Although Pokémon’s core series games are famed as being a series played on handheld consoles that didn’t stop them from releasing an abundance of titles on home consoles. The very first Pokémon game released on home console was Pokémon Stadium for the Nintendo 64 – or strictly speaking the Japan-only Pocket Monsters’ Stadium that preceded it.
The spin off Pokémon games released on home consoles span all the way from Pokémon Gen I in the 64 Bit era right the way through to the present day on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. The games range from simple puzzlers with a Pokémon twist like Pokémon Puzzle League to interactive virtual pet titles like Hey You, Pikachu right the way through to the more ‘serious’ Pokémon titles that link in a little better with the core series such as Pokémon Stadium 1 and 2 and the Pokémon Colosseum games.
In addition to this there are also utility titles such as Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire for the GameCube which rather than being a standalone game in its own right allows expanded functionality and connectivity with the core series games. Since 2018 the core series itself has lived on the Switch too – those games are all listed on the core RPG series page, so this page sticks to the spin-offs.
- 30games listed
- 7platforms
- 1998–202628 years of releases
- 30full game pages here
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Nintendo 64Nintendo 64 · 1998–2001
The Nintendo 64 put Pokémon on the television for the first time: the Transfer Pak let you battle with your own Game Boy teams in the Stadium games, Pokémon Snap sent you on a photo safari, Hey You, Pikachu! came with a microphone so you could talk to your Pikachu, and Pokémon Puzzle League gave the Tetris Attack formula an anime makeover.
- PlatformNintendo 64
- Span1 August 1998 (Pocket Monsters’ Stadium, Japan) – 10 October 2001 (Pokémon Stadium 2, Europe)
- Salesabout 14.55 million
Pocket Monsters’ Stadium
The first Stadium game and Pokémon’s home-console debut: 3D Transfer Pak battles with teams from Red and Green, using a limited roster of 42 species.
- Japan
- 1 Aug 1998
- North America
- —
- Europe
- —
- Australia
- —
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Sales
- 1.09 million
Uses the N64 Transfer Pak to read Red, Green and Blue cartridges.
Hey You, Pikachu!
A virtual-pet game in which you talk to Pikachu through the bundled Voice Recognition Unit microphone; it only ever came out in Japan and North America.
- Japan
- 12 Dec 1998
- North America
- 6 Nov 2000
- Europe
- —
- Australia
- —
- Developer
- Ambrella
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Sales
- 1.83 million
Not released in Europe or Australia (the Voice Recognition Unit was never sold there). · Packaged with the Voice Recognition Unit (VRU) microphone; not on Nintendo Switch Online.
Pokémon Snap
On-rails photo safari: ride the ZERO-ONE around Pokémon Island taking photographs of wild Pokémon for Professor Oak, who scores every shot.
- Japan
- 21 Mar 1999
- North America
- 26 Jul 1999
- Europe
- 15 Sep 2000
- Australia
- —
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Sales
- 3.63 million
Wii Virtual Console: JP 4 Dec 2007, NA 10 Dec 2007, EU/AU 11 Dec 2007 (delisted Jan 2019).
Pokémon Stadium
3D battle arena for all 151 Pokémon, using teams transferred from Red, Blue and Yellow via the Transfer Pak, plus Gym Leader Castle, mini-games and the GB Tower.
- Japan
- 30 Apr 1999
- North America
- 6 Mar 2000
- Europe
- 7 Apr 2000
- Australia
- 23 Mar 2000
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Sales
- 5.46 million
The Japanese release (30 Apr 1999) was titled Pokémon Stadium 2, as it followed the Japan-only Pocket Monsters’ Stadium.
Pokémon Puzzle League
A Pokémon version of Tetris Attack (Panel de Pon) themed on the anime’s Pokémon League, with Ash as the player; made in North America and never released in Japan.
- Japan
- —
- North America
- 25 Sep 2000
- Europe
- 2 Mar 2001
- Australia
- —
- Developer
- Nintendo Software Technology / Intelligent Systems
- Publisher
- Nintendo
Never released in Japan.
Pokémon Stadium 2
The Gold, Silver and Crystal follow-up: Transfer Pak battles with all 251 Pokémon, a Johto and Kanto Gym Leader Castle, Pokémon Academy and new mini-games.
