Red (game)

:For the game paired with Pokémon Green Version, see Pokémon Red and Green Versions. For the game paired with Pokémon Blue Version, see Pokémon Red and Blue Versions.
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Red (Japanese: Red) is the in the Generation I games Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and and the male choice in their Generation III remakes , where his female counterpart is .
Red is known throughout the Pokémon world as the from Pallet Town, as well as a living legend for his defeat of Team Rocket in Kanto during his quest. He is the final opponent in the Generation II games , their Generation IV remakes , and . He is a participant in the Pokémon World Tournament's Champions Tournament in and works as a boss of the Battle Tree alongside in the Generation VII games , . In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, he appears as the highest-level Trainer in the game, capable of being challenged after defeating six Master Trainers.
==In the core series games==
Red is introduced as a curious 11-year-old boy from Pallet Town. According to the instruction manuals of , Red gained an interest in Pokémon after his best friend, , stopped playing with him and became a bully, although in the games Professor Oak says the two have been rivals since infancy. His adventure begins one day when Professor Oak calls the two to his lab for a first partner Pokémon. Red has a choice of a , , or . Depending on the Pokémon that Red chooses, Blue will choose the Pokémon that has a type advantage over it. In , Red was originally intended to get an , which was swiped by Blue. As a result, Blue keeps the Eevee and Red receives a that Professor Oak caught earlier. Blue challenges Red to a battle immediately to test out his new Pokémon, thinking he will easily beat Red.
After Red has made his way to Viridian City to the north and taken a package back to Oak in Pallet Town, Oak gives Red and Blue each a Pokédex with which to record data on all known Pokémon in the Kanto region to fulfill Oak's dream of creating a full guide on all Pokémon in Kanto. From here, Red and Blue journey across Kanto, collecting Pokémon to build up their teams, and defeating each of the Gym Leaders in turn, with Blue always one step ahead, showing up from time to time to impede Red's progress.
Red also comes across a gang of Pokémon thieves, Team Rocket, several times through his journey. He first encounters them trying to steal fossils within Mt. Moon. Then he encounters a member who is running the Nugget Bridge challenge to recruit for the organization on ; and another lone member who has stolen a TM from a family in Cerulean City. Eventually, Red uncovers a plot by Team Rocket, infiltrating their hideout beneath the Celadon Game Corner and encountering their boss, Giovanni. Defeating him and ousting Team Rocket from Celadon, Red uses the Silph Scope that Giovanni leaves behind to battle Pokémon and save Mr. Fuji in the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town, who is being held hostage by Team Rocket. Red soon journeys into Saffron City in the heart of Kanto to find it overrun by Team Rocket, who is attempting to take the recently invented Master Ball from the Silph Co. President, and defeats Giovanni again, ending the group's plots for the time being.
With seven Badges in hand, Red encounters Giovanni for the final time—this time as the Leader of the Viridian Gym, his final obstacle before the Elite Four of Indigo Plateau. Red defeats him in battle, earning his eighth and final Badge—the . He disbands Team Rocket, promising to go into solo training to become a better Trainer.
Making it through and finally to Indigo Plateau, Red challenges the Indigo League. First, he defeats the Elite Four and discovers, to his surprise, that Blue has defeated them before him and is therefore the of Kanto. Red defeats Blue in the final battle, becoming the Champion himself, but then continues his training, rather than staying at Indigo Plateau. Encountering an offshoot of Team Rocket in the southern Sevii Islands, lead by Executive Archer, Red reveals with his Earth Badge that Giovanni has disbanded the organization, and, though defeated, the group there intends to revive Team Rocket and bring Giovanni back, having already made plans to force Pokémon to evolve with radio waves.
Red continues as a wandering Trainer, eventually making his way to Mt. Silver Cave, where he trains his Pokémon alone. In the process, he becomes so distant from the people close to him that he does not even talk to his mom via phone anymore.
Eventually, , , or arrives at Mt. Silver Cave and challenges Red, identified only as a Pokémon Trainer. If defeated, Red vanishes from Mt. Silver, and returns every time the Elite Four is defeated again by the player of Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, or SoulSilver.
