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Pokemon Sun

Pokemon Sun is one-half of the seventh generation of mainline Pokemon games, with the other being Pokemon Moon. In this adventure, players were sent to the region of Alola. This release was notable for not having Gym Leader battles but instead featured Trials that players had to overcome.

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Pokémon Sun

Franchise
Pokemon
Platform(s)
Nintendo 3DS
Released
November 18, 2016
Developer(s)
Game Freak
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Genre(s)
RPG
ESRB
E for Everyone

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