*Game-exclusive Pokémon and wild Pokémon distrubutions have been altered from the original games.
==Features==
===PokéPager===
The PokéPager is an item that summons other items to get past obstacles. The PokéPager replaces the needs of HMs. Available items: Hatchet (replacing Cut), Raft (replacing Swim), and a Flashlight (replacing Flash). The other two HMs, Fly and Strength, aren't used in the PokéPager but instead are replaced by other moves similar to it in the case of Strength, and you can soar on Pokémon as long as they're capable of flying.
===Mega Evolutions & Primal Reversion===
Main Article: /Mega Evolution & Primal Reversion/ 
Mega Evolutions were introduced for some old Pokémon, such as Noctowl, Furret, Ledian, Luxray, Wigglytuff, and more. Fossil Pokémon also received a Primal Reversion form, gaining an increase in stats based off of the way they lived in the past! Genesect also received a Primal Reversion form, revealing its appearance behind the suit.
===DexNav===
Returning from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire is the DexNav, a feature that comes with the PokéDex.
DexNav is an item featured in the PokéDex, giving information about the wild Pokémon in the player's current location and allows the player to search for specific Pokémon. It also tells the player about hidden Pokémon on the overworld, and special Pokémon with a special move (i.e, an Abra with ice punch).
===Battle Frontier===
Main Article: /Battle Frontier/ 
Returning from Pokémon Platinum, the Battle Frontier is an area where powerful trainers battle each other, and only the best are allowed here. The Battle Frontier is composed of seven different battle facilities spread across Seven Island, and an extra facility titled the Pokémon World Tournnament where the best trainers, gym leaders, Battle Frontier members, and champions.
===Pokémon World Tournament===
Main Article: /Pokémon World Tournament/
The Pokémon World Tournament is a battle facility where the best trainers, gym leaders, Battle Frontier members, and champions all come together to battle each other. There are different types of tournaments, such as a large tournament consisting of everyone, specialties, regional battles, and more.
===Pokémon Customization===
A new feature based off of the character customization is Pokémon Customization. You can now customize your Pokémon, by adding items onto them such as the choice scarf, choice specs, and more! You can also put on clothing for your Pokémon too! Customizing your Pokémon boosts its friendship value by a lot.
==Version-Exclusive Pokémon==
These are the Pokémon exclusive to Pyro Red and Chloro Green. There are 13 Pokémon per each version, and 26 overall.
<tabber>Pokémon Pyro Red=
Image	Ndex	Pokémon 	Type
 	#054	Psyduck 	
 	#055	Golduck 	
 	#058	Growlithe 	
 	#059	Arcanine 	
 	#125	Electabuzz	
 	#214	Heracross 	
 	#250	Ho-Oh 	
 	#303	Mawile 	
 	#484	Palkia 	
 	#538	Throh 	
 	#643	Reshiram 	
 	#690	Skrelp 	
 	#691	Dragalge 	
|-|Pokémon Chloro Green= 
Image	Ndex	Pokémon 	Type
 	#037	Vulpix 	
 	#038	Ninetales	
 	#079	Slowpoke 	
 	#080	Slowbro 	
 	#126	Magmar 	
 	#127	Pinsir 	
 	#249	Lugia 	
 	#302	Sableye 	
 	#483	Dialga 	
 	#539	Sawk 	
 	#644	Zekrom 	
 	#692	Clauncher	
 	#693	Clawitzer	
</tabber>
==Compatibility==
Pokémon Pyro Red and Chloro Green are Generation VII games, and can connect to Pokémon Sun and Moon through Pokémon Bank. Pokémon Pyro Red and Chloro Green also can connect to Generation VI games (X/Y, ORAS) and Generation I Virtual Console games through a PokéTransporter similator to Generation V.
==Reception==
Gaming magazine Famitsu gave Pokémon Pyro Red and Chloro Green a 38/40, praising it for its new additions.
Within the first two weeks of release, over 8 million copies were sold in Japan, North America, and Europe. In North America, Europe, and Australia, they broke the record for fastest-selling Nintendo games (originally held by Sun and Moon), selling 4 million copies, 1.75 million copies, and 250 thousand copies.
IGN gave the games an "8.6/10", stating that the remakes were much more polished and were overall enjoyable, fixing things wrong in the originals. Pokémon Pyro Red and Chloro Green hold a rating of 83.00% and 83.17%, respectively on GameRankings.
==Trivia==
*Despite the National Dex not being available in Sun and Moon, it returns in these games.
*These are the first Pokémon games to be released in Arabic and Dutch.
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