Pokemon, the beloved video game series and multimedia franchise featur🍨ing over a thousand strange creatures ♑known as Pokemon or Pocket Monsters, has entertained fans for nearly three decades. Despite the constantly expanding number of Pokemon, many of the mainline games feature all of them, with later entries making some Pokemon inaccessible until after the credits have rolled and others completely excluding some Pokemon.

Mew floating high above the grass. Arceus posing regally in a bright sky. Giratina spreads its wings in the darkness.
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But does the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:number of available Pokemon determine the overall quality of an entry? No, of course not, but if you're ranking them by the number of available Pokemon, some are easily considered to be better than others. Below, we'll rank every mainline Pokemon game by its Regional Pokedex size, from the original 🥂Red and Blue vers𓄧ions to Generation Nine's Scarlet and Violet.

Updated September 25, 2024, by Ryan Hay: We strive to make sure that we have the most accurate information around when it comes to your Pokemon knowledge needs, so we took a look back at all the Regional Pokedexs across all the generations of games and made sure everything is to date. In that process, we added some extra little tidbits of information and trivia for everyone to enjoy!

18 🌱 Red, Blue, And Yellow

Your First Adventure

168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Pokemon Red
Adventure
JRPG

Released
🧔 February 27, 1996 🥃
ESRB
e
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Engine
unity
Franchise
Pokemon
How Long To Beat
27 hours
GameRankings Rating
88%
  • Kanto Pokedex Size: 151

The original trilogy and the Japan-exclusive Green Version had 150 Pokemon in the game, with the 151 Pokemon Mew only being available thro🉐ugh event distribution or hacking. Because these were the first few Pokemon games, their number isn't as big as later entries, but hav🌞ing that many catchable creatures was nothing short of impressive at the time of its launch.

These games, of course, were also the first to introduce a version-exclusive Pokemon that encouraged trading with other players. These🐓 may not have the largest amount of Pokemon, but their legacy and i✅nfluence at the beginning of the series should not be understated.

17 FireRed & LeafGreen 🔯

A Return To Kanto

  • Kanto Pokedex Size: 151
  • National Pokedex Size: 386

The third🏅 generation remakes of the first generation games, FireRed Version and LeafGreen Version, featured the original 150 Pokemon, with Mew still only available through event distribution or hacking, and added the abilitie🧸s and attacks first introduced in Ruby Version and Sapphire Version.

The post-game featured an exclusive new area known as the Sevii Islands, not to be confused with the anime-exclusive Orange Islands, which have some second-generation Pokemon that weren't available to catch in Ruby and Sapphire. Pokemon evolutions for first-generation Pokemon introduced🌠 in the second and third-generation games 🧸were only available once players reached the post-game.

16 Diamond & Pearl 🐲

Rebooting The Series

Pokémon Diamond
RPG

Released
Aprꦆil 22, 2007
ESRB
E for Everyone 🎀 ♍
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Engine
Unity
Multiplayer
😼 Local Multiplayer
Franchise
Pokemon
How Long To Beat
41 Hours
Metascore
85
  • Sinnoh Pokedex Size: 151
  • National Pokedex Size: 493

Diamond Version and Pearl Version were the series' first entries on the Nintendo DS. They introduced 107 new Pokemon, with 151 Pokemon in the Sinnoh Pokedex, matching the number of Pokemon in the original Kanto Pokedex. Seven new Pokemon were also not featured in the Sinnoh Pokedex, increa𒆙sing the number of Pokemon in the National Pokedeওx to 493.

Due to the Game Boy Advance slot of the Nintendo DS, Pokemon from the third generation games could be transferred via the Pal Park. In this Safari Zone-like post-game area, players could recapture their transferred Pokemon, provi𝓰ding a way to reobtain Pokemon from games on a previous console.

15 🤪 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

A Modern Remake

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and 🌠Shining Pearl
RPG
Adventure

Released
November꧟ 19, 2021
ESRB
rp
Developer(s)
ILCA
Publisher(s)
ILCA
Engine
unity
Multiplayer
🍎 Local Multiplayer
Franchise
Pokemon
How Long To Beat
109 Hours
  • Sinnoh Pokedex Size: 151
  • National Pokedex Size: 493

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl are faithful Nintendo Switch remakes of Diamond and Pearl, so they don't include many features introduced in Pokemon Sword and Shield. The Sinnoh Pokedex has🐻 the same number of Pokemon as the original pair of fourth-generation games, with 151 Pokemon in total.

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The National Pokedex can only be obtained once the player has obtained the data for every Pokemon in the Sinnoh Pokedex, which only includes the 493 Pokemon from the first four generations, with a few exceptions. Any Pokemon from the fifth generation onward cannot be transferred to Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl from 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon Home.

14 Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee

Pokemon Go On Console

Pokemon Let's Go
RPG
4.0/5
8.0/10

Released
November 16, 2018♍ ♔
ESRB
E for Everyone: Mild♉ Cartoon♚ Violence
Publisher(s)
♒ Nintendo, The Pokemon Company
Engine
unity
Franchise
Pokemon
Platform(s)
Switch
  • Kanto Pokedex Size: 153

The Nintendo Switch exclusive 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon Let's Go P💞ikachu, and Let's Go Eevee are remakes of the Yellow Version that take away some of the improvements from previous games in favor of borrowing specific mechanics from 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon Go in♋stead and are also able to connect with the popular mobile game.

