History Awesome / PokemonSunAndMoon

** Team Skull's slav-squat blockade of Vast Poni Canyon after [[spoiler:Guzma is trapped in Ultra Space]]. After you approach one grunt stands and demands to know if the player and Lillie if they really know of a way to [[spoiler:save Guzma]], after which the lone female grunt stands and threatens to get the information out of you in no uncertain terms. After you defeat her the remaining 5 male grunts attempt to ZergRush you, and when ''that'' fails, one grunt stays and refuses to let you pass until Plumeria comes down and tells them to leave.

* Just like in [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Gen]] [[VideoGame?PokemonBlackAndWhite2 V]], it's possible to catch fully evolved Psuedo-Legendaries, and even Espeon & Umbreon, out in the wild. It requires a lot of patience but through SOS Chaining, Dragonite, Salamence, and Kommo-o can also be caught as wild pokemon.

** Continental Crush, the Rock-type Z-move, has the user jump up and form a ginormous boulder above the target, before crushing them with it.

* Two words: Battle Royal! Four trainers with three Pokemon each facing off in a free-for-all!
* In their own way, Bruxish, Salandit and Tsareena have the potential to carve out their own niche on tournament play with their abilities, which negate priority moves (Bruxish's Dazzle and Tsareena's Queenly Majesty) and make Poison-Types and Steel-Types vulnerable to being poisoned (Salandit's Corrosion).
* Leech Life is a TM. Now you may be thinking "What, that 20 Base Power move? Sure the health steal is nice, but it's worthless on such a weak attack!" Not so anymore. Leech Life's base power has been boosted to a whopping ''80'', putting it on par with X-Scissor in strength, and making it the most powerful physical HP-Draining Move in the game[[note]]It outranks Horn Leech and Drain Punch, both with a 75 Base Power, as well as outranking the special move Giga Drain. The only better HP stealing moves by the Move's stats alone are Dream Eater, which has 100 Base Power but only works on sleeping Pokemon, and Yveltal's signature move of Oblivion Wing, which recovers 75% of damage dealt rather than Leech Life's 50[[/note]].

* The animations for the Z-Moves are some of the most over-the-top attacks in any of the mainstream Pokemon games, to the point where one can't help but wonder if Creator/GameFreak took a few pages from VideoGame/BlazBlue's book.

** Pikachu's Z Move, Catastropika, starts with Pikachu charging up, followed by your trainer picking it up and chucking it at it's opponent, where Pikachu then stops in mid air, forms a ball lightning shell, and slams into it's opponent like an electrical meteor.
** Eevee's Z move, while not an attack, is still amazing in it's own right. Eevee summons all 8 Eeveelutions [[AllYourPowersCombined to give its stats a massive boost.]]

** Incineroar's Z-move, Malicious Moonsault, creates a ''wrestling ring'' out of nowhere (seemingly made of pure energy), from which Incineroar proceeds to jump up and smash the opponent at full force while surrounding with fiery energy.

* Turtonator, a cool looking Fire/Dragon-type has a new exclusive move called Shell Trap, that if the move is used, and the enemy attacks it, the attack launches a counter fiery explosion [[VisualEffectsOfAwesome that is quite the sight]].
* Crabrawler's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpfRTWisNdY debut trailer at Pokemon World]] consists entirely of it [[CurbStompBattle it wiping the floor]] with some of the most common competitive Pokemon, [[WorfEffect including some legendaries]].
* Silvally's unique ability, RKS System, allows it to be [[AllYourPowersCombined ANY OF THE 18 TYPES]] depending on the special Memory held item! Making it a near-exact replica of [[PhysicalGod Arceus']] unique ability with the plates. [[AwesomeButImpractical Admittedly more difficult to benefit from in practice]], as the Memory items do nothing other than change its type, leaving any non-normal Silvally to battle without any beneficial item effects beyond receiving STAB on certain attacks.
* Any moment when Zygarde transforms into Complete Zygarde through its Power Construct ability, it makes the long sidequest to collect the cells all the worthwhile when you witness the power of the Order Pokemon unleashed.

* The first such moment comes ''before you even get your starter''. Your character-who doesn't have a ''single Pokemon'' at this point-runs out onto a rickety rope bridge to protect Nebby from a trio of Spearow, only for Nebby to destroy the bridge due to its PowerIncontinence. Then, Tapu Koko dives in out of nowhere, batting away all three Spearow and saving both you and Nebby in one swift movement before leaving behind a sparkling stone that Hala later crafts into a Z-Ring. How's that for a way to start off the game?

