<s>
and	O
are	O
2016	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
were	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
commemorating	O
the	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
's	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pair	O
of	O
enhanced	O
versions	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ultra	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ultra	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
consoles	O
on	O
17	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titles	O
began	O
development	O
following	O
completion	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Omega	I-Application
Ruby	I-Application
and	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
,	O
with	O
increased	O
emphasis	O
on	O
Pokémon	B-Application
interactions	O
,	O
and	O
relationships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
follow	O
a	O
young	O
Pokémon	B-Application
trainer	O
's	O
journey	O
around	O
the	O
Alola	B-Application
region	O
—	O
based	O
on	O
Hawaii	O
—	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
being	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
island	O
challenge	O
and	O
prevent	O
the	O
schemes	O
of	O
Team	O
Skull	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
Aether	O
Foundation	O
,	O
all	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
challenge	O
various	O
Pokémon	B-Application
trainers	O
of	O
gradually	O
increasing	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
introduced	O
81	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
species	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Alolan	O
forms	O
of	O
previous	O
generation	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
powerful	O
moves	O
known	O
as	O
Z-Moves	O
,	O
alien	O
creatures	O
known	O
as	O
Ultra	O
Beasts	O
,	O
updated	O
battle	O
and	O
training	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
polygonal	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
largely	O
independent	O
of	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
follow	O
a	O
similar	O
plot	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
each	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
separately	O
,	O
trading	O
Pokémon	B-Application
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
is	O
necessary	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
Pokédex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
may	O
also	O
be	O
traded	O
in	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
just	O
like	O
in	O
previous	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
welcomed	O
the	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
formula	O
used	O
by	O
prior	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
beyond	O
the	O
primary	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
,	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
have	O
sold	O
over	O
16	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
the	O
third-best-selling	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
titles	I-Device
,	O
after	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
their	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	I-Application
Y	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
are	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
adventure	O
elements	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Alola	B-Application
region	O
(	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
Hawaii	O
)	O
,	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
,	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
young	O
trainer	O
who	O
goes	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
catch	O
and	O
train	O
creatures	O
known	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
win	O
battles	O
against	O
other	O
trainers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
defeating	O
opposing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Application
gains	O
experience	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
level	O
up	O
and	O
increase	O
their	O
battle	O
statistics	O
,	O
learn	O
new	O
battle	O
techniques	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
evolve	O
into	O
more	O
powerful	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
capture	O
wild	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
found	O
during	O
random	O
encounters	O
,	O
by	O
weakening	O
them	O
in	O
battle	O
and	O
catching	O
them	O
with	O
Poké	O
Balls	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
their	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
battle	O
and	O
trade	O
Pokémon	B-Application
with	O
other	O
human	O
players	O
using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
 '	O
connectivity	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
certain	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
only	O
obtainable	O
in	O
either	O
Sun	O
or	O
Moon	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
encouraged	O
to	O
trade	O
with	O
others	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
obtain	O
all	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
both	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
are	O
presented	O
in	O
fully	O
three	O
dimensional	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
polygonal	O
graphics	O
,	O
like	O
their	O
predecessors	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
more	O
interactivity	O
with	O
the	O
overworld	O
and	O
more	O
dynamic	O
action	O
during	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
in	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
possess	O
more	O
realistic	O
proportions	O
compared	O
to	O
chibi-styled	O
models	O
used	O
in	O
Pokemon	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	I-Application
Y	I-Application
or	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Omega	I-Application
Ruby	I-Application
and	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
trainer	O
's	O
appearance	O
,	O
choosing	O
gender	O
,	O
skin	O
tone	O
and	O
hair	O
color	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
can	O
later	O
acquire	O
outfits	O
and	O
accessories	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joining	O
the	O
previous	O
generations	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
all	O
new	O
species	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
starter	O
Pokémon	B-Application
;	O
Rowlet	O
,	O
Litten	O
and	O
Popplio	O
and	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
are	O
,	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
Pokémon	B-Application
world	O
,	O
described	O
as	O
legendary	O
,	O
namely	O
Solgaleo	O
and	O
Lunala	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
are	O
the	O
first	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
Chinese	O
,	O
both	O
Simplified	O
and	O
Traditional	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Korean	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
nine	O
available	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
introduce	O
variants	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
introduced	O
in	O
older	O
games	O
with	O
new	O
typings	O
and	O
appearances	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Alolan	O
Forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Pokémon	B-Application
evolutions	O
have	O
gained	O
dual	O
typings	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Alolan	O
Marowak	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
Fire	O
and	O
Ghost	O
type	O
and	O
Alolan	O
Raichu	O
,	O
an	O
Electric	O
and	O
Psychic	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
utilize	O
a	O
Rotom-possessed	O
Pokédex	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
which	O
displays	O
a	O
minimap	O
containing	O
markers	O
for	O
story	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
introduce	O
a	O
powerful	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
move	O
known	O
as	O
Z-Moves	O
which	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
once	O
