Pokemon Sun

 3DS
Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 87 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 85 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 87
  3. Negative: 0 out of 87
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  1. 4P.de
    Nov 21, 2016
    74
    Visually this is the best mobile Pokémon adventure yet. And while the new pocket monsters with their final forms are creative as always the island hopping lacks the challenge of older Pokémon games.
  2. Guardian
    Nov 18, 2016
    60
    It is not the blow-away game of 2016, nor does it seem to have the staying power of Ruby and Sapphire, but it’s enjoyable. Pokémon games are their own beasts, and hopefully Sun and Moon is a show of further changes and things to come for the franchise.
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  1. Ars Technica
    Nov 19, 2016
    Longtime Pokémon fans can buy without hesitation. New or lapsed Pokémon fans will have an easier time picking up Sun and Moon than any other main series Pokémon game in recent memory.
  2. Eurogamer
    Mar 7, 2017
    The world of Pokémon is finally, exactly that: a world, with charming, textured characters not just in the named friends and foes you meet, but the random people on your journey, the region you live in, the music, the Pokémon themselves and the very soul of the journey. At long last, Pokémon is not just back. With Sun and Moon, it feels fresh again. [Essential]
  3. Kotaku
    Nov 19, 2016
    For 20 years now, Pokémon games have presented fantasies where people live, battle, and grow alongside powerful monsters. In Pokémon Sun and Moon, that wistful reverie invites you take a holiday, leave your worries behind, and grab yourself a lei. As it happens with all good vacations, Pokémon found itself again.
  5. Wired
    Nov 20, 2016
    It manages to keep the core gameplay of battling and trading magical monsters intact, while weaving in ideas that were vital to the television show and to the idea of Pokémon in general.

Awards & Rankings

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#3 Best 3DS Game of 2016
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#1 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2016
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#1 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2016

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1265 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 868 out of 1265
  2. Mixed: 186 out of 1265
  3. Negative: 211 out of 1265
  1. lizthewiz
    Nov 18, 2016
    10
    Pokemon Sun shines brighter than any predecessor in the Pokemon franchise. The graphics are fresh and lush. The story is entertaining. AbovePokemon Sun shines brighter than any predecessor in the Pokemon franchise. The graphics are fresh and lush. The story is entertaining. Above all, it's the most lively Pokemon adventure yet.… Full Review »
  2. Wake_loms
    Apr 27, 2017
    10
    El mejor juego de pokemon de toda la historia, ademas de una evolucion grafica, presenta opciones de jugabilidad distintas, y ahora se vuelveEl mejor juego de pokemon de toda la historia, ademas de una evolucion grafica, presenta opciones de jugabilidad distintas, y ahora se vuelve muchisimo mas atractivo para cualquier jugador tanto en la historia como en la jugabilidad… Full Review »
  3. MattCK
    Nov 25, 2017
    10
    The main plot is the most interesting of the series with Black and White, but still not being so good, not as easier as XY or ROZA were, newThe main plot is the most interesting of the series with Black and White, but still not being so good, not as easier as XY or ROZA were, new Pokémon are great, Island Trials, Ultrabeasts, Alola ambientation, the awesome music, cinematographic cutscenes, Alola forms, No more HM, characters and their evolutions, Red and Blue's comeback, Alola is big, great ending, metagame improves... I think this is one of the best Pokémon games, and finally they've changed the franchise a bit.

    Despite all of this, this game have also failures, plot is interesting, yeah, but inside the Pokémon series, as a story in general is still poor. Postgame could have been longer. Pokémon has changed but... Only a bit. Z-Moves take too long. Festival Plaza it's a bad decision and the Rotomdex sucks sometimes.    … Full Review »
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