Sinnoh is an exceptional region with great characters and inspired creature design, but part of what made the original Gen 4 games so special was how different they felt from previous adventures in this universe. While the original games fare much better on this list, BDSP is guilty of what is traditionally seen as Pokémon’s most enduring issue: a total fear of innovation. It might seem a little controversial to call the most recent Pokémon game the worst one, but a) Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl truly do mark the series’ weakest point to date, and b) sorry folks, we’re taking no prisoners here. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Want to know which game is the very best, like no one ever was? Here’s every mainline Pokémon game ever released, ranked. New Pokémon Snap in particular would probably outrank about three-quarters of the mainline list, which consists of games from officially numbered generations including new releases, enhanced editions, and remakes, amassing 19 entries in total. You won’t find Mystery Dungeon or New Pokémon Snap here, although you should still go and play them if you have any interest whatsoever in magical creatures claw-punching one another. We’re just willing to lend an ear to any naysayers.Īnyway, here’s our ranking of every Pokémon game – the mainline ones, at least. We’re not saying we will rerank the entries (we won’t). Again, even the worst game on this list is excellent in its own right – we’re not calling your favorite terrible by ranking it lower than a game we like better, and we’re more than open to have a chat if you’d like to make your case for a rerank. Aside from the fact that everyone and their granny knows which ‘mon says “pika pika,” Nintendo’s iconic catch-’em-up has been consistently excellent for over 25 years – while certain entries are stronger than others, there’s no such thing as a ‘bad’ Pokémon game.īecause we’re human beings, however, and therefore love to think about how one thing is better than another thing but worse than a totally different thing, it seems only natural that we should set ourselves the colossal undertaking of officially ranking every mainline Pokémon game since Red & Blue.

Pokémonis one of the most universally beloved video game series in history, and for good reason.

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