Pokemon Ultra Sun

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1103 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 789 out of 1103
  2. Mixed: 109 out of 1103
  3. Negative: 205 out of 1103
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  1. manuel812
    May 29, 2021
    0
    un juego asqueroso es un completo refrito es igual a pokemon sol pero con 2 escenas de mierda mas
  2. KrimsonKatt
    Dec 30, 2018
    4
    This game is great for people who haven't played Sun and Moon, but for people who have, STAY AWAY! They ruined all the best story bits from SM, while also adding nothing to the story and just making it worse. The only redeeming things about this game are the excellent postgame features, but they should have just made those DLC for the original SM or did what Yokai Watch did and allow youThis game is great for people who haven't played Sun and Moon, but for people who have, STAY AWAY! They ruined all the best story bits from SM, while also adding nothing to the story and just making it worse. The only redeeming things about this game are the excellent postgame features, but they should have just made those DLC for the original SM or did what Yokai Watch did and allow you to transfer over your save data from the base games to ultra. Absolutely terrible, but can be fun for people who are new to Gen 7 Pokemon as there are many new really solid features. However, to get to those features you have to slog though a boring 30+ hour linear story where the first 10 hours are just tutorials. This was tolerable in the base SM as the hype was real back then and the story was interesting then. After spending 200+ hours with the original SM, this game just wasn't worth it to complete. 4/10… Expand
  3. devilchao0
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    The Tutorial basically never ends, the game is bogged down with cutscenes that I couldn't give a **** about, and it's probably the easiest pokemon game yet. The series just gets worse and worse each generation. There's no focus on gameplay, with almost all the focus on dressing up your character and waifu-pandering.
  4. Soralis
    Nov 17, 2017
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game does NOT worth 40$ for those who have played Sun or Moon Before ! An entire year of wait for just a tiny DLC of the Original game. And, Oh my... The Music of the 7th gen is one of the Most TERRIBLE thing i have seen in a video game ! (Still not worst than Sonic Boom).

    So this game have like almost NOTHING New : Just Two more Legendaries and a story that have changed just a bit and this game is so disgustingly easy ! (Just like Sun and Moon) Team Rainbow Rocket is pretty much the only good NEW thing about this version.
    But in the end, i just realized how Lazy GAMEFREAK are for the Fans right now. Always aiming for young audience only and Never making a Pokémon Game for Adult ! (And i mean by that, taking the game more seriously, i don't mean sexuality or extreme violence). But everyone is going to buy it, because ITS POKÉMON of Course !

    In the End, i really wish they were less a lazybones and start making a Revolutionary Pokemon like i always dreamed about it. But this game show me how FAR we are from this. Please do NOT buy this game. They don't deserve your money.    … Expand
  5. MadLee
    Nov 23, 2017
    0
    This game is by far the worst Pokemon game ever made. This "game" feels more like $10 DLC, except it's being sold as a $40 separate game from Sun and Moon instead. Everything new feels shoehorned in and rushed. Instead of looking forward to getting to a new route or town, I feel dread. Why? Because I know there's going to be a 10-15 minute cut scene. Remember when Pokemon games were mainlyThis game is by far the worst Pokemon game ever made. This "game" feels more like $10 DLC, except it's being sold as a $40 separate game from Sun and Moon instead. Everything new feels shoehorned in and rushed. Instead of looking forward to getting to a new route or town, I feel dread. Why? Because I know there's going to be a 10-15 minute cut scene. Remember when Pokemon games were mainly about collecting little monsters and battling them, with a little sprinkle of story here and there? Well, that's not how it is anymore, apparently. When I say you will be stopped every time you enter an area, old or new, you will have to watch a 10 minute cut scene, I am not exaggerating. It feels like I'm playing one long, poorly written cut scene instead of playing a Pokemon game. The only good thing about these games are the new totem stickers (essentially a better collectible than the Zygarde cells in Sun and Moon) and the many new older gen Pokemon now available on the islands. These games are okay if you haven't played the original Sun and Moon, but if you have, I strongly recommend not buying this overpriced DLC.… Expand
  6. rdrodriguez
    Nov 30, 2017
    0
    This game was such a rip off. Pokemon Sun DLC would have been a more accurate name. The changes in the game were minimal with a few extras. The new Z moves for some pokemon look so cheap. This definitely should have been DLC content and not sold as an entirely new experience.
  7. Candi_CGS
    Nov 27, 2017
    4
    Let me start off by saying I really enjoy playing the Pokemon games, own them all, and I've pre-ordered every game since generation 3 (admittedly, like a fool). While I generally find a good amount of positives in the latest games, this latest entry into the franchise is difficult to love.