- Japan
- 14 Dec 2000
- North America
- 26 Mar 2001
- Europe
- 10 Oct 2001
- Australia
- 7 Apr 2001
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Sales
- 2.54 million
Japanese title: Pokémon Stadium Kin Gin (Gold & Silver). · Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Classics (Switch Online + Expansion Pack): 8 Aug 2023 in all regions; Taiwan 9 Sep 2025.
GameCubeNintendo GameCube · 2003–2005
On the GameCube Genius Sonority’s two Orre RPGs, Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness, were the closest a console had come to a core Pokémon adventure, with Shadow Pokémon to snag and purify and every battle fought as a double battle. They were joined by the Pokémon Box storage utility and the oddball Pokémon Channel.
- RegionOrre (Colosseum and XD)
- PlatformNintendo GameCube
- Span30 May 2003 (Pokémon Box, Japan) – 18 November 2005 (XD: Gale of Darkness, Europe)
- Salesabout 3.83 million
Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire
A storage utility rather than a game: it holds Pokémon deposited from the Game Boy Advance titles, and outside Japan was sold only through Pokémon Centers or bundles.
- Japan
- 30 May 2003
- North America
- 11 Jul 2004
- Europe
- 14 May 2004
- Australia
- 16 Jul 2004
- Developer
- Nintendo / Game Freak
- Publisher
- Nintendo
North America: sold only at the Pokémon Center New York and the Pokémon Center website. · Europe: sold in the Pokémon Colosseum Mega Pak (with Colosseum, a memory card and a GBA cable) and in limited numbers via Nintendo of Europe’s Stars Catalogue. · Utility software · Connects to the Game Boy Advance games with the GameCube – Game Boy Advance cable; not re-released.
Pokémon Channel
Watch Pokémon-themed TV channels with Pikachu in your room in this relaxed virtual-pet game; European and Australian copies could send Jirachi to a Game Boy Advance game.
- Japan
- 18 Jul 2003
- North America
- 1 Dec 2003
- Europe
- 1 Apr 2004
- Australia
- —
- Developer
- Ambrella
- Publisher
- Nintendo
Jirachi distribution in European and Australian copies
Pokémon Colosseum
Set in the desert region of Orre: ex-Team Snagem member Wes snags Shadow Pokémon from their trainers and purifies them, in a full console RPG fought entirely in double battles.
- Japan
- 21 Nov 2003
- North America
- 22 Mar 2004
- Europe
- 14 May 2004
- Australia
- 24 Jun 2004
- Developer
- Genius Sonority
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Sales
- 2.41 million
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Genius Sonority’s second Orre RPG, set five years after Colosseum: Michael snags and purifies Shadow Pokémon to stop Cipher and its Shadow Lugia.
- Japan
- 4 Aug 2005
- North America
- 3 Oct 2005
- Europe
- 18 Nov 2005
- Australia
- 10 Nov 2005
- Developer
- Genius Sonority
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Sales
- 1.42 million
Re-released on Switch 2 (GameCube – Nintendo Classics) 17 Mar 2026
Wii & WiiWareWii · 2006–2012
The Wii era mixed one big boxed release, Pokémon Battle Revolution, with a run of WiiWare downloads (My Pokémon Ranch, the first Pokémon Rumble and a Japan-only trio of Mystery Dungeon games) and Creatures’ two PokéPark adventures starring a free-roaming Pikachu.
- PlatformWii (three WiiWare downloads)
- Span14 December 2006 (Battle Revolution, Japan) – 29 March 2012 (PokéPark 2, Australia)
- Salesat least 3.20 million
Pokémon Battle Revolution
The first Pokémon game for the Wii: a Stadium-style battle arena on the island of Pokétopia, using teams brought over from Diamond and Pearl via the DS.
- Japan
- 14 Dec 2006
- North America
- 25 Jun 2007
- Europe
- 7 Dec 2007
- Australia
- 22 Nov 2007
- Developer
- Genius Sonority
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Sales
- 1.95 million
Taiwan: 12 Jul 2008. · Links to Diamond and Pearl over the DS; online battles via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (since discontinued).
