Pokemon Ultra Sun

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1103 Ratings

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  1. TreasureOrTrash
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  2. Garde_Mystik
    Aug 30, 2023
    9
    Just using this as a filler to have my score documented. These games are an outstanding last mark of the handheld era and I'll greatly miss them.
  3. AnthonyStf
    Jun 18, 2023
    10
    People say Black and white are the most underrated, which is not true. This game is an amazing game and is probably the 3rd best pokemon game.
  4. miguellopez99
    Jun 1, 2023
    7
    74/100 .
  5. Disvolti0d
    May 27, 2023
    9
    Most fun Pokemon game in a while, not even new games can keep up with this, with a few addons compared to Sun that make it the great game that it's.
  6. Marioipod13
    May 25, 2023
    10
    Underappreciated, excellent Pokemon game. With 807 Pokemon in this game (you might need multiple games to obtain them all) you have nearly unlimited options for how to teambuild. Its story has few but significant changes from Sun and Moon, but it more than makes up for it with its expanded postgame. The Battle Agency in particular is a fun way to team up with friends, and theUnderappreciated, excellent Pokemon game. With 807 Pokemon in this game (you might need multiple games to obtain them all) you have nearly unlimited options for how to teambuild. Its story has few but significant changes from Sun and Moon, but it more than makes up for it with its expanded postgame. The Battle Agency in particular is a fun way to team up with friends, and the underappreciated Battle Royal is exclusive to this generation.… Expand
  7. LBoomsky
    May 16, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. in pokemon's peak of quality control, we got dis mastapeace-
    It features every feature from sun and moon, and added a bunch of new things we didn't even know we needed. The ultra necrozma is the 2nd best boss in all of pokemon, with the 2nd best pokemon theme of all time. The ultra wormholes made hunting for the legendaries even more fun than in ORAS, but the remixed themes of the legendaries didn't hit nearly as hard.
    Doesn't even matter though, as the dopamine burst of catching my 5th shiny pokemon in the wormholes made up for that.
    The plot is slightly improved.
    8/10 - we really did not need a s&m sequel.    … Expand
  8. JustAGameGuy
    May 14, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While not the objective best Pokémon game, obviously, Pokémon Ultra Sun is my favourite game in the series by a long shot, and by far my most played as well. A massive list of Pokémon to discover, a story that takes you to other worlds, and plenty of changes both big and small.

    If you hopped into Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon expecting the game to just be the same as Sun and Moon with tiny increases in difficulty like I did, you’ll be hit with constant surprises. Several important battles have been added, removed, moved, or altered. Many totem Pokémon have been swapped out for a completely different Pokémon, which can catch you off guard if you prepared for the battle in the original Sun and Moon. And of course, the big legendary battle against Ultra Necrozma. It’s easy if you know it’s coming, but in a blind playthrough, you have no idea what to expect and are very likely to lose, possibly multiple times.    … Expand
  9. 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.
  10. Xadreco
    Mar 17, 2023
    7
    Being a pokemon game, it's automatically decent. The problem is that there is an unjustified difficulty spike at the beginning of the game at the trainer school. Also, the game is generally far too easy, with the trainer school teacher battle being the only difficult battle of the entire game.
  11. just_lovro
    Jan 15, 2023
    8
    I just love Alone, the game just feels so refreshing, the Z-moves are damm cool and the new pokemon are peak pokemon desing, the totem pokemon are also kinda challeging which makes the experience even greater. the post game is also very good. what keeps me freom giving it a 10/10 is that i revew it as a representive of all pokemon main games
  12. Patrick95
    Nov 27, 2022
    9
    Si buscas contenido en un juego de Pokémon, este es el juego. Lleno de contenido, misiones secundarias a montones (el único juego de la saga principal con estas junto a Leyendas:Arceus hasta ahora, años después), historia postgame interesante, ultraespacio explorable, los 807 Pokémon existentes hasta estos juegos están disponibles en él... Y un largo etc. Sin olvidar que probablemente seSi buscas contenido en un juego de Pokémon, este es el juego. Lleno de contenido, misiones secundarias a montones (el único juego de la saga principal con estas junto a Leyendas:Arceus hasta ahora, años después), historia postgame interesante, ultraespacio explorable, los 807 Pokémon existentes hasta estos juegos están disponibles en él... Y un largo etc. Sin olvidar que probablemente se trata del videojuego más retante de la saga, sobre todo si se juega con el repartir experiencia desactivado o no llevándolo siempre activado (que hasta este juego se podía desactivar, aunque incluso con él activado el reto es asegurado).