per	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hidden	O
Moves	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
navigate	O
terrain	O
in	O
past	O
games	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
specialized	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
summoned	O
at	O
will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Poké	O
Finder	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
function	O
of	O
the	O
Rotom	O
Pokédex	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
take	O
photos	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
the	O
wild	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
 '	O
clocks	O
are	O
set	O
12	O
hours	O
apart	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
with	O
Sun	O
operating	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
 '	O
time	O
and	O
Moon	O
operating	O
12	O
hours	O
ahead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Refresh	O
"	O
feature	O
enables	O
players	O
to	O
care	O
for	O
and	O
feed	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battle	O
Tree	O
is	O
a	O
location	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
battle	O
or	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
trainers	O
,	O
including	O
Kanto	O
region	O
trainers	O
Red	O
and	O
Blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
a	O
location	O
called	O
the	O
Festival	O
Plaza	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
"	O
Global	O
Missions	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
people	O
from	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
work	O
towards	O
a	O
set	O
target	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
catching	O
100	O
million	O
Pokémon	B-Application
collectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
caught	O
or	O
obtained	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
Y	O
,	O
Omega	B-Application
Ruby	I-Application
and	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Bank	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
Pokémon	B-Application
storage	O
system	O
introduced	O
during	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
special	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Direct	O
on	O
26	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Tsunekazu	O
Ishihara	O
from	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
announced	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
caught	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
Red	O
,	O
Blue	O
,	O
and	O
Yellow	O
are	O
transferable	O
to	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
via	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Bank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compatibility	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Bank	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
launch	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
and	O
later	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
24	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
tropical	O
archipelago	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
islands	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Alola	B-Application
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Skrebels	O
of	O
IGN	O
describes	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
Pokémons	B-Application
take	O
on	O
Hawaii	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
leading	O
scientist	O
in	O
the	O
Alola	B-Application
region	O
is	O
Professor	O
Kukui	O
,	O
whose	O
name	O
comes	O
from	O
the	O
kukui	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
candlenut	O
,	O
the	O
Hawaiian	O
state	O
tree	O
,	O
continuing	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
professors	O
being	O
named	O
after	O
trees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
Skull	O
is	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
villainous	O
group	O
in	O
Alola	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
off	O
moving	O
from	O
Kanto	O
to	O
Alola	B-Application
's	O
Melemele	O
Island	O
with	O
their	O
mother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
meeting	O
Lillie	O
and	O
rescuing	O
her	O
special	O
Pokémon	B-Application
she	O
calls	O
Nebby	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
obtains	O
a	O
starter	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
local	O
Professor	O
Kukui	O
and	O
embark	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
challenge	O
,	O
a	O
coming-of-age	O
custom	O
spanning	O
trials	O
across	O
Alola	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
local	O
youngster	O
Hau	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
trials	O
involve	O
battles	O
with	O
powered-up	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
battles	O
with	O
each	O
island	O
's	O
Kahuna	O
upon	O
completion	O
of	O
an	O
island	O
's	O
trials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
also	O
encounters	O
the	O
Aether	O
Foundation	O
,	O
an	O
organization	O
aiming	O
to	O
shelter	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
various	O
threats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
causes	O
Nebby	O
to	O
evolve	O
into	O
a	O
cocoon-like	O
form	O
while	O
Ultra	O
Beasts	O
are	O
unleashed	O
on	O
to	O
Alola	B-Application
's	O
islands	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
island	O
Kahunas	O
and	O
guardian	O
deities	O
to	O
fight	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
the	O
crazed	O
Lusamine	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
returns	O
to	O
Alola	B-Application
and	O
ascends	O
Mount	O
Lanakila	O
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
newly	O
formed	O
Alola	B-Application
Pokémon	B-Application
League	O
Elite	O
Four	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
last	O
match	O
,	O
they	O
defeat	O
Kukui	O
to	O
become	O
Alola	B-Application
's	O
first	O
Pokémon	B-Application
League	O
champion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
credits	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
battles	O
Melemele	O
's	O
guardian	O
deity	O
Tapu	O
Koko	O
after	O
a	O
celebration	O
,	O
with	O
Lillie	O
and	O
Lusamine	O
departing	O
Alola	B-Application
for	O
Kanto	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
becoming	O
the	O
champion	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
contacted	O
by	O
two	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
International	O
Police	O
:	O
Anabel	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	O
Tower	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Emerald	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Looker	O
,	O
a	O
recurring	O
detective	O
since	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assists	O
the	O
two	O
with	O
handling	O
the	O
wild	O
Ultra	O
Beasts	O
that	O
Lusamine	O
let	O
loose	O
into	O
Alola	B-Application
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
started	O
immediately	O
after	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Omega	I-Application
Ruby	I-Application
and	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
and	O
Ohmori	O
kept	O
his	O
game	O
director	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
's	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
were	O
developed	O
comparatively	O
from	O
scratch	O
with	O
the	O
application	O
of	O
more	O
radical	O
changes	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Separately	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
intended	O
to	O
place	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
interactions	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Pokémon	B-Application
of	O
the	O
seventh	O
generation	O
to	O
be	O
designed	O
was	O
Jangmo-o	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
Red	O
and	O
Blue	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
ones	O
to	O
receive	O
Alolan	O
forms	O
—	O
according	O
to	O
Ohmori	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
as	O
a	O
special	O
surprise	O
for	O
long-time	O
players	O
and	O
simply	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
