Pokémon, also known as Pocket Monsters in Japan, is an electronic game series from Nintendo that debuted in Japan in February 1996 as Pokémon Green and Pokémon Red.
In the games, players assume the role of Pokémon trainers, obtaining cartoon monsters and developing them to battle other Pokémon.
The original Pokémon is a role-playing game based around building a small team of monsters to battle other monsters in a quest to become the best. Pokémon are divided into types, such as water and fire, each with different strengths.
The game series includes:
- for GameBoy: Pokémon Red (1996), Pokémon Green (1996), Pokémon Blue (1996), Pokémon Yellow (1998)
- for GameBoy Color: Pokémon Gold (1999), Pokémon Silver (1999), Pokémon Crystal (2000)
- for GameBoy Advance: Pokémon Ruby (2002), Pokémon Sapphire (2002), Pokémon FireRed (2004), Pokémon LeafGreen (2004), Pokémon Emerald (2004)
- for Nintendo DS: Pokémon Diamond (2006), Pokémon Pearl (2006), Pokémon Platinum (2008), Pokémon HeartGold (2009), Pokémon SoulSilver (2009), Pokémon Black (2010), Pokémon White (2010), Pokémon Black 2 (2012), Pokémon White 2 (2012)
- for Nintendo 3DS: Pokémon X (2013), Pokémon Y (2013), Pokémon Omega Ruby (2014), Pokémon Alpha Sapphire (2014), Pokémon Sun (2016), Pokémon Moon (2016), Pokémon UltraSun (2017), Pokémon UltraMoon (2017)
- for Nintendo Switch: Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! (2018), Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee! (2018), Pokémon Sword (2019), Pokémon Shield (2019), Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (2021), Pokémon Shining Pearl (2021), Pokémon Legends: Arceus (2022), Pokémon Scarlet (2022), Pokémon Violet (2022)
There are also other games with the Pokémon characters but with different gameplay like Pokémon GO