    El gran punto flojo para mi y la razón por la que no se lleva un 10 es que estropea la historia de los juegos originales: Pokémon Sol y Luna. Que para mí son los juegos con la mejor trama de la saga. Eso y que hay más tutoriales obligatorios (muchos que en Sol y Luna eran opcionales). Por lo demás, es sin duda un fantástico juego de la saga.    … Expand
  13. AlexMakesToast
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    Ultra Sun = 7/10
    ..........................................................
  14. hector_bcn98
    Nov 4, 2022
    8
    Esta sí fue la entrega que ofrecía novedades suficientes como para ser un Pokémon a la altura. Gustarán más o menos los cambios, pero ya incita a jugar y descubrir.
  15. Hochbichler
    Oct 26, 2022
    5
    Pokémon Ultra Sun was released in 2017 as the upper version of the Gen VII main title Pokémon Sun. In a classic Pokémon manner, Pokémon Moon and Ultra Moon were release in pairs with Sun and Ultra Sun respectively. But in many ways the classic Pokémon ways were abandoned with this game, but more about that later. Pokémon Ultra Sun is not a sequel to Sun ( as it was with B/W and B2/W2 ),Pokémon Ultra Sun was released in 2017 as the upper version of the Gen VII main title Pokémon Sun. In a classic Pokémon manner, Pokémon Moon and Ultra Moon were release in pairs with Sun and Ultra Sun respectively. But in many ways the classic Pokémon ways were abandoned with this game, but more about that later. Pokémon Ultra Sun is not a sequel to Sun ( as it was with B/W and B2/W2 ), but it is rather an upgraded upper version as it used to be in Gen I to IV. The changes are not generally pretty subtle and do not warrant a separate release, in my opinion. Now lets get to the actual review. When it comes to Pokémon games, I am very conservative. Actually, I am pretty conservative generally speaking, but even more so when it comes to gaming. I have gotten used to the only very slightly changing gameplay of the main series Pokémon games over the years and I love them for it. They are the only console games I emulate on my PC. And I do not want them to change. But this time around, they have changed. And not for the better. First of all, I do not think, that I have ever played a Pokémon game that would be so easy as this one. In all possible ways, you are getting help all the time. All the time the game holds your hand. The EXP share system is ridiculous and wrong, you overlevel everyone else almost immediately. There is always healing and items everywhere. You get so much money right during the first hour of gameplay that you cannot possibly spend it. Roughly 5 to 10 times more than in previous Pokémon games. Ultra balls at lvl 10. Every two minutes there is someone there to help you, to heal you, to show you the way. And I could go on. It very quickly became a painful experience for me, gone was the sense of adventure and exploration I have always gotten from a Pokémon game before. Now I know that these games are theoretically made for children, so maybe the difficulty should not be brutal, but Pokémon games were always meant for children and the difficulty went down very noticeably here. Other than that I do not really like the settings, I was expecting myself to like the Hawaii, but it just does not feel right for Pokémon for some reason. The characters are obnoxious, the new Pokémon are ugly as always and the game does not even try to force you to use them, as the original 150 form a majority of all the wild Pokémon. No Microtransactions, marginal SJW. I played on PC using the Citra emulator.

