With Pokémon Sun and Moon doing away with traditional HMs, instead you'll be smashing rocks and doing other HM-related stuff like flying using a new feature called Poké Ride. It's here that you can check how your Pokémon has been affected mid-battle, like heightened evasiveness, lowered defence or increased attack damage.Īnd of course, there's even better animations than ever before, with your avatar finally shown behind the Pokémon and various camera angles giving you a great overview of the arena. Then there's the little orange plus and minus symbols that appear next to your Pokémon during the battle. In the various Pokémon battles you'll encounter, take some time to study the new features that are available for every battle.įor example, before you choose your attack, tap the little 'i' icon to take a look at what that attack does, the damage it deals and the effect it has on the opponent.
