Best Pokémon Spin-Off Games Of All Time

In the ’90s and 2000s, everyone wanted to be friends with Pikachu, and what better way than talking to him through a microphone and having him act out all of your requests? Sadly, Hey You, Pikachu! is infamous for all of the wrong reasons. At first glance, using the microphone seems like a technical marvel, but in practice, the game just doesn’t work properly. With limited gameplay, Hey You, Pikachu! is more of a curio than something you should seek out and play. Still, it might appeal to the kids.

Did Hey You, Pikachu! need a spiritual successor? Probably not. But that’s what Pokémon Channel is. Swapping a microphone for the Nintendo e-Reader (at least in the US and Japan), Pokémon Channel is at least more reliable than its N64 predecessor, and it’s pretty darn cute to boot (plus you got a free Jirachi in Ruby & Sapphire). But there’s just nothing to do. Wake up, watch TV, play with Pikachu — that’s basically it. The idea of taking care of Pokémon is ripe for a decent game, and Pokémon Channel feels like a missed opportunity. But hey, watching the weather with Pikachu isn’t that bad, and there are lots of collectibles to keep the youngest entertained.

In the ’90s and 2000s, everyone wanted to be friends with Pikachu, and what better way than talking to him through a microphone and having him act out all of your requests? Sadly, Hey You, Pikachu! is infamous for all of the wrong reasons. At first glance, using the microphone seems like a technical marvel, but in practice, the game just doesn’t work properly. With limited gameplay, Hey You, Pikachu! is more of a curio than something you should seek out and play. Still, it might appeal to the kids.

Did Hey You, Pikachu! need a spiritual successor? Probably not. But that’s what Pokémon Channel is. Swapping a microphone for the Nintendo e-Reader (at least in the US and Japan), Pokémon Channel is at least more reliable than its N64 predecessor, and it’s pretty darn cute to boot (plus you got a free Jirachi in Ruby & Sapphire). But there’s just nothing to do. Wake up, watch TV, play with Pikachu — that’s basically it. The idea of taking care of Pokémon is ripe for a decent game, and Pokémon Channel feels like a missed opportunity. But hey, watching the weather with Pikachu isn’t that bad, and there are lots of collectibles to keep the youngest entertained.

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