Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Version Exclusives
FireRed and LeafGreen have 47 version-exclusive Pokémon: 23 only in FireRed and 24 only in LeafGreen. See where to find each one, and how to get the other version's exclusives without buying both games.
Missing one? Trade with someone who has the other version, in the Union Room on the second floor of any Pokémon Center.
Displaying 47 of 47 Pokémon.
23 exclusives · 13 main story, 10 post-game
#23
Ekans
Poison
Routes 4, 8-11, and 23
#24
Arbok
Poison
Route 23 and Victory Road, or evolve Ekans
#43
Oddish
Grass
Poison
Routes 5-7, 12-15, 24, and 25
#44
Gloom
Grass
Poison
Routes 12-15, or evolve Oddish at level 21
#45
Vileplume
Grass
Poison
Use a Leaf Stone on Gloom
#54
Psyduck
Water
Seafoam Islands, or Surf in many Kanto waters
#55
Golduck
Water
Seafoam Islands, or evolve Psyduck at level 33
#58
Growlithe
Fire
Routes 7 and 8, and Pokémon Mansion
#59
Arcanine
Fire
Use a Fire Stone on Growlithe
#90
Shellder
Water
Super Rod in Pallet Town and Vermilion City
#91
Cloyster
Water
Ice
Use a Water Stone on Shellder
#123
Scyther
Bug
Flying
Safari Zone, or Game Corner prize (5,500 coins)
#125
Electabuzz
Electric
Power Plant
#182
Bellossom
Grass
Use the Sun Stone from Ruin Valley on Gloom
#194
Wooper
Water
Ground
Four Island, Icefall Cave, and Ruin Valley
#195
Quagsire
Water
Ground
Evolve Wooper at level 20
#198
Murkrow
Dark
Flying
Lost Cave on Five Island
#211
Qwilfish
Water
Poison
Super Rod around Five, Six, and Seven Island
#212
Scizor
Bug
Steel
Trade Scyther holding a Metal Coat
#225
Delibird
Ice
Flying
Icefall Cave on Four Island
#227
Skarmory
Steel
Flying
Sevault Canyon on Seven Island
#239
Elekid
Electric
Breed Electabuzz at the Four Island Day Care
#386
Deoxys (Attack Forme)
Psychic
Birth Island, with the AuroraTicket
24 exclusives · 13 main story, 11 post-game
#27
Sandshrew
Ground
Routes 4, 8-11, and 23
#28
Sandslash
Ground
Route 23 and Victory Road, or evolve Sandshrew
#37
Vulpix
Fire
Routes 7 and 8, and Pokémon Mansion
#38
Ninetales
Fire
Use a Fire Stone on Vulpix
#69
Bellsprout
Grass
Poison
Routes 5-7, 12-15, 24, and 25
#70
Weepinbell
Grass
Poison
Routes 12-15, or evolve Bellsprout at level 21
#71
Victreebel
Grass
Poison
Use a Leaf Stone on Weepinbell
#79
Slowpoke
Water
Psychic
Seafoam Islands, or Surf in many Kanto waters
#80
Slowbro
Water
Psychic
Seafoam Islands, or evolve Slowpoke at level 37
#120
Staryu
Water
Super Rod in Pallet Town and Vermilion City
#121
Starmie
Water
Psychic
Use a Water Stone on Staryu
#126
Magmar
Fire
Mt. Ember on One Island
#127
Pinsir
Bug
Safari Zone, or Game Corner prize (2,500 coins)
#183
Marill
Water
Four Island, Icefall Cave, and Ruin Valley
#184
Azumarill
Water
Evolve Marill at level 18
#199
Slowking
Water
Psychic
Trade Slowpoke holding a King's Rock
#200
Misdreavus
Ghost
Lost Cave on Five Island
#215
Sneasel
Dark
Ice
Icefall Cave on Four Island
#223
Remoraid
Water
Super Rod around Five, Six, and Seven Island
#224
Octillery
Water
Evolve Remoraid at level 25
#226
Mantine
Water
Flying
Surf at Tanoby Ruins and Trainer Tower
#240
Magby
Fire
Breed Magmar at the Four Island Day Care
#298
Azurill
Normal
Breed Marill holding a Sea Incense
#386
Deoxys (Defense Forme)
Psychic
Birth Island, with the AuroraTicket
About version exclusives
Every pair of Pokémon games splits some Pokémon between its two versions. Play FireRed and you'll never meet a wild Sandshrew. Play LeafGreen and Ekans never shows up. This page lists every FireRed and LeafGreen exclusive side by side, shows where to catch or how to evolve each one, and lines each Pokémon up with its counterpart in the other version. Use it to pick a version, plan your team, or build a trade list to finish your Pokédex.
