Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Alola revisited, with more species, more challenge and a feared boss.

Release: 2017
Console: Nintendo 3DS
Region: Alola
Generation: VII
Style: Classic RPG
Category: Main series

Attribute hexagon of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Scores: Competitive 4, Difficulty 4, Story 4, Exploration 3, Nostalgia 2, Freedom 1.

Reading the profile

Scores from 1 to 5, in the atlas's own assessment.

Competitive score 4 out of 5 A wide roster and move tutors to build teams.
Difficulty score 4 out of 5 Ultra Necrozma is one of the toughest mandatory bosses in the series.
Story score 4 out of 5 It keeps Alola's cast and adds an epilogue with classic villains.
Exploration score 3 out of 5 Sits at the average of the games in the atlas.
Nostalgia score 2 out of 5 It is something new, with no longing involved.
Freedom score 1 out of 5 There is only one path.

Expanded versions of Sun and Moon: the same trip across the islands, with the plot changed in the final stretch, new areas and many more Pokémon available. The trials became more demanding, and the fight against Ultra Necrozma is among the hardest the series has ever put on the mandatory path.

After the credits, the Team Rainbow Rocket episode gathers the villains of earlier generations. For those who will only play one Alola pair, it is usually this one.

It is for you if you

Want the most complete version of Alola
Like bosses that demand strategy
Want to meet old villains again

Maybe not, if

You have just finished Sun or Moon: a lot repeats
Long dialogues tire you

Where it takes place

Alola

Four tropical islands where gyms give way to trials and rituals passed down through generations.

Open the map of Alola

Specimens from this game

Official art of Necrozma — No. 800 Necrozma

Alola Pokédex

When a species has a regional form native to this game, that is the one shown, with its types. Pick a species to open its page.

Search this list

403 species