There are a lot ofPokemongames out there for you to play, providing plenty of hours of gameplay. Exactly how many hours can you expect to game for if you play every Pokemon game though? Here, we are going to answer just that.

This will cover the main games in the Pokemon franchise, as well as DLCs, updated games, sequels, and remakes. We won’t be covering spinoff games, as there are dozens of these. If you do want to play them all, just know that you are in for hundreds of hours worth of content.

Pokemon Sword and Shield, thrown Pokeball to catch a Pokemon

How Long To Beat All Mainline Pokemon Games

There arenine mainline Pokemon gamesin the franchise, with each one havingtwo versions.For example, the ninth generation was released as Scarlet and Violet, which could be purchased separately. These games are pretty much the same though, sowe’ve grouped each pair together under one time.

How Long To Beat (Main Story)

How Long To 100% Complete?

Pokemon Red and Green (released as Red and Blue outside of Japan)

Pokemon Gold and Silver

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet The Teal Mask Photo Of History Landmark with Kieran and player posing in front of it

Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl

sad eevee wearing a hat in pokemon let’s go

Pokemon Black and White

Pokemon X and Y

pichu in the pokemon anime

Pokemon Sun and Moon

Pokemon Sword and Shield

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

1,422 Hours

How Long To Beat All Updated Games & DLC Content

Updated games and DLC content consist ofthird releases and paid DLC for newer games.These provide additional, unique content for you to play through.

This does not include Pokemon Blue, which was released in Japan separate from the main titles Red and Green. We’ll just include games that werenot Japan-exclusive.

Red and Blue

Gold and Silver

Ruby and Sapphire

Diamond and Pearl

Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Sun and Moon

The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra

Sword and Shield

The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk

Scarlet and Violet

876 Hours

How Long To Beat All Remakes & Sequels

Lastly, we have remakes and sequels. These also pair with other Pokemon games but areworth playing separately.

Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen

Red and Green

Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Pokemon Black 2 and White 2

Black and White

Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

710 Hours

Total Hours To Beat Pokemon

The grand total is quite impressive! If you want to play the main story of every Pokemon game mentioned above, that is616 hours of playtime. If you have your heart set on 100 percent completion for every Pokemon game we’ve mentioned, then you are looking at3,008 hours of playtime.