Pokemon Ultra Sun Playthrough: Festival Battle! | #1
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Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The paired games were released worldwide on 17 November 2017. Announced in June 2017, the titles are enhanced versions of Pokémon Sun and Moon with a modified storyline, similar to previous "upper versions" like Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, and Platinum. The games are the second installments in the seventh generation of the main Pokémon RPGs for the Nintendo 3DS.
The games are set in the Hawaii-based Alola region with an alternate storyline and introduce several new characters, Pokémon, forms, and gameplay features. As with previous titles in the series, the game follows a young trainer in a Pokémon-training journey across the region. The games feature new forms of the Legendary Pokémon Necrozma as version mascots.
Reviews for the game are generally positive, with an aggregate score of 85 at Metacritic. Similar to previous "upper versions", reviewers praised the additional features the game included while criticizing the game's similarity to Sun and Moon. In terms of sales, the game sold over 1.2 million copies in Japan alone within three days of release and by the end of 2017 had sold over 7 million copies worldwide.
Similar to previous games in the series, the games are role-playing video games with adventure elements. While set in an alternate Alola region, the mechanics and graphics remain largely the same as Pokémon Sun and Moon, with the primary differences being its modified storyline now including the Ultra Recon Squad. The player character designs are different with the first games, though they remain customizable. "Global Missions", where players across the world work towards a collective goal, also made a return.
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon introduce new Ultra Beasts: Stakataka, Blacephalon and Poipole (which evolves into Naganadel). In addition, there are new forms for the Legendary Pokémon Necrozma, dubbed "Dusk Mane" and "Dawn Wings" forms, which are achieved by absorbing Legendary Pokémon Solgaleo and Lunala, respectively (similar to Black/White Kyurem from Black 2 and White 2 and Lusamine's mutated form from the original Sun and Moon). These forms act as cover mascots for the games. Also, a new Lycanroc form, Dusk Lycanroc, is added. Players can now travel around the Alola Region to collect Totem Stickers, which allow the player to receive a Totem Pokemon. Three new activities are added: Mantine Surf, which allows the player to surf across the region's seas; Alola Photo Club, which allows the player to take pictures of their player character with Pokémon in various poses; and Ultra Warp Ride, which allows the player to travel through varying Ultra Wormholes and encounter Ultra Beasts in their own worlds, as well as finding Legendary Pokémon from every game in the Pokémon franchise, and an increased chance for shiny pokemon to appear. New Z-Moves are available for multiple Pokémon, including Solgaleo, Lunala, Lycanroc and Mimikyu and Necrozma. A new upgrade to the Rotom Pokédex adds Roto-Loto, which allows the player to use boosts (akin to O-Powers from the previous generation), and Z-Rotom Power, which allows the player to use Z-Moves a maximum of twice per battle.