In , Red is shown to finally come back into public life, as he enters the Champions Tournament of the Pokémon World Tournament in the Unova region. In Pokémon Sun, Moon, , a visibly older Red is invited to work as the boss of Alola's Battle Tree along with Blue. When or first visits the Battle Tree, they will encounter Red and Blue and battle one of them. After Red or Blue is defeated at the Battle Tree proper, Red will reward the player with a full set of Kanto first partner Pokémon Mega Stones.
Red makes an appearance in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. In this continuity, he and Blue completed their journeys and defeated the Elite Four years before the player character started their journey. If the player has defeated at least six Master Trainers and has six Pokémon in their party, Red can be found in front of the Pokémon League building at Indigo Plateau, where he may be challenged to a battle. Like during all Master Trainer battles, the player isn't allowed to use items from their Bag during this battle. After being defeated, Red will grant the player the title of Battle Master before leaving, though he will reappear for a rematch each time the player defeats the Elite Four.
===Pokémon===
As the player character, Red can have on his team any of the 151 Pokémon available during Generation I. In Generation III, he can have any of the 386 Pokémon available at that time, though only after the player has obtained the National Pokédex.
When he is encountered as an opponent in Generation II and Generation IV, Red has a set team, based on Generation I in-game event Pokémon, and has the highest leveled trained Pokémon yet encountered in the series, with his at level 81 in Generation II and at level 88 in Generation IV. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, when he is defeated, all Pokémon in the player's party receive the .
In , he can be fought in the Pokémon World Tournament's Champions Tournament, using the same team he did in Generation IV, albeit with different movesets.
In Pokémon Sun, Moon, , Red once again uses his team from Generation IV, just with altered movesets. When battled in the Battle Tree proper, Red will use a randomly selected team from a preset selection of Pokémon.
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Red's team has notable differences to his previous core series teams, lacking and which now appear as the highest levelled Pokémon in and 's teams respectively.
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Red uses two Full Restores.
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Red uses four Full Restores.
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Red uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles.
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======Pokémon Sun and Moon======
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======Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon======
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=====Battle Tree=====
Red uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles and two in Multi Battles.
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====Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!====
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==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Stadium 2===
Red appears in Pokémon Stadium 2. He can be battled in the Kanto Gym Leader Castle after the player has defeated all eight Kanto Gym Leaders, being the final opponent the player must defeat in order to clear the Gym Leader Castle challenge.
During the game's end credits, he is seen having a battle with .
====Pokémon====
Red uses vastly different sets of Pokémon than in any of his other appearances, only sharing a couple Pokémon with the teams he uses in the core series. Notably, this is the only game where he's not seen using . In Round 2, each of his Pokémon knows .
=====Round 1=====
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===Pokémon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness===
Red makes an appearance in both Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. While he does not appear in the games' Story Mode, he is playable in the Battle Mode when a FireRed or LeafGreen cartridge is used, with a male player character chosen. He can take on Mt. Battle's 100-battle challenge, as well as compete in Colosseum battles.
===Pokémon Battle Revolution===
Red made a brief appearance in the debut trailer of Pokémon Battle Revolution, having a Double Battle against , using a in its Attack Forme and a . Despite this, he didn't appear in the final cut of the game.
==In the spin-off games==
===Super Smash Bros. series===
====Pokémon Trainer====
Red is known as the "Pokémon Trainer" in the Super Smash Bros. series. He has a team consisting of , , and . Rather than fighting himself like most other characters, Red sends his three Pokémon into battle, switching between them in order.
Red debuted as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He was absent from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, the only game in the series where his is available as an individual fighter. Red returned as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and additionally debuted as part of his palette swaps, sharing the same title of "Pokémon Trainer". Red is voiced by Michele Knotz and Billy Bob Thompson in the English versions of Brawl and Ultimate respectively, and 半場友恵 Tomoe Hanba in the Japanese versions.
====Other references====
* Red's hat appears as an alternate outfit worn by from Super Smash Bros. Melee onward, possibly in specific reference to (which, in turn, was inspired by Pokémon the Series).
* In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Red is featured as a trophy to represent Pokémon Trainers.
