List of games by release date

This is a list of Pokémon games sorted by release date. The Japanese, North American, European, Australian, Korean, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese release dates for each game released since 1996 are listed below, and can be sorted by region. , , and are not included in the following list. Games are listed with their first date of availability in each region, with games released for multiple consoles under the same name only listed once.
Game 	Release date 	Release date 	Release date 	Release date 	Release date 	Release date 	Release date 								
Game 	Japan 	North America 	Europe 	Australia 	South Korea 	Hong Kong 	Taiwan 								
 	February 27, 1996 	— 	— 	— 	— 	February 27, 2016 	February 27, 2016 								
 	October 15, 1996 	— 	— 	— 	— 	February 27, 2016 	February 27, 2016 								
Pokémon Stadium (Japanese) 	August 1, 1998 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
 	September 12, 1998	October 18, 1999 	June 16, 2000 	September 3, 1999 	— 	February 27, 2016 	February 27, 2016 								
 	— 	September 28, 1998	October 5, 1999 	November 1, 1998 	— 	— 	— 								
Hey You, Pikachu! 	December 12, 1998 	November 6, 2000 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
 	December 18, 1998 	April 10, 2000 	December 8, 2000 	April 4, 2000 	— 	— 	— 								
Super Smash Bros. 	January 21, 1999 	April 26, 1999 	November 19, 1999 	1999 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Snap 	March 21, 1999 	June 30, 1999 	September 15, 2000	March 23, 2000 	— 	— 	— 								
Picross NP Vol. 1 	April 1, 1999 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Pinball 	April 14, 1999 	June 28, 1999 	October 6, 2000 	July 13, 1999 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Stadium 	April 30, 1999 	February 29, 2000 	April 7, 2000 	March 23, 2000 	— 	— 	— 								
 	November 21, 1999 	October 15, 2000 	April 6, 2001 	October 13, 2000 	April 24, 2002 	September 22, 2017	September 22, 2017								
Dance! Pikachu 	December 1999 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge 	September 21, 2000	December 4, 2000 	June 8, 2001 	June 15, 2001 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Puzzle League 	— 	September 25, 2000	March 16, 2001 	2001 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Stadium 2 	December 14, 2000 	March 25, 2001 	October 19, 2001 	2001 	— 	— 	— 								
 	December 14, 2000 	July 30, 2001 	October 31, 2001 	September 30, 2001 	— 	January 26, 2018 	January 26, 2018 								
Pikachu's Great Surfing Adventure 	2000 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR! 	March 28, 2001 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon: Crayon Kids 	July 2001 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Super Smash Bros. Melee 	November 21, 2001 	December 3, 2001 	May 24, 2002 	May 31, 2002 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Party mini 	December 14, 2001 	November 16, 2001 	March 15, 2002 	October 3, 2001 -October 11, 2002	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Zany Cards 	December 14, 2001 	November 16, 2001 	March 15, 2002 	October 3, 2001 -October 11, 2002	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Pinball mini 	December 14, 2001 	November 16, 2001 	March 15, 2002 	October 3, 2001 -October 11, 2002	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Puzzle Collection 	December 14, 2001 	November 16, 2001 	March 15, 2002 	October 3, 2001 -October 11, 2002	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Tetris 	March 21, 2002 	— 	2002 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2 	April 26, 2002 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Race mini 	July 19, 2002 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon: Catch the Numbers! 	July 23, 2002 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pichu Bros. mini 	August 9, 2002 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Togepi's Great Adventure 	October 18, 2002 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
 	November 21, 2002 	March 19, 2003 	July 25, 2003 	April 3, 2003 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Breeder mini 	December 14, 2002 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire 	May 30, 2003 	July 11, 2004 	May 14, 2004 	July 16, 2004 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Channel 	July 18, 2003 	December 1, 2003 	April 1, 2004 	2004 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire 	August 1, 2003 	August 25, 2003 	November 14, 2003 	September 26, 2003 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Advanced Generation: I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana! 	November 17, 2003 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Colosseum 	November 21, 2003 	March 22, 2004 	May 14, 2004 	June 24, 2004 	— 	— 	— 								
 	January 29, 2004 	September 9, 2004 	October 1, 2004 	September 23, 2004 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pico for Everyone Pokémon Loud Battle! 	July 13, 2004 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
