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Pokémon games and guides
Find Pokémon recommendations for different tastes and priorities. These guides compare the strongest starting points and explain the trade-offs before you choose.

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Best Pokémon Games: The Right Starting Point Depends on What You Want
Classic journeys, ambitious sequels and a different approach to catching all have a place.
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Best Pokémon Games on 3DS: Choose Alola, Hoenn or Kalos
The region and the type of adventure matter more than buying every paired version.
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Best Pokémon DS Games: Pick a Region Before Picking a Cartridge
Johto, Sinnoh and Unova offer different reasons to return to the dual-screen era.
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Best Pokémon Games on Switch: Catching, Battles or a Different Kind of Adventure?
Separate the badge journeys from field research, real-time combat and photography before choosing.
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