Pokémon Sun - Nintendo 3DS

I have avidly played Pokemon since the original Pokemon Silver on the GameBoy Color. And let me tell you, Pokemon Sun has shown that the company has come a long, long way. Im not sure I like where its going. I spent hours completing the Pokedex on Pokemon Emerald, I cried during Pokemon Black, I rejoiced with Pokemon HeartGold, and celebrated the release of Pokemon X & Y. Pokemon Sun, however, isnt as good as the others. While Pokemon is arguably a childs game, this game really emphasizes it. 1.) No HMs, like they dont trust us how to use them. 2.) Rotom Dex is annoying with its constant blinking and blurbs - its reminiscent of Yokai Watch in style. 3.) Constant dialogue from start to finish - theres really no time to explore and have fun, because every 100 feet or so, youve got some story character that needs to tell you something. 4.) Names of new pokemon are so childishly simple; Mudsdale for a horse-like pokemon, Rockruff for a dog-like pokemon...like, honestly? Im all for puns, but those are just bad. It all just felt too young, but it is still excellent for what it is and for any newcomer to the Pokemon world. I wish to see, in the future, a game that focuses less on gimmicks and instead embraces what the original games were about: exploration, emotional bonds, and friendly competition. Itll attract all the old fans, like myself, and new fans alike.

1. There are too many spots that are just... empty. I cant tell you how many times ive gone off exploring on a route and a path leads to nothing. Same with surfing, youll get on lapras and surf around and then.... theres nothing, maybe a few trainers and fishing holes? But thats usually it. this is a new gen, there should be a least a little more detail/things to do. Disappointed in the emptiness this game has. 2. Poke ride is pretty cool... at first. You get a few pokemon to ride at first that are actually helpful. Like tauros has the speed to get places fast, and stoutland has the ability to sniff out items, he also runs pretty fast when hes not sniffing. But when you get mudsdale, its such a pointless addition. All he is used for is to cross a certain path on a rocky route. Thats it. And theres no need to ride him when your out and about afterwards because he is incredibly slow and clunky... So whats the point of him? Theres none and its disappointing. Same with charizard. Why were we not able to ride him when we were able to ride ratios over the Hoenn region LAST generation? This is a new generation, there is absolutely no reason we werent able to fly over the all region. Very disappointed with poke ride. 3. The trial on the first mountain to me, was a joke. The guys literally just says, almost instantly after meeting him and getting there Well, I guess we should do the trial now, right? ...What? No story to lead up to anything? You literally just got to this new place and they are already having a new trial thrown at you with little background story or anything. Lazy and boring story telling. And when youre done with the trail youre pretty much done wit the place and the urge you to go to the next mountain. What what what? Done in 5 minutes? 4. Poke finder lost its fun after the first few times. Its really just kind of boring now and i dont feel the need to go back to any places and take more pictures because the same pokemon are always there and nothing new is happening. 5. The dialogue can be clunky and hard to understand at times. I cant count how many times i had to re read what some of the NPCs were saying to me, especially before and after battles, some of the sentences were just structured to weirdly that I gave up on the 4th time rereading it, and im a 22 year old man. What is the deal with that? Was the localization team drunk or something? 6. The music is a major let down. Coming from Pokemon Y to this, this game has very little memorable tunes. The same route music is used for like the first half of the game. What the heck is that all about? Pokemon Y had a different memorable song for just about each route and hardly recycled music. Very disappointed in the music, a lot of it felt like stock music or something, like there was no emphasis on it. The game just cant touch Pokemon X&Y. The story was better, the graphics were more memorable and charming, the music was better, everything was better. Its not a bad game, but its not good either. I would like the old director/composer back! Junichi Masada why you do this?!

POKEMON!!!!! Who doesnt love it? This game is great! Its super addicting. My husband and I bought each other the opposite games and both games were phenomenal. I would recommend buying one and using the online trade feature to get the game specific pokemon. The only reason I would buy both would be to get both legendaries because that can be a little more difficult. The Sun game functions in time with your 2ds/3ds clock. The Moon will be night time in the game when it is daytime according to your 2ds/3ds clock. The animation is so much more entertaining than previous games. You get a new main plot behind that game full of classic battles and other fun challenges. You can really customize your character. I dont want to say too much and spoil it. If you love pokemon you will love this game!

Hands down the best Pokémon game since HeartGold & SoulSilver. Mixing up the formula REALLY worked for them! The new features are great, lots of old features have been revamped to be significantly less annoying than ever before (EV training, hatching eggs, showing the effectiveness of your moves if youve encountered the Pokémon before, being allowed to choose if you want to send a pokémon into a PC box or replace one of your party Pokémon, etc.), and the characters are all brilliantly written. Here I was thinking I might be finally done with Pokémon after X/Y bored me to the point where I couldnt finish it, but much to my joy I find that theres plenty here to keep me engaged. 20 years later, and Pokémon is still going strong! Whether youre an old fan of the series, or never got to it back in the previous generations, pick up this game. You wont be disappointed!