 	September 16, 2004	May 1, 2005 	October 21, 2005 	June 9, 2005 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Dash 	December 2, 2004 	March 13, 2005 	March 11, 2005 	April 9, 2005 	March 22, 2007 	— 	December 2, 2004 								
PokéPark: Fishing Rally DS 	May 10, 2005 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness 	August 4, 2005 	October 5, 2005 	November 18, 2005 	November 19, 2005 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pokémon Number Battle! 	October 1, 2005 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Trozei! 	October 20, 2005 	March 6, 2006 	May 5, 2006 	April 28, 2006 	May 17, 2007 	— 	October 20, 2005 								
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team 	November 17, 2005 	September 18, 2006	November 10, 2006 	September 28, 2006 	August 30, 2007 	— 	November 17, 2005 								
Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation: Pokémon Super Drill Let's Learn Numbers from 1 to 20!!	2005 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
 	March 23, 2006 	October 30, 2006 	April 13, 2007 	December 7, 2006 	— 	— 	March 23, 2006 								
Pokémate 	June 5, 2006 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
 	September 28, 2006	April 22, 2007 	July 27, 2007 	June 21, 2007 	February 14, 2008 	— 	September 28, 2006								
Pokémon Battle Revolution 	December 14, 2006 	June 25, 2007 	December 7, 2007 	November 22, 2007 	— 	— 	July 12, 2008 								
Intellectual Training Drill Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Letter and Number Intelligence Game 	April 21, 2007 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness 	September 13, 2007	April 20, 2008 	July 4, 2008 	June 19, 2008 	December 11, 2008 	— 	September 13, 2007								
Pokémon Battrio 	September 14, 2007	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	2010 								
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 	January 31, 2008 	March 9, 2008 	June 27, 2008 	June 26, 2008 	April 29, 2010 	January 30, 2008 	July 12, 2008 								
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia 	March 20, 2008 	November 10, 2008 	November 21, 2008 	November 13, 2008 	— 	— 	March 20, 2008 								
My Pokémon Ranch 	March 25, 2008 	June 9, 2008 	July 4, 2008 	July 4, 2008 	— 	— 	— 								
 	September 13, 2008	March 22, 2009 	May 22, 2009 	May 14, 2009 	July 2, 2009 	— 	September 13, 2008								
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky 	April 18, 2009 	October 12, 2009 	November 20, 2009 	November 12, 2009 	— 	— 	April 18, 2009 								
Pokémon Rumble 	June 16, 2009 	November 16, 2009 	November 20, 2009 	November 20, 2009 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Adventure Squad! 	August 4, 2009 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
 	September 12, 2009	March 14, 2010 	March 26, 2010 	March 25, 2010 	February 4, 2010 	— 	September 12, 2009								
Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Search for Pokémon! Adventure in the Maze! 	September 17, 2009	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure 	December 5, 2009 	November 1, 2010 	September 23, 2010	July 9, 2010 	— 	February 25, 2010 	December 5, 2009 								
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs 	March 6, 2010 	October 4, 2010 	November 5, 2010 	November 25, 2010 	— 	— 	March 6, 2010 								
 	September 18, 2010	March 6, 2011 	March 4, 2011 	March 10, 2011 	April 21, 2011 	September 18, 2010	September 18, 2010								
Pokémon Best Wishes: Intelligence Training Pokémon Big Sports Meet! 	December 4, 2010 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Trading Card Game Online 	— 	March 24, 2011 	March 24, 2011 	March 24, 2011 	— 	— 	— 								
Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure 	April 21, 2011 	— 	September 21, 2012	January 10, 2013 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokédex 3D 	June 17, 2011 	June 6, 2011 	June 7, 2011 	June 7, 2011 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Say Tap? 	July 15, 2011 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Card Game: How to Play DS 	August 5, 2011 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Rumble Blast 	August 11, 2011 	October 24, 2011 	December 2, 2011 	December 8, 2011 	July 12, 2012 	— 	— 								
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond 	November 12, 2011 	February 27, 2012 	March 23, 2012 	March 29, 2012 	— 	November 12, 2011 	November 12, 2011 								
Pokémon Conquest 	March 17, 2012 	June 18, 2012 	July 27, 2012 	June 21, 2012 	— 	— 	— 								
 	June 23, 2012 	October 7, 2012 	October 12, 2012 	October 11, 2012 	November 8, 2012 	June 23, 2012 	June 23, 2012 								
Pokémon Dream Radar 	June 23, 2012 	October 7, 2012 	October 12, 2012 	October 11, 2012 	November 8, 2012 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Tretta 	July 14, 2012 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	April 16, 2016 								
