21 February 2026

All Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen Differences

By newsgame

Choosing whether to purchase Pokemon FireRed or Pokemon LeafGreen might be one of the toughest gaming-related decisions Pokemon fans might have to make this year. Do you go with FireRed for powerful Pokemon like Arcanine and the very cool-looking Scizor? Or do you go with LeafGreen to get access to the strange-looking Grass/Poison-type, Victreebel, and the super cutesy Marill evolution line? It’s not easy!

With this guide, we’ll show readers all the key differences between Pokemon FireRed and Pokemon LeafGreen, as well as the version exclusives.

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Pokemon FireRed Version Exclusives

Pokedex #	Pokemon	Type(s)
023	Ekans	Poison
024	Arbok	Poison
043	Oddish	Grass / Poison
044	Gloom	Grass / Poison
045	Vileplume	Grass / Poison
054	Psyduck	Water
055	Golduck	Water
058	Growlithe	Fire
059	Arcanine	Fire
090	Shellder	Water
091	Cloyster	Water / Ice
123	Scyther	Bug / Flying
125	Electabuzz	Electric
239	Elekid	Electric
182	Bellossom	Grass
194	Wooper	Water / Ground
195	Quagsire	Water / Ground
198	Murkrow	Dark / Flying
211	Qwilfish	Water / Poison
212	Scizor	Bug / Steel
225	Delibird	Ice / Flying
227	Skarmory	Steel / Flying
386	Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Psychic

In Pokemon FireRed, you will also get access to an in-game trade with an NPC on Route 18 that wants a Golduck in exchange for their Lickitung. If you’re playing LeafGreen, the same NPC will want a Slowbro instead. There are also two other trades involving the male and female versions of Nidoran and Nidorina/Nidorino. The Pokemon you get, and the Pokemon that’s requested, will differ depending on your version.

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Pokemon LeafGreen Version Exclusives

Pokedex #	Pokémon	Type(s)
027	Sandshrew	Ground
028	Sandslash	Ground
037	Vulpix	Fire
038	Ninetales	Fire
069	Bellsprout	Grass / Poison
070	Weepinbell	Grass / Poison
071	Victreebel	Grass / Poison
079	Slowpoke	Water / Psychic
080	Slowbro	Water / Psychic
120	Staryu	Water
121	Starmie	Water / Psychic
126	Magmar	Fire
127	Pinsir	Bug
183	Marill	Water
184	Azumarill	Water
199	Slowking	Water / Psychic
200	Misdreavus	Ghost
215	Sneasel	Dark / Ice
223	Remoraid	Water
224	Octillery	Water
226	Mantine	Water / Flying
240	Magby	Fire
298	Azurill	Normal
386	Deoxys (Defense Forme)	Psychic

Another little thing that changes depending on the version you’re playing are the Pokemon prizes available at the Celadon City Game Corner. The pocket monsters you can buy are the same for both versions (except for Pinsir/Scyther), but the prices (and levels) are different:

Celadon Game Corner Prizes	Cost & Level (FireRed)	Cost & Level (LeafGreen)
Abra	Lv 9 – 180 Coins	Lv 7 – 120 Coins
Porygon	Lv 26 – 9999 Coins	Lv 18 – 6500 Coins
Dratini	Lv 18 – 2800 Coins	Lv 24 – 4600 Coins
Clefairy	Lv 8 – 500 Coins	Lv 12 – 750 Coins
Pinsir	–	Lv 18 – 2500 Coins
Scyther	Lv 25 – 5500 Coins	–