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Pokémon Champions
Pokémon Champions is a free-to-start, battle-only Pokémon game for Switch, Switch 2, iOS, and Android, released April 8, 2026 (mobile June 17, 2026). It is the official VGC platform, with Mega Evolution, HOME transfers, and cross-platform play.
Pokémon Colosseum (ポケモンコロシアム)
Pokémon Colosseum (ポケモンコロシアム), GameCube RPG/battle game by Genius Sonority, released Japan 21 Nov 2003; successor to Pokémon Stadium with Orre-region story mode, Shadow Pokémon snagging and purification, double battles, GBA Ruby/Sapphire connectivity, Metascore 73.
Pokémon Crystal (ポケットモンスター クリスタル)
Pokémon Crystal (ポケットモンスター クリスタルバージョン), Game Freak's 2000 Game Boy Color third version of Gold and Silver: first female protagonist choice, animated battle sprites, Suicune story, Battle Tower, Japan-only Mobile Adapter GB online play.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド・パール) are Game Freak's 2006 Nintendo DS RPGs set in Sinnoh, starting generation four with Dialga and Palkia, Wi-Fi trading, the physical/special move split, 8.76 million sales, and 2021 Switch remakes.
Pokémon Emerald
Pokémon Emerald (ポケットモンスター エメラルド) is Game Freak's 2004 Game Boy Advance enhanced version of Ruby and Sapphire, set in Hoenn with both Team Magma and Team Aqua, and the seven-facility Battle Frontier post-game.
Pokémon fan games
Pokémon fan games are unofficial games built by fans of the Pokémon series, usually ROM hacks or standalone games, with Pokémon Uranium passing 1.5 million downloads in 2016.
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen: 2004 Game Boy Advance remakes of Pokémon Red and Green (1996) set in Kanto, with the Sevii Islands; re-released download-only on Nintendo Switch on February 27, 2026, selling over 4 million units in six weeks.
Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go is a free-to-play augmented reality mobile game by Niantic, launched in July 2016, in which players walk real-world locations to find, catch, and battle Pokémon.
Pokémon Gold and Silver
Pokémon Gold and Silver (ポケットモンスター 金・銀) are Game Freak's 1999 Game Boy Color RPGs, the second Pokémon generation: 100 new Pokémon, Johto plus explorable Kanto, day/night clock, held items, breeding, and Dark/Steel types.
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (ポケットモンスター ハートゴールド・ソウルシルバー) are 2009 Nintendo DS remakes of Gold and Silver set in Johto, bundled with the Pokéwalker pedometer, Metacritic 87.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Legends Arceus) is a 2022 Game Freak action RPG for Nintendo Switch set in ancient Hisui, precursor of Sinnoh; overworld catching, research tasks, 14.83 million sold.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Pokémon Legends: Z-A (Leyendas Pokémon: Z-A) is a 2025 Game Freak RPG for Switch and Switch 2, set in Lumiose City, with real-time battles, Mega Evolution, the Z-A Royale, a Mega Dimension DLC, and 5.8 million first-week sales.
Pokémon Masters EX (ポケモンマスターズEX)
Pokémon Masters EX (ポケモンマスターズEX), formerly Pokémon Masters, is DeNA and The Pokémon Company's free-to-play 3v3 sync-pair gacha battler on Pasio, launched 2019, rebranded 2020, with $335.7M five-year revenue and 40M downloads.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (ポケモン不思議のダンジョン) is Spike Chunsoft's Pokémon spin-off series of turn-based, procedurally generated dungeon crawlers, debuting in 2005 with Rescue Team on GBA and DS; entries include Explorers of Sky, Gates to Infinity, Super Mystery Dungeon, and the 2020 Switch remake Rescue Team DX.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team (青の救助隊・赤の救助隊) are 2005 Chunsoft dungeon RPGs for DS and GBA where a human turned Pokémon forms a rescue team; 5.85 million sold, remade as Rescue Team DX in 2020.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness (時の探検隊・闇の探検隊) are 2007-2008 Nintendo DS dungeon RPGs by Chunsoft; 16 starters, 490+ Pokémon, 4.5 million sold, extended by Explorers of Sky.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (ポケットモンスター オメガルビー・アルファサファイア) are Game Freak 3DS remakes of Ruby and Sapphire, released November 21, 2014; 14.68 million sold, featuring Mega Evolution, Primal Groudon/Kyogre, and Team Magma/Aqua.