===Pokémon GO===
For Pokémon Day 2018, Red's outfit from was released as free style option in Pokémon GO.
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Red, who is based on the player character, forms a sync pair with , , , , and in Pokémon Masters EX. His Charizard is capable of Mega Evolving into Mega Charizard X, while his Snorlax and Pikachu are both capable of Gigantamaxing, and his Venusaur is capable of Dynamaxing. Red became a playable sync pair on February 28, 2020.
In this game, Red is indirectly responsible for the creation of the Pokémon Masters League, as him defeating Lear before the events of the game was what inspired Lear to create Pasio and the PML in order to get another chance at beating him. Red first appeared as an NPC during the second chapter of PML Arc. He also made notable appearances later in the PML Arc, and the Villain Arc. Unlike in , both Red and coexist in this game.
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==Quotes==
==Optional names==
When starting a new game of , if the player leaves the name writing screen without any written name, or with a name composed entirely of empty spaces, Professor Oak says, "Right... So your name is <optional name>", suggesting one of the 19 available names; there are 24 names in total, but there are 5 exclusive to FireRed and 5 exclusive to LeafGreen. The player may answer "Yes" to accept the suggested name, or "No" to return to the name writing screen.
Game 	Japanese 	English 	French 	German 	Italian 	Spanish
Red 	レッド Redサトシ Satoshiジャック Jack 	REDASHJACK 	REDSACHAPAUL 	ROTASHJACK 	ROSSOASHGIGI 	ROJOASHJAIME
Green (Japan)Blue (international)	グリーン Greenシゲル Shigeruジョン John 	BLUEGARYJOHN 	BLUEREGISJEAN 	BLAUGARYJOHN	BLUGARYPIPPO 	AZULGARYJUAN
Blue (Japan) 	ブルー Blueツネカズ Tsunekazジャン Jean 	 	 	 	 	
Yellow 	イエロー Yellowサトシ Satoshiジャック Jack 	YELLOWASHJACK	YELLOWSACHAPAUL	GELBASHJACK 	GIALLOASHGIGI	GUALDOASHJAIME
FireRedLeafGreen 	<ab>レッド Red
ファイア Fire
サトシ Satoshi
ケン Ken
シゲキ Shigeki
グリーン Green
リーフ Leaf
シゲル Shigeru
ツネカズ Tsunekaz
サトル Satoru
ジャック Jack
ジャン Jean
ジョン John
カモン Kamon
タカシ Takashi
テツオ Tetsuo
トオル Tōru
ヒロキ Hiroki
マサオ Masao
タカオ Takao
タケヒロ Takehiro
ケイ Kei
ヒトシ Hitoshi
ヒロアキ Hiroaki</ab>	<ab>RED
FIRE
ASH
KENE
GEKI
GREEN
LEAF
GARY
KAZ
TORU
JAK
JANNE
JONN
KAMON
KARL
TAYLOR
OSCAR
HIRO
MAX
JON
RALPH
KAY
TOSH
ROAK</ab>	<ab>RED
FIRE
DANNY
GURVAN
GONTRAN
GREEN
LEAF
YAN
MAEL
DAVY
POLO
ZACK
MARIO
LORIS
MAX
DAMIEN
TOM
GREG
KAMEL
FRANCK
RALPH
AYRTON
TOSH
VINCE</ab>	<ab>ROT
FEUER
SVEN
GERD
HANS
GRÜN
BLATT
GARY
HUGO
MICHAEL
JACK
JAN
JOHN
DANIEL
HELGE
ULI
TOBI
UDO
BERT
JON
RALF
UWE
CHRIS
ROLF</ab>	<ab>ROSSO
RED
ASH
DIMITRI
ATTILIO
VERDE
GREEN
GARY
DAMIANO
FABIO
MATTIA
SILVANO
LUCIO
KAMON
KARL
GABRY
OSCAR
DINO
DANIEL
MANUELE
RALPH
IVANO
PAOLO
ENZO</ab>	<ab>JORO
GUEFO
FURIO
LLAMÍN
CANDEL
VERTE
JAHO
BOSCO
FLOREN
SILVIO
JUNO
JUAN
JUANMA
ÁLVARO
RAL
MARINO
TOILO
NER
MAX
MOREL
RAFA
VER
LERIO
RODI</ab>
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Red or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==In the TFG==
There are three based on Red with his design from , except with different names and colors.
