Pokemon Aesthetic Red

Download Pre-Patched Pokemon Aesthetic Red GBA ROM Hack

• Creator: LibertyTwins
• Version: 1.0
• Hack of: FireRed
• Released: December 13, 2025
• Language: English
• Status: Completed

Pokemon Aesthetic Red is a GBA ROM Hack by LibertyTwins based on Pokemon Fire Red in English. And it is now available to download. It was released on December 13, 2025.

Description

Aesthetic Red is a FireRed ROM hack that takes a very different approach to reinventing the Kanto journey. This is not just another enhancement hack that tries to cram in as many features as possible.

Instead, Aesthetic Red focuses on the visual and musical experience of Pokémon. The entire game has been reworked with vibrant new graphics inspired by the DS and Game Boy eras, along with a completely new soundtrack chosen to create a fresh and immersive atmosphere. On top of that, the gameplay has also been enhanced with quality-of-life improvements, an open-world structure, major rebalancing, and more.

Major Features

• Complete Visual & Musical Overhaul with vibrant graphics and a refreshing soundtrack
• Open-World Kanto and Sevii Islands: No HM restrictions, Gyms can be challenged in any order
• All Gen 1-2 Pokémon available with related evolutions
• New Features: Reusable TMs, Portable PC, Infinite Rare Candy, Wonder Trade, Move Tutors and more! Optional Level Scaling, Level Caps, Doubles Mode and Randomizers
• Major Rebalancing: New Base Stats, Abilities, Learnsets, Type Changes and more (Faithful Version available if you don’t want rebalancing)
• Increased Difficulty: Improved AI and Trainers, reimagined Gym Leaders & Boss Trainers

Graphics

• Beautiful Outdoors Tilesets by Ikarus
• New Overworld Sprites for NPCs, Items and more
• “No Platform” Battle Backgrounds
• Gen 1-2 Pokémon use revamps of the best Game Boy sprites
• Custom Trainer Sprites for all classes and characters
• New Menus:
  • BW HP Bars, Summary Screen, Main Menu & Naming Screen
  • Full-Screen Start Menu
  • HGSS Party Screen
  • SWSH Bag & Mart Menus
  • Custom Options Menu
  • All menus have been recoloured
• Full Decapitalization
• Custom DS-styled Text Boxes
• GBC-styled Font
• Custom Type Icons inspired by the TCG
• New Opening & Title Screen
• Weather Effects added to certain maps
• Various Upgrades to the Battle UI, Town Map and more

Music

• Enjoy some of the best songs from Gens 1-8, Mystery Dungeon, Pokémon Ranger, Sonic, Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy and more!
• Extra Battle Themes for your Rival, Team Rocket, Elite Four, Champion and Legendaries
• More songs have been added to reduce repetition between maps

Note: While most players prefer to use speed-up, the new music is a core part of Aesthetic Red, so we recommend playing at normal speed with the sound on for the best experience.

Features provided by CFRU & DPE

• Battle Engine Upgraded to Gen 8
  • All Moves, Abilities & Item Effects through Gen 8
  • Physical/Special Split
  • Fairy Type
  • Improved AI
  • Battle Terrains
  • New Move Animations
  • Ability Pop-ups
  • Disappearing HP Bars during Attack Animations
• Level Scaling
• Updated Exp. Share
• Expanded Learnsets
• New Evolution Methods
• Expanded TMs & Move Tutors
• Reusable TMs & Removable HMs
• Field Moves can be used without teaching HMs
• Updated Repel System
• Auto-Run and Faster Bicycle
• Move Items on Party Screen
• Roaming Pokémon
• Instant Text
• Day & Night
• Pre-Battle Mugshots
• Base Stats Displayed on Pokédex
• Item Image shown when obtaining Items
• Footstep Sounds on Grass, Sand and Water
• …and more!

Open World

• National Dex, HMs, Old Rod, Portable PC, Candy Jar (Infinite Rare Candy) and Infinite Repel are given by Prof. Oak
• Badge Requirements for HMs removed
• Field Moves can be used without teaching HMs
• Fly anywhere from the start (excluding the League)
• Trainers & Wild Pokémon scale with Party levels
• Gym Leaders, Rival and Giovanni scale with your badge count
• SV-Styled Trainers are optional (except for Gym Trainers or Rocket Grunts)
• Sevii Islands accessible from the start (from Vermilion City)
• Navel Rock & Birth Island are unlocked by getting the Ruby & Sapphire

Optional Gameplay Settings

• Trainer Level Scaling (doesn’t affect Boss Trainers)
• Level Caps (Candy Jar is always capped to prevent cheating)
• Doubles Mode (Wilds are Single)
• Catch Trainers’ Pokémon
• Inverse Battle Mode
• Species Randomizer
• Ability Randomizer
• Learnset Randomizer

These options can be toggled by speaking to Poké Dolls in your bedroom.

