Pokémon games
The Pokémon games are all video games in the Pokémon franchise. All games in the standard style are considered the base, definitive canon for the Pokémon series. All other parts of Pokémon canon, including but not limited to the Pokémon anime, Pokémon manga, Pokémon Trading Card Game, and the Pokémon Trading Figure Game, are derived from the Pokémon world and concepts set forth in the games. There are currently 122 games known.
The games can be grouped into eight generations. The defining point of where a new generation begins is when a new core series Pokémon game is released with a large set of new Pokémon in its Pokédex. Games are also split between core series games and spin-off games. In most core games, the player can choose one out of three Pokémon to start their journey with. Spin-off games give players various options in the way they both obtain and make use of Pokémon.
As of September 2019, 346 million game units have been sold.[1]
List of games
Core series
These are the games in Pokémon's core series, released only on Nintendo's handhelds and developed by Game Freak.
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| I |   Pokémon Red and Green (Japanese) |
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February 27, 1996 Japan |
 Pokémon Blue (Japanese) |
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October 10, 1996 Japan | |
  Pokémon Red and Blue |
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September 28, 1998 North America | |
 Pokémon Yellow |
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September 12, 1998 Japan | |
| II |   Pokémon Gold and Silver |
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November 21, 1999 Japan |
 Pokémon Crystal |
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December 14, 2000 Japan | |
| III |   Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire |
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November 21, 2002 Japan |
| File:FireRed EN US boxart.pngFile:LeafGreen EN US boxart.png Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen |
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January 29, 2004 Japan | |
 Pokémon Emerald |
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September 16, 2004 Japan | |
| IV |   Pokémon Diamond and Pearl |
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September 28, 2006 Japan |
 Pokémon Platinum |
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September 13, 2008 Japan | |
  Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver |
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September 12, 2009 Japan | |
| V |   Pokémon Black and White |
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September 18, 2010 Japan |
  Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 |
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June 23, 2012 Japan | |
| VI |   Pokémon X and Y |
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October 12, 2013 Worldwide |
  Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
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November 21, 2014 Japan, North America, Australia, South Korea | |
| VII |   Pokémon Sun and Moon |
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November 18, 2016 Japan, North America, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan |
  Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon |
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November 17, 2017 Worldwide | |
  Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
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November 16, 2018 Worldwide | |
| VIII |   Pokémon Sword and Shield |
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November 15, 2019 Worldwide |
Side series
These games do not strictly follow the style of the core series games, but they connect directly with them, allowing the player to send Pokémon between it and a core series game (whether to, from, or both ways).
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| I |  Pokémon Stadium (Japanese) |
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August 1, 1998 Japan |
 Pokémon Stadium (English) |
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April 30, 1999 Japan | |
| II |  Pokémon Stadium 2 |
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December 14, 2000 Japan |
| III |  Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire |
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May 30, 2003 Japan |
 Pokémon Colosseum |
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November 21, 2003 Japan | |
 Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness |
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August 4, 2005 Japan | |
| IV |  Pokémon Battle Revolution |
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December 14, 2006 Japan |
 My Pokémon Ranch |
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March 25, 2008 Japan | |
| V |  Pokémon Dream World |
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September 18, 2010 Japan |
 Pokémon Dream Radar |
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June 23, 2012 Japan | |
| VI |   Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter |
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December 25, 2013 Japan, South Korea |
| VII | |||
| VIII |  Pokémon HOME |
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February 2020 Worldwide |
 
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Spin-off series
These games do not follow the same style as those games which make up the core series, and are known as spin-offs.
