Best Pokémon games

16719 duels later, Pokémon Legends: Arceus is still #1 in the Pokémon ranking, with Pokémon Omega Ruby close behind.

Just 22 ELO points separate Pokémon Legends: Arceus from Pokémon Omega Ruby at the top, the tightest margin in the ranking. Pokémon Ultra Moon holds third place with 1306 ELO, while Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Pokémon Platinum round out the top 5. The modern entries dominate: Arceus edges out its competition with 1336 ELO and wins 56% of its 286 duels. Omega Ruby trails with 1314 ELO but claims a 57% win rate across 239 duels. Ultra Moon sits at 1306 ELO with an even 50% win rate over 274 duels. Alpha Sapphire posts 1285 ELO with a 58% win rate in 259 duels, while Platinum registers 1282 ELO and 57% across 277 duels. At the bottom, the three original releases struggle. Pokémon Red sits at #33 with 1026 ELO and wins 41% of its 239 duels. Pokémon Blue ranks #32 with 1049 ELO and a 36% win rate over 253 duels. Pokémon Yellow claims #31 with 1092 ELO and 44% across 250 duels. The community votes remakes and recent innovations above the foundation titles that started the franchise.

This ranking draws from 16719 duels between 33 contenders, with votes cast by 148 players as of 11 October 2026. Vote now on VAINKEURZ to shift the standings or defend your favorite entry in the series.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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