Play Pokemon Ultra FireRed Online

Pokemon Ultra FireRed is basically FireRed but cranked up a notch. The early game feels familiar - picking your starter, grinding through Viridian Forest, dealing with those annoying early-game Rattatas. But then you start noticing the changes.

Some Pokemon show up way earlier than they should, like finding a Ralts before the first gym. The trainers hit harder too - that first rival battle actually made me sweat a bit. The pacing's weird in places, but it keeps you on your toes.

What surprised me was how much they tweaked the difficulty curve. Gym leaders have better teams now, with actual strategies instead of just spamming one type. Brock's Onix knows Rock Tomb now, which wrecked my poor Charmander first try.

Pokemon Ultra FireRed still has that classic GBA charm, just with enough changes to make it feel fresh if you've played the original to death.