Pokemon Sun

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  1. lilweezy34
    Dec 3, 2016
    10
    At first I was kind of iffy on the game because of the long start but the graphics are really incredible and the atmosphere of the game is more how I imagined it to be when I was little, friendly. So for that I think its a great pick up and wonderful game for long time Pokemon Caretaking.
  2. Rockoman100
    Nov 26, 2016
    10
    I should first note that I do not think this is a 10/10 game. I rated it 10 to offset the crazy unfair zeros this game is getting from people who seem to have only played the first hour of the game and gave up, have only watched the trailers, or are salty because they were banned for getting it early.

    Right off the bat, this game is gorgeous, the new graphics and overall art style of    I should first note that I do not think this is a 10/10 game. I rated it 10 to offset the crazy unfair zeros this game is getting from people who seem to have only played the first hour of the game and gave up, have only watched the trailers, or are salty because they were banned for getting it early.

    Right off the bat, this game is gorgeous, the new graphics and overall art style of the game are much-needed atmosphere change for the Pokemon series. Pokemon has finally untethered itself from its grid-based history. There is no grid movement at all, and no option to use it, because the map is not built on the grid. The world is designed to look and feel far more organic, like most modern game worlds. It truly feels like Pokemon has *finally* come into its own with this.

    Very similar praise can be given to the music. The soundtrack in this game is absolutely gorgeous and it doesn't sound like your average Pokemon music at all. Additionally, the range in styles between the tracks can vary drastically, but each track always succeeds in setting the tone of the area or scenario just right. There is also a great deal of thought and detail put into much of the music. There is heavy use of leitmotif, from the recurring "Welcome to Alola" theme popping up in different forms throughout your adventure, to certain team/character leitmotifs being used in the music to not only complement but cleverly forshadow parts of the story.

    Now comes the story. This has to be the best, most well thought-out story in the main series Pokemon games. I believe this game has dethroned Black/White. At the very beginning of the game, you are shown an intriqueing cutscene that sets the tone for the rest of the game's story. While the story takes a while to take off after that, the knowledge of that opening scene really keeps you interested in how this story is going to unfold, and it all pays off eventually. Meanwhile, the game keeps you occupied with less-interesting but still entertaining and enticing plots and motivations, such as your pursuit of the Island Challenge and Team Skull's hilariously inept goons attempting to terrorize the region. The Island Challenge is an excellent replacement for the standard Pokemon League Challenge we have been used to for 20 years now. It really aqcuaints the player with the vibrant and unique culture of the Alola region and feels like a breath of new life for the series. The Island Challenge is fun, lighthearted, and strangely enticing. It is extremely refreshing and makes Sun/Moon feel very different from your average Pokemon games, and they benefit strongly from that. As for Team Skull, before playing the game I was worried that they would be too silly of a team to be involved in a serious story, but the way the overall story is handled makes Team Skull's silliness entirely acceptable. They are meant to be a large part of the comic relief of this game (though this game is already hilarious!), although their leader is carefully revealed to be a somewhat tragic character. I'm not going to spoil anything but the story gets much MUCH more interesting than just "Team Skull does bad thing, stop them". The significant characters in this game are all fantastic and lovable in their own way. Every character fills their niche perfectly and the character development of some of the more important characters is unmatched by any other Pokemon game. It would be a tragedy for any one character to be removed from this game. The same cannot be said for X/Y, to say the least. This game does *real* storytelling, and it made me fall in love with its characters such that I was actually sad when the story was over because it meant I wasn't going to see more from them. It was like watching my favorite show end. The improved graphics and art style also help communicate the story much more effectively.

    Okay, enough about the story and style. In terms of the basic mechanics, it's still Pokemon, but there are numerous quality of life improvements. To name a few:
    -There is a dedicated button to throw a Pokeball.
    -The game will show you the type-effectiveness of your moves against your current opponent, given that you have seen the opponent Pokemon before.
    -HMs have been removed in favor of a system that doesn't force you to compromise the strategy of your team.
    -EXP is scaled to your level to prevent over-leveling and to help under-leveled mons.

    That last one is important. This game still has the EXP Share functionality of X/Y, but the scaled EXP formula prevents the sort of ludicrous over-leveling people experienced in X/Y. Additionally, the AI is better, NPCs use EV-trained mons, and the battles are overall more cleverly designed. This has resulted in a considerably more difficult game than X/Y, even with the EXP Share on and battle mode set to "switch". I actually *lost* a few story battles.

