Pokémon Quest

Pokémon Quest features a blocky, voxel-style design similar to Minecraft. The game is set in Tumblecube Island, featuring cube-shaped Pokémon called "Pokéxel". The Pokémon featured in the game are from the original lineup from the Kanto region in Pokémon Red and Blue. In the game, players control the base camp and the Pokémon team.

The player's main task is to complete all the levels on the island, beating the wild Pokémon. The game process can be divided into four parts: base camp management, going on expeditions, training and optimising Pokémon, and attracting new Pokémon.

Pokémon Quest received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic. Critics felt that the gameplay was repetitive. Kotaku and IGN's reviewers thought that the mostly automated battles were the gameplay's least entertaining aspect. Game Informer thought they were unengaging, while Eurogamer described them as "nice simple fun". Kotaku and Eurogamer noted that, in most battles where the player's team was stronger than the enemies, players could simply leave the game running completely automated without requiring any input.

All three critics considered customizing their team and their Pokémon's Power Stones the most enjoyable part of the game. IGN felt that the RNG involved in obtaining good Pokémon and developing good moves for them made the gameplay loop much less enjoyable, writing that the "grindy gameplay loop of searching for perfection is just plain addictive, even if it's not all that fun". However, Game Informer fully bemoaned the "uninteresting gameplay, frustrating collection mechanics, and tedious grinding", and felt that it was unmemorable and failed to live up to other Pokémon titles.