Pokémon Sun - Nintendo 3DS

I never thought I would rate one of the core Pokemon games anything below 5 stars, but I was a bit disappointed with this generation. The game itself is certainly playable, but I cannot get over the fact that I miss going to Gyms so much. The Pokemon available are sort of cool, but some of the special things that you have to do to catch them are pretty annoying. Overall, I felt like it was a bit of a step down from OR/AS, but hey, they tried something new. I guess there is always that possibility when you try something different.

When I first bought this, I really didnt pay attention to any of the trailers because the Pokémon series usually followed the same layout throughout the games - Brief introduction to game mechanics, You venture from home, Battle the 8 gym leaders, fight some gang with a serious background, and beat the E4. The first 30 minutes of the game held my hand so tight. That was absolutely new for me. The Kahunas were like Gym leaders, except they usually gave you permissions to use Cool Z-Moves. Sweet! And then there was team skull, which confused me for most of the game. Theyre so silly and easy to take out! And post game... theres so much more to do! Spoilers below. Read at your own risk. First, as the champion, you may defend your title as Champion. Ever since I was a kid, me and my friends held badges in our school and acted as the schools gym leaders (with Teams filled with Pokémon who were lvld using gamesharks). When I saw there was an option to defend my title again, I was so giddy with joy! The second thing to do when the game is over is fighting the battle tree. 20 or so years have passed since Pokémon red/blue. I remember playing on the game boy color, buying batteries until I switched to the SP. All of the greyscaled coloring... it all came back to me when I tried to do the battle tree. After entering the area, I was approached by Red and Green. An actual shiver went down my spine. A couple years back, we had a chance to fight Red at the end of the game. And now you have a choice between fighting him or Green. Both are grown up! I was surprised to see both of them here! What surprised me more is that... other champions are here apparently. I spent countless hours climbing the tree and... well, Ill leave the rest to you. In short. Buy this or Moon, it doesnt matter. The game is terrific and is definitely worth the $40 (unless you paid $32 while pre ordering. Then its 120% worth the money).

Enjoying this game very much!

this series of Pokemon game is just not for me I dont like being restricted to the Hawaiian islands I feel kind of claustrophobic I like the feeling of land under my feet and not feeling like the land is sparse. And I really dont understand the trend of Pokemon games almost not having fire Pokemon at all you can literally go through the whole roster of Pokemon and there are less then a hundred fire Pokemon. Whats up with that? We need more fire Pokemon not less.

Pros. Graphics and sound have been greatly improved ! But if you are using an older model of the 3ds then the frame rate drops a little during battles . On the other hand the *new* 3DS handles things pretty well, you wont notice the frame drop as much. HMs are a thing of the past! No longer will we required to have HM slaves on adventure team! We can now page Ride Pokemon ! Need a bolder smashed out of the way? Summon Touros! Need to go for a swim? Summon Lapras or Sharpedo ! Need to fly? Summon Charizard! The only downside is that these are rental pokemon . You cant use your own . They also seem to be shiny locked as well. Kurts Apricorn Pokeballs have returned ! For the trainers out there who have dreamed of having 5th, 6th and now 7th gen pokemon in this special balls REJOYCE ! Love Ball Sylveon is a thing now! Moon Ball Rockruff is a thing! Keep in mind that Apricorn trees are not in game but you can find these special balls through out the game. Trainer Customization is back and better then ever ! First off! After 20 years we can finally take the damn hat off! YES ! There are more hairstyles for both boys and girls ! Girl trainers get to wear make up. White colored clothes can be dyed whatever color you want! Breeding mechanics have gotten an upgrade ! Male and Genderless Pokemon can now pass down their pokeballs if they are bred with Ditto ! Before it was females only ! The Day Care was replaced by the The Nursery . Pokemon will not level up and auto forget moves that you are trying to breed down . Because they dont level up in the Nursery its hella cheaper to boot! These games are more story driven then any other pokemon game! There a few flaws I do NOT like but Ill just have to deal with. GTS . Game Freak still has NOT figured out how to block people from asking for unreasonable trades. Like Caterpie for Arceus , for example . Not much backwards compatibility with 6th gen games . Theres NO way to trade directly between 6th and 7th gen games without Pokémon Bank . I myself and many others have tested this. Theres NO way to battle players who have 6th gen games either . But in the end , despite the flaws I still think these are solid games .