* Hau during the entirety of the second confrontation with [[spoiler: Faba during the Aether Foundation break-in.]]
** First, [[spoiler: when Faba smugly tells the party that they can't get to Lusamine's quarters without the key he's holding, Hau casually points out that [[{{WhatAnIdiot}} he could have just hid, leaving the party unable to get through the door]].]]
** Then, [[spoiler: after you beat Faba and the Aether employees once more, [[https://68.media.tumblr.com/96784ed99a40ae9aa7a4c5eebadffb5d/tumblr_ohp030C0iF1scn34jo6_250.jpg Hau steps forward and cheerfully tells Faba he'll be going ahead,]] and [[{{TranquilFury}} the big smile on his face combined with his rhetorical question]]]] makes him come off as [[{{BewareTheNiceOnes}} surprisingly threatening.]]

-->'''Hau''': [[spoiler: Thanks for the key, Mr. Faba]]!

-->'''Lillie''': [[spoiler:'''''I am the one who is sick of you, Mother!''''' Children... Children are not just THINGS that belong to their parents! Pokemon are not just THINGS that a Trainer can do whatever they want to! I am alive! Cosmog is alive! We are not things for you to collect! We're not made for you to just discard when you get bored with us! That is terrible, Mother! '''''You are terrible!''''']]

** [[spoiler:How about the second battle with Lusamine itself? She packs a full team of ''Totem Pokemon'', and is noticeably more clever than most of the AI. Sounds really challenging, right? The game pretty much tells you that she is ''the'' biggest threat to Alola, and possibly ''the entire world.'' So what do you do? Steel yourself and your Pokemon, and ''TAKE.'' '''HER.''' '''''DOWN.''''']]
* In accordance to the quote above, the scene with [[spoiler: Tapu Koko]] is even better should the player have [[spoiler: Solgaleo or Lunala in their party. The respective legendary then appears towards Tapu Koko, with the latter responding/acknowledging it in return.]]

* In previous games, after defeating the Elite Four and the Champion, you only become the champion in title only. Here when you beat [[spoiler:Professor Kukui, you become the ''real'' Champion of Alola. Everytime you beat the Elite Four afterwards, it is your duty to defend your title as the Champion from incoming challengers.]]
** [[spoiler: While most of the challengers are old faces with a few new ones, there is one who stands out among the others: Youngster Tristan. Remember the boy you and Kukui meet in the beginning of the game? The one who asks Kukui to recommend some moves to him? Well, he's back after an entire game of you most likely forgetting he existed, ready to take on the Champion. Yes, ''a seemingly random NPC whom you met in the beginning stretches of your journey is one of your ultimate challengers!'' Well done, kiddo.]]

* [[spoiler: If you take Solgaleo/Lunala to the Altar of the Sunne/Moone, you can go to the other world, where if you go to the Lake of the Sunne/Moone, your legendary Pokemon will suddenly roar at the sky. Suddenly, '''Lunala/Solgaleo appears out of nowhere''' and both roar out, thus creating a Cosmog that you can take. Like the Cosmog that you befriended in the story, it can eventually evolve into another Solgaleo/Lunala.]]
* The player character themselves. They start off the game as someone who just moved to the Alola Region. Come the post-game, [[spoiler:they are the first Alolan Champion, and the Ultra Beast mission has them capture 10 Ultra Beasts - Pokemon who are equal to Legendary Pokemon - and succeed.]] Canonically, this puts "Elio" and "Selene" at the top of the list of canonical captures of [[spoiler:Pokemon at the level of Legendaries]], and makes them one of the most powerful protagonists in the history of Pokemon.
** Even better, in the post-game they can defeat none other than [[spoiler:Red and Blue, former Champions and two of the most iconic trainers of the entire franchise]].
* Every trainer has had to deal with some pretty rough situations since Gen 3, and it's gradually escalated. [[spoiler: In Sun and Moon, the stakes ''may'' possibly be higher that even before, the Ultra Beasts are implied world-invaders, and they may have succeeded in completely destroying the world of one or more universes. Foiling their plan and capturing the Ultra Beasts doesn't just save Alola, but possibly the entire world. It's just as, if not more, reasonable to see Ultra Beasts as a danger to a region at most, not to the world, but going though the bother of saving Lusamine from her own delusions by traveling ''into'' Ultra Space remains awesome nonetheless.]]

