Pokémon Sun and Moon/YMMV


 * Alternate Character Interpretation: : an innocent victim of circumstance, the series' most vile villain, or a deeply flawed and awful, yet tragic individual?
 * Related to that,
 * On a more amusing note, the game's smattering of horrifying Pokedex entries in both the main games and their sequels have led many to believe that as opposed to being factual, it's the Rotom Dex trying to freak out the player with larger-than-life exaggerations.
 * Base Breaker: The Rotom Dex has a lot of people who don't like it, mainly due to perceiving the Dex as an annoying chatterbox who doesn't really anything interesting. That being said, it has just as many fans who like the concept of a sentient Pokedex and find its chatter amusing and inoffensive, if nothing else.
 * The game's villain is one of the series' best-received antagonists to date, but
 * Alolan Forms in general. Are they a cool addition to the series that allows old Pokemon to feel fresh due to receiving total revamps in designs, typings, stats, and abilities? Or an unnecessary addition that wastes space that could have been used for full-fledged new Pokemon? And that's not even going into personal taste as far as designs go.
 * Demonic Spiders: Thanks to the S.O.S mechanic, just about any wild Pokemon has the potential to become this: at any point in a battle, a Pokemon that has not been knocked out can call an ally Pokemon for help, which leaves your Pokemon on the field to fend for itself against two Pokemon at once. Even worse is that it's all too common for the survivor of the pair to summon another ally as soon as their backup dies, leading to what can be a cycle of frustration and annoyance to those looking to catch a tough rare Pokemon. And may god have mercy on any Nuzlockers who run afoul of this mechanic.
 * Ensemble Darkhorse: Despite her minor role in the grand scheme of things, Wicke of the Aether Foundation received an explosion of fanart from the fans who loved her for being simultaneously adorable and attractive. It helps that in the game proper,
 * Kahunas Olivia and Nanu were huge hits with the fanbase: Olivia for being cool and drop dead gorgeous, and the latter for his hilariously blunt and depressed attitude coupled with his love of cats. The fact that the former is the series' first and the latter is technically the series' equivalent to its first Dark-type Gym leader probably added to their status.
 * As far as Trial Captains go, Lana and Acerola get this for being adorable and quirky (and in Lana's case, hilariously unnerving).
 * Hiker David's hilarious photobombing during Kiawe's trial helped an otherwise run-of-the-mill generic trainer stand out as one of the funniest characters in the game.
 * As far as Pokemon go, Mimikyu proved to be a massive hit with the fans thanks to its creepy yet adorable design, surprisingly woobielicious backstory. And once fans realized that it was crazy useful in battle, this status skyrocketed.
 * Despite being a bit divisive due to being a final stage evolution that looks nothing like its preceding forms, Toucannon ended up proving to be one of the series' best received early game birds mainly due to its hilariously pissed off design being a hit among fans.
 * The Rockruff line in general, due to Rockruff itself being an adorable little puppy, and its evolutions being a badass wolf and badass werewolf respectively.
 * As far as Alolan forms go, Alolan Raichu, Alolan Marowak, Alolan Ninetales, Alolan Exeggutor, and Alolan Dugtrio are probably the biggest hits. Alolan Marowak has an awesome fire-dancer inspired design and proves to be amazing in competitive play. Alolan Raichu is not only adorable, but has an interesting typing and is pretty much a living incarnation of Gamefreak giving the often-neglected Raichu some much needed love. Alolan Ninetales is breathtakingly beautiful, and Alolan Exeggutor and Dugtrio manage to be so ridiculous-looking that they loop around to being hilariously awesome in the fandom's eyes.
 * Mudbray and its evolution Mudsdale were huge hits: Mudbray for being Ugly Cute, Mudsdale for being a huge Badass horse, and both for being insanely good in battle.
 * Salazzle was a huge hit among furries in the fandom. Can't imagine why. Tsareena attracts legions of fans for similar reasons.
 * Evil Is Cool: Despite being the leader of a bunch of thugs who do little more than annoy and frustrate Alola's residence, Guzma manages to be among the series' best-received villains to date due to his larger-than-life personality, hilariously blunt dialogue, and surprisingly tragic backstory.
 * Similarly, Guzma's fellow villain
 * Evil is Sexy: Plumeria of Team Skull. Her skimpy attire and attention-grabbing tattoo do a lot to make her the sexiest admin this side of ORAS Shelly.
 * Moral Event Horizon:
 * In the eyes of a good number of fans though,
 * Unintentionally Unsympathetic:
 * It seems that Game Freak themselves are aware of this, since in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon,
 * It seems that Game Freak themselves are aware of this, since in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon,