Red (Pokemon)

Red, also known as Legend Red, is one of the main protagonists from the Pokemon series.
== Charactah Account ==
Red is an 11-year old from Pallet Town who used to be the best of friends with a boy named Green. Red was given a task by Professor Oak, Green's grandfather and the local expert on Pokemon: to travel around the Kanto region and capture all 150 known Pokémon to complete the Pokedex, a device that records data on Pokemon encountered and captured. 
Red is a very serious person, especially when he battles. This can be seen easily because he seldom smiles. He is very quiet, usually only ever using ellipses (...) in the games. He is shown to be both loyal to his Pokémon and his cause, and seen by the fact that he always has the three potential starters on him, indicating whichever Pokémon he chose first has remained with him, and when he fought in the World of Light Trailer (Super Smash Brothers Ultimate) where he and his Pokémon were among the few to fight back against Galeem. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Gotcha!
* Pokemon Generations
* Pokemon: The Origin
=== Manga ===
* Pocket Monsters HG SS: Jou no Daibouken
* Pokemon Adventures
* Pokemon Adventures Ruby and Sapphire
* Pokemon Adventures: The Mt. Silver Training Chapter
=== Video Games ===
* Pokemon Black and White Version
* Pokemon Crystal
* Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen
* Pokemon Gold and Silver
* Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver
* Pokemon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
* Pokemon Masters
* Pokemon Puzzle League
* Pokemon Red and Blue
* Pokemon Red and Green    
* Pokemon Stadium 2
* Pokemon Sun and Moon
* Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
* Pokemon Yellow
* Pokemon Zany Cards
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
== Trivia ==
* Since 1999, Red's Team starting with Generation II was the strongest Trainer to be battled in the main games, with beating his own record twice. That 22-year streak ended when Cynthia's Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl's Second Rematch exceeded Red's statistics in 2021.
** In the original second generation games (Gold, Silver, and Crystal), Pikachu was at level 82, with total levels at 460 (Average 76.6). No trainer exceeds Pikachu's level nor average levels between this time and HeartGold and SoulSilver.
** In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Red exceeds his previous record with Pikachu at level 88, with total levels at 502 (Average 83.6). No trainer exceeds the statistics between this time and Let's Go Pikachu! and Let's Go Eevee!
** In Let's Go Pikachu! and Let's Go Eevee!, Red once again exceeds his previous combined levels at 510 (all level 85). While Pikachu is at a lower level 85, he still holds the highest record of his lowest leveled pokemon at level 85, above Cynthia's level 84 Spiritomb and Milotic.
* In his original design, Red was depicted with black hair, but in the latest artwork he is depicted with having light brown hair.
* Red has been referred to as the "Hero of Kanto", the "Ultimate Pokémon Trainer", and the "Pokémon Champion".
* Ash Ketchum is based on Red's first design. They also both have Pikachu, and both have the three Kanto Starters, however Red's are fully evolved where as Ash's Bulbasaur and Squirtle are unevolved and his Charmander evolved fully into Charizard. Ash and Red have both won a championship.
** Also, Ash originally had a Lapras in his team and had a Snorlax as well.
* Red has appeared in every generation of Pokemon except for Generation VI and VIII.
* In HeartGold and SoulSilver, his Espeon was replaced with a Lapras.
* Red, being much like all playable characters, follows a similar trait where he almost never speaks, but when speaking, he simply says "..." or gives commands to his Pokemon.
** This carries on to his NPC character in which he never speaks.
** Despite this, in a special event involving the Sygna Suit in Pokémon Masters, Red has a single line of dialogue: "Words are unnecessary!"
* In the Pokemon the Series: XY and XYZ, Ash Ketchum wears a nearly identical hat as Red in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen.
* Red's ages vary over the games he appears in: he is 11 in Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen, 14 in Gold, Silver, Crystal, Heart Gold and Soul Silver, 19- 29 in Black and White 2 and 21- 31 in Sun and Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
* Red made a cameo appearance on the poster with an Arcanine in the PN002: The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero episode of PokeToon.
* Unlike other Champions in the Champion League Tournament, Red has the tag "Legend". (e.g. "Champion Blue" compared to "Legend Red")
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Red at Pokémon Wiki
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