Game Art Styles

Pokémon FireRed Version

Game Freak · 2004

Three-quarter · RPG · Console

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pixel art
Colors
GreenWhiteOrangeGrayBlackTeal
Linework
Black outlines, Colored outlines
Shading
Three-tone cel
Pixel details
16-bit
Palette
Pastel
Proportions
Chibi, Exaggerated, Cute
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About

A role-playing game set in Kanto in which players capture and train Pokémon, challenge Gym Leaders, and confront Team Rocket. This remake adds the Sevii Islands and supports trading and battling through the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter.

Art style

Pokémon FireRed Version (2004, Game Freak) is a 2D pixel art game played from a three-quarter view. Its look is built from black outlines, colored outlines and three-tone cel shading. The palette is pastel.

Details

Release
Remake · Game Boy Advance
Developer
Game Freak
Publisher
The Pokémon Company, Nintendo
Released
2004-01-29 Japan, Game Boy Advance
2004-09 North America, Game Boy Advance
2004-09-23 Australia, Game Boy Advance
2004-10-01 Europe, Game Boy Advance
Platforms
Game Boy Advance
Also known as
Pokémon FireRed (International)
ポケットモンスター ファイアレッド (Japan)
Pocket Monsters FireRed (Japan)
Pokémon Feuerrote Edition (Germany)
Pokémon Rojo Fuego (Spain)
Pokémon Rosso Fuoco (Italy)
Pokémon Version Rouge Feu (France)
Credits
Ken Sugimori Art Director; Graphic Designer; Pokémon Designer
Takao Unno Graphic Design Leader; Graphic Designer; Pokémon Designer
Asuka Iwashita Graphic Designer; Pokémon Designer
Kanako Eo Graphic Designer; Pokémon Designer
Hiroki Fuchino Graphic Designer
Hironobu Yoshida Graphic Designer; Pokémon Designer
Motofumi Fujiwara Pokémon Designer
Shigeki Morimoto Pokémon Designer
Satoshi Ohta Pokémon Designer
Aimi Tomita Pokémon Designer
Atsuko Nishida Pokémon Designer
Muneo Saitō Pokémon Designer
Rena Yoshikawa Pokémon Designer
Jun Okutani Pokémon Designer
Akira Kinashi Graphic Designer
Shigeru Ohmori Map Designer
Junichi Masuda Director
Hiroyuki Jinnai Producer
Takehiro Izushi Producer
Hiroaki Tsuru Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · mobygames

Screenshots 3

Versions of Pokémon Red 2

Pokémon Red Version screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines (environment)1998 · Original releasePokémon Red Version Game BoyPokémon FireRed Version screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, three-tone cel (environment)2004 · RemakePokémon FireRed Version Game Boy Advance

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Pokémon series 25 games

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