Pokemon Dash

It’s been 15 years since Pokemon took Japan’s islands by storm, and since then the numerous species of portable critters have become beloved across the globe. The franchise has become a monster of its own, laden with various product tie-ins and spin-offs. While we’re certainly all aware of the main Pokemon titles – and more likely than not, spin-offs like Pokemon Ranger, Pokemon Stadium, and the not-very-beloved Mystery Dungeon titles that somehow keep getting released – there have been a lot of Pokemon games that simply haven’t made much of a blip on players’ radars...

At around 193 million units versus Pokémons 155 million, Mario may have sold more games overall, but considering the wide variety of stuff he stars in and the length of time hes been around; Pokémon is arguably the more significant videogame phenomenon. Pikachu and the gang have enjoyed peaks and endured troughs since the original games 1996 Japanese debut, but no matter how many times people have tried to write off Pokémon, it remains hugely popular. Its a cultural