Spin-off Pokémon games: Difference between revisions

'''Spin-off Pokémon games''' are {{pkmn|games}} that do not fit the model used by the [[core series]] and are not developed by [[Game Freak]]. These games vary widely in genre, and cover many different consoles and handheld game systems. Sometimes, it is possible to connect the [[core series]] games to certain spin-off games in order to get a reward, normally a [[Event Pokémon|special Pokémon]].

* {{Card GB}} ([[Game Boy]] strategy game; players use Pokémon Trading Cards to battle instead of actual Pokémon)

* {{Card GB 2}} (Game Boy strategy, similar to the first game, but including [[Generation II]] Pokémon as well. ''Only released in Japan'')

==Pokémon Pinball series==

* {{g|Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire}} ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] pinball, similar to the first game, but includes [[List of Pokémon by Hoenn Pokédex number|Hoenn-native Pokémon]] only)

==Pokémon Puzzle series==

==Hey You, Pikachu! series==

* [[Hey You, Pikachu!]] (N64 virtual pet; player owns and explores various locations with a {{p|Pikachu}}, talking to it with a microphone)

* {{g|Channel}} ([[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] virtual pet; player watch TV with their Pikachu, and uses the GameCube's clock to unlock new programs)

* [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]] (A Wii game; player takes the form of a Pikachu and competes in many minigames while befriending a variety of Pokémon)

* [[PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond]] (A Wii game; player takes the form of a Pikachu and helps to restore peace to a land with the help of friends. A sequel to the aforementioned title.)

==Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series==

* {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team}} (GBA/[[Nintendo DS|DS]] dungeon crawler; players control a human who has turned into a Pokémon)

* {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness}} (DS dungeon crawler, similar to the previous games, with the addition of [[Generation IV]] Pokémon)

* {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky}} (A [[core series|third version]] of ''Explorers of Time and Darkness'')

* [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad!, Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad!, and Go For It! Light Adventure Squad!]] ([[Wii|WiiWare]] Mystery Dungeon titles that focus on {{t|Water}}, {{t|Electric}}, and {{type|Fire}} Pokémon)

* {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity}} (3DS dungeon crawler, similar to previous games, with [[Generation V]] Pokémon and being in 3D)

==Pokémon Ranger series==

* {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}} (DS action RPG; player is a {{OBP|Pokémon Ranger|Ranger series}} and visits a new region, [[Fiore]])

==Pokémon Rumble series==

* {{g|Rumble}} (WiiWare action game; players control Toy Pokémon and battle other Pokémon in numerous stages)

* [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]] (3DS sequel to Pokémon Rumble)

* [[Pokémon Rumble U]] (Wii U sequel to Pokémon Rumble Blast)

==Super Smash Bros. series==

* [[Super Smash Bros.]] (N64 fighting game that pits various Nintendo characters against each other. Pikachu and Jigglypuff are playable, while various Pokémon appear out of [[Poké Ball]]s to aid in combat) 

* [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] (GameCube sequel to Super Smash Bros., where Pichu and Mewtwo are added as playable characters. As with the previous game, a variety of Pokémon appear as helpers to the fighters, as well as Trophies)

* [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] (Wii sequel that sees the addition of Lucario and a Pokémon Trainer as added characters while Pichu and Mewtwo do not return. As in the previous two games, a variety of Pokémon appear as extra help and trophies)

* [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]] (Sequel. Pikachu, Lucario, and Charizard will return as playable characters, and Greninja is a newcomer to the series, while other playable Pokémon franchise characters have not yet been confirmed. Charizard is a standalone character, rather than linked to Squirtle and Ivysaur with the Pokémon Trainer.)

==Colosseum Series==

*[[Pokémon Colosseum]] (3D RPG that works the same as the [[core series]] games, except for it's on a console, it's in 3D, and has added features like [[Shadow Pokemon]] and [[Snagging]]. The game takes places in [[Orre]].)

*[[Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness]] (3D RPG sequel to Pokémon Colosseum.)

==Box Series==

*[[Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire]] (GameCube storage system)

*[[My Pokémon Ranch]] (Wiiware Pokémon Storage System; Players can import and export Pokémon from [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions]], and [[Platinum]] in Japan only. Players can view and interact with their Pokémon on [[Hayley]]'s Ranch as well as trade their Pokémon for Pokémon Hayley asks for, take pictures, and watch certain events that certain Pokémon trigger)

 

*[[Pokémon Bank]] (3DS Storage for [[Pokemon X and Y]]. Using [[Poké Transporter]] players can import Pokémon for their [[Generation V]] games. A yearly fee is charged.)

 

==Other Pokémon games==

* [[Pokémon Picross]] (GB/GBC game; player paints by numbers. It was announced in various game magazines in 1999, but was never released)

* [[Picross NP Vol. 1]] ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] game, similar to the unreleased Pokémon Picross. It included 12 Pokémon-themed puzzles, such as {{p|Togepi}})

* {{g|Snap}} (N64 first-person rail shooter; player takes pictures of Pokémon on [[Pokémon Island]])

* {{g|Dash}} (DS racing game; players play as Pikachu attempting to outrun Pokémon)

* {{g|Trozei!}} (DS puzzle game; players have to line up four Pokémon in a row in order for them to disappear)

* [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] (DS educational game that is played with an attaching keyboard)

* [[Pokémon Conquest]] (DS tactical RPG {{wp|Fictional crossovers in video games|crossover}} between the [[Pokémon]] and {{wp|Nobunaga's Ambition}} series of games)

* [[Pokemon Art Academy]] (3DS Art Game crossover between Pokemon and {{wp|Art Academy}} series)

* [[The Thieves and the One Thousand Pokémon]] (3DS free, [[M17|movie]] tie-in game; players collect Pokémon to fight thieves)

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