Pokémon (Games)

The Pokémon Core Series games are published by Nintendo and developed by Game Freak.

The typical goal of the games is to capture and train Pokémon and battle various Gym Leaders across the region and to stop the evil plots of the Villain Team and their leader while also filling up the Pokédex.

While most Pokémon games are light on plot, certain games such as the original Black and White as well as the original Sun and Moon have more involved stories with complex ideas and themes, which have recieved acclaim from fans.

You can see a list of the Main Pokémon games that have been released so far on the Game Freak page.

Outside the Bushiroad published/KLab developed Love Live! mobile games, the non-Girl's Side Tokimeki Memorial games and the Twinbee games where Pastel is the protagonist, the Pokémon games make up the majority of the adapted material in ''Tokimeki PokéLive! and Twinbee''.

Debuting in FireRed and LeafGreen

 * Leaf.

Debuting in Ruby and Sapphire

 * May.

Debuting in Black and White

 * Hilda.
 * Bianca.
 * Cheren.
 * Hilbert.
 * N.
 * Prof. Aurea Juniper.
 * Mom (Nuvema Town).

Debuting in Black and White 2

 * Rosa.
 * Yancy.
 * Nate.
 * Curtis.
 * Hugh.

Debuting in X and Y

 * Serena.

Debuting in Sun and Moon

 * Lillie.

Debuting in Sword and Shield

 * Gloria.
 * Lass (Galar).
 * Sonia.
 * Hop.

Debuting in Black and White

 * The protagonist having to fight the villain after defeating the Elite Four rather than the Regional Champion.

Debuting in X and Y

 * Mega Evolution.

Debuting in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

 * Multiverse.

Debuting in Sun and Moon

 * Z-Moves.

Debuting in Black and White

 * Nuvema Town (Main Stories:Hilda's Tomboy/Girly Girl Dilemma!).
 * Nimbasa City (Main Stories:A Nostalgic Double Battle!).

Debuting in Black and White 2

 * Aspertia City (Special Stories:Pokémon Day 2021 Special).

Debuting in Sword and Shield

 * Postwick (Special Stories:Sword and Shield Superstar!! Debut).

Canonical Differences
Despite being faithful to the Pokémon games though with some anime, Generations and Adventures elements mixed in, there are differences compared to the events in the games.
 * While in Black and White, Ghetsis is revealed to be the main villain after the final battle with N, instead Eggman reveals himself as the mastermind behind his deception of N after Hilbert and Coco defeat N.
 * In Black and White 2, it is revealed that Hilda/Hilbert is searching for N in another region. But, in Tokimeki PokéLive! and Twinbee, Hilbert and Coco accompany N on his journey after Eggman's defeat while Hilda and her group wouldn't meet N until an unspecified amount of time later on.
 * Yukari Saotome takes part in the post-game plot of FireRed and LeafGreen alongside Leaf during her time in Leaf's world while in the games proper, Red/Leaf is the one involved.
 * Likewise, Yukari is the one to battle Giovanni during the Time Travel event in HeartGold and SoulSilver but Ethan/Lyra is the one to battle him in the games if you obtain an event Celebi.