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Pokémon (video game series) ; Sun and Moon · Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon · Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! · Sword and Shield · The Isle of Armor (DLC). Pokémon(videogameseries) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Japanesevideogameseries ThisarticleisaboutthePokémonvideogameseries.ForthePokémonmediafranchise,seePokémon.ForalistofPokémongames,seeListofPokémonvideogames. VideogameseriesPokémonGenre(s)Role-playingDeveloper(s)GameFreakILCAPublisher(s)NintendoThePokémonCompanyCreator(s)SatoshiTajiriComposer(s)JunichiMasudaPlatform(s)GameBoyGameBoyColorGameBoyAdvanceNintendoDSNintendo3DSNintendoSwitchFirstreleasePocketMonstersRedandGreen(Japan)February27,1996LatestreleasePokémonLegends:ArceusJanuary28,2022Spin-offsSeeListofPokémonspin-offs Releasetimeline1996RedandGreenBlue19971998YellowRedandBlue1999GoldandSilver2000Crystal20012002RubyandSapphire20032004FireRedandLeafGreenEmerald20052006DiamondandPearl20072008Platinum2009HeartGoldandSoulSilver2010BlackandWhite20112012Black2andWhite22013XandY2014OmegaRubyandAlphaSapphire20152016SunandMoon2017UltraSunandUltraMoon2018Let'sGo,Pikachu!andLet'sGo,Eevee!2019SwordandShield2020TheIsleofArmor(DLC)TheCrownTundra(DLC)2021BrilliantDiamondandShiningPearl2022Legends:ArceusScarletandViolet Pokémon[a]isaseriesofvideogamesdevelopedbyGameFreakandpublishedbyNintendoandThePokémonCompanyunderthePokémonmediafranchise.ItwascreatedbySatoshiTajiriwithassistancefromKenSugimori,thefirstgames,PocketMonstersRedandGreen,releasedin1996inJapanfortheGameBoy,laterreleasedoutsideofJapanasPokémonRedandBlue.Themainseriesofrole-playingvideogames(RPGs),referredasthe"coreseries"bytheirdevelopers,[1][2][3]havecontinuedoneachgenerationofNintendo'shandhelds.Themostrecentlyreleasedcoreseriesgame,PokémonLegends:Arceus,wasreleasedonJanuary28,2022,fortheNintendoSwitch.Itisaprequeltothe2006NintendoDSgamesPokémonDiamondandPearl. Thecoregamesarereleasedingenerations,eachwithdifferentPokémon,storylines,andcharacters.Remakesofthegamesareusuallyreleasedaroundadecadeaftertheoriginalversionsforthelatestconsoleatthetime.WhilethemainseriesconsistsofRPGsdevelopedbyGameFreak,manyspin-offgamesbasedontheserieshavebeendevelopedbyvariouscompanies,encompassingothergenressuchasactionrole-playing,puzzle,fighting,anddigitalpetgames. Pokémonisestimatedtobethelargestmediafranchise,withsuccessfulanimeseries,movies,andmerchandise,withspin-offgamePokémonGohavingcrossed1 billionmobilegamedownloadsworldwide.[4]ByNovember24,2017,morethan300 millionPokémongameshadbeensoldworldwideonhandheldandhomeconsoles,across76titles,includingspin-offs.[5]AsofMarch 2022[update],theserieshassoldover440millionunitsworldwide.[6]ThismakesPokémonthethirdbest-sellingvideogamefranchise,behindNintendo'sownMariofranchise,andTetris. Contents 1Generations 1.1Firstgeneration(1996–1999) 1.2Secondgeneration(1999–2002) 1.3Thirdgeneration(2002–2006) 1.4Fourthgeneration(2006–2010) 1.5Fifthgeneration(2010–2013) 1.6Sixthgeneration(2013–2016) 1.7Seventhgeneration(2016–2019) 1.8Eighthgeneration(2019–2022) 1.9Ninthgeneration(2022–) 1.10Summaryofmainseriestitles 2Gameplay 3ListofPokémonmainseriesgames 3.1GenerationI(GameBoy) 3.2GenerationII(GameBoyColor) 3.3GenerationIII(GameBoyAdvance) 3.4GenerationIV(NintendoDS) 3.5GenerationV(NintendoDS) 3.6GenerationVI(Nintendo3DS) 3.7GenerationVII(Nintendo3DS&NintendoSwitch) 3.7.1Nintendo3DS 3.7.2NintendoSwitch 3.8GenerationVIII(NintendoSwitch) 3.9GenerationIX(NintendoSwitch) 4Appearancesinothergames 4.1SuperSmashBros.series 5Reception 6Seealso 7Notes 8References 9Externallinks Generations