older	O
Pokémon	B-Application
being	O
more	O
recognizable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
successes	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
affect	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
did	O
improve	O
public	O
awareness	O
of	O
the	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
in	O
general	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
to	O
develop	O
interactivity	O
between	O
the	O
app	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ohmori	O
added	O
that	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
they	O
"	O
completely	O
redesigned	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
actually	O
ended	O
up	O
pushing	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
even	O
further	O
to	O
what	O
 [ they ] 	O
thought	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
 [ they ] 	O
could	O
draw	O
out	O
of	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
,	O
Kazumasa	O
Iwao	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
battle	O
systems	O
in	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
,	O
was	O
recruited	O
as	O
director	O
for	O
Ultra	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
utilizes	O
their	O
core	O
rhythms	O
,	O
Alola	B-Application
's	O
music	O
employs	O
"	O
completely	O
different	O
"	O
melodies	O
while	O
still	O
invoking	O
a	O
tropical	O
island	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
international	O
release	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
&	I-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Music	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
pointed	O
towards	O
the	O
recent	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
Magearna	O
,	O
as	O
indication	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
officially	O
announced	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
that	O
also	O
commemorated	O
the	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
's	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
May	O
,	O
more	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
games	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
a	O
new	O
trailer	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
box	O
art	O
,	O
and	O
release	O
dates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
23	O
November	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comic	O
based	O
on	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
launched	O
alongside	O
an	O
edition	O
of	O
CoroCoro	O
Comic	O
on	O
15	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Pokémon	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon-themed	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
28	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Omega	I-Application
Ruby	I-Application
and	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
,	O
a	O
special	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
October	O
2016	O
during	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Financial	O
Briefing	O
,	O
they	O
stated	O
the	O
demo	O
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
more	O
than	O
3.5	O
million	O
times	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
and	O
fastest	O
"	O
selling	O
"	O
demo	O
in	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
were	O
the	O
most	O
pre-ordered	O
games	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
also	O
the	O
most	O
anticipated	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
releases	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Nielsen	O
Game	O
Rank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
took	O
action	O
against	O
those	O
who	O
used	O
the	O
Internet	O
features	O
,	O
banning	O
users	O
involved	O
from	O
not	O
only	O
using	O
the	O
online	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
—	O
even	O
if	O
later	O
playing	O
the	O
official	O
release	O
—	O
but	O
also	O
from	O
accessing	O
other	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
online	O
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
and	O
Miiverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
are	O
enhanced	O
versions	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
announced	O
on	O
6	O
June	O
2017	O
during	O
a	O
Pokémon-themed	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
17	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
feature	O
an	O
alternate	O
storyline	O
set	O
in	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moons	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
include	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
locations	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
87/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
84	O
reviews	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
placed	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
as	O
the	O
5th	O
and	O
6th	O
highest-rated	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
games	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
19th	O
and	O
20th	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
move	O
from	O
the	O
gym	O
system	O
received	O
widespread	O
praise	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
whom	O
saw	O
the	O
change	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
step	O
towards	O
future	O
developments	O
of	O
the	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
,	O
Ollie	O
Barder	O
from	O
Forbes	O
highlighted	O
how	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
were	O
nicely	O
done	O
,	O
while	O
Alex	O
Donaldson	O
of	O
VG247	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
drew	O
him	O
in	O
deeper	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
I	O
remain	O
more	O
engaged	O
in	O
this	O
story	O
than	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
tale	O
yet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Olney	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
plot	O
in	O
Sun	O
&	O
Moon	O
is	O
the	O
deepest	O
and	O
most	O
ambitious	O
Game	O
Freak	O
has	O
dared	O
attempt	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
called	O
them	O
the	O
best	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
ever	O
produced	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
Alola	B-Application
's	O
design	O
felt	O
natural	O
and	O
organic	O
,	O
praising	O
Game	O
Freak	O
for	O
successfully	O
balancing	O
additional	O
mechanics	O
without	O
alienating	O
existing	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
USGamer	O
assessed	O
that	O
"	O
Z-Moves	O
feel	O
underwhelming	O
"	O
taking	O
"	O
way	O
too	O
long	O
"	O
despite	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
engaging	O
campaign	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
offered	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
Polygons	O
Allegra	O
Frank	O
criticized	O
their	O
linear	O
gameplay	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
beyond	O
the	O
primary	O
storyline	O
although	O
the	O
games	O
had	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
memorable	O
Pokémon	B-Application
journey	O
in	O
years	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
have	O
sold	O
16.29	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
ranking	O
them	O
as	O
the	O
third-best-selling	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
titles	I-Device
behind	O
both	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	I-Application
Y	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
GameStop	O
Q3	O
earnings	O
conference	O
call	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
were	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
had	O
the	O
most	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
any	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
five	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
GameStop	O
's	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
outselling	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
shipped	O
10	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
