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Pokémon Sun

Overview

Pokémon Sun, along with Pokémon Moon, marks the start of the seventh generation of the Pokémon franchise. The game takes place in the Alola region, an archipelago whose culture, geography, and native wildlife are based on those of Hawaii. A number of Alola's native Pokémon have never been seen before, bringing the series' total number of Pokémon species to over 800.

As usual for a new pair of Pokémon games, Sun and Moon boast a number of new and improved features. HMs are now replaced by Ride Pokémon, which are unlocked over the course of the story and can be called upon at any time to provide transportation and clear obstacles. Hyper Training allows players to boost their Pokémon's individual values, hidden values that impact a Pokémon's potential for stat growth and are otherwise immutable. The new Battle Royal mode pits four trainers against each other in a free-for-all fight where the goal is to score the most KOs while trying not to let one's own Pokémon faint. A group of islands called Poké Pelago allow the player's Pokémon to play and collect items while they aren't in the active party, and each island can be upgraded to provide more and better rewards. Lastly, a location called the Festival Plaza acts as the multiplayer hub, and combines features from prior games' Join Avenue and PSS systems.

Developers
Game Freak
Publishers
Nintendo
Platform
Nintendo 3DS
Alternate Names
  • Pocket Monsters SunJapanFlag of Japan region
  • Pokémon SoleItalyFlag of Italy region
  • Pokemon SunNorth AmericaFlag of North America region
  • Pokémon SolSpainFlag of Spain region
  • Pokémon SonneGermanyFlag of Germany region
  • Pokémon SoleilFranceFlag of France region

Media

Arcade - Marquee

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World -  1920 x 533

Box - 3D

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North America -  860 x 884

Box - Back

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North America -  640 x 566
Pokémon Sun - Box - Back (Japan) - 640x571
Japan -  640 x 571
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Italy -  1759 x 1654
Pokémon Sun - Box - Back (Australia) - 903x800
Australia -  903 x 800

Box - Front

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North America -  640 x 565
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Japan -  640 x 569
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Italy -  456 x 409
Pokémon Sun - Box - Front (Spain) - 623x550
Spain -  623 x 550
Pokémon Sun - Box - Front (Australia) - 903x800
Australia -  903 x 800
Pokémon Sun - Box - Front (Russia) - 456x409
Russia -  456 x 409
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Europe -  456 x 409
Pokémon Sun - Box - Front (The Netherlands) - 456x409
The Netherlands -  456 x 409
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Germany -  456 x 409
Pokémon Sun - Box - Front (France) - 456x409
France -  456 x 409

Box - Spine

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North America -  62 x 640
Pokémon Sun - Box - Spine (Australia) - 77x800
Australia -  77 x 800

Clear Logo

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World -  1131 x 596
Pokémon Sun - Clear Logo (Italy) - 1200x638
Italy -  1200 x 638
Pokémon Sun - Clear Logo (Spain) - 1200x638
Spain -  1200 x 638

Fanart - Background

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3842 x 2162
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2500 x 1767

Fanart - Cart - Front

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North America -  500 x 500

Screenshot - Game Title

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Italy -  812 x 486

Screenshot - Gameplay

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World -  1024 x 576
Pokémon Sun - Screenshot - Gameplay (North America) - 1280x720
North America -  1280 x 720
Pokémon Sun - Screenshot - Gameplay (World) - 1280x720
World -  1280 x 720
Pokémon Sun - Screenshot - Gameplay (Japan) - 1200x720
Japan -  1200 x 720
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World -  1280 x 720
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