Nuzlocke Tracker

Pokémon Red Nuzlocke Guide

This guide contains useful information for a Red Nuzlocke. Lists of all of the available Pokémon, the number of encounters, and detailed overviews of all Boss battles.

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Red Encounters

A fun aspect of Nuzlocke runs is the variety of encounters forcing you to try out new Pokémon you've never used before. That is why it's important to know which Pokémon will be available during a run. We've compiled a list of every encounter for Pokémon Red so you can quickly see who you might want on your team!

Pokémon Red has 45 different encounter locations with 92 different Pokémon available as wild encounters. Hover over a Pokémon to see where to encounter it!

1 Dragon Pokémon encounters

2 Ghost Pokémon encounters

2 Ice Pokémon encounters

3 Fire Pokémon encounters

4 Rock Pokémon encounters

5 Fighting Pokémon encounters

7 Grass Pokémon encounters

8 Electric Pokémon encounters

8 Ground Pokémon encounters

8 Psychic Pokémon encounters

9 Bug Pokémon encounters

10 Normal Pokémon encounters

10 Flying Pokémon encounters

17 Water Pokémon encounters

22 Poison Pokémon encounters

1Dragon Pokémon
DRAGON

2Ghost Pokémon
GHOST

2Ice Pokémon
ICE

3Fire Pokémon
FIRE

4Rock Pokémon
ROCK

5Fighting Pokémon
FIGHTING

7Grass Pokémon
GRASS

8Electric Pokémon
ELECTRIC

8Ground Pokémon
GROUND

8Psychic Pokémon
PSYCHIC

9Bug Pokémon
BUG

10Normal Pokémon
NORMAL

10Flying Pokémon
FLYING

17Water Pokémon
WATER

22Poison Pokémon
POISON

Red Boss Battles

In order to complete a Red Nuzlocke and become the Champion, you will need to win 22 Boss battles throughout the Kanto region - ranging from bickering Rival & Evil team fights, to Gym Leaders & ultimately the Elite Four.

These can be a challenge, especially when your dear nicknamed nuzlocke mons are at risk. So below we've listed detailed overviews of all these fights! Giving you all the information you'll need to face everything from Blue's Squirtle to Lance's Dragonite.

8 Gym Leader fights

5 Elite Four fights

7 Rival fights

2 Evil Team fights

Select your starter type

Like all Pokémon games, you will have to select a starter. The type will update some of the boss teams to match. For example, if your starter was a grass type Blue might have a fire type to take advantage!

Gym Leader fights

  • - Pewter City Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Cerulean City Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Vermillion City Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Celadon City Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Saffron City Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Fuschia City Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Cinnabar Island Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Viridian City Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Elite Four fights

  • - Indigo Plateau

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Indigo Plateau

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Indigo Plateau

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Indigo Plateau

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Champion

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Rival fights

  • - Rival

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Rival

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Rival (optional)

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - S.S. Anne

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Pokemon Tower Rival

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Silph Co. Rival

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Rival

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Evil Team fights

  • - Rocket Hideout

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Silph Co.

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Now that you're ready to take on the Pokémon Red Nuzlocke Challenge, why not keep track of all your encounters with the Nuzlocke Tracker?