Games like Pokémon Sun, Moon on Nintendo Switch
Closest overall match: Pokémon Sword and Shield (★ 3.7). Highest rated: Pokémon Platinum at ★ 4.4. Quickest to finish: Pokémon Diamond, Pearl at about 2 hours.
These 10 games score highest on our similarity model for Pokémon Sun, Moon — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. What ties them together most: true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing.
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98%
1. Pokémon Sword and Shield
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 80
- Finish rate
- 85%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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92%
2. Pokémon X, Y
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 84h
- Finish rate
- 88%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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92%
3. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Eevee!
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 80
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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92%
4. Pokémon Diamond, Pearl
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; rated 0.4 higher.
- Year
- 2007
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 90%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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90%
5. Pokémon Black, White
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; rated 0.4 higher.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 87
- Finish rate
- 87%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
-
88%
6. Pokémon Platinum
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; rated 0.6 higher.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 114h
- Finish rate
- 90%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
-
74%
7. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- RPG
-
71%
8. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; rated 0.5 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 83
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- RPG
-
68%
9. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Shares true exclusive and exclusive; rated 0.6 higher.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 89
- Finish rate
- 82%
- Shared genres
- RPG
-
67%
10. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Shares true exclusive and exclusive; rated 0.6 higher.
- 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 Sun, Moon on Nintendo Switch?
On our similarity model, Pokémon Sword and Shield is the closest match to Pokémon Sun, Moon on Nintendo Switch — shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer.
Which game like Pokémon Sun, Moon is rated highest?
Pokémon Platinum holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.4/5 from 277 players.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Pokémon Sun, Moon 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.