The best Pokemon 3DS games include four main-series entries and six spin-offs, from the Kalos adventure of 2013 to the Alola sequels of 2017. Here are the 10 best Pokemon 3DS games, ranked from worst to best, taken from the full list of best Pokemon games.
Rumble Blast came out in 2011 and has you explore areas as a toy Pokemon, with a boss at the end of each dungeon. It supports StreetPass tagging for wireless play. Critics scored it 56 out of 100.
Shuffle is a puzzle game in which you swap Pokemon on the bottom screen to match three or more. It reached the eShop on February 18, 2015, and you can bring four support Pokemon into a stage. Critics scored the 3DS version 56 out of 100.
Rumble World is the fourth game in the Rumble line and uses toy versions of Pokemon from the first six generations. It arrived in 2015 and offers 18 balloons to travel with. Critics scored it 58 out of 100.
Gates to Infinity came out in 2012 and leans on the Unova region. Its hub area is called Pokemon Paradise, where Pokemon provide services that you build. Critics scored it 59 out of 100.
Super Mystery Dungeon arrived in 2015 with a story in which a malicious entity has turned Pokemon to stone, Entei among them. Critics scored it 69 out of 100.
Picross was once planned as a 2000 release for the Game Boy Color and was cancelled. Nintendo revived it for the 3DS 15 years later. You solve number puzzles to reveal Pokemon pictures and win a Pokemon for each one. Critics scored it 75 out of 100.
The Hoenn remakes came to the 3DS in 2014 and keep Mega Evolution from X and Y. Primal Reversion changes Kyogre and Groudon for battle. Critics scored them 83 and 82 out of 100.
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are the last 3DS main games and came out in 2017. They add the Ultra Beasts Poipole and Naganadel and let you use up to two Z-Moves in a battle. Critics scored them 84 out of 100.
Sun and Moon launched worldwide on 18 November 2016, the franchise's 20th anniversary. They are the first games of Generation VII. Critics scored them 87 out of 100.
X and Y were the first Pokemon games with 3D on the 3DS, and they brought Mega Evolution to the series. Critics scored them 87 and 88 out of 100.
None of the six spin-offs scores above 75 out of 100, and the four main games all start at 82.
Pokemon X and Y. Critics scored X 87 and Y 88 out of 100.
Yes. Pokemon Shuffle and Pokemon Picross are both on the list.
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, in 2017.
