Hands-On with the Pokémon Sun & Moon Demo [UPD]

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Hey everyone, the Japanese Pokémon Sun & Moon Demo is out now and I’ve begun playing! I’m going to be updating this post so please REFRESH to see new updates.

At the very beginning you’re asked to choose the language. Like before, this is not an option that can be changed later. The music is awesome.

You slowly zoom into the map and up to your house. As the door opens it switches you come out and check the mailbox. It’s a letter from someone asking about how their Greninja is doing… but they forgot to write their name. Who could it be??

Mom come out and reminds him that they need to go to City Hall to change their address. Apparently ‘alola’ means hello in Alola.

While they register that you’re a new arrival from the Kanto region you’re free to poke around the City Hall. If you try to exit, Hau will stop you. He agrees to show you around town.

Right outside, Team Skull will stop you (amazing music) and they’ve got some great hand gestures going on. You go right into a battle with one.

You face off with Greninja versus the grunt’s Yungoose. After being defeated they threaten to tell their ‘big sis’ (Plumeria).

Hau is then ready to show you the Pokémon Center. If you try to access the café, the woman behind the counter will tell you she’s just looking after the place and the owner will be back in “about a month” (haha).

After Greninja is back at full strength, Professor Kukui will greet you outside. He asks you if you’d like to try a trial and agrees to hold one at Ten Carat Hill.

Poking around town before I go; one NPC mentions a famous female Alolan golfer named Kahili who is traveling, but may return. Another mentions that you must be 11 to start the island challenge in Alola, older than in other regions. There’s an area to find wild Pokémon before the challenge, but you have no Pokéballs. I’ve seen Rockruff, Yungoos and Pikipek.

There is also a police station and malasada (dessert food) restaurant.

Kukui will meet you at Ten Carat hill, so you need to walk there to catch up. You’ll have to walk through grass, fending off wild Pokémon, as well as battle a trainer (if you’d like).

To start the trial you get the Pokéfinder (Rotom Dex). You must take a picture of Jangmo-o and its evolution. Sometimes the Pokémon can be startled and attack!

Once you’ve gotten all 3 pictures you exit the cave to find a Totem Pokémon: Hakamo-o. It seems that totem Pokémon receive a buff, in this case Hakamo-o’s Sp. Def was raised. During battle it called an ally Pokémon, Rockruff.

After defeating it, Kukui will run out and give you a Z-ring as well as Electrium Z. Hau brings Team Skull back to you and it’s time to face off with Plumeria using a Z-move!

That ends the demo, but if you start again from the title screen Kukui will give you the Poké Rider tool so that you can page Tauros.

Update: Alolan Dugtrio has been found within the demo! And some new prominent characters were shown in the trailer at the end of the demo (most likely Trial Captains)!

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1,293 thoughts on “Hands-On with the Pokémon Sun & Moon Demo [UPD]”

  1. Omg what happened to poor dugtrio x)
    How long is the demo? I’m only playing it later (just woke up) and gotta study today.
    And I reeeally hope they leak them all! I’m ready for the pokedex

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    • You mean like how they slapped on a tan and long hair and called him “Alolan” Oak? Don’t be surprised that GameFreak is running out of ideas.

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  8. Ok so here’s my team now
    -Popplio3
    -Mimikyu
    -Alolan Ninetales/Lycanrock day idk
    -Lurantis
    -Salandit I Guess. Here is hoping for one more evolution
    -Oricorlo Electric

    I sill say that Marshadow is adorable and will probably get an “evolution” in eclipse

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  11. ok I’m back on this page now. I saved as many images as possible incase they become difficult to find. but man, there are some strange and rude people that come to this site I haven’t ever seen here before.

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  13. So what we’ve learned from the leaked moves is that they’re trying to make it harder to spam Pixilate Hypervoices and priority moves.. cool

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  15. Wow if this are all the new Pokemon we’re getting I’m not gonna lie I’m very disappointed even with the Alolan versions ?

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  16. I have the self control of a dead goldfish

    1) Salandit evo is on point son
    2) Popplio3 is real, Yasss
    3) Ribombee and Komala not evolving genuinely disappoints me, but especially Komala. Part of me is praying there’s a few Pokémon that got completely scrubbed, but that’s probably just denial.
    4) If all those Tapus are Fairy this Gen is as close to perfect as it could be for me

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  17. I guess I’ll put down my final team I guess
    Beltigre
    Lycanroc
    Mudsdale
    Wimpod’s Evo
    Maybe Bewear or Crabrawler evo….
    Kommo-o

    I still have no idea what that Pressure Gauge Anchor thing is gotta say I feel quite bummed that my Ground/Fighting type will never be….a reality, and the rest are just lackluster

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  18. BTW, the ‘Snowman/Yeti’ from the Chinese leak appears to be Crabrawler’s evo, a literal yeti crab.

    The dolphin appears to be the ‘Poni’ Guardian but I personally see a swordfish or another pointy fish.

    And anyone got any type Predictions for Marshadow? Methinks Dark/Fairy or Poison/Psychic

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  21. does nobody care about spoiling things for people who don’t want to be spoiled? I saw all the datamined material but I know some people don’t want to see it yet.

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  23. LOL I won’t lie I came into this gen expectng the level of X&Y, so I didn’t over hype myself at least Pokemon number wise. Though I’m glad that my expectations were met and then some with the designs of most of these pokemon. Kinda of bummed theyre a lot of standalone pokemon.

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