All 11 Pokémon Switch Games Ranked

I just want the classic Pokémon in switch. Imagine playing emerald or platinum

I hope we get more 'Legends' type games. Edit: Boys, we got 'em.

Hot take but I actually like random encounters in Pokémon, I think Sword and Shield did it best by giving us both, and having it so that the random encounter could be avoided

Remember when everyone hated the art style in let’s go and now it’s still the best looking mainline game on switch

It may have not sold incredibly well, but I do wish we had a Pokken 2. There are so many Pokemon I'd love to see and play with. (And I want to see a nice single player story mode.) As for the games, my favorite would be Scarlet/Violet and Arceus, I absolutely loved 'em.

Legends Arceus is the best, I had so much fun playing it last year and I might even elaborate more why this is one of my favorites experiences on Switch in a video at some point, but thruth be told, it is really a great game that while it could have been even better if wasn't rushed, it was excellent all around and felt like a real evolution of the series as a whole.

Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee are the most technically proficient mainline Pokémon games on Switch. They're aesthetically consistent, and even though the catching mechanics are weird, it's a tighter and more fully realized version of Gen 1. Let's Go gameplay is not for everyone, but it's hard for me to make an argument against it being the best mainline Pokémon on Switch.

My hottest take of the Switch Era Pokémon is that Pokémon Let’s Go has the best art direction the series has seen with Mizutani’s character designs and soft painterly aesthetics. If you disagree I strongly encourage you to look at the concept art and the characters designs - I would love to see Johto return in this style (maybe not so Pokémon Go infused but more so artistically). The designs in Scarlett/Violet and Sword/Shield are great too but they don’t infuse with the rest of the world at all, the environment designs don’t match the love seen in the character designs and it’s a shame these mainline titles aren’t given more time to cook.

I remember after Let’s Go and the lead up to Sword and Shield, people were so excited that Pokémon was on home consoles for main entries and whatnot…and in the last few years that mood has like dissipated especially online with some Arceus exceptions.

I personally love Legends Arceus more than the Scarlet and Violet games. It was worked on after the fact and made to run so much smoother. Maybe it is the smaller areas with loading screens between that helps, cause they don't want to do a major overhaul on their game engine. What I'd like to see in another game would be to take the Legends formula, but add in some features from the other mainline games. Like for example the Underground from BDSP, that dungeon mini game from the Sword/Shield crown tundra expansion, camping/picnicking from S/V, and how about a lot more options for battling?

New Pokemon Snap is so unbelievably good. It’s my go-to game to pull out when I don’t have anything else to play because there’s somehow still stuff in there I’ve never seen. It also sets an impossibly high standard for the rest of the franchise and, not gonna lie, is probably a big part of why I haven’t bought any Pokemon games except Arceus since.

I'm just starting to get back into Pokemon games again on the Switch. I enjoyed Scarlet/Violet a lot, started a Sword/Shield game but haven't done much with it yet. There are many on here I want to try sometime too. New Pokemon Snap looks like a lot of fun and like probably the most visually appealing Pokemon game. Legends sounds like fun too and I know a lot of people really like it. I think I would enjoy Let's Go also especially since you can ride around on the larger Pokemon. I haven't played a Mystery Dungeon game since the DS era but that could be interesting to check out too. And Pokken seems like it could be great to play with friends or family members for some quick fun. I'm not really interested in the rest, though.

New Pokémon Snap quickly became one of my favorite games of all time and I'm so happy to see others love it, as well. It's so sad how Pokémon games rarely look this good but it makes me appreciate this all the more.

As someone who never played gen IV originally I would say Brilliant Diamond has given me that experience while not requiring a huge time sink. Enjoying it a lot

I just want more Legends games

I thoroughly enjoy all the games I have -- Sword, then I got Arceus, then Brilliant Diamond, then Violet. They're all amazing in their own ways! Well technically I have access to the other halves too, Shield, Shining Pearl, and Scarlet, but they're technically my much younger sister's. Since I'm partially blind, I was never able to play handhelds before the Switch, which I often have docked. However, Pokemon games are in the small number of games I can play on my Switch screen. I have a regular Switch, not an OLED. Being a 90s kid/original Pokemon generation era, I missed out on a lot. I saw the show once and just didn't get it. All I knew was Pikachu, who I thought was adorable. I remember when my school had "Pikachu pizza" and talking to my friends about how it'd have little pepperoni cheeks and olive eyes, then being super bummed it was just regular pizza with a Pikachu Froot By The Foot. Anyway, I digress. Since I was never able to get into Pokemon as a kid/teen, I've thoroughly enjoyed playing the adorable Brilliant Diamond because I never did back then. I've still not finished it, as the newer games admittedly have sucked more of my time, but I've still thoroughly enjoyed it. Pokemon Sword was my first game in the series, which I got when my little sis got Shield. I loved it instantly, and it's one of the few mainstream games I can say I've not 100 percented, but at least beaten. Legends: Arceus was an impulse buy and my only digital Pokemon game. I do very much enjoy it and have gotten fairly far. However, there are a few things I visually struggle with in the game, so it's below Sword and Violet. As for Violet, that's taking all my attention right now. Unfortunately, I put it down for awhile after I got it, but I've been playing it like mad for the last couple weeks. I love that with the gym challenges, titans, and Team Star every type of pokemon is represented and gives me a LOT more to do. However, even I have noticed some of the visual issues, like lighting differing depending on camera angle when in shade and some pop-in/tearing. However, that's not dampened my enthusiasm/enjoyment of the game at all. Also, I have a special, silly fondness for Violet and Scarlet because they happened to be released the same day my poodle had SIX puppies ... like a whole Pokemon team, LOL! I also found her spirit pokemon in form of Pawmi/Pawmo, LOL! WOW! That was LONG! TL:DR -- In short, having entered the fandom late in the game, I'm very pleased and having a great time with Pokemon games on Switch!

Switch Legends Arceus and New Pokemon Snap and you have my list. PLA was so amazing and I really really hope we get more games like that in the future.

As a photographer myself, snap made my childhood and adult self happy together. What beautiful little game. I don’t play pokemon anymore but that game reminded me why I loved it in the first place

I already knew that Pokémon Legends Arceus would be the highest of the mainline games, since it’s by far the most unique and impressive Pokémon game on Switch. I made, it made catching tons of fun due to being able to interact with Pokémon on the overworld with lite Monster Hunter mechanics, actually having a notable amount of difficulty with the addition of Alpha Pokémon and the fierce and ferocious Noble Pokémon boss fights, and just being able to run around in and explore these sizable overworlds was a ton of fun. To this day, I still wish Pokémon Co. supported it more, instead of tossing out ScarVi in the same year when it clearly needed more time in the oven. I can only hope we get another game in a similar style in the future (perhaps Legends Kyurem?), and it’s safe to say that despite not being marketed as such like with BD/SP, this was the actual Sinnoh remake all along.

Very informational video to someone new to the switch, thank you!