What this page is
Most main-series Pokémon games come in pairs, like FireRed and LeafGreen or Scarlet and Violet. The two versions tell the same story, but each one leaves out a handful of Pokémon that only the other version has. These are version exclusives. The split goes all the way back to the first games, and it's there for one reason: to get trainers trading with each other.
What it does
Each paired game has a page that lists every exclusive in both versions side by side. Each Pokémon shows where to find it or how to evolve it, and whether it turns up in the main story, after the credits, or in a DLC area. Switch to Pairs to see which Pokémon fill the same role in each version, like Scyther in FireRed and Pinsir in LeafGreen. When the other version can still get a Pokémon without a trade, such as through an in-game trade or another trainer's raid, the row says so.
Why it's worth a look
- Picking a version. See exactly what you'd give up before you buy.
- Planning a team. Know which Pokémon your version can catch before you set out.
- Finishing the Pokédex. The list doubles as a checklist of what you still need.
- Trading. Know what to ask a friend for, and what to offer back.
How we build it
Sources don't always agree on what counts as an exclusive, so we apply one rule to every game and check each Pokémon against several references and our own location data. Spot something wrong? Let us know and we'll fix it.
Other differences between FireRed and LeafGreen
The two games tell the same story with different wild encounters. Each version has its own set of exclusive species, listed below.
- FireRed-exclusive Pokémon include Ekans, Arbok, Oddish and its line, Psyduck and Golduck, Growlithe and Arcanine, Shellder and Cloyster, Scyther, Scizor, Electabuzz, Elekid, Wooper, Quagsire, Murkrow, Qwilfish, Skarmory, Delibird, and Deoxys in its Attack Forme.
- LeafGreen-exclusive Pokémon include Sandshrew and Sandslash, Vulpix and Ninetales, Bellsprout and Victreebel, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Staryu and Starmie, Magmar, Magby, Pinsir, Marill and Azumarill, Misdreavus, Sneasel, Remoraid and Octillery, Mantine, and Deoxys in its Defense Forme.
Either version delivers the same campaign. Trading is the intended path to a complete Pokédex.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are version exclusives in FireRed and LeafGreen?
They're Pokémon you can only get in one of the two versions. FireRed has 23 and LeafGreen has 24. To get the rest, trade with someone who has the other version.
Which version should I get, FireRed or LeafGreen?
Neither is better. Pick the one whose exclusives you want on your team. Switch to Pairs to compare each Pokémon with its counterpart in the other version.
What counts as a version exclusive?
A Pokémon that one version can get and the other can't, playing alone with one copy of the game and its DLC. Wild encounters, gifts, fossils, one-time encounters, breeding, and evolving all count. Trades with other trainers, Pokémon HOME, and event distributions don't.
Do Pokémon that evolve by trading count?
Yes, when the Pokémon they evolve from is exclusive. Evolutions and baby Pokémon are listed on the same side as the Pokémon they come from, unless the other version can find them some other way.
Are forms counted?
Yes, when only one version can get that form. The form is spelled out in the Pokémon's name on the list.
Can I get version exclusives without trading?
Usually not. When the other version can get a Pokémon without a trade, for example through an in-game trade or by joining another trainer's raid, that Pokémon's row says how.
How do I get LeafGreen exclusives in FireRed?
Trade with someone who has LeafGreen. On Nintendo Switch, trading works over local wireless in the Union Room, on the second floor of any Pokémon Center. On Game Boy Advance, use a Game Link Cable or the Wireless Adapter.
Can I catch Johto Pokémon in FireRed and LeafGreen?
Yes, after you enter the Hall of Fame and get the National Pokédex. Many Johto Pokémon live on the Sevii Islands, and some are version exclusive, like Wooper and Murkrow in FireRed or Marill and Misdreavus in LeafGreen.
Why is Deoxys different in each version?
Deoxys takes its Attack Forme in FireRed and its Defense Forme in LeafGreen. In the 2026 Nintendo Switch release, you get the AuroraTicket after entering the Hall of Fame, and it takes you to Birth Island. In the original Game Boy Advance release, the ticket only came from limited-time events.
Version exclusives in other games
Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, Platinum, Legends: Arceus, and Legends: Z-A have one version, so they have no exclusives.
