Where are you in Sun & Moon?

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Let’s have a little chat in the comments below! I have honestly been way too busy offline to enjoy much of the latest Pokémon titles and am about to face Olivia now. I’ve also been going slower because I turned the Exp. Share off as soon as I got it (although I’m reconsidering its use now…).

Raves, rants about the games? Try not to say anything about the plot itself though!

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  5. Me seeing Guzma in the trailers: YESSSS!!! THIS GAME IS GONNA BE MAGICAL!

    Me after learning everything about Guzma: (Sniffling) Goddamnit Guzma, You’ll always be my boi! You can still change!

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  6. When teaming up with Wally in the Battle Tree
    “I hope you can bear with me, Champion!”
    NYAAAH HE’S SO FUCKING CUTE!! STOP IT NINTENDO

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  7. Looks like N is gonna be in this week’s Generations episode ^-^ Pokemon released some N concept art saying it’s a generations sneak peek

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  8. yesssss
    Guzma
    Challenging-
    Doesn’t matter who I’m up against, I’m gonna beat them down! That’s what big bad Guzma is all about!
    Winning-
    Not yet! I could still keep wrecking! Come at me as many times as you want!
    Losing-
    I guess that’s how it is, Champion! But I’m not beat down yet!
    Teaming up-
    Heh, I like the looks of this! If it’s you and me, we can beat anyone down!
    Losing together-
    Yeah, when it comes to you and me, we’re best at wrecking each other!

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  9. So I loved the main story in S/M! I only have a few things that would’ve made it better, imo:

    -Gladion needed more to do. His confrontation with Lusamine doesn’t feel as full as Lillie’s arc in the Ultra Space
    -Type:Null to have a bigger presence within the main story! Its UB-destroying capabilities feels glossed over
    -Aether foundation and Lusamine need to be introduced earlier within the story. Similar to how they added more Cyrus interactions in Platinum
    -A tender moment between Lillie and Gladion would be nice :^)
    -Trial Captains/Kahunas fighting the UB’s. We see Hala doing it, and Hapu talks about it, but more cut scenes there would’ve been nice

    All in all my perhaps favorite pokemon game

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    • Numbers one and two have a reason, trust me 😉
      Three Im mixed toward
      The last one I would have loved (Also that means, considering how things go, Hapu almost lost to a Guzzlord using Tapu Fini…. HOW!?

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    • Agree with all of this. Apart from Nihilego the other UBS didn’t get much attention, and they could have given the story even more diversity. Would have also been nice if we had spent more time in ultra space and got to explore it more. And if Nebbys origins were clearer… I also wanted to fight Lusamine Jellyfish form… Still excellent games, nice to see Pokemon not only embracing the science fiction genre but doing so with such authenticity and creativity!

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      • Agreed! I loved it! They really pushed pokemon into new and exciting directions 😀 So pleased after the disappointing Kalos story. I wanted to see more of ultra space as well. It’s kind of a big deal, no? We literally go to another dimension but hardly get to walk around it.

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        • I know! It was escapist fantasy at its height in that dimension… I actually was a bit dissapointed we could walk in it, like it had gravity. I feel it made it less trippy than it could have been. But got to love it’s music though. They wrote an emotional story this time, not just in terms of friendship with Lilly and courage etc, but the feelings of fear, or being creeped out. They did it in a way it didn’t feel ridiculous and the dialogue wasn’t written very well too! Hats of to gsmefreak. First time I’m not complaining since Sinnoh.

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          • He just danced. He was like as developed as those NPCs around Lumiose who did break dancing or skate boarding or something and you had to battle. Or were they clowns ? Anyhow I don’t know why he was there.

          • I feel like this also opens the door a bit wider to Sinnoh remakes, cause the distortion world is quite similar. I think just making it more expansive like how we chase Cyrus through the DW could make it feel more grande. Some funky physics stuff could be cool too

          • I’m a sucker for lore. Not Religious myself, but have always loved learning about god/gods and their influence, mythology etc. I hope they tie Solgaleo lunala and the ultra beasts into arceus and the creation trio, Dialga and Palkia are very similar to ultra beasts in that they’re from another dimension.

            Zygarde was a bit dissapointing I thought it would have a bigger role in the story… Hopefully Necrozma is as developed as Girantina was

          • Agreed! I hope they take all of this stuff and push it somewhere which twists not only the new games but old ones too! and after the clever subtle details in SM, I am quite hopeful they will 🙂

  12. Just arrived on Poni island and absolutely loving every second. Getting nervous as I think I’m near the end. Please someone tell me I’m wrong.