    Overall this game is an unique, enticing, challenging and extremely well-polished adventure, especially for the Pokemon series.    … Expand
  3. MOHAMMAD0203
    Nov 28, 2016
    10
    First of this game is excellent, the story is the strongest probably since black and white. The gameplay is refined and polished and many of the new pokemon look great with the exception of a few. The graphics look as polished as they can get on the 3ds. The only problem is the lag you sometimes face but that is really the systems fault not the game.
  4. Patrick95
    Feb 2, 2022
    10
    Para mi gusto, Pokémon Sol y Luna son los mejores juegos de la saga, sin duda. Me encantó su dificultad que es bastante equilibrada, te da las oportunidades de "casualizarlo" como los juegos más modernos, pero también la posibilidad de desactivar esas facilidades para volverlo más clásico siempre que quieras. Y los Pokémon dominantes son los mejores "Bosses" de tipo RPG que ha tenidoPara mi gusto, Pokémon Sol y Luna son los mejores juegos de la saga, sin duda. Me encantó su dificultad que es bastante equilibrada, te da las oportunidades de "casualizarlo" como los juegos más modernos, pero también la posibilidad de desactivar esas facilidades para volverlo más clásico siempre que quieras. Y los Pokémon dominantes son los mejores "Bosses" de tipo RPG que ha tenido Pokémon jamás. Con combates por turnos RPG que te hacen pensar buenas estrategias frente a Pokémon fuertes en un combate 1vs2.

    Además la trama de estos juegos me parece la más compleja e interesante de la saga junto a Blanco y Negro. Con personajes memorables y carismáticos (Guzmán es una maravilla, sin duda uno de los mejores personajes de la saga) y tramas, subtramas e incluso giros de guión. También me encanta la ambientación de la región, ya que Alola es de las regiones que más "sientes", todo funciona distinto y se siente todo muy tradicional, además de que el propio lore de la región es de los más profundos de la franquicia.

    También me gusta que las rutas están diseñadas para ser lo suficientemente complejas por si quieres detenerte a explorar pero a la vez puedes atravesarlas rápido si estás jugando de forma menos detenida. Es un diseño muy inteligente que sabe dar juego a el jugador casual que quiere superarlo rápido y al jugador veterano que busca detenerse y explorar cada rincón.

    Otra cosa que me encanta y que ahora hecho de menos de Alola, son las misiones secundarias, los entrenadores maestros de cada ruta y el Poké Resort. Son mecánicas muy buenas que ojalá vuelvan a la línea de juegos principales. Al menos las misiones secundarias parece que han vuelto en Leyendas Arceus, juego que por cierto, bebe muchísimo de lo que construyó Alola en su día. Con paralelismos como las poké monturas, los capitanes, los dominantes...

    Sol y Luna son una delicia, y sin duda una de las mejores aventuras que Pokémon ha dado nunca.    … Expand
  5. guetzalwoatl
    Nov 19, 2016
    10
    You get the awesomeness of the originals with the updated look of x and y. If you have been liking the more recent games you will like this one. I like the new versions of pokemon and soundtrack.
  6. datass
    Nov 20, 2016
    10
    Also to the people complaining about how "easy" the game is, don't use the XP share, and also put "set" on in the settings instead of "switch" will make the game more fun and frustrating when fighting trial captains.
  7. nickdos
    Nov 30, 2016
    10
    The good
    The new pokemon designs are great.
    New pokemon are made with the sole purpose of **** up the meta. The writing has a comedic slant compared to the previous games. Team Skull is great because of this The plot is legit No more HMs. Now you can go through the game with whatever team you want. The game is more difficult. Hatching eggs is a lot easier this time around. The    The good
    The new pokemon designs are great.
    New pokemon are made with the sole purpose of **** up the meta.
    The writing has a comedic slant compared to the previous games. Team Skull is great because of this
    The plot is legit
    No more HMs. Now you can go through the game with whatever team you want.
    The game is more difficult.
    Hatching eggs is a lot easier this time around.
    The music is great
    Z moves are a great idea. There was little reason to not mega your pokemon in XY, but in Sun/Moon you actually have to think about your Z move.
    Pokemon Refresh is a bit more personal than Amie was in gen 6. You can cure your pokemon of status effects outside battle, and they removed that **** minigame where you make faces at the camera and it doesn't register.
    No more triple/hoard battles.

