Summary
OncePokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Teamjoins the Nintendo Switch Online lineupon August 9, it will mark the sixthPokemongame on the service. It was preceded byPokemon Trading Card Game,Pokemon Puzzle League,Pokemon Snap,Pokemon Stadium, andPokemon Stadium 2.Pokemonfans might notice that, so far, all thePokemongames on Switch Online are spin-offs, with no main series entries added to date.
It’s unclear why Nintendo hasn’t added anymain seriesPokemongamesto Nintendo Switch Online. It’s possible that the company has other plans for the classicPokemongames, but that remains to be seen. Regardless, the addition ofPokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Teamis hopefully a sign of things to come. It would be great to see all the Game Boy Advance-eraPokemongames added to the service.
List of Pokemon Games on Nintendo Switch Online
List of Pokemon Games on the Game Boy Advance
BesidesPokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, thePokemongames on Game Boy AdvanceincludePokemon Ruby and Sapphire,Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen,Pokemon Emerald, andPokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire. Since Nintendo seemingly has an aversion to adding main seriesPokemongames to Nintendo Switch Online,Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphireseems like the most realistic possibility for a future Nintendo Switch Online update.
Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid console launched in 2017, capable of being played in handheld mode or docked to a television. The Switch Lite, a handheld-only model, followed in 2019, with an OLED refresh coming in 2021.
