It's time to catch some waves and some Pokémon! Kanto-natives Max Roberts and Logan Moore are joined by islander Grant Callahan to explore the interdimensional tropics of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Does breaking tradition lead to a better game or was this a trial that Game Freak couldn't complete?

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Pokémon Sun and Moon

• Developer - Game Freak
• Platform - Nintendo 3DS
• Release Date - November 18, 2016
  • November 17, 2017 for Ultra
• Game Directors - Shigeru Ohmori (Sun/Moon) and Kazumasa Iwao (Ultra)
• Producers - Junichi Masuda, Shin Uwai, Takato Utsunomiya, and Hitoshi Yamagami
  • Same as base Sun and Moon, Takanori Sowa, Shigeru Ohmori, and Shin Uwai (Ultra)
• Composers - Minako Adachi, Go Ichinose, Junichi Masuda, Tomoaki Oga, Hitomi Sato, and Hideaki Kuroda
  • Minako Adachi, Go Ichinose, Junichi Masuda, and Tomoaki Oga (Ultra)

Metacritic - 87/100 (84/100 for Ultra)

Links

• Pokémon Sun and Moon Wikipedia
• Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Wikipedia
• Battling Professor Oak
• Defending the Your Championship
• Soundtrack
  • YouTube

This episode was originally recorded on July 12, 2023.

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Art designed by Max Roberts.