Pokédex 3D Pro 	July 14, 2012 	November 8, 2012 	November 8, 2012 	November 8, 2012 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity 	November 23, 2012 	March 24, 2013 	May 17, 2013 	May 18, 2013 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokédex for iOS 	December 6, 2012 	December 10, 2012 	December 10, 2012 	December 10, 2012 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Official Strategy Guide Book 	December 14, 2012 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon TV 	— 	February 12, 2013 	February 12, 2013 	February 12, 2013 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Rumble U 	April 24, 2013 	August 29, 2013 	August 15, 2013 	August 16, 2013 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Tretta Lab 	August 10, 2013 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
 	October 12, 2013 	October 12, 2013 	October 12, 2013 	October 12, 2013 	October 12, 2013 	October 12, 2013 	October 12, 2013 								
Pokémon X and Y Official Full Strategy Guide 	November 22, 2013 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Bank 	December 25, 2013 	February 5, 2014 	February 4, 2014 	February 4, 2014 	December 25, 2013 	December 25, 2013 	December 25, 2013 								
Pokémon Battle Trozei 	March 12, 2014 	March 20, 2014 	March 13, 2014 	March 14, 2014 	— 	— 	— 								
The Thieves and the 1000 Pokémon 	June 5, 2014 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Art Academy 	June 19, 2014 	October 24, 2014 	July 4, 2014 	July 5, 2014 	April 23, 2015 	October 24, 2014 	October 24, 2014 								
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 	September 13, 2014	October 3, 2014 	October 3, 2014 	October 4, 2014 	September 10, 2015	July 24, 2015 	July 24, 2015 								
Camp Pokémon 	— 	October 21, 2014 	October 21, 2014 	October 21, 2014 	— 	— 	— 								
 	November 21, 2014 	November 21, 2014 	November 28, 2014 	November 21, 2014 	November 21, 2014 	November 21, 2014 	November 21, 2014 								
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 	December 6, 2014 	November 21, 2014 	November 28, 2014 	November 29, 2014 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Official Full Strategy Guide 	November 22, 2014 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Nintendo Badge Arcade 	December 17, 2014 	November 10, 2015 	November 13, 2015 	November 13, 2015 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Daisuki Club Official App 	February 4, 2015 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Style 	February 15, 2015 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Shuffle 	February 18, 2015 	February 18, 2015 	February 18, 2015 	February 18, 2015 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Rumble World 	April 8, 2015 	April 8, 2015 	April 8, 2015 	April 8, 2015 	— 	— 	— 								
Learn Real English Through Pokémon: XY Translation Scope 	April 9, 2015 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Jukebox 	May 7, 2015 	June 23, 2015 	June 23, 2015 	June 23, 2015 	June 23, 2015 	— 	— 								
Dancing? Pokémon Band 	June 30, 2015 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokkén Tournament 	July 16, 2015 	September 24, 2015	March 18, 2016 	March 19, 2016 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Shuffle Mobile 	August 25, 2015 	September 1, 2015 	September 1, 2015 	September 1, 2015 	January 20, 2016 	September 1, 2015 	September 1, 2015 								
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon 	September 17, 2015	November 20, 2015 	February 19, 2016 	February 20, 2016 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Picross 	December 2, 2015 	December 3, 2015 	December 3, 2015 	December 4, 2015 	— 	— 	— 								
Detective Pikachu – Birth of a New Duo 	February 3, 2016 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Photo Booth 	— 	February 24, 2016 	February 24, 2016 	February 24, 2016 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Duel 	April 12, 2016 	January 24, 2017 	January 24, 2017 	January 24, 2017 	— 	January 24, 2017 	January 24, 2017 								
Pokémon GO 	July 22, 2016 	July 6, 2016 	July 13, 2016 	July 6, 2016 	January 24, 2017 	July 25, 2016 	August 6, 2016 								
Pokémon Ga-Olé 	July 7, 2016 	— 	— 	— 	— 	October 13, 2021 	December 5, 2020 								
 	November 18, 2016 	November 18, 2016 	November 23, 2016 	November 18, 2016 	November 18, 2016 	November 18, 2016 	November 18, 2016 								
Pokémon: Magikarp Jump 	May 23, 2017 	May 24, 2017 	May 17, 2017 	May 25, 2017 	May 23, 2017 	May 23, 2017 	May 23, 2017 								
Pokémon Playhouse 	— 	September 21, 2017	September 21, 2017	September 21, 2017 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokkén Tournament DX 	September 22, 2017	September 22, 2017	September 22, 2017	September 22, 2017 	— 	September 22, 2017	— 								
 	November 17, 2017 	November 17, 2017 	November 17, 2017 	November 17, 2017 	November 17, 2017 	November 17, 2017 	November 17, 2017 								