AllofthelicensedPokémonpropertiesoverseenbyThePokémonCompanyaredividedroughlybygeneration.Thesegenerationsareroughlychronologicaldivisionsbyrelease;whenanofficialsequelinthemainrole-playinggameseriesisreleasedthatfeaturesnewPokémon,characters,andpossiblynewgameplayconcepts,thatsequelisconsideredthestartofanewgenerationofthefranchise.Themaingamesandtheirspin-offs,theanime,manga,andtradingcardgameareallupdatedwiththenewPokémonpropertieseachtimeanewgenerationbegins.ThefranchisebeganitseighthandcurrentgenerationwithPokémonSwordandShield,whichwerereleasedworldwidefortheNintendoSwitchonNovember15,2019. Firstgeneration(1996–1999) TheoriginalPokémongamesareJapaneserole-playingvideogames(RPGs)withanelementofstrategyandwerecreatedbySatoshiTajirifortheGameBoy. ThePokémonseriesbeganwiththereleaseofPocketMonstersRedandGreenfortheGameBoyinJapan.Whenthesegamesprovedpopular,anenhancedBlueversionwasreleasedsometimeafter,andtheBlueversionwasreprogrammedasPokémonRedandBlueforinternationalrelease.TheoriginalGreenversionwasnotreleasedoutsideJapan.[7]Afterwards,asecondenhancedremake,PokémonYellow,wasreleasedtousethecolorpaletteoftheGameBoyColorandmoreofastylisticresemblancetothepopularPokémonanime.Thisfirstgenerationofgamesintroducedtheoriginal151speciesofPokémon(inNationalPokédexorder,encompassingallPokémonfromBulbasaurtoMew),aswellasthebasicgameconceptsofcapturing,training,battlingandtradingPokémonwithbothcomputerandhumanplayers.TheseversionsofthegamestakeplacewithinthefictionalKantoregion,thoughthename"Kanto"wasnotuseduntilthesecondgeneration.Spin-offfirst-generationtitlesincludePokémonPinball;anadaptationofthePokémonTradingCardGameforGameBoyColor;anon-railsphotographysimulatorforNintendo64titledPokémonSnap;aNintendo64Pokémon-themedadaptationofTetrisAttack,PokémonPuzzleLeague.A3DNintendo64incarnationofthehandhelds'battlesystem,PokémonStadium;andaco-starringroleforseveralspeciesintheNintendo64fightinggameSuperSmashBros..[8]AttheNintendoSpaceWorldin2000,agamewasrevealedbrieflywithMeowthandTeamRocketsingingasong.ThiswasoneoftheearliestintroductionsofthePokémonTogepiandBellossom.ThisgamewascalledMeowth'sParty,butwasnotdevelopedintoaplayablegame.Instead,thesong/videowasplayedattheendofanepisodeofPokémon,andaCDwasmadeforretailinJapanforalimitedtime.ThisisthefirsttimeMissingno.wasdiscovered. Secondgeneration(1999–2002) ThesecondgenerationofPokémonvideogamesbeganin1999withtheJapanesereleaseofPokémonGoldandSilverfortheGameBoyColor,withAustraliaandNorthAmericagettingthegameinOctober2000andEuropeanreleasedateofApril2001.Likethepreviousgeneration,anenhancedversion,titledPokémonCrystal,waslaterreleased. Thisgenerationintroduced100newspeciesofPokémon(startingwithChikoritaandendingwithCelebi),foratotalof251Pokémontocollect,train,andbattle.Newgameplayfeaturesincludeaday-and-nightsystem(reflectingthetimeofthedayintherealworld)whichinfluenceseventsinthegame;fulluseoftheGameBoyColor'scolorpalette;animprovedinterfaceandupgradedinventorysystem;betterbalanceinthecollectionofPokémonandtheirmoves,statisticsandequipableitems(anewaddition);theadditionoftwonewPokémontypes(DarkandSteel)tobetterbalancethestrengthsandweaknessesofeachPokémon;Pokémonbreeding;andanewregionnamedJohto.AfterexploringJohto,theplayercantraveleasttoexploretheadjacentKantoregion. Spin-offgamesinthesecond-generationincludePokémonPuzzleChallenge,theadaptationofPokémonPuzzleLeague—apuzzlegamecreatedbyZoppfindustries—madespecificallyfortheGameBoyColor;theNintendo64petsimulatorHeyYou,Pikachu!;thePokémonStadiumsequel,PokémonStadium2,forNintendo64;severalPokémonmini-gamesforthee-Reader;andaco-starringroleforseveralPokémonspeciesintheSuperSmashBros.sequelSuperSmashBros.MeleefortheGameCube.