The trail of titles that a saga like Pokemon has left is tremendously long. So much so that, since its inception in 1996, there are already more than 100 video games that have been released for different Nintendo consoles. Today we have compiled all the Pokemon games , listed according to the game console for which they were released. Get ready because the list is almost endless.
The origin of Pokemon
Before starting to list all these titles, let us tell you a little about the history or origin of this saga. Pokemon is a franchise that began as an RPG game for the GameBoy but that, after its absolute success with the public, shortly afterwards it launched into the world of entertainment with television series, movies, merchandising and many other things.
Pokémon are beings or creatures inspired by real animals, objects, insects and a long etcetera . Those people who ventured to play these games take the role of Pokémon trainers and have to fulfill different objectives throughout their adventure: complete the Pokédex by catching all the Pokémon species that are found, train a team of Pokémon to compete with other trainers And, of course, the ultimate goal of all of this is to win the Pokémon League and become the regional champion.
Originally, the person who devised this entire world with said creatures was Satoshi Tajiri . When he was young, his favorite hobby was catching insects. Tajiri was sent by his father to Tokyo to study engineering, but it seems that he did not like this too much. So, unbeknownst to his father, he devoted himself more to hobbies such as video games. Tajiri came to work testing games for magazines, along with Ken Sugimori , a colleague who ended up being his friend and, later, his partner.
In 1989 they both created a magazine that they titled as Game Freak , which later ended up being a video game company. After some releases that had some success, and after seeing all the public that had a GameBoy, they decided to create something for this console. Seeing the Game Link Cable, influenced by sagas like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, Tajiri devised the idea of an RPG game where monsters could evolve and be sent from one console to another . .
This project was sent directly to Nintendo and, while Tajiri was the one who had the base idea, Sugimori was in charge of designing the monsters. After 5 years of production, the idea that began as Capsule Monster was renamed as Pokemon. A year after its official launch, Nintendo decided to ship the game to the West and, in just one week, it managed to sell more than 200,000 copies . This was the true leap to fame of the entire saga.
Everything else to date has been a constant evolution based on what the public itself was asking the market. Including within this, as we mentioned before, series, movies, clothes and many other things. Today it is difficult to find someone who at least does not know the name of Pokemon.
All Pokemon games created to date
At this point, now that you know much better the true origins of this franchise, it is time to start talking about all its games .
But of course, the ones that sound like you may be those that are developed through the theme of collecting, training and fighting against other trainers . But it is not the basis of all Pokemon games. There are many other titles in which you play with cards, pinball, fight only in stadiums or even play the role of one of these creatures.
So, with that said, let’s go with all the Pokemon titles classified by the different platforms on which they could be played and, also, with the year in which they were put on sale.
Pokemon for Game Boy
- Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Green (1996)
- Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (1998)
Pokemon for Nintendo 64
- Hey You, Pikachu! (1998)
- Pokémon Stadium (1999)
- Pokémon Snap (1999)
- Pokémon Stadium 2 (2000)
- Pokémon Puzzle League (2000)
Pokemon for GameCube
- Pokémon Colosseum (2003)
- Pokémon Channel (2003)
- Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire (2003)
- Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (2005)
Pokemon for Game Boy Color
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (1998)
- Pokémon Pinball (1999)
- Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver (2000)
- Pokémon Puzzle Challenge (2000)
- Pokémon Crystal (2000)
- Pokémon Card GB (2001)
Game Boy Advance
- Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire (2002)
- Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire (2003)
- Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen (2004)
- Pokémon Emerald (2004)
Pokemon for Wii and Wii U
- Pokémon Battle Revolution (2006)
- Pokémon Puzzle League (2008)
- My Pokémon Ranch (2008)
- Pokémon Rumble (2009)
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (2009)
- PokéPark: Pikachu’s Big Adventure (2010)
- Poképark 2: A World Full of Illusions (2012)
- Pokémon Rumble U (2013)
- PokéPark: Pikachu’s Big Adventure Wii (2015)
- Pokkén Tournament (2016)
- Pokémon Mystery World: Blue & Red Rescue Team (2016)
Pokemon for Nintendo DS
- Pokémon Dash (2004)
- Pokémon Mystery World: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team (2005)
- Pokémon Link (2005)
- Pokémon Ranger (2006)
- Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl (2006)
- Pokémon Mysterious World: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness (2007)
- Platinum Pokémon (2008)
- Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (2008)
- Pokémon Mysterious World: Sky Explorers (2009)
- Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009)
- Pokémon Gold and Silver (2010)
- Pokémon Ranger: Traces of Light (2010)
- Pokémon black and Pokémon white (2011)
- Pokémon Conquest (2012)
- Learn with Pokémon: Adventure Between the Keys (2012)
- Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White (2012)
Pokemon for Nintendo 3DS & 2DS
- Super Pokémon Rumble (2011)
- Pokémon Radar (2012)
- Pokédex 3D Pro (2012)
- Pokémon Mysterious World: Portals to Infinity (2013)
- Pokémon X and Pokémon Y (2013)
- Pokémon Tretta Lab (2013)
- Pokémon Link: Battle! (2014)
- Pokémon Art Academy (2014)
- Pokémon Puzzle Challenge (2014)
- Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire (2014)
- Pokémon Picross (2015)
- Pokémon Shuffle (2015)
- Pokémon Rumble World (2015)
- Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow (2016)
- Pokémon sun and Pokémon moon (2016)
- Pokémon Mega Mysterious World (2016)
- Pokémon Gold and Silver Version (2017)
- Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon (2017)
- Pokémon Crystal (2018)
- Detective Pikachu (2018)
Pokemon for Nintendo Switch
- Pokkén Tournament DX (2017)
- Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon Let’s Go, Eevee! (2018)
- Pokémon Quest (2018)
- Pokémon sword and Pokémon shield (2019)
- Pokémon HOME (2020)
- Pokémon Mysterious World Rescue Team DX (2020)
- Pokémon Café Mix (2020)
- Pokémon Shiny Diamond and Pokémon Shimmering Pearl (Late 2021)
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Early 2022)
Pokemon for iOS & Android
- Pokémon say tap? (2011)
- Pokemon Trading Card Game (2014)
- Camp Pokémon (2014)
- Pokémon Shuffle (2015)
- Pokémon Jukebox (2015)
- Pokémon GO (2016)
- Pokémon: Magikarp Jump (2017)
- Pokémon Playhouse (2017)
- Pokémon Duel (2017)
- Pokémon Quest (2018)
- Pokemon Rumble Rush (2019)
- Pokémon Masters (2019)
- Pokémon HOME (2020)
- Pokémon Café Mix (2020)
