Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green's release in Japan. As a tribute, here's a showcase of how trades work in every game where it's possible. I try to showcase trade evolutions as much as possible, and I even showcase the Stadium games along with Colosseum and XD since trade evolutions were possible there as well.
I show how the games boot up and how one can enter the trade room locally. Each game was recorded on a console and smartphone, no emulators were used. For Game Boy and Game Boy Advance, two Game Boy Players were used. For DS and 3DS, two 3DS consoles were used, and for Switch, either two Switch 2s or a Switch 2 and Switch were used. For Stadium 1 and 2, an N64 was used and for Colosseum and XD, a Wii and Game Boy Player were used.
Due to the length of this video, I have included chapters as well.
Red (JP) and Green (JP): 0:00
Red and Blue: 4:04
Yellow and Yellow: 7:33
Stadium (Red and Blue): 11:07
Gold and Silver: 14:20
Crystal and Crystal: 19:09
Yellow and Crystal: 24:00
Stadium 2 (Crystal and Crystal): 29:30
Stadium 2 (Yellow and Crystal): 33:00
Ruby and Sapphire: 36:48
FireRed and LeafGreen: 41:39
Emerald and JPN Emerald: 46:44
Colosseum and GBA (LeafGreen): 51:57
XD and GBA (FireRed): 55:36
Diamond and Pearl: 59:26
Platinum and Platinum: 1:06:10
HeartGold and SoulSilver: 1:12:25
Black and White: 1:18:16
Black 2 and White 2: 1:24:39
X and Y: 1:31:56
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: 1:35:51
Sun and Moon: 1:41:10
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon: 1:45:35
GO and GO: 1:50:23
Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee: 1:51:37
Sword and Shield: 1:55:21
HOME and HOME: 1:57:44
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl: 2:00:36
Legends Arceus and Legends Arceus: 2:05:43
Scarlet and Violet: 2:09:35
Legends Z-A and Legends Z-A: 2:11:57
Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green's release in Japan. As a tribute, here's a showcase of how trades work in every game where it's possible. I try to showcase trade evolutions as much as possible, and I even showcase the Stadium games along with Colosseum and XD since trade evolutions were possible there as well.
I show how the games boot up and how one can enter the trade room locally. Each game was recorded on a console and smartphone, no emulators were used. For Game Boy and Game Boy Advance, two Game Boy Players were used. For DS and 3DS, two 3DS consoles were used, and for Switch, either two Switch 2s or a Switch 2 and Switch were used. For Stadium 1 and 2, an N64 was used and for Colosseum and XD, a Wii and Game Boy Player were used.
Due to the length of this video, I have included chapters as well.
Red (JP) and Green (JP): 0:00
Red and Blue: 4:04
Yellow and Yellow: 7:33
Stadium (Red and Blue): 11:07
Gold and Silver: 14:20
Crystal and Crystal: 19:09
Yellow and Crystal: 24:00
Stadium 2 (Crystal and Crystal): 29:30
Stadium 2 (Yellow and Crystal): 33:00
Ruby and Sapphire: 36:48
FireRed and LeafGreen: 41:39
Emerald and JPN Emerald: 46:44
Colosseum and GBA (LeafGreen): 51:57
XD and GBA (FireRed): 55:36
Diamond and Pearl: 59:26
Platinum and Platinum: 1:06:10
HeartGold and SoulSilver: 1:12:25
Black and White: 1:18:16
Black 2 and White 2: 1:24:39
X and Y: 1:31:56
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: 1:35:51
Sun and Moon: 1:41:10
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon: 1:45:35
GO and GO: 1:50:23
Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee: 1:51:37
Sword and Shield: 1:55:21
HOME and HOME: 1:57:44
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl: 2:00:36
Legends Arceus and Legends Arceus: 2:05:43
Scarlet and Violet: 2:09:35
Legends Z-A and Legends Z-A: 2:11:57