Pokémon Pinball (ポケモンピンボール)
Pokémon Pinball (ポケモンピンボール) is a 1999 Game Boy Color pinball game by Jupiter/Nintendo with two Red and Blue tables, catchable Pokémon, and the first Nintendo rumble cartridge.
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire is a 2003 Jupiter/Nintendo Game Boy Advance video pinball game with Ruby and Sapphire tables, Catch 'Em Mode, and over 200 Hoenn Pokémon; Metacritic 81, later on Wii U Virtual Console.
Pokémon Platinum (ポケットモンスター プラチナ)
Pokémon Platinum (ポケットモンスター プラチナ) is the 2008 Nintendo DS enhanced version of Diamond and Pearl, starring Giratina, the Distortion World, a 210-Pokémon Sinnoh dex, and a five-facility Battle Frontier; Metacritic 83.
Pokémon Pokopia
Pokémon Pokopia (Poko a Pokémon) is a cozy life simulation game released March 5, 2026, exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2. Players are a Ditto rebuilding a withered world; co-developed by Game Freak, The Pokémon Company, and Koei Tecmo's Omega Force; sold over four million units in five weeks.
Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow (Japanese Pocket Monsters Red and Green, 1996) are Game Freak's first-generation Game Boy Pokémon RPGs set in Kanto, with 151 creatures, link-cable trading required to complete the Pokédex, glitch-heavy battle mechanics, and later remakes and Virtual Console re-releases.
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (ポケットモンスター ルビー・サファイア) are 2002–2003 Game Boy Advance RPGs by Game Freak set in Hoenn, introducing double battles, Abilities, Natures, and Contests, with Team Magma versus Team Aqua.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet (ポケットモンスター スカーレット・バイオレット) are Game Freak's ninth-generation Pokémon RPGs for Nintendo Switch, released November 18, 2022: the series' first open-world mainline games set in Paldea, with Terastallization, record launch sales of 28.46 million units, and Metacritic's lowest mainline scores.
Pokémon Sleep (ポケモンスリープ)
Pokémon Sleep (ポケモンスリープ) is The Pokémon Company's free-to-start iOS/Android sleep-tracking game by Select Button, released 2023, where tracked sleep (Dozing, Snoozing, Slumbering) raises Snorlax and attracts Pokémon, optionally via the Pokémon GO Plus + wearable.
Pokémon Snap
Pokémon Snap (ポケモンスナップ) is a 1999 HAL Laboratory on-rails photography game for Nintendo 64 where players photograph 63 Pokémon on Pokémon Island; it sold over 1.5 million US copies and gained a 2021 Switch sequel.
Pokémon Stadium
Pokémon Stadium (ポケモンスタジアム, Pocket Monsters Stadium) is a Nintendo 64 Pokémon battle game: a Japan-only 1998 original with 40 3D Pokémon and 64GB Pack, and the 2000 international sequel with all 151, Transfer Pak, GB Tower, Cups, and minigames.
Pokémon Sun and Moon
Pokémon Sun and Moon (ポケットモンスターサン・ムーン) are Game Freak's 2016 Nintendo 3DS role-playing games opening generation 7 in the Alola region, introducing Z-Moves, Alolan forms, island Trials, and legendaries Solgaleo and Lunala.
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon (ポケモン超不思議のダンジョン) is a 2015 Spike Chunsoft roguelike for Nintendo 3DS; the player becomes one of 20 Pokémon, explores all 720-species random dungeons with Connection Orb, Looplets, and Emeras; released Japan Sept 17, 2015, US Nov 20, 2015, Europe Feb 19, 2016.
Pokémon Sword and Shield
Pokémon Sword and Shield (ポケットモンスター ソード・シールド) are Game Freak's 2019 Nintendo Switch RPGs set in Galar, introducing Dynamax, Gigantamax, and Max Raid Battles, and sparking the Dexit National Dex controversy; 27.26 million copies sold.