Havent played a pokemon game since Ruby. The story was really different, there arent badges in this one. There are some other pokemon abilities you can unlock using Z moves which was new. The island has a very relaxing vibe to it. The difficulty is very easy, I think most people would have a breeze playing it. Wonder Trade is where you can trade pokemon with anyone in the world. You pick a random pokemon and you get a random one from someone else. Pretty cool when you get something good!

Sun and Moon deserves praise than any versions of Pokemon. This game will make you quit Pokemon Go and other Pokemon versions. It is simply better due to its improved features and added convenient systems. If someone says Pokemon Sun and Moon is too easy and should not be rated 9 out of 10. They are not humble because the real challenge is in online battle and they will get crushed anytime soon. So I will rate this game 9 out of 10 overall. Anyway, I bought both Sun and Moon versions along with official Guide and one more Nintendo system to evolve and power up Pokemons.

Pokemon Sun and Moon are a blast, and heres why I say that: 1) A fresh, mature, in-depth story and characters youd expect from Final Fantasy or Mass Effect. 2) Fun and challenging battles. Gone is the lack of difficulty of Gen 6; the level curve for trainers is higher than any other game in the series and the AI is absolutely ruthless. Dont expect to sweep through entire teams just because your moves are super effective, you need legitimate tactics to get through the game 3) Changes to staple series mechanics. No more HMs taking up precious move slots on your pokemon, nor having five good pokemon and one HM slave. No more traditional gym battles, instead adding in Totem pokemon, essentially beefed-up bosses who use the new ally mechanic to double team you. All of this along with a great soundtrack, Pokemon Sun is a great game. The only negatives I would add are there arent many new pokemon, and the protagonist often smiles through intense cutscenes like an idiot.

Pokemon Sun gives a twist to the Pokemon series that was much needed. Theres enough familiarity for the 20 year fans to give us the nostalgia of traditional Pokemon games, but also enough of it is different to make it a fresh experience. Ive been playing Pokemon since Pokemon Yellow, and this game by far is one of the best in the series. Alola immerses you like the very first generations did, and I never felt like I wanted out of any particular area. All of the areas were enjoyable, and it never felt forced. The graphics are about the same as X and Ys, and Omega Rubys and Alpha Sapphires - but also has a bit of a style change on the menus. The characters are no longer in a chibi-like style, and are actually full-sized characters this time around. Controls are tighter and more responsive than previous games, and you feel like you have full control of your character. The music is also pretty diverse and has a wide range of likable OST. The performance issues that were in the past two installments have also carried over to this game (lag during battles), unfortunately. One of the main downfalls of the game is that its either too easy or too difficult. Its never an in between struggle. If you spend time leveling up your team, youll one hit everyones Pokemon. If you dont take the time to level your team up, youll struggle very badly against Pokemon the same level as you. This is a struggle that all of the newer games seem to have, and Im disappointed that it carries over to this game as well. Speaking of difficulty, the puzzles in the game werent challenging at all, if you can even call what they had puzzles. The Pokemon games puzzles have been lacking since the first few titles, and Im afraid that they were lacking even more so in puzzle difficulty than they were in X and Y. I found myself solving all of the puzzles on the first or second try, and never felt the need to think about them and plan them out like I have in the older games. Coming to the story however, the story was amazing. X and Ys story was lackluster and boring, but Sun and Moons story was a very much needed addition to the Pokemon franchise. I actually felt attached to the characters, and I will remember them vividly (which is more than what I can say for X and Ys characters), especially Hau, Lillie and Nebby, whom you travel with throughout the entirety of the game. Overall, I would give this game a 4/5 stars. The major flaws with this game in my opinion were the difficulty levels and the post-story once you beat the game. I would highly recommend this game to long-time Pokemon lovers, and to first time Pokemon players as well.

Pokémon Sun is really fun to play!