Pokémon Ultra Moon - Nintendo 3DS

Preordered these games in excitement and received them on launch day. Played through them in the last 5 days and couldn’t be more disappointed... As someone who’s played Pokémon since Red, Blue, & Yellow (going on 18 years now), it really hurts to see how low gamefreak stopped for these “3rd versions”. Sun and Moon, despite their flaws, were such a fresh and beautiful reimagining of the franchise. The Hawaiian themed region, it’s culture and lore behind the excotic new Pokémon designs and the fleshed out characters were all amazing and made me fall in love with the series all over again. Sun and Moon truly felt like something special and it was a sign that the franchise was finally headed in a good direction again after the failed attempt that was Gen VI. But with these Ultra games, it feels as though game freak just got lazy, complacent, and ultimately decided to go for a cash grab rather than giving us one last great duo of games before leaving the DS family for good. And these games come off as possibly the worst in the series as a result. I still played through this game and made myself enjoy it because I already spent the $40 and don’t like to leave any of my games unfinished. But I just really hope this isn’t what we have to look forward to when the Pokémon main series finally makes it way to the Switch... For context... Pros + You can battle main villains and catch nearly all legendaries from past generations through convoluted means. It’s a bit of a goofy setup, but a fun and worthy addition. And it’s the only thing that kept me from given it a 1 star rating. Cons.. - These are the same games as Sun and Moon! Slight colorful changes to the UI and music (while nice) don’t make for a new game. - The abundance of filler, game-halting dialogue and handholding from the SM remains, making the pace of the game excruciating. - The new mini games and areas aren’t terribly interesting or fun and serve as half-assed filler options. - You also HAVE to play through those mini games to progress the plot, further adding to that pacing problem. - The horrendous Festival Plaza wasn’t tweaked or fixed at all and remains as is. - The new ultra recon squad are interesting but never do anything of note. They’re just there... - The epic battle with Lusamine from SM was swaped for a stupid and predictable narrative change. - Necrozma’s Dusk and Dawn forms are ugly and uninspired. Worse than Kyurem’s forms from BW2. - Your rival’s Pokémon can follow him outside their Pokéball, but yours cannot... why? - Due to some other narrative changes, there are some Pokémon in the game who make appearances with their overworld sprites, much like the ones that were leaked in the data mines last year. But you never really get to interact with them in this way. Hugely missed opportunity! - Zygadre Cell collecting was replaced with totem stickers (100 in total). While much easier to find and less time consuming, the payoff is ultimately null since your reward for finding them all is a just an aesthetic bump to some select Pokémon and nothing else. - Hardly any new customization options were added for your player. Same hairstyles, only a couple new clothing options. - Post game content is lacking just like in Sun and Moon. Catch some legendaries, UB, battle old baddies, and swap out rentals to battle with. After that, you’re stuck with the same post game as last year’s. Why couldn’t we get a rich and expansive post game like with Emerald or Platinum?

I bought the game intended to be a US version, not the way it was described in the picture works on an American, 3ds but if planning to collect the game best get from a third party.

Honestly I have an issue with Pokémon games I buy like one of each but with ultra sun and moon I have like 6 copies of each. Don’t know how or why but I do

I’m really enjoying the game so far and I never git a chance to play the game until now so its great to finally have it!

Good product!! Came sealed in the plastic sealer like it was never touched!! Game was fun!! i mostly used it to use pokemon only exclusive in moon to sun, to finish the Pokédex. It had major flaws on the delivery. It took about 2 months to get one to my house (Which i understand, but it took ridiculously long) It was very expensive, you could easily just walk to GameStop & get it for a lot more lower price. But it was worth it in the end, i got to finish the Pokédex and get shines. Im still upset on how long it took & the price.

I did technically pre order this but on Thursday night, so I knew it wouldnt arrive for me on Friday but I got it on Monday! Ive only played a little but I am enjoying it. Moon was actually my first real Pokemon game (I know Im super late) and I loved it. I had wanted to play it over again but didnt want to erase my game or completed pokedex so I was thrilled when I heard about this coming out and how similar it would be. So no complaints from me.

Not my favorite Pokemon game, but still a good game for Pokémon fans.

My daughters a huge Pokemon fan, and this was a game that shed been looking forward to for a while. We got it for her for Christmas, and shes really enjoying it. She says some of the changes theyve chosen to implement have been really excellent, and shes having fun with it. Definitely a good choice for a Pokemon fan.

I couldnt get very far. This game was advertised as something pretty different from the original Sun/Moon, and so I wanted to give it a shot. But dang... this thing could not keep my attention. The first few hours, at least, are practically identical to the original. Same thing where it holds your hand and makes you sit through a million cutscenes when all you want to do is run around and catch some monsters. I may not be giving this a fair shot, but I dont have time to entertain a game this slow, that feels like Ive already played it before. If you havent played the original Sun/Moon, Im sure this is great. If you did, though... I cant recommend it.

Didnt know this was just a re-hash of the most recent games when I got it. The extra content is basically just like a DLC pack. I just bought it without checking anything so thats definitely on me. Still, isnt it a bit soon for a remake? Its still my favorite in the series so far, so I wont mind playing it, but Im not looking forward to it as much as I would if it were a true sequel.