The 10 best Pokémon spinoffs, ranked

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With Pokémon being the most successful entertainment property of all time, it is not surprising that there have been plenty of spinoffs. These games always include the memorable Pokémon we love but introduce new ways to play you wouldn’t see in the mainline series. From games about brushing your teeth to a Pikachu becoming a private investigator, there is no shortage of odd ideas outside of the main games. Here are the 10 best Pokémon spinoff games that have ever been released, ranked from least favorite to best.

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A very vocal fan club absolutely adores the original Pokémon Snap. This Nintendo 64 title placed you on a rail, gave you a camera, and told you to capture Pokémon in a completely different way from the mainline games on Game Boy. Taking pictures of Pokémon existing in the wild was a dream come true for many kids. You could throw food and a special ball at the Pokémon to irritate them and get some unique circumstances to appear. It is really surprising that it took the series decades to release another entry.

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22 years after Pokémon Snap, photography fans finally had their pleas heard with New Pokémon Snap. With such a gap in releases, the newest iteration included tons of more Pokémon and was a massive leap forward graphically. There was a bigger focus on researching the Pokémon this time around, so you had a bigger focus on creating proper circumstances for better photographs. Hopefully, fans don’t need to wait another 20-plus years for the next game.

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