Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green Get Nintendo Switch Launch Next Week, Priced at $20 Each

Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green, which primitively launched for the Game Boy Advance backmost successful 2004, volition get connected Nintendo Switch adjacent week to observe the Pokémon series' 30th anniversary.

The games volition go disposable connected Switch soon aft this year's Pokémon Presents broadcast — The Pokémon Company's yearly announcement showcase held connected February 27 each twelvemonth — that is expected to beryllium a precise important 1 indeed.

Today, The Pokémon Company besides present firmed up the timing of the Pokémon Presents stream, which volition beryllium held astatine 6am Pacific / 9am Eastern / 2pm UK.

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Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen confirmed for Nintendo Switch!
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These download-exclusive titles volition beryllium disposable aft the #PokemonDay Presents presumption which begins Friday, February 27, 2026, astatine 6AM PST. #PokemonFRLG pic.twitter.com/m8xEFOOjle

Unlike different retro games disposable arsenic portion of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription, Fire Red and Leaf Green volition beryllium standalone releases — sold via the eShop for $19.99 each. Local wireless play for battling and trading volition beryllium possible, though online features are not supported.

Still, the crippled is expected to alteration players to link and transportation Pokémon into Pokémon Home, the franchise's cloud-based monster retention service.

As for adjacent week's Pokémon Presents broadcast, fans are anticipating that the franchise's 30th day volition beryllium marked by immoderate large announcements. We'll perceive much astir promising upcoming beingness sim spin-off Pokémon Pokopia of course, but fans volition beryllium waiting to spot if the series' long-awaited 10th procreation of games and creatures besides gets a showing.

Expectations for this year's celebrations are entity high, pursuing past year's alleged Teraleak of Pokémon crippled improvement information that spilled assorted details of the franchise's highly-anticipated 10th procreation of games. Alongside a caller roster of caller Pokémon, fans expect these titles to diagnostic caller gameplay mechanics and procedurally-generated areas for the archetypal time.

Meanwhile, Pokémon has already begun its 30th day celebrations by revealing the franchise's archetypal LEGO sets (which besides driblet connected February 27) and airing a Super Bowl spot featuring Lady Gaga singing the Jigglypuff song.

Join america adjacent Friday for Pokémon Presents, which IGN volition beryllium reporting connected live.

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