Pokémon Sun & Moon File Size to be Double X&Y’s

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The world of Pokémon just keeps on getting bigger and so does the space required by each new game. When Pokémon X&Y were released for the Nintendo 3DS they took up 1.7GB individually, which was a leap from previous generations. The remakes Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire were bigger still, but only by about a tenth of a gigabyte. Now the next generation of Pokémon, Sun and Moon, will require twice the amount of space and fans downloading the games will need 26,215 blocks (3.2GB) free on their console for each title.

That’s pretty MASSIVE and hopefully an indicator that there are a lot to do in these games. Many have been worried that all the news releases have been spoiling the contents of the Alola region before we even step foot on one of its sandy beaches, but the islands may hold more secrets than we think!

The Japanese Pokémon site has also warned players that a 4GB SD card will most likely not be large enough to store both the demo AND full game, so now might be a good time to go shopping for a high capacity SD card if you need one!

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  2. Well the only thing I plan on downloading is the demo I’ll buy both games this time around. Rather than buy one and download the other like with Ruby and Sapphire.

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  5. When the first stages of the three starters were revealed, I loved rowlet the most, litten second and Popplio third
    The second stages have completely reversed my opinion. I absolutely ADORE brionne, followed by dartrix and finally torracat.
    of the predicted final stages, I love beltigre the most JK
    it’s Robingroot, Sirene and then the abomination.

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  6. Does size matter? For me, it does. My internet is a meresly 4Mbps, so that’d be several hours of downloading. I might visit my brother that day. He lives in the city on 100Mbps.

    But there is no excuse not to have a 64gb or 128gb sd card after all these years in your 3ds. I mean, i can get a 128gb card for AU$32. Not sure what i have in my 3ds right now, but i can pick one up next time i’m in the city.

    I can’t wait for these demos.

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  13. I wouldn’t count on it meaning there is more to do in the games, not necessarily. Just compare the overworld graphics to those of the previous generation, for example. That certainly requires much more space.

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      • They do, but usually only a few measly token ones for Streetpass/Spotpass data. They also use blocks for patches, and those tend to take a lot of space so it would still be wise to get a card larger than 4gb, which just isn’t enough for a 3DS.
        Honestly transferring isn’t that huge of a hassle, I remember it going well on my computer a few years ago.

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        • I have about 10000 blocks left so it’s pretty much enough, surely it won’t take 10000 blocks for small patches. I’m really glad it uses only a few of those not blocks, much more relieved. Can also get demo now!

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          • I guess if you buy nothing off the eshop and don’t own smash brothers, you should be fine with a 4GB card haha.

          • To quote SSBWiki:

            “In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS,
            various types of data are saved to the Nintendo 3DS’s SD card rather
            than its internal memory. Save data takes up 48 “blocks” of memory (or 6
            megabytes), and the game’s updates
            also take up varying amounts of space, with version 1.0.5 requiring
            1010 blocks (or about 126.25 megabytes). Additionally, if the game is
            digitally downloaded via the Nintendo eShop, then all of the game’s data
            is saved to the SD card. Snapshots also returned for Super Smash Bros. 4
            and are also saved to the SD card, though they can be transferred to
            the Nintendo 3DS’s internal memory if they are accessed via the Nintendo
            3DS Camera application.”

  18. i think its fine with me because im okay with deleting some demos to get sun and moon demo and get spotpass for sun and moon.

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  21. What size do you think the final evolutions of the starters will be?
    Imo Beltigre will be the tallest and the heaviest (like Feraligatr), with Robingrooth being the shortest and the lightest (something between Infernape and Greninja). Altough Entermaid has no legs and it may be measured in length like Milotic or Serperior so it can be pretty tall.

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  22. Hahahahahahah
    Ash said ”I plan on going back to Kanto and starting over from zero”
    What a disgusting way to reset him, again. They’re actually going to do it, Seems like they haven’t learned from Best Wishes.