As remakes of Pokemon Yellow Version, Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee have the original 151 Pokemon but also added 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the Mythical Pokemon Meltan and its evolved form Melmetal from Pokemon Go, meaning the total number of Pokemon was increased to 153, with no other newer Pokemon besides temporary in-battle Mega Evolutions featured in the post-game. You also do get access to special regional forms, though they are listed as different forms rather than unique Pokedex♑ entries.

13 🐭 Black & W𝓰hite

Off To A New Region

Pokémon Black
RPG

Released
March 6, 2011 🐼
ESRB
💝 E for Everyone: Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence 🦹
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Franchise
Pokemon
How Long To Beat
32 Hours
Metascore
87
  • Unova Pokedex Size: 155
  • National Pokedex Size: 649

Black Version and White Version serve as a sort of "soft reboot" of the series, with a regional Poked꧅ex filled with only the 156 new Pokemon, with three only available through event distribution or hacking. Older Pokemon still appeared in the game but✅ were either only obtainable in the post-game or through transfer, increasing the total number of Pokemon to 649.

This pair of games was also the first to include the Poke Transfer feature, which allowed Pokemon to be transferred to them from the fourth-generation games, with players having to recapture them in a Poke Ball shootiওng mini-game, which was a little different from the previously intr💦oduced Pal Park feature.

12 Ruby, Sℱapphire, And Emerald

A Perfect Mobile Game

168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Pokemon Emerald
RPG

Released
May 1, 2005
ESRB
E For Everyone ❀
Publisher(s)
The Pokemon Company, Nintendo
Multiplayer
ও ꦚ Local Multiplayer
Franchise
Pokemon
How Long To Beat
31 Hours
Metascore
76
  • Hoenn Pokedex Size: 202
  • National Pokedex Size: 386

Ruby Version and Sapphire Version were the fi꧋rst entries in the series to launch for the Game Boy Advance and introduced 135 new Pokemon to the series, with 200 Pokemon availabℱle in-game and two Mythical Pokemon, Jirachi and Deoxys, only available through event distribution or hacking.

Although th🌳ese games increased the total number of existing Pokemon to 386, many were not available to trade to the games until the launc🗹h of FireRed and LeafGreen due to the lack of connectivity features between the Game Boy Advance and its predecessors, but the launch of FireRed and LeafGreen helped to alleviate this issue. This changed with the release of the third game, Emerald, which made completing the Pokedex a bit easier.

11 Platinum

Laying The Groundwork For Future Games

Pokémon Platinum
JRPG

Released
March 22,♌ 2009 🍎
ESRB
💧 E For🐭 Everyone
Publisher(s)
Nintendo, The Pokemon Company🌟 ꧃
Multiplayer
🌊 Local Multiplayer ꦜ
Franchise
Pokemon
How Long To Beat
35 Hours
Metascore
83
  • Enhanced Sinnoh Pokedex Size: 210
  • National Pokedex Size: 493

An ꧒updated third version of Diamond and Pearl, Platinum Version, added 59 Pokemon to the Sinnoh Pokedex, boosting the number from 151 to 210, with all 493 Pokemon of the time still in the National Pokedex. Like its predecessor, it also had several Pokemon that had to be obtained in other games and traded or transferred, with 14 Pokemon missing.

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Platinum Version was also notable for introducing a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:number of new forms for previously introduced fourth-generation Pokemon, including Rotom, Shaymin, and Giratina, with Shaymin and Giratina each getting one new form and Rotom ge✱tting five new forms.

10 ♚ Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 🌠

Back To Honnen

168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Pokemon Omega Ruby
JRPG

Released
🐠 November 2♐1, 2014
ESRB
E For Everyone due to Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence ꦕ
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Multiplayer
🥂 ജ Online Multiplayer
Franchise
Pokemon
Platform(s)
3DS
Metascore
83
  • Hoenn Pokedex Size: 211
  • National Pokedex Size: 721

The only pair of remakes for the Nintendo 3DS, Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire once again ꦚfeatured 202 Pokemon in the Hoenn Pokedex, with a few older Pokemon being dropped in favor of evolutions and pre-evolutions of third-generation Pokemon that were introduce🌼d after Ruby and Sapphire Version.

Like Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire featured 721 Pokemon totalꦚ and introduced♐ several new Mega Evolutions for pre-existing Pokemon, as well as Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, new forms for the Legendary Pokemon similar to Mega Evolution but obtained through a process called Primal Reversion.

9 𒁏 Legends Arceus

Transported To The Past

168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Pokemon Legends: Arceus
RPG
Action
3.5/5
8.8/10

Released
✃ January 28, 2022
ESRB
E for Everyone: Mild Fantasy Violence ൲
Publisher(s)
💙 Nintendo, The Pokemon Company
Engine
Proprietary Engine 🍌
Cross-Platform Play
n/a
Cross Save
n/a
Franchise
Pokemon
Steam Deck Compatibility
no
How Long To Beat
26 Hours
X|S Optimized
no
Metascore
83
  • Hisui Pokedex Size: 242

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon Legends Arceus, a more experimental Pokemon title based on Diamond Version and Pearl Ve🔯rsion, features all the Pokemon from the Sinnoh Pokedex. It also adds some new regional forms for Pokemon introduced in other generations, their pre-evolved forms, and seven brand-new Pokemon, bringing the total number of featured Pokemon to 242 for the Hisui Pokedex.

Pokemon Legends Arceus also features sev🍰eral previously event-exclusive Mythical Pokemon, such as Darkrai, Manaphy, and Shaymin, available in the game through side quests that NPCs give the player, with Arceus only being obtainable in the post-game after catching all other Pokemon in the Hisui Pokedex.