    I know full well Pokemon is known for giving slight alterations between game versions however,    Let me start off by saying I really enjoy playing the Pokemon games, own them all, and I've pre-ordered every game since generation 3 (admittedly, like a fool). While I generally find a good amount of positives in the latest games, this latest entry into the franchise is difficult to love.

    I know full well Pokemon is known for giving slight alterations between game versions however, these were to be sequels/alternate time lines to the original Sun and Moon versions. I do not feel there are enough differences to warrant an entirely new game. When Black and White 2 were released, despite being direct sequels, they still offered more variety than these. I can't recall Black and White 2 using the same cut scenes, NPC positions, and word for word dialogue for majority of the game. Most of the differences in the new games are held until the end which makes it feel like a chore to get through the main game to see especially with no option to skip the massive amounts of hand holding. Personally, I feel this should have been a $20 DLC that was added onto the existing Sun and Moon games or Game Freak should have just let Sun and Moon be the last games and use that effort on the Switch game they are working on.

    The positives:
    - Art style
    - Music
    - If you haven't played Sun or Moon these will feel new to you
    - Some new "mini games"
    - Totem Stickers add some extra reason to explore
    - More post-game content than Sun & Moon    … Expand
  8. Emmett601
    Apr 18, 2018
    4
    Pokemon Ultra Sun is a fine game if you haven't played Sun or Moon but it's pretty much the same game with a worse story but features harder battles. This is the least expansive third(?) version since yellow on the gameboy.
    Also the game tries to stop you at every single turn with annoying dialog (I love RPGs but these characters say nothing noteworthy and don't let you progress into    Pokemon Ultra Sun is a fine game if you haven't played Sun or Moon but it's pretty much the same game with a worse story but features harder battles. This is the least expansive third(?) version since yellow on the gameboy.
    Also the game tries to stop you at every single turn with annoying dialog (I love RPGs but these characters say nothing noteworthy and don't let you progress into towns and are more roadblocks than plot advances)    … Expand
  9. BarZelo
    Nov 20, 2017
    0
    Este juego es un insulto para los compradores de SM, a parte de que el juego tiene escasos añadidos, es exactamente lo mismo del año pasado con maximo 3 añadidos, este juego no deberia tener ni 80 de nota media
  10. Derex20
    Apr 10, 2018
    0
    Unless you haven't played the original game, this is a waste of time. Buy it when it doesn't cost $40
  11. Shafi5557
    Dec 3, 2017
    1
    I don't care how much better the end game is or what little gimmick they added that was not in sun & moon. If any smaller game company did this they would be shamed for asset flip, fraud and lack of effort.

    If you already played sun & moon, there is no good reason for you to buy ultra sun & ultra moon unless you are a hard core fan. In which case you are not going to take this review    I don't care how much better the end game is or what little gimmick they added that was not in sun & moon. If any smaller game company did this they would be shamed for asset flip, fraud and lack of effort.

    If you already played sun & moon, there is no good reason for you to buy ultra sun & ultra moon unless you are a hard core fan. In which case you are not going to take this review seriously anyway and Nintendo deserves your money more than you.

