Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is a role-playing video game in the Pokémon series developed by Genius Sonority and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo. It was released for the GameCube on August 4, 2005, in Japan; October 3, 2005, in North America; November 10, 2005, in Australia; and November 18, 2005, in Europe. Pokémon XD is the successor to the GameCube title Pokémon Colosseum and takes place in Orre, the setting of Pokémon Colosseum's adventure mode. All of the Game Boy Advance Pokémon games can connect to this game through trading and Battle Mode.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
Your like matters. Every heart nudges this game's GamingPickz Score and where it ranks (a small 5% of the score), so the lists get better for everyone.
- Released
- 2005
- Developer
- Genius Sonority
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 4 August 2005 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Genius Sonority |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo GameCube |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2088354, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness? How long to beat it
Total play time for Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is about 71.4 hours to do everything, and around 26.8 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 26.8h | 111 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 36.2h | 102 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 71.4h | 26 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 67ahead of 19% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 38ahead of 79% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
Loading reviews…
Did it run on your PC?
Tell other players how it ran on your machine. One tap, from your saved PC if you have one.
Where Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness appears
The ranked lists and finder pages Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness qualifies for, from its own genre and platform to what it takes to run.
Get the weekly rundown
One email a week: what moved in the rankings, what launched, and what dropped in price. No more than that, and unsubscribing takes one click.
We send the weekly email and nothing else. Your address is never sold, shared or used to build a profile, and it is not readable by anyone visiting this site. See our privacy policy.
Common questions about Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
What platforms is Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness on?
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is available on Nintendo GameCube. It first released in 2005.
Who made Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness?
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness was developed by Genius Sonority and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness?
about 26.8 hours for the main story, 36.2 hours with the main extras, 71.4 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.