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    • You honestly misunderstood what he meant

      He always restarts from zero filthy fuck sunmoon is clearly nothing like bw but of course idiots never learn

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      • Well, he brought Aipom with him in Diamond and Pearl, but your right, its getting annoying with Ash constantly restarting. Though we pretty much have to do the same with Sun and Moon unless you wait two months.

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        • U idiots still don’t get it its supposed to be relatable to us he is restarting because we are restarting. If we didn’t restart he would and its also for new fans to enter

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          • That I understand, And you don’t have to call people idiots. Its still annoying. And I mentioned the fact that we have to start over as well. I used a good portion of my Pokemon from older games in Pokemon Omega Ruby.

          • Ash can if he wanted to but it wouldn’t. Be fair to his new pokemon cuz it would outshine them and take the spotlight away

        • …ash isnt the best or perfect…hes flawed…he makes mistakes …that makes him likeable and human..you want to root for him..he cares more about the bond with his pokemon then fighting even if that means he must let them go…he can grow like us but his heart is fine…red is too perfect…thats boring…red does what hes told…he has no real character…hes just about a dream…hes basically the kid version of kakashi from naruto…he follows orders and does it well..he doesnt let others slow him down even if they need his help…its about finishing the mission no matter what..narrow vision…ash is more like kid obito…willing to take a side path and help other out even if it causes him to be late to his mission cause he can learn to grow from them and that lesson could help him on his mission and he likes to help others out even if it hurts his own goals…hash cares more about others goals…he isn’t selfish like red is….ash enjoys helping others out and it isnt a chore…hes about the journey..not the destination…

          Also nothing like. Bw. When i said idiots mostly referring to the op asshole

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          • There is only one problem with your idea of Ash…….. He doesn’t learn and he doesn’t grow. Its always gone once he leaves the region. If he had used everything he has learned…… He would be a force to be reckoned with, we need something like in the Beyblade series, where Ash finally wins and moves on and the next generation comes in. With the past generations guiding the new generation. Because honestly. Ash was at his prime in the newest series. And now he’s going to be worse then he was in the first series….. He going to be like Luffy……. Or Natsu, only not nearly as good as Natsu.

          • He does learn and grow its really not gone. The wisdom of older generations does nothing in new generations. Its like trying to use first grade math in a college class

            The reason ash reboot in bw

            1. The games were a reboot
            2. They wanted u to feel like u were watching pokemon for the first time again
            3. There were no old pokemon

            Sun moon has aether ultra beasts z moves etc

            Theres nothing wrong with how i perceive ash the only issue is your negativity

          • Design has nothing to do with it. Have you seen the way he acts in the new one. Ash was more mature in the XYZ anime. This one acts just like Lufft or early Nastu, he’s an immature idiot. And just because he’s using a Z-Move doesn’t mean he’s mature. And remember all the things he could do in older seasons, the counter shield, the lightning armor(It was only used in one episode but it was pretty powerful.).

          • Actually Luffy can be very mature at times. He did a very good job in Dressrosa.

            I do however agree that SM Ash looks really immature and it ruins what XYZ built up.

          • I actually don’t watch One Piece, I tried. But Luffy is to much of an idiot. At least Natsu has his moments where he’s actually a really mature. But Luffy is an idiot almost all the time. Though its good to hear that he can be mature at times. But I still don’t think I could watch One Piece.

          • He’s always completely serious during major fights: https://youtu.be/Aq1vTbTDl2M?t=2m

            He’s still very free spirited at times but he always acts mature when the situation really calls for it and the further the series gets the more mature he’s become. Also he’ll never be book-smart, but he’s definately strategy-smart.

            Besides there are other characters too, it’s not all about him. Especially since he’s now allied with Trafalgar Law.

