Everybody loves naming your Pokémon rival one thing impolite, and seeing the sport then frequently seek advice from them as “ass” — or worse. Now, nonetheless, the sequence’ new FireRed and LeafGreen re-releases have restricted this development by implementing a swear filter.
Pokémon followers have been fast to report that naming your rival (or certainly, your self) as “Ass”, “Asshole” or “Dick” would merely see your enter ignored, and one of many recreation’s default names used as a substitute.
The addition of a profanity filter is without doubt one of the few adjustments made to Nintendo’s ports of FireRed and LeafGreen, which in any other case merely emulate the traditional Recreation Boy Advance titles as initially offered, for the value of $20 every.
Wow, they actually don’t need us to relive our unique playthroughs 🙁 pic.twitter.com/KtNCWwTErJ
— Professor Rex🇨🇦 (@RexProfessor) February 27, 2026
After all, as with each swear filter ever created, folks haven’t taken lengthy to start out getting round it. A fast test on social media reveals that whereas “asshole” is banned, naming your rival “azzhole” or certainly “asshat” continues to be accepted. “Fartass” can also be allowed.
All of the swear phrases you’d count on to be caught by the filter appear to be banned on their very own, although just a few milder curses get via advantageous. Whereas “ass” is banned, “butt” is just not. Neither is “arse,” in the event you choose a British spelling.
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen have been re-released for Nintendo Swap final Friday, as a part of the franchise’s large thirtieth anniversary celebrations, which additionally lastly cleared up the complicated scenario with the video games’ hyperlink to Pokémon Residence.
In the course of the franchise’s annual Pokémon Presents announcement broadcast, followers additionally received a deeper dive into the promising-looking life sim spinoff Pokémon Pokopia, and a long-awaited first have a look at Pokémon Winds and Waves, which is able to kick off the sequence’ tenth technology. The one draw back? These new video games will not arrive for Nintendo Swap 2 till 2027.
Time for some extra adventures with Fartass earlier than then?
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