Pokémon Sun and Moon: Difference between revisions
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** [[Bigger Bad]]: Necrozma is the distant source of the main conflict in ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', {{spoiler|even taking the mantle of [[Big Bad]] away from Lusamine in the climax.}}
** [[Big Bad Wannabe]]: {{spoiler|Faba, the Aether Foundation's egocentric and ambitious branch chief. He sells the Aether Foundation out to Giovanni in hopes of making a name for himself, but it backfires hilariously on him.}}
* [[Big Badass Wolf]]: Lycanroc, the evolution of Rockruff. No matter if it's the Midday, Midnight, or Dusk form, it's a big, powerful wolf Pokémon and quite the competent battler.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: The player does this by coming to the rescue when Nebby's being attacked by a trio of Spearow on a rickety bridge. And once the bridge breaks, Tapu Koko gets in on the action by catching you before you fall to your death.
* [[Big Eater]]: Hau, who's often talking about how hungry he is when he isn't shoving malasadas down his throat.
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* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Nanu is a Dark-type specialist and incredibly sullen to boot, but he doesn't have a single evil bone in his body. He's just depressed and unhappy with Tapu Bulu forcing him to serve as his island's Kahuna.
* [[Demo]]: The game's demo gives you a sneak peek at what the Island Challenge has to offer, including a fight against Plumeria of Team Skull as well as a warm-up trial that pits you against a Totem Hakamo-o. Your prize for beating it is none other than Ash-Greninja straight from the anime, which can be transferred to the actual games.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: The Ultra Beasts. Every last one of these things is a dangerous interdimensional alien with powers beyond that of your garden variety Pokémon. {{spoiler|It turns out later that they ''are'' Pokémon from different dimensions, but that doesn't make them any less eldritch ''or'' abominable.}}
* [[The Fair Folk]]: A lot of the new Fairy types are dangerous and malicious. Morelull and Shiinotic, for example, are creepy parasites who lure prey into the woods so they can drug them up with their spores and eat them. Then there's Mimikyu, which is ''something'' lurking underneath a Pikachu disguise that is so horrific, that you'll die if you get a look at its true form.
** The Tapus may be guardians of Alola, but they're fickle and unreliable at best, and malevolent at worst. The citizens of Melemele Island have it good since Tapu Koko is ''merely'' choosy about when he wants to appear and help others in their time of need. The otherwise benevolent Tapu Bulu is willing to level entire villages if they're built on sacred ground, and Tapu Lele is a bonafide [[The Sociopath|sociopath]] who will hurt people for her own amusement. Tapu Fini goes out of her way to isolate herself, but if humans intrude on her domain, she's willing to mess with their minds in retribution.
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* [[Haunted Technology]]: Your Pokédex, believe it or not! As a series first, it's possessed by a friendly Rotom who serves as a friendly companion on your travels.
* [[Hot Mom]]: Lusamine, {{spoiler|the mother of Lillie and Gladion}}. She's over ''40'', but looks like she could be her kids' older sister.
* [[In Universe Game Clock]]: Unusually, ''Moon'' and ''Ultra Moon'' have a clock offset 12 hours from ''Sun'' (and the real world).▼
* [[Just Think of the Potential]]: The reason why Lillie's so afraid of other people seeing Nebby? {{spoiler|She's afraid they'll try to harness his power over opening wormholes into Ultra Space for their own selfish ends. This ends up being exactly what happens when Lusamine gets her hands on him.}}
* [[Lethal Lava Land]]: Averted. Wela Volcano Park is perfectly safe for children to explore, despite some areas flowing with red hot lava.
* [[Life Meter]]: Along with your Pokémon's health bars, there are Pokémon Refresh-specific meters that track how happy, affectionate, and hungry they are.
▲* [[In Universe Game Clock]]: Unusually, ''Moon'' and ''Ultra Moon'' have a clock offset 12 hours from ''Sun'' (and the real world).
* [[Mon Machine]]: The Z-Ring, which allows trainers and their Pokémon to gather Z-Power and use Z-Moves. The bracelet is made by refining a Sparkling Stone, and the user can slot in a Z-Crystal along with others is not in use. It's also capable of inducing Mega Evolution when a Key Stone is inserted, much like a Mega Ring.
* [[Pet Owl]]: Rowlet. Being an owl ''and'' the region's grass starter, it's an adorable little
* [[Power Nullifier]]: Unless one is using specialized Pokéballs, Aether Island's technology and electric fields render them useless.
* [[Pretty Fly for a White Guy]]: The rank-and-file Team Skull Grunts and their boss Guzma are white (or on the lighter-colored side of [[Ambiguously Brown]]), and act like American street thugs complete with ghetto slang.
* [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]]: All three starters, Pikipek, Alolan Raichu, Oricorio, Cutiefly, Ribombee, Comfey... like usual, adorable Pokémon are very much ''not'' in short supply.
* [[Rite of Passage]]: The Island Trial, which Alolan trainers undertake to prove their worth as a Pokémon master.
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* [[Video Game Caring Potential]]: You can use the "Refresh" system to brush, groom, and even feed candy and beans to your Pokémon.
* [[Virtual Paper Doll]]: Like in ''X and Y'', you've got plenty of outfits to dress up in.
* [[Wake Up Call Boss]]: Totem Gumshoos/Alolan Raticate (depending on the version) is the very first Totem Pokémon you fight, but they're no pushover. While they don't utilize the brutal strategies that make later Totems a pain to fight, their boosted stats mean that you'll likely be unable to just sweep them with a super effective move and call it a day. Further more, after a turn passes they'll summon a Yungoos/Alolan Rattata minion to back them up, forcing you to adapt to fighting enemy Pokémon 2 on 1. Almost ''every single Totem'' past these guys is some flavor of [[That One Boss]], so you ''need'' to put some serious thought into your team composition and battle strategies going forward.
* [[The Western]]: Paniola Ranch and Paniola Town.
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Lillie. Both her outfits include a pair of spiffy white thigh-high socks.
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