          • Who would act mature in hawaii. I would enjoy myself run around and try everything too

            Stick in the muds

          • It’s Alola, not Hawaii.
            Also the real Hawaii is far from being a paradise. It’s not a place where you can just sit in the sun all day.
            The real Hawaii is full of awful traffic issues, has a terrible cost of living, has very real threats of shark attacks, has a season where the volcanic smog leaves everyone tearing up and in coffing fits, it’s more expensive to get things shipped over, plus only 10% of its population are native islanders, the rest are immigrants (mostly asians), plus people there are just as capable of being insulting or committing crime, and you’ll still be succeptible to illness, they have sudden heavy rain showers and there are parts where it rains almost all the time, things rust very quickly and lastly most people who move to Hawaii end up leaving within a few years.

          • The most memorable scenes of the pokemon anime are the comedic ones. Like when misty gives psyduck shit. Its funny. Xy xyz didn’t have much i want more comedy in the anime again

            And they also redesigned him to make it more animator friendly. The animators had a hard time animating expression. On older style and one of the most famous anime animators likes the style change

          • You should honestly give it a go again cause Luffy is actually more mature than Natsu. And unlike Natsu, he learns and he grows.

          • I tried One Piece, I really did. But he Luffy was an idiot. Natsu can be a childish, but he’s got a mature streak that runs very close to surface. He just doesn’t show it all the time.

          • Ya a 9 to 5 desk job isn’t fun and getting drunk is immature

            So having fun requires some immaturity

          • Getting drunk isn’t fun. The Adults who chose to purposely get drunk and act irresponsibly are immature.

            Not every adult has a 9 to 5 desk job, and having a job is compulsory. Very few people actually like their jobs.

          • Well having fun and enjoying life requires immaturity. Exploring rollercoasters all that stuff requires some immaturity to have fun. It wouldn’t be fun to act like batman all the time.and talk like him

          • People have fun in different ways.

            Some people find maths fun.
            Some think pottery is fun.
            Some think successfully launching a space probe is fun.

          • Those clearly aren’t what i was talking about. If u went to hawaii are u gonna spend ur entire time reading a book or are u gonna let loose and have fun like ash

          • If I’m living there I’m going to have to find a house ($800,000 dollars for a small house) and a job because it’s expensive to live there. And I’d probably have to learn Hawaiian so I can pronounce the street names.
            Like other Hawaiians I would probably only go to the beach 3-5 times a month like the natives, after I actually find one that isn’t populated by tourists.
            Everytime I go out into the water I’d have to be on constant lookout for sharks. You can’t actually ride sharks in Hawaii oddly enough.

          • No wonder

            Ur boring as fuck cuz ur jealous he has more fun then u and u wish u could have his fun

          • If you cannot accept that maths, pottery, reading or launching a space probe can be fun then you are not mature.

            Ash is still not mature.

          • I never said those couldn’t i said i wasn’t, talking about them. I said his fun

            Ash is mature list a scene he is immature

          • One can do these things and be mature.
            But Ash is not mature.
            When he does these things, he is not being mature because he is immature.

          • After all the devastation in kalos cant he kick back have fun and be a tiny bit immature the poor kid needs a break

          • I hope u realize the school is about z moves trial captains and alola forms

            Nothing else

            School can be fun

            Im pretty sure like 10 mins of rhe eps is school while the rest is adventurez

          • It means taking things way too seriously and not smiling or laughing things like doing taxes is mature but laughing or playing video games isn’t

          • No, paying taxes is compulsory.
            Most items you buy have VAT applied to them.

            Mature people can laugh and play video games.
            But Ash is still not mature.

          • What scenes look immature yo you

            Also ash wasn’t 100% mature in xy xyz even when he first got to kalos

          • He is learning about the reigon he is exploring having a good time riding sharpedos etc. I just see exploring and fun. Not immaturity. He is just exploring learning about the reigon even if he annoys a couple pokemon. Hes nvr met them he is just curious

          • The most memorable scenes of the pokemon anime are the comedic ones. Like when misty gives psyduck shit. Its funny. Xy xyz didn’t have much i want more comedy in the anime again

            And they also redesigned him to make it more animator friendly. The animators had a hard time animating expression. On older style and one of the most famous anime animators likes the style change

          • People find different scenes memorable.
            Other people want less comedy and more serious storylines.

