Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen have a big array of specimens to discover and capture during your adventure. However, as is the case with most mainline Pokemon games, FireRed and LeafGreen both have version exclusives that can only be captured in one copy or the other.
This can mean missing out on certain monsters or needing to obtain them via trades. If you’re wondering what the version exclusives are in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen and how to get them, all relevant information has been included in the guide below.
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All Version Exclusives and How to Get Them in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen
There are 47 version=exclusive Pokemon spread out between the Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen games. 23 of these Pokemon are exclusive to FireRed, while 24 exclusives are tied to LeafGreen,
If you wish to obtain version exclusives from both games, there are very few options to consider. You can either choose to own both FireRed and LeafGreen copies and obtain each version exclusive that way. Alternatively, you can choose to rely on finding trustworthy people to trade with who own the corresponding game copy, and swap version exclusives with them through trades.
Here is a complete list of every version exclusive in Pokemon FireRed and Pokemon LeafGreen, as well as how to obtain them in-game.
Pokemon FireRed Version Exclusives & How to Get Them
| Pokemon | Sprite | Where to Find |
|---|---|---|
| Ekans |  | Route 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23 |
| Arbok |  | Route 23 Victory Road Evolve Ekans |
| Oddish |  | Route 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25 Berry Forest Bond Bridge Cape Brink Water Path |
| Gloom |  | Route 12, 13, 14, 15 Berry Forest Bond Bridge Cape Brink Water Path Evolve Oddish |
| Vileplume |  | Evolve Gloom with Leaf Stone |
| Bellossom |  | Evolve Gloom with Sun Stone |
| Psyduck |  | Route 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 Berry Forest, Bond Bridge Canyon Entrance, Cape Brink Celadon City Cerulean Cave Cerulean City Cinnabar Island Five Island Five Isle Meadow Four Island Fuchsia City Green Path Icefall Cave Kindle Road Memorial Pillar One Island Outcast Island Pallet Town Resort Gorgeous Ruin Valley Seafoam Islands Tanoby Ruins Trainer Tower Treasure Beach Vermilion City Viridian City Water Labyrinth Water Path Safari Zone |
| Golduck |  | Berry Forest Cape Brink Cerulean Cave Seafoam Islands Evolve Psyduck |
| Shellder |  | Cinnabar Island Five Island Icefall Cave One Island Pallet Town Vermilion City |
| Cloyster |  | Evolve Shellder with Water Stone |
| Scyther |  | Celadon City Safari Zone |
| Scizor |  | Evolve Scyther by trade while holding Metal Coat |
| Growlithe |  | Route 7, 8 Pokemon Mansion |
| Arcanine |  | Evolve Growlithe with Fire Stone |
| Elekid |  | Breed Electabuzz |
| Electabuzz |  | Power Plant Evolve Elekid |
| Wooper |  | Four Island Ruin Valley |
| Quagsire |  | Evolve Wooper |
| Skarmory |  | Sevault Canyon |
| Murkrow |  | Lost Cave |
| Delibird |  | Icefall Cave |
| Qwilfish |  | Five Isle Meadow Green Path Memorial Pillar Outcast Island Resort Gorgeous Tanoby Ruins Trainer Tower Water Labyrinth Water Path |
| Deoxys Attack Forme |  | Birth Island |
Pokemon LeafGreen Version Exclusives & How to Get Them
| Pokemon | Sprite | Where to Find |
|---|---|---|
| Vulpix |  | Route 7, 8 Pokemon Mansion |
| Ninetales |  | Evolve Vulpix with a Fire Stone |
| Sandshrew |  | Route 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23 |
| Sandslash |  | Route 23 Victory Road Evolve Sandshrew |
| Slowpoke |  | Route 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 Berry Forest Bond Bridge Canyon Entrance Cape Brink Celadon City Cerulean Cave Cerulean City Cinnabar Island Five Island Five Isle Meadow Four Island Fuchsia City Green Path Icefall Cave Kindle Road, Memorial Pillar One Island Outcast Island Pallet Town Resort Gorgeous Ruin Valley Seafoam Islands Trainer Tower Treasure Beach Vermilion City Viridian City Water Labyrinth Water Path Safari Zone |
| Slowbro |  | Berry Forest Cape Brink Cerulean Cave Seafoam Islands Evolve Slowpoke |
| Slowking |  | Evole Slowbro by trade while holding King’s Rock. |
| Bellsprout |  | Route 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25 Berry Forest Bond Bridge Cape Brink Water Path |
| Weepinbel |  | Route 12, 13, 14, 15 Berry Forest Bond Bridge Cape Brink Water Path Evolve Bellsprout |
| Victreebel |  | Evolve Weepinbel with Leaf Stone |
| Staryu |  | Cinnabar Island Five Island Icefall Cave One Island Pallet Town Vermilion City |
| Starmie |  | Evolve Staryu with Water Stone |
| Magby |  | Breed Magmar |
| Magmar |  | Mt. Ember |
| Pinsir |  | Celadon City Safari Zone |
| Azurill |  | Breed Marill/Azumarill |
| Marill |  | Four Island Icefall Cave Ruin Valley |
| Azumarill |  | Evolve Marill |
| Remoraid |  | Five Isle Meadow Green Path Memorial Pillar Outcast Island Resort Gorgeous Tanoby Ruins Trainer Tower Water Labyrinth Water Path |
| Octillery |  | Evolve Remoraid |
| Sneasel |  | Icefall Cave |
| Misdreavus |  | Lost Cave |
| Mantine |  | Tanoby Ruins |
| Deoxys Defense Forme |  | Birth Island |