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