Pokémon Sun cover art

Game entry

Pokémon Sun

2016 · JRPG, Strategy, RPG, Adventure · Nintendo 3DS · The Pokémon Company

Pokémon Sun holds position no. 1,123 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,569 ELO points and 56% of duels won out of 208 played. Final Fantasy X-2 is the rival it has faced most: 3 duels, 2 wins and 1 losses. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 62 out of 243 (2016).

World rank

no. 1,123

ELO score

1,569

Wins

56%

Duels played

208

Join the debate · 20

About Pokémon Sun

Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon trademarks were registered thus leaking the next Pokémon game titles to the public. Pokémon.com confirmed the games would be for the Nintendo 3DS and released in holiday 2016, with a new world, new Pokémon, and new adventures.

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.

The community says

I picked this up expecting a quick playthrough and somehow lost an entire month to it. Worth every minute, my sleep schedule disagrees.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,569 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

In the same genre

All JRPG games →
  1. 11 Pokémon Platinum Version2008 · JRPG 1,929
  2. 15 Final Fantasy IX2000 · JRPG 1,910
  3. 18 Clair Obscur: Expedition 332025 · JRPG 1,907
  4. 22 Persona 5 Royal2019 · JRPG 1,895
  5. 43 Final Fantasy X2001 · JRPG 1,874

Keep exploring

Best JRPG games All-time best Nintendo games Ranking of Nintendo 3DS games Top games of the 2010s Best games of 2016 Every Pokémon game, ranked

Around this spot

The games Pokémon Sun sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 1,120 System Shock: Enhanced Edition 1,570
  2. 1,121 Ice Hockey 1,570
  3. 1,122 Fez 1,569
  4. 1,123 Pokémon Sun 1,569
  5. 1,124 Mario Party 1,569
  6. 1,125 Mortal Kombat Trilogy 1,569
  7. 1,126 Crash Tag Team Racing 1,569

More games from The Pokémon Company

Released in 2016

The standing

Where Pokémon Sun ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Pokémon Sun stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 62 out of 243 (2016).

Where Pokémon Sun ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,123 5,046
JRPG 81 229
2010s 479 2,050
2016 62 243

The community

The debate

20 comments

Posting requires an account: log in or sign up.

  1. Alaina_61

    I picked this up expecting a quick playthrough and somehow lost an entire month to it. Worth every minute, my sleep schedule disagrees.

    cguillet

    Un mois entier dessus, ça devait être intense non ? Moi je me souviens surtout des sessions courtes avant de dormir, jamais aussi longtemps d'un coup.

  2. Silent_Bazin

    Je jouais chez mon oncle qui avait toujours sa console allumée sur la table du salon. On se relayait, lui pour capturer, moi pour l'exploration, et cette organisation improvisée nous a occupés tout un dimanche entier. Ce dimanche reste gravé, simplement.

    Gamboa25

    Qué bonito lo del dominguero con tu tío, yo tenía algo parecido con mi hermano, aunque duraba menos porque él se aburría rápido.

  3. DavidRider

    No entiendo bien por qué está tan alto todavía, la fórmula ya se sentía repetida en esta entrega.

    Lucy_20

    la fluidité des combats a été vraiment retravaillée ici, on sent que l'équipe a soigné le rythme des affrontements

    Lecomte33

    J'ai un peu le même souvenir de lassitude, j'y ai joué surtout par habitude de la série plus que par vraie curiosité pour du nouveau.

    GhostKnight

    Replying to Lucy_20

    Does the combat pacing really hold up compared to earlier entries though? I always felt battles still dragged in the late game.

    hiram_kessler

    Compared to Neverwinter Nights 2, the systems here feel simpler overall, though I'd argue that simplicity is exactly what makes it more approachable for newcomers.

  4. IronWolf

    Franchement je ne vois pas ce qui justifie cette place dans le classement, la structure n'a pratiquement pas changé depuis des années et on nous vend ça comme une révolution alors que c'est juste une nouvelle carte avec les mêmes mécaniques dessus

  5. Vinyl_Millet

    Je l'ai fini pendant un été où je changeais d'appartement. Ça a occupé mes seules pauses tranquilles de ces semaines-là.

    fatima_barragan

    Cambiarte de piso y aun sacar tiempo para esto dice bastante, ¿qué parte del juego terminó siendo tu refugio esas semanas?

See the whole Pokémon Sun debate →

Vote on a duel