Pikachu Talk 	November 8, 2017 	February 26, 2018 	February 26, 2018 	February 26, 2018 	— 	— 	— 								
 	March 23, 2018 	March 23, 2018 	March 23, 2018 	March 24, 2018 	— 	March 23, 2018 	March 23, 2018 								
Pokémon Quest 	May 30, 2018 	May 29, 2018 	May 30, 2018 	May 30, 2018 	May 30, 2018 	May 30, 2018 	May 30, 2018 								
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! 	November 16, 2018 	November 16, 2018 	November 16, 2018 	November 16, 2018 	November 16, 2018 	November 16, 2018 	November 16, 2018 								
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 	December 7, 2018 	December 7, 2018 	December 7, 2018 	December 7, 2018 	December 7, 2018 	December 7, 2018 	December 7, 2018 								
Pokémon TCG Card Dex 	— 	February 8, 2019 	February 4, 2019 	February 8, 2019 	— 	February 8, 2019 	February 8, 2019 								
Pokémon Pass 	— 	May 1, 2019 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Rumble Rush 	May 22, 2019 	May 22, 2019 	May 22, 2019 	May 15, 2019 	May 22, 2019 	May 22, 2019 	May 22, 2019 								
Pokémon Masters EX 	August 29, 2019 	August 28, 2019 	August 29, 2019 	August 29, 2019 	August 29, 2019 	August 29, 2019 	August 29, 2019 								
Pokémon Wave Hello 	October 15, 2019 	October 15, 2019 	October 15, 2019 	October 15, 2019 	— 	— 	October 15, 2019 								
Pokémon Sword and Shield 	November 15, 2019 	November 15, 2019 	November 15, 2019 	November 15, 2019 	November 15, 2019 	November 15, 2019 	November 15, 2019 								
Pokémon Medallion Battle 	December 23, 2019 	— 	— 	— 	— 	December 23, 2019 	December 23, 2019 								
Pokémon Tower Battle 	December 23, 2019 	December 23, 2019 	December 23, 2019 	December 23, 2019 	— 	December 23, 2019 	December 23, 2019 								
Pokémon HOME 	February 12, 2020 	February 11, 2020 	February 12, 2020 	February 12, 2020 	February 12, 2020 	February 12, 2020 	February 12, 2020 								
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX 	March 6, 2020 	March 6, 2020 	March 6, 2020 	March 6, 2020 	— 	March 6, 2020 	March 6, 2020 								
Pokémon Smile 	June 17, 2020 	June 17, 2020 	June 17, 2020 	June 17, 2020 	June 17, 2020 	June 17, 2020 	June 17, 2020 								
Pokémon Café ReMix 	June 24, 2020 	June 23, 2020 	June 24, 2020 	June 24, 2020 	June 24, 2020 	June 24, 2020 	June 24, 2020 								
Pokémon Mezastar 	September 17, 2020	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 								
New Pokémon Snap 	April 30, 2021 	April 30, 2021 	April 30, 2021 	April 30, 2021 	April 30, 2021 	April 30, 2021 	April 30, 2021 								
Pokémon UNITE 	July 21, 2021 	July 21, 2021 	July 21, 2021 	July 21, 2021 	July 21, 2021 	July 21, 2021 	July 21, 2021 								
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 	November 19, 2021 	November 19, 2021 	November 19, 2021 	November 19, 2021 	November 19, 2021 	November 19, 2021 	November 19, 2021 								
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 	January 28, 2022 	January 28, 2022 	January 28, 2022 	January 28, 2022 	January 28, 2022 	January 28, 2022 	January 28, 2022 								
Pokémon Trading Card Game Live 	— 	February 22, 2022 	August 14, 2022 	July 19, 2022 	— 	— 	— 								
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet 	November 18, 2022 	November 18, 2022 	November 18, 2022 	November 18, 2022 	November 18, 2022 	November 18, 2022 	November 18, 2022 								
Pokémon Sleep 	July 20, 2023 	July 16, 2023 	July 18, 2023 	July 16, 2023 	July 19, 2023 	July 19, 2023 	July 19, 2023 								
Detective Pikachu Returns 	October 6, 2023 	October 6, 2023 	October 6, 2023 	October 6, 2023 	October 6, 2023 	October 6, 2023 	October 6, 2023 								
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket 	October 30, 2024 	October 30, 2024 	October 30, 2024 	October 30, 2024 	October 30, 2024 	October 30, 2024 	October 30, 2024 								
Pokémon Legends: Z-A 	2025 	2025 	2025 	2025 	2025 	2025 	2025 								
==Trivia==
* 1997 is the only year in which no Pokémon game was released in any major territory.
* 2004 is the first year in which more than one unique set of core series Pokémon gamed was released in Japan.
* 2015 is the first year since 1997 in which no core series Pokémon game was released in any major territory.
* 2022 is the first year since 1997 in which no spin-off Pokémon game was released in any major territory.
** It is also the first year in which more than one unique set of core series Pokémon games was released outside of Japan.
* The most new releases of Pokémon games was in 2015, with 11 games first released that year.
** Excluding 1997 which had no Pokémon game released anywhere, 2024 has the lowest number of new releases at one. 2024 is also the only year since 1997 in which no new Pokémon game released on Nintendo hardware.
* 2023 and 2024 mark the first time in series history that no new core series game was released in two consecutive years.
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