Other Features

• 277 Pokémon – All Gen 1-2 Pokémon and related evolutions (and a secret Pokémon 👀)
• All Pokémon obtainable before the Elite Four (excluding Mewtwo)
• All Legendaries obtainable between Kanto & Sevii Islands
• Reimagined Gym Leaders & Boss Trainers
• Gym Leader & Elite Four Rematches
• Items can’t be used in Boss Battles
• Upgraded Marts
  • Marts sell more items based on your badge count
  • Ability Capsule can be bought from all Marts
  • Celadon Dept. Store sells Hold Items, TMs, Evolution Items, Poké Balls
  • Celadon Dept. Store has Move Tutor, Relearner and Egg Move Tutor
  • Pokémon League has improved Marts & Tutors
• TM Compatibility visible from the TM Case
• Wonder Trade available after 3 badges (level received depends on your badge count)
• New In-Game Trades
• Improved Catch Rates based on rarity
• Press Select to move Pokémon in Party Screen
• Shiny Rate is 1/2048
• Pokémon will always obey
• Cerulean Day Care breeds Pokémon
• All Pokémon can breed (except for Babies, Genderless or Legendaries)
• All Eggs hatch within one cycle (256 steps)
• Saving shows number of Pokémon Seen > Caught
• Safari Zone has normal battles
• Various Upgrades and Fixes

Balance Changes

• Battle Engine, Moves & Abilities updated to Gen 8 by the CFRU
• All Items added up to Gen 8 by Leon’s ROM Base
• All Pokémon have new Abilities (most of which are more present in battle)
• Some Pokémon have new Types (e.g. Charizard is Fire/Dragon)
• Some Pokémon have Base Stats adjusted (similar to Drayano/Radical Red)
• IVs, EVs & Natures removed
• Few Type Table changes (e.g. Psychic is 1x against Steel)
• Learnsets expanded with Egg Moves, new Signature Moves and more
  • Moves learned every 3-4 levels, with Extra Moves offered on evolution
  • Signature Moves from later Pokémon have been redistributed (e.g. Starmie can learn Water Shuriken, Magmortar can learn Magma Storm)
• Evolution Methods have been made more accessible:
  • Friendship, Trade and Unique Evolution Methods have been replaced with Level Up or Item Evolutions
  • Elemental Stones can be used instead of specific items (e.g. Magmar can evolve with a Magmarizer or Fire Stone)
  • Hold Items can be used on a Pokémon to evolve without trading
  • Most Baby Pokémon evolve at Lv.15
  • Most Trade Evolutions evolve at Lv.40 or with a Link Cable
• Weather & Terrain Effects are permanent if triggered by an ability
• Harsh Sunlight nerfs Water and Ice moves. Desolate Land prevents usage of these moves
• Hail increases Defense of Ice Pokémon by 50%
• Hail increases damage of Ice moves by 50%
• Sandstorm increases damage of Ground moves by 50%
• Misty Terrain increases damage of Fairy moves by 50%, no longer nerfs Dragon moves

Version Differences

• Normal Version: Full game with new music, graphics and features
• Faithful Version: Same as above but without rebalancing (official Base Stats, Abilities, Learnsets, Type Changes and Type Table)
• Music & Graphics Only: New music and graphics while keeping the vanilla gameplay

Normal and Faithful Versions come with 2 Patches, so you can play with either GBC or DS Font and Battle Sprites.

Note: While some players will prefer the vanilla balance, we recommend playing Normal Version to fully experience the boss teams as designed, as Faithful Version loses new Ability changes, reducing boss difficulty.

Recommended Emulators

mGBA, Pizza Boy or Delta, without BIOS.

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Useful Stuff

Downloads

GBC Style Fonts & Sprites

DS Style Fonts & Sprites

Mirrors

GBC Style Fonts & Sprites

DS Style Fonts & Sprites

Credits

LibertyTwins (Creator)

CFRU & DPE – Skeli, Ghoulslash, everyone in the CFRU Documentation
Leon’s ROM Base (Item Data) – Prof. Leon Dias, Pyxal
Pokémon – Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc.

Full Credits on PokeCommunity