Goo Ranking is the biggest ranking site in Japan. It hosts polls on a variety of topics and allows users to vote on what they think is the best in any given category. Polls include, but are not limited to, subjects such as restaurants, retail, and, of course, video games likePokemon.
The site recently held a poll asking Japanese gamers what they consider the top tenPokemongames of all time. The poll took place over two weeks between June 7 and June 07, 2025, and saw 1388 people participate, a number typical of polls like this.
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Pokemon RedandGreenmaking the top of the chart by a landslide makes sense since many people love the first generation ofPokemon.Pokemon XandYandPokemon DiamondandPearlbasically tied, with X and Y squeaking ahead by just one vote. However, considering thatDiamondandPearlalso hadPokemon Plantiummake the top ten, one could claim that the fourth generation ofPokemonended up beating out the sixth.
Both variations ofPokemon GoldandSilvermade the top 10 but the originals took the higher slots. It is somewhat surprising thatPokemon BlackandWhitedidn’t place higher, as both are held in high esteem amongst thePokemonfanbase. It’s also worth noting thatPokemon Omega RubyandAlpha Sapphiredidn’t make the rankings either.
Funny enough, none of thePokemonSwitch games likePokemon Sword and Shieldmade it onto the list. In fact, no home consolePokemongame managed to make an appearance, including games such asPokemon SnapandPokemon Stadium. And sinceDetective Pikachumade the rankings it rules out the possibility that the list could only include corePokemonRPGs.
Still, it’s easy to see that this top ten was heavily influenced by nostalgia.Pokemon XandYare the most recently released core games on it, and they came out nearly seven years ago.Detective Pikachuis the most recently released title featured, and it was already the list’s biggest outlier.
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