What you need to know about Pokemon Sun and Moon, including release date, trailers, starter Pokemon, legendaries, and region map.
Pokemon Sun and Moon Latest News
Nintendo brought Pokemon Sun and Moon to its Nintendo Treehouse live stream at E3 2016, showing off lots of new footage of the game, including tweaks and changes to the battle system. Check out the full presentation below:
Pokemon Sun and Moon Release Date
Nintendo has announced the release date for their highly anticipated Pokemon Sun and Moongames this morning. Players will get to continue their quest to catch ‘em all on November 18 in the US and November 23 in the UK.
Pokemon Sun and Moon Trailer
Nintendo has dropped new details in a trailer about Pokemon Sun and Moon, including info on the games' legendaries and a map of Alola, the new region introduced in the games. First, meet Solgaleo and Lunala, the two new legendaries:
Solgaleo is a psychic/steel Pokemon, while Lunala is a psychic/ghost. The legendaries invoke the power of the sun and moon respectively for their special abilities: Sunsteel Strike and Moongeist Beam.
A map of Alola is also shown in the trailer, and it looks to be separated into four large islands, teasing quite a bit of travel by water. Check out the region map:
The trailer also teases new characters, including Professor Kukui and his assistant Lille, as well as Lille's friend, Hau.
Here's another gameplay trailer of Sun and Moon in action, which ends with a tantalizing look at each version’s unique box art featuring a legendary Pokemon.
You can check out the Japanese trailer for the game, too:
Pokemon Sun and Moon Box Art
Check out the box art for both Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon:
Pokemon Sun and Moon Starters
Nintendo has given us a detailed glimpse of the new starter Pokemon that will be accompanying us on our journey this fall. The adorable trio includes the grass-type owl Rowlet, the fire-type cat Litten, and the water-type sea lion Popplio.
Pokemon Sun and Moon Region
The trailer also gives us a taste of the new Alola region, which looks to be full of tropical jungles, beaches, and shimmering city landscapes. Here are some screenshots of the new region:
Pokemon Sun and Moon Confirmed
Nintendo has confirmed that Pokemon Sun and Moon are the next two big Pokemon adventures. The games will arrive in Holiday 2016 for 3DS. No further details were revealed.
The existence of the games leaked in February when logos and trademarks were discovered on a European trademark database. Nintendo then confirmed the news in a Pokemon-centric Nintendo Direct.
Sun and Moon are the first main Pokemon games since 2013's X and Y, which launched for the 3DS. Nintendo is also releasing the original three Pokemon games, Red, Blue, and Yellow, on its Virtual Console this weekend for play on the 3DS. Pokemon you capture in those games will be fully transferrable into Sun and Moon.
Although we don't know all of the Pokemon that will appear in the new games, Japanese magazine CoroCoro revealed the 722nd Pokemon, Magiana. This new legendary Pokemon will first appear in the movie Pokemon the Movie: X Y & Z - Volcanion and the Tricky Magiana, which will be out in Japan in July. The magazine revealed that Magiana was created by man and that it's 500-years-old. Here's a picture of the new Pokemon:
More on Pokemon Sun and Moon as we get it!
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