    The bad
    PSS was great. They replaced it with this plaza thing which just makes everything more convoluted. Try playing with someone on your friends list in XY, then try the same in Sun/Moon.
    GTS doesn't let you write your own messages any more. This is probably due to the extra languages they added. You pick from a list of predefined messages now.
    The story is a bigger deal. This in itself isn't a bad thing but you feel railroaded into playing the game the way the devs want. Future playthroughs are going to be a drag.    … Expand
  8. sirejovan
    Nov 29, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. With the scraping of the gym badges system, and the inclusion of a new one involving trials, this game is drastically different from it's predecessors, and I mean that in a good way. Veterans like me will definitely feel compiled to finish the game till the end, and after that, there is still plenty of post-game content to ensure you get your money's worth out of this game.… Expand
  9. vgmkyle
    Nov 18, 2016
    10
    Will the reviews change how well this game is going to sell? Absolutely not. The audience is well educated at this point, and I think most Nintendo players don't even check... and they shouldn't. See this as a coping well for Sony Fanboys that don't have any expansive universes to come back to in this incredible fashion.
  10. Jass13_02
    Nov 28, 2016
    10
    Absolutely perfect :) The game has the same charm and changes that stay in what Pokemon is. For the first time ever the current region feels alive because the routes of every island could be take you a few hours if you explore them
  11. valls
    Nov 21, 2016
    10
    El mejor juego de pokemon! 10/10

    Con un modo historia de mas de 25 hs
    Pos-game infinito
    Nuevo modo competitivo
    bigcheese53535 Te recomiendo que sigas jugando pokemon rojo y azul
    roastbird
    1 Nadie usa el modo 3D
    2 Pokemon no es solo ganar medalla en los GYm
    3 Tiene el mejor modo historia de la franquicia.
    4 Es mejor que X/Y
  12. kikumaru818
    Nov 21, 2016
    10
    I have to give this game 10/10 rate. Because I love Pokemon so much. I have played every generation, and I am still having fun on it. I am not a ruthless person to rate below 6/10 because of "no gym," "slow loading time," "stupid storyline" Bla Bla Bla..... At least, this is a totally complete game, with a lot of new elements. I earn at least 8/10. I first time want to give 8, but finally,I have to give this game 10/10 rate. Because I love Pokemon so much. I have played every generation, and I am still having fun on it. I am not a ruthless person to rate below 6/10 because of "no gym," "slow loading time," "stupid storyline" Bla Bla Bla..... At least, this is a totally complete game, with a lot of new elements. I earn at least 8/10. I first time want to give 8, but finally, I decide to give this generation 10! because I am a real fan of Pokemon. The developers deserve this rate!… Expand
  13. tpab
    Nov 19, 2016
    10
    This game is great. The region is an improved Hoenn and has lots of places to explore. My favorite part of the games is the removal of HMs. Another positive is salandit and its evolution being my new favorite Pokemon.
  14. CodyCoyote64
    Nov 24, 2016
    10
    The best game this year! An absolute blast to play from start to finish. The game introduces several new concepts to the series, such as a new kind of boss battle.
  15. 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, 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... IThe 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.    … Expand
  16. Portalguy17
    Nov 21, 2016
    10
    I thought this game was great, some things were kinda annoying like the cutscenes but they're interesting to watch the first time through, the story is pretty darn good in my opinion, some of the alolan form Pokemon are just bad but that's fine, getting rid of gyms and adding trials and kahuna battles was an excellent replacement for gyms, this is a great Pokemon game that's not afraid toI thought this game was great, some things were kinda annoying like the cutscenes but they're interesting to watch the first time through, the story is pretty darn good in my opinion, some of the alolan form Pokemon are just bad but that's fine, getting rid of gyms and adding trials and kahuna battles was an excellent replacement for gyms, this is a great Pokemon game that's not afraid to try something different.… Expand
  17. 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. Above all, it's the most lively Pokemon adventure yet.
  18. SuperSony
    Nov 18, 2016
    10
    This game is truly beautiful. It shows that nintendo can break away from the traditional Pokemon formula and make it even bigger and better. The Pokemon designs are creative and blend in with the environment making the whole game feel more fluid and natural.
  19. Rinoa_Heartilly
    Nov 18, 2016
    10
    Note: Don't listen to the whingers who gave the game a bad score based on only 1 or 2 hours of play into the game. No one likes them and they aren't helpful at all. The best way fo judge is to play for yourself or at least read reviews of people who have actually played the game (15-20hrs+ recommended).

