Published May 8, 2026, 11:32 AM EDT Nostalgia is the ultimate Pokémon champion These 22-year-old Pokémon games have sold as many copies as Pokémon Pokopia this year Image: Koei Tecmo, Game Freak/Nintendo, The Pokémon Company Sign in to your Polygon.com account Though no new mainline Pokémon game has been released this year, 2026 has nonetheless been a huge one for the franchise and its fans. Pokémon celebrated its 30th birthday in February, a week before the Dragon Quest Builder s-like spinoff Pokémon Pokopia was released. As part of the 30th anniversary celebrations, two classic games were ported over to Switch: Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen , originally released on the Game Boy Advance in 2004. On Friday, Nintendo shared its financial results for its fiscal year that just ended, which provided insight into how well those games have sold in the short time they've been out. Turns out people still love playing Pokémon games, old and new! Who would've guessed?…