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Gender
Male

Hometown
Pallet Town, Kanto

Occupation
Pokémon Champion (Kanto)

Red (レッド) is the fictional protagonist of the first generation of games in the Pokémon franchise, being the only playable character in the original Pokémon Red & Green titles[note 1] and their enhanced versions Blue and Yellow. In the FireRed & LeafGreen remakes, he is the male option while his new counterpart Green is the female option.

Red is the protagonist of the Generation I games and a highly skilled Pokémon Trainer from Pallet Town, Kanto. Red became the official Champion of the Kanto Pokémon League.

Personality
Red, compared to other protagonists, is a very serious teenager, especially during battles. This is evident in the fact that he rarely smiles. He is very quiet, usually only using ellipses "..." in the games or grunts in spin-offs. He demonstrates loyalty both to his Pokémon and to his cause, as is clear from the fact that he always has with him the three Pokémon that could have been his first partners, indicating that the Pokémon initially chosen remained with him.

Red has spiky black hair and black eyes. He wears a red and white cap with a black and gold leaf appliqué and a thin white line on the brim, a short-sleeved red jacket with white details, white sleeves and white pockets over a black t-shirt, as well as medium-blue jeans with the cuffs rolled up, a black belt, and white and red sneakers. He also carries a brown backpack with black straps. Sometimes, he is depicted wearing black fingerless gloves with white cuffs.