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This isn't the demo that we get to play - it's the real deal, folks. Several media outlets were allowed to play 2 hours of Pokémon Sun & Moon, with the games unedited and nothing hidden from them (though media outlets have said they aren't allowed to share certain information with us). Here's what they discovered during their play times:
Needless to say, spoilers for the first part of the game will be present, though they will be very few due to the restrictions put onto the media of what information they could share.
Spoilers related to returning mechanics
- First TM obtained in the game is Work Up (Digital Spy). While it was originally reported that this was an HM, it was confirmed that this was a mistake.
- D-pad is not used for movement whatsoever (GameXplain). Unconfirmed whether it can still be used for navigating through menus, although the demo does show that the D-pad is used for quickly using registered items and quick-selecting Poké Ride options.
- No more running shoes, and you can hold B to run immediately (GameXplain).
- Sneaking up on Pokémon, a feature from ORAS, has been removed from this game (GameXplain). It was later revealed in a NicoNico playthrough of the game that Pokémon can run at the trainer when in tall grass.
- The EXP share is obtained before the first Trial, and it works the same as it did in ORAS (GameXplain).
- Your mom finally gets her own room in the house! (GameXplain)
- The Pokédex is divided between islands, much like how the Kalos Pokédex was divided between different areas within the region.
Spoilers related to mechanics introduced in Sun and Moon
- Only a few people were able to reach the first Trial, which occurs "near the first major city" (GameXplain) in a place called Verdant Cavern (Digital Spy), after playing for 2 hours
- A slight change from Pokémon-Amie, Pokémon Refresh is not accessible at any time and is apparently only able to be accessed at the end of a battle by pressing Y (Expert Reviews).
- Alolan Pokémon are simply referred to without the "Alolan" prefix by locals. For example, Alolan Rattata is simply known as "Rattata" in the region. I wonder what Alolan people will call the other form then? "Kanto Rattata," maybe?
- Poké Ride completely replaces HMs. Pokémon that already known HM moves will still be able to use them for battle, but they will not be used for moving around the world (GameXplain). Not completely confirmed, but very likely to be true.
- Within the first two hours, you have the option to change your trainer's hair color. The options for boys seem to be similar to the options present in X & Y (GameXplain).
Story-related Spoilers
- The first town aside from the starting town is called Iki Town. The connecting route between the starting town and this town is called Route 1. There is a route connected to Iki Town called the Mahalo Trail, which leads to a place called the Ruins of Conflict (GameXplain).
- The player meets Tapu Koko within the first 20 minutes while the player almost falls off a bridge while trying to rescue Lillie's Pokémon (GameXplain). While GameXplain says that they can't talk about the Pokémon you were trying to help, Polygon accidentally revealed that it might be one of the Pokémon revealed in the demo of the datamine a few days ago. Because the identity of this Pokémon has not been technically revealed by Nintendo yet, it won't be covered in this article, but you can check out the datamining article to see what it is!
Sources
Digital Spy https://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/pokemon/review/a810712/pokemon-sun-and-moon-review/
Expert Reviews https://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/pokemon/review/a810712/pokemon-sun-and-moon-review/
GameXplain https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfAPTv1LgeEWevG8X_6PUOQ
Polygon https://www.polygon.com/platform/am...okemon-sun-and-moon-pokemon-list-leak-pokedex
Needless to say, spoilers for the first part of the game will be present, though they will be very few due to the restrictions put onto the media of what information they could share.
Spoilers related to returning mechanics
- First TM obtained in the game is Work Up (Digital Spy). While it was originally reported that this was an HM, it was confirmed that this was a mistake.
- D-pad is not used for movement whatsoever (GameXplain). Unconfirmed whether it can still be used for navigating through menus, although the demo does show that the D-pad is used for quickly using registered items and quick-selecting Poké Ride options.
- No more running shoes, and you can hold B to run immediately (GameXplain).
- Sneaking up on Pokémon, a feature from ORAS, has been removed from this game (GameXplain). It was later revealed in a NicoNico playthrough of the game that Pokémon can run at the trainer when in tall grass.
- The EXP share is obtained before the first Trial, and it works the same as it did in ORAS (GameXplain).
- Your mom finally gets her own room in the house! (GameXplain)
- The Pokédex is divided between islands, much like how the Kalos Pokédex was divided between different areas within the region.
Spoilers related to mechanics introduced in Sun and Moon
- Only a few people were able to reach the first Trial, which occurs "near the first major city" (GameXplain) in a place called Verdant Cavern (Digital Spy), after playing for 2 hours
- A slight change from Pokémon-Amie, Pokémon Refresh is not accessible at any time and is apparently only able to be accessed at the end of a battle by pressing Y (Expert Reviews).
- Alolan Pokémon are simply referred to without the "Alolan" prefix by locals. For example, Alolan Rattata is simply known as "Rattata" in the region. I wonder what Alolan people will call the other form then? "Kanto Rattata," maybe?
- Poké Ride completely replaces HMs. Pokémon that already known HM moves will still be able to use them for battle, but they will not be used for moving around the world (GameXplain). Not completely confirmed, but very likely to be true.
- Within the first two hours, you have the option to change your trainer's hair color. The options for boys seem to be similar to the options present in X & Y (GameXplain).
Story-related Spoilers
- The first town aside from the starting town is called Iki Town. The connecting route between the starting town and this town is called Route 1. There is a route connected to Iki Town called the Mahalo Trail, which leads to a place called the Ruins of Conflict (GameXplain).
- The player meets Tapu Koko within the first 20 minutes while the player almost falls off a bridge while trying to rescue Lillie's Pokémon (GameXplain). While GameXplain says that they can't talk about the Pokémon you were trying to help, Polygon accidentally revealed that it might be one of the Pokémon revealed in the demo of the datamine a few days ago. Because the identity of this Pokémon has not been technically revealed by Nintendo yet, it won't be covered in this article, but you can check out the datamining article to see what it is!
Sources
Digital Spy https://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/pokemon/review/a810712/pokemon-sun-and-moon-review/
Expert Reviews https://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/pokemon/review/a810712/pokemon-sun-and-moon-review/
GameXplain https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfAPTv1LgeEWevG8X_6PUOQ
Polygon https://www.polygon.com/platform/am...okemon-sun-and-moon-pokemon-list-leak-pokedex
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