    The only time its ok to buy this game is when you haven't played the originals.    … Expand
  12. Mendezmat
    Nov 29, 2017
    4
    No major diferences between Sun & Moon. There are many points of the game that can be potentially expanded (post game, leveling, difficulty, Regional forms, etc) , but Ultra Sun/Moon only gives us a few changues in the dialogues, two buddies that stalks us everywhere and a bunch of legendary pokemons that we already captured at least in three times.
  13. PandaMaster360
    Jun 8, 2018
    2
    Imagine you bought Pokemon Sun and then they released DLC later like they did with Breath of the Wild. Then imagine that it wasn't DLC, and it was titled as an entirely NEW Pokemon game for full price. This is Pokemon Ultra Sun.
    A few additions over the original, Pokemon Ultra Sun (2017) feels like mere DLC for the original. It feels like Breath of the Wild's Expansion Pass. It gives you    Imagine you bought Pokemon Sun and then they released DLC later like they did with Breath of the Wild. Then imagine that it wasn't DLC, and it was titled as an entirely NEW Pokemon game for full price. This is Pokemon Ultra Sun.
    A few additions over the original, Pokemon Ultra Sun (2017) feels like mere DLC for the original. It feels like Breath of the Wild's Expansion Pass. It gives you a few extra small things and then a huge big quest or two. This is what Ultra Sun does over the original.
    I try to find the good in some games. But most of the good I could find in Pokemon Sun as well, again, making it feel like DLC when I find the good things that are exclusive.
    To be fair, and address this, my score would be lower, but there were some people who didn't buy Pokemon Sun. So, that's why my score isn't lower.
    But, at $40, Pokemon Ultra Sun feels like overpriced DLC with another cartridge and a few extra features. It is ridiculous.    … Expand
  14. carloscoffanni
    Nov 14, 2019
    0
    Esperava mais desse jogo, achei bem desepicionante oq é uma pena, tinha tudo para ser um bom jogo
  15. ORevisor
    Jan 21, 2018
    1
    O jogo tem MUUUUITO pouco a oferecer para jogadores veteranos.... basicamente, se vc tem as outras versões evite Usun/Umoon.... simplesmente não vale o preço de um jogo novo...
    - muitos diálogos
    - rotomdex, odeio não para de falar - Poucos lugares novos - Colocaram um ginásio meia boca inútil - estória ruim como sempre, diferente, porém, péssima - move tutor praticamente igual -    O jogo tem MUUUUITO pouco a oferecer para jogadores veteranos.... basicamente, se vc tem as outras versões evite Usun/Umoon.... simplesmente não vale o preço de um jogo novo...
    - muitos diálogos
    - rotomdex, odeio não para de falar
    - Poucos lugares novos
    - Colocaram um ginásio meia boca inútil
    - estória ruim como sempre, diferente, porém, péssima
    - move tutor praticamente igual
    - eventos localizados, como sempre a nintendo faz um monte de evento exclusivos para cada região, Jp como sempre é privilegiado...
    - moveset dos pokemon praticamente igual
    - battle tree continua sem graça baseada apenas no fator sorte... golpes com 95% de acc parece que tem 10%... ridículo    … Expand
  16. thvbh
    Nov 16, 2018
    4
    A giant rip-off. "Ultra changes", yeah, nowhere near that, it's basically SM all over again with different flavour here and there, some extra pokemon to catch and even more annoying than before Rotom dex. Doesn't fix any of the problems with Sun and Moon.
