Games Like Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen
Quick Answer
The closest games to Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen are Pokemon Emerald, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Pokemon Red and Blue, Cassette Beasts and Coromon. Below are 9 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, and what does not.
What Made Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen Work
FireRed and LeafGreen rebuilt the original 151 on the Game Boy Advance engine, which means abilities, held items, the physical-special split still to come — and the Sevii Islands added on the end. It is the only way to play Kanto that does not feel like an archaeology exercise.
Also written as Pokemon Fire Red, Pokemon FireRed, Pokemon Leaf Green — same game, same list.
9 Games Like Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen
1.Pokemon Emerald
The same generation at its most complete, and the Battle Frontier.
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The originals, if you want the thing itself rather than the remake.
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The best non-Pokemon monster collector, with a clever type system.
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How These Picks Match Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen
Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen is catalogued here as a creature-collecting RPG and Japanese RPG on the Game Boy Advance. All nine picks share at least one of its genre tags — nine RPGs and seven adventures among them.
Five of the picks have their own list on this site, catalogued under the Game Boy Advance, the Nintendo Switch, the Nintendo Game Boy (2) and the PC & Modern Multi-Platform. Cassette Beasts, Coromon, Monster Sanctuary, Nexomon: Extinction and Siralim Ultimate are from small or self-published studios. Pokemon Emerald, Pokemon Red and Blue and Dragon Warrior Monsters are, like Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, games a child and an adult can play together.
| Game | Genre | Shares with Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen | Where to play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokemon Emerald | RPG, Adventure, Family | RPG, Adventure | Game Boy Advance (catalogued) |
| Pokemon Legends: Arceus | RPG, Adventure, Action | RPG, Adventure | Nintendo Switch (catalogued) |
| Pokemon Red and Blue | RPG, Adventure, Family | RPG, Adventure | Nintendo Game Boy (catalogued) |
| Cassette Beasts | RPG, Adventure, Indie | RPG, Adventure | — |
| Coromon | RPG, Adventure, Indie | RPG, Adventure | — |
| Monster Sanctuary | RPG, Platformer, Indie | RPG | — |
| Dragon Warrior Monsters | RPG, Adventure, Family | RPG, Adventure | Nintendo Game Boy (catalogued) |
| Nexomon: Extinction | RPG, Adventure, Indie | RPG, Adventure | — |
| Siralim Ultimate | RPG, Strategy, Indie | RPG | PC & Modern Multi-Platform (catalogued) |
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