My Pokémon Ranch
A WiiWare ranch where your Miis look after Pokémon deposited from Diamond and Pearl; Japan alone got an update compatible with Platinum.
- Japan
- 25 Mar 2008
- North America
- 9 Jun 2008
- Europe
- 4 Jul 2008
- Australia
- 4 Jul 2008
- Developer
- Ambrella
- Publisher
- Nintendo
Japan also got a Platinum-compatible version on 5 Nov 2008. · WiiWare download · 1,000 Wii Points.
Pokémon Rumble
The first Pokémon Rumble: a WiiWare action game in which wind-up toy Pokémon brawl through areas in real time, recruiting the toys they defeat.
- Japan
- 16 Jun 2009
- North America
- 16 Nov 2009
- Europe
- 20 Nov 2009
- Australia
- 20 Nov 2009
- Developer
- Ambrella
- Publisher
- Nintendo
WiiWare download · First game in the Rumble series · 1,500 Wii Points.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Adventure Squad (WiiWare)
Three Japan-only WiiWare Mystery Dungeon games sold separately (Blazing, Stormy and Light Adventure Squads); the series’ only home-console games until Rescue Team DX in 2020.
- Japan
- 4 Aug 2009
- North America
- —
- Europe
- —
- Australia
- —
- Developer
- Chunsoft
- Publisher
- Nintendo / The Pokémon Company
1,200 Wii Points each (1,234 from April 2014).
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure
Pikachu is pulled into PokéPark, where he befriends wild Pokémon and wins attraction mini-games to restore the shattered Sky Prism.
- Japan
- 5 Dec 2009
- North America
- 1 Nov 2010
- Europe
- 9 Jul 2010
- Australia
- 23 Sep 2010
- Developer
- Creatures
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Sales
- 1.25 million
Also Taiwan 5 Dec 2009 and Hong Kong 25 Feb 2010.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
Unova-themed sequel in which Pikachu, Oshawott, Snivy and Tepig are all playable as they rescue Pokémon lured away into the Wish Park.
- Japan
- 12 Nov 2011
- North America
- 27 Feb 2012
- Europe
- 23 Mar 2012
- Australia
- 29 Mar 2012
- Developer
- Creatures
- Publisher
- Nintendo
Hong Kong and Taiwan: 12 Nov 2011.
Wii UWii U · 2013–2016
The Wii U only ever got two Pokémon games: the download-only Pokémon Rumble U with its NFC figures, and Bandai Namco’s arcade fighting game Pokkén Tournament, which did well enough to earn a Switch port a year later.
- PlatformWii U
- Span24 April 2013 (Rumble U, Japan) – 19 March 2016 (Pokkén Tournament, Australia)
- Salesat least 1 million
Pokémon Rumble U
The third Rumble game, a Wii U eShop download in which toy Pokémon battle in real time; it was the first Wii U game to support NFC figures.
- Japan
- 24 Apr 2013
- North America
- 29 Aug 2013
- Europe
- 15 Aug 2013
- Australia
- 16 Aug 2013
- Developer
- Ambrella
- Publisher
- Nintendo
Pokkén Tournament
Bandai Namco’s Tekken-style fighting game, ported from Japanese arcades: battles switch between a free-roaming Field Phase and a side-on Duel Phase.
- Japan
- 18 Mar 2016
- North America
- 18 Mar 2016
- Europe
- 18 Mar 2016
- Australia
- 19 Mar 2016
- Developer
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Publisher
- Nintendo (The Pokémon Company in Japan)
- Sales
- 1 millionas of Aug 2016
Dates are for the Wii U version. · Arcade original: see the arcade hub · Originally an arcade game (Japan 16 Jul 2015; limited North American run at Dave & Buster’s Times Square from 24 Sep 2015).
Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch · 2017–2026
With the core series on the Switch as well, the spin-offs split between full-price console games like New Pokémon Snap and Detective Pikachu Returns and a wave of free-to-start titles – Quest, Café Mix, UNITE, Friends and Champions – that launched on the Switch and on smartphones at the same time.
