Spin-off Pokémon games

Spin-off Pokémon games are Pokémon games which do not fit the model used by the main series and which are not developed by Game Freak. These games vary widely in genre.

The Pokémon mini was a small console that only had games of a Pokémon theme.

List of handheld and console spin-off Pokémon games

Hey You, Pikachu! (N64 virtual pet, where the player owns and explores various locations with a Pikachu)
Template:Card GB (Game Boy strategy game where the players uses Pokémon Trading Cards to battle with instead of actual Pokémon)
Pokémon Snap (N64 first person rail shooter, where the player takes pictures of Pokémon on Pokémon Island)
Pokémon Pinball (Game Boy pinball game where the player can battle and capture various Generation I Pokémon)
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge (GBC puzzle, similar to Tetris Attack)
Pokémon Puzzle League (N64 puzzle, also similar to Tetris Attack, and based off the anime. Only released in North America and Europe)
Template:Card GB 2 (Game Boy strategy, similar to the first game, but including Generation II Pokémon as well. Only released in Japan)
Pokémon Channel (GameCube virtual pet, where players watch TV with their Pikachu, and uses the Gamecube's clock to unlock new programs)
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire (GBA pinball, similar to the first game, but uses Hoenn-native Pokémon instead)
Pokémon Dash (DS racing game where players play as Pikachu attempting to beat outrun Pokémon)
Pokémon Trozei! (DS puzzle game where players have to line up four Pokémon in a row in order for them to disappear)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team (GBA/DS dungeon crawler where players control a human who was turned into a Pokémon)
Pokémon Ranger (DS action RPG where the player is a Pokémon Ranger and visits a new region, Fiore)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness (DS dungeon crawler that follows the same formula of the previous games, with the addition of Generation IV Pokémon)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (DS action RPG that follows the same formula as its predecessor, but including Generation IV Pokémon and a new region, Almia)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (DS dungeon crawler that served as a third game to the second pair of Mystery Dungeon games, with more playable and partner Pokémon, and more missions)
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (DS action RPG sequel to Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, once again following the same formula as the previous two games, and travels to a new region, Oblivia)