Ranked by what it does to your child’s energy
Top 10 Pokemon Videos for Dinner Time
These ten are ranked by settle score first, the same measure Piko uses for any video that needs to hold calm attention without winding a child up mid-meal, then by meltdown-recovery score where settle scores tie. The top pick, a wordless Pikachu colouring timelapse, scores 95 for settling and a list-best 85 for meltdown recovery, useful if dinner's the moment a rough day catches up with someone.
Craft and drawing tutorials dominate this list rather than cartoon episodes, because low-dialogue, steady-paced content is what the data shows holds attention at the table without drowning out family conversation. The two picks at the bottom trade some settle score for genuine engagement (Stampy's Pokemon Sword pick and a toy-based maths video), included honestly rather than left off, because sometimes a slightly livelier video is still the right call.
Ages run from 4 up to 11 across this list, and every video bar the last two is tagged low sensory intensity, so scan the age band under each pick if you're feeding more than one child at once.
Pikachu Colouring Pages: Pikachu from PokémonA wordless colouring timelapse with the single highest meltdown-recovery score on this list, 85 out of 100, alongside a 95 settle score. Ten minutes of Pikachu built up stroke by stroke with a calm, focused soundtrack and zero dialogue to compete with dinner-table chat.95/100 Wound-up → Settled
How to Draw Mega DelphoxSteady steps from blank page to finished Mega Delphox, no rushing: a proper sit-down-and-draw video built around one Pokemon. Settle score sits at 95 with meltdown recovery at 75, and at 8 to 9 it's pitched squarely at children who can already hold a pencil through a full meal.95/100 Wound-up → Settled
Pokemon Trading Card Game Online (#3)The only trading-card pick here, and the calmest gaming content on this list by some margin: strategy and card-play explained at a settled pace, educational value scoring 70. Pitched at 10 to 11 year olds who've moved past the drawing tutorials but still need something unhurried playing in the background.95/100 Wound-up → Settled
How to Draw Growlithe (Pokemon)Educational value hits 95 out of 100, among the highest of any craft tutorial Piko tracks, delivered through shots that hold for a slow 12.5 seconds each. Gentle-lift scores 85, useful if dinner's landing at the tail end of a long day rather than a wound-up one.95/100 Wound-up → Settled
How To Draw Absol: Pokemon, Ep 3One of the strongest Maker-style picks in Piko's whole library: 95 out of 100 at age 6 to 7, still 95 by 8 to 9, without tipping into babyish territory for the older end. At just over 12 minutes it comfortably spans a full sit-down meal.95/100 Wound-up → Settled
Easy Jigglypuff Diy: Pokemon Bookmark, Origami InspiredA genuine step-by-step origami-inspired craft, folding a Jigglypuff bookmark rather than following a cartoon plot. Maker score hits 95 out of 100, the clearest signal that this is built to be followed hands-on rather than just half-watched between bites.90/100 Wound-up → Settled
How to Draw Pokemon: Torterra, Step by StepThis is a genuine drawing lesson rather than a sped-up timelapse, instructional level tagged high throughout. Educational value scores 90 and the settle score holds at 90 too, an unusually calming combination for something this hands-on.90/100 Wound-up → Settled
How To Draw Tapu KokoTapu Koko is one of the more elaborate Pokemon designs going, and the safety rating comes back at a clean 100 out of 100. Settle score sits at 90 despite the focused, high-instruction pace, landing hardest with 8 to 9 year old Makers.90/100 Wound-up → Settled
Pokemon Sword - Who Shall I choose?Honest trade-off here: settle score drops to 75 and sensory intensity nudges up to moderate, so this suits older kids who want chatty commentary over calm background viewing. Comfort rating still sits at a solid 85, and at 24 minutes it comfortably outlasts most dinners.85/100 Flat & tired → Gently lifted
Pokemon Toy Learning Video: Learn Math, Subtracting and AddingThe lowest settle score on this list at 70, but it's built around hands-on toy play rather than passive watching, Pikachu and friends acting out battles that double as subtraction and addition practice. Best for 4 to 5 year olds still eating at the high chair, where a bit more energy in the room isn't a dealbreaker.80/100 Flat & tired → Gently lifted
Parents also ask
What's a good Pokemon video to put on during dinner?
Piko's data points to the wordless Pikachu colouring timelapse from Coloring Pages Tv as the strongest all-round pick, scoring 95 for settling a wound-up child and 85 for meltdown recovery, the highest combination on this list. It has no presenter voice, so it won't compete with dinner-table conversation.
Will Pokemon content distract from eating?
The drawing and craft tutorials that dominate this list are built for steady, low-key attention rather than jumping between fast cuts, with shot lengths averaging 6.5 to 12.5 seconds. The two liveliest picks, a Pokemon Sword gameplay video and a toy-based maths video, are flagged as moderate sensory intensity, so skip those two specifically if mealtime focus is the priority.
What age range does this Pokemon dinner-time list cover?
It spans 4 to 11 year olds. The toy-based maths video at rank 10 is pitched at 4 to 5 year olds, the trading card game video at rank 3 is built for 10 to 11 year olds who understand deck strategy, and most of the drawing tutorials in between land best around 6 to 9.