In case you missed it, Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen are available on the Nintendo Switch 2 as standalone releases, complete with Pokemon Home compatibility, as well as the removal of the infamous glitch that made legendary Pokemon disappear if they use the move "Roar."
Those who've never played the originals on the Game Boy Advance are learning first-hand how ruthless the Elite Four are, how mean your rival can be and how difficult finding shiny Pokemon can be, specifically how hard it is to land a shiny starter.
Because, unlike current games, which practically hand out shiny Pokemon, FireRed and LeafGreen have traditional shiny odds set at 1 in 8,192 Pokemon, or 0.012 percent odds. The only way to begin your journey as a Pokemon trainer with one of a shiny Charmander, Bulbasaur or Squirtle is to continually reset your game until it appears in Professor Oak's lab.
Two classic Game Boy Advance Pokemon titles are coming to Nintendo Switch.
Go figure, there are players stuck in the thousands of resets still without a shiny. And until they get that elusive shiny, they will not start the game.
Up and down the LeafGreen subreddit, you'll find no shortage of...
