Which console received the first main-series Pokémon games released for a home system?

The Nintendo Switch received the first main-series Pokémon games released for a home system.

Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! launched worldwide on November 16, 2018. Game Freak developed the pair, which reimagined the original Pokémon Yellow adventure and used mechanics inspired by Pokémon Go.

Earlier main-series Pokémon games had appeared on Nintendo handhelds such as the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS. The Nintendo Switch changed that platform pattern because it functions as both a portable and a home console.

The distinction is about the main series. Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, and Wii U had Pokémon spin-offs, including Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Battle Revolution, but they did not receive a traditional main-series role-playing entry before the Switch era.