The best Pokémon games on Nintendo Switch, our selection

It is the most recent console from the Japanese company and it already offers some quality ports as well as exclusives. If you are a novice, you will probably be interested in the reissues of Let's Go, Pikachu or Eevee, two titles that will allow you to get used to the license quietly. Unconditional fan? You're bound to be looking forward to Arceus' release, but what do you think of the open world format? Finally, the pokemon universe is above all the capture and training of wild creatures with various abilities. The Switch welcomes its own generation, Sword and Shield, discover it without further delay and take the opportunity to take a look at the other titles in our selection. If the visual universe of pokémons is childish and adorable, we should not believe thatit is simplistic. Fighting requires training and its folklore is rich. We come back to the history of pokémons and the variety of games and platforms where to find them.

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The history of Pokémon games

It is that of a passionate student who made his dream come true. Born from the imagination of a former crazy video game insect collector, Pocket Monster was released for Game Boy in 1996 in Japan. The console is then competed with the PlayStation and the beginnings of the game are difficult. Word of mouth didn't work until four weeks later and started to take off until it became the best seller of the year ahead of Super Mario 64 and Resident Evil. Nintendo launched it in the USA in 1998 and in Europe in 1999 accompanied by a collectible card game and an animated series. It becomes Pokémon following licensing issues. 25 years later, the title has been released in a multitude of games and it is still very successful. If you don't know the principle, it's simple.Pokémons are fantastic creatures that you will have to capture and train to make them fight. They are listed by families (plant, water, fire, etc.) and by generations. Thus, new varieties of small monsters are regularly emerging. They arrive in pairs and each has exclusive models. To help you see more clearly, here are the different generations of pokémons:

• Red and blue.

  Updated version of the original Green and Red Pocket Monsters.

• Gold and Silver then its improved version Cristal, released on Game Boy Color.

• Ruby and Sapphire then Emerald.

  Releases on Game Boy Advance.

• Diamant et Perle, released for Nintendo DS with Gold Heartgold and Silver Soulsilver, Gold and Silver reissues.

• Black and White, followed by the improved version Black 2 and White 2. Still on Nintendo DS.

• X and Y sign the arrival of pokémons on Nintendo 3DS with Rubis Omega and Saphir Alpha.

• Sun and Moon then Ultra-moon and Ultra-sun.

• Sword and Shield is the first generation to release on Switch, with Sparkling Diamond and Sparkling Pearl.

The Pokémon universe available on many platforms

The universe of these fantastic creatures is very rich.

It is available in several styles of video games and on several platforms.

Want to get started?

You can discover the pokémons on the old consoles and in particular the laptops.

Several generations have been released on the Game Boy and on the 3DS as well as titles such as the Mystery Dungeon series or Detective Pikachu.

Addicted to your smartphone?

They are also present on Android and iOS: Pokémon Home allows you to have your pokédex at your fingertips wherever you are.

Nintendo has also released Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, a puzzle game that requires you to use the abilities of captured and trained monsters to level up.