Pokemon turns 20, feel old yet? I do and with 20 years under their belt that’s an accomplishment worth celebrating. What better way of doing so than releasing two new versions to add to the list of already successful games. Watching kids who weren’t even born yet gravitate to the greatness that is Pokemon is proof enough that the creators had and still have something worth looking of ways to continue building on it’s legacy. Going from a regular Nintendo Gameboy to now Nintendo 3DS, the growth we watched is amazing. Remember when there were only 150 Pokemon? Well there is about 700+ now and with the announcement of Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon that number is surely looking to increase.
Today via Pokemon Direct, the news was made official that Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon will be releasing this Holiday 2016. Along with the announcement by CEO and President of The Pokemon Company, Tsunekazu Ishihara, an official trailer for Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon were also issued which can be viewed below.
That isn’t all. Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon will have a new feature to the Pokemon series called Pokebank or Pokemon Bank which will allow for the transfer of Pokemon between all the other versions of the series; Red, Blue, Yellow, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, X and Y. I wonder why Pokemon Gold and Silver weren’t mentioned here. But speaking of Pokemon Yellow, Blue and Red they’ll be available digitally for Nintendo 3DS for the first time ever tomorrow February 27th in celebration of turning 20.
As we celebrate 20 years since the launch of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Greenin Japan, the next era of Pokémon games is being announced! Pokémon Sun andPokémon Moon are coming out for systems in the Nintendo 3DS family in holiday 2016, with a new world, new Pokémon, and new adventures to discover! Watch the first teaser for Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon at the top of the page.
Using Pokémon Bank, you’ll be able to transfer Pokémon you’ve caught in the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console versions of Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue, andPokémon Yellow into your copy of Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon. Pokémon from Pokémon Omega Ruby, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Pokémon X, andPokémon Y can also be brought into Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon in the same way.
Visit the Pokémon Bank page for important details on the planned update to support Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon.
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon will be the first games in the Pokémon series to allow players to choose from nine languages to play in. In addition to English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish, players will now be able to play in both Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Much more information is on the way about Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon. Keep checking Pokemon.com for the latest details!
