Top 10 Worst Main Series Pokemon Games

There was a list about handheld games, but not the main series games.
The Top Ten
1 Yellow

To the person who said that because your pikachu can't evolve,that you can't catch em all, you could just catch another pikachu and get raichu that way. Also, yellow should not be in the list. The way how it's based off the anime is great. Maybe the best part is that you can get ALL THREE STARTERS. Seriously, who can complain about that? Also, it keeps a lot the same from red/blue which,in the case of gen 1, is a great thing. Sure, the surfing/flying pikachu gimmick is corny, and the loading screen isn't as good, but pokemon yellow is a great game, and people hate it just because "you could have got a jolteon. And to that, I say YOU GET A FREE FLIPPIN EEVEE!

Pikachu is the worst starter ever and you lost the chance the get an Eevee bull a jolteon is WAY better than a Pikachu that can't evolve you would have to do glitches if you want to beat this game with in a month because your starter is one of the most important Pokemon on your team.

I played Pokemon yellow had to start with bloody pikachu. I get destroyed by Brock, use bulbasaur who does the job better against Misty, use bulbasaur again against LT Surge, charmander against Erika, and it was route 25 where I met my fate. I already had the 3 fully evolved kanto starters and my pikachu was outclassed I tried to use a thunderstone on the pikachu but it refused it like a b*tch. I then ditched the pikachu and caught a magnemite who turn out to be a very effective member of my team. That game alone has pikachu as my second least favourite gen 1 Pokemon. Only behind goldeen.

"I don't actually have this game, but I saw the trailer and it looks like a pretty good game! Even if you don't use pikachu you can catch the other starters in the wild!

2 Emerald

Don't tell me "It's THE BEST GAME! Y U HATE IT? ". Tell me why it's so good, then. I made my reasons why it was bad, tell me why it was "the greatest". Then maybe I'll actually listen to you.

Lol! This list is a joke. Everyone knows Emerald is one of, if not the, best Pokemon game.

Totally overrated

3 Diamond/Pearl

Terrible story, if you want a better option, choose platinum.

Why so harsh to diamond and pearl? THIS IS BASICALLY A WHOLE GEN

Thank god they made platinum which saved this series

Cynthia is overrated and everything is so slow

4 White

Gen V is my third favorite generation next to Gen VI and Gen VII. The story was very complex for its time, the sprites looked good for their time, the difficulty was hard as f***, and catching the legendary Pokemon was really challenging. Not to mention that I lost multiple times against the Elite Four and Ghetsis. Seriously, I actually had to put a lot of time and effort into training my Pokemon since I kept on losing to them. Honestly, this generation means so much to me since not only was Pokemon Black my first Pokemon game, but it was probably the hardest generation in my opinion.

1. It's too hard to play.
2. Pokemon designs are sooo bad. Like Trubbish and Klink. Really game freak? Just adding faces to non-living things isn't making new designs. Damn.
3. Making every map 3D and adding depth is a pretty bad idea on a small screen. Just looks so bad. Every pixelated sprite looks distorted.
4. Animated 2D sprites are bad too, in my opinion. Rotating things makes every pixelated sprite look bad.

But that's my opinion. I like the old non-animated sprites.

To me, the story isn't as developed as the other games, and the wild pokemon ratio is too high. Zekrom doesn't look like they'd choose a hero. They look evil.

Gen 5 was the best gen. Change my mind

5 Moon

If 906389 allowed me to reply to his comment, then I would've said that he can't speak for everyone. Gen 6 was not easy, but it wasn't hard either. This game was impossible to complete if you chose Litten instead of Rowlet or the one that no one chose. The only reason why I beat Olivia was because of getting a bunch of critical hits.

The story was great, but it was WAY TOO DIFFICULT! The exp you get after each battle is way to low! For most people, Olivia is too difficult, and you have no way to get high level pokemon. RIP Pokemon Bank.

Story: 0/10
Characters 0/10
Pokemon: Only Nekrozma
Gameplay: There was gameplay?
Art Style: 0/10
Alola Region 0/10
Candy Crush is more creative and less depressing than this. I swear in the name of the only good character who was in that game. Colress.

The pokemon are gay the people are gay the difficulty is way too easy. I mean the main legendary looks like a dreamcatcher oragami

6 Y

Too easy, story sucks, maybe its burnout but I really didn't feel this one at all.

Lysandre died, unlike X, the story was too short, and had the smallest amount of pokemon added.

I HATE the Gen VI series. The Champion, Elite Four, Gym Leaders, everything is too EASY!

