The first time Satoshi Tajiri approached Nintendo to show him his video game idea, Nintendo very kindly showed him the door through which he had entered. It was a young Shigeru Miyamoto who convinced his bosses that the game brought by Tajiri and Sugimori had potential to be a success. Still, they didn't have it easy either; Game Freak had hardly any experience in programming, and the development of Red & Green was plagued with problems. Delays, lack of liquidity, the entry of a new partner (Creatures Inc.) and even an accidental deletion of the Pokémon source code were some of the challenges that Pokémon successfully overcame until today. After the original games, Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures had a more level ground to develop other alternative games of the franchise, which are the Pokémon titles that we have come to talk to you about today.
pokemon mysterious world
Mysterious World arrived in 2005 as an experiment and since then it has become a branch of the saga with multiple editions. In the original game, we put ourselves in the situation of a human who woke up turned into a pokemon. Later problems would begin to happen in the world of Pokémon, being us in charge of recruiting other companions to save the world.
Mysterious World is also an RPG, but with a metagame totally redesigned for the occasion. The game is mainly based on passing a series of dungeons that are generated randomly in our path. These are all the titles that have come out to date:
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (Game Boy Advance – Nintendo DS, 2005)
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (Game Boy Advance – Nintendo DS, 2005)
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (Nintendo DS, 2008)
- Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (Nintendo DS, 2008)
- Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Sky Explorers (Nintendo DS, 2009)
- Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Adventure Squad (Nintendo Wii WiiWare, 2009)
- Pokémon Mysterious World: Portals to Infinity (Nintendo 3DS, 2012)
- Pokemon Mega Mystery Dungeon (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (Nintendo Switch, 2020)
Pokemon Rangers
In Pokémon Ranger we will not manage a trainer either, but a ranger wannabe, who is a protector of nature and Pokémon. Our mission will be stop a team of villains on our way to becoming a Chief Ranger.
La catch in pokemon ranger is not done with Pokéballs, but with a captor, which is a kind of spinning top that we will control with the console's stylus. The titles in this series are as follows:
- Pokemon Rangers (Nintendo DS, 2006)
- Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (Nintendo DS, 2008)
- Pokémon Ranger: Traces of Light (Nintendo DS, 2010)
Pokémon Rumble
in Rumble we will handle a pokemon in third person. Our mission will be to go through a series of phases in which we will have to face other enemy Pokémon. The mechanics are simple, and with the experience that we will acquire by defeating enemies, we will obtain the possibility of buy new attacks or recruit new characters with which to fight. These are all the Rumble that have come out so far:
- Pokémon Rumble (Nintendo Wii, WiiWare, 2009)
- Super Pokemon Rumble (Nintendo 3DS, 2011)
- Pokémon Rumble U (WiiU, 2013)
- Pokémon Rumble World (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)
- Pokémon Rumble Rush (iOS and Android, 2019)
Pokémon games based on Minigames
pokemon pinball
they existed two installments of Pokémon Pinball, based on the first and in the third generation. In these two games, we had to select a board and hit a Pokéball to capture Pokémon, defeat enemies in little mini-games, and generally get the best possible score.
- pokemon pinball (Game Boy Colour, 1999)
- Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire (Game Boy Advance, 2003)
Puzzles
The first game in this genre was Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. It was a Tetris Attack type game that had little to do with Pokémon. Then they would end up dating other games also based on puzzles like Pokémon Link or Pokémon Shuffle.
- Pokemon Puzzle Challenge (Game Boy Colour, 2000)
- Pokemon Puzzle League (Nintendo 64, 2000)
- Pokémon Shuffle (Nintendo 3DS, iOS and Android, 2015)
- Pokemon Link! (Nintendo DS, 2005)
- Pokemon Link: Battle! (Nintendo 3DS, 2014)
- Pokemon Picross (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)
- Pokémon Adventure between the keys (Nintendo DS, 2011)
- Pokémon Quest (Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android, 2018)
PokePark
PokéPark combines several mechanics from previous games and we will have to eFace several mega challenges using Pikachu. We are also allowed take pictures exactly the same as in Pokémon Snap.
- PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Great Adventure (Nintendo Wii, 2009)
- PokéPark 2: A World of Illusions (Nintendo Wii, 2011)
pokemon channel
This game featured Pikachu and a TV. We had to do a series of minigames to unlock more tv channels. The game was extremely boring, but it sold quite a few copies because it was the only legal way to get Jirachi in the main series games. There was only one edition of this type:
- pokemon channel (Nintendo GameCube, 2003)
Other titles based on minigames:
- Pokemon dash (Racing) – (Nintendo DS, 2004)
- Pokémon Art Academy (Drawing) – (Nintendo 3DS, 2014)
3D Fighting Games
There is a line of video games pokemon dedicated exclusively to combat. Pokémon Stadium it was the first of all. In this title, our mission was to face other trainers with a team of rented Pokémon. The strong point of the game was its compatibility with major Game Boy games, since we could use an accessory, the Transfer Pak, to bring our monsters to the big screen. The mechanic was repeated in Stadium 2, the main difference being the inclusion of the second generation Pokédex. After a few years, this line was reinvented again with Battle Revolution. In this Wii title, we could transfer the Pokémon from the Nintendo DS game with Wireless communication or simply play with the Pokémon that were lent to us in the coliseums. The combats in this game are double, mechanics inherited from Colosseum and XD and finally used by The Pokémon Company for official competitive Pokémon tournaments, the famous VGC.
