Pokemon Sun & Moon_v8_NEW LSB 2008 GRID 19/08/2016 14:43 Page 5
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POKÉMON SUN AND POKÉMON MOON! Exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon are the much-anticipated games coming to the UK in late November.
between the player and their first partner Pokémon. Pokémon Sun and Pokémon These three new Pokémon—Rowlet, Litten, and Moon are the latest Popplio—will be a key focus in 2017 in generation of Pokémon video addition to Pikachu, and they have game launching on 23 already caused a buzz online. November 2016. The On the day they were revealed, previous generation of #PokemonSunMoon was the top games, Pokémon X and trending hashtag on Twitter. Pokémon Y, are the biggest selling Nintendo 3DS These iconic characters will feature in games ever, selling over 14 million copies the new generation of TV animation and worldwide to date. Pokémon Trading Card Game that will be released soon Since being announced on Pokémon Day in February of after the games become available. this year, more details about the new games have been emerging every few weeks. So far, we know that the new MEET THE NEW POKÉMON SUN AND region is called Alola and has POKÉMON MOON CHARACTERS a distinctly tropical look. ROWLET Fans had their first proper The first of the potential partners is the highly look at gameplay from adaptable Rowlet. This Pokémon can fly Pokémon Sun and Pokémon silently through the skies, drawing near to its opponent without being noticed and then Moon in May and again at lashing out with powerful kicks. It can also strike E3 in Los Angeles in June, from a distance using the razor-sharp leaves that and the overall feedback was form part of its feathers. Rowlet can survey its environment and turn its neck nearly 180 ° from front to back so it can see directly behind itself. incredibly positive. With every region that is LITTEN announced, there is a flurry The cool-headed Litten is the next choice for a first- partner Pokémon. Litten’s fur is rich in oils and of excitement around the first immensely flammable. It constantly grooms itself by partner Pokémon. licking its coat and collecting the loose fur into balls. It then ignites these hairballs to create Players must select one of fireball attacks. When the time comes for these three Pokémon to join Litten to molt, it burns off all of its fur in them on their adventure, and one glorious blaze. POPPLIO a special bond is often forged The third possibility is the acrobatic Popplio. Popplio can snort out balloons made of water and spin them into a playful battle strategy. This Pokémon is better at moving in the water than on land, and it can swim at speeds over 25 mph. On land, it takes advantage of the elasticity of its balloons to perform acrobatic stunts and jumps.
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