* (Japanese: レッド Red) from , wearing his usual red clothes.
* (Japanese: グリーン Green) from , with green hat, shirt and shoes.
* (Japanese: イエロー Yellow), from the , with yellow hat, shirt and shoes.
The Red figure is part of the single released set, Next Quest. The other two sets were not released, so the Green and Yellow figures were not released either.
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==Counterparts==
===In animation===
====Pokémon the Series====
Red's loose animated counterpart, introduced in the first episode, is the main character of Pokémon the Series, Ash Ketchum. Like Red, Ash is from Pallet Town, on a to become a Pokémon Master. Unlike Red, Ash's journey did not end with Kanto, and Ash continued through every other region introduced in the core series games until Galar, as well as the Orange Islands south of Kanto, taking the place of the player characters of Generation II during Johto and Generation V during Unova, and being joined by the animated series counterparts of , , and during the Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Kalos sagas respectively. Instead of starting with one of the standard three Kanto first partner Pokémon, however, Ash began his journey with a , inspiring 's creation, as well as causing some to consider Red and Ash to be exactly the same person, most especially due to Red owning as well.
====I Choose You! trilogy====
Red has another animated counterpart, , who appeared in I Choose You!, The Power of Us, and Secrets of the Jungle; these s are set in a timeline separate from Pokémon the Series. This Ash shares the same basic characteristics as the main Ash, but goes on a different journey compared to the character in Pokémon the Series.
====Pokémon Origins====
Red also had a direct counterpart that appeared as the main character of the Pokémon Origins mini-series, which takes place in a separate continuity. This counterpart shared Red's name, in-game role, and design from FireRed and LeafGreen. The mini-series follows Red as he challenges the Indigo League and fights Team Rocket with his first partner Pokémon, .
====Pokémon Generations====
Another direct counterpart of Red appeared in Pokémon Generations. He first appeared in The Adventure, where he a in Viridian Forest. He then went on to experience various other adventures with his Pikachu across other regions, during which he encountered various and Legendary Pokémon.
Red briefly reappeared at the end of The Challenger, having just defeated the Elite Four at Indigo Plateau, and preparing to challenge for the title of the .
Like the core series games, Red is not heard speaking during his appearances.
=====Pokémon=====
* When Red caught Pikachu, he was revealed to have already obtained at least two other Pokémon besides Bulbasaur.
=====Achievements=====
======Badges obtained======
This listing is of the Badges Red has obtained in the Kanto region:
* At least eight Badges (prior to The Challenger)
====POKÉTOON====
Red appeared in The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero. He was the of an that became the hero of a ever since it stopped an from stealing Pancham's Berry. 
=====Pokémon=====
====Pokémon Evolutions====
Red briefly appeared in The Discovery, standing on Indigo Plateau.
=====Pokémon=====
====GOTCHA!====
Red briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, using his Charizard, , and .
===In the manga===
Red, like most player characters, also has several counterparts in various Pokémon manga series.
====Pokémon Adventures====
Red appears in Pokémon Adventures, and also appeared in a fantasy in Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission.
====Pokémon Pocket Monsters====
Red shares his game counterpart's name and appearance in Pokémon Pocket Monsters.
There is also a character in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire named who is a rival of Red and is much stronger than him. This character is based on Red's appearance in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
====Pokémon Zensho====
Satoshi from Pokémon Zensho is based on Red.
====Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!====
Shu from Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon! is based on Red.
====Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys====
Red was briefly mentioned in Falkner The Bird Keeper's Challenge!! by Professor Oak, who said that looks similar to him. However, due to the manga ending soon after Gold reaches Cianwood City, Red was never physically seen.
====Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure====
Red first appeared as a silhouette in JBA5. He then physically debuted in JBA6. He was first mentioned by after Jō's battle with the Gym Leader. Jō later encountered Red when he reached the top of Mt. Silver, ready to battle him.