- Pokémon Stadium (Nintendo 64, 1999)
- pokemon stadium 2 (Nintendo 64, 2001)
- pokemon battle revolution (Nintendo Wii, 2006)
Pokken
Pokken is a fighting game based on Tekken and SoulCalibur. It was developed by Bandai Namco and for Wii U. A few years later was ported to Nintendo Switch, where a few more playable characters were added.
- Pokkén Tournament (WiiU, 2015)
- Pokkén Tournament DX (Nintendo Switch, 2017)
Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD
In 2003, Genius Sonority taught Game Freak how to make a good Pokémon game with Pokémon Colosseum, a 3D title that totally broke with what was established in the main saga of pocket monsters. we were driving a ex-member of Equipo Cepo, one orcriminal organization dedicated to stealing Pokémon. Our protagonist abandons his companions when he discovers that they have joined Cífer, another gang of criminals who are dedicated to turning Pokémon into soulless machines.
A couple of years later Pokemon eXtreme Darkness (or Pokémon XD), a sequel What would he tell us? resurgence of Cífer in the Aura region. For many Pokemon fans, Colosseum and XD are the path Nintendo's franchise, Game Freak and Creatures Inc. should have taken. If you're a fan and haven't played them, you're not missing out on two great gems.
- Pokémon Colosseum (Nintendo GameCube, 2003)
- Pokémon XD: Dark Tempest (Nintendo GameCube, 2005)
Pokémon games based on Collectibles
Pokémon Snap
It originally came out for Nintendo 64. In the game we will have to capture Pokémon and get hold of them all, yes, but using a camera instead of Pokéballs. The sequel is called new pokemon snap and it's on Nintendo Switch. The most repeated criticism of this video game is the impossibility of handling the character, since it is a rail shooter.
- Pokémon Snap (Nintendo 64, 1999)
- new pokemon snap (Nintendo Switch, 2021)
Pokedex Games
- Pokedex 3D (Nintendo 3DS, 2011)
- Pokedex 3D Pro (Nintendo 3DS, 2012)
- Pokemon Radar (Nintendo 3DS, 2012)
- Pokédex (iOS, 2012)
Storage and Collection
Throughout the different installments of Pokémon, various tools for moving creatures from one game to another. At first, these apps were free, but they eventually became a cloud storage service for Pokémon with the advent of Pokémon Bank. These are the titles that belong to this group:
- Pokémon Box: Ruby and Sapphire
- My pokémon ranch
- Pokémon Bank + Poké Transporter
- Pokémon Home
Among these tools stands out Pokémon Home, a online service that exists since 2019 that serves as bridge among all Pokémon video games and applications. Currently, it serves as a link between Pokémon Let's Go, Pokémon Sword and Shield, Pokémon GO, and Pokémon Bank.
pokemon trading card
The first card title originally came out for the Game Boy. It was a video game that was visually reminiscent of the main games, but with a simpler aesthetic. Trading Card was a way to bring the card game to many Pokémon fans.. A second version came out in Japan and in recent years it was released pokemon trading card online, which is a web-based card game simulator.
- pokemon trading card (Game Boy Colour, 1998)
- pokemon trading card 2 (JP) (Game Boy Colour, 2001)
- pokemon trading card online (web-based, 2012)
Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO turned around the concept that we all had of Pokémon when it was launched in 2016. It is a augmented reality game Developed by Niantic for iOS and Android devices. The game uses the capabilities of the camera and the GPS of mobile devices to capture, fight and train Pokémon, which appear on the screen of our mobile pretending they are in our real world.
Board games and strategy
pokemon dueling
This board game came out in 2017 for mobile devices. It is an online strategy game of 6 vs. 6.
Pokemon Conquest
Pokémon Conquest is a kind of Risk based on feudal Japan. We will assume the role of a Warlord and we will have to conquer all the regions of the Rensei region to unify it in a single territory. We will start the mission with an Eevee, and later we will have to recruit different Pokémon to form an army and fight against other warlords. The game was released in the year 2012 for the Nintendo DS.
Applications
These are the apps available for the different mobile platforms.
- pokemon jukebox (Android, 2015)
- Pokémon TV (iOS and Android, 2013)
- Camp Pokémon (iOS and Android, 2014)
- pokemon photo booth (iOS and Android, 2016)
- Pokemon Magikarp Jump (iOS and Android, 2017)
- Pokémon Masters (iOS and Android, 2019)