The Pokémon series has a rich history. Beginning its legacy in 1996, the franchise has grown very quickly from its most humble beginnings with a massive amount of merchandise, TV shows, and movies.
That's not even mentioning the astronomical number of spin-off video games that have the name Pokemon attached. Pokémon GO for mobile, Pokémon Stadium, Mystery Dungeon, Pinball, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, the list goes on, and as the star of the franchise continues to rise, so will the amount attached to it.
So, as you might expect with a series that has its hands in all the cookie jars, it can be hard to keep up with the main game series, especially as Nintendo continues to remake and re-release Pokémon from eras past. . With that, you should be up to date in no time.
Here are all the Pokemon games in order, listed by generation.
Generation I – Gameboy
pokemon red and blue
Original US release: September 28, 1998
Pokémon Yellow – Nintendo Gameboy
Original US release: October 19, 1999
Génération II – Gameboy Color
pokemon gold and silver
Original US release: October 15, 2000
pokemon crystal
Original US release: July 29, 2001
Generation III – Gameboy Advance
Pokemon ruby and sapphire
Original US release: March 18, 2003
Pokemon fire red and leaf green
Original US release: September 7, 2004
Pokémon emerald
Original US release: April 30, 2005
Generation IV – Nintendo DS
Pokémon Diamond & Pearl
Original US release: April 22, 2007
Pokémon Platinum
Original US release: March 22, 2009
Pokémon Heart Gold & Soul Silver
Original US release: March 14, 2010
Generation V – Nintendo DS
pokemon black and white
Original US release: March 6, 2011
Pokemon Black 2 and White 2
Original US release: October 7, 2012
Generation VI – Nintendo 3DS
Pokémon X & Y
Original US release: October 12, 2013
Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Original US release: November 21, 2014
Generation VII – Nintendo 3DS
Pokemon Sun and Moon
Original US release: November 18, 2016
Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Original US release: November 17, 2017
Generation VIII – Nintendo Switch
Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! And let's go, Eevee!
Original US release: November 16, 2018
Pokemon sword and shield
Original US release: November 15, 2019
