‘Pokémon Sun And Moon’ Has 720 Moves And At Least 4 Route Maps, According To Demo Leaks

  • 3DS
  • RPG
2016-11-18
the Alola Region in Pokemon Sun and Moon
the Alola Region in Pokemon Sun and Moon Pokemon Company

Pokémon Sun And Moon demo leaks continue as data miners reveal more details about the 3DS games. The most recent findings reveal four route maps and a total count of 720 moves with quite a few new ones.

As always, we are about to get into some major SPOILERS for Pokémon Sun And Moon. Anyone that doesn’t want to know the finer details should stop reading now.

Starting with the maps, we see that the main island, with body of water towards its end, is fairly expansive compared to what’s open for access in this week’s demo. Locations like Ten Carat Hill are clearly visible, but there’s a lot more land to explore. This makes the new Pokémon riding feature worthwhile. The island with the visible giant tree looks like it might contain a few caves, and other islands show a cemetery and icy patches.

A unifying point to drive home about these leaks is that Sun And Moon will likely force players to use ferries or Surf quite frequently to get from one place to the next. Other than that, we don’t want to inject too much speculation that might not be true. With these images, it’s merely possible to see how one area connects to the others.

With regard to moves, it’s been determined that the games will feature 720 total moves with more than 100 of those being new. In comparison to past generations, that accounts for more fresh additions than most. Here are a few leaked attacks with descriptions of their uses.

Throat Chop: Prevents use of sound-based attacks for two turns
Psychic Terrain: Pokémon on ground avoid priority moves for five turns. Psychic move power increases
Aurora Veil: Halves power of special and physical attacks for five turns
Laser Focus: Moves on turns after Laser Focus are always critical hits

It’s unknown precisely which Pokémon can learn these moves, but some, like Aurora Veil, seem powerful enough to be exclusive to legendaries.

These, of course, are far from the only Sun And Moon leaks that have emerged since the demo’s release. Earlier this week we revealed that HMs are being replaced, along with a new list of TMs. Those who want to see what the entire Alola Dex of monsters looks like can also do that too. However, because these are sourced from an unfinished demo, all contents should be taken with a grain of salt.

Pokémon Sun And Moon come to 3DS on Nov. 18.

What do you think of these leaked maps and moves? Are you enjoying the Sun And Moon demo? Tell us in the comments section!

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