Final Ultra Sun & Moon Trailer + REVIEW WRAP-UP

Well friends, the final chapter of our Alolan adventure is almost upon us and the final trailer before the release of Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon has arrived.

The review embargo for the games has also been lifted, so here’s what official outlets are saying:

  • Nintendo Life 10/10 – “You’d be forgiven for not wanting to jump back into the same world again so soon but, in their own right, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are truly incredible entries to the series that deserve to be sitting amongst the elite Pokémon titles.”
  • GameReactor 9/10 – “The story is much more engaging this time around, there’s plenty of call-backs for long-time fans, and the title’s proceed to push the 3DS even further.”
  • Gamespot 8/10 – “Though they aren’t very different from their predecessors, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon make enough changes to stand apart as the definitive version of the seventh generation games.”
  • EGM 8/10 – “The definitive edition of Pokémon Sun and Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon encapsulate the elements of what made the first set of games great—and also carry forward some of the games’ flaws.”
  • TheSixthAxis 8/10 – “Plenty of new features and details will make fans of the franchise very happy and while I still mourn for the DexNav to this day, the new content is well worth becoming Alolan Champion once more.”
  • GameXplain ‘Liked-A-Lot’ – “They feel incredibly familiar to those who have traveled to Alola before”
  • Famitsu 36/40

 

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1,154 thoughts on “Final Ultra Sun & Moon Trailer + REVIEW WRAP-UP”

  1. Ughhhhhhh just 3 more days Earthen……just 3 moar days….
    Signing off….

    If anybody wants to be a real cool dude and relocate a guide of Pokemon encounters for routes in USUM dat would be helpful

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  2. I’m pretty surprised you guys voted off Gladion next.
    He’s such a cool and unique character thought it would be him vs Lillie. I just wish he had better Pokemon. Idk his pokemon dont seem to fit him IMO.

    Well now. It’s mother vs daughter.
    Well it be Lusamine, our female anatagonist, who had a different goal than trying to rule the world. Who was far more unique and crazy than past anatagonists.
    Or will it be Lille, our companion throughout the whole game who had probably the most character development of any character.
    Find out on the next episode of Pokejungle Z
    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1V-V_edp-qpKl7CAwSPZHXx31PPqkIRMruql1Vvn-9bg/edit

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  3. Blah blah blah Pokémon real, blah blah blah anime style

    Who on the jungle do you think would be the best trainer overall? I’d probably guess one of the mods, Casc, or Earthen tbh.

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  4. Should I use Totem sized Araquanid or should I just catch a regular Dewpider and evolve it? Idk what I want to do. If I go Dewpider then I can have it any time I want, but a huge Araquanid is really pretty baller

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  5. Ok based on the new moves given to Pokémon in USUM these are some I hate

    -First off, who da F*ck thought that Ariados, Qwilfish, Corsola, Vibrava, Kricketune, Carnivine and GOLDEEN getting Throat Chop (minding Goldeen has no limbs strong enough to chop something), while Magmar Blaziken, and Electabuzz and others can’t use it at all!
    -Farfetch’d got a move that could widely benefit it being First Impression as an egg move, only to find out Golisopod and it can’t breed meaning its impossible to obtain one!
    -The fact just about anything with wings now learns Defog (least upset about this)

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  6. These reviews are pretty great. Also judging by other people’s review these are apparently the hardest 3ds games which is amazing! We finally get the difficulty we’ve always wanted. I’m ready for these games. Now I will say these will be awesome, but what isnt awesome are 3rd version reboots.
    As much as I will probably love USUM, I am DONE with third version reboots, It’s such a horrible development mechanic. Why should I have to pay again for things that should have been included in the first game! This game also did the most basic for third version games. No good battle facility. Seriously?? I can still only test my pkemon in Battle Tower remake? I want some minigames I want to use my Pokemon in. I love Photo Club because I can have pictures with MY pokemon! Pokeathelon used MY Pokemon. Mantine surf isnt my MY Mantine. Battle Agency is fun because Battle Factory is fun, but I like some variety. I liked Battle Dome, or Battle Arena. I liked Battle Arcade or Battle Hall. But this is just Tower and Factory. Battle Tree doesnt even have new trainers (Recon team would have been an amazing addition). Yes these reviews are amazing for the story and such, but after that. What’s keeping me playing.
    This is all coming from my need for something in post which GF isnt delivering, Im sorry for ranting about this topic for the 10000th time but it’s just so annoying

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    • I agree with your points here

      Also as a heads up
      This isn’t just the hardest 3ds game
      I’m saying this MIGHT be the hardest Pokemon game period

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    • ‘Why should I have to pay again for things that should have been included in the first game’.

