Spin-off Pokémon games: Difference between revisions

The term "'''spin-off'''" has been rarely used in official Pokémon media. However, it has been used by fans when broadly referring to all Pokémon games other than the [[core series]] and [[side series]] games.

In an interview published on [[Pokémon.com]], these games are referred to as spin-offs: [[Pokémon Snap]] and {{pkmn|Colosseum}}.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/we-interview-denas-yu-sasaki-about-pokemon-masters We Interview DeNA’s Yu Sasaki about Pokémon Masters -Pokémon.com] — ''"Are you planning to add characters from spin-off Pokémon games, like [[Pokémon Snap]] or [[Pokémon Colosseum]]?"''</ref> A page about [[Pokémon Quest]] on the same website refers to it as an spin-off as well.<ref>[https://pokemonquest.pokemon.com/en-us/news/now-available/ Pokémon Quest Now Available on Nintendo Switch! - Pokémon.com] — ''"Get ready to tap your way through an exciting new Pokémon adventure as [[Pokémon Quest]] is available now for [[Nintendo Switch]]! This title is the first Pokémon '''spin-off game''' created by GAME FREAK inc., the developers of the Pokémon [[core series|main series]] games."''</ref> In the ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' magazine, the games referred to as spin-offs include [[Pokémon Pinball]], {{pkmn|Snap}}, {{pkmn|Trozei!}}, and {{pkmn|Conquest}}.<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' #278, page 47 — ''"In '''spin-offs''' ranging from [[Pokémon Pinball]] to [[Pokémon Snap]] [...]"''</ref><ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' #278, page 50 — ''"The Pokémon series has a history of great '''spin-offs'''—here are some of our favorites. [[Pokémon Pinball]] ([[Game Boy Color]]) [[Pokémon Snap]] ([[Nintendo 64|N64]] [[Pokémon Trozei!]] ([[Nintendo DS]])"''</ref><ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' #278, page 51 — ''"Making a '''spin-off''' that appeals to fans of both Pokémon and Nobunaga's Ambition is a tall order, but it looks like [[Pokémon Conquest]] might just pull it off."''</ref>