=====Pokémon=====
♂
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
* Red's title screen and profile front sprites from correspond to his earlier Capsule Monsters artwork instead of his final Generation I artwork. His title screen sprite was updated in but the profile front sprite remained unchanged.
** In , he has no title screen sprite and his front sprite is updated in part to match his official artwork and possibly in part to match Ash Ketchum, his counterpart, as the frontal section of his hat has the same division in the middle as Ash's hat from the original series.
* Red's party in Generation II, , , and is based heavily on in-game events from the Generation I games and :
** , , , and are the game mascots of the four Generation I games: Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow. They are also available in all iterations of the original Kanto plot and can all be obtained in a single save file in Pokémon Yellow;
** could have been obtained as an in Celadon City, and Eevee notably serves as 's first partner Pokémon in Pokémon Yellow;
** is given away by a Silph Co. employee shortly before Team Rocket is defeated there;
** Two are required to be caught or defeated in order to travel to Fuchsia City. Furthermore, in the Generation II games and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, only the Snorlax that was previously blocking (now blocking the entrance to Diglett's Cave) is available to the , suggesting that Red caught the one blocking .
*** In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, apart from his Venusaur and Blastoise being fully evolved, Red's team is identical to that of Ash Ketchum throughout most of the Orange Islands arc.
*** Also in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the four game mascots all know their Generation III signature moves: Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise know , and , respectively, while Pikachu knows . Furthermore, his Pikachu's moveset coincides with the four moves that Ash's Pikachu used during Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl: Volt Tackle, , , and .
* All six of the Pokémon that Red uses in the core series from HeartGold and SoulSilver to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are capable of Gigantamax in Sword and Shield.
* In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Red's level 88 Pikachu is the highest-leveled Pokémon owned by a non-player character outside of battle facilities, tied with Cynthia's Garchomp during the second rematch in .
** However, the level of several NPCs' Pokémon in are variable and can exceed that of the two, depending on the level of the Pokémon that is traded to them.
* When Red is encountered at the summit of Mt. Silver during Generation II and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, he has no speech, merely repeating sets of before beginning the . This is a reference to his silent role in Generation I, as he only answered choice questions like <sc>Yes</sc> or <sc>No</sc>. This unique characteristic remains in later generations.
** In FireRed and LeafGreen, sarcastically calls him a "chatty gossip".
*** Blue also jokes about this in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon.
** Despite this, when talking to in Generation I and FireRed and LeafGreen implies that Red is speaking.
*** Also, only in the Spanish version of HeartGold and SoulSilver, the line "<Trainer> used one <item>!" for opponents using items in battle was localized as "<Trainer>: ¡Voy a usar <item>!" ("<Trainer>: I'm going to use <item>!"), thus causing Red to speak when using an item in battle.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F1hpXj3f-Q
*** In Pokémon Masters EX, while primarily silent, has .
* Much like there is minimal information on his 's father, Red's father is mentioned only briefly when examining an at the Celadon Department Store in the Generation I games and FireRed and LeafGreen.
* In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Red is the only who uses the transition effect from Generation II.
* All of his animation and manga counterparts also have owned a Pikachu, with from Pokémon Zensho being the only one who evolved his one into a .
* Along with Blue, Lance, and the Generation I and III Kanto Gym Leaders (excluding Giovanni and Koga), Red has appeared in almost every generation of the Pokémon games, with six out of nine so far. He is the only protagonist with this feat.
* Red and Lance share the same unique battle music in Johto-based games and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2's Champions Tournament.
* Red's T-shirt in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon bears the number 96, referencing the original Japanese release year of Pokémon Red and Green.
* Red is the only protagonist to be battled, as an NPC, outside of the generation he was introduced in.
* A Trainer closely resembling an older Red briefly appears in , where he is shown in a promotional advertisement on the train to Ryme City. This Trainer is played by Japanese actor Ryoma Takeuchi.
==Names==
Red is the primary name used for this character in core series NPC appearances since Generation II, as well as in , , and in the game data of and . 
