Pokémon - All Main Games Ranked From Worst To Best

6. Yellow

The Good: Yellow holds a special place in many players€™ hearts because of its closeness to the anime. It was released at a time when Pokémon was really becoming a pop culture phenomenon in North America and elsewhere, and was an excellent tie-in to the anime. Nostalgia aside, the game had some slight improvements that were much-needed from Red & Blue. The graphics were improved, removing the monochromatic color palette from previous games. The happiness feature was experimented with vis-à-vis having Pikachu follow you around, and that itself was a major plus for many players. Finally, the tie-in with the anime really led to new Gym Leader Pokémon and additional characters, as well as being the first game where you could acquire all starters in one game. The Bad: The only reason this game isn€™t high is because it€™s outclassed by other games due to sheer lack of features. This was a first-generation game, so it still suffered from the same limitations as Red & Blue: lack of a post-game, limited movepools, and imbalanced typing mechanics. That said, for the sake of sheer novelty, Yellow remains one of the best games in the entire series.