While performing a trial you can’t collect any Pokemon until you’re done, but that’s usually not too much of an issue as you can just go back to the area once you’re done and catch all you want. On an interesting note, the trials and challenges replace the traditional Pokemon Gyms seen in the past games as once you defeat an island’s kahuna, you’ll receive a special stamp on your passport and can proceed to the next island. The challenges include things such as clearing out several nests of Pokemon or taking on what’s known as a Totem Pokemon, which is a more powerful version of a normal Pokemon.Īfter clearing all of the trials on an island you can then battle against the island’s kahuna. Each captain has a trial that’s part of the Island Challenge. Each island has a kahuna, one or more captains, and a guardian deity Pokemon that protects the island. As you play you learn that the Alola region is made up of four islands and you begin the game on Melemele Island. The first major change is how the game flows in terms of traveling and the gyms. Some of these changes are minor and not too noticeable while others are pretty big.
If you’ve played past games in the series or at least have seen anything Pokemon related, then you have an idea as to how the game progresses, but there have been some changes since X and Y. After some introductions, which include Kukui’s assistant Lillie whom we saw during the intro, you get to pick your new starter Pokemon from Rowlett, Litten, and Popplio, after which you begin your journey and eventually start what’s called the Island Challenge. You soon meet Professor Kukui, also continuing the tradition of the professors being named after trees. Meanwhile as per Pokemon tradition you and your mom have recently moved to the Alola region, this time coming from Kanto, a nice throwback to the original games. We soon learn what’s in the bag as well as who the girl is, but more on that in a moment. Prior to seeing the title screen for the first time we see a girl running away from someone while carrying a white bag. The game begins with a bit of story, something not often present in a Pokemon game. To help cap off 2016 we now have the release of the seventh generation of Pokemon with Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. Not only was Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow released on the 3DS Virtual Console, but special Red and Blue Collection boxes of the Trading Card Game were produced along with the Pokemon Generations set, monthly box sets representing various legendary Pokemon were also released, and players of X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire could get a legendary Pokemon each month to use in their game. The Pokemon franchise celebrated its twentieth anniversary earlier this year and did so in a big way.
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