Pokémon Sun/Moon (2016)
Pokémon's 20th anniversary game invites players to the tropical, Hawai'i-styled Alola region.
First released
Nov 18, 2016
Aliases
Pokemon Sun, Pokemon Moon
Franchises
Pokémon
Developed by
Game Freak, Inc.
Published by
Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Platforms
Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS eShop
Genres
Role-Playing
Themes
Fantasy, Anime
Rating
PEGI: 7+
Releases
- 3DS - Pokémon Sun United States
- 3DS - Pokémon Moon United States
- 3DS - Pocket Monsters Sun Japan
- 3DS - Pocket Monsters Moon Japan
- 3DS - Pocket Monsters Sun/Moon Double Pack Japan
- 3DS - Pokémon Sun United Kingdom
- 3DS - Pokémon Moon United Kingdom
- 3DS - Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Dual Pack United States
- 3DS - Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Steelbook Dual Pack United States
- 3DS - Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Dual Pack with bonus Figure Set United States
- 3DS - Pokémon Sun with bonus Solgaleo Figure United States
- 3DS - Pokémon Moon with bonus Lunala Figure United States
- 3DSE - Pokémon Sun United States
- 3DSE - Pokémon Moon United States
- 3DSE - Pocket Monsters Sun Japan
- 3DSE - Pocket Monsters Moon Japan
- 3DSE - Pokémon Sun United Kingdom
- 3DSE - Pokémon Moon United Kingdom
Community reviews
Pokemon Sun/Moon tries to freshen up the series but still have a few issues
Game: Pokemon Sun
Genre: RPG
Developer: GameFreak/Nintendo
System: Nintendo 3DS (3DS)
Total Score: 93/100
Value Score: 9.3/10
• Story: 8/10
• Characters: 9/10
• GamePlay: 9/10
• Graphics: 9/10
• Sound: 9/10
• Music: 10/10
• Length: 10/10
• Replay Value: 10/10
• Player Value: 9/10
Pros
+No more Gym battles, now Island Trials which make you do side quest events such as finding items, solving puzzles or fighting certain battles
+Region is split into 4 islands with a Hawaiian theme
+Some first gen pokemon have new forms with new typing
+Pokedex now Rotom-Pokedex which talks with you and splits entries into 4 categories (for each island) and the entire region
+QR Scanner allows players to scan in data of pokemon that they have not caught
+New battle type called Battle Royal where it allows you to do a 4 way free for all battle
+Z-Moves bring a new way in battling allowing you to do special moves in a cinematic cutscene, this replaces mega evolution
+Poke-rides are a new feature which allow you to use certain pokemon to traverse the region, this makes surf, flying, strength obsolete as HMs (there are no more HMs)
+Hyper training returns
+Festival Plaza allows players to see other players and interact with them for battle or trade, they can access the GTS here as well. Festival coins can be obtained here by interacting with characters which can be used to increase the rank of your festival plaza
+Poke Pelago is a new feature which allows you to create your own island to have your PC stored pokemon to find items, discover wild pokemon and to even raise levels and stats.
+81 new pokemon
Cons
-No more gyms (replaced with Island challenges)
-No HM moves/field moves
-No Bicycle
-FPS gets lowered in horde battles
-No National Pokedex
-Post game is weak in game wise but thanks to Festival Plaza, replay value can still be increased with other players through trading/battling
Genre: RPG
Developer: GameFreak/Nintendo
System: Nintendo 3DS (3DS)
Total Score: 93/100
Value Score: 9.3/10
• Story: 8/10
• Characters: 9/10
• GamePlay: 9/10
• Graphics: 9/10
• Sound: 9/10
• Music: 10/10
• Length: 10/10
• Replay Value: 10/10
• Player Value: 9/10
Pros
+No more Gym battles, now Island Trials which make you do side quest events such as finding items, solving puzzles or fighting certain battles
+Region is split into 4 islands with a Hawaiian theme
+Some first gen pokemon have new forms with new typing
+Pokedex now Rotom-Pokedex which talks with you and splits entries into 4 categories (for each island) and the entire region
+QR Scanner allows players to scan in data of pokemon that they have not caught
+New battle type called Battle Royal where it allows you to do a 4 way free for all battle
+Z-Moves bring a new way in battling allowing you to do special moves in a cinematic cutscene, this replaces mega evolution
+Poke-rides are a new feature which allow you to use certain pokemon to traverse the region, this makes surf, flying, strength obsolete as HMs (there are no more HMs)
+Hyper training returns
+Festival Plaza allows players to see other players and interact with them for battle or trade, they can access the GTS here as well. Festival coins can be obtained here by interacting with characters which can be used to increase the rank of your festival plaza
+Poke Pelago is a new feature which allows you to create your own island to have your PC stored pokemon to find items, discover wild pokemon and to even raise levels and stats.
+81 new pokemon
Cons
-No more gyms (replaced with Island challenges)
-No HM moves/field moves
-No Bicycle
-FPS gets lowered in horde battles
-No National Pokedex
-Post game is weak in game wise but thanks to Festival Plaza, replay value can still be increased with other players through trading/battling