

And here I am going to explain the reasons why Black&White and Sun&Moon have to be considered a world apart, that is to say, series not linked with the main ones. At this point, in order to send things forward, it has been decided to focus entirely on the merchandising aspect.

As time goes by, the audience became gradually sick of seeing Ash that loses everytime and re-starts with a new journey, as if nothing had happened, instead of realizing his dream. Because of these cuts, with the Sun&Moon anime series the frame rate of the episodes has been lowered.Īs you can understand by yourself, the Pokémon anime is in a bad situation which is caused by the same staff of the animated series, who completely ignored Shudo’s directives. This led to a drastic reduction of staff’s funds, ever since the promotion of the film “ Volcanion the Mechanical Marvel “. XY and XYZ series were much appreciated from Western audiences despite the fact that they registered the lowest rate in Japan. One of the reasons that led the anime to its end is without any doubt the fact that its ratings drastically crashed in Japan, as demonstrated by the graphic below:Īs you can see, the series registered a gradual audience ratings decline. Sun&Moon is only a NEW Pokémon anime, with a reboot of the protagonist who is strongly reminiscent of Ash. This is because the main series, at the moment, it’s really over. Just for this reason, the final episode of Pokémon XYZ has to be considered absolutely conclusive since there isn’t even the usual ending sentence “ next time a new beginning”. The tweet says LITERALLY: “Sun& Moon is NOT a continuation of XYZ.” Obviously we did verify the information, by competent personnel who know the Japanese language. Let’s start from Masafumi Mima’s tweet (The Sound director of Pokémon anime series) However, in the Nintendo Treehouse stream, it was revealed that Hala is one of the strongest trainers on Melemele Island.Sun&Moon is NOT a continuation of XYZ series. He initially gives you your first Pokémon at the start of the game. Hala was introduced in the Pokémon Sun & Moon trailer in May. It was revealed in the Treehouse Live stream that Lillie has something living in her bag. Despite assisting Professor Kukui in the study of Pokémon moves, she is not fond of making Pokémon battle, but enjoys reading. Lillie is Professor Kukui's assistant and is the same age as the player character. His area of study is on Pokémon moves to the point that he has even taken hits from Pokémon moves at times when it has furthered his research. Professor Kukui is the professor on Melemele Island and helps guide you through the various parts of the game. He is first battled when you get the Starter Pokémon and joins you again in the festival that commemorates Melemele Island's guardian, Tapu Koku He has a real weakness for malasada, a famous treat in the Alola region, and he is always in search of malasada shops. It later emerged that Hau is a new trainer and he picks the Starter Pokémon that is weak to yours. Hau was introduced in the Pokémon Sun & Moon trailer in May and set up as a friend of the player. Black: Victini & ReshiramWhite: Victini & ZekromĪs Pokémon Sun & Moon is set in a brand new region, there are a number of brand new characters that have significant roles in the game.Pokémon Ranger & The Temple of the Sea!.Mystery Dungeon - Explorers of Time & Darkness.Mystery Dungeon: Blazing, Stormy & Light Adventure Squad.Pokémon Battle TrozeiPokémon Link: Battle.