    I have not felt this bad about a Pokémon game for a very long time. Actually never before. I have barely gotten through the game. I hope next Gen will be much better. Final Verdict: 46%    … Expand
  16. Pymlol
    Jul 1, 2022
    8
    Very good game. Definitely worth playing. Great story, the new pokèmon look great, the music is amazing, and the characters are some of the best in the series. There are two major flaws: very long tutorial, and your character is always smiling, even when something horrible happens, and it looks very stupid .
  17. LilacFeels
    May 5, 2022
    9
    Playing Pokemon Ultra Sun was an amazing experience, re-visiting Alola with new elements and new things to do it's just crazy, i really loved all the new aspects, the story on the other hand isn't that great as it was on Pokemon Sun and Moon, but for me, it doesn't matter. A really amazing game and a really amazing experience!
  18. Colyn97X
    Apr 18, 2022
    9
    This game is simply amazing, the vast world that is available on the 3DS looks unreal on a console that delivers such short experience apart from remakes and various remasters, this is by far the most complete game, but it’s not perfect and needs a lot of tinkering that needs to be done for future re-masters or remakes on future Nintendo consoles if Game Freak considers it.
  19. yangfanhong
    Apr 3, 2022
    8
    Great Pokemon game. It is bizarre that a 3ds game doesn’t support 3d however. Haha
  20. Flounder
    Mar 29, 2022
    6
    Einfach ausgedrückt ist es nur ein Spiel, das nur ein Jahr nach den Originalen zur völlig falschen Zeit herauskam, und alle Ergänzungen fühlten sich nur halb gebacken an.
    Es fühlt sich an, als hätten sie einfach etwas zwischen Sonne und Mond und dem nächsten Spiel herausgebracht.
  21. Toasttt
    Mar 26, 2022
    7
    meh . .
  22. 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
  23. fanmadeendings
    Feb 15, 2022
    7
    The content is pretty good, but returning to the special version thing after the way superior sequel concept from gen 5 is really disappointing.
  24. Federx
    Jan 30, 2022
    6
    just sun but worse. the "additions" are more like detriments, they ruined what good alola had without fixing any of the shortcomings
  25. GenkiYokota
    Jan 27, 2022
    10
    One of the best generations, but improved to the limit, it has a story, with larger plots and sidequests, a spectacular and an excellent competitive scene, full of many possibilities. And without a doubt the best post-game to date.
  26. sugarnite
    Dec 17, 2021
    9
    Probably the last true Pokémon experience, you can catch almost every one of these 800+ creature with just one copy of the game.

    Everything is streamlined and user friendly, I really enjoyed how they got rid of HM’s so you’re able to focus your party on battle readiness. The story is not good, similar to the other games. Being forced to tap on my 3ds screen just to get to the next battle    Probably the last true Pokémon experience, you can catch almost every one of these 800+ creature with just one copy of the game.

    Everything is streamlined and user friendly, I really enjoyed how they got rid of HM’s so you’re able to focus your party on battle readiness.

    The story is not good, similar to the other games. Being forced to tap on my 3ds screen just to get to the next battle had me pulling my hair out in frustration.

    Definitely pick this up if you’re a 2ds/3ds owner, or if you haven’t played a Pokémon in a while.    … Expand
  27. LuigiCuau
    Oct 23, 2021
    9
    la verdad no entiendo por que ponen de 10 los usuarios a un juego que es un port de un juego que tiene menos de un año, por que agregar4 nuevos pkm o nuevas formas no es para un juego de 10, ni la mini historia posterior es para un juego de 10, es un 90% el mismo juego que sun and moon, pero si le doy un 9 es por que ese evento del TEAM ROCKET simplemente es impresionante, algo únicola verdad no entiendo por que ponen de 10 los usuarios a un juego que es un port de un juego que tiene menos de un año, por que agregar4 nuevos pkm o nuevas formas no es para un juego de 10, ni la mini historia posterior es para un juego de 10, es un 90% el mismo juego que sun and moon, pero si le doy un 9 es por que ese evento del TEAM ROCKET simplemente es impresionante, algo único enfrentar a todos los lideres de lso equipos malvados de juegos pasados ya demás el poder atrapar a todos los legendarios pasados.… Expand
  28. Pyronick
    Jul 5, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buen juego, como su predecesor, con un gran y nostálgico postgame, pero no debió cambiar de esa manera la historia, era mucho mejor antes, a pesar de que los temas y criaturas que explora son también muy buenos, pero en relación a la historia de los personajes principales y antagonistas estaba mejor en Pokémon Sun and Moon.… Expand
  29. manuel812
    May 29, 2021
    0
    un juego asqueroso es un completo refrito es igual a pokemon sol pero con 2 escenas de mierda mas
  30. LordJazbin
    Apr 19, 2021
    8
    Great postgame and difficulty, maybe the hardest Pokémon game to date.

    But the story is ruined, the original story in the Sun and Moon games was better by far. Not just the story, some parts in the gameplay were better in the original games too like less mandatory tutorials.
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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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