Pokémon Game Reviews by Our Readers

Pokémon Dungeon readers have been reviewing the games since the early days, from the original Red and Blue to Sun and Moon and the spin-offs in between. Every reader review is here, sorted by game, each with the reviewer’s own score out of 10. For the facts, the history and what the critics thought, see the game pages in our Games section.

• 49reader reviews
• 31games reviewed
• 7.9average reader score

Latest reviews

Pokémon Emerald

“The best way to see Hoenn”

by Test Trainer QA · Oct 2026

8.5/10

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

“The sky is the limit but I prefer to be on the ground.”

by wolffster25 · Mar 2018

8/10

Pokémon Black Version 2

“It Is Time for Pokémon to Stop Making Excuses”

by wolffster25 · Mar 2018

7/10

Pokémon Sapphire

“Pokémon A Classic Title Made More Classical”

by AC_Fanatic · Oct 2017

9/10

Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire

“An Wonderful Accessory for any Poké Fanatic!”

by AC_Fanatic · Oct 2017

9/10

Pokémon Red

“A Game So Classical, It's Music To My Ears.”

by AC_Fanatic · Oct 2017

9/10

Reviews by game

Pokémon Red & Blue 5Pokémon Yellow 1Pokémon Gold & Silver 1Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire 2Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen 3Pokémon Emerald 2Pokémon Diamond & Pearl 1Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver 4Pokémon Black & White 1Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 1Pokémon X & Y 1Pokémon Sun & Moon 3Pokémon Puzzle Challenge 2Pokémon Puzzle League 2Pokémon Stadium 2 2Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire 1Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red & Blue Rescue Team 2Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire 1Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness 1Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky 1Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure 1Pokémon Conquest 1Pokémon Battle Revolution 1My Pokémon Ranch 1Pokémon Rumble 1Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity 1Pokémon Shuffle 1Pokémon Picross 1Pokkén Tournament 1Pokémon GO 2Pokémon: Magikarp Jump 1

Pokémon Red & Blue

Game Boy · 1998 · 5 reviews · average 9.4/10

• “A Game So Classical, It's Music To My Ears.”Pokémon Red · by AC_Fanatic · Oct 20179/10
• “You've got to be the best!”Pokémon Red · by Sour · Aug 201710/10
• “Pokey-man!? That's right, and it's still going strong today.”Pokémon Blue · by Sour · Aug 201710/10
• “It's red, it's blue, and now it has you.”Pokémon Red · by nastynate3118 · Aug 20179/10
• “You certainly won't be feeling blue after playing this game.”Pokémon Blue · by nastynate3118 · Aug 20179/10

Pokémon Yellow

Game Boy · 1998 · 1 review · average 10.0/10

• “Pikachu, I choose you!”by Sour · Aug 201710/10

Pokémon Gold & Silver

Game Boy Color · 1999 · 1 review · average 10.0/10

• “An improvement over it's predecessors in many ways”Pokémon Gold · by Sour · Aug 201710/10

Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire

Game Boy Advance · 2002 · 2 reviews · average 9.5/10

• “Pokémon A Classic Title Made More Classical”Pokémon Sapphire · by AC_Fanatic · Oct 20179/10
• “Can't get any better then this!”Pokémon Ruby · by ItsJiv · Sep 201710/10

Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen

Game Boy Advance · 2004 · 3 reviews · average 8.7/10

• “One of the best Pokémon RPG's of all time.”Pokémon FireRed · by James Burton · Aug 201710/10
• “Where the leaves are green”Pokémon LeafGreen · by nastynate3118 · Aug 20178/10
• “Hearts on Fire”Pokémon FireRed · by nastynate3118 · Aug 20178/10

Pokémon Emerald

Game Boy Advance · 2004 · 2 reviews · average 8.8/10

• “The best way to see Hoenn”by Test Trainer QA · Oct 20268.5/10
• “Explore the all new Pokémon in the Hoenn Region...”by Track Star 52 · Sep 20179/10

Pokémon Diamond & Pearl

Nintendo DS · 2006 · 1 review · average 10.0/10

• “Slather honey on a tree, and a Pokémon appears. Slather this game, and I appear!”Pokémon Diamond · by James Burton · Aug 201710/10

Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver

Nintendo DS · 2009 · 4 reviews · average 9.0/10

• “Take a journey back to the Johto days”Pokémon SoulSilver · by Track Star 52 · Sep 20179/10
• “With so much to do, you'll never need another DS game”Pokémon HeartGold · by Timmy Petersson · Aug 20179/10
• “Hey Soul Silver, I don't want want to miss a single thing you do tonight...”Pokémon SoulSilver · by nastynate3118 · Aug 20179/10
• “Keep me searching for a heart of gold”Pokémon HeartGold · by nastynate3118 · Aug 20179/10

