Pokemon Sun - Nintendo 3DS Sun Edition

I'll review this by all of the game elements. Overall, this is my favorite Pokemon game in the series (Possibly better than Gen IV, dare I say.)! I defeated all the trials and am working on the Elite Four, therefore I did enough to review this game properly.Characters: 5/5 - At first glance, that characters seem bland, but as you continue on, there are plenty of twists and a lot of character development I didn't expect in this game. Team Skull is very funny and is sort of a parody of previous "villain" tropes and are, well, gangsters. They aren't particularly evil, either, and also have development and become much nicer. Gen V was very developed in my opinion, but I think this has more twists.Music: 5/5 - The music is GORGEOUS. Some of it has a beautiful Japanese sound, and some is very Hawaiian. Team Skull's theme suits them perfectly with a gangster-ish sound.There's not much else to say, but listen to the soundtrack on YouTube. It's great!Plot: 4 1/2/5 - It's the typical becoming a Pokemon Master and Champion quest, but with the island challenge instead of gyms. You face trials and defeat the island kahunas instead of Gyms. You have to face a villain team, which turn out to be wayy more developed later on and VERY interesting, as well as human. They are also very amusing, and there's this secret of strange beings similar to Pokemon and a mysterious group also trying to get them, that I will not mention further than that. It has a lot of surprises, and I love the legendary in Sun, Solgaleo. There's also emphasis on Zygarde and its forms, 10% (Doberman look), 50% (the one from X and Y, like a snake) and the Complete form, which is like a mecha robot thing. Overall it's a great plot. It didn't seem as great as it was at first, which is why it isn't 5/5. You have to fully play through it to appreciate the plot and characters. Z-moves are also an interesting, mysterious element that is optional for you to use, and look pretty awesome in battle. The biggest flaw is I never truly had an issue in fights, I never had that difficult of a time, save for the ghost trial with Mimikyu and one character near the way end, but I still pulled through. For people who want a big challenge, they may be disappointed, especially with Z-moves.Graphics: 5/5 - Great graphics. Animations look great, though you may experience lag in some detailed double battles, although it was hardly noticeable for me. The Pokemon look great, including many new ones, such as Rockruff, Lycanroc, Litten, Rowlet, many Alolan forms, Zygarde 10%, Solgaleo, Type: Null, and more. (That right there is my opinion, but there are bound to be Pokemon one would like. There are also Pokemon returning of other Gens.) What else can I say? Everything looks great.New Features/Returning features: 5/5 - Character Customization is back, but expanded upon. You can choose between lots of looks for the player and lots of outfits. It's like X and Y, but even better! You can also change the eye color with contacts and the hair style. Best of all, NO MORE HMS! TMs can be used unlimited times, but HMs are gone! No more rattatas to learn cut, or making a Pokemon lose a likable move because you need to get through somewhere. You have ride Pokemon and the ride pager, which lets you ride Pokemon to walk over rocky areas, destroy or move rocks and boulders, swim over water, and can ride Charizard for fly! You can also ride a Mudsdale instead of riding a bike, which is so cool looking. HMs are just regular moves now. PokeAmie also changed to Pokemon Refresh, which is really good. It encourages bonds between trainer and Pokemon, and makes them do much better in battles. It also is an option to heal ANY status problem without buying those pesky full heals. Yeah, it's pretty useful as well as cute.Overall, a wonderful game. I highly recommend it.

This is hands-down one of the best Pokemon game I've played, and the story is arguably one of the better ones of the series. There are a few caveats which keeps it from being 100 but it's definitely worth the time of day to experience. Please note that at the time of this review, the access to the rest of the pokemon not available to the Alola region hasn't been patched in yet.PROs:+ Better narrative+One of the better designed worlds in the series+ The characters in the game are a lot of fun+ You can run from the start! Also, Pokemon you ride makes covering distances a lot easier, even in the water later on into the game.+ It's Pokemon's return to challenging gameplay. You'll have a really bad time doing a Nuzlocke in this game.+ The music will give Black & White, and Diamond and Pearl a run for their money. Arguably the highlight of this series.+ The battle interface has been streamlined a bit for ease of use.+ There are more battle boxes, so you don't necessarily have to constantly edit your team when the usual 2 is used up.+ The PC box has been streamlined. Moving items and organizing your pokemon within the box is easier.+ Team Skull are one of the most endearing villains in the series.+ Breeding Pokemon are a lot easier, and there are visual cues as to when an egg is ready.+ The Z moves are a welcome addition to the series.CONs:- Catching rare Pokemon in the water is a horrible experience- The game has one of the longest openings in a Pokemon game. Cutscenes will be very jarring for the first few moments into the game until you eventually get used to it.- NEBBY, GET IN THE BAG!- Festival Plaza, this game's online hub, makes it an even more tedious journey to just battle someone online. It takes a lot more button presses/ clicks than usual. It's a step down from the X&Y's more convenient interface.- The Zygarde Core quest is infuriating. It's definitely a worse version of the megastone quest from X&Y- Acquiring megastones in this game requires you to go through the one of most tedious post-game challenges. To make matters worse, they're also the most expensive.