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Pokemonhas never really been a series sold solely on its visuals.
But contrary to what terrible dating coaches say, looks don’t matter all that much.
Given their age, it’s amazing they look so good.
But consider this counterargument: nuh-uh.
Abilities alone can make a great Pokemon useless or elevate one to a metagame mainstay.
Here are the best abilities in the games.
Not only that, but the way the game looks at night is just an absolute vibe.
Who would have thought 15-bit color could be this cozy?
Deeper colors, more detailed sprites, and you could even see yourself in puddles.
(Don’t laugh, that was a big deal in 2002.)
Double the screens, double the Pokemon games to play.
Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver updated what many still consider to be thepeak of the series with Gold and Silver.
You hire Bandai Namco.
Pokken Tournament, an arcade fighting game based on Tekken, really sounds like an April Fool’s gag.
But remember, so was the idea of Yakuza going turn-based.
The moral here is that jokes are good.
Pokken Tournament and its Switch port, Pokken Tournament DX, shouldn’t even exist.
We’re ranking every Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game to discover the best the series has to offer.
But despite the charm of the sprite-based originals, DX is drop-dead beautiful.
Lush landscapes are accentuated by new 3D character models that lookstraight out of a storybook.
2Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee!/Pikachu!
But these games are good, and they look good too.
Millennials, that’s who.
New Pokemon Snap on the Switchbrought in gameplay improvements and additions to the beloved photography simulator.
