Ranker GamesList RulesVote up the best Pokemon games of all time, on any system.
Gotta catch 'em all? Start playing 'em all with the best Pokémon games of all time, starting back in 1995 when the ever-popular franchise was just getting going. In the time since, there's been many a new Pokémon game—from the classic Gameboy Pokémon battle games to the PC trading games. In short, Pokémon has long been one of the most popular games and franchises out there, and it's shown no signs of slowing down. So of all the options on this Pokémon games list, which is your favorite?
Whether you're more interested in catching the best fighing Pokémon for battles or you simply like to sit down at the computer and make some trades, there's a long list of awesome Pokémon games. Of course, it's not all collecting Pokémon and trading cards, as we can't forget games like Pokémon Pinball. Nevertheless, it's the battle games that Pokémon players hold so close to their hearts—and there's been a lot of them. From the original Red and Blue Versions to the Sun and Moon games (including new generation 7 Pokémon), the list of Pokémon games is seemingly never ending.
While all Pokémon games are great in their own right, everyone has their favorite. Check out all the games listed below and vote up the ones you think are the best Pokémon games -- then explore our list of the best monster-battlers that aren't Pokémon.
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Nintendo DSRelease: 2009
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Adventure, Role-playing
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver is a role-playing game developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo and is the remake of the 1999 Game Boy Color role-playing video games Pokémon Gold and... more
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Nintendo DSRelease: 2009
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Adventure, Role-playing video game
Pokémon Platinum Version is a title in the Pokémon series of video games. It was developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It is an enhanced remake... more3
Game Boy AdvanceRelease: 2005
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Adventure game, Role-playing video game, Console role-playing game
Pokémon Emerald Version, most commonly referred to as simply Pokémon Emerald, is a role-playing video game developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Game Boy... more4
Game Boy AdvanceRelease: 2004
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Strategy
Pokémon FireRed Version and LeafGreen Version are enhanced remakes of the original Pokémon Red and Blue video games, which were released in 1996. The new titles were developed by Game Freak and... more5
Game Boy Color, Game BoyRelease: 2000, 2017 (3DS)
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Adventure, Role-playing video game
Pokémon Gold Version and Silver Version are the second installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. The games... more6
Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DSRelease: 2002
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Adventure, Role-playing video game
Pokémon Ruby Version and Sapphire Version are the third installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games, developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. The... more7
Game Boy Color, Game BoyRelease: 1998, 2016 (3DS)
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Role-playing video game
Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, more commonly known as Pokémon Yellow Version, is a 1998 role-playing video game developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy... more8
Game Boy, Game Boy AdvanceRelease: 1998
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Role-playing video game
Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version, originally released in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Red & Green, are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game... more9
Nintendo DSRelease: 2006
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Role-playing video game
Pokémon Diamond Version and Pearl Version are role-playing games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. With the enhanced remake Pokémon Platinum, the games comprise... more10
Nintendo 3DSRelease: 2014
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Role-playing game
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire are two 2014 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. They... more11
Game Boy Color, 3DS Virtual ConsoleRelease: 2001, 2018 (3DS)
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Adventure, Role-playing video game
Pokémon Crystal Version for the Game Boy Color, is the seventh game in the Pokémon video game series in Japan, and the sixth in North America and Europe. The game is an enhanced version of the... more12
Nintendo DSRelease: 2011
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Role-playing video game, Adventure, Roleplaying
Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version are role-playing games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. They are the first installments in the fifth generation... more13
Nintendo DSRelease: 2012
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Role-playing video game
Pokémon Black/White Version 2 is a role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company. The game was released in 2012 for Nintendo DS. The game is part of the fifth... more14
Nintendo 64Release: 1999
Developer: HAL Laboratory, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Genres (Video game): Fighting game, Role-playing video game, Strategy video game
Pokémon Stadium, is a strategy video game developed by Nintendo EAD with the assistance of Creatures and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It was... more15
Nintendo 3DSRelease: 2013
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Role-playing video game
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. They are the first installments in the sixth generation of the Pokémon... more16
GameCubeRelease: 2004
Developer: Genius Sonority
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Platform game, Action game, Adventure, Fighting game
Pokémon Colosseum is a role-playing video game developed by Genius Sonority and published by Nintendo as part of the Pokémon series. It was released exclusively for the Nintendo GameCube on November... more17
Nintendo SwitchRelease: 2019
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Role-playing
Pokémon Sword and Shield are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. They are the first main series games in the... more18
Nintendo 64, WiiRelease: 1999
Developer: HAL Laboratory, Pax Softnica
Genres (Video game): First-person narrative, Shoot 'em up, Action game, Simulation video game, First-person Shooter
Pokémon Snap is a first-person rail shooter and simulation video game co-developed by HAL Laboratory and Pax Softnica and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It was first... more19
Nintendo DS, Wii U Virtual ConsoleRelease: 2009
Developer: Chunsoft
Genres (Video game): Dungeon crawl, Adventure, Role-playing video game
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky is an enhanced version of Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness for the Nintendo DS. It was released in Japan on April 18, 2009; North America on... more20
Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DSRelease: 2006, 2016
Developer: Chunsoft
Genres (Video game): Roguelike, Role-playing video game
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team are a matched pair of Pokémon games for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, respectively. These two games were... more21
Nintendo 3DSRelease: 2017
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The games were released worldwide on 17... more22
Nintendo 64Release: 2000
Developer: HAL Laboratory, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Genres (Video game): Action game, Role-playing video game, Strategy video game
Pokémon Stadium 2, known as Pocket Monsters' Stadium Kin Gin in Japan, is a video game for the Nintendo 64. It features all 251 Pokémon from the first and second generations. It was released in North... more23
GameCubeRelease: 2005
Developer: Genius Sonority
Genres (Video game): Console role-playing game, Action game, Adventure, Role-playing video game, Strategy video game
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, released in Japan as Pokémon XD Yami no Kaze Dark Lugia, is the second role-playing video game from Nintendo's Pokémon franchise for the Nintendo GameCube. It is the... more24
Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy lineRelease: 1998
Developer: Hudson Soft
Genres (Video game): Simulation video game, Card game, Collectible card game, Role-playing video game, Strategy video game
Pokémon Trading Card Game, originally released in Japan as Pokémon Card GB is a video game adaptation of the original tabletop trading card game of the same name, which in turn was based on the... more25
Nintendo SwitchRelease: 2018
Developer: Game Freak
Genres (Video game): Role-playing
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch gaming system.... more
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