A dent of opportunity? Yeah that sounds about right.
Still seeing as the segment only used Gen 1, it does raise an eyebrow as to why that is so. As the Pokemon Company may have wanted it that way, for if you look at other segments such as Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Sonic and Mega Man (
![Stick Out Tongue :p :p](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.gif)
), there was representation of the series throughout the years.
Pokemon, however, there was only represented by Gen 1, so it does show that the Pokemon Company does hold Gen 1 in a higher reguard then we previously thought before.
Anyway, for Red, just give him alternate costumes like Wario that turn him into Green, Blue, Gold, Ruby, Diamond, and Black. That and either buff his Pokemon or get rid of stamina.