Pokémon Games - Tier List & Versus
(1996)
Published
This list has 73 characters from Pokémon Games.
Pokémon Games - Official Tier
Editorial placements for Pokémon Games, with the reasoning behind each list.
Main Series Games
Every core Pokémon RPG from the Game Boy originals to the newest Switch releases, ranked by how the community still plays them. HeartGold and SoulSilver, Black 2 and White 2, Platinum and Emerald hold the top rows with the deepest post-game, the best regional pacing and the strongest National Dex support of their generations. Black and White, Ruby and Sapphire, Sword and Shield, Legends: Arceus and Scarlet and Violet follow with modern mechanics and open-world experiments, while the first-generation titles, Yellow, Crystal, Let's Go and the newest announcements close the board as the classic or wait-and-see picks.
Pokemon Heartgold And Soulsilver
Pokemon Black 2 And White 2
Pokemon Platinum
Pokemon Emerald
Pokemon Gold And Silver
Pokemon Black And White
Pokemon Omega Ruby And Alpha Sapphire
Pokemon Ruby And Sapphire
Pokemon Sword And Shield
Pokemon Legends Arceus
Pokemon Scarlet And Violet
Pokemon Red And Blue
Pokemon Crystal
Pokemon Firered And Leafgreen
Pokemon Diamond And Pearl
Pokemon Sun And Moon
Pokemon X And Y
Pokemon Ultra Sun And Ultra Moon
Pokemon Yellow
Pokemon Red And Green
Pokemon Blue Japan
Pokemon Let S Go Pikachu And Let S Go Eevee
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl
Pokemon Legends Z A
Pokemon Winds And Waves
Spin-off Games
Side games are where Pokémon experiments, and this board covers the console spin-offs from the Nintendo 64 era to the Switch. Snap, Colosseum, Explorers of Sky, Pokkén Tournament and Conquest lead because they turned photography, shadow Pokémon, rescue teams, fighting and strategy into complete games of their own. Stadium, Stadium 2, XD, the Rescue Team and Explorers duos, New Pokémon Snap, Shadows of Almia and Battle Revolution fill the middle rows, while the pinball, trading card, Ranger, Rumble, PokéPark and Detective Pikachu entries cover the rest of the catalog.
Pokemon Snap
Pokemon Colosseum
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers Of Sky
Pokken Tournament
Pokemon Conquest
Pokemon Stadium
Pokemon Stadium 2
Pokemon Xd Gale Of Darkness
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team And Blue Rescue Team
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers Of Time And Explorers Of Darkness
New Pokemon Snap
Pokemon Ranger Shadows Of Almia
Pokemon Battle Revolution
Pokemon Pinball
Pokemon Pinball Ruby Sapphire
Pokemon Trading Card Game
Hey You Pikachu
Pokemon Channel
Pokemon Dash
Pokemon Trozei
Pokemon Rumble Blast
Pokemon Art Academy
Pokemon Ranger
Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
Pokemon Stadium Japan
Pokemon Trading Card Game 2 The Invasion Of Team Gr
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates To Infinity
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team Dx
Pokepark Wii Pikachu S Adventure
Pokepark 2 Wonders Beyond
Pokemon Rumble U
Pokemon Rumble World
Detective Pikachu
Detective Pikachu Returns
Pokemon Box Ruby Sapphire
Pokemon Pokopia
Pokemon Champions
Learn With Pokemon Typing Adventure
Remakes and Enhanced Versions
Pokémon has revisited almost every generation, and some of those second passes became the definitive way to play. HeartGold and SoulSilver, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and FireRed and LeafGreen take the top row by adding modern systems to classic regions, while Emerald, Platinum and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon stay close behind as the enhanced versions that fixed their originals. Crystal, Yellow and Black 2 and White 2 keep their place as the first big upgrades, and Let's Go plus Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl close the board with the newest takes on Kanto and Sinnoh.
Pokemon Heartgold And Soulsilver
Pokemon Omega Ruby And Alpha Sapphire
Pokemon Firered And Leafgreen
Pokemon Emerald
Pokemon Platinum
Pokemon Ultra Sun And Ultra Moon
Pokemon Crystal
Pokemon Yellow
Pokemon Black 2 And White 2
Pokemon Let S Go Pikachu And Let S Go Eevee
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl
Mobile Games
The mobile side of Pokémon is built for daily play, and this board ranks the apps that still matter. Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE lead with the biggest live communities, followed by Sleep, Café ReMix and Shuffle as the routine-friendly picks. Quest, Smile and Picross cover the smaller puzzle and companion releases, and Rumble Rush sits at the end as the discontinued experiment.
Pokemon Go
Pokemon Unite
Pokemon Sleep
Pokemon Cafe Remix
Pokemon Shuffle
Pokemon Quest
Pokemon Smile
Pokemon Picross
Pokemon Rumble Rush
Want to rank them yourself? Open the Tier Maker tab.
Pokémon Games - Tier Maker
Characters (73)
Pokémon Games - Blind Rank
The next character from Pokémon Games is drawn for you, so you never pick who comes next. Top 5 holds one per slot. The Tier List works like the regular board, with several characters in each row.
Pokémon Games - Versus
Run a fast elimination tournament for Pokémon Games and keep choosing winners until only one character remains.
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Pokémon Games - Bracket
Build a championship bracket for Pokémon Games. Drag the seeds, or fill them at random. Click a fighter to send them through, or roll the match.
Click a character to advance, or roll the match. An empty slot sends the other fighter through.
Available
Pokémon Games - Guess Photo
Test how well you know Pokémon Games by identifying each character from the image alone before your score and lives run out.
Pokémon Games - Guess Who
Play with another person who should open the same page. Press the button to reveal a secret character, then eliminate suspects until only the correct one remains.
Pokémon Games - ⚙ Setting
Click characters to disable them from all game modes on this page.
