Pokemon The New Kanto

Pokemon The New Kanto is a GBA ROM Hack by Regulone328 based on Pokemon Fire Red in English. And it is now available to download. It was last updated on August 15, 2025.

• ▸ Pallet Town seems normal, but subtle anomalies exist.
• ▸ You receive Riolu instead of a standard Kanto starter.
• ▸ Route 1 contains strange wild Pokémon.
• ▸ Route 2 has a shortcut to Pewter City—find a scientist with HM05 (Flash).
• ▸ Brock is missing from Pewter Gym—find him in Viridian Forest.
• ▸ Route 3: An Aerodactyl ambush drops you in an unknown area.
• ▸ Defeat the Aerodactyl and find its lair to return.
• ▸ Route 4: A scientist gives the Dynamax Band (requires Flash).
• ▸ Mt. Moon: Survive a wild ambush and battle—win to get the DexNav.
• ▸ Brendan ambushes you at the Cerulean gate.
• ▸ Misty is replaced by Phoebe as Gym Leader (Water-type).
• ▸ Nugget Bridge resets if you leave mid-challenge.
• ▸ Route 5 is blocked. Progress through Rock Tunnel.
• ▸ Inside Rock Tunnel:
• ▸ Encounter a Flash Pikachu,
• ▸ Battle in a Sandaconda Dynamax Den,
• ▸ Discover the Odd Keystone, hinting at Spiritomb.
• ▸ Lavender Town Gym is led by Roxanne—she gives the Mega Ring.
• ▸ Defeating Roxanne opens the Celadon Underground.
• ▸ In Celadon, find Brendan to clear access to Saffron City.
• ▸ Saffron: Giratina appears and reveals Arceus is sealed.
• ▸ Vermilion City becomes the new route forward.
• ▸ Wattson replaces Lt. Surge as Gym Leader.
• ▸ Defeating Wattson unlocks Rider Town.
• ▸ Arriving in Vermilion triggers roaming legendaries:
• ▸ Rayquaza, Groudon, Kyogre, Dialga, Palkia, Virizion, Terrakion, Cobalion.
• ▸ Dynamax Dens appear across Kanto.
• ▸ Mega Evolutions are found only inside Dark Rifts.
• ▸ Genesect appears in Fuchsia, locked until Koga is defeated.
• ▸ Starter unlocks:
• ▸ Fuecoco (early)
• ▸ Sprigatito (after Flash)
• ▸ Quaxly (after Brock)
• ▸ New variant: Toddit, a Ditto that transforms into a random Pokémon before battle and stays that way.
• ▸ After all badges, Dark Brendan appears at Route 23—a disguise for MissingNo.
• ▸ Defeating him clears a path on Cinnabar Island.
• ▸ A Dive Spot leads to a cave with the real Brendan, now aged and dying.
• ▸ Brendan leaves behind money, Reveal Glass, and Prison Bottle.
• ▸ Human-form MissingNo.now roam Kanto:
• ▸ Unavoidable, uncatchable battles.
• ▸ Respawn after defeat.
• ▸ Mt. Ember contains Light, Dark, and Magma Stones.
• ▸ Use them to summon Reshiram and Zekrom on Island 3.
• ▸ Four Island: DNA Splicers explained by a doctor.
• ▸ SS Anne Healing Room: Silver Wing and Rainbow Wing guarantee shiny Lugia or Ho-Oh (one-time).
• ▸ PokéPhone features unlock after finding the Mega Leash.
• ▸ Route 2 NPCgives 10 Gen 1 Pokémon.
• ▸ If delayed until Route 4, you can get all Gen 1 at once.
• ▸ Silph Co., Pokémon Tower, and SS Anne scale with your team.
• ▸ After defeating Eternatus, you’re sent back to your room…
• ▸ But wild Pokémon are different.
• ▸ Trainer AI shifts.
• ▸ The world has changed again.
• ▸ Entering the Dark Rift begins the final arc.
• ▸ This fractured timeline can only be repaired—or destroyed.
• ▸ Apricorns grow daily—check bushes, trees, and pots.
• ▸ Dyna Cave south of town holds events and rare battles.
• ▸ Rider Town blends Kanto and Hoenn cultures.
• ▸ Professor Birchlives here:
• ▸ Won’t recognize you until you speak to the intro NPC
• ▸ Gives the Eon Ticket afterward
• ▸ Captain Briney:
• ▸ Speaks cryptically before the Eon Ticket
• ▸ Afterward, sails you to Southern Island
• ▸ Later appears in Pallet Town if ticket is held
• ▸ Support NPCs in Pewter, Route 10, and Lavender give daily Rare Candies and Revives.
• ▸ Sacred Ash is found daily on Cinnabar Extension Island.
• ▸ SS Anne Pier Dive Spot holds a legendary surprise.
• ▸ Completing it triggers Eternatus at Cinnabar’s Dark Rift.
• ▸ Wishing Wells scattered across Kanto hint at time-based secrets and rare events.