The Pokémon game has gained considerable popularity on several consoles as well as mobile-based platforms, which include Nintendo DS, Gameboy, Gamecube, iOS, and Android. The mobile platforms require emulators to run the game. Though the game is fun to play, it is limited, and one wouldn’t take much time to finish playing all the editions. Hence, Techspirited brings to you some other games similar to the Pokémon series. Take your pick.
Did You Know?
Similar to a Pokédex in Pokémon, the Micromon game consists of a device called the m-linker, which has the database for records of the micromon (monsters) the player has seen and caught. It also gives suggestions on areas to find particular types of micromons.
These games are like Pokémon because they belong to the same genre and follow similar plots. Most of them, like Pokémon, are role-playing simulation games which require the player to assume the role of a character in the game, and explore, interact, and complete missions and objectives in the game world.
Role-playing games get more addictive because of the achievements and bonuses which unlock while playing. For instance, in Pokémon, as a player wins Pokémon battles, he acquires a new Pokémon or evolves in the existing Pokémon. Similar is the gameplay of the following 8 Pokémon clones. Some games can be downloaded for both Android as well as iOS, whereas some have only been developed for the iOS platform.
Micromon
Developer: MOGA Studios
Compatibility: iOS 4.1 and up
The gameplay is very similar to Pokémon, and consists of different monsters which the player manipulates throughout the game. Every monster has one of the six powers: aerial, hydro, fire, mineral, normal, and special. The monsters can get burnt, frozen, could sleep, or even experience a decrease in power; quite similar to the ‘paralyzed’, ‘burnt’, ‘confused’, concepts in Pokémon.
Quick Tip
Diamonds are like dollars in this game. The most ideal way to spend them is by buying golden or silver eggs.
Download Links
The game requires a one-time payment of $0.99.
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Tap Tap Monsters
Developer: Infinity Pocket
Compatibility: iOS 4.3 and up, Android 4.0 and up.
Another addicting monster collection game which gets its name from the simple but unique feature―tapping. You only have to tap the screen to perform several functions in the game, like hatching a monster egg, leveling up, evolving monsters, or even for a monster battle. The game is very tempting due to the epic battle system and 28 different kinds of monsters, plus rare monsters. Your monster would grow bigger with every level; and gigantic in the end. So download and start tapping. Tap tap tap tap tap…
Quick Tip
If you wish to succeed in a battle, tap exactly at the moment when the (+) icons of both the monsters are overlapped.
ZENFORMS: Protectors
Developer: Calis Projects
Compatibility: iOS 6.0 and up
If you were looking for an exact clone of Pokémon, this is the game which would suit your needs the best. A 2D adventure role-playing game, Z:P is the perfect catch, train, evolve, battle style game. Zenforms, like Pokémons, are intelligent and empathetic to humans. A player captures and trains more and more of these, and progresses in the game to ultimately become the Grand Protector.
Quick Tip
While trying to catch a wild zenform in battle, try putting a status indicator on the opposing zenform to increase the chances of capturing it.
Download Links
The game costs $1.99, and is available only for the iOS platform
iOS Download
Beastie Bay
Developer: Kairosoft Co. Ltd.
Compatibility: iOS 4.3 and up, Android 2.2 and up
This game comes from one of the very popular developers, Kairosoft. Apart from taming and training monsters, it provides a lot more under the name of gameplay, which includes things like planting crops, building houses, and transforming the featured island into a much better place to live in. You can also develop new gear and technology in the game and use it in monster battles. Monsters can also be traded, or trained for a battle. The title falls under the RPG genre, but contains elements of simulative gameplay.
Quick Tip
Make the right friends and use resources in the most ideal manner to transform the game island into an economically developed place.
Download Links
The game is free of cost for both platforms.
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Haypi Monsters
Developer: Haypi Inc.
Compatibility: iOS 5.0 and up, Android 2.2 and up
You’ll find this game interesting, actually amazing. A game with a gameplay similar to Pokémon, but with better graphics and texture quality. Many of the monsters look quite similar to Pokémons, and even the functions associated with these monsters, like taming, evolving, or training, show a lot of resemblance. It also includes fictional elements like scrolls and magic, which can be used to evolve a common monster to a rarer one. Enjoy this cool adventure game and make your way through hundreds of levels, as you collect more monsters than you think you can. Remember that this game requires Internet connectivity, as it supports multiplayer gaming, so having a working Wi-fi connection would be ideal.
Quick Tip
Use the synthesis function to merge monsters to create rare and powerful monsters, and add them to your party, especially before the ladder tournament.
Download Links
The game is free for both platforms.
iOS Download
Monster Legacy
Developer: Outplay Entertainment
Compatibility: iOS 6 and up
Another good Pokémon clone is Monster Legacy. It features enhanced structures and a 3D graphical user interface. The colorful world of ML with all its flora, fauna, miniature islands, and tiny structures, would make you fall in love with the game. A player can explore the world, customize his/her ranch, collect wild monsters and train them, evolve them, and also host an online player versus player (PvP) battle; all this while on an adventure-filled trip to the magical world of Arborea. To describe the game in a line, we would say ML has used the Pokémon algorithm and constructed something new and better around it. Go check it out. (The game has also been featured as an editor’s choice on the Apple app store.)
Quick Tip
Look for coins in jars, chests, and other objects; bushes hold wild monsters which can be won via a battle.
Mighty Monsters
Developer: Uken Games
Compatibility: iOS 4.3 and up, Android 4.0.3 and up
Android users, don’t worry, as this one supports your phones too. With themes similar to the previous monster games in the list, MM features massive multiplayer gaming and a PvP mode released after a recent update to the game. Catch more than hundred monsters and train them to reach their fullest potentials. Also play and chat with friends, or invite them for a battle. The developers release new seasons, each one of which adds a significant update to the game world by discovering new islands, or provides new monsters; the latest one being season 9.
Quick Tip
Check out the new island card concept; each card provides details of one of the several islands in the game.
Monster Battle Arena
Developer: Greenhill Games
Compatibility: iOS 6 and up
As the name suggests, this game is more about battles and conquering new monsters. It is definitely a Pokémon clone, due to a similar graphical interface and gameplay. It falls under the online multiplayer RPG genre, wherein one can battle with friends, trade monsters, win new monsters and train them in battle, and much more. A must-have if you like the battle part in Pokémon.
Quick Tip
Add an assortment of monsters to your team, each having unique powers. This would help you fight or capture another monster by using a power which it is vulnerable to.
So, for those of you who just love Pokémon, and want some more, the games listed above are just what you need.