- PlatformNintendo Switch (Quest, Café ReMix, UNITE, Friends and Champions also on iOS and Android)
- Span22 September 2017 (Pokkén Tournament DX) – 8 April 2026 (Pokémon Champions; 7 April in North America)
- Salesat least 6.27 million paid copies
Pokkén Tournament DX
Expanded Switch port of Pokkén Tournament that adds the arcade-only fighters plus Decidueye, 3-on-3 Team Battles and local wireless play.
- Japan
- 22 Sep 2017
- North America
- 22 Sep 2017
- Europe
- 22 Sep 2017
- Australia
- 22 Sep 2017
- Developer
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Publisher
- Nintendo (The Pokémon Company in Japan)
- Sales
- 1.54 millionas of Jan 2022
Battle Pack DLC: wave 1 31 Jan 2018, wave 2 23 Mar 2018 · Free demo on the eShop 24 Aug 2017.
Pokémon Quest
Free-to-start action RPG by Game Freak set on Tumblecube Island, where cube-shaped Pokémon go on expeditions; it reached smartphones a month after Switch.
- Japan
- 30 May 2018
- North America
- 29 May 2018
- Europe
- 30 May 2018
- Australia
- 30 May 2018
- Developer
- Game Freak
- Publisher
- Nintendo / The Pokémon Company
North America is a day earlier because of time zones: it was released straight after its reveal at The Pokémon Company’s press conference on 30 May 2018 (Japan time). · Free-to-start (paid Expedition Packs).
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
Storybook-style Switch remake of the Game Boy Advance and DS Red and Blue Rescue Team, adding Mega Evolution and an auto-explore option.
- Japan
- 6 Mar 2020
- North America
- 6 Mar 2020
- Europe
- 6 Mar 2020
- Australia
- 6 Mar 2020
- Developer
- Spike Chunsoft
- Publisher
- Nintendo / The Pokémon Company
- Sales
- 1.99 millionas of Dec 2022
Remake of Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team (2005) · Free demo on the eShop 9 Jan 2020, with progress carrying over.
Pokémon Café ReMix
Free-to-start puzzle game: swirl Pokémon icons to clear customers’ orders in a café staffed by Pokémon; launched as Café Mix and overhauled as Café ReMix.
- Japan
- 24 Jun 2020
- North America
- 23 Jun 2020
- Europe
- 24 Jun 2020
- Australia
- 24 Jun 2020
- Developer
- Genius Sonority
- Publisher
- The Pokémon Company / Nintendo
North America is a day earlier because of time zones. · Relaunched as Café ReMix on 28 Oct 2021 (27 Oct in North America). · Renamed Café ReMix 28 Oct 2021 (announced August 2021 Pokémon Presents)
New Pokémon Snap
Sequel to Pokémon Snap 22 years on: photograph wild Pokémon across the Lental region for Professor Mirror’s research, with each photo given a star rating and score.
- Japan
- 30 Apr 2021
- North America
- 30 Apr 2021
- Europe
- 30 Apr 2021
- Australia
- 30 Apr 2021
- Developer
- Bandai Namco Studios
- Publisher
- The Pokémon Company / Nintendo
- Sales
- 2.74 millionas of May 2022
Free update (ver. 2.0.0) 3 Aug 2021 added new courses and Pokémon · Mainland China (Simplified Chinese) 16 Jul 2024.
Pokémon UNITE
Free-to-start five-on-five team battle game (a MOBA) by Tencent’s TiMi Studio Group: score points at goal zones; online-only, launching on Switch two months before mobile.
- Japan
- 21 Jul 2021
- North America
- 21 Jul 2021
- Europe
- 21 Jul 2021
- Australia
- 21 Jul 2021
- Developer
- TiMi Studio Group (Tencent)
- Publisher
- The Pokémon Company
- Sales
- 50 million downloads
Nominated for Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2021
Detective Pikachu Returns
Sequel to the 3DS Detective Pikachu: Tim Goodman and the gruff, coffee-loving Pikachu solve new cases in Ryme City while searching for Tim’s missing father, Harry.
- Japan
- 6 Oct 2023
- North America
- 6 Oct 2023
- Europe
- 6 Oct 2023
- Australia
- 6 Oct 2023
- Developer
- Creatures
- Publisher
- Nintendo / The Pokémon Company
Simultaneous worldwide release (also Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan).
