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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  4. I’m sooooooooooo bored… Work is boring, waiting for days to end is boring, knowing my family isn’t planning anything for my birthday is boring, we need time travel, suspended animation pods or games to release earlier

    Nothing stops the boredom

    Also another little reminder that the Pokemon Global Link gave an end date November 1st, I highly urge all active players to see what Pokemiles you accumulated and reap rewards while you still can otherwise no more Pokemiles

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  5. Hopefully it’ll have a lot more new pokemon then. I really enjoyed Black n White because of the amount of pokemon, and things to do. Hopefully Sun n Moon will be even better

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    • Only issue with G5 is that they traded quality for quantity. They have a lot of very good pokemon but also a lot of notable not so good pokemon.
      I think it’s possible that we might get a relatively high number of pokemon. About 100-150, maybe 170 if we’re really lucky.

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        • Don’t get me wrong, some of my favourite Pokemon are from G5 (e.g. Galvantula and Jellicent) but also some of my least favourites (e.g. the Gurdurr line). I think if they’d cut down by about 10 and put a bit more thought into some of the others it would have faired better.

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          • Yeah i got u. Although looks do matter to me, I end up catching and training most pokemon til they evolve or til i eventually get bored and stop playing

        • Yeah.

          Dunno how much memory the demo will take up, but if you’re using cartridges for the game itself then the patches and streetpass settings will probably only take up a handful of data.

          Besides, I’ve discovered switching to a 32GB microSD was one of the best decisions I’ve made in the last few years.
          My only worry is how I’m going to fill all the space XD

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          • I upgraded to a larger 32GB SD card because I got a great deal on one. I really didn’t think I would download anything.

          • They’re only about £15-£25 when I last looked. And it’s a one time investment, so there’s not much reason not to.

          • Well, I got two for like, $12 online. They’re around $30-$40 in store. At the time, anyway.

          • Fair enough.

            (As long as they aren’t counterfeit or anything though. Never used to be an issue but China and other parts of Asia have got good at making fakes in recent years. I read an interesting article about people who repurposed counterfeit SD cards to use their microprocessors for tech projects.)

  15. I need to get something off my chest since SR and ORAS have come out gen 3 has been my least favorite and then XY because the lack of 3 stage Pokemon there I said it. Now the thing that worries me so close to the release of Sun and Moon is if we’re gonna have a good amount of 3 stage Pokemon.

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        • Sorry I should of clarified I meant different types they most have at least one type in common Ludicolo and Shiftrt grass, Slaking and Exploud normal, Flygon Salamence Dragon, Metagross Aggron steel, Beautifly Dustox bug, as a guy who uses 3 stage Pokemon for fire, water, grass, flying, electric and ???? I couldn’t get an electric one and had to pick torching for fire and a flying type I had to wait a long time to get a Bagon

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          • Surely that’s more a flaw with your strategy than a flaw with the region?

            Ludicolo is water and grass.
            You could always have used an older pokemon for the electric and flying types, they do kind of expect people to use some of the older Pokemon too.

          • Yes I understand its a personal thing I mean I loved the region just not the pokedex and when I go thru my first run I want to just use Pokemon from that region after that I reset or buy the other version and use random pokemon old and new.

          • You could always have just used 2-form pokemon. It’s literally one of the only two regions where the regional bird was a 2-stage pokemon instead of a 3-stage pokemon.

            Which pokemon do you think had bad designs?

          • Yeah I did at the end.

            To be perfectly honest I don’t feel any Pokemon have bad designs I just like when they evolve they get more to them and that’s why I like 3 stage ones.

        • You’re not the only one, it gets praise from a lot of people. Shii ain my cup of tea though. Boring pokemon, boring plot, boring region. Biggest complaint from me was the choice of pokemon they chose for gym leaders and elite four. Flint had only 2 fire pokemon, so they had to fill in the rest of the spots with pokemon that have fire punch. Not to mention a lot of the trainers always ended up using the same pokemon. Didn’t care for all the added on evolutions that require methods such as leveling up in a certain location , meaning they have to choose a different place every game just for the pokemon to be able evolve. They also have to put in a giant ice/mossy rock in every game now just so 2 pokemon evolve, instead of having Eevee evolve with a leaf stone and an ice stone(which was made later anyway). I can’t say its any worse than X/Y though.

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    • I’d rather not have 3 stage Pokemon, than unnecessary evolutions which are essentially bigger versions of the pre evolution. If they can actually make good 3 stage evolution lines, I’d be more than happy.

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    • It doesn’t matter too much to me, I really like 2 stage pokemon, and if one stage pokemon are designed well and don’t feel incomplete, then it’s not bad.

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  25. PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE LET THIS BE AN INDICATOR FOR BATTLE FRONTIER!

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      • I want this more than anything. So much that I have to know before the game’s release so I don’t spend the whole game wondering if it’s there or not. I was the ultimate challenging post game feature with a fun atmosphere and a lot of variety, I don’t know why they removed it (probably for the same reason they removed PWT, walking with your pokemon, pokeathelon, they really do that alot don’t they?)

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        • Tbh the only BF I liked was the original.
          All the ones after seemed lacklustre to me.

          I agree, they do remove good stuff.
          I liked the Pokethlon.

          It’s understandable why they won’t do pokemon walking with the trainer now they’ve switched to 3D models.

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          • I mean we’ve seen a lot of pokemon models in the overworld, so it’s not like the engine can’t handle it. But also, HERESY!

          • It’s more the case of the trainer trying to take Groudon or Wailord out into the wild and it towering over the trainer XD

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