Pokemon
¤ Red and Blue
¤ Red and Green (Japanese)
¤ Blue Version (Japanese)
¤ Yellow Version
¤ Gold and Silver
¤ Crystal Version
¤ Ruby and Sapphire
¤ Emerald Version
¤ FireRed & LeafGreen
¤ Diamond and Pearl
¤ Platinum Version

Universal Information
¤ What is this section?
¤ Breeding Pokemon
¤ Elemental Types
¤ Pokerus Infection
¤ Shiny Pokemon

Affiliates
¤ Amity Square
¤ Dark Eon Hideout
¤ Eevee's Headquarters
¤ Jenviousity
¤ Lugia's Island
¤ Perfect Absolution
¤ Pokemon Inferno
¤ Pokeshore
¤ PokeTech
¤ Pokeuniverse
¤ Pokemon Valley
¤ Sapphire Milotic
¤ The Spriting Shack

Features

FR/LG incorporated a a new type of help feature that would open a menu whenever you pressed L or R. This menu would give you a variety of topics to read depending on the situation (battling, exploration etc). This feature is extremely helpful for trainers who have just started playing Pokemon, those who aren't sure, or for those who just plain forget. For those who've been with Pokemon up until now, this feature is useless. Good thing is that you can turn it off via the options menu.

One of the most time consuming and useless features was the little cutscene that played each and every time you used an item on a Pokemon out of battle. It would show the Pokemon with the item sprite disappearing over it consumeas if the Pokemon d it. Pressing B will skip this scene, but there is no option to turn it off for good. For those of us who use as much stat raising items as we can on our Pokemon, this is very, very, time consuming.

A new feature shows each time you start up your file. This is a flashback of 5 important events you did last time you played. Pressing B can skip it all together.

Another annoying feature whenever you walk into an important area such as a cave. It will show a render of a cave, forest, building, etc. before you can control your player. There is no option to turn it off, and like the items, it can be slightly time consuming.

Double Battles return.

Ignorantly, Nintendo used the same R/S TM set and not the R/B one. Why? Why! To balance that, they placed in the game "move tutors". If you find one of these people, they will teach one of your Pokemon a move from the old TM set that isn't in the newer one. The drawback, that person will only teach it ONCE.

Features = 6.0/10

386 Pokemon? On my Game?

You can now finally catch 380 Pokemon legally. Now, I do realize that Its 380 and not 386. Nintendo gave us the ability to finally catch all the rotten creatures, but they left out 6 for Promotional events. Mew. Lugia. Ho-oh. Celebi. Deoxys. Jirachi. Now, Lugia and Ho-oh can be obtained by promotional events or by having XD/Colloseum which will drain $100 out of your pocket if you go out and buy them. Lugia and Ho-oh were two very popular Pokemon that Nintendo thought they could "promote". I hope Tyranitar doesn't become all too popular, I don't want to fly half-way across the country to get one.

Other than that, there are more team combos to use and master. There are now new breeding pairs and Pokemon can learn a variety of move sets they normally can't without the aid of breeding. With the move tutors, newer Pokemon can learn moves not available to them via R/S.

You no longer have to see the same old 202 Pokemon in a battle!

Pokemon = 8/10

Challenge

The biggest challenge in the game is collecting all 386. I've been playing my copy for about 2 years now, totalling 145 hours in my second playthrough and have gotten 351. This will keep you busy for quite some time since you will need friends who have different versions of the 3rd gen, or you'll need a second Gameboy.

Another challenge is the second round of the Elite 4. After certain events in the game are completed, the Elite 4's Pokemon are 10 levels higher. This allows for you to train a lot faster since you'll get more EXP from them. However, getting through it is another part.

A lot of older Pokemon have been relocated. Ponyta and Moltres are good examples of this, both no longer found in Kanto. For those of us who played R/B, this can be quite a surprise when we've been searching for hours trying to find a Tangela.

The Sevii Islands are a slight challenge since it's the only way to allow trading between games and access to Mewtwo. Because of the jumping back and forth between islands is time consuming and they are fairly large, players can get lost or frustrated.

There isn't alot of sidequests in the game other than the ones mentioned, so that can take away from the game's challenge since you won't be playing longer afterwards.

Challenge: 8.5/10

Story

Like the previous games in the series, you are a young boy (or girl) who has just obtained your first Pokemon. It's your job to capture and train all the known Pokemon in the world and complete the Gym Leader challenge and ultimately become a Pokemon master.

There are a few things added to the story (Sevii Island plus all the little sidequests in that). Some things have been changed. In the older versions, you had to obtain some drink from the Celadon Mart. Now, you must beat Erika and obtain the tea from the old lady to get into Saffron. Small things like that so older players don't breeze through the game.

For a remake though, you can't expect the story to change or else it isn't a remake at all.

Story = 9/10

Music and Sounds

The game returns with updated music and sounds. Coupled with the vibrant graphics, the music and can make many scenes feel very dramatic. One notable time this happens is during the final battle with your rival. The music helps make it feel as if it really was the last battle. Same goes with the victory themes.

Then there is some aweful music. Battling a legendary Pokemon, Mewtwo, and regular wild Pokemon battle all share the same music. The dogs, the Regis, and the Trinity had a unique theme when you encountered them on their respective game, so why is this any different? Each of these themes also has the annoying sounds as if someone is plucking the same string or note. @_@

Most sounds are reused from R/S, like the cries, bumping into something, etc. so we're used to them by now.

Music and Sounds = 9/10

Graphics

The graphics are pretty much the same as those in R/S, except for the way the buildings and people look. The face feature seems... shortened whereas the faces looked long in R/S.

All the trainers and the original 151 Pokemon have been redone, however. A LOT better than the Pokemon sprites for R/S. Great seeing Lance again.

Graphics = 9/10

Verdict 8/10 = B

The game is worth purchasing. The music and graphics are stunning and the story is the same as it was 10 years ago. Although the game does have it bad themes and features, you can have fun overall because of the huge task of capturing 386 Pokemon and raising them all.