Pokémon Friends
Puzzle collection shadow-dropped at the July 2025 Pokémon Presents; paid on Switch, free-to-start with a daily puzzle limit on smartphones.
- Japan
- 22 Jul 2025
- North America
- 22 Jul 2025
- Europe
- 22 Jul 2025
- Australia
- 22 Jul 2025
- Developer
- The Pokémon Company (with Wonderfy and h.a.n.d.)
- Publisher
- Nintendo / The Pokémon Company
Shadow-dropped at the 22 Jul 2025 Pokémon Presents · Paid on Switch, with the Basic Pack DLC included (no daily puzzle limit).
Pokémon Champions
Battle-only game built on core-series mechanics, free-to-start and online-only; from May 2026 it replaced the latest mainline game as the official Play! Pokémon VGC format.
- Japan
- 8 Apr 2026
- North America
- 7 Apr 2026
- Europe
- 8 Apr 2026
- Australia
- 8 Apr 2026
- Developer
- The Pokémon Works
- Publisher
- Nintendo / The Pokémon Company
- Sales
- 10 million downloadsas of Jul 2026
North America is a day earlier because of time zones. · Announced at the 27 Feb 2025 Pokémon Presents; Switch date confirmed (April 2026) at the 27 Feb 2026 Presents. · Developer The Pokémon Works is a joint venture of The Pokémon Company and ILCA · A Nintendo Switch game with a version update that enhances it on Switch 2 (no separate Switch 2 edition).
Nintendo Switch 2Nintendo Switch 2 · 2026
The Switch 2 got its first Pokémon spin-off within a year of launch: Pokémon Pokopia, a Koei Tecmo and Game Freak life-sim that passed five million sales in its first four months. Pokémon Champions runs on the Switch 2 too via a free update, and the core series arrives with Pokémon Winds & Waves in 2027.
- PlatformNintendo Switch 2
- Span5 March 2026 (Pokémon Pokopia) – present
- Salesover 5 million
Pokémon Pokopia
Life-sim by Koei Tecmo and Game Freak in which a Ditto takes human form, learning moves from the Pokémon it befriends to gather materials and build.
- Japan
- 5 Mar 2026
- North America
- 5 Mar 2026
- Europe
- 5 Mar 2026
- Australia
- 5 Mar 2026
- Developer
- Koei Tecmo / Game Freak
- Publisher
- Nintendo (outside Japan) / The Pokémon Company
- Sales
- over 5 millionas of Aug 2026
Announced in the 12 Sep 2025 Nintendo Direct. · Switch 2 exclusive · Japanese title: Poco a Pokémon
The core series reached a home console on 16 November 2018, when Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! launched worldwide on Nintendo Switch; every core game since has been on Switch or Switch 2.
Sega Pico & Advanced Pico BeenaEducational consoles · 2002–2010
Sega Toys’ learning consoles for young children read “storyware” cartridges built into picture books, with a pen for touching the pages. Seven Pokémon storyware titles came out in Japan: three for the Pico and four for its successor, the Advanced Pico Beena.
- PlatformSega Pico and Advanced Pico Beena (Japan)
- Span23 July 2002 (Catch the Numbers!) – 4 December 2010 (Big Sports Meet!)
Pokémon on the Sega Pico (3 games)
Catch the Numbers! (2002), I’ve Begun Hiragana and Katakana! (2003) and Pico for Everyone Pokémon Loud Battle! (2004): numbers, kana and a two-player party game with its own Pikachu controller.
- Japan
- 23 Jul 2002
- North America
- —
- Europe
- —
- Australia
- —
- Developer
- Sega Toys
- Publisher
- Sega Toys
Last Pico game: 13 Jul 2004.
Pokémon on the Advanced Pico Beena (4 games)
Pokémon Number Battle! (2005), two Diamond & Pearl learning games and Best Wishes’ Big Sports Meet! (2010): learning games for the Beena’s touch-the-page pen.
- Japan
- 1 Oct 2005
- North America
- —
- Europe
- —
- Australia
- —
- Developer
- Sega Toys
- Publisher
- Sega Toys
Last Beena game: 4 Dec 2010.