The latest mainline Pokémon games, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet for Nintendo Switch, were released in November 2022. The double release ranks second in terms of physical unit sales during the first week of release in the UK. The 2016 release of Pokémon Sun and Moon ranked first.
Biggest Pokémon mainline game launches in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999 to 2022, based on first-week physical unit sales
Characteristic
Title
Format
1
Pokémon Sun and Moon (2016)
Nintendo 3DS
2
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022)
Nintendo Switch
3
Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019)
Nintendo Switch
4
Pokémon Legends: Arceus (2022)
Nintendo Switch
5
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby (2014)
Nintendo 3DS
6
Pokémon Black and White (2011)
Nintendo DS
7
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (2021)
Nintendo Switch
8
Pokémon X and Y (2013)
Nintendo 3DS
9
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee and Let's Go Pikachu (2018)
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gamesindustry.biz. (November 21, 2022). Biggest Pokémon mainline game launches in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999 to 2022, based on first-week physical unit sales [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353163/uk-biggest-pokemon-game-launches-unit-sales/
gamesindustry.biz. "Biggest Pokémon mainline game launches in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999 to 2022, based on first-week physical unit sales." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353163/uk-biggest-pokemon-game-launches-unit-sales/
gamesindustry.biz. (2022). Biggest Pokémon mainline game launches in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999 to 2022, based on first-week physical unit sales. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353163/uk-biggest-pokemon-game-launches-unit-sales/
gamesindustry.biz. "Biggest Pokémon Mainline Game Launches in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1999 to 2022, Based on First-week Physical Unit Sales." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353163/uk-biggest-pokemon-game-launches-unit-sales/
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Biggest Pokémon mainline game launches in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1999 to 2022, based on first-week physical unit sales [Graph], gamesindustry.biz, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353163/uk-biggest-pokemon-game-launches-unit-sales/