[9]ThePokémonminiwasahandheldgameconsolereleasedinDecember2001inJapanand2002inEuropeandNorthAmerica. Thisgenerationstartedatrendamongeven-numberedgenerations,givingthePokémonEeveenewtypeevolutionsbeyondtheoriginalthreeofthefirstgeneration. Thirdgeneration(2002–2006) AscreenshotofPokémonEmeraldfeaturinganenemyPupitarandSolrockfightinginadoublebattleagainstaplayer'sAggronandSmeargle. Pokémonentereditsthirdgenerationwiththe2002releaseofPokémonRubyandSapphireforGameBoyAdvanceandcontinuedwiththeGameBoyAdvanceremakesofPokémonRedandGreen,PokémonFireRedandLeafGreen(RedandGreenrepresentingtheoriginalJapanesefirstgenerationgames;territoriesoutsideJapaninsteadsawreleasesofRedandBlue).AnenhancedversionofPokémonRubyandSapphiretitledPokémonEmeraldfollowedafter. Thethirdgenerationintroduced135newPokémon(startingwithTreeckoandendingwithDeoxys)foratotalof386species.Italsofeaturesamorevisuallydetailedenvironmentcomparedtopreviousgames,"natures"whichaffectPokémonstats,anew2-on-2Pokémonbattlingmechanic,aspecialabilitysystemapplyingtoeachPokémoninbattle,thePokémonContestsub-game,thenewregionofHoenn,theabilitytoselecttheprotagonist'sgenderandSecretBases:customizable"rooms"wheretheplayercandisplayitemstheyhavecollectedin-gameandbattleagainstrealfriends.SecretBasescanbefoundinbushes,trees,orsmallcaveopeningsinlandscapesbyusingthePokémonmove,SecretPower,whichcanbetaughttovirtuallyallPokémon.However,thisgenerationalsogarneredsomecriticismforleavingoutseveralgameplayfeatures,includingtheday-and-nightsystemintroducedinthepreviousgeneration(whichwasremovedduetointernal-batterysaveproblems),anditwasalsothefirstinstallmentthatencouragedtheplayertocollectmerelyaselectedassortmentofthetotalnumberofPokémonratherthaneveryexistingspecies(202outof386speciesarecatchableintheRubyandSapphireversions).Aroundthistimethatthefranchisewasregainingitspopularityanditmanagedtoshipover100milliongamesworldwide.[10][11] Third-generationspin-offtitlesincludePokémonPinball:Ruby&SapphireforGameBoyAdvance;PokémonMysteryDungeon:BlueRescueTeamandRedRescueTeamforGameBoyAdvanceandNintendoDS;PokémonDash,PokémonTrozei!andPokémonRangerforNintendoDS;PokémonChannelandPokémonBox:Ruby&SapphireforGameCube;andtworole-playinggamesfortheGameCube,consistingofthegamesPokémonColosseumandPokémonXD:GaleofDarkness. Fourthgeneration(2006–2010) In2006,JapanbeganthefourthgenerationofthefranchisewiththereleaseofPokémonDiamondandPearlforNintendoDS.ThegameswerereleasedinNorthAmericaonApril22,2007,andinAustraliaonJune21,2007.ThegamewasreleasedintheUKandEuropeonJuly27,2007.[12]OthermainseriesgamesinthefourthgenerationincludePokémonPlatinum,adirector'scutversionofDiamondandPearlinthesameveinasPokémonYellow,Crystal,andEmerald.[13][14]ItwasreleasedfortheNintendoDSinJapanonSeptember13,2008,[15]inNorthAmericaonMarch22,2009,[16][17]andinAustraliaandEuropeonMay14,2009[18]andMay22,2009[19]respectively.ItwasalsoannouncedthatPokémonGoldandSilverwouldberemadefortheNintendoDSasPokémonHeartGoldandSoulSilver.[20]ReleasedinJapanonSeptember12,2009,thegameswerelaterreleasedtoNorthAmerica,Australia,andEuropeduringMarch2010.[21][22][23] Thefourth-generationintroducesanother107newspeciesofPokémon(startingwithTurtwigandendingwithArceus),bringingthenumberofPokémonspeciesto493.Thisgenerationisthefirsttohave3Dgraphicsinthemainseriesgame,althoughitisstillamixtureofboth3Dgraphicsandsprites.Newgameplayconceptsincludearestructuredmove-classificationsystem,onlinemultiplayertradingandbattlingviaNintendoWi-FiConnection,thereturn(andexpansion)ofthesecondgeneration'sday-and-nightsystem,theexpansionofthethirdgeneration'sPokémonContestsinto"SuperContests",andthenewregionofSinnoh,whichhasanundergroundcomponentformultiplayergameplayinadditiontothemainoverworld.SecretBasesalsoappearinSinnohbutcanonlybecreatedandhousedinSinnoh'sunderground.HeartGoldandSoulSilveralsointroducedthePokéathlontotheJohtoregion,whichconsistsofmanyPokémonbasedsportingeventsmakinguseofthestylus. Spin-offgamesinthefourthgenerationincludethePokémonStadiumfollow-upPokémonBattleRevolutionforWii(whichhasWi-Ficonnectivityaswell[24]),PokémonRanger:ShadowsofAlmiaandPokémonRanger:GuardianSignsforNintendoDS,PokémonMysteryDungeon:ExplorersofTimeandExplorersofDarknessandtheirsistergame,ExplorersofSkyallfortheNintendoDS,aco-starringroleforPikachu,Jigglypuff,Lucario,andaPokémonTrainer(whousesSquirtle,Ivysaur,andCharizardforfighting)inthe2008WiifighterSuperSmashBros.BrawlaswellasagreatadventureforPikachuandfriendsinPokéParkWii:Pikachu'sAdventure. Fifthgeneration(2010–2013) ThefifthgenerationofPokémonbeganonSeptember18,2010,withthereleaseofPokémonBlackandWhiteinJapan.TheywerethenreleasedinNorthAmerica,Europe,andAustraliainMarch2011.TheyhavereleasedontheNintendoDS,thesameconsoleasitspredecessinggeneration. ThegamestakeplaceintheUnovaregion.NewfeaturesincludetheC-Gear,afeaturewhereplayerscanuseWi-Fioptionsandcustomizations;twonewbattlemethods("TripleBattles",wherethreePokémonaresentoutatonce,andRotationBattles,wherethreePokémonarealsosentoutatthesametime,butthetrainercanswitchonePokémonoutofthethreethatarepresent);"BattleTests",wheretrainersbattleeachothertoseewhohasstrongerPokémon;thePokémonMusicals(similartoPokémonContests),whichhavetrainersusetheirPokémontodanceinatheaterwithotherPokémon;andtheabilitytonotwasteTechnicalMachines(TMs),alsowhenfoundthefirsttime. Thisgenerationintroducedatotalof156newPokémon(beginningwithVictiniandendingwithGenesect),themostofanygenerationsofar.ItwasalsothefirstgenerationwherethefirstnewPokémoninNationalPokédexorder(Victini)isnotastarter.Italsointroducedanothernewfeature,theseasons,whichtwoPokémon(DeerlingandSawsbuck)represent.Unlikepreviousgenerations,whichwouldintroducesomespeciesofPokémonthatwereevolutionaryrelativesofolder-generationPokémon,thefifthgeneration'sselectionwasall-original,inanattempttomaketheprimaryversionsfeellikeabrand-newgame. Theothermainseriesgames,andtheadditionstoBlackandWhite,titledPokémonBlack2andWhite2,aredirectsequels.TheytakeplaceintheUnovaregiontwoyearslaterandwerereleasedinJapanonJune23,2012,andinNorthAmerica,Australia,andEuropeinOctoberofthatyearforNintendoDS.Theyaresomewhatdifferentoftheirpredecessors;therearedifferentprotagonisttrainers,andmanyoftheotherimportantcharactershavechangedaswell.Thegamesalsointroducedanewfeature,the"PokémonWorldTournament",wheretrainerscanbattlegymleadersandchampionsfromolderregions,includingUnova.Thegamesalsobrokethetraditionofreleasingathirdversionasanadditiontotheprimaryversions. Spin-offfifthgenerationgamesincludesequelsPokémonRumbleBlastandPokémonMysteryDungeon:GatestoInfinityforNintendo3DS,PokéPark2:WondersBeyondforWii,andPokémonRumbleUforWiiU,adownloadablegame.OthersincludeLearnwithPokémon:TypingAdventure(atypinggame)andPokémonConquest(acrossovergame)forNintendoDS,anddownloadablereferenceapplicationsPokédex3D,Pokédex3DPro(forNintendo3DS),andPokédexforiOS(foriOSdevices),whichallowsplayerstoviewinformationofPokémonspecieswhiletheyhave3Dmodels.VariousfifthgenerationPokémonhaveappearedinSuperSmashBros.forNintendo3DSandWiiUandSuperSmashBros.UltimateincludingReshiramandZekrom,Klinklang,Axew,Druddigon,andmore. Sixthgeneration(2013–2016) OnDecember24,2012,JapanesemagazineNintendoDreampostedagreetingscardsentoutbyGameFreak.Inthecard,JunichiMasudaexclaimedthatduring2013,theyintendtofurtherevolvetheworldofPokémon.OnDecember29,2012,anewPokémonBlack2andWhite2commercialairedinJapan,andendingwithamessage,informingPokémonfansthatthelatestnewswouldbeannouncedonJanuary8,2013.OnJanuary4,2013,boththeJapaneseandEnglishPokémonwebsiteconfirmedthatanannouncementwouldbemadeonJanuary8.OnJanuary7,2013,theJapanesewebsiteexplainedthattheNintendopresident,SatoruIwatawouldholda10-minute"PokémonDirect"videoconferencetoannouncethebigPokémonnews.OnJanuary8,2013,SatoruIwataannouncedthesixthgenerationofPokémon,withthenewpairedgames,PokémonXandY,whichwerereleasedontheNintendo3DSonOctober12,2013,worldwide.