Pokemon Quest

 iOS
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
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  1. 148Apps
    Jun 29, 2018
    70
    Pokemon Quest is an easy game to pick up and play, but don't expect anything too deep once you get going.
  2. Nintendo Life
    Jun 1, 2018
    70
    Pokémon Quest is a fun little time waster that will satisfy your collect 'em all urges until the real deal launches on Switch in November. This is, for all extents and purposes, a free-to-play mobile game though, so you will have to splash the cash if you want to get the most out of it, but it's far from a money sink. You can get everything you need in a single purchase, or unlock most of it slowly by playing for free. It's one of the most generous freemium systems out there. Overall, it's a great jumping off point for new fans of the series, and the cutesy art style just might win over veterans. Give it a shot.
  3. SpazioGames
    May 31, 2018
    70
    Pokémon Quest is a funny adventure, without excessive pretensions, with new features from the point of view of the gameplay that fascinate: changing the capture system with a cooking system and recipe preparation is interesting, however slow. Free-to-start is not excessively burdened by purchases. However, it remains an adventure from a mere pastime and nothing more.
  5. Meristation
    Jun 28, 2018
    45
    Pokémon Quest has some neat ideas but none of them is well-executed. It's a free game so... try it. But it's not definitely a great game by any means.

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#84 Best iOS Game of 2018
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#15 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2018
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#59 Most Shared iOS Game of 2018

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User Score
4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 35
  3. Negative: 20 out of 35
  1. wentos
    Mar 31, 2021
    4
    It's an okay way to waste a little bit of time doing something mindless. The game is very addicting and fun at the beginning when you're stillIt's an okay way to waste a little bit of time doing something mindless. The game is very addicting and fun at the beginning when you're still figuring things out and everything is new. The novelty wears off quickly though. I know the art style isn't for everyone but I think it's adorable looking. I really do appreciate they tried to go for something new and stylized as opposed to just using those old Pokemon Ranch models they kept reusing for years.

    That's where the positives end for this. It has all the same problems most mobile games have. You have limited energy and end up waiting long periods of time between doing anything that's actually fun. I can't fault the game that much for this since most phone games do this because they don't want you breezing through everything in less than a week but for some reason it feels worse in this game than others. I just feel like I'm ALWAYS waiting as opposed to a mix of waiting and playing. It tries to tempt you with microtransactions but it's not as bad as in most other phone games so that's a plus. Still, I feel like Pokemon, the most successful media franchise on Earth, could have afforded to be ever so slightly more lenient with these or maybe even more creative.

    It's not a horrible game but there's just way better mobile games out there to waste your phone's battery life on and of course, there's way better Pokemon games too.    … Full Review »
  2. BowLL
    Nov 22, 2020
    2
    this game is literally another waiting simulator that's just a waste of time, it has decent graphics for an 8-bit game if that's considered,this game is literally another waiting simulator that's just a waste of time, it has decent graphics for an 8-bit game if that's considered, but man is this game literally a waiting simulator, and even worse, RNG. if you even wait as like a waiting simulator, good luck with some of the mechanics in the game that will include RNG.

    it was overall really boring, and more of a waiting simulator.    … Full Review »
  3. Oreox4
    Aug 17, 2019
    4
    This is just. Not good. I got bored of this within 30 minutes of playing it. It's so repetitive and boring that i can't even imagine playingThis is just. Not good. I got bored of this within 30 minutes of playing it. It's so repetitive and boring that i can't even imagine playing it for more than like 2 hours total… Full Review »
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