* The game's sale figures. First, it was the most pre-ordered game in Nintendo history. Then, it sold more copies in North and South America than any other video game Nintendo released in its first two weeks (that's 3.7 million copies, an 85% increase over ''X and Y''), in Europe it sold 1.5 million copies in it's first week and in Japan it sold 1.9 million copies in ''three days''.

* The game's sale figures. First, it was the most pre ordered game in Nintendo history. Then, t sold more copies in North and South America than any other video game Nintendo released in it's first two weeks (that's 3.7 million copies, an 85% increase over ''X and Y''), in Europe it sold 1.5 million copies in it's first week and in Japan it sold 1.9 million copies in ''three days''.

* The first such moment comes ''before you even get your starter''. Your character runs out onto a rickety rope bridge to protect Nebby from a trio of Spearow, only for Nebby to destroy the bridge due to its PowerIncontinence. Then, Tapu Koko dives in out of nowhere, batting away all three Spearow and saving both you and Nebby in one swift movement before leaving behind a sparkling stone that Hala later crafts into a Z-Ring. How's that for a way to start off the game?

* [[spoiler:While traveling through the Vast Poni Canyon, Lillie decides to set a trial for herself by going across a bridge. The only problem is that there are three Murkrow, and they block her path. She effortlessly avoids them and gets across the bridge, even telling the player that she got across the bridge.]]

* Every trainer has had to deal with some pretty rough situations since Gen 3, and it's gradually escalated. [[spoiler: In Sun and Moon, the stakes ''may'' possibly be higher that even before, the Ultra Beasts are implied world-invaders, and they may have succeeded in completely destroying the world of one or more universes. Foiling their plan and capturing the Ultra Beasts doesn't just save Alola, but possibly the entire world. It's just as, if not more, reasonable to see Ultra Beasts as a danger to a region at most, not to the world, but going though the bother of saving Lusamine from her own delusions by traveling ''into'' Ultra Space remains awesome nonetheless.

* Every trainer has had to deal with some pretty rough situations since Gen 3, and it's gradually escalated. [[spoiler: In Sun and Moon, the straks ''may'' possibly higher that even before, the Ultra Beasts are implied world-destroyers, and they may have succeeded in completely destroying the world of one or more universes. Foiling their plan and capturing the Ultra Beasts doesn't just save Alola, but possibly the entire world. It's just as, if not more, reasonable to see Ultra Beasts as a danger to a region at most, not to the world, but going though the bother of saving Lusamine from her own delusions by traveling ''into'' Ultra Space remains awesome nonetheless.

* Every trainer has had to deal with some pretty rough situations since Gen 3, and it's gradually escalated. [[spoiler: In Sun and Moon the stakes have never been higher (according to largely discredited fanon at least), the Ultra Beasts are (very vaguely possibly) outright world-destroyers, and it's implied (though never outright stated) that they may have succeeded in completely destroying one or more universes. This puts the threat that Nihilego and Lusamine's plans stand at a level that makes Cyrus look like a Team Rocket grunt. Foiling their plan and capturing the Ultra Beasts doesn't just save Alola, but possibly the entire world or even the ''entire universe''. Albeit, this may also be simple fanon as the game is very vague about the level of threat and it can be easily argued there is no evidence or even implication Ultra Beasts have ever done anything like destroy a universe or planet or even could do such things. It's just as reasonable to see Ultra Beasts as a danger to a region at most, not to the world, let alone the universe.]]

* Every trainer has had to deal with some pretty rough situations since Gen 3, and it's gradually escalated. [[spoiler: In Sun and Moon the stakes have never been higher, the Ultra Beasts are (very vaguely possibly) outright world-destroyers, and it's implied (though never outright stated) that they may have succeeded in completely destroying one or more universes. This puts the threat that Nihilego and Lusamine's plans stand at a level that makes Cyrus look like a Team Rocket grunt. Foiling their plan and capturing the Ultra Beasts doesn't just save Alola, but possibly the entire world or even the ''entire universe''. Albeit, this may also be simple fanon as the game is very vague about the level of threat and it can be argued there is no evidence Ultra Beasts have ever done anything like what was just stated or even could do such things. It's just as reasonable to see Ultra Beasts as a danger to a region at most, not to the world, let alone the universe.]]

** Breakneck Blitz, the Normal-type Z-move, while not as visually astounding as the others, is still fairly awesome. The user charges up, dashes at the opponent at super speed, and rams into them at full force.

** Gigavolt Havoc, the Electric-type Z-move, where the