01Overview
Aesthetic Red is a Fire Red ROM hack that takes a completely different approach to reinventing the Kanto journey. This isn't yet another enhancement hack trying to add as many features as possible…
Instead, Aesthetic Red is all about enhancing the visual and musical experience of Pokémon. All of the graphics have been changed to create a vibrant aesthetic, inspired by the DS and Game Boy. It also has a brand new soundtrack, with each song chosen to give a refreshing and immersive vibe. On top of that, we've also upgraded the gameplay side of things with new QoL and features, an open world, major rebalancing and more.
| Developer | LibertyTwins |
| Base game | FireRed |
| Platforms | GBA |
| Release date | December 10, 2025 |
| Last updated | March 15, 2026 |
| Rating | 0.0/5 |
| Version | v1.1 |
03Trailer
04Features· 20
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
Extra Battle Themes for your Rival, Team Rocket, Elite Four, Champion and Legendaries
More songs have been added to reduce repetition between maps
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.
Updated Exp. Share
New Evolution Methods
Expanded TMs & Move Tutors
Reusable TMs & Removable HMs
07Changelog· 0
No changelogs available.
08Screenshots· 11
09Resources
Credits
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Main Developers
LibertyTwins
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