Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
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Pokémon Ultra Sun ポケットモンスター ウルトラサン | |
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Pokémon Ultra Sun's boxart, featuring Dusk Mane Necrozma | |
Pokémon Ultra Moon ポケットモンスター ウルトラムーン | |
Pokémon Ultra Moon's boxart, featuring Dawn Wings Necrozma | |
Basic info
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Platform: | Nintendo 3DS |
Category: | RPG |
Players: | 1-4 players simultaneous |
Connectivity: | 3DS Wireless, Nintendo Network, IR |
Developer: | Game Freak |
Publisher: | Nintendo/The Pokémon Company |
Part of: | Generation VII core series |
Ratings
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CERO: | A |
ESRB: | E |
ACB: | PG |
OFLC: | PG |
PEGI: | 7 |
GRAC: | ALL |
GSRR: | 6+ |
Release dates
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Japan: | November 17, 2017 |
North America: | November 17, 2017 |
Australia: | November 17, 2017 |
Europe: | November 17, 2017 |
South Korea: | November 17, 2017 |
Hong Kong: | November 17, 2017 |
Taiwan: | November 17, 2017 |
Websites
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Japanese: | Pokémon.co.jp |
English: | Official site Pokémon.com Nintendo.com (Ultra Sun) Nintendo.com (Ultra Moon) |
Japanese boxart
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Pokémon Ultra Sun (Japanese: ポケットモンスター ウルトラサン Pocket Monsters Ultra Sun) and Pokémon Ultra Moon (Japanese: ポケットモンスター ウルトラムーン Pocket Monsters Ultra Moon) are the second paired versions of Generation VII and feature an alternate storyline from Pokémon Sun and Moon. The games are available on the Nintendo 3DS.
The games were announced worldwide on June 6, 2017, at 11 pm JST through Nintendo Direct. The paired versions were released worldwide on November 17, 2017. All copies of the game are playable in nine languages: Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
The games feature Pokémon that did not appear in Pokémon Sun and Moon, including, as a series first, entirely new Pokémon introduced in the midst of a generation.
Plot
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Blurb
New Secrets Await Discovery in Alola...
LET'S GO!
Features
New forms
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are the first games to feature the Partner Cap Pikachu, the Dusk Form Lycanroc, and Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings Necrozma.
New Z-Moves
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon introduces new Z-Moves for certain Pokémon:
- Splintered Stormshards for Lycanroc
- Let's Snuggle Forever for Mimikyu
- Clangorous Soulblaze for Kommo-o
- Searing Sunraze Smash for Solgaleo and Dusk Mane Necrozma
- Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom for Lunala and Dawn Wings Necrozma
- Light That Burns the Sky for Ultra Necrozma
Rotom Pokédex
- Main article: Roto Loto
In addition to expanded dialogue options, the Rotom Pokédex grows closer to the player over the course of their journey, eventually picking a nickname for its owner.
The Rotom Pokédex will now also give the player the chance to obtain boosting items similar to O-Powers through the Roto Loto.
Alola Photo Club
- Main article: Alola Photo Club
Found in Hau'oli City and Konikoni City, the Alola Photo Club allows players to take photos with the Pokémon in their party. These photos can then be edited with stickers, posted to the Pokémon Global Link, or saved to the 3DS's SD card.
The player also has the option of doing an impromptu photo shoot after a Pokémon in their party evolves.
Mantine Surf
Mantine Surf is a new Poké Ride and minigame accessible from Big Wave Beach on Melemele Island, Heahea Beach on Akala Island, Ula'ula Beach (formerly Secluded Shore) on Ula'ula Island, and Poni Beach on Poni Island. The minigame, in addition to transporting players to other islands, allows them to earn Battle Points by executing tricks off the ocean waves and earning points.
Ultra Warp Ride
- Main article: Ultra Warp Ride
Another minigame, Ultra Warp Ride, allows the player to traverse Ultra Space on the back of a Solgaleo or Lunala, allowing them to visit the homeworlds of Ultra Beasts and find rare, even Legendary Pokémon.. By absorbing energy, they can travel more light-years through space, increasing their chance of finding rarer, even Shiny Pokémon.
Totem Stickers
- Main article: Totem Sticker
In the place of Zygarde Cells and Cores, the player can collect Totem Stickers scattered throughout the four islands of Alola by its captains. Upon hitting certain milestones, the player can receive Pokémon the size of Totem Pokémon from Samson Oak at Heahea Beach. These Pokémon, with the exception of Mimikyu, vary by game.