[25]TheXandYgamesarerenderedinfull3D;[26]however,onlyselectpartsofthegamecanbedisplayedinstereoscopic3D.[27]Thevideointroducedtheplayercharacters,thestarterPokémon;Grass-typeChespin(Japanese:Harimaron(ハリマロン)),theFire-typeFennekin(Japanese:Fokko(フォッコ)),andtheWater-typeFroakie(Japanese:Keromatsu(ケロマツ)),andtwootherPokémon,notnameduntillater;abird-likePokémoncalledYveltal(イベルタル,Iberutaru)havingashapesimilartotheletterYandadeer-likePokémoncalledXerneas(ゼルネアス,Zeruneasu)withX-shapesinitseyes.Amonthlater,Sylveon(Japanese:Nymphia(ニンフィア,Ninfia)),anewevolvedformofEeveebelongingtothegames'newFairy-typewasrevealedandiscurrentlythelastEeveelutiontoberevealed.[28][29] Thisgenerationintroducedatotalof72newPokémon,thenewFairytype,MegaEvolution,theKalosregion,Trainercustomization,SuperTraining,andthreenewbattlemodes:SkyBattles,HordeEncounters,andInverseBattle.ThisgenerationisalsothefirsttobecompatiblewithPokémonBank. Greninja,thefinalevolvedformofFroakie,wouldlatergoontorepresentthesixthgenerationofPokémoninthehitfightinggame,SuperSmashBros.forNintendo3DSandWiiU. OnMay7,2014,NintendorevealedthegamesPokémonOmegaRubyandAlphaSapphireinateasertrailer,remakesofthethirdgenerationgamesPokémonRubyandSapphire.TheywerereleasedworldwideinNovember2014.[30] OnAugust26,2014,PokkénTournamentwasannouncedandwasreleasedonJuly16,2015,inJapanesearcadesandwasreleasedonMarch18,2016,worldwideforWiiU.ItwasdevelopedbyBandaiNamcoEntertainment.[31]InJuly2016,NianticandNintendoreleasedafree-to-playaugmentedrealitygametitledPokémonGowhichwasreleasedforAndroidandiOSdevices.[32] Seventhgeneration(2016–2019) DuringaNintendoDirectpresentationonFebruary26,2016,twonewPokémontitleswereannounced,titledPokémonSunandMoon.ThegameswerereleasedontheNintendo3DSonNovember18,2016,inJapan,NorthAmerica,andAustralia,andinEuropeonNovember23,2016.[33]Thegameswerethefirstsincethesecondgenerationtobebackwards-compatiblewithothertitles,includingPokémonXandY;PokémonOmegaRubyandAlphaSapphire;andtheVirtualConsolere-releasesofPokémonRed,BlueandYellow.OnJune6,2017,PokémonUltraSunandUltraMoonwereannounced.ThetwogamesoffernewadditionstothestoryofPokémonSunandMoon,includingnewfeatures,andwasreleasedworldwideontheNintendo3DSonNovember17,2017.[34]OnMay29,2018,twonewPokémongamesinthemainPokémonfranchise,Pokémon:Let'sGo,Pikachu!andPokémon:Let'sGo,Eevee!,wereannounced.TheyareremakesofPokémonYellowwithgameplaymechanicsborrowedfromPokémonGoandwerereleasedworldwideontheNintendoSwitchonNovember16,2018. Intotal,thisgenerationintroduced88newPokémon,Alolanforms,trials,Z-moves,PokéPelago,andFestivalPlaza.ItwasalsothefirstonetointroducePokémonmid-generation,withfivenewPokémonmakingtheirdebutinPokémonUltraSunandUltraMoon,andtwonewPokémondebutinginLet'sGo,Pikachu!andLet'sGo,Eevee! Eighthgeneration(2019–2022) DuringE32017,NintendoandThePokémonCompanyannouncedthatGameFreakwasdevelopinganewcorePokémonrole-playinggamesettoreleasefortheNintendoSwitch[35]in"2018orlater."[36][37]ThegameistheeighthgenerationofPokémon.[38] AlongwiththeannouncementofPokémon:Let'sGo,Pikachu!andPokémon:Let'sGo,Eevee!itwasconfirmedthatanothercorePokémonrole-playinggamewouldbereleasedinlate2019.Itwasclarifiedthatthe2019gamewastheonementionedduringE32017,nottheLet'sGogames.GamedirectorJunichiMasudastatedthatitwouldalso"followinthetraditionofPokémonXandYandPokémonSunandMoon".