    In love with my team

    -Alolan Ninetales
    -Decidueye
    -Araquanid
    -Salazzle
    -Toucanon
    -Alolan Raichu

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  18. It was good, certainly one of the better games, but a few missed opportunities.
    -It’s cool being able to go into an alternate world, what would have made it better is having that world have the VE Pokemon from that world in it, I understand why that isn’t the case, but it would have been cool.
    -With the discovery that there is a cave Identical to Terminal Cave, was the Zygarde collection really needed?
    -I expected more from Post game, but that was probably jus twishful thinking, at least it was better than X/Y.
    -The only way to get none regional pokemon is the QR code thing, which I found rather annoying, what would have been better is a special island, something like Sinnoh had, where theres Pokemon that aren’t in the regional dex, in extension, a Rotom Dex Upgrade so I can see the none regional Pokemon in the Pokedex.
    -Catching Multiple of each UB is a neat touch, means you can trade for the VE ones
    -I felt like there probably should have given Mina a bigger role, and her own trial.
    -Those blank spaces in several towns with Building materials, they just feel odd.
    -Trials were cool but I do miss Gyms.
    -I know the reasons why but, it bugs me that the E4 weren’t all 4 Kahunas, I can’t explain why though
    -Man when will we get a Pokemon where ONLY the male evolves. Sure we have close things like Gallade, or Male Pyroar looking cooler, but something like Vespiquen and Salazzle.
    -I was shocked to find clothes were Version Exclusive too, I feel all the customisation should be available to anyone, that includes both genders been able to wear any clothes
    -One thing I don’t mind this time round is the fact that theres not as many new Pokemon, for they all seem to have been thought about a lot, which is better than qauntity, plus they can afford to.
    -One issue I do have, related to one a few above is, well theres a guy who talks about creting a Fossil Pokemon park. I wish they’d have done it, Imagine having a Post Game Safari Zone concentrating ONLY on Ancient Pokemon (Fossil or otherwise)
    -I honestly thought Colress’ role would be bigger when we met him, that’s not a complaint or anything, just sad he wasn’t, however
    -Professor Burnet getting an extended role was great, and seeing Grimsley was pretty neat too, lots of GGen 5 character love.
    -Anabel being from Emerald, and so from another Universe, is pretty neat, I can’t help but think that the stuff that happened in OR/AS was the reason she came through, as, counting back, Hoenn was Ten years before Alola, allow me to explain
    Kanto=Hoenn
    3 Years
    Johto=Sinnoh
    Unknown amount, for the sake of it lets say 2,
    Unova 1
    2 years later
    Unova 2=Kalos
    Then lets say 3 years later
    Alola
    It fits, and makes Ten Years,
    Might be a coincidence, but pretty neat to think about
    -I’ve probably gone on too many but there simply isn’t enough time to say my every thought, so I’ll summarise, I’m conflicted. On the one hand, it was a great game, and certainly better than Kalos,I’d still put it after Unova though, B/W felt more complete, on the other, I feel it could have been more.

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  19. I beat the game Thanksgiving Day! Really amazing and probably my favorite in the series! I still have Sun to play through, but right now I’m filling out my pokedex in Moon to the best of my abilities. My Moon team however was this when I beat the game:
    Kozena- (Primarina, female)-Sparkling Aria, Scald, Ice Beam, Moon Blast- Brave Nature
    Buchanon- (Toucannon, male)- Beak Blast, Supersonic, Drill Peck, Brick Break-Sassy Nature
    Jitterbug- (Vikavolt, male)- X-Scissor, Thunderbolt, Crunch, Thunder Wave- Adamant Nature
    Hazal- (Alolan Muk, female)- Toxic, Venom Drench, Poison Jab, Crunch- Lonely Nature
    Maui- (Alolan Marowak, male)- Shadow Bone, Earthquake, Flare Blitz, False Swipe- Quiet Nature
    Kaliya-(*Shiny!* Kommo-o, female)- Earthquake, Dragon Dance, Brick Break, Outrage- Naughty Nature
    I had heard that you could chain for shiny pokemon through sos battles and decided to see if I could get one for my last team member and an hour and a half later a shiny Hakamo-o revealed herself to me! Love these games to death! An excellent story with a welcomed unique take on the main adventure!

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  20. A little food for thought
    Ultra beasts can develop friendship with the player and affection in amie, so maybe there is something?

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  21. I’m missing the explanation of some character development for example, Hala and Olivia are still Kahunas or they were replaced? Who’s replacing Acerola in her trials? I would have loved the idea of the Kahunas being replaced like for example Hau could have replaced Hala.

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  24. Absolutely love it! I got the guide book so I’m taking my god damn time exploring every single area, getting every single item I can etc. I’ve never felt so taken in by a Pokémon game in 20 years! I currently have just passed the second trial and I’ve had the game since Saturday. I plan to get to the third trial and obtain Adrenaline orbs before shiny hunting all members for my final team.
    I will have to train a lot more before the third trial as I was + 7 levels above the Totem Pokes on the last one and they nearly ruined me!
    There’s no doubt in my mind that we will have remakes of the Diamond and Pearl games as well as another game that takes place in Alola (Probably the Switch title)

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