Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen are now available on Nintendo Switch, marking the first time for many that retro Pokemon games will be readily available on a modern platform. This means, this will be the first time that a small portion of the Pokemon fanbase will be playing an older Pokemon game, since FireRed and LeafGreen came out all the way back in 2004.
Those who have played the Game Boy Advance games will know that Pokemon has come a long way (even if it sometimes feels like it hasn't), and the amount of QoL changes made over the decades may shock some Pokemon fans. I can imagine some people going into FireRed and LeafGreen not even knowing the struggles of dealing with HMs.
That being said, the Pokemon veterans out there are doing their best to fill newcomers in on what to expect, sharing tips and tricks on where to find items and where to get easy money. It's like I'm back in 2004, and I'm talking about Pokemon games on the playground.
Pokemon Veterans are helping all the FireRed and LeafGreen newcomers
A good example of this is a recent Reddit post by LegendaryZXT on the Pokemon subreddit, who shared a lot of interesting tips for newcomers, some of which I didn't know. For example, they recommend that players use the Cut HM to actually cut the grass in front of them, save the master ball for roamers, and roam in place for an unlimited amount of time in the Safari Zone.
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Another user called luigisp mentioned the “infinite nugget trick” which is a technique so simple that I'm pissed I didn't know about it before. This essentially involves a Team Rocket grunt at the end of the nugget bridge, which gives you a nugget to get to him before you fight him. However, if you lose that battle, the encounter will replay, giving you another nugget. Keep losing battles, and you can collect hordes of nuggets that you can sell for endless amounts of cash.
There are also many reminders that moves in Firered and Leafgreen are not divided by physical and special, but rather are types themselves. A user named MagmaElixir pointed out that an easy way to remember which types are special attackers is that all Eeveelutions types are special, as well as Dragon, while they are not physical.
There is also an issue with Roamers that many Pokemon fans have pointed out, which is a bug that will completely dispose of Roamers using Roar, namely Entei and Raiko. It's suggested that you save your Master Ball for one of these guys, or make sure the Pokemon you have has a scary face or some other condition that prevents escaping.
There are loads of other suggestions, from the mildly helpful to the full-blown game-changing, so read on if you're struggling with how abrasive older Pokemon games can be.
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