Red Pokemon
The Red classification spans 99 species, including every warm-bodied Pokemon the missing orange category has no room for. The shiny section tracks where red species end up when they shift palette.
ALL RED POKEMON
99 Pokemon carry the Red classification, and plenty don't look the part. Because the Pokedex has no orange category, every warm-bodied species from rust to crimson lands here. Fire types make up 40% of the group, and 69% shift to a completely different color when shiny.
RED POKEMON STATS & TYPE BREAKDOWN
99 Red Pokemon, and Fire types lead at 40%. The type distribution skews warm because Red absorbs every species that would be orange if the Pokedex offered more than 10 color slots. Gen 5 introduced the most red species.
Red is the aggressive color, and Fire proves it at double the Bug count sitting in second. Flying comes next, then Water sits a notch ahead of Fighting and Dark. Soft typing barely gets a look, and there's just one red Fairy in the whole group.
SHINY RED POKEMON
81 Pokemon land in the red shiny palette, and 70% of them started as a completely different color. Red is a go-to destination for dramatic recolors, which is why the origin distribution below skews heavily toward palette-shifters. Not all of them are worth chasing, though. The Shiny Pokemon Tier List ranks which shinies are the real targets.
RED POKEMON FAQ
How many Red Pokemon are there?
The National Pokedex lists 99 red Pokemon. That puts Red at about 10% of the full 1025-species roster.
What types are most Red Pokemon?
red species split across Fire (40), Bug (20), Flying (13). Fire holds the lead at 40% of the group.
What is the strongest Red Pokemon?
At 680 BST, Ho-Oh is the strongest red Pokemon by raw stats. 99 species share an average BST of 437.
Which Pokemon have a shiny Red form?
You can find 81 Pokemon with a red shiny form. Metapod, Raticate and Raichu are among the most recognizable. About 70% started in a different color family before going shiny.
When Red Pokemon go shiny, what color do they become?
The most common shiny recolor for red Pokemon is blue. 69% of red species end up in a different color family when shiny.
What are the rarest shiny Red Pokemon?
Shiny red legendaries like Moltres, Lugia and Heatran are the hardest to collect. Single-encounter odds make these some of the longest shiny hunts in the franchise.
Which Red Pokemon is the most iconic?
#0004 Charmander is the lowest-numbered red species in the National Pokedex. Red Pokemon include 9 legendary or mythical species.