Pokémon Sun 2016
Developed by Game Freak
- Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon trademarks were registered thus leaking the next Pokémon game titles to the public. Pokémon.com confirmed the games would be for the Nintendo 3DS and released in holiday 2016, with a new world, new Pokémon, and new adventures. Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon will be the first games in the Pokémon series to allow players to choose from nine languages to play in. In addition to English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish, players will now be able to play in both Traditional and Simplified Chinese. Embark on a new adventure as a Pokémon Trainer and catch, battle, and trade all-new Pokémon on the tropical islands of the Alola Region. Discover the Z-Moves and unleash these intense attacks in battle. Call upon Pokémon with Poké Ride to discover new areas across the region and take on the Island Challenge Trials to become the Pokémon Champion! Choose one of three new partner Pokémon that will accompany you as you set out on an all-new adventure and discover new Pokémon and regional variant Pokémon in the Alola region. Catch and train Pokémon as you encounter captains, and kahunas of the 4 main Islands of the region. Discover the mystery of the Legendary Pokémon while stopping Team Skull from causing chaos throughout the land.
Role-playing (RPG)StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)AdventureScience fictionPartyarenaanimalsNintendo 3DS
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Earnest, plot-driven, classical in form and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
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About the game
- Platforms
- Nintendo 3DS
- Developer
- Game Freak
- Publisher
- The Pokémon Company, Nintendo
- Released
- November 18, 2016
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Third person
- Time to beat
- 5 h rushed · 34 h main story
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 264 ratings.
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