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Games Developed by Game Freak: Complete Portfolio Beyond Pokémon

Game Freak is a Japanese developer best known for creating the Pokémon franchise (main series co-published by Nintendo/The Pokémon Company). Their portfolio spans four decades.

Pokémon Main Series (Director/Developer)

Gen 1: Red/Green/Blue/Yellow (GB)
Gen 2: Gold/Silver/Crystal (GBC)
Gen 3: Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, FireRed/LeafGreen (GBA)
Gen 4: Diamond/Pearl/Platinum, HeartGold/SoulSilver (DS)
Gen 5: Black/White, Black 2/White 2 (DS)
Gen 6: X/Y, Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire (3DS)
Gen 7: Sun/Moon, Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon (3DS)
Gen 8: Sword/Shield, Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl (ILCA co-dev), Legends: Arceus (Switch)
Gen 9: Scarlet/Violet (Switch)

Pokémon Spin-offs (Developer or Co-Dev)

Pokémon Stadium series (N64, HAL Laboratory co-dev)
Pokémon Colosseum / XD: Gale of Darkness (GC, Genius Sonority co-dev)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series (Spike Chunsoft dev, Game Freak supervises)
Pokémon Ranger series (Creatures Inc. dev)
Pokémon GO (Niantic dev, Game Freak supervises/designs Pokémon)
Pokémon UNITE (TiMi Studio dev)
Pokémon Café ReMix (Genius Sonority)

Original Non-Pokémon Titles

Game	Platform	Year	Notes
Mendel Palace (Quinty)	NES	1989	First published game (Namco). Action-puzzle.
Smart Ball (Jerry Boy)	SNES	1991	Platformer with stretch mechanic.
Yoshi (Mario & Yoshi)	NES/GB	1991	Puzzle game for Nintendo.
Pulseman	Sega Genesis	1994	Sega Channel exclusive. Fast action-platformer. Re-released on Wii VC, Switch Online.
Click Medic	PC (JP)	1999	Medical sim. Japan only.
Drill Dozer (Screw Breaker)	GBA	2005	Platformer with drill mechanic. Critical cult classic.
HarmoKnight	3DS	2012	Rhythm-action. eShop only.
Tembo the Badass Elephant	PC, PS4, Xbox One	2015	Published by Sega. 2.5D action-platformer.
Giga Wrecker / Giga Wrecker Alt.	PC, PS4, Switch	2017/2019	Physics puzzle-platformer. Alt. adds console content.
Little Town Hero	Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One	2019	Turn-based strategy/RPG. Board-game aesthetics.
Pocket Card Jockey	3DS, Switch (Ride On!)	2013/2023	Solitaire/horse racing hybrid. Apple Arcade version exists.

Recent / Upcoming

Project Bloom (codename) – New original IP announced 2023, targeting "global audience," action-oriented. Details TBA.
Continued Pokémon mainline support (DLC, next gen).

Game Freak remains a rare "first-party-adjacent" studio: independent but almost exclusively Nintendo-platform, defining one of media's largest franchises.

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