Pokémon
Five new Pokémon were introduced for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, bringing the known total from 802 to 807.
Game-exclusive Pokémon
Totem-sized Pokémon
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Changes from Pokémon Sun and Moon
In addition to new features listed above, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon contain a host of other changes compared to Pokémon Sun and Moon.
Aesthetic changes
- All HUDs and menus have received graphical updates.
- Animations leading to battles flash in colors of the rainbow.
- Trainers' models are now continuously animated when they lose.
- Some locations feature visible wild Pokémon wandering in the background, such as Murkrow and Wingull on Route 1, Magmar on Route 7, Alolan Dugtrio in Diglett's Cave, or Bewear at the end of Poni Gauntlet.
- The trainer battle theme has been remixed for regular trainers. Its original version is played while fighting against Trial Captains.
Location changes
- The four islands now have beaches where Mantine Surf can be played. While Big Wave Beach on Melemele Island and Heahea Beach on Akala Island are entirely new locations, Ula'ula Beach is a repurposed Secluded Shore, and a part of Poni Wilds has been cut off for Poni Beach.
- Big Wave Beach also gives access to Sandy Cave, another new location.
- Alola Photo Clubs have been added to Hau'oli City and Konikoni City where vacant lots used to be.
- A previously vacant lot in Heahea City and a previously empty island on Route 15 now house branches of the Surf Association.
- Route 1 has more colorful vegetation, as well as an additional patch of grass located on the previously grassless path to Iki Town.
- The camera places itself in a different angle when the player traverses the northern part of Route 2.
- The path to the Flyinium Z through Ten Carat Hill no longer requires using Machamp Shove.
- The third floor of the Tide Song Hotel in Heahea City can now be explored.
- A new area, Pikachu Valley, can be accessed from Route 4.
- Lana's trial site now occupies the entirety of Brooklet Hill, and not just the Totem's Den.
- Dividing Peak Tunnel between Route 7 and Route 8 is now a distinct location.
- Hokulani Observatory has a new room, where the updated trial takes place.
- Some of the sea surrounding Poni Breaker Coast can now be surfed on.
- A part of Exeggutor Island can't be reached on foot, requiring a lift from a helpful Exeggutor.
- Mount Lanakila has been greatly expanded, now housing numerous trainers, making it similar to Victory Roads from previous games.
Gameplay changes
- 101 Pokémon have been added to the Alola Pokédex, bringing it to a total of 403 entries.
- The Rotom Pokédex will comment on seeing a Pokémon for the first time, but only if the player can catch it in the same battle.
- Altar of the Sunne and Altar of the Moone can be directly flown to using Charizard Glide, instead of requiring the player to fly to Vast Poni Canyon and walk up the stairs.
- Location-based evolutions can be triggered during the player's first visit to Ula'ula Island:
- The special magnetic field used to evolve Magneton, Nosepass, and Charjabug is now also present on Blush Mountain.
- The base of Mount Lanakila is open from the start, allowing the player to evolve Crabrawler.
- Unless the player uses an Adrenaline Orb, wild Pokémon will only call for help once. This does not apply to Totem Pokémon.
- Pikachu, Cubone, and Exeggcute can evolve into their non-Alolan forms if the evolution is triggered in Ultra Space.
- Ultra Beasts introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon can be repeatedly caught. To accomodate for this, Beast Balls are now available for purchase in Aether Paradise.
- Necrozma's catch rate has been increased from 3 to 255.
- Most of the trials have been updated, and a new one has been added:
- Lana, Kiawe, Mallow, and Sophocles have new tasks for the player to complete before fighting the Totem Pokémon.
- The species of the Totem Pokémon met at the end of Lana, Kiawe, and Sophocles' trials have been changed.
- Except for Totem GumshoosUS/RaticateUM, Totem Pokémon call on different allies, making use of different strategies.
- Mina now has her own trial as well, bringing the number of trials from seven to eight.
Storyline changes
- The player obtains their first Pokémon on Route 1 from Professor Kukui instead of Iki Town, and does so before saving Lilie.
- Hau is first fought before arriving in Iki Town, instead of before leaving it.
- While saving Nebby, the player fights one of the wild Spearow before taking their first step on the bridge.
- The player receives the Island Challenge amulet from Hala during the festival instead of obtaining it from Professor Kukui the next day.
- The first encounter with the two Team Skull Grunts takes place in Hau'oli City itself, rather than at the Marina.
