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All 12 'Pokémon' Switch Games, Ranked

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From the start of its gaming franchise in 1996 to now, Pokémon has become Nintendo’s second biggest-selling series, moving out around half a billion units. It comes behind Mario, which has sold around 150 million more units than it, albeit with a head start of around a decade and a half.

Pokémon games started on the Game Boy in the first generation and have continued through the many iterations of the Game Boy and the iterations of the Nintendo DS to now, where games are released on the Switch, which is a top-five selling console for Nintendo and is quickly rising on that list.

There has been a total of twelve games released on the Nintendo Switch at the time of writing and if you’re wondering how the seventh and eighth-generation games are stacking up against each other, below we have compiled a list of them in order from worst to best.

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12. 'Pokémon HOME'

Release Date: February 12th, 2020

Download Now, Free

11. 'Pokémon Quest'

Release Date: May 30th, 2018

Download Now, Free-to-Play

10. 'Pokémon Café ReMix'

Release Date: June 23rd, 2020

Download Now, Free-to-Play

9. 'Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX'

Release Date: March 6th, 2020

Buy Now, Price Varies

8. 'Pokémon UNITE'

Release Date: July 21st, 2021

Download Now, Free-to-Play

7. 'Pokémon Scarlet and Violet'

Release Date: November 18th, 2022

Buy Now, $99.99 (Bundle)

6. 'Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl'

Release Date: November 19th, 2021

Buy Now, $91.99 (Bundle)

5. 'Pokkén Tournament DX'

Release Date: September 22nd, 2017

Download Now, $59.99

4. 'Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu! and Let’s Go Eevee!'

Release Date: November 16th, 2018

Buy Now, $54.99

3. 'New Pokémon Snap'

Release Date: April 30th, 2021

Buy Now, Price Varies

2. 'Pokémon Sword and Shield'

Release Date: November 15th, 2019

Buy Now, $105.99 (Bundle)

1. 'Pokémon Legends: Arceus'

Release Date: January 28th, 2022

Buy Now, $54.86
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