{"id":350145,"date":"2024-10-30T16:32:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T21:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/?p=350145"},"modified":"2024-11-02T09:11:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T14:11:44","slug":"top-5-best-pokemon-games-of-all-time-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/top-5-best-pokemon-games-of-all-time-ranked\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Pok\u00e9mon games of all time, Ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"

The best Pok\u00e9mon game that no one ever was<\/h2>

If you’re one of the many who’ve lived and breathed Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> since childhood, it’s easy to forget how many Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> games have come out since 1996. Even if you don\u2019t count any spinoff titles and lump all dual releases together (i.e., Red and Blue), you still have over twenty games to choose from. If you can\u2019t count the entries in a series on your fingers and toes, there are officially too many for a new person to consider.<\/p>

Fortunately, the Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> formula is so timeless that virtually every mainline game is a good starting point. That said, the series has plenty of peaks and valleys, some of which are truly spectacular. Here are the ten best Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> games ranked from least spectacular to absolutely amazing. Whether you’re a beginner looking for a jumping-in point or a longtime fan on the hunt for an excellent entry to replay, here are the ten best Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> games.<\/p><\/iframe>

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10 – Pokken Tournament DX<\/h3>

It\u2019s a shame that the Pokken<\/em> games didn\u2019t take off more than they should have. Fans had been asking for an official Pokemon<\/em> fighting game for years <\/em>before Pokken Tournament<\/em> hit the Wii U in 2016, and the game has a lot going for it. The character roster is full of iconic Pok\u00e9mon, and its unique “Field Phase” feature allows the game to shift from a two-dimensional arcade brawler to a three-dimensional fighter seamlessly. Pokken Tournament DX<\/em>, an enhanced port to the Switch, sweetens the deal further by throwing in more characters and beefing up performance.<\/p>

Unfortunately, the frustrating simplicity of its combat holds Pokken Tournament<\/em> back. The complex technicality that defines many of the best fighters isn’t here, and games can devolve into button mashers quickly. That said, Pokken Tournament<\/em> is still a good time, and it’s a superb choice for Pok\u00e9mon fans and fighting game enthusiasts who don’t want to sink hours into mastering a complex combat system.<\/p>

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9 – Pok\u00e9mon Snap<\/h3>

Pok\u00e9mon Snap<\/em> is a lot different from your conventional Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> game. Akin to an on-rails shooter game you\u2019d play in an arcade, you don’t catch a single wild Pok\u00e9mon or battle even one rival trainer in this game. Instead, you’re taking photos of the little critters to help Professor Oak\u2019s research. <\/p>

At first, it\u2019s a simple and chill concept, riding along a slow-moving track and snapping pictures of Pok\u00e9mon living in their natural habitats. However, when you unlock gadgets like Pok\u00e9mon Food and Pester Balls, things get more exciting. By using these items at the right points in your photographic excursions, you’ll unlock alternate paths full of new Pok\u00e9mon to photograph.<\/p>

Playing Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> Snap<\/em> is like taking care of a flower: it’s slow and even monotonous at first, but the game opens up and grows as you put more time and effort into it. Once you’ve unlocked some gadgets, snapping the perfect photo of that one Pok\u00e9mon that’s eluded you stops being a frustrating game of chance and becomes an engaging puzzle with an intuitive solution. And since you’re graded on how clear and well-composed your photo is, completing one satisfying challenge usually leads to you unlocking a new one.<\/p>

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8 – Pok\u00e9mon Let\u2019s Go Pikachu! and Let\u2019s Go Eevee!<\/h3>

As the only generation of Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> games to be remade twice, every version of Generation One has its own unique charm. If you\u2019re looking for a breezy way to see where the series began, however, you can\u2019t go wrong with the Let\u2019s Go!<\/em> games.<\/p>

Let\u2019s Go!<\/em> strips away many of the series’ standard mechanics to draw in the massive crowd of new Pok\u00e9mon fans created by Pokemon Go<\/em>. Luckily, the game makes up for this straightforwardness by implementing some helpful quality-of-life improvements from Go<\/em>, including Candies you can use to buff a Pok\u00e9mon’s stats and make it battle-ready almost as soon as you catch it. Its inclusion of follower Pok\u00e9mon and Mega Evolutions also helps it stand out from other Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> games on the Switch. <\/p>

That said, veteran Pok\u00e9mon <\/em>fans won’t have a great time with Let’s Go<\/em>. The game’s decision to replace wild Pok\u00e9mon battles with Go-style-catching sequences removes a part of the game that draws in a lot of players, and the exclusion of new evolutions and pre-evolutions of the Generation One game leaves its Pokedex feeling scant. Let’s Go is excellent for beginners, but established Pok\u00e9mon fans will probably want to skip these experimental departures from the norm.<\/p>

