Pokemon Games, Ranked From Worst To Best

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Now more than 25 years old, the Pokemon franchise has become a multimedia juggernaut that spans across TV, film, trading cards, collectibles, clothing, toys, and of course, video games. While the franchise has branched out into a wide variety of video game genres, the core role-playing game series remains the most popular and influential. Fans have been trying to catch 'em all for decades. With each passing Pokemon generation, the series has evolved to feature more Pocket Monsters, new features, and updated visuals. We took a hard look at every mainline entry and compiled a list of the best pokemon games, ranked from not very effective to super effective.

All of the Pokemon games loosely take place within a shared universe, but Black and White 2 is the series' only actual, canonical sequel. Set two years after Pokemon Black and White, these sequels revolve around the reemergence of Team Plasma. Though it took place in the same region, it featured new towns and areas that hadn't been accessible in the first game, and a handful of new mechanics. Those included a Pokemon World Tournament that featured famous trainers from the series' history and a new PokeStar Studio side-game. But while it was an enjoyable follow-up to an already solid Pokemon game, it was a little less novel and didn't represent the usual degree of change that we see in a whole new Pokemon generation.

See our Pokemon Black and White 2 review.

This Switch game was something of a warmup while fans eagerly awaited the entirely new generation of Sword and Shield. Pokemon: Let's Go took a cue from the classic Pokemon Yellow, featuring a similar perspective and buddy system. This time your buddy could be Pikachu or Eevee, depending on which version you played.