If you want to stay sane, you shouldn't use this Pokemon on FireRed and LeafGreen.

Pokemon Firered and Leafgreen Its return to Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 is a huge surprise for fans of the series and marks the 30th anniversary of the franchise. Will this decision evolve into a more classic decision? pokemon The games for the Switch and Switch 2 haven't been revealed yet, but that doesn't seem likely at the moment based on the company's history. If you still plan to get it Pokemon Firered and Leafgreen Before or after Pokemon Day 2026 on Switch, here are a few things you need to know about what made the 2004 game so iconic and, at times, so disappointing.

first of all, Pokemon Firered and Leafgreen on Switch is not a remake. That means it preserves all or most of the original experience, with its ups and downs, that came with the GBA cartridge. What this means is that we shouldn't expect any revolution in gaming, good or bad. As for the bad, some features of the original game will inevitably carry over to the Switch version, such as the RNG of the slot machines, how comparable some trainer battles are to others, and so on. However, one of the most frustrating issues involves Golbat, and if you care about your mental health, you shouldn't have this monster on your team.

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main problem Pokemon Firered and Leafgreen's Pokedex is tied to Kanto throughout the base game, while the National Dex is only available after beating the Elite Four and Champion. This limits the types of animals you can find in the wild, what animals you can get, and what kind of animals there are time limits to. The same goes for Golbat. You can get Zubat and evolve it into Golbat very easily, but you won't be able to get Crobat until the end of the game.

Who is that character?

Check out the silhouette before time runs out.

Who is that character?

Check out the silhouette before time runs out.

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Say goodbye to Crobat in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (for now)

This isn't that big of a deal for people who don't like Crobat anyway, but there's a bigger underlying problem. If you have a Golbat whose friendship is high enough, its evolution animation will play every time it levels up, creating an experience that is confusing at best and very frustrating at worst for new players. from Pokemon Firered and Leafgreen's version exclusive list includes some good poison-type monsters early on. fire red Both games have generally decent flying types, but Crobat isn't really necessary for the best team composition.

However, due to the structure of the game, it is frustrating that there are Golbats that cannot physically evolve until the end of the game, and it is even more horrifying to see the evolution animation fail every time a Golbat with high affinity increases in level. Pokemon Firered and LeafgreenListing changes on the eShop over the past few days have highlighted the following: pokemon home As is usually the case, compatibility may not be enabled at launch. That means you can't just transfer Crobat to a save file to completely skip this issue. And even then, Crobat is still part of the National Dex, so it won't be available until the end of the game.

Best Crobat Alternatives for Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen

Bulbasaur (Venus): Full/poison, starter option
Charizard: Fire/Flight, Charmander as starter option
Pidgey (Pidgeot): Normal/Flying, already found on Route 1
Fearow: Common/Flying, found early on Route 3.
Ekans (Arbok): Poison, found as early as Route 4; fire red exclusive
Nidoran (Nidoqueen/Nidoking): Poison (evolves into Poison/Earth), found early on Route 3.
Gyarados: Water/Flying, Magikarp can be found on Route 4 for 500 PokeDollars.

Here's the thing: you don't need Crobat to complete a good play. Pokemon Firered and Leafgreen On Switch, it wasn't in the original. However, since the Switch version is essentially a paid port, if you use Golbat and keep it on your team long enough, you'll reach a point where you'll have to watch the evolution animation over and over again, and honestly, that's not something you'd wish on anyone.