  17. Revoltado
    May 6, 2018
    1
    Poderia ter sido uma dlc... o jogo não oferece nada de grandioso que custe o preço de um jogo novo...
    - RotomDex pior pokedex de todos os tempos e nessa versão conversa ainda mais
    - Sem inovações gráficas ou sonoras - Mapa sem grandes alterações e rotas repletas dos mesmos pokemons - Se você tiver todas as outras versões anteriores o movetutor desta versão é inútil - Uma chuva de    Poderia ter sido uma dlc... o jogo não oferece nada de grandioso que custe o preço de um jogo novo...
    - RotomDex pior pokedex de todos os tempos e nessa versão conversa ainda mais
    - Sem inovações gráficas ou sonoras
    - Mapa sem grandes alterações e rotas repletas dos mesmos pokemons
    - Se você tiver todas as outras versões anteriores o movetutor desta versão é inútil
    - Uma chuva de pokemons lendários/míticos presentes no jogo... porém não possuem história/enredo ou são terrivelmente desenvolvidos
    - Pior história de todos os jogos pokemon, entediante como a do desenho
    - Músicas muito ruins, salvo a música de batalha contra treinadores que é boa
    - SOS battle sem comentário... pior coisa que foi mantida
    - Battle tree ruim como a versão antecessora...
    - Z-move, para que existe????
    - Escolha do idioma, existem se não me engano quatro ou cinco versões do chinês, juntamente a muitas outras línguas (se não me engano ONZE ao todo), porém, como sempre o português foi deixado de fora pela produtora (novidade)
    + De positivo só daycare que, assim como a antiga versão não se ganha nível...
    Infelizmente desisto da franquia... Não espero grandes inovações ou alterações que enriqueçam futuros games    … Expand
  18. SirMoggy
    Mar 14, 2018
    0
    They copied sm's story, added some edgy taco thing and then made it so that half the post game isn't accessible unless you give up some good shinies. I got bored playing through the first quarter of this thing, probrably because it's just sm again, which I'd played through about 3 times now! They centre the whole story around the edgy rock and then expect us to be surprised when they showThey copied sm's story, added some edgy taco thing and then made it so that half the post game isn't accessible unless you give up some good shinies. I got bored playing through the first quarter of this thing, probrably because it's just sm again, which I'd played through about 3 times now! They centre the whole story around the edgy rock and then expect us to be surprised when they show us the forms we saw in the trailers everywhere. The fight between edgy piece of glass and The box legendary was so lazily done, I could do it better on scratch. They didn't think about how it would make sense for a Pokemon battle, because both of the legendaries have some kind of advantage over Bl2 black box. They are running out of ideas and are trying to get as much money as they can before people realise how dead Pokemon is.… Expand
  19. Wingmanwesty
    Nov 9, 2019
    4
    Everything in this game had potential. The story, the new pokemon, the non-gym format all could have made this a great game. It feels like they made a great game and then asked themselves how they could make it less mature, less difficult, and more time consuming

