Pokémon collecting will never die from now until forever, whether it’s cards, games, movies, or novelty Gengar slippers. Pokémon Fire Red & Pokémon Leaf Green are coming back, but there are questions over physical copies and how much these modern-day remakes will cost.
Pokémon Fire Red & Pokémon Leaf Green are re-releasing in 2026, and it’s a good year to be a Pokémon fan—to be fair, it normally is.
If you’re already wishlisting either game, you need to know if they’re digital-only and how many Nuggets you need to sell to buy them.
Can You Buy A Pokémon Fire Red or Pokémon Leaf Green Physical Copy?
At launch, the 2026 Pokémon Fire Red & Pokémon Leaf Green games will be available online-only as a Nintendo eShop digital purchase.
You can’t have it all, sadly. If you love collecting Pokémon games, then (for now at least) Pokémon Fire Red & Pokémon Leaf Green will need to be in your intangible collection, as neither Nintendo nor The Pokémon Company has revealed a physical edition.
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They were both on Game Boy Advance cartridges when they came out in 2004—we feel your pain if you’re a 90s kid. This time around, the purchase is tied to a digital download with no physical media.
The official Pokémon site had this to say:
“These classic remakes of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green will be available to download from Nintendo eShop after the conclusion of the Pokémon Presents.”
Nintendo is exceptional when it comes to business, which is why you shouldn’t rule out a physical edition. Many publishers opt to go digital first and then release a physical copy later on. That could easily be the case for Pokémon Fire Red or Pokémon Leaf Green, and there might come a time when you can catch ’em all AND a case!
As always, Insider Gaming will update you if this proves to be the…case.
How Much Does Pokémon Fire Red & Pokémon Leaf Green Cost?
Pokémon Fire Red & Pokémon Leaf Green cost $19.99 or £16.99 each, and there’s currently no bundle to buy them together, or promotion to reduce the price.
As we said, Nintendo is a smart business company, and people are going to flock to these releases like Pidgeys to a Caterpie, regardless of the $20 price tag.
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Should both games have been released as freebies for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers as part of the Game Boy Advance library offering? That’s a debate for another day, and it’s sure to go on.
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