Pokemon is one of the most popular franchises in the entire world. Pretty much every gamer has played a Pokemon game once or at least have heard about it. The first international of the franchise was the game Pokemon Red and Blue in 1996 for Game Boy. Over 20 years, the franchise is now the highest-grossing media franchise of all time with $92 billion.

Pokemon Red and Blue was the first international version of the Pokemon franchise

Pokémon FireRed and Pokemon LeafGreen are the remake version of Pokemon Red and Blue. They belong to the third generation with more new types of pokemon and was the first enhanced remakes of the Pokemon franchise.

Pokemon Fire Red And Leaf Green are the remake version of Pokemon Red and Blue

If you are looking for some nostalgist or simply just want to try out these legendary titles, check out this Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green download guide by Gurugamer.com below.

1. Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green download guide

Here is the Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green download guide for all platforms. You will first need to download the game file (ROMs) of Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green to your PC first. There is currently no way to download Pokemon Leaf Green APK or Pokemon Fire Red APK.

Below are the links:
  • Pokemon Fire Red download GBA: www.emulatorgames.net/roms/gameboy-advance/pokemon-leaf-green-version-v11/
  • Pokemon Leaf Green download GBA: www.emulatorgames.net/roms/gameboy-advance/pokemon-fire-red-version-v11/
You need to download the ROMs file of the version you want to play to run it on an emulator

Extract the zip file you just downloaded and transfer it to the device that you want to play on. These game files should only around 20 MB so you don't have to worry about storage space. Now, since these games were made for Game Boy, you need to have a GBA emulator on your device in order to run these games. Below are the best GBA emulators for you to play play Pokemon fire red on Iphone, Android and PC.

GBA emulator for Android

My Boy GBA Emulator download link: www.emulatorgames.net/emulators/gameboy-advance/my-boy/

My Boy GBA Emulator is the best GBA emulator for Android. It is light and can run on even low-end devices. The emulator has almost every aspect of a real Game Boy. It's also the only GBA emulator that supports the emulator link cable, which is important to evolve certain types of pokemon. The emulator also features other functions such as adjusting speed, Quick Save, OpenGL rendering, key-mapping,...

Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green download emulator  - My Boy GBA emulator is the best emulator on Android

You can download My Boy GBA Emulator from Google Play Store at a fairly cheap price or you can use the download link above to download it for free.

GBA emulator for iOS

GBA4iOS 2.1 download link: www.emulatorgames.net/emulators/gameboy-advance/gba4ios-2-1/

Apple is a strict company when it comes to copyright infringement so you wouldn't be able to find a single emulator on App Store. So in order to have a GBA emulator on your iPhone, you will need to install the app to your phone directly. Unlike Android, you cannot just copy the file into your iPhone to install the emulator.

Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green download emulator  - You can run Xcode on your PC to install IPA file on your iPhone

Here is a step by step guide for you to install the app without jailbreak using Xcode.

  • Connect your iPhone to your PC.
  • Open Xcode, go to Window → Devices.
  • A list of devices will show, choose the device you want to install.
  • Drag and drop your .ipa file into the Installed Apps.

GBA emulator for PC

Visual Boy Advance download link: www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/gba/vboyadvance.html

Visual Boy Advance is the way to go if you need a GBA emulator on PC. This emulator will provide everything you need from a real GBA. You can even trade links to evolve certain Pokemon. All you have to do is download the software from the link above for free and then install it.

Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green download emulator - Visual Boy Advance will help you run Pokemon on your PC easily

2. Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green differences

A lot of people get confused about the differences between Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green. Story-wise, both games have the same storyline and the same number of Pokemon. The biggest difference between the two versions is a number of exclusive Pokemon in each version.

These are all the exclusive pokemon in Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green, which is also the main difference

For example, Psysuck, Electabuzz is only available in Fire Red while Slow Poke, Maril only exists in Leaf Green. So it is up to your Pokemon preferences to pick between Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green download. Otherwise, you can just pick either of them and be happy about it. You can also get both versions if you want to 'catch them all'.

You can check all the exclusive Pokemon in each version in this link: bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_FireRed_and_LeafGreen_Versions#Game-exclusive_Pok.C3.A9mon

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