Personally, I also like the idea of not encountering old Pokémon until you cleared the game and N's castle as the finale.īut after all: NLife stated that none of these are bad games, they are all good, but they wanted to place it on a list. B/W had seasonal cycles and added roatation battles and tripple battles while also being the first game with fully animated monsters, and with its sequel they are the only games with fully animated sprites. Crystal lost a lot of it's unique features to HG/SS.Īnd let's be honest: Other than Wifi and a graphic update D and P didn't offer much unique traits. That's the only way I can explain why Crystal ranked a bit lower than G/S and HG/SS but Platinum did way better. Sat 29th Sep I think they ranked it a lot around what these games added to the series or rather what unique features they still have after 20 years.Think there's a game that deserves to be higher up? Get rating and you may very well affect the order below in real-time. Registered Nintendo Life users can still rate the games now simply by clicking the stars next to the titles listed and giving the game(s) a rating out of 10.

Similar to our other reader-ranked lists, the order below is governed by each game's User Rating in our games database, and as such is subject to fluctuation even after publication.

Non-mainline spin-offs aren't included here, though - sorry Pokémon Smile fans. To be clear, this is just the mainline entries the games that introduced a new generation of Pokémon to the mix, their sequels, the ultimate versions and the remakes of those games. So we decided to modify our existing ranked list and ask Nintendo Life readers to rate every game in the series - and this is the result!

What are the best Pokémon games? Ranking such classics proved difficult given how many of them end up being among the best games of their particular console generation. If you disagree with the order below and haven't yet rated your favourites, simply scroll through and click on the User Rating 'star' for each game to leave your own score out of ten and influence the order. REMEMBER: This list is ranked according to the Nintendo Life User Ratings of each title.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (Switch).

Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition (GB).

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (3DS).

Pokemon soul silver nintendo ds