    Anyway imo this is absolutely the best one yet and a great gate-way for the new    Note: Don't listen to the whingers who gave the game a bad score based on only 1 or 2 hours of play into the game. No one likes them and they aren't helpful at all. The best way fo judge is to play for yourself or at least read reviews of people who have actually played the game (15-20hrs+ recommended).

    Anyway imo this is absolutely the best one yet and a great gate-way for the new players to get into. Please purchase and play the game to decide for yourself but if you love Pokemon you will not be disappointed. The game should get at least an 8 just for removing the HM system.    … Expand
  20. abbe44
    Nov 19, 2016
    10
    i really loved these games
    loved the trials and the new Pokemon and i loved that there was cut scenes instead of just static dialogue
    the region was beautiful and lush
    the only real gripe i have is that the first hour or so is a little slow
    and omg the story was great! so many likable characters
  21. desdar300
    Nov 19, 2016
    10
    I've read a lot of the negative User reviewers and they all seem to have one thing in common " They hate change" and that's really sad to me for multiple reasons.
    Pokémon Sun and Moon are without a doubt the most innovative games in the series to date and it feels like a honest to God step forward and that's a good thing for a guy like me who's grown tired of the standard Pokémon formula.    I've read a lot of the negative User reviewers and they all seem to have one thing in common " They hate change" and that's really sad to me for multiple reasons.
    Pokémon Sun and Moon are without a doubt the most innovative games in the series to date and it feels like a honest to God step forward and that's a good thing for a guy like me who's grown tired of the standard Pokémon formula.
    >The story
    One thing that I can say is that I found myself really getting sucked into the story, mainly because the characters are a lot more well rounded this time around and go through ACTUAL character development.
    I'd say by the end of the game you'll love at least one of the characters whether it's Kukui, Lillie, or Hau
    > The Graphics
    Sun and Moon are some of the best looking games you'll find on the 3ds and the little touches added between each version really adds to the players immersion something that other Pokémon games barely do.
    That said they'll take a bit of a dip in double battles and it is noticeable but it didn't harper the game for me.
    > Gameplay
    Ditching Gyms are the best thing GF gas done since Gold and Silver because it makes the games a lot more unpredictable due to the Island trials being quite varied and also make things less formulaic.
    Verdict:
    Sn and Moon are a very welcome addition to the Pokémon franchise that not only keeps things fresh but it doesn't stray away from what made Pokémon great to begin with. I highly recommend picking these up whether you're a long time fan, a returning fan, or new to Pokémon in general. A must buy for this holiday season!    … Expand
  22. SuperRon
    Nov 20, 2016
    10
    This game is a great surprise.
    This is the second instance of when pokemon break their own norm and create a real game better than the other one.
    The first pokemon game that did that was colosseum, the second one is sun and moon. The gym are remplaced by challenge of island that really gives an immersive feel to the game. Excellent music, the most inspired and fitting of the    This game is a great surprise.
    This is the second instance of when pokemon break their own norm and create a real game better than the other one.
    The first pokemon game that did that was colosseum, the second one is sun and moon.

    The gym are remplaced by challenge of island that really gives an immersive feel to the game.

    Excellent music, the most inspired and fitting of the franchise.

    Great graphic, minus the slowdown that happen on multi battle.

    Great variety of pokemon, so you can build pretty interesting team during the game.

    Honestly the story is really good and the best that has yet to be produced in pokemon, it's easy to let yourself follow the trame, and be excited to just move on to the next thing.

    Mecanically everything is conveniant, no HM needed,when your party is full you can add to your team and send to PC, same thing for eggs, everything is easy and fast to do, including EV/IV training once you figure it out.

    Finished the main game at around 35 hours, the main story is slightly longer than usual, and lots to do in the post game, depending on your taste and preference.

    Most people commenting negatively are either just at the beginning of the game or just hate change, and would be the same that say "but pokemon is always the same!"    … Expand
  23. JavierNF
    Nov 20, 2016
    10
    Amazing. The best Pokémon game.

