Pokémon Gaming

Statistics report on Pokémon gaming

Pokémon Gaming

This report has been compiled to provide statistical information about Pokémon, a series of video games published by Nintendo. Pokémon celebrated its 28th anniversary in February 2024 and the hype around the pocket monsters has been unbroken since the first release for Gameboy in 1996. The most recently published core series games, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, were released in November 2022 for the Nintendo Switch.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Leading merchandise licensors worldwide 2023
  • Premium Statistic All-time best selling console games worldwide 2023, based on unit sales
  • Premium Statistic Most well-known video game franchises in the United States 2023
  • Premium Forecast Pokémon video game IP brand profile in the United States 2023

Console games

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  • Basic Statistic Pokémon lifetime series unit sales 2005-2023
  • Premium Statistic Most successful Pokémon video games worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Top selling Nintendo Switch games worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Top selling Nintendo DS games worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Top selling Nintendo 3DS games worldwide in 2023
  • Basic Statistic Pokémon Legends: Arceus cumulative unit sales worldwide 2022-2023
  • Basic Statistic Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl cumulative unit sales worldwide 2021-2022
  • Basic Statistic Pokémon Scarlet and Violet units sold worldwide 2022-2023
  • Basic Statistic Biggest Pokémon mainline game launches in the UK 1999-2022, by unit sales
  • Basic Statistic Pokémon games launch weekend unit sales in Japan 2022
  • Basic Statistic Pokémon first week releases live streaming hours watched 2019-2022

Mobile overview

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  • Basic Statistic Mobile games with highest IAP revenue worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Mobile games with the highest revenue in first year of launch September 2021
  • Basic Statistic Fastest mobile games to reach 500 million U.S. dollars in player spending 2022
  • Basic Statistic Fastest mobile games to reach 5 billion U.S. dollars in player spending 2024
  • Basic Statistic The Pokémon Company most downloaded mobile games 2023
  • Basic Statistic Global Pokémon Home app downloads as of Q4 2023
  • Basic Statistic Global Pokémon Home IAP revenue as of Q4 2023
  • Basic Statistic Global Pokémon Masters EX app downloads as of Q4 2023
  • Basic Statistic Global Pokémon Masters EX IAP revenue as of Q4 2023
  • Basic Statistic Global Pokémon UNITE app downloads 2021-2024

Pokémon GO

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  • Basic Statistic Mobile games with highest IAP revenue worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Pokémon GO all-time IAP revenue worldwide 2016-2023
  • Basic Statistic Annual revenue from Pokémon GO worldwide 2016-2023, by region
  • Basic Statistic Annual revenue from Pokémon GO in the U.S. 2016-2023, by platform
  • Basic Statistic Global Pokémon GO app downloads as of Q4 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Pokémon GO awareness 2022, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Pokémon GO gaming reach in the U.S. 2022, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Pokémon GO Fest metrics 2022

Spotlight: Pokémon media

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  • Basic Statistic Top-grossing video game movies worldwide as of 2024
  • Premium Statistic Highest-grossing animation movies in the U.S. & Canada 1937-2024
  • Basic Statistic Most successful anime movies at the box office in the U.S. and Canada 2024
  • Basic Statistic Top-selling DVDs in the U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic Most watched video game series on Netflix globally 2023, by hours viewed
  • Basic Statistic Most watched video game movies on Netflix globally 2023, by hours viewed
  • Basic Statistic Lifetime gross of Pokémon franchise U.S. and Canada 2023

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