            Different animators like different styles.
            Part of the reason they like it is because the animators don’t have to do as much work and the animators can be paid less because they don’t have to work so hard.

          • …ash isnt the best or perfect…hes flawed…he makes mistakes …that makes him likeable and human..you want to root for him..he cares more about the bond with his pokemon then fighting even if that means he must let them go…he can grow like us but his heart is fine…red is too perfect…thats boring…red does what hes told…he has no real character…hes just about a dream…hes basically the kid version of kakashi from naruto…he follows orders and does it well..he doesnt let others slow him down even if they need his help…its about finishing the mission no matter what..narrow vision…ash is more like kid obito…willing to take a side path and help other out even if it causes him to be late to his mission cause he can learn to grow from them and that lesson could help him on his mission and he likes to help others out even if it hurts his own goals…hash cares more about others goals…he isn’t selfish like red is….ash enjoys helping others out and it isnt a chore…hes about the journey..not the destination…

          • He still does ash will always be ash his soul hasn’t changed

            Ash is mature and until u list proof he isn’t. Ur argument is invalid

          • Ash doesn’t have a soul.
            He will be whatever the writers want him to be.

            Ash is not mature because the writers have decided to make him not mature.

          • Honestly, you sound like Ash’s dick is stuck in your throat with the way you’re sucking up to a fictional character & defending the shitty writer’s choice of direction. No one likes the S/M animation because it makes a character who JUST APPEARED SO SERIOUS suddenly change his tone and overall voice. No one is upset that he looks like a child now, they are upset because of the abrupt transformation and direction of his character. It doesn’t make sense. Why is he going back to school? You keep saying “he’s having fun” in your defense, but there are millions of other, more logical ways Ash could have fun. He could go on vacation and take time off, but instead, he’s reverting back to a child and attending school for noobs. It Doesn’t Make Sense. He’s damn near a Kalos Champion, why does he need schooling?

            Then your next argument is that “He needs to reset because WE’RE resetting” Again, that doesn’t make sense. Anime needs progression and character development in order to make the audience care and want to invest. You could say that the anime is only a marketing tool for merchandise (It is), but why should that continue to hurt the quality of the cartoon as a whole? Pokemon’s ratings have dropped big time, and it’s trying so hard to compete with YoKai Watch that it has to do this huge abrupt change in style and tone to compete? It’s embarrassing as a former fan of the anime. It’s a giant middle finger to the fans that have stuck with the show through all of the repetitive garbage. It will have less ratings now.

            But I can tell no words will change your narrow-minded opinion. The main question is; Are You the Kid the writers are trying desperately to cater too?

            Cause you sound like it.

          • hes going to school to learn about alola forms z moves alolan nature and trial captains its easier to learn in school plus he needs something to do since theres no league

            how doesnt it make sense hes resetting cuz we are its supposed to be relatable clearly its not hurting the quality cuz its still a successful anime despite your ignorance

            its not repetitive clearly their making a drastic change its hypocritical your saying its repetitive yet they make a change and u want it to go back to before and theres no proof he is resetting bw was a reset cuz the games were a reset

            pokemon was never like other animes its not a middle finger at all it cant be embarrassing cuz you left you were never considered a fan to begin with a true fan sticks through the struggle a real fan doesnt leave juist cuz its not going their way

            no the Japanese audience will like it

            it looks nothing like yokai

            your ignorance baffles me

          • u want him to be serious lets turn ash into batman is that serious enough for you lets remove all the light and charm and make it dark and gritty

          • Talking shit about a fictional child clearly isn’t mature so not everyone is a 100% mature stop being a hypocrite

          • Doing a logical critical analysis of a piece of media is perfectly mature. It’s an important skill taught in language classes around the world.