Pokémon Black & White

Nintendo DS · 2010 · 1 review · average 5.0/10

• “Oh, just make a Pokémon MMO already and be done with it.”Pokémon Black Version · by DDJ · May 20175/10

Pokémon Black 2 & White 2

Nintendo DS · 2012 · 1 review · average 7.0/10

• “It Is Time for Pokémon to Stop Making Excuses”Pokémon Black Version 2 · by wolffster25 · Mar 20187/10

Pokémon X & Y

Nintendo 3DS · 2013 · 1 review · average 8.0/10

• “A love letter to the franchise's oldest fans, and a welcoming embrace for the new ones.”Pokémon X · by DDJ · May 20178/10

Pokémon Sun & Moon

Nintendo 3DS · 2016 · 3 reviews · average 7.0/10

• “Many smaller steps forward, a couple bigger steps back, and just a few concepts that have…”Pokémon Sun · by James Burton · Aug 20178/10
• “A worthy sequel for a franchise that has outgrown the handheld format.”Pokémon Sun · by Alex Hajdasz · Aug 20177/10
• Pokémon Moon reviewPokémon Moon · by DDJ · May 20176/10

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

Game Boy Color · 2000 · 2 reviews · average 7.5/10

• “And I thought Tetris was bad...”by ItsJiv · Sep 20176/10
• “This is the PERFECT puzzle game!”by Timmy Petersson · Aug 20179/10

Pokémon Puzzle League

Nintendo 64 · 2000 · 2 reviews · average 7.5/10

• “Garbage Block, 3-D Style, and Pokémon”by PlasmawarriorX · Sep 20179/10
• “Pick any basic old puzzle game, and you've got the same thing as this.”by James Burton · Aug 20176/10

Pokémon Stadium 2

Nintendo 64 · 2000 · 2 reviews · average 8.0/10

• “Are you a Pokémon fan? Do you have a Transfer Pak and a Game Boy game?…”by SS_SAMY · Sep 20179/10
• “Well, it's actually good!”by Timmy Petersson · Aug 20177/10

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire

Game Boy Advance · 2003 · 1 review · average 7.0/10

• “The Pokémon Train Keeps On Rolling...”by midwinter · Oct 20177/10

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red & Blue Rescue Team

Game Boy Advance / DS · 2005 · 2 reviews · average 8.5/10

• “There is no Need for the humans in this wild Pokémon adventure.”Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team · by Track Star 52 · Sep 20179/10
• “While the gameplay is not TOTALLY different, it's the story and save-people jobs that bring you…”Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team · by James Burton · Aug 20178/10

Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire

GameCube · 2003 · 1 review · average 9.0/10

• “An Wonderful Accessory for any Poké Fanatic!”by AC_Fanatic · Oct 20179/10

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness

Nintendo DS · 2007 · 1 review · average 8.0/10

• “Another great game in the PMD series, but still needs to fix a few flaws.”Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness · by James Burton · Aug 20178/10

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

Nintendo DS · 2009 · 1 review · average 8.0/10

• “The sky is the limit but I prefer to be on the ground.”by wolffster25 · Mar 20188/10

Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure

Nintendo DS · 2011 · 1 review · average 10.0/10

• “Both speed typing and Pokémon knowledge are required”by Akwan · Oct 201710/10

Pokémon Conquest

Nintendo DS · 2012 · 1 review · average 4.0/10

• “Incredible potential. Abysmal execution.”by DDJ · May 20174/10

Pokémon Battle Revolution

Wii · 2006 · 1 review · average 5.0/10

• “Not enough for a revolution”by WishingTikal · Sep 20175/10

My Pokémon Ranch

WiiWare · 2008 · 1 review · average 4.0/10

• “Well...it does indeed store Pokémon.”by Morgan “The Retro Goat” Hench · Sep 20174/10

Pokémon Rumble

WiiWare · 2009 · 1 review · average 7.0/10

• “A Great New Battle System for Pokémon... But Where's the Game?”by Nelson Schneider · Sep 20107/10

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

Nintendo 3DS · 2012 · 1 review · average 4.0/10

• “One step forward and three steps back to a huge degree...”by Morgan “The Retro Goat” Hench · Sep 20174/10

Pokémon Shuffle

3DS eShop / mobile · 2015 · 1 review · average 8.0/10

• “Much Better Than You've Heard”by CharCol97 · Sep 20178/10

Pokémon Picross

3DS eShop · 2015 · 1 review · average 7.0/10

• “Want to play Picross with a bunch of silly rules and restrictions?”by Sneak The Snake · Oct 20177/10

Pokkén Tournament

Wii U · 2016 · 1 review · average 8.0/10

• “Master of the Pokéfist”by JRPGSensei · Oct 20178/10

Pokémon GO

iOS / Android · 2016 · 2 reviews · average 5.5/10

• “Is a dream a lie if it don't come true?”by Timmy Petersson · Aug 20175/10
• Pokémon GO reviewby Kwing · Aug 20176/10