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  24. USER34455
    Nov 20, 2016
    10
    Its a your standard Pokemon game Its pretty good. The only bad things people seem to find about this game are cherry picked. People need to loosen up and see these are some great games and I hope Game freak sees the positive reviews and not the negative because these games are honestly one of the best in the series.
  25. SirCharizard
    Nov 22, 2016
    10
    Pokémon Sun & Moon are probably the best Pokémon game yet! We may have lost the 3D feature and Poké Finder can still be a disappointment, but Game Freak has showed us their best effort to deliver a game that feels fresh for first time in years. The games present the evolution of the storytelling techniques that we have been following over the past years, resulting in beautiful andPokémon Sun & Moon are probably the best Pokémon game yet! We may have lost the 3D feature and Poké Finder can still be a disappointment, but Game Freak has showed us their best effort to deliver a game that feels fresh for first time in years. The games present the evolution of the storytelling techniques that we have been following over the past years, resulting in beautiful and intriguing cut-scenes and lots of good dialogues.
    The characters are appealing and full of charisma and it's impossible not to fall in love with the new Pokémon or the Alolan forms of old Pokémon. One of the issues with the last generation was the games were too easy. This has changed now. The Totem Pokémon present a real challenge and lots of Trainers won't shy away from using Z-Move against you - remember how sad was that quite a few Trainers would use Mega Evolution in XY and ORAS?
    There also plenty of new features to provide players with fun for during and after the main campaign, such as the Festival Plaza and the Poké Pelago. There might be a few glitches and problems, especially for those who are not playing in the New 3DS and I feel sorry for not having the option of sharing pictures of my game on the Miiverse (or for not being able to save good quality pictures I take of the Pokémon), but these are really minor problems for those that are shaping up to be two of the most memorable Pokémon games ever!    … Expand
  26. aoukoa
    Nov 26, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's currently 5:19am and I'm tired as all hell, but I just read some of these reviews and honestly I'm kind of angry. It seems like everybody begs Nintendo to change up the formula but then loses their **** when something new is tried. I'm gonna list off a bunch of the common "issues" people have with the games and say if they are in my opinion justified or bull****.

    1. The amount of cutscenes- For me this isn't a big deal because I like cutscenes in my games, but even if you dislike cutscenes you have to acknowledge it's the natural evolution of the series, all the other games technically had the unskippable cutscenes you hate so much it's just that they didn't have any dynamic camera angles and weren't quite as long. This in my opinion is to the benefit of the game as it makes you more involved in the story and less likely to just frustratingly mash through boring characterless dialogue in the old games.

    2. The island challenge- In my opinion this is the change the series needed, even if it's just a one off. It allows for much better pacing than the classic 8 gyms and it's uniqueness really immerses you in the world. I do think that the actual trial themselves (not the totems) could get a slight bit of improvement. But overall I honestly don't get how people could hate this as much as some do.

    3. Your dialogue choices don't matter- they never have, I've never seen people complain about this before so why now?

    4. The region is linear- Every region has been linear, and every game since gen 5 has literally had a loop for a region. It sucks but don't compare it to how it's more linear than B/W or X/Y like some are doing

    5. Characters expression never changes and it's jarring - I agree 100% honestly

    6. Worse Graphics than X/Y- Honestly if you believe this you're crazy

    7. Framerate drops- the N3ds which I played on had some frame drop but it wasnt terrible, however I assume this is an old 3ds issue.

    8. Bad pokemon designs - I agree some like Bruxish or Alolan Dugtrio are bad but honestly imo this game has some of the better/best designs in recent memory

    9. bad music- honestly you're **** crazy, this is probably the second best Pokemon soundtrack other than B/W

    10. Long tutorial- I kind of agree that this is annoying but I believe the game makes up for it by having the tutorial actually being involved for a change, and I actually really like the new trainers school.

    11. Bad story- Yeah it's not good, but it's a million times better than any other pokemon story except maybe B/W

    12. Evil team(s) are bad- I don't like the aether foundation much but honestly in my opinion team skull is one of the best teams in the series, they are goofy and fun and instead of trying to be all sinister they play up the goofy grunts found in the other games to their fullest potential.

    13. it's light heartedness- It's the 20th anniversary man, just chill out and reminisce. There is a reason game freak chose Hawaii for the setting. It's supposed to be a low stakes journey where the main goal is to just become part of alola and have fun.

    14. Your rival: Hau is a pretty bad rival early game, late game he gets better bit still isn't great, however canonically Hau isn't your rival, Gladion is, and the music track names prove this.

