Pokémon Pokopia is now the highest-rated game in the series

, by Thibaut

Pokémon Pokopia is now the highest-rated game in the series

Who could have predicted such critical acclaim for Pokémon Pokopia? The life sim has earned an average Metacritic score of 88%, based on 58 reviews.

This puts the Switch 2 exclusive at the top of the ranking of the highest-rated Pokémon games in the franchise's history. Pokémon Pokopia is tied with Pokémon Y, released in 2013, which also scored 88% (based on 69 reviews).

  1. Pokémon Pokopia: 88%
  2. Pokémon Y: 88%
  3. Pokémon HeartGold / Pokémon SoulSilver: 87%
  4. Pokémon X: 87%
  5. Pokémon Black / Pokémon White: 87%

It should be noted that Resident Evil Requiem and Pokémon Pokopia are also tied for the honor of being of the highest-rated games of 2026 so far.

Source: metacritic.com

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