Pikachu series
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| I |  Hey You, Pikachu! |
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December 12, 1998 Japan |
| III |  Pokémon Channel |
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July 18, 2003 Japan |
PokéPark series
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV |  PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure |
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December 5, 2009 Japan |
| V |  PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond |
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November 12, 2011 Japan |
TCG video games
Game Boy TCG series
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| I |  Pokémon Trading Card Game |
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December 18, 1998 Japan |
| II |  Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! |
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March 28, 2001 Japan |
Play It! series
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| I |  Pokémon Play It! |
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1999 Europe |
 Pokémon Play It! Version 2 |
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2000 Europe |
Other TCG video games
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| V |  Pokémon Trading Card Game Online |
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March 24, 2011 Europe |
 Pokémon Card Game: How to Play DS |
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August 5, 2011 Japan |
Pinball series
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| I |  Pokémon Pinball |
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April 14, 1999 Japan |
| III |  Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire |
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August 1, 2003 Japan |
Puzzle series
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| I |  Pokémon Puzzle League |
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September 25, 2000 North America |
| II |  Pokémon Puzzle Challenge |
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September 21, 2000 Japan |
Mystery Dungeon series
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| III |   Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team |
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November 17, 2005 Japan |
| IV |   Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness |
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September 13, 2007 Japan |
 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky |
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April 18, 2009 Japan | |
 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad! Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad! and Go For It! Light Adventure Squad! |
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August 4, 2009 Japan | |
| V |  Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity |
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November 23, 2012 Japan |
| VI |  Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon |
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September 17, 2015 Japan |
| VIII |  Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX |
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March 6, 2020 Worldwide |
Ranger series
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| III |  Pokémon Ranger |
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March 23, 2006 Japan |
| IV |  Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia |
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March 20, 2008 Japan |
 Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs |
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March 6, 2010 Japan |
Rumble series
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV |  Pokémon Rumble |
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June 16, 2009 Japan |
| V |  Pokémon Rumble Blast |
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August 11, 2011 Japan |
 Pokémon Rumble U |
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April 24, 2013 Japan | |
| VI |  Pokémon Rumble World |
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April 8, 2015 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia |
| VII |  Pokémon Rumble Rush |
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May 15, 2019 Australia |
Trozei series
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| III |  Pokémon Trozei! |
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October 20, 2005 Japan |
| VI |  Pokémon Battle Trozei |
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March 12, 2014 Japan |
Individual spin-off games
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| I |  Picross NP Vol. 1 |
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April 1, 1999 Japan |
 Pokémon Snap |
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March 21, 1999 Japan | |
 PokéROM |
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2000 United States | |
| III |  Pokémon Masters Arena |
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January 1, 2004 United States |
 Pokémon Dash |
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December 2, 2004 Japan | |
 PokéPark: Fishing Rally DS |
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May 10, 2005 Japan | |
 Pokémon Team Turbo |
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October 28, 2005 United States | |
 Pokémon PC Master |
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June 20, 2006 Japan | |
| V |  Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure |
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April 21, 2011 Japan |
 Pokémon Say Tap? |
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July 15, 2011 Japan | |
 Pokémon Conquest |
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March 17, 2012 Japan | |
| VI |  Pokémon Art Academy |
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June 19, 2014 Japan |
 Camp Pokémon |
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October 21, 2014 North America, Europe, Australia | |
 Pokémon Shuffle Pokémon Shuffle Mobile |
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February 18, 2015 Japan, North America, Europe, Australia | |
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August 24, 2015 Japan | ||
 Pokémon Picross |
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December 2, 2015 Japan | |
 Great Detective Pikachu ~Birth of a New Duo~ |
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February 3, 2016 Japan | |
 Pokkén Tournament |
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March 18, 2016 Japan, North America, and Europe | |
 Pokémon Duel |
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April 12, 2016 Japan | |
 Pokémon GO |
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July 6, 2016 Australia, New Zealand, and United States | |
| VII |  Pokémon: Magikarp Jump |
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May 17, 2017 Italy |
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May 23, 2017 Japan | ||
 Pokémon Playhouse |
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September 21, 2017 North America, Australia, and Europe | |
 Pokkén Tournament DX |
