Pokémon, the popular franchise that has been entertaining gamers for decades, offers a variety of video games to its fans. Each release from Nintendo, Game Freak, and The Pokémon Company is a global event. The same phenomenon has continued with the latest releases for Nintendo Switch, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics and players.
Despite having more than 1,000 creatures and many more games to come in the future, we have taken a moment to present to you a special article ranking all of the Pokémon games from best to worst according to Metacritic’s average scores. Metacritic collects reviews from professional press and users, and we only consider media scores for our ranking.
Please note that our ranking only includes the main releases of the Pokémon RPG franchise, leaving out the multiple spin-offs that would otherwise make the ranking less clear.
Here’s the list of the top 30 Pokémon games ranked from best to worst:
- Pokémon Y with a score of 88 for 3DS
- Pokémon Oro HeartGold with a score of 87 for DS
- Pokémon Plata SoulSilver with a score of 87 for DS
- Pokémon Negro with a score of 87 for DS
- Pokémon Blanco with a score of 87 for DS
- Pokémon X with a score of 87 for 3DS
- Pokémon Sol with a score of 87 for 3DS
- Pokémon Luna with a score of 87 for 3DS
- Pokémon Diamante with a score of 85 for DS
- Pokémon Perla with a score of 85 for 3DS
- Pokémon Ultrasol with a score of 84 for 3DS
- Pokémon Ultraluna with a score of 84 for 3DS
- Pokémon Platino with a score of 83 for DS
- Pokémon Rubí Omega with a score of 83 for 3DS
- Pokémon Rubí with a score of 82 for GBA
- Pokémon Zafiro Alfa with a score of 82 for 3DS
- Pokémon Rojo Fuego with a score of 81 for GBA