      These are my exact feelings about paid DLC/Add-ons.

      But yeah I agree either a third version needs to be drastically different from the base games, or they need to do away with them.

      I get the idea behind releasing 2 versions each generation (as much as i think it is a waste of money to buy both), but releasing a third version a year later with minimal changes is just insulting…

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      • I agree with that. Especially DLC, it’s paying $40 dollars for minor stuff. See if it was a sequel I would be ok with that because it’s different story, but it’s barely any changes, it’s just annoying, and especially that theyre making 3rd versions 2 games just comes off as money grabbing. I really hope they drop this. If not I might as well not buy the original games and just wait until 3rd versions come out and play those

        Offtopic smash 4 had literally the worst DLC. $5 dollars for each character. $35 dollars (over half the game’s cost) just to have all the characters. That’s insane!

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  7. I think I’ll enjoy USUM quite a bit, but I gotta say I’m ready for this prerelease to be over with and not because I’m crazy excited to play either……Regardless of who’s right and who’s wrong in all this arguing and debating I’m just kind of tired. I know I’ve started up a few debates here and there, but I’m just ready for us all to get back on the same page in some way. I think a nice new gen or even a year off can give us a good reboot for our systems. USUM has been such a controversy since it was announced I can’t say I’m surprised that the last 5 months has been a mess. I love ya’ll and regardless of differing opinions I want us to all to continue to be good buddies!

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  8. As someone who loved Sun and Moon for what they already were, all of these changes are very good! I’m glad that I’ll finally have a “complete experience” for me to sink my teeth into, including shiny hunting (which I never took seriously in Sun like I said I would. Now’s the time!) I just wish we could have a Battle Frontier to right some of Game Freak’s wrongs…that ORAS incident is forever unforgivable. But my dual steelbook ships tomorrow and will complete my collection of Pokémon games from Gen 4 to Gen 7! It’s really just Gen 3 which eludes me, mainly because of laziness 😛

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  9. I dont like the idea playing through basically the same again, only for the end game to be totally different, its gonna bore me to get up to that point again

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  10. Well, I cast my votes for the Game Awards (I think), and I mainly voted for Persona 5 whenever I could (Sometimes because it was the only game I played in that category). What did you guys vote for in the different categories? (If you did, that is)

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  11. Yo Homies USUM Competitions n Shiet

    To kinda hype us up as a community, here’s a list of USUM competitions I’m hoping to organise for you guys to enjoy!

    Photo Folio! First Hall of Famers!
    Competition Style: Photo Club Folio
    Celebrating: Release
    Deadline: 31st November
    Description: Using the photo club, assemble a folio of photos that feature the six Pokémon that took you to stardom!
    Notes: Judging will be done through community voting.
    Prize: Love Ball for the winner
    Restrictions: Must be the six Pokémon you used to reach the Hall of Fame.

    Tourney! First Hall of Famers!
    Competition Style: Tourney*
    Celebrating: Release
    Deadline: Preferably ended before the 10th of December.
    Description: Using the team that you used in the climactic battle, fight it out with other junglers to claim victory!
    Notes: You can optimise the Pokémon for the competition, but they must be the actual team members that entered the hall of fame with you. Legendaries are banned, besides Silvally.
    Prize: Level Ball for the winner
    Restrictions: Your six Hall of Fame Pokémon, at least three of the Pokémon must of been caught in the game (to prevent fully optimised traded in teams from absolutely dominating), no legendaries.

    *Format of tourney depends on entry numbers

    The tourneys have kinda bad rewards, but I don’t want to invest so much effort in just for me to be ignored and for the thing not to happen. I just thought this would be good to set up and enjoy in order to hype USUM up, y’know? Please help spread the word so we can make this a thing :0

    Theze are meant to be as inclusive as possible, and as you notice it’s not a typical comp tourney with fully IVd mons and stuff.

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  12. I have my FINAL Ultra Sun team devised. Here’s the team, and I’ll be explaining the reasoning between each Pokemon!

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6da6e19100205af3422cda606dca283425aa30653b948c68c4ecffdb36414ad4.png

    Ash-Greninja
    Reason: I saw so many people using this Pokemon for Sun/Moon. I only really used it for the demo, and then it spent the rest of Sun sitting in my PC. I was trying to stick to New Pokemon introduced through Alola, and this from (technically) counts as it’s the first generation where it appears. Also, the typing is kind of how I was able to build the rest of my team!

