Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon (ポケットモンスター サン・ムーン Poketto Monsutā San & Mūn?) are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. They are the first installments in the seventh generation of Pokémon games. First announced in February 2016 through a special Nintendo Direct, both Sun and Moon were released worldwide in November 2016, commemorating the franchise's 20th anniversary.
As with previous installments, each game follows the journey of a young Pokémon trainer (and the trainer's friends) as they train Pokémon. This time, the game takes place in the Alola region—based on Hawaii—with the object of the game being to thwart the schemes of the nefarious criminal organization Team Skull, all while attempting to challenge various Pokémon trainers of gradually increasing difficulty. Sun and Moon introduced 81 new Pokémon species, and includes new features such as Alolan forms of previous generation Pokémon, powerful moves known as Z-Moves, new, powerful creatures known as Ultra Beasts, updated battle and training mechanics, and improved polygonal 3D graphics. The games also adopted the previously introduced battle mechanic known as Mega Evolution, which was first introduced in Pokémon X and Y. Although Sun and Moon are mostly independent of each other, both feature largely the same plot, and while either can be played separately, trading Pokémon between the two games is allowed.
Upon release, the game received positive reviews from critics, and shipped over 10 million units worldwide within a week, becoming one of the fastest selling games in Nintendo's history.
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TreeMunky to noahsdad
23 Jan 173#4
The Game Gear? :wink:
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SUPERCOOLWILLOW
23 Jan 171#1
getting tempting
otterboxer
23 Jan 172#2
how strange they've dropped both another £1 you'd think they were selling enough. i'll expire my deal now. r.i.p.
noahsdad
23 Jan 171#3
HEAT for this deal on the nations favourite handheld console.
TreeMunky to noahsdad
23 Jan 173#4
The Game Gear? :wink:
Demtendo64
23 Jan 17#5
will Amazon price match this?
oUkTuRkEyIII to Demtendo64
23 Jan 17#6
They don't usually. Worth asking though as they did an individual price match for one of my friends.
noahsdad
23 Jan 172#7
Atari Lynx :smiley:
oUkTuRkEyIII
23 Jan 171#8
Barcode Battler :stuck_out_tongue:
noahsdad
23 Jan 171#9
haha! Seriously, that is so funny I have tears in my eyes. What was that all about? More to the point who were the people buying one? :smiley:
Opening post
As with previous installments, each game follows the journey of a young Pokémon trainer (and the trainer's friends) as they train Pokémon. This time, the game takes place in the Alola region—based on Hawaii—with the object of the game being to thwart the schemes of the nefarious criminal organization Team Skull, all while attempting to challenge various Pokémon trainers of gradually increasing difficulty. Sun and Moon introduced 81 new Pokémon species, and includes new features such as Alolan forms of previous generation Pokémon, powerful moves known as Z-Moves, new, powerful creatures known as Ultra Beasts, updated battle and training mechanics, and improved polygonal 3D graphics. The games also adopted the previously introduced battle mechanic known as Mega Evolution, which was first introduced in Pokémon X and Y. Although Sun and Moon are mostly independent of each other, both feature largely the same plot, and while either can be played separately, trading Pokémon between the two games is allowed.
Upon release, the game received positive reviews from critics, and shipped over 10 million units worldwide within a week, becoming one of the fastest selling games in Nintendo's history.
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All comments (18)