I actually like this game

7 Blue

Lavender town duh it killed people like a lot of people this is the worst game I have ever seen in my life by killing all those people in japan

This is no way one of the worst pokemon games. I own and play this game, plus pokemon green is much worse with its pathetic sprites.

Worse than red because it has crappier pokemon as the game corner prizes, and its pokemon found in grass.

Dude, this is the same thing as red, if you're adding them to the list, just make it one listing instead of two.

8 Let's Go Pikachu

I don't like that you can't battle pokemon in the wild and its another remake like I've had enough of the same stuff lmao
and by the way you can still get mewtwo without buying pokeball plus (not mew though)

I don't think this is even a main series game.

9 Sun

Yo, HeavyDonkeyKong and ModernSpongeBobSucks! What do you think of the anime called Pokemon: Sun and Moon?! Will you be disappointed? I am asking you this because Pokemon: Sun & Moon will be a Disney show, so it will be executed kinda differently.

Nothing wrong with it so far. Only thing is the polarizing SOS mechanic, although I find that mechanic to be a great challenge for me.

I still believe that Gen V is the hardest generation to date, but I think we can all agree Gen VII is much more challenging than Gen VI.

Who put this here? Pokemon Sun and Moon are the best games! (In my opinion).

10 Red

I am very glad to have a conversation with you, ModernSpongeBobSucks. I, Kieran Glen Harris Stark aka The Ultimate Daredevil (in the future) am fairly known to hate (modern) Nickelodeon, which is (rarely) inferior to (modern) Disney Channel. Gameplay is the most important aspect of the game. But you are right. The graphics are very weak and dull for Game Boy standards.

Imagine if Mariotehplumber (a probable Genwunner) broke his penis off after listening to the theme song of Pokemon (Season 2)! Get the joke?

P. S. Why the dislike on my comment? I really am glad to speak with ModernSpongeBobSucks, gameplay is the most important aspect of the game and the gameplay. Also, I love the classic RPG games for the SNES (with a burning passion)! They are underrated.

Its graphics are heavily outdated and haven't aged well. Plus, the mechanics look unpolished compared to newer generations.

I am waiting for a Genwunner to throw a temper tantrum when he sees a Generation 1 game on this list! Generation 1 is the worst Pokemon Generation!

The Contenders
11 Green

Never made it across shores because of it's crappy sprites.

12 Let's Go Eevee

What's the point of having Eevee if you can't evolve it?

13 Gold/Silver/Crystal

Terrible graphics, like generation 1, and has a terrible soundtrack.

14 Sword and Shield

I already know it's gonna be awful

15 Black 2/White 2

Hugh looks like a douche, but he isn't, Colress isn't actually an evil antagonist, just a guy who doesn't care what happens.

This is the worst

16 FireRed/LeafGreen

SCREAM.

I'm not voting against this, but I love this remake.

The sprites are better than before (obviously), you can go to different regions, and it's a good step to the new sprites in R/S/E!

I personally think this is good.

Thanks.

I though it was to slow

17 X

It's good, but compared to Generation VII, the graphics aren't as colorful. Also, excluding Mewtwo, Zygarde, and the three legendary birds, Xerneas and Yveltal were pretty easy to catch and the game was too easy.

18 Black

Just play Black 2

19 Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Should've been called Ultra Salt because it hurts to know it's coming out. The only way this could be good is if they add more battle tree characters from previous games.

I felt the exact opposite if what everyone else thought, I was hyped for this but then ended up hating it.

Was exited for it, but hated it in the end.

Too much water

20 Heartgold/Soulsilver
21 Alpha Sapphire

Whoever is splitting up duo/trio games, STOP IT! It's Red/Blue, Gold/Silver/Crystal, Ruby/Sapphire, Diamond/Pearl, Black/White, Black 2/White 2, X/Y, OMEGA RUBY/ALPHA SAPPHIRE! Not Red, Gold, Ruby, Omega Ruby, X, THEY'RE ALL TECHNICALLY THE SAME GAME!

The only Nintendo franchise that improved in the modern era is Pokemon (many other Nintendo franchises like Kirby, Ice Climber [despite no sequels] and Super Smash Bros. remained strong), but Pokemon will always have the same games at this rate.

22 Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

Worst pokemon games in history! Pokemon Company needs to stop making games as they are untrained to make games during a pandemic

23 Sapphire

Team Aqua has a terrible plan, which is making it rain to decrease the landmass. Taking the water out of the ocean, and putting it back. They should think it out more.

Funny team aqua

24 Ruby
25 Platinum

It's the exact thing as diamond and pearl except with a new legendary.

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