Games like Pokémon Black, White
Closest overall match: Pokémon Diamond, Pearl (★ 4.2). Highest rated: Pokémon Platinum at ★ 4.4. Quickest to finish: Pokémon Diamond, Pearl at about 2 hours.
Looking for something like Pokémon Black, White? Our model ranked 10 games by how much they share with it. What ties them together most: true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing.
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90%
1. Pokémon Diamond, Pearl
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer.
- Year
- 2007
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 90%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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90%
2. Pokémon Sun, Moon
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; rated 0.4 lower.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 87
- Finish rate
- 83%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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88%
3. Pokémon Sword and Shield
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; rated 0.5 lower.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 80
- Finish rate
- 85%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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87%
4. Pokémon X, Y
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 84h
- Finish rate
- 88%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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87%
5. Pokémon Platinum
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 114h
- Finish rate
- 90%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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82%
6. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Eevee!
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; rated 0.5 lower.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 80
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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71%
7. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; rated 0.4 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- RPG
-
67%
8. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 83
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- RPG
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66%
9. Fire Emblem Awakening
Shares true exclusive and exclusive; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 92
- Finish rate
- 86%
- Shared genres
- RPG
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65%
10. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Shares true exclusive and exclusive; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 91
- Playtime
- 26h
- Finish rate
- 88%
- Shared genres
- 3
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Pokémon Black, White?
On our similarity model, Pokémon Diamond, Pearl is the closest match to Pokémon Black, White — shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer.
Which game like Pokémon Black, White is rated highest?
Pokémon Platinum holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.4/5 from 277 players.
Are there games like Pokémon Black, White on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 10 games like Pokémon Black, White on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Pokémon Black, White on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
Base game data via RAWG.