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    The Switch is the most successful platform for the Main Pokemon Series with over 96m units shipped so far. Surpassing the GB and GBA total of 75.81m units.



    The Switch is the most successful platform for the Main Pokemon Series with over 96m units shipped so far. Surpassing the GB and GBA total of 75.81m units.

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    2. TipAffectionate9785 on

      This proofs Pokémon fans can get slapped and kicked and still buying games…

    3. wait2late on

      Here I am boycotting with my money. And the Switch effect make it even more successful.

    4. thatkaratekid on

      The switch Pokémon games have also been the best in the franchise. This sub is bizarrely toxic in regards to them.

    7. sir151 on

      Well deserved. As someone who’s played since Red and Blue I can with confidence say the Switch games overall are better than the GB and GBA games. Sword and Shield are my second favorite in the series behind HeartGold and SoulSilver. Scarlet and Violet are better than every 3DS title.

    8. FerventApathy on

      I’m playing Pokémon Unbound and tbh it’s better than every official game. Highly recommend for anyone pining for a feature-rich entry in the old format.

    10. VishnuBhanum on

      Eh, I’m just gonna wait 10 more years so that I can make a post “You know what, Sword and Shield was actually pretty good” and it’s gonna be such a cold take by that time.

    11. Weir99 on

      Switch has 9 mainline Pokémon titles across 5 different actual games (Let’s Go, Sword/Shield, BDSP, Legends, SV), and is just an incredibly well-selling console, so it’s not all that surprising 

    12. Cryptys on

      maybe you guys can change my mind because the sword/shield gen basically made me quit pokemon forever.

      I was really hoping for something totally new/different in the series from the gameboy gens.

    13. F1nut92 on

      Now just imagine if they ported older stuff to the Switch eshop! Wonder how many more units they’d sell then……

    14. tATuParagate on

      Scarlet and violet are pretty good games they’re just pathetic on a technical level. Legends arceus was also pretty good. But god, they need to up their standards, and I don’t think they will since the rushed half assed games are still so successful

    15. Trunks252 on

      Cold take: quit buying these lazy annual cash grabs until they actually put effort into them

    17. Pleasant_West_5771 on

      unpopular option but SV and LA are easily the best pokémon games yes SV does have lots of graphic and frame rate issues and bugs but the actual game is so fun and the concept of the first open world pokémon game is so fun.

      SV literally has all the things fans have wanting for decades. Pokémon in the wild, can easily and quickly battle pokémon in the overworld and even send your pokémon to fight while you walk, can choose any order to do gyms and what order to do the story ie you can focus on other things other than the gym first and just open world feels good.

      But the bugs are apparent so people ignore all of these good things 🙁

    21. FruitJuice617 on

      I get shit on all the time for saying it, but Scarlet and Violet are pretty much peak modern Pokemon games *IF YOU IGNORE THE TECHNICAL JANK*.

      I was never that impressed with Let’s Go and Sword and Shield were just fine at the absolute best of times.

      But Scarlet and Violet, man? The open world, the story, new and old Pokemon selection, QoL improvements, characters, etc were tops. If they had something like the Battle Frontier and didn’t basically require you to have DLC I could honestly rate them 9/10 even with the technical messiness.

      But modern Pokemon just isn’t that great, is it? Scarlet and Violet are like the absolute best of a bad situation.

    23. FaW_Lafini on

      Honestly the franchise has very little improvement ever since the x and y 3ds lunch. Not sure about the technicalities but why cant nintendo just develop it themselves instead of gamefreak.

    24. brainsapper on

      I find this ironic since GameFreak and the Pokémon Company were predicting doom and gloom for the Switch too.

      How much of this success was due to the console itself and not the franchise? For a lot of people I know SwSh was the first Pokémon game since generation 2.

    25. Interesting_Basil_80 on

      I’m still mad about the Pokédex.

      Now we have to have a Pokémon stadium 3 just to have a place where we can fight with ALL of our favorite Pokémon.

    26. kaydeejay1995 on

      That’s pretty funny considering there’s only been one good one released on the console

    27. mlvisby on

      Switch has sold like crazy, so it isn’t surprising that most of the main franchises sold the best on it. I am unsure which ones haven’t sold better on the Switch compared to other games in the series, out of the ones that have released for it.

    28. Metroidman on

      I bought violet and never even played it once. I really need to stop buying pokemon games

    30. gillatron904 on

      Can we please get older Pokémon games on the Nintendo Switch Game Boy app?

    31. Quigleythegreat on

      This saddens me. We should not be rewarding mediocrity. Sheer sales numbers of the system made this inevitable though.

    34. Silent_Goblin on

      I stopped buying Pokemon games after Legends Arceus ( I only bought it because it seemed unique). I just realized that I haven’t liked a Pokemon game since Black/White 2.

    36. TippsAttack on

      That kinda sucks considering how not-good the latest pokemon games were.

      Why would they ever do better, or try harder if there is no incentive to do so.

    37. mochaxwitch on

      the switch has been the most enjoyable pokemon experience for me since gameboy advance. all it needs is virtual console for old games like ranger and mystery dungeon

    40. Ageman20XX on

      GameFreak apologia is ruining the community and splitting the fanbase apart. Being unable to speak critically about a piece of paid software without backlash makes being a fan feel more like being in a cult. GF is a business, not a messiah, and they answer to investors like everyone else. If you are offended by people pointing out flaws in a piece of software, or if you disparage people for comparing that piece of software to other similar software in the same price range, you are part of the problem. GameFreak doesn’t know you and they’re not going to reward you for protecting their reputation.

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