- Instead of being led to Berry fields by a Delibird, the player is led to Big Wave Beach by a Crabrawler, where the second battle against Team Skull takes place.
- Instead of wandering in Melemele Meadow, Nebby hides in Seaward Cave.
- The player and Hau travel from Melemele Island to Akala Island using Mantine Surf instead of hitching a ride on Professor Kukui's boat.
- Adding Charizard to the Ride Pager does not automatically unlock access to Poké Pelago, the player has to meet Mohn on Route 7 first.
- Hau forces the player to visit Festival Plaza upon meeting him on Route 8.
- An additional cutscene plays during Acerola's trial, where the character sees an apparition in the shape of Acerola, begging them to leave the site.
- The player and Lilie are welcomed to Poni Island by Mina instead of the chief of Seafolk Village, though the latter still takes the player to Exeggutor Island.
- The player visits Exeggutor Island alone, and has to fight three Pinsir pestering the Exeggutor residing there, one of which then helps the player reach the Sun FluteUS/Moon FluteUM.
- An additional storyline involving Necrozma and the Ultra Recon Squad starts early in the game and converges with Lusamine's storyline when the player reaches Aether Paradise.
- After the player and Lilie leave Professor Kukui's lab, the sky darkens for a few seconds. Professor Kukui dismisses the phenomenon as a solar (if seen during the day) or lunar (if seen during the night) eclipse, and considers it a good omen.
- The player frequently runs into Dulse and ZossieUS/Phyco and SolieraUM. On occasion, DulseUS/SolieraUM challenges them to a Pokémon battle.
- Lusamine's motivations are changed from being obsessed with Ultra Beasts by virtue of being infected with Nihilego's neurotoxins to genuinely wanting to save the world from Necrozma by any means necessary. Her first battle against the player happens in same circumstances, but for a different reason, and she does not fight the player for the second time.
- Instead of directly catching Nebby when it evolves into SolgaleoUS/LunalaUM, the player witnesses Necrozma fighting Nebby and merging with it. The player then fights the merged Necrozma and chases it across dimensions all the way to Megalo Tower in Ultra Megalopolis for a final battle.
- After these events, a weakened Necrozma can be found and captured in Mount Lanakila. Nebby can be captured at Mahalo Trail.
- Hapu is now fought on Exeggutor Island after all of the trials have been completed.
- Hau does not challenge the player before their Pokémon League challenge, appearing as the final challenger instead.
- The player is no longer forced to fight Tapu Koko before the end credits.
- The quest involving Looker and Anabel investigating Ultra Beasts is replaced with a brief search for BlacephalonUS/StakatakaUM, followed by Episode RR, a larger quest involving Team Rainbow Rocket.
- The Zygarde Cube sidequest has been greatly simplified:
- The player does not obtain the Zygarde cube from Dexio and Sina upon meeting them for the first time and does not need to look for Zygarde Cells and Zygarde Cores.
- A Zygarde in its 50% Forme can be caught in Resolution Cave during the postgame.
- After this, the player can meet Dexio and Sina on Route 16 and, after a battle, receive another Zygarde in its 10% Forme and a Zygarde Cube with 40 cells, allowing them to combine both Zygarde and cells into a Power Construct Zygarde immediately afterwards.
Compatibility
On November 20, 2017, an update for Pokémon Bank was released that allows it to interact with Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. In addition to regular storage, the update allows Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon to receive Pokémon from the Generation VI games, as well as the Virtual Console releases of the Generation I and II games through the Poké Transporter in a similar method used to transfer from Generation V.
Reception
Gaming magazine Famitsu gave Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon a score of 36 out of 40. IGN rated the games an "Amazing" 9.0/10[1]. Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon hold a rating of 84.39%[2] and 82.81%[3], respectively, on GameRankings.
Sales
Japanese sales
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon sold 1,163,003 units on their first week on the Japanese market.[4]
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
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Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Double Pack
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Staff
- Main article: Staff of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Version history
Version | Release date | Official changelog | More information |
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1.0 | November 17, 2017 | N/A | Initial release |
1.1 | December 13, 2017 |
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Gallery
Trailers
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First trailer
US
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UK
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Canada
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Australia
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Japan
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Trivia
- These are the final core series games released for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
- All the new Pokémon introduced in these games are weak against Ground attacks.
- These are the first games in which several Pokémon share identical Pokédex entries, in this case Buzzwole, Xurkitree and Guzzlord in Ultra Sun and Pheromosa, Celesteela and Kartana in Ultra Moon.
In other languages
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References
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