            To simply accept everything without thinking it over would be very naive.

          • U said urself ppl have fun differently and ash has fun by exploring so u hve no right to call him immature and plus with l the bullshit that happened in kalos he should let go

          • An anime doesn’t need to mature to be good. Ash wasn’t 100% mature in xyz. Also when does having fun make u not mature. U want him to be mature lets give him to m night shaymalan cuz that totally worked for last airbender lets see what he does with pokemon

          • Well he doesn’t need lighting armor and countershield anymore. God forbid ash be allowed to enjoy himself after all that in xyz. If it was me id act the same way as ash

            HAVING FUN ENJOYING LIFE unlike ur boring stick in the mud ass

          • There is a difference between enjoying life and being an idiot. Ash was fine by the end of XYZ, but now…….

          • I think u need to learn what idiot means. What scene or proof shows him being an idiot. Ash is still fine

          • 1. the artstyle changed cuz it fits the setting better

            2. its easier on the eyes and more relaxed

            3. it also changed to be animator friendly easier to be creative and expressive it was harder with the older artstyle. make it easier for animators u get a better product

          • change is great for animators because their new software for animation looks great. It is the best it has ever been! I guess most of the old school pokemon fans are just a bit triggered because of change. Although I will miss the bold, older, intense looking Ash, I kinda see why they made these changes to fit the island setting.

          • You aren’t kidding about older fans being mad, I’ve been watching since Season 1. And I honestly don’t think I will watch this new season.

          • Of course cuz your not a true fan your on the hate bandwagon you can’t think for yourself la true fan would look past the art style and be open minded

            *Spits* your pathetic

          • You should shut up. I’ve been a fan since Pokemon Blue version. So if anyone is a true fan its me. I’m not on the hate bandwagon. I hated the newest season from the trailer. Ash is a total idiot in the new season. The idea behind it isn’t to bad. But if Ash is as close to Luffy its seems in this season then I don’t want to watch it.

            The Art style wouldn’t be so bad if Ash didn’t act like an idiot in this one I wouldn’t mind the new season so much. I like the art style in Yo-Kai Watch which is nearly the same as the new season. So shut your mouth and think don’t judge someone so quickly.

          • Hes not an idiot. This is nothing like yokai and ash will be nothing like luffy ash will be the same ash he has always been

          • The animation for the new season is very close to the same kind of animation for Yo-Kai Watch. Its another anime kind of like Pokemon, though not very close. Have you seen the way Ash acts in the trailers he reminds of Luffy. His reactions, his facial expressions remind me a great deal of Luffy. And no Ash is not the same as he has always been. Its like he’s gone from mature to childish idiot from the first season again.

          • U mean him exploring

            He was always the same caring ash

            Again you need to learn what idiot means

            Enjoying his life learning about new pokemon and the habitats and land

            Ur the idiot

          • Over the past three season Ash has matured a great deal. Now he goes back to the same idiot from the first season. He’s not the same Ash. His Facial expressions look like Luffy’s a great deal. If he looked more like Natsu I wouldn’t have my problems with it. But Luffy……… And Yes, new Ash looks similar to Luffy.

