Radical Red

What it does to a run

• ·FireRed base with a modern dex, modern mechanics and genuinely competitive AI.
• ·Difficulty modes and quality-of-life toggles change the run completely — say which you used in your notes.
• ·Hardcore mode gives every trainer full EVs, IVs and held items; Default mode teams are a separate sheet.
• ·Docs below are versioned per release (v4.1) — check yours before trusting a set.

Where runs die

• ⚠️Brock on Hardcore
• ⚠️Misty
• ⚠️The Elite Four

Official documentation

• Default Mode Bosses v4.1 (with EVs) ↗
• Restricted / Hardcore Mode Info & Hardcore Bosses v4.1 ↗
• Pokémon Locations & Raid Dens v4.1 ↗
• Item, TM and Move Tutor Locations v4.1 ↗
• Wonder Egg Pokémon Pools v4.1 ↗
• All Pokémon Changes v3.1 ↗
• Evolution Changes v4.1 ↗
• 4.1 Changelog ↗
• Changelog up to v4.0 ↗
• Full documentation folder ↗

Trainer order follows Red / Blue, but this hack rebuilds every team — the ace tells you who you're fighting, not what they bring, and the base game's level caps don't apply.

Trainers you have to beat in Radical Red, in order

Stage	Trainer	Type	Ace
Gym 1	Brock	rock	Onix
Gym 2	Misty	water	Starmie
Gym 3	Lt. Surge	electric	Raichu
Gym 4	Erika	grass	Vileplume
Gym 5	Koga	poison	Weezing
Gym 6	Sabrina	psychic	Alakazam
Gym 7	Blaine	fire	Arcanine
Gym 8	Giovanni	ground	Rhydon
Elite Four	Lorelei	ice	Lapras
Elite Four	Bruno	fighting	Machamp
Elite Four	Agatha	ghost	Gengar
Elite Four	Lance	dragon	Dragonite
Champion	Your rival	mixed	?His starter