Pokémon Sun and Moon: starters and Legendary duo revealed, release dates, boxarts

As promised, The Pokémon Company revealed some new details for Pokémon Sun and Moon today. The very first trailer for the game was shown, revealing the three new Starters, along with the duo of Legendary Pokémon (to be found on the boxart).

Here it is:

The trailer reveals that the game takes place in the Alola region (obviously a reference to Hawai), and a man named Kukui (your cousin) is the one welcoming you to this new region (he doesn’t seem to be the professor, though). The Japanese version of the trailer (to be found below, after the break) also confirms that avatar customisation is back, with even more skin tones it seems.

Head after the break for the rest of this post!

Here’s the Japanese version of the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r0_F-_ClcQ

The new Starters are the following:

• Rowlet (Grass, Flying)

Rowlet can attack without making a sound! It flies silently through the skies, drawing near to its opponent without being noticed, and then lashing out with powerful kicks. It can also attack from a distance using the razor-sharp leaves that form part of its feathers.

Its visual abilities are impressive. The darkness of night is no obstacle to Rowlet! It can twist its neck nearly 180° from front to back so it can see directly behind itself. It has a habit of turning its head in battle to face its Trainer and receive instructions.

The move Leafage attacks an opponent by striking it with leaves. Rowlet knows this move from the moment it becomes your partner!

• Litten (Fire)

Logical but also passionate, Litten always remains coolheaded and doesn’t show its emotions on the surface.

Litten can attack with flaming hairballs! Its fur is rich in oils and immensely flammable. Litten grooms itself by licking its fur, and then uses the collected fur as fuel for fireball attacks!

When the time comes for Litten to shed its old fur, it all burns up in a glorious blaze.

The move Ember attacks an opponent by firing a small flame at it. Litten knows this move from the moment it becomes your partner!

• Popplio (Water)

Popplio’s swimming speed is known to exceed 25 mph. It’s better at moving in the water than on land. Still, when it’s on land, it takes advantage of the elasticity of its balloons to perform acrobatic stunts and jumps.

Popplio can snort out balloons made of water! Watch it spin water balloons into a playful battle strategy!

Both frivolous and hard-working, Popplio can easily get carried away—unleashing enough power in battle to make quite a spectacle! But Popplio’s determined spirit means it can usually be found practicing hard on its balloon skills.

The Water Gun move attacks an opponent by firing a jet of water. Popplio knows this move from the moment it becomes your partner!

Unfortunately, the name of the two Legendary Pokémon was not revealed.

Pokémon Sun and Moon will be released on November 18th in Japan and North America, and November 23rd in Europe. Here’s the European boxart of the two versions:

You can find the official website here!

Pokémon Sun and Moon will be released on November 18th in Japan and North America, and November 23rd in Europe. Our Upcoming Releases page has been updated!