[39][40]TheCEOofThePokémonCompany,TsunekazuIshihara,alsoconfirmedthattheupcomingcoretitlewouldnothaveinfluencesfromPokémonGolikeLet'sGo,Pikachu!andLet'sGo,Eevee!had.[41][42] OnFebruary27,2019,onthe23rdanniversaryofthefranchise,PokémonSwordandShieldwereconfirmedforNintendoSwitch,whichwerereleasedworldwideonNovember15,2019.[43][44] Theeighth-generationtakesplaceintheGalarregionandintroduced81newPokémon,Galarianforms,theChampionCup,Dynamax,Gigantamaxforms,MaxRaidbattles,andPokémonCamp. OnJanuary9,2020,twoexpansionpackstitledTheIsleofArmorandTheCrownTundrawereannounced.TheIsleofArmorwasreleasedonJune17,2020,andTheCrownTundrawasreleasedonOctober22,2020.[45] OnMarch6,2020,theremakeoftheMysteryDungeon,RedandBlueRescueTeamwasreleasedtitledPokémonMysteryDungeon:RescueTeamDX OnNovember26,2020,attheMacy'sThanksgivingparade,Pokémonteasedits202125thanniversarylogoanddetailsforitsspecialcelebration"soon".[46] OnFebruary26,2021,BrilliantDiamondandShiningPearlwereannounced,remakesofthefourthgenerationgamesPokémonDiamondandPearldevelopedbyILCAandsettoreleaselaterthatyear.Onthesameday,PokémonLegends:Arceuswasannounced,aprequeltoDiamondandPearl.BrilliantDiamondandShiningPearlwerereleasedonNovember19,2021,whileArceuswasreleasedonJanuary28,2022. Ninthgeneration(2022–) OnFebruary27,2022,PokémonScarletandVioletwereannouncedfortheNintendoSwitch,withalate2022releasedate.[47]AsecondtrailerforthegameswasreleasedonJune1,2022,revealingthegames'releasedateofNovember18,2022. Summaryofmainseriestitles Summaryofmainseriestitles SystemGenerationMaintitlesDerivativetitlesUpperversions/DLCsRemaketitlesPremaketitles GameBoyFirstRed&Green(1996)Blue(1996)Yellow(1998) GameBoyColorSecondGold&Silver(1999)Crystal(2000) GameBoyAdvanceThirdRuby&Sapphire(2002)Emerald(2004)FireRed&LeafGreen(2004) FourthDiamond&Pearl(2006)Platinum(2008)HeartGold&SoulSilver(2009) NintendoDS FifthBlack&White(2010)Black 2&White 2(2012) SixthX&Y(2013)Omega Ruby&Alpha Sapphire(2014) Nintendo3DS SeventhSun&Moon(2016)UltraSun&UltraMoon(2017) SeventhLet'sGo,Pikachu!&Let'sGo,Eevee!(2018) NintendoSwitchEighthSword&Shield(2019)TheIsleofArmor&TheCrownTundra(2020)BrilliantDiamond&ShiningPearl(2021)Legends:Arceus(2022) NinthScarlet&Violet(2022) Gameplay Mainarticle:GameplayofPokémon OneoftheconsistentaspectsofmostPokémongames—spanningfromPokémonRedandBlueontheGameBoytotheNintendo3DSgamesPokémonUltraSunandUltraMoon—isthechoiceofoneofthreedifferentPokémonatthestartoftheplayer'sadventures;thesethreeareoftenlabeled"starterPokémon".[48]PlayerscanchooseaPokémontype—Grass-type,Fire-type,orWater-typePokémonindigenoustothatparticularregion.[49]Forexample,inPokémonRedandBlue,theplayerhasthechoiceofstartingwithBulbasaur,Charmander,orSquirtle.TheexceptiontothisruleisPokémonYellow,whereplayersaregivenaPikachu,anElectric-typemousePokémon,famousforbeingthemascotofthePokémonmediafranchise;uniquetoPokémonYellow,thethreestarterPokémonfromRedandBluecanbeobtainedduringthequestbyasingleplayer.[50] Anotherconsistentaspectisthattheplayer'srivalwillalwayschoosethetypethathasatypeadvantageovertheplayer'schosenPokémonastheirstarterPokémon(excludingSunandMoonandSwordandShield.).Forinstance,iftheplayerpickstheFire-typeCharmander,therivalwillalwayspicktheWater-typeSquirtle.Thisdoesnotaffectthefirstbattlebetweentherivals,astheycanonlyuseNormal-typeattacksatthispoint,meaningthattheycannotexploitweaknesses.TheexceptiontothisisagainPokémonYellow,inwhichtherivalpicksEevee,aNormal-typePokémonwithmultipleevolutions.SunandMoonalsoisanexceptionisthisrule,astherivalpicksthestarterweaktowardtheplayer'sstarter,