Pokémon lifetime series unit sales 2005-2023

Published by
J. Clement,
Mar 18, 2024
The first Pokémon video game was released in 1996 in Japan and has been a smash hit ever since. As of May 2023, the long-running gaming series has sold over 480 million units of mainline and spin-off game titles. The best-selling Pokémon game of all time is the original release, Pokémon Red / Blue / Green for Gameboy with over 31 million units sold.

Lifetime unit sales generated by the Pokémon franchise worldwide as of May 2023 (in millions)

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Release date

May 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

May 2005 to May 2023

Special properties

total shipments of all Pokémon-related software; includes spin-off and core series games

Supplementary notes

Figures regarding periods earlier than June 2022 are from previous press releases.

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