    Honestly in my opinion pokemon sun and moon are by far the best games in the franchise and I really don't understand most of the criticism    … Expand
  27. MJSY
    Nov 27, 2016
    10
    I have always loved Pokémon, as I have played it since Pokémon Red and Blue. Pokémon Sun and Moon reminded me why I started loving pokémon in the first place. It is very accessible for newcomers and the story of these games is great as it has more than enough plot-twists. You begin sympathising with each character and enjoy the encounters with team Skull. Anyone who says the game is bad,I have always loved Pokémon, as I have played it since Pokémon Red and Blue. Pokémon Sun and Moon reminded me why I started loving pokémon in the first place. It is very accessible for newcomers and the story of these games is great as it has more than enough plot-twists. You begin sympathising with each character and enjoy the encounters with team Skull. Anyone who says the game is bad, just is not honest. It's just really really good. If I could only buy one game for the 3DS; I would choose this one (or Super Smash bros) ;)… Expand
  28. Zetah
    Nov 28, 2016
    10
    Probably the best pokémon game yet.

    The series needed a change after the years of X/Y, and Sun brings new features and little changes in the right direction. Even the absence of the gyms plays a fundamental role in this, making the old and boring (last generation failed in every possible way to make them appealing) gym system different and more engaging. I really appreciated the fact    Probably the best pokémon game yet.

    The series needed a change after the years of X/Y, and Sun brings new features and little changes in the right direction. Even the absence of the gyms plays a fundamental role in this, making the old and boring (last generation failed in every possible way to make them appealing) gym system different and more engaging.
    I really appreciated the fact that wild pokemon can now call for help: the easiest part of the game is now more engaging and opens to different possibilities in shiny hunting and EVs training.
    The main story is probably one of the best of the series and if not rushed gives the game a good longevity.    … Expand
  29. JJJKR
    Dec 31, 2016
    10
    This game came out 2 years ago pokemon Heart gold is the newest game. Why would anyone buy a 3DS ganme when the nintendo ds is the latest thing. Worst pokemon game ever. I hate the starter piplup why couldn't i pick a rowlet. Rowlet is so much better then pipup. Piplup sucks. The pokemon in this game were awful there was onl 3 pokemon to choose from. Also why is there no trainerThis game came out 2 years ago pokemon Heart gold is the newest game. Why would anyone buy a 3DS ganme when the nintendo ds is the latest thing. Worst pokemon game ever. I hate the starter piplup why couldn't i pick a rowlet. Rowlet is so much better then pipup. Piplup sucks. The pokemon in this game were awful there was onl 3 pokemon to choose from. Also why is there no trainer customization in this game. I really wanted to change red's design, At least you can battle Moon in this game. Worst game eva. 10/10… Expand
  30. kilometerman
    Dec 18, 2016
    10
    I dont think that it really is a 10, but i have it as 10 to counter-balance the people who only played the first hour, or genwunners.

    Sun and Moon are easily the best games games in the series. Amazing characters that develop and are interesting, a good story, a good difficulty level, great music, and lots of smaller additions as well (such as thr auto pokeball button). The first    I dont think that it really is a 10, but i have it as 10 to counter-balance the people who only played the first hour, or genwunners.

    Sun and Moon are easily the best games games in the series. Amazing characters that develop and are interesting, a good story, a good difficulty level, great music, and lots of smaller additions as well (such as thr auto pokeball button).

    The first island is really long and somewhat boring, but oncr you get past it, the game is great. This is the first Pokemon game I've played where I've enjoyed exploring, talking to NPCs, and filling out the Pokedex. The whole expierience is just great, and based on what I've heard from friends, it appeals to long-time fans, new players, and people returning to the series after GO.

    Overall, great games. I would definitely recommend them to anyone wanting to get back into Pokemon, or peoplr looking to get into the series.    … Expand
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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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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
  1. Vooks
    Apr 8, 2017
    100
    Pokémon Sun and Moon make terrific changes the twenty-year-old formula, allowing new fans and returning ones back into the series with a wonderful lively and colourful world. It's just a little too easy for us who have been here from the start - but it's easy to forgot that when you're having such a blast.
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  2. Easy Allies
    Mar 19, 2017
    90
    If you’re a newcomer to the series, this is an excellent opportunity to learn the fundamentals in a laid-back setting. If you’re a pro, you’ll relish the new options in place for making your Pokémon all they can be. Sun & Moon is a Pokémon vacation we’d gladly take again.
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  3. Vgames
    Mar 8, 2017
    90
    These games exceeded my expectations by a mile. Pokemon Sun and Moon are games that every Pokemon fan and every 3DS owner needs to own. Nintendo and Gamefreak did an awesome job creating a great story and the changes they made for the format make the game feel fresh and exciting more so than ever before. The game has its minor issues like the end game and some performance issues on Old 3DS models but the soundtrack, the story and the new features more than make up for it, to make an unforgettable experience.
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