Pokemon: The 10 Best Stories In The Series

Summary

• Pokemon stories can be hidden, like in Red and Blue, where Team Rocket wants a genetically engineered Pokemon.
• Colosseum lets you use villainous mechanics for good, with Wes purifying shadow Pokemon with a snag machine.
• In Mystery Dungeon, you uncover mysteries like fallen trainers and sinister Pokemon, deciding to stay or return to human form.

Pokemon has been around since 1996 with over a thousand creatures to find, collect, trade, and battle. Some games have you crossing the entire region to collect Gym Badges, while others transform you into a Pokemon. During these journeys, you will meet new friends, rivals, and villains who make each adventure unique.

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So which Pokemon games have the best stories? They can either be hidden in plain sight or lived through explicitly as you get sidetracked on your way to becoming champion. Sometimes the best journeys are the ones taken with unforgettable friends. These are the ten best stories in the Pokemon games.

10 Pokemon Red And Blue

A Well Hidden Story

Pokemon Red and Blue is one of the easiest games to slip yourself into. You leave Pallet Town and go collect Gym Badges while your rival constantly heckles you, and along the way, you meet a criminal syndicate known as Team Rocket who simply wants to steal Pokemon.

However, unlike modern games where the story is front and center, Pokemon Red and Blue leaves the story hidden beneath its simplicity. A genetically engineered Pokemon known as Mewtwo is out in the wild and Team Rocket wants it, so they will do anything to get it including hijacking Silph technology or obtaining a Master Ball.

9 Pokemon Colosseum

A Villain Reformed

Pokemon Colosseum flipped the script for fans everywhere; In the Ore Region, wild Pokemon are a rare sight, and shadow Pokemon are being pedaled on the streets. An ex-villain known as Wes steals a portable snag machine from the region’s gang, Team Snaggem.

Accompanied by Rui, a girl who can see shadow Pokemon, Wes uses the snag machine to recapture them and purify their hearts. This is one of the few stories that let you use villainous mechanics for the greater good.

8 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon

A Fallen Pokemon

The original Pokemon: Mystery Dungeon title transformed you into a Pokemon for the first time. As you search for a way back to your human form, you discover that a series of natural disasters is leaving Pokemon stranded, lost, and confused.

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While the journey will take you far and even have other Pokemon hating you, the highlight of it all is uncovering the mystery of another fallen trainer, a sinister Gengar, and the Spirit of a loving Gardevoir. In the end, will you go back to being human or stay just a bit longer?

7 Pokemon X And Y

A Historical War

Pokemon X and Y have one of the highest stakes with Team Flare’s leader wanting to kill every human or every Pokemon depending on your copy of the game. The story also runs deeper as the games explore a war that took place in ancient times.

This detail has led to many fan theories as to which region Kalos was at war with, and it also gave players the chance to meet AZ, the first king of Kalos. The story of AZ also extends into the remakes of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire.

6 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers Of Sky

Rewrite The Future

Pokemon Explorers of Sky challenges players by having them choose between the present and a dystopian future. Explorers of Sky introduced Primal Dialga, who is on a rampage due to a lost Time Gear.

During your journey to restore order, you will encounter many new friends and foes, some of whom come from the future, such as Grovyle. Just remember that defeating Dialga in the present will permanently alter the future, and think if you're willing to see familiar faces vanish as time is restored.

5 Pokemon Legends Arceus

The Legends Of Sinnoh Revealed

Pokemon Legends: Arceus throws the player back in time to Feudal Sinnoh through Arceus himself, who then instructs you to encounter every type of Pokemon and bring balance to the region. You will then have the chance to be a part of history as Legendary Pokemon are encountered for the first time and people learn to live with Pokemon.

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4 Pokemon Black And White

Pokemon Liberation

Pokemon Black and White took a different approach with their villain team; rather than try to steal Pokemon for profit or unleash a weapon on the world, Team Plasma had noble goals. With the belief that Pokemon should be free, their leader N fights you to prove his ideology correct.

The game also has one of the best climaxes ever as the gym leaders you encountered earlier come to assist you during the final battle. Then, the true mastermind Ghetsis is revealed as having used Team Plasma’s noble goals to fuel his ascension to power.

3 Pokemon Black 2 And White 2

The Return Of Ghetsis

There are few true sequels to Pokemon games, but Pokemon Black and White 2 do everything they can to build on what came before. Your rival, Hugh, was negatively affected by Team Plasma as his sister’s pet Pokemon was stolen, making him one of the most vengeful rivals.

The rest of the region is also still recovering from the events prior, with characters getting older, retiring, and even older Plasma members trying to make up for their mistakes. Ghetsis, however, still plans to rule the world and starts Neo Team Plasma.

2 Pokemon Sun And Moon

Alter The Alola Region Forever

Pokemon Sun and Moon may have an overtly long tutorial and chaperon you through every part of your journey, but it also has one of the most engaging stories. The game introduces you to the legendary Pokemon early in the narrative through Lillie, and it also introduces Team Skull, who aren’t as bad as they want to be.

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On your journey, you will uncover the secret of the ultra beasts, the Aether foundation, and even go after something other than gym badges, Z Crystals.

1 Pokemon Scarlet And Violet

The Best Friendships Ever

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have three different plotlines that can be tackled in any order. The first is the Team Star plotline, which has you defeating their leaders for the mysterious Cassiopea, while the second revolves around gathering Gym Badges and becoming a champion worthy of Nemona.

The third plotline is best enjoyed if you did the other two first. You need to defeat the region’s titan Pokemon and save Arven’s Mabosstiff. This unlocks the final questline as you journey into Area Zero with the friends you made along the way.

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