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7 – Pokemon X and Y<\/h3>

Being the first fully 3D entries in the mainline Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> series, X<\/em> and Y<\/em> had a lot of expectations to live up to. Fortunately, it bore this weight well, emerging from underneath the mountainous pressure as a glittering, polygonal gemstone.<\/p>

Pokemon X and Y <\/em>boast one of the biggest regional Pokedexes in the series’ history, bringing back many old favorites like Charizard and Lucario while introducing fantastic new Pok\u00e9mon like Greninja and Aegislash. Introducing mechanics like Super Training also made it easier for players to train their Pok\u00e9mon, making the series’ competitive scene more accessible than ever. And, of course, Mega Evolution gave many of the series’ best Pokemon fresh forms and insane power boosts.<\/p>

For all these new bells and whistles, however, Pok\u00e9mon X and Y <\/em>suffer from a frustrating lack of content in some areas. The game’s primary campaign is a disappointingly lean experience that pits you against Team Flare, who are a major step back from the menacing, challenging antagonists introduced in the previous generation.<\/em> If you’re one of those fans who doesn’t put much stock into a Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> <\/em>game’s pre-post-game content, though, Pok\u00e9mon<\/em><\/em> X and Y<\/em> are pretty fantastic.<\/p>

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6 – Pokemon Stadium 2<\/h3>

The Pok\u00e9mon Stadium<\/em> games were like a supplement to the Game Boy titles that started it all. You transfer your team over to the game via the Transfer Pak and battle through many opponents, whether they are random CPUs in the game’s stadium mode or the gym leaders waiting in the game’s intimidating Gym Leader Castle.<\/p>

Even if you didn\u2019t have the Game Boy games and opted for the rentals, Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> Stadium 2,<\/em> in particular, was where it was at. The game lets you pick from all two-hundred-and-fifty-one of the Pok\u00e9mon available at the time of release, and the game’s then-impressive graphics allowed players to experience Pok\u00e9mon battles in an epic new dimension.<\/p>

Once you grew tired of battling, there were also a handful of score-based mini-games that were so much fun to play. While it’s no replacement for Mario Party<\/em>, Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> Stadium<\/em>‘s mini-game mode is an excellent time, especially if you can get a few friends to play with you.<\/p>

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5 – Pok\u00e9mon Emerald<\/h3>

While the Generation One Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> games launched the world\u2019s most lucrative franchise, Generation Three proved the series had staying power despite Yu-Gi-Oh<\/em> giving it stiff competition. Though this generation received some impressive remakes in Pok\u00e9mon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire for the 3DS, Pok\u00e9mon Emerald<\/em> for the Game Boy Advance remains arguably the best way to experience one of the series’ best adventures.<\/p>

Between the clean visuals, stellar soundtrack, and the excellent monster variety, Pok\u00e9mon Emerald<\/em> has all the fundamentals of an excellent Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> game. Yet the feature that elevates Emerald<\/em> above even the Generation 3 remakes is the Battle Frontier. Diehard fans consider the Battle Frontier to be one of the best examples of post-game content the series has ever offered, and it presents potentially the most significant challenge you’ll encounter in a mainline Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> game. <\/p>

While the game relies too much on HMs in the latter half of the primary campaign, the Hoenn region is insanely fun to explore. Even an admitted overabundance of water can’t dilute the pure feeling of adventure this Pocket Monster Title provides.<\/p>

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4 – Pok\u00e9mon Platinum (Diamond and Pearl)<\/h3>

Many consider the fourth generation of Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> to be the franchise\u2019s best in terms of design, characters, and activities. Pok\u00e9mon<\/em><\/em> Diamond and Pearl<\/em> delivered an epic experience by taking full advantage of the leap in hardware between the Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo DS. Pokemon Platinum <\/em>cranks everything about these adventures up to eleven.<\/p>

The Pok\u00e9mon design here was at its peak: from the trio of starters to the newly introduced evolutions to Pok\u00e9mon from previous generations like Rhyperior, Dusknoir, and Electivire. The Legendaries of the Sinnoh region are especially impressive, being the first Pokemon to truly invoke divinity through their complex, intimidating designs.<\/p>

The impressiveness of the game’s character design doesn’t stop at the Pokemon. This game’s cast comprises some of the most memorable characters the franchise has ever introduced. Cynthia’s elegant, layered design projects the grace and power one would expect from the Pok\u00e9mon League Champion, and Cyrus’ stiff posture and soulless glare perfectly capture the Team Galactic leader’s heartlessness in a way dialogue never could.<\/p>

