
The games are part of the third generation of the Pokémon video game series and hold the distinction of being the first enhanced remakes of previous games within the franchise. FireRed and LeafGreen were first released in Japan in January 2004 and in North America and Europe in September and October 2004 respectively. They were developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. "Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version are enhanced remakes of the 1996 role-playing video games Pokémon Red and Blue.
