
If you’re a Pokémon fan, you have no doubt experienced the mainline games with all their catching, battling, and being the very best like no one ever was. But the series has a wide selection of spin-off games that span different genres and subject matter. Even if you’ve only ever played the RPGs, there’s probably something for you in the spin-offs simply because there’s such a wide range of experiences out there. So what better to do with this eclectic list of Pokémon games than to come up with a qualitative ranking to decide which is the best? We’ve rounded up 22 of the most notable Pokémon spin-off games to rank them, from some real stinkers to some of the most important games and sub-series in the franchise.