Pokemon Ultra Moon

If you already own Sun and Moon and aren't thrilled at the aspect of traveling through Alola again, you might want to pass, because a lot of the new stuff is post game. If you haven't played Sun and Moon, or any entry in the series in a while, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon is a great place to pick up the series again.

The definitive edition of Pokémon Sun and Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon encapsulate the elements of what made the first set of games great—and also carry forward some of the games’ flaws. Players may be retreading the same island paths as before, but a new selection of Pokémon, shiny new tokens to hunt, additional mini-games, and a brand new story add fun surprises for fans of the originals to find.

Whether Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon deliver a substantial enough change from Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon to warrant spending your Pokédollars on is a decision that, perhaps, is best left to you. The new narrative hooks are meaningful and entertain, and, while there are new Pokémon and forms to discover, it’s still only an enhancement of the adventure that you set out on a year ago. And we’re still missing what the community has wanted in a long while – the return of the Battle Frontier.