Pokémon games

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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 66 games known.

The games are split into generations. The defining point of where new generations begin is when a new standard style Pokémon game with a set of new Pokémon added to the Pokédex is released. Games are also split between main series games and spin-off games. In most main 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.

List of games

Main series

Gen.	Game	First release
I	File:Red JP boxart.jpg File:Green JP boxart.jpg Pokémon Red and Green (Japanese)	February 27, 1996 Japan
	File:Blue JP boxart.jpg Pokémon Blue (Japanese)	October 10, 1996 Japan
	File:Red EN boxart.jpg File:Blue EN boxart.jpg Pokémon Red and Blue	September 30, 1998 North America
	File:Yellow EN boxart.jpg Pokémon Yellow	September 12, 1998 Japan
	File:Stadium 1 JP boxart.jpg Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)	August 1, 1998 Japan
	Pokémon Stadium (English)	April 30, 1999 Japan
II	File:Gold EN boxart.jpg File:Silver EN boxart.jpg Pokémon Gold and Silver	November 21, 1999 Japan
	File:Crystal EN boxart.jpg Pokémon Crystal	December 14, 2000 Japan
	Pokémon Stadium 2	December 14, 2000 Japan
III	File:Ruby EN boxart.jpg File:Sapphire EN boxart.jpg Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	November 21, 2002 Japan
	File:FireRed EN US boxart.jpg File:LeafGreen EN US boxart.jpg Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	January 29, 2004 Japan
	Pokémon Emerald	September 16, 2004 Japan
	Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire	May 30, 2003 Japan
	Pokémon Colosseum	November 21, 2003 Japan
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	August 4, 2005 Japan
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	September 28, 2006 Japan
	Pokémon Platinum	September 13, 2008 Japan
	Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver	September 12, 2009 Japan
	Pokémon Battle Revolution	December 14, 2006 Japan
	My Pokémon Ranch	March 25, 2008 Japan
V	Pokémon Black and White	September 18, 2010 Japan
	Pokémon Black and White 2	June 23, 2012 Japan
	Pokémon Dream World	September 18, 2010 Japanese
VI	Pokémon X and Y	October 12, 2013

Spin-off series

These games do not follow the same style as those games which make up the main series, and are known as spin-offs.

Pikachu series

Gen.	Game	First release
I	Hey You, Pikachu!	December 12, 1998 Japan
III	Pokémon Channel	July 18, 2003 Japan
IV	PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	December 5, 2009 Japan
V	PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond	November 12, 2011 Japan

TCG video games

Game Boy TCG series

Gen.	Game	System	First release
I	File:TCG EN boxart.jpg Pokémon Trading Card Game		December 18, 1998 Japan
II	Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!		March 28, 2001 Japan

Play It! series

Gen.	Game	System	First release
I	Pokémon Play It!		1999 Europe
I	Pokémon Play It! Version 2		2000 Europe

Pinball series

Gen.	Game	System	First release
I	Pokémon Pinball		April 14, 1999 Japan
III	File:Pinball RS EN boxart.jpg Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire		August 1, 2003 Japan

Puzzle series

Gen.	Game	System	First release
I	Pokémon Puzzle League		September 25, 2000 North America
II	Pokémon Puzzle Challenge		September 21, 2000 Japan

Mystery Dungeon series

Gen.	Game	First release
III	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team	November 17, 2005 Japan
IV	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness	September 13, 2007 Japan
	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky	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!	August 4, 2009 Japan
V	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity	November 23, 2012 Japan

Ranger series

Gen.	Game	First release
III	Pokémon Ranger	March 23, 2006 Japan
IV	File:Ranger SoA EN boxart.jpg Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	March 20, 2008 Japan
IV	Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	March 6, 2010 Japan

Rumble series

Gen.	Game	First release
IV	Pokémon Rumble	June 16, 2009 Japan
V	Pokémon Rumble Blast	August 11, 2011 Japan
V	File:Pokémon Scramble U art.png Pokémon Scramble U	April 24, 2013 Japan

Individual spin-off games

Gen.	Game	First release
I	Picross NP Vol. 1	April 1, 1999 Japan
I	Pokémon Snap	March 21, 1999 Japan
I	Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue	November 9, 1999 United States
I	File:Pokerom.png PokéROM	2000 United States
III	Pokémon Masters Arena	January 1, 2004 United States
III	Pokémon Dash	December 2, 2004 Japan
III	PokéPark: Fishing Rally DS	May 10, 2005 Japan
III	Pokémon Trozei!	October 20, 2005 Japan
III	Pokémon Team Turbo	October 28, 2005 United States
III	Pokémon PC Master	June 20, 2006 Japan
V	Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure	April 21, 2011 Japan
V	Pokémon Say Tap?	July 15, 2011 Japan
V	Pokémon Conquest	March 17, 2012 Japan
V	Pokémon Dream Radar	June 23, 2012 Japan

Pokémon mini

Gen.	Game	First release
II	File:Party mini JP boxart.jpg Pokémon Party mini	December 14, 2001 Japan
	File:Zany Cards EN boxart.jpg Pokémon Zany Cards	December 14, 2001 Japan
	Pokémon Pinball mini	December 14, 2001 Japan
	File:Puzzle Collection EN boxart.jpg Pokémon Puzzle Collection	December 14, 2001 Japan
	File:Tetris EN boxart.jpg Pokémon Tetris	March 21, 2002 Japan
	File:Breeder mini JP boxart.jpg Pokémon Breeder mini	March 21, 2002 Japan
	File:Puzzle Collection Vol 2 JP boxart.jpg Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2	April 26, 2002 Japan
	File:Race JP boxart.jpg Pokémon Race mini	July 19, 2002 Japan
	File:Race JP boxart.jpg Pokémon Race mini	August 9, 2002 Japan
	File:Togepi Great Adventure JP boxart.jpg Togepi's Great Adventure	October 18, 2002 Japan

Puck-based games

Gen.	Game	System	First release
IV	Pokémon Battrio	Arcade	September 14, 2007 Japan
V	Pokémon Tretta	Arcade	July 14, 2012 Japan
V	Pokémon Tretta Lab		August 10, 2013 Japan

Sega systems

Gen.	Game	First release
II	Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!	July 23, 2002 Japan
III	Pokémon Advanced Generation: I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana!	September 24, 2003 Japan
	File:AG Pico for Everyone Pokemon Loud Battle JP boxart.jpg Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pico for Everyone Pokémon Loud Battle!	? Japan
	Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pokémon Number Battle!	? Japan
IV	Intellectual Training Drill Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Letter and Number Intelligence Game	? Japan
IV	Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Search for Pokémon! Adventure in the Maze!	? Japan
V	Pokémon Best Wishes: Intelligence Training Pokémon Big Sports Meet!	December 4, 2010 Japan

Perdue Farms

Gen.	Game	First release
III	Pokémon Team Rocket Blast Off	2006 United States
	Pokémon Poké Ball Launcher	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
III	Cyber Poké Ball	? United States
III	Cyber Pokédex	? United States
IV	Digital Poké Ball D & P	? United States

Miscellaneous arcade games

Gen.	Game	First release
V	File:Medal World machine.jpg Pokémon Medal World	January 17, 2012 Japan

Applications

Gen.	Game	System	First release
I	Monthly Coin Toss: Pokémon Card Magazine		April 1998 Japan
III	Game Boy Advance Video		2004 North America
III	Pokémate	Mobile	December 31, 2006 Japan
V	Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Official Strategy Guide Book		2012 Japan
V	Pokémon TV		February 12, 2013 North America