Pair that with the endgame being fun and diverse, especially in Platinum<\/em>\u2019s case. If you have the third generation of Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> games like the Kanto games or the Sinnoh games slotted into the GBA slot, you can encounter additional, exclusive mons in your game. Nowadays, this is much harder to do, but this was a nifty feature at the time.<\/p>

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3 – Pok\u00e9mon Heart Gold and Soul Silver<\/h3>

Many fans consider the Generation Two Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> games the most innovative titles in the series. Between the unique day\/night system, killer soundtrack, and arguably the best post-game surprise in any Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> game, Generation Two offers an experience that even modern titles can\u2019t match. While some criticize the mid-game pacing of these titles, one thing is clear: if you\u2019re going to play Generation 2, play Heart Gold<\/em> or Soul Silver<\/em> for the DS.<\/p>

Heart Gold<\/em> and Soul Silver<\/em> are hands-down the best remakes the series has ever offered. They give the original Gameboy titles a fresh coat of paint and flesh out the world with new dungeons and events not found in the original, like the addictive Pokeaethlon or the enticing ruins of Alph. The game even adds additional context to the game’s story by confirming a long-held fan theory about the identity of the game’s rival.<\/p>

What\u2019s more, the addition of Generation 4 mechanics like the physical\/special stat split for attacks and the inclusion of new moves like Earth Power go a long way to keep these games feeling modern. Heart Gold<\/em> and Soul Silver<\/em> didn\u2019t need to go as hard as they did, but it\u2019s easy to see why used copies of these games sell for upwards of $70 to this day.<\/p>

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2 – Pok\u00e9mon Legends Arceus<\/h3>

Though Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> is a predominately iterative series, Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus <\/em>is the first mainline game to shake up the formula that has powered these games for 25 years<\/a>. Some may call Legends: Arceus<\/em> a proof of concept, yet nearly every risk this game takes not only succeeds,<\/em> but flourishes<\/em>.<\/p>

The mix of traditional turn-based Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> battles, real-time boss battles, and catching mechanics is beautiful here. The difficulty curve is just as accessible as any mainline Pok\u00e9mon title. Still, the open-world maps and powerful alpha Pok\u00e9mon add enough optional challenge for longtime fans to sweat if things feel too easy. Legends: Arceus<\/em> even introduces elegant quality-of-life to the franchise, like the speedy results screen after a battle and the ability to change a Pokemon\u2019s move set at will from the menu. <\/p>

As of Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/em> and Violet<\/em>, it looks like mainline Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> games will embrace the open-world elements that Legends: Arceus<\/em> introduced fully. Yet even if that\u2019s the case, Legends: Arceus <\/em>offers so much that it deserves a subseries of its own.<\/p>

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1 – Pok\u00e9mon Black and White (and Black 2 and White 2)<\/h3>

To some, Pokemon<\/em>\u2019s Generation 5 games are a soft reboot of the franchise. To others, it is a last hoorah of Pok\u00e9mon<\/em>\u2019s 2D art style before the series’ leap to the 3DS. Regardless of who you are, Black<\/em> and White<\/em> are fantastic games that hardly show their age over a decade later.<\/p>

These games are the total package. The animated Pok\u00e9mon sprites breathe life and personality into each monster, sometimes more than the 3D models in modern Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> games. The soundtrack is stellar, ranging from catchy town tracks<\/a> to high-energy battle themes. Even the story veers into the thematically captivating territory, pitting players against an evil team who raise valid questions about the innate morality of the series’ monster-fighting concept while still being love-to-hate antagonists. Black and White overflow with passion and creativity, and every Pokemon<\/em> fan owes it to themselves to play them.<\/p>

Some fans were dismayed upon release that only Pok\u00e9mon introduced in Generation 5 are usable until the postgame of Black<\/em> and White<\/em>. However, even this gripe has a silver lining. In lieu of the usual \u201cspecial edition\u201d game that remixes the previous entries and adds some extra content (a la Pok\u00e9mon Emerald<\/em>), Black<\/em> and White<\/em> received full-fledged sequel games in Black 2<\/em> and White 2<\/em>. These titles add fan-favorite Pok\u00e9mon back into their main story, and many fans consider these titles to be even better than their predecessors. Perhaps it\u2019s unfair to lump two sets of games together into the number 1 slot. Yet if you judge Generation 5 strictly by its quality, you\u2019ll find plenty to love from start to finish.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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