The subject of death was dealt with directly, with some Pokémon being seen dying, as well as showing a main character dealing with the death of a parent (as opposed to the usual instance of absent parents almost never being mentioned). Despite the new style, Sun & Moon took a more mature approach to storytelling. With this new style, characters are drawn with a much more exaggerated, rounded, 'cartoony' style. Also, characters are usually seen keeping their Pokémon out of their Poké Balls in this series.Ī new art style is implemented for the third series in a row, this time more drastically than the series that preceded it. Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon is notable for not all of Ash's friends being present in every episode. Ash receives a Z-Ring and takes on the island challenge to get new Z-Crystals and qualify as a Z-Move user. Instead, he becomes a student at the Pokémon School on Melemele Island, where he meets his new classmates Lana, Lillie, Mallow, Sophocles, and Kiawe. Unlike the five previous series, however, Ash doesn't travel through the region. It ran from Novemto Novemin Japan and from to Main the United States, although the first two episodes aired as a sneak peek in the United States on December 5, 2016.Īsh Ketchum heads off to a new region, Alola, wearing a new set of clothes with his partner Pikachu. It follows Pokémon the Series: XY and was succeeded by Pokémon Journeys: The Series. Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon (Japanese: ポケットモンスター　サン＆ムーン Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon) is the sixth series of the Pokémon anime and is based on the events of the Generation VII core series Pokémon games. Japanese logo for Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon

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