    One of the most hand-holdy Pokemon entries to date. This isn't done in a helpful way but the game is aggressively easy. All    Everything in this game had potential. The story, the new pokemon, the non-gym format all could have made this a great game. It feels like they made a great game and then asked themselves how they could make it less mature, less difficult, and more time consuming

    One of the most hand-holdy Pokemon entries to date. This isn't done in a helpful way but the game is aggressively easy. All the NPC characters are push overs. No one in the game wants to win. You beat people and they are like awesome job here's a bunch of free items to make your easy game baby proof. They aren't just pushovers in terms of their teams, but their characters inherently want you to win. Not a believable or motivational character to be rivaling. The Rotum-Dex is one of the worst additions to the franchise. Literally giving you information "you didn't ask for," hopefully you didn't need your map while doing it cause you can't get it while he tells you the same thing every 4.5 minutes in the game. The Ultra version does have a better Post-Game with grabbing legendaries through the ultrawormhole jumping, though the mini-game gets old and time-consuming after 3 goes , and there really isn't any other post-game apart from the battle tree. The story has great potential but ultimately got child-proofed as well. Being rid of HMs was a giant QOL improvement, but you have to dress up and a ridiculous outfit to ride those Pokemon. Graphically This has the best looking pokemon you'll see though you'll need a New 3DS if you want to see them without lag, cause the old systems can't handle the game well. Shiny hunting is pretty good in this game. The SOS battles are a cool mechanic and great to work with to get IVs as well. I wish the game had a camera that was more static or at least spent more time on the pokemon. Zooming in on my characters never-changing facial expression during battle is weird and useless. I liked the Pokemon designs. Alolan forms is a great idea that got deflated by only giving them to Kanto Pokemon. I also wish they didn't remove the national dex in game. You can still catch all the Pokemon but they don't have numbers or appear in your dex. It feels like they're not really part of your adventure, just also there non-canonically.    … Expand
  20. Lo_Zac18
    Dec 12, 2020
    3
    This game is rubbish.
    One of the worst game in the series. It's just a fast way to make money, it's sun and moon with some and little changes, as S/M have their problems: the gameplay is borig, there are a only couple things that i liked about, the story is the same but with some "fixes".
    And the game isn't hard at all, is horrible game design that make it harder like the 1v2 boss    This game is rubbish.
    One of the worst game in the series. It's just a fast way to make money, it's sun and moon with some and little changes, as S/M have their problems: the gameplay is borig, there are a only couple things that i liked about, the story is the same but with some "fixes".
    And the game isn't hard at all, is horrible game design that make it harder like the 1v2 boss battle: how I am supposed to win even against wild pokémon if outnumbered? These are shameful games both for Nintendoand Game Freak.    … Expand
  21. JoelArpal
    Jan 5, 2021
    3
    Completamente innecesario. Si ya acabe harto de los personajes y la historia de Pokemon Luna, que me hagan repetir la misma historia con los mismos personajes para llegar a lo mismo es denunciable. Lo unico salvable de las dos entregas son el Team Skull, Guzman y su tema.
  22. Kdog152
    Apr 22, 2023
    4
    Ide give it the same score as the original one, however, this game is just a pure ripoff. Nothing has changed from the original. You get one new legendary Pokémon... That's it. Yet another example of Nintendo's greed.
  23. HildaSimp5
    Mar 4, 2022
    3
    This enhanced version is supossed to be like Emerald and Platinum, yet manages to be the opposite.
    Ultra Sun and Moon are the most unnecessary games to date (Well ok, that title actually goes to LGPE). 10% stuff is new. They added more awful Ultra Beasts and took the pretty good story of Sun and Moon and made it bad.
    The ABSOLute worst part of these games is the terrible Rotom Dex! It    This enhanced version is supossed to be like Emerald and Platinum, yet manages to be the opposite.
    Ultra Sun and Moon are the most unnecessary games to date (Well ok, that title actually goes to LGPE). 10% stuff is new. They added more awful Ultra Beasts and took the pretty good story of Sun and Moon and made it bad.
    The ABSOLute worst part of these games is the terrible Rotom Dex! It TALKS. ALL. THE. TIME!
    Giving you advice and crap you did not ask for. Its the ABSOLute worst thing in these games. At least in SwSh, they had the 10/10 idea to make Rotom shut its ugly mouth.
    Very dissapointing and bad unnecessary games.    … Expand
  24. TreasureOrTrash
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#3 Best 3DS Game of 2017
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#1 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2017
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#16 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2017

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 59
  3. Negative: 0 out of 59
  1. RPGamer
    Apr 2, 2018
    80
    Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon is still fantastic, especially since the original was a major shake-up to the decades-old Pokémon formula. The update may be overly samey to someone who has already played Sun & Moon, but it does improve upon the base game in several ways. The new version is a must for newcomers to either this current generation or to Pokémon in general.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 16, 2018
    80
    Pokémons improved in a visual and gameplay way. Devs could let go the monster management, but otherwise the changes are definitely for the better. If you have a weak spot for Pokémons, this is your game. [Issue#282]
  3. Nintendojo
    Feb 15, 2018
    91
    Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are the definitive versions of Generation VII. Fans that already made the trip to the Alola region might find that it takes a while to get to the juiciest new additions to the game, but diehard Pokémon fans and those that held off on Sun and Moon will find a lot to enjoy. The games are truly robust experiences, and the new additions help flesh out a game that was already quite strong. I could detail more about the story changes and enhancements, Mantine surfing or Team Rainbow Rocket, but not much else needs to be said. This is a terrific Pokémon experience that has only gotten better.
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