withthePokémonthathasthetypeadvantagegoingtoatrainerintheChampionbattle. However,inPokémonBlackandWhite,therearetworivals;onepicksthePokémonwithatypeadvantageovertheplayer'schosenPokémon,whiletheotherchoosesthePokémonwiththetypedisadvantage.InPokémonDiamond,PearlandPlatinum,anotherTrainerchoosesthePokémonwithatypedisadvantagetotheplayer'schosenPokémon,butneverbattlestheplayer;instead,thischaracterbattlesalongsidetheplayerasatagpartnerincertainsituations. ThesituationissimilarinPokémonXandY,buttherearefourrivals.TwoofthemreceivethestarterPokémoninanarrangementsimilartoPokémonBlackandWhite,buttheothertwohavecompletelydifferentPokémon.[51] ListofPokémonmainseriesgames Mainarticle:ListofPokémonvideogames GenerationI(GameBoy) PocketMonsters:RedandGreen(JPFebruary27,1996) PocketMonsters:Blue(JPOctober15,1996) PokémonRedandBlue(NASeptember28,1998,AUSOctober23,1998,EUOctober5,1999) PokémonYellow(JPSeptember12,1998,NAOctober19,1999,EUJune16,2000,AUSSeptember3,1999) GenerationII(GameBoyColor) PokémonGoldandSilver(JPNovember21,1999,AUSOctober13,2000,NAOctober14,2000,EUApril6,2001,KOApril23,2002) PokémonCrystal(JPDecember14,2000,NAJuly29,2001,AUSSeptember30,2001,EUNovember2,2001) GenerationIII(GameBoyAdvance) PokémonRubyandSapphire(JPNovember21,2002,NAMarch18,2003,AUSApril3,2003,EUJuly25,2003) PokémonFireRedandLeafGreen(JPJanuary29,2004,NASeptember7,2004,AUSSeptember23,2004,EUOctober1,2004) PokémonEmerald(JPSeptember16,2004,NAApril30,2005,AUSJune9,2005,EUOctober21,2005) GenerationIV(NintendoDS) PokémonDiamondandPearl(JPSeptember28,2006,NAApril22,2007,AUSJune21,2007,EUJuly27,2007,KOFebruary14,2008) PokémonPlatinum(JPSeptember13,2008,NAMarch22,2009,AUSMay14,2009,EUMay22,2009,KOJuly2,2009) PokémonHeartGoldandSoulSilver(JPSeptember12,2009,KOFebruary4,2010,NAMarch14,2010,AUSMarch25,2010,EUMarch26,2010) GenerationV(NintendoDS) PokémonBlackandWhite(JPSeptember18,2010,EUMarch4,2011,NAMarch6,2011,AUSMarch10,2011,KOApril21,2011) PokémonBlack2andWhite2(JPJune23,2012,NAOctober7,2012,AUSOctober11,2012,EUOctober12,2012) GenerationVI(Nintendo3DS) PokémonXandY(WWOctober12,2013) PokémonOmegaRubyandAlphaSapphire(JP/NA/AUSNovember21,2014,EUNovember28,2014) GenerationVII(Nintendo3DS&NintendoSwitch) Nintendo3DS PokémonSunandMoon(JP/NA/AUSNovember18,2016,EUNovember23,2016) PokémonUltraSunandUltraMoon(WWNovember17,2017) NintendoSwitch Pokémon:Let'sGo,Pikachu!andLet'sGo,Eevee!(WWNovember16,2018) GenerationVIII(NintendoSwitch) PokémonSwordandShield(WWNovember15,2019[39][40][38]) PokémonBrilliantDiamondandShiningPearl(WWNovember19,2021) PokémonLegends:Arceus(WWJanuary28,2022) GenerationIX(NintendoSwitch) PokémonScarletandViolet(WWNovember18,2022) Appearancesinothergames Thissectionneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(January2018)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) SeveralPokémonPCgameswerereleasedforMicrosoftWindowsandMacintosh.GamesfromthefranchisewerealsoreleasedinJapanforSegaconsolesPicoandAdvancedPicoBeena.PokémonarealsoinMarioArtist:PaintStudioforNintendo64DDaspasteablestickers,[52]andtheyalsoappearinPicrossNPVol.1fortheSuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem. SuperSmashBros.series