#POKEMON REFRESH SUN AND MOON SECRETS SERIES#
This means anyone picking up the series for the first time can learn of the relationship between types as early as their first battle. Just like in the previous generation, your starter is guaranteed to have a move matching its type. It may seem a bit strange given how rivals in previous generations chose their starters, but I find this is a great way to introduce the core mechanics to newcomers. He is the protagonist’s friendly rival, although in a slight twist, Hau will choose the Pokémon with a type disadvantage to your own.
Shortly thereafter, you are introduced to the kahuna’s grandson, Hau. This makes it the first starter to begin as a dual-type Pokémon since Bulbasaur in the first generation. As usual, these Pokémon represent the Grass, Fire, and Water Types, although Rowlet changes things up a bit by also being a Flying Type. Respectively, they are a small owl, a kitten with red and black colorization, and a seal with a round, pink nose. The three choices are Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio. Staying true to series tradition, the protagonist has one of three choices for Pokémon with which they can begin their journey. Astounded by the protagonist’s bravery, the island’s kahuna, Hala, decides to reward them with a Pokémon of their own. Fortunately, the island’s guardian, a Pokémon named Tapu Koko, swoops in and saves the three of them. Before things can get serious, an unidentified Pokémon travelling with Lillie she named Nebby is able to use its power to ward off the Spearow, but destroys the bridge they are standing on in the process. The girl is accosted by a flock of Spearow while on a precarious, prompting the protagonist to step in and protect her. She is the lab assistant of Professor Kukui – the region’s premier Pokémon researcher. Shortly after moving in, the protagonist meets a young girl named Lillie. It is an archipelago consisting of four islands situated in the tropics. This locale is known as the Alola region. Depending on your choice, they will either be a boy named Elio or a girl named Selene. The protagonist of these games is a child who has moved from the Kanto region to an exotic locale across the sea. Were Sun and Moon able to provide an experience worthy of celebrating the series’ twenty-year anniversary? Several critics praised the story of Sun and Moon alongside the new mechanics, which Alex Olney writing for Nintendo Life considered the most engaging to date.
Coupled with the success of the mobile game Pokémon Go, the series was back in the mainstream limelight for the first time since 1998. Like X and Y, Sun and Moon met with critical acclaim. Pokémon Sun and Moon took around three years to develop with a team consisting of 120 people before seeing their worldwide release in November of 2016. The idea was to celebrate the series’ upcoming twenty-year anniversary by applying greater changes than what the sixth generation brought to the table. Despite wanting to retain the series’ gameplay, these entries, Pokémon Sun and Moon, were made from scratch.
Hawaii was so chosen for its clear nights and plentiful sunshine thereby allowing its central themes to shine through.ĭevelopment began immediately after the release of the third-generation remakes Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. However, in contrast to the industrialized New York City, these new set of games were to take place in a land heavily inspired by the Hawaiian Islands. As for the setting, the Pokémon franchise would, for the second time in the main series, go to the United States for inspiration. To this end, the team looked to the sky, and chose the classic pairing of the sun and the moon, inspired by the celestial bodies’ representation of human relationships. Continuing with the precedent X and Y set, these games would not be named after colors, but rather another symbolic dyad. Shigeru Ohmori, who had been with the series since Ruby and Sapphire as the premier game and map designer, now found himself in the director’s chair. When it came time to develop games to signify the seventh generation, the team decided to go in a new direction with the series. The series’ signature gameplay remained familiar to veterans, albeit with some significant tweaks, and Pokémon X and Y were immense successes, soon becoming some of the bestselling titles for the Nintendo 3DS. With the sixth generation of Pokémon, the main series had, at last, broken into the third dimension.
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