The name (Japanese: サトシ Satoshi), after the protagonist of Pokémon the Series and , is also used, particularly in early media. It is one of the optional names for Red in Generation I and Generation III, and is used in Official Fan Book of Pocket Monsters. (Nintendo Power, 1998). and Pokémon: Official Nintendo Player's Guide. (Nintendo Power, 1998).. In Pokémon Gold and Silver: Official Nintendo Player's Guide, the name Red is mainly used, though Ash is also used at some point. In Pokémon Crystal: Official Nintendo Player's Guide, some content was reused but the name "Ash" was edited out."Pokémon Gold & Silver also feature the world of Kanto, which Ash explored in Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow." (Pokémon Gold and Silver guidebook, page 4) "Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal also feature the world of Kanto, which originally appeared in Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow." (Pokémon Crystal guidebook, page 4)
Other names and terms have also been used in various languages:
* The English manuals address the player directly as "you". 
* Game screenshots in the official game manuals use the names Blue, , Red, and Green. 
* The Japanese game manuals include text that name the player based on the respective Japanese game version, レッド Red, グリーン Green, ブルー Blue, and イエロー Yellow.. 
* Japanese use a couple different names and terms: レッド Red (Pokémon Red deck), グリーン Green. (Pokémon Green deck), and simply 主人公しゅじんこう player character (Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow decks).
* Some placeholder names are used in the game data: Ninten (Japanese: やまぐち Yamaguchi; ゲーフリ Gēfuri; ゲーフリ1 Gēfuri1)
* オサム (Osamu) is used in screenshots of on the official Japanese Pokémon website.
* In the Spanish version of FireRed, LeafGreen, and , Red's placeholder name has the syllables reversed: he is known as "Joro" instead of "Rojo". 
File:GameFreak 1997 fanbook MC Satoshi.jpg|Scan from the Official Fan Book of Pocket Monsters in which Red is called サトシ Satoshi
File:Ash Gary game.png|Scan from the Pokémon: Official Nintendo Player's Guide in which Red is called Ash
File:Nintendo Power 2000 GS map.jpg|Scan from the Pokémon Gold and Silver: Official Nintendo Player's Guide in which Red is called Ash
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	レッド 	From
English, French,Brazilian Portuguese	Red 	From
German 	Rot 	From Pokémon Rote Edition (Pokémon Red)
Spanish 	Rojo 	From Pokémon Edición Roja (Pokémon Red)
Italian 	Rosso 	From Pokémon Versione Rossa (Pokémon Red)
Korean 	레드 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	赤紅 / 赤红 Chìhóng 	From 赤 chì / chek (red) and 紅 / 红 hóng / hùhng (red)
Chinese () 	赤紅 Chekhùhng 	From 赤 chì / chek (red) and 紅 / 红 hóng / hùhng (red)
Thai 	เรด 	Transcription of his Japanese name
===Placeholder names===
====Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow====
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	やまぐち Yamaguchi 	From Wataru Yamaguchi, an art director that worked on the original games
Japanese 	ゲーフリ Gēfuri 	From Game Freak
Japanese 	ゲーフリ1 Gēfuri1 	From Game Freak
English, French, German,Italian, Spanish	Ninten 	From Nintendo
====Pokémon FireRed, LeafGeen, and Emerald====
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	レッド 	From
English, French	Red 	From
German 	Rot 	From Pokémon Rote Edition (Pokémon Red)
Italian 	Rosso 	From Pokémon Versione Rossa (Pokémon Red)
Spanish 	Joro 	From rojo (red) with the syllables reversed, from Pokémon Edición Roja (Pokémon Red)
==Notes==
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Red, Blue and Yellow characters
Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal characters
Category:FireRed and LeafGreen characters
Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver characters
Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
Category:Sun and Moon characters
Category:Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon characters
Category:Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! characters
Category:Stadium 2 characters
Category:Pokémon Generations characters
Category:Pokémon Evolutions characters
Category:Manga characters
Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon
Category:Battle facility leaders
Category:Trainers with Key Stones
Category:Trainers with Z-Rings
de:Rot (Spielcharakter)
es:Rojo (personaje)
fr:Red
it:Rosso (gioco)
ja:レッド
zh:赤紅