          • U keep saying hes an idiot hes an idiot i said list what made him look like an idiot

            In AG him calling treecko a water type that is idiotic everything your saying isn’t proof of him being dumb its him enjoying life

            Learn what idiot means

          • Ash tried to have his female Snivy use Attract on a Female Emolga, I believe. I forget exactly what Pokemon he faced, to name one time. The list could go on, but he hasn’t done things like that since X and Y. Ash was an idiot in the first season, and he pretty much out grew it. Now he’s right back where he started. He took a fire attack to the face from Litten……

          • Cuz he stepped on its tail when running cuz he didn’t see it. Doesn’t make him an idiot what if he didn’t know emolga was female

            So what he makes expressions hes human. We make facial expressions too

            So maturity to you is emotionless expressionless monotone and robotic like u want ash to be like m night shaymalans the last airbender cuz serious and mature for that worked out right

            The most memorable moments in the anime are the funny ones

            In DP gligar and gliscor jumped on ash and he made a face expression is he an idiot for that

          • Its actually funny when ash reacts not whatever u want him to do

            Be emotionless and expressionless. Him getting a litten breathing fire in his face proves no point

          • Its kind of sad u want the anime to have no personality no expressions no emotions and just a monotone robot

          • I never said that. Ash should be much more mature now. He should have grown up some. AND WOULD YOU POST EVERYTHING IN ONE COMMENT!!!

          • Your definition of mature is emotionless expressionless and monotone

            Hes 10 he doesn’t need to be Mature 24/7 he should act his age sometimes

          • U need to learn what fun is Ashs way reading is how u have fun u don’t go out much do you

            Ash Doesn’t always beed to be mature making expressions doesn’t make him not mature

          • Now your just trying to pick a fight, so I’m done. You can be mature and still have fun. I do it all the time. And even at ten I was more mature then Alolan Ash.

          • ya well everyones different whats mature and having fun doing math reading a book ash is mature him running around having fun doesn’t disprove it

          • Again I’m done. So I don’t care what you say. Though I’m not a robot. And honestly you know nothing about me, so don’t talk about something you don’t understand. In fact all you do is try and pick a fight with me. So if you don’t stop I will block you.

          • never said u were a robot I said maturity for u is wanting ash to be an emotionless robot I feel so bad for you

            your life must suck if it makes u wanna spread negativity

          • pokemon is not an anime for adults its for everyone the charm and lightness is what makes pokemon the series so great making him mature just takes all that away

          • I’m glad they are doing this. XY felt lifeless from a Pokemon view. From a shonen anime standpoint it was not bad. As for people calling it Unova 2.0 the issue with Unova was it felt like a Disney Jr version of Pokemon. If they go for the same style as the early sagas Kanto-Sinnoh and use slapstick but also use solid writing and DON’T SKIP GAME PLOTS I think this will be a nice fresh breath of air.

          • You all do realize that this is Pokémon anime is literally the best transition of moving forward with better scenes as far as how realistic our eyes would make out in an actual Pokémon world/battle? And it’s been said and confirmed by the company as such, they’re trying to to combine realistic views and concepts and the awesomeness of Pokémon as much as they can, and I appreciate that from them.

          • Ash can still shown to be compitent in the battles shown him making mistakes and being funny doesn’t make him an idiot

            Hes learning all these new things and hes gonna accidentally piss pokemon off while learning its not him being dumb its him learning don’t mess with it cuz he knows its capability

            Its like if a baby pulls a cats tail they. Wouldn’t know but they learn not to. Do it again

            u need to learn the difference between idiocy and curiosity

          • I said I was done three times, this is the third time. I’m not going to try to talk with you any more since you are so dead set in that way. So I will say this one last time I’M DONE TALK!!!!

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            It’s made different because of new animation software, and the fact they found ash boring to animate. If you look good at the x and y series, you can see they even have stock pokéball throws.

          • No, Fairy Tail isn’t mature. But They had Ash Mature only to send him back to being the way he was in the first season. Thats my problem.

          • You still haven’t given me proof on what makes u think hes an idiot. I think u need to learn what idiot means

          • He looked pretty mature and serious using z moves and theres also the ultra beasts stuff

            Ash is only going to school for alolan nature and z moves

          • I’m sorry, but I’m having a problem calling the Z-moves mature…… They remind me of something out of Power Rangers……..

          • Well it makes pikachu stronger so hes not being reset means ash isn’t and his face looks pretty serious so its pretty mature

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