What can I say? Great new addition to the Pokemon line. Ive been playing these games since Red/Blue first arrived and I had started to get a little weary of the same formula. Now, Im not one to suggest that GameFreak/Nintendo changed it up greatly, but it was a very pleasant discovery to learn that this game had changed the rather predictable pattern of the past games. The new features are pretty awesome and as a pokemon fan, it was a lot of fun. If youve never played a pokemon game and want to, either this or Moon would be a great starting point. Hours of fun. If youre like me and have played all the previous pokemon games, you can look forward to some well-thought and cleverly designed features that really are enchanting and add new play-ability to the franchise.

I bought this for my wife because she is a huge Pokémon fan. She loves it! She is a veteran on the series (childhood game with Pokémon Blue/Red) but finds the improvements to be really nice. She likes the ability to tend your Pokémon after they battle to remove conditions and improve their happiness levels. Its a nice system :). She also points out its a great game to start getting into Pokémon. If you or the person you are thinking of buying this for hasnt played Pokémon before its a great time to get into the game. And if you are a veteran it is still great as always!

This is a fun game for new comers but those who have played the game before, this will be a bit different with the cut scenes, and with no bike or roller blades to speak of. I enjoy not having to have to make one pokemon know many moves and instead you call on pokemon to do the job like Fly or Strength or Swim. Fishing for those who know of it from the other games has changed as well you need to fish in certain spots. Overall this is a fun game, but if you arent looking for a RPG this does have a RPG feel, but it has the same plot as the others. Evil corporation you must defeat and catch them ALL!

Ive been playing pokemon for 20 years now, and every game that has come out has been beautifully amazing. The only gripe I have with these gen 7 games is the fact that not all Megastones are available and the ones that are unavailable will be obtained via events or online competitions. This does annoy me greatly. Equally as annoying is if you have an older 3DS this game loads up much slower than it would on a New 3DS. Sometimes it takes a while to even shut the game off. So if you want to play this I do recommend getting a NEW 3DS to play it on, itll be a lot less slow running. Though beyond that the battles are harder, the graphics are gorgeous, the cut scenes are amazing, and Im just blown away by this game. Though if youre looking to relive your nostalgia for the good old days (Red and Blue) this game is probably not for you mostly because Gyms have been eliminated and in its place is Trials. If youre looking to relive the old days I suggest buying the virtual console in the eShop rather than buy this game. This also applies to players coming to this game via Pokemon GO, do remember if this is your first Pokemon game do not expect it to operate in the same way that Go does. Though I do hope you give this game a try, the core series is definitely the better of the Pokemon games in my humble opinion. I cannot wait to see what they have in store for us next. <3

I bought Pokémon Sun while my girlfriend got Pokémon Moon. We both played the 6th gen as well. Pros 1. Fresh story line with some fresh Pokémon in a new location. Everything looks good. 2. Some new mechanics to help keep things interesting. 3. The trials are a fun new thing to replace gym battles. 4. Tons of extra game content to keep you busy. 5. Easy to engage with online players. 6. Better options and game menus help make things faster. 7. You can trade up using Poke Bank from prior generations. 8. This game just throws stuff at you all the time. Spend your money wisely and youll never run out of anything. 9. Love how you can heal Pokémon of status effects after battle. 10. Enough of the same old experience to feel familiar and nostalgic. 11. Love the whole night and day mechanic when catching Pokémon. Gives you motivation to pick up and play during certain hours. Cons 1. There are some lag issues on the older 3DS models. Especially in combat and some menus load slowly. 2. The tutorial in this game is loooooong. You have the regular tutorial stuff then you have to do some free wandering and then on to the Pokémon trainer school? OMG just give me my starter and let me go! Weve all been doing this for years, give us some credit, game! 3. The Hawaii theme is fun, but they overdo it on occasion. I get it, were in Alola now. They have a cool wave and everyone ends their sentences with yeah?... Calm down, game. 4. The characters, especially your rival, are highly one dimensional. Everyone is so hopped up on their dominant personality trait and its wildly over the top fairly often. Not terrible or anything, but I get it. Alola rocks. The professor talks like Wakka from final fantasy 10 and doesnt wear a shirt and your rival NEVER STOPS SMILING. The girl doesnt like Pokémon fighting but heals your Pokémon so you can keep doing it. Settle down, game characters. 5. The new Pokémon skins arent bad, but they arent really necessary. Did meowth really need to look like its giving you bedroom eyes 24/7? Wouldve been cool if theyd added some differences, but the Rattata is essentially the same as the other Rattata with an Italian mustache. Overall, this is another Pokémon game Ill sink dozens of hours into. I like it, its fun. Im about 6 hours in now so I still have hope the characters will even out over time. Worth the price of admission.

Great game! Nintendo doesnt disappoint with this game. There is more of a storyline focus, and a lot of things have been added or changed. My favorite thing, which might be innocuous, is the PC. It goes directly do your boxes now where you can rearrange, swap pokemon etc. I also really like Poke Pleago. Makes getting pokébeans (equivalent of poképuffs) so much easier. I also think the caring for your pets after a battle is nice. It makes raising their affection so much easier. Petting gives 4 hearts now! Awesome. They made a lot of changes which I understand and appreciate. The Pokémon games have been going on for so long they have to refresh it somehow! Awesome game, definitely recommend.