Pokémon Sun

Pokémon Sun
Basic Information
Type(s)	Video Game
Developer(s)	Game Freak
Publisher(s)	Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Genre(s)	RPG
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS
Ratings
European Release Date(s)
Nintendo 3DS November 23, 2016
North American Release Date(s)
Nintendo 3DS November 18, 2016
Australian Release Date(s)
Nintendo 3DS November 18, 2016
Japanese Release Date(s)
Nintendo 3DS November 18, 2016
South Korean Release Date(s)
Nintendo 3DS November 18, 2016
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Pokémon Sun, along with Pokémon Moon are the first pair of games of Generation VII.

Features

• The Poké Finder, Festival Plaza, Battle Royale, and PokéPelago are added.
• Both games are twelve hours apart; Pokémon Sun is at day, while Pokémon Moon is at evening.
• Pokémon-Amie has been updated to Pokémon Refresh.
• The Pokédex is now possessed by a Rotom.
• The player can face trials, with include guide by Trial Captains and battles with the Kahuna Leaders.
• The Alola criminal organization is Team Skull.

Gameplay

Starter Pokémon in Pokémon Sun

The adventure starts in the Alola region, filled with beaches, tropical trees and water. There are a load of new features: Z-Moves, Z-Crystals, Alolan forms of Pokémon of previous generations, The Rite of the Island Challenge, Hyper Training, and Poké Ride!

Starter Pokémon

• Rowlet - Grass/Flying-type Pokémon which evolves into Dartrix and then into Decidueye, gaining the secondary Ghost type, replacing the Flying type.
• Litten - Fire-type Pokémon which evolves into Torracat and then into Incineroar, gaining the secondary Dark type.
• Popplio - Water-type Pokémon which evolves into Brionne and then into Primarina, gaining the secondary Fairy type.

Trivia

• The graphics of this game are no longer chibi. In fact, the characters look taller and more realistic.
• Starting from these games, HMs are turned into Poké Ride, they are also used as actual moves as well!
• The bases that used to appear in battle from previous games are now removed.
• This is the first Pokémon game that doesn't feature gyms.
• Solgaleo and Lunala are the first legendary Pokémon to have devolved forms.
  • They're also the first legendary Pokémon to be owned by another character before letting the player catch it, originally belonging to Lusamine who gave it to Lillie.
• The shaking grass feature has come back.
• Every time you catch or evolve your Pokemon, the Pokedex will register in front of you automatically.