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September 22, 2017 Japan, North America, and Europe | |
 Detective Pikachu |
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March 23, 2018 Japan | |
 Pokémon Quest |
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May 30, 2018* Worldwide | |
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June 27, 2018 Worldwide | ||
 Pokémon Masters |
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August 29, 2019* Worldwide |
Pokémon mini
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| II |  Pokémon Party mini |
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December 14, 2001 Japan |
 Pokémon Zany Cards |
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December 14, 2001 Japan | |
 Pokémon Pinball mini |
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December 14, 2001 Japan | |
 Pokémon Puzzle Collection |
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December 14, 2001 Japan | |
 Pokémon Tetris |
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March 21, 2002 Japan | |
 Pokémon Breeder mini |
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March 21, 2002 Japan | |
 Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2 |
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April 26, 2002 Japan | |
 Pokémon Race mini |
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July 19, 2002 Japan | |
 Pichu Bros. mini |
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August 9, 2002 Japan | |
 Togepi's Great Adventure |
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October 18, 2002 Japan |
Puck-based games
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV |  Pokémon Battrio |
Arcade | September 14, 2007 Japan |
| V |  Pokémon Tretta |
Arcade | July 14, 2012 Japan |
 Pokémon Tretta Lab |
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August 10, 2013 Japan | |
| VI |  Pokémon Ga-Olé |
Arcade | July 7, 2016 Japan |
Sega systems
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| II |  Pokémon: Catch the Numbers! |
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July 23, 2002 Japan |
| III |  Pokémon Advanced Generation: I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana! |
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September 24, 2003 Japan |
| File:AG Pico for Everyone Pokemon Loud Battle JP boxart.jpg Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pico for Everyone Pokémon Loud Battle! |
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July 16, 2004 Japan | |
 Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pokémon Number Battle! |
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October 1, 2005 Japan | |
| IV |  Intellectual Training Drill Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Letter and Number Intelligence Game |
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April 21, 2007 Japan |
 Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Search for Pokémon! Adventure in the Maze! |
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September 17, 2009 Japan | |
| V |  Pokémon Best Wishes: Intelligence Training Pokémon Big Sports Meet! |
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December 4, 2010 Japan |
Perdue Farms
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| III |  Pokémon Team Rocket Blast Off |
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2006 United States |
 Pokémon Poké Ball Launcher |
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2006 United States | |
 Pokémon Seek & Find |
|
2006 United States |
Self-contained games
Pedometers
| Gen. | Game | First release |
|---|---|---|
| I |  Pokémon Pikachu |
March 27, 1998 Japan |
| II |  Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS |
November 21, 1999 Japan |
| IV |  Pokéwalker |
September 12, 2009 Japan |
Toy games
| Gen. | Game | First release |
|---|---|---|
| I |  Pokémon Electronic Hand-Held Yahtzee |
1999 United States |
 Pokémon Poké Ball |
1998 United States | |
 Cyclone 2 |
? United States | |
| III |  Cyber Poké Ball |
? United States |
 Cyber Pokédex |
? United States | |
| IV |  Digital Poké Ball D & P |
? United States |
Miscellaneous arcade games
| Gen. | Game | First release |
|---|---|---|
| I |  Dance! Pikachu |
December 1999 Japan |
| II |  Pikachu's Great Surfing Adventure |
2000 Japan |
 Pokémon: Crayon Kids |
July 2001 Japan | |
| III |  Pokémon: Wobbuffet Fell Down! |
2006 Japan |
| IV |  Pokémon Get Round and Round |
April 2010 Japan |
| V |  Pokémon Tug of War Tournament: Absolutely Get Medal! |
? Japan |
 Pokémon Medal World |
January 17, 2012 Japan | |
| VI |  Pokémon: Battle Nine |
July 8, 2014 Japan |
 Pokkén Tournament |
July 16, 2015 Japan |
Applications
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| I |  Monthly Coin Toss: Pokémon Card Magazine |
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April 1998 Japan |
 Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue |
|
November 9, 1999 United States | |
| III |  Game Boy Advance Video |
|
2004 North America |
 Pokémate |
Mobile | June 5, 2006 Japan | |
| V |  Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Official Strategy Guide Book |
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2012 Japan |
 Pokémon TV |
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February 12, 2013 North America | |
| VI |  Pokémon Style |
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February 15, 2015 Japan |
 Pokémon Photo Booth |
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February 24, 2016 North America, Europe, and Australia | |
| VIII |  Pokémon Sleep |
|
2020 Worldwide |
Pokédex series
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| V |  Pokédex 3D |
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June 6, 2011 North America |
 Pokédex 3D Pro |
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July 14, 2012 Japan | |
 Pokédex for iOS |
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December 6, 2012 Japan |
Tech demos
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| III |  Pikachu: DS Tech Demo |
|
May 12, 2004 North America |
Other games
These are other games that feature Pokémon franchise elements significantly, and are authorized to do so.
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V |  HarmoKnight |
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September 5, 2012 Japan | |
| VI |  Nintendo Badge Arcade |
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December 17, 2014 Japan | |
| VII | ||||
Super Smash Bros. series
| Gen. | Game | Platform | First release |
|---|---|---|---|
| I |  Super Smash Bros. |
|
January 21, 1999 Japan |
| II |  Super Smash Bros. Melee |
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November 21, 2001 Japan |
| IV |  Super Smash Bros. Brawl |
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January 31, 2008 Japan |
| VI |  Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS |
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September 13, 2014 Japan |
 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U |
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November 21, 2014 North America | |
| VII |  Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
|
December 7, 2018 Worldwide |
See also
References
External links
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