IntheSuperSmashBros.series,Pikachu,Ivysaur,Squirtle,Charizard,Jigglypuff,Pichu,Mewtwo,Lucario,Greninja,andIncineroarhavebeenplayablecharacters.PikachuandJigglypuffareintroducedinSuperSmashBros.fortheNintendo64,andappearineveryinstallmentofthefranchise.PichuandMewtwofeatureasplayablecharactersinSuperSmashBros.MeleefortheGameCube.InSuperSmashBros.BrawlfortheWii,MewtwoandPichuarenotfeaturedasplayablecharacters,althoughSquirtle,Ivysaur,andCharizardmaketheirfirstplayableappearancesaspartofthePokémonTrainercharacter,whileLucarioappearsasaseparatecharacter.GreninjamadeitsfirstappearanceinSuperSmashBros.forNintendo3DSandWiiU,Charizardisastandalonecharacter,andMewtworeturnsasadownloadablecontentcharacter.AllofthePokémonthatareplayableinpreviousSmashBros.gamesreturnintheNintendoSwitchgameSuperSmashBros.Ultimate,whichalsofeaturesIncineroar.Squirtle,Ivysaur,andCharizardareagainplayableasapartofthePokémonTrainercharacterinUltimate.SomeofthePokémonalsoappearasSpirits.RayquazaisfeaturedasabossenemyinSuperSmashBros.Brawl.TheseriesfeaturesPokéBallsasitems,which,whenusedbyaplayer,makearandomPokémonappearincludingPiplup,Bonsly,andMunchlax,withvariouseffectsonthegame,andSuperSmashBros.forNintendo3DSandWiiUhaveMasterBalls,whichfunctionlikePokéBallsbutonlysummonararePokémon(likeMew,Palkia,andGenesect)orGoldeen.SeveralPokémonalsoappearasstagehazards/instages,includingRayquaza,Ho-OhandManaphy. Reception Thissectionneedsexpansion.Youcanhelpbyaddingtoit.(February2014) SalesandaggregatereviewscoresAsofMarch31,2020. Game Year Unitssold(inmillions) GameRankings Metacritic PokémonRedandBlue 1996 31.37[53] 88%[54][55] - PokémonYellow 1998 14.64[53] 85%[56] - PokémonGoldandSilver 1999 23.73[57] 90%[58][59] - PokémonCrystal 2000 6.39[53] 80%[60] - PokémonRubyandSapphire 2002 16.22[61] 84%[62][63] 82/100[64] PokémonFireRedandLeafGreen 2004 12[61] 81%[65][66] 81/100[67][68] PokémonEmerald 2004 6.32[69] 77%[70] 76/100[71] PokémonDiamondandPearl 2006 17.67[72] 85%[73][74] 85/100[75][76] PokémonPlatinum 2008 7.06[77] 83%[78] 84/100[79] PokémonHeartGoldandSoulSilver 2009 12.72[72] 88%[80][81] 87/100[82][83] PokémonBlackandWhite 2010 15.64[72] 86%[84][85] 87/100[86][87] PokémonBlack2andWhite2 2012 7.63[88] 81%[89][90] 80/100[91][92] PokémonXandY 2013 16.45[93] 87%[94][95] 87/100[96][97] PokémonOmegaRubyandAlphaSapphire 2014 14.27[93] 84%[98][99] 83/100[100] PokémonSunandMoon 2016 16.18[93] 88%[101][102] 87/100[103][104] PokémonUltraSunandUltraMoon 2017 8.77[93] 83%[105][106] 84/100[107][108] Pokémon:Let'sGo,Pikachu!andLet'sGo,Eevee! 2018 13[109] 78%[110][111] 80/100[112][113] PokémonSwordandShield 2019 23.90[109] 83%[114] 80/100[115][116] Afterthefirstfivemonthsofrelease,theGameBoygamessoldalmost3 millioncopies.[117]TheyhavebeencreditedasafactorintheGameBoymaintainingstrongsalesinJapanwellbeyondthetypicallifespanofagamesystem.[118]Theserieshassoldover279 millionunits(inclusiveofspin-offtitles;210 millionforthemainlinePokémongames)asofFebruary29,2016,[119]givingitthedistinctionofbeingoneofthebest-sellingvideogameseriesinhistory.[120]GuinnessWorldRecordsawardedthePokémonserieseightrecordsinGuinnessWorldRecords:Gamer'sEdition2008,including"MostSuccessfulRPGSeriesofAllTime","GameSeriesWiththeMostSpin-OffMovies"and"MostPhotosensitiveEpilepticSeizuresCausedbyaTVShow".[121]AsofMarch 2022[update],theserieshassoldover440millionunits.[6] ThePokémonvideogameseriesisthebasisofthePokémonfranchise,whichincludesthePokémonanime,thePokémonTradingCardGame,thePokémonmanga,andvarioustoys.Theanimeserieshasrunforover900episodes,accompaniedby19featurefilms,withatwentiethinproduction.Thetradingcardgameanditsexpansionsetshavegrowntoaround3,000uniquecardsintotal,andcontinuetodrawahealthyplayerbasetoitsofficialinternationaltournaments.Theextentofglobaltoyandmerchandisesalessince1996coverbroadmarketsandhighquantities.[122] IGNrankedPokémonasthe17thgreatestdesiredgameseries:"thebasicgameplaypremiseboastssolid,addictiveplaymechanics,andseveralofthehandheldRPGsdeservetobeineverygamer'scollection.[123]GamesRadarlistedPokémonastheNo.1Nintendogame"notmadebyNintendo",statingthathavingtocatcheachPokémonmadethegamesaddictive.[124] 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