Pokemon Bug Red is a Completed GBA Rom Hack made by Notag. Explore a Bug-filled Kanto using Bug Pokemon from gens 1–8, with updated battles, typings, and quality improvements.
Pokemon Bug Red Completed GBA Rom Hack
- Author: Notag
- Hack Off: FireRed
- Language: English
- Released on: November 02, 2025
- Latest Version: v1.4
- Last Updated: November 09, 2025
- Status: Completed
Description
Get ready to crawl your way through a whole new kind of Kanto! Pokemon Bug Red is a FireRed hack where every trainer, every route, and every gym challenge is packed with Bug-type fun. Build your dream team from all Bug Pokemon from Gen 1 through Gen 8, and prove that Bug-types can take on the League like any other!
Features
- Bug-Infested Kanto: Play through the classic Kanto region where Bug Pokémon rule the wild.
- Full Gen 1–8 Roster: Catch, train, and battle using Bug-types from all eight generations.
- Modern Battle System: Built on Leon’s DPE + CFRU base, bringing in Gen 8 moves, abilities, and QoL updates.
- Updated Trainers: Enemy teams use Gen 8 typings and movesets for more balanced and challenging battles.
- New Bug Conversions: A few non-Bug Pokémon have been retyped to Bug for extra team variety.
- Cheap Rare Candies: $1 Rare Candies in every Poké Mart — skip the grind and focus on battles!
- Reusable TMs: Teach moves freely without worrying about single-use TMs.
- Balanced Difficulty: Designed as a normal difficulty hack — the real challenge comes from mastering a full Bug-type team!
Changelog
Version 1.4
- Fixed starter names in the pokemon lab
- reopened the celadon game store prize building
- added the eeveelution Insecteon
- swapped the gift eevee with Insecteon
- Insecteon stats and learnset
- Pursuit, 0
- Pursuit, 1
- Helping Hand, 1
- Tackle, 1
- Tail Wind, 1
- Venom Drench, 5
- Bug Bite, 9
- Quick Attack, 13
- Sticky Web, 25
- Pin Missile, 26
- U-turn, 28
- DualWingbeat, 29
- Fell Stinger, 33
- Poison Tail, 37
- Leech Fang, 41
- Fake Out, 45
- HP 95
- ATK 130
- DEF 65
- SPD 110
- SPA 60
- SPDEF 65
Version 1.3
- fixed shedinja evolution bug
- fixed route 15 encounter table
- fixed Mt. Ember encounter table
- Added the new bug/ground line Larvitar, Pupitar, and Tyranitar
- added larvitar and trapinch to mount moon 2, and rock tunnel
- added pupitar and vibrava to mt. Ember
- added Tyranitar to victory road
- fixed rock smash encounter tables
Version 1.2
- Removed npc that gives the player every item in the game
Version 1.1
- Fixed SS Anne Dock, Fuchsia City, and Route 11 encounter tables
- Added new Water/Bug-type Pokémon to surfing and fishing encounters
- Increased Yanma’s catch rate to 160
- Removed the trade NPC in the lab
- Removed the two Electrode in the Power Plant
- Chinchou, Lanturn, and Phione are now Bug/Water-type
- Skrelp, Dragalge, Mareanie, Toxapex, and Pyukumuku are now Water/Bug-type
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2 Comments
1.3 is now out!
thanks for the news sir. We have updated the links to the latest version