Pokémon (video game series)

Pokémon is a series of role-playing games in which Trainers collect, battle, and raise the titular Pokémon. The core series is the central part of the colossal Pokémon media franchise, determining the new Pokémon species that are designed and revealed.
Pokémon games that start their respective generations introduce a new region of the Pokémon world, three new starter Pokémon, Legendary Pokémon that usually serve as game mascots, and various human characters. These games are released in paired versions, containing some different Pokémon and other alterations, encouraging players to trade Pokémon between versions to complete their collections. They can be supplanted by updated third versions or sequels, remakes of games from previous generations, and various spinoffs. Many fans criticize the paired- and third-version practices, and so create their fangames as singular versions.
The series is developed by Game Freak with rights managed by various companies. It is published by Nintendo, and considered a flagship series alongside Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, and the like.
==Canon games==
*Pokémon Red Version / Blue Version (RB)
**Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition (Y)
**Pokémon FireRed Version / LeafGreen Version (FRLG)
**Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Eevee! (LGPE)
*Pokémon Gold Version / Silver Version (GS)
**Pokémon Crystal Version (C)
**Pokémon HeartGold Version / SoulSilver Version (HGSS)
*Pokémon Ruby Version / Sapphire Version (RS)
**Pokémon Emerald Version (E)
**Pokémon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (ORAS)
*Pokémon Diamond Version / Pearl Version (DP)
**Pokémon Platinum Version (Pt)
**Pokémon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (BDSP)
*Pokémon Black Version / White Version (BW)
**Pokémon Black Version 2 / White Version 2 (B2W2)
*Pokémon X / Y (XY)
*Pokémon Sun / Moon (SM)
**Pokémon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (USUM)
*Pokémon Sword / Shield (SwSh)
**The Isle of Armor
**The Crown Tundra
*Pokémon Legends: Arceus (LA)
*Pokémon Scarlet / Violet (SV)
*The Lullaby of Fire and Ice
===Spin-offs===
*Hey You, Pikachu!
*Pokémon Stadium
*Pokémon Stadium 2
*Pokemon Puzzle League
*Pokémon Channel
*Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire
*Pokémon Colosseum
*Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
*Pokémon Battle Revolution
*My Pokémon Ranch
*PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
*Pokémon Dream World
*PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
*Pokkén Tournament (DX)
==Fanon games==
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===Subseries===
The Pokémon series being as popular as it is has spawned a few series spin offs which focus around all sorts of different things and have a different play style to the original series.
====Litle P and Sandslash====
:Main article: Litle P and Sandslash (series)
One of the most popular spin off franchises it focuses around Pokémon as opposed to people and is not focused on the catching of Pokémon in fact you can not catch Pokémon at all.
====Police Academy====
:Main article: Police Academy (series)
Another spinoff. It focuses around Humans in a more personal way and is a free romaing platformer where the characters move around in a story as a police officer in the Pokémon world interacting and co-operating with Pokémon in a new way.
====Pokémon: Legends of Mew====
:Main article: Pokémon: Legends of Mew
In this game, Xyphyl, a red Mew, goes on an adventure to rescue the kidnapped Princess Blooe. He is trying to prove how awesome a red Mew can truly be!
==See also==
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