    Decidueye
    Reason: Last game I chose Litten as my starter, but from the beginning, I was also able to get a Rowlet and a Popplio on my team. So, I used all 3 started last time. I was originally gonna use Litten this run, but he cause a lot of problems when it came to weaknesses. When I added Ash-Greninja, I kind of shifted a couple of Pokemon, and vola, I got Decidueye!

    Oricorio (Melemele Version)

    Reason: I wanted an Electric type on my team, and I always prefer to get a flying type. I’ve already used Toucannon and Vikavolt in the Sun, so Oricorio is my saving grace because it’s BOTH TYPES! Also, if I need to, I can just give it some nectar and BOOM! New type! This is a really cool Pokemon, because it’s so accessible and so versatile!

    Lycanrock (Dusk Form)
    Reason: I used to HATE Lycanrock, but then I saw my little sister using the Midday form of Lycanrock, and I realized how cool it was! However, I wasn’t really sure which from I wanted since the only difference is the look, but then Dusk Form was announced. I think that I might as well, and that it’s not something that I can ‘just get later’ like the other Lycanrock forms. Also it looks the coolest!

    Salazzle
    Reason: I believe that for a strong team in Pokemon has to have the main three types: Fire, Grass, & Water. I have Water and Grass, but here’s fire! Now, I’m still conflicted on whether I want to play through Ultra Moon also and trade over a Totem-Sized Salazzle, but I’ll probably just use a normal one. Also, I really like Salazzle, and I think that the typing can work really well!

    Kommo-o
    I never usually use Pseudo-Legendaries, but I think that Kommo-o looks like a fun challenge to raise! With it’s Dragon/Fighting typing, I think that it helps really bring the team together as the final member. It also has an exclusive Z-Move, which I think is also pretty good, you know?

    So yeah! Tell me what you think of my team in the comments, and also share your own! Thanks for reading!

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    • Wow I really like your team and your choice to use Ash Gren! As these are meant to be challenging games you have plenty of firepower to get you through!
      Awesome team!

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    • I used Decidueye, Salazzle, Kommo-o and Midday Lycanroc in Sun and they were all great teammates. Oricorio Pom-pom is my least favourite Oricorio.

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    • Cool team :00

      I’ve used most of them and enjoyed them all, so I’m sure you’ll enjoy them too! None of them really caused any issues besides Oricorio early game, but once it gets Revelation Dance it’s amazing

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  13. If you’re interested in the photo comp or the tourney, hit me up under this comment with which one you’re interested in, just so I can draw out plans

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      • I get a mix of SAO and wow
        I mean Wow has its own Pokemon esque thingy called pet battles

        They have their own “types” each with a weakness and passive ability
        Critter (can’t be stunned)

        Beast (raises attack below 50%)

        Flying (50% speed boost if at +50% Hp)

        Aquatic (lessens DOT effects)

        Mechanical (comes back to life after being killed with 25% hp)

        Undead (comes back to life after killed and is immortal for one turn)

        Magic (can’t be dealt more that 50% health from attacks)

        Elemental (Ignores harmful weather effects)

        Humanoid (recovers 10% if landed a blow)

        Dragonkin (raises attack power after bringing a opponent to less than 50%)

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    • I never got to do that. I can see multiplayer being interesting, though potentially annoying. Maybe team-ups for things like special bosses?

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      • Well like… it was extremely limited and required two systems to work and only one player was really doing much.

        I think local multiplayer where you could get a team from the PC would be fun. Cutscenes would probably just ignore the second player

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  14. Since I’m slowly becoming more independent and financially stable, I’m also slowly realizing that I can live out my dream of collecting rare video game consoles and other collectibles! As long as I don’t spend a stupid amount at once, of course. I’m currently looking to start with this bad boy: http://d2ydh70d4b5xgv.cloudfront.net/images/b/c/nintendo-game-boy-advance-sp-pokemon-center-achamo-orange-torchic-in-stock-5dbd11a40f0eb2f6a72f0f67d706f6d7.jpg

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    • Man, that looks awesome. Would love to play an old school Pokemon game on one of those. Emulators just don’t have the same feeling.

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      • It really is cool! It also has an engraved Torchic on the front. Pokémon Center also made one for Rayquaza as well as Charizard and Venusaur for FRLG. I’d like to have a full boxed collection of these someday.

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  15. so im looking to buy a 2dsxl since its cheaper than replacing my 3ds, but i just realized they dont use the same memory cards. is there a work around for this? my AS is currently on my SDHC card…

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    • Does it use a microSD card? If so, there’s a way to transfer between normal SD cards and microSD cards using a PC and normal-to-micro adapter. I think I’m right about this.

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