Which are the longest Pokémon games? Updated list up to 2022

Pokémon Legends Arceus has managed to reconcile with the fans, with pleasant sensations with both critics and the public, who have also reacted to make Game Freak's new title a real commercial success. The series is moving in the right direction and offers us this time an absorbing, addictive, fun and fresh videogame. We demanded a Pokémon game with a long and varied endgame, and here it is. If you want to explore the Pokémon universe even further, in this article we review the 5 longest Pokémon games to date. You need a GBA, a Nintendo DS, or a Nintendo 3DS, the platforms where these unforgettable titles were released.

Pokémon Black 2 & White 2

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It is generally agreed that Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, along with Black 2 & White 2, are two of the most excellent and outstanding pairings of the two-dimensional Pokémon era. In fact, these titles released in 2012 for Nintendo DS were the last, the farewell to the 2D era. And what a farewell. Not only did we have a larger and more extensive Unova, but we were able to learn what happened two years after the events narrated in Black and White. In these titles, finishing the Pokémon League was just the beginning. It is a tribute to all five generations, thus closing an impeccable circle that allowed us for the first time in history to participate in the Pokémon World Tournament, a sort of tournament with leaders from all generations. The capture of legendaries such as Larios or Latias, Heatran, Cresselia, the three Regis plus Regigigas, Kyurem and the original challenges of the five regions of the World Tournament were a lot of fun. Added to this was an online mode that had, at last, a gigantic community. It was here that competitive gaming experienced its first golden age, with a much-loved meta. To top it all off, being a fifth-generation game, the National Pokédex was a major challenge, having to capture 649 Pokémon. A masterful title in which one could tell Game Freak was very comfortable.

Pokémon X/Y

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The sixth generation is not the best, but it is one of the most important at a historical level as it was the first in three dimensions. This is where Game Freak began to sow the fruits that were later harvested in Alola and Galar. The positive thing about the X and Y editions, available on Nintendo 3DS and set in the Kalos region (based in France), is that their endgame is very generous in content. On the one hand, we have the Unknown Dungeon and Terminus Cave arc once we finish the Pokémon League. But, above all, the number of hours offered by the Battle Maison, the Friend Safari and the secret of the Mega Stone. All this not to mention the breeding, Super Training and a multiplayer system that remains one of the best to date (amazing management of the lower screen). Very long, although its campaign is not one of the best. Completing the Pokédex was really rewarding in Kalos.

Pokémon Emerald

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Pokémon Emerald is an example of how to evolve the third version. While this practice seems to be behind us -Sword and Shield have gone for the expansion pass, which has resulted in steady sales of both titles-, it was once very common to have a third edition that expanded the original cartridges; in this case, Ruby and Sapphire. Aside from the postgame already originally known in Hoenn, this time a resort called Battle Frontier was inaugurated, a complex of seven coliseums in which each of them featured a Frontier Brain Upon defeating each ace for the first time we would get a silver token; upon defeating it for the second time we would receive the golden one. The key is in how difficult it was to reach that golden symbol, since in the case of the Battle Tower, for example, it was necessary to overcome this location ten consecutive times, without losing. Each coliseum was different; each one more ingenious and particular. A joy. Add to this the completion of the Pokédex or the events of Lugia and Ho-Oh, Groudon and Kyogre, Latios and Latias, Mew or Deoxys, and the experience stretched on for months or years.

Pokémon HeartGold y SoulSilver

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For many, the best Pokémon game ever created. The remakes of Gold and Silver, are still in 2022, an absolute joy because of how well they were designed, how much they improved from the originals, and how well they were adapted to the fourth generation -the one in force at that time. Johto was better and more beautiful than ever, with Kanto as the second region and, above all, a lot of hours ahead. Absolutely sensational. Besides that, its extensive Pokédex, the rematches, its two Leagues, and what to say about the confrontation against Red, which surely is one of the most emotional battles and one of the most complicated against the IA of a Pokémon game. For the rest, Safari Zone, the Battle Frontier, the Shiny Leaves, the Pokéathlon trials, the capture of legendaries... A title that exudes affection and that came loaded with hours, lore and dedication.

Pokémon Platinum

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Without a doubt, the definitive way to play Sinnoh. Pokémon Platinum arrived sometime after Pearl and Diamond for Nintendo DS with a great protagonist, Giratina, which took us on an intriguing visit to the Distortion World. However, the game corrected the pacing and development problems of the original cartridges and made the adventure through this wintry Sinnoh much more enjoyable, complete and varied. After the Sinnoh Pokémon League, we were challenged to get the National Pokédex -after registering all the Pokémon in Sinnoh- and complete the National Mode. But that's not all, because Sinnoh is synonymous with lore and legends, as we saw in Pokémon Legends Arceus. Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres, the Regigigas event, the Battle Zone with Heatran, the Spear Pillar with Dialga and Palkia, the Giratina event... In addition, the Battle Frontier was very challenging and long-lasting, although not as extensive as Emerald. A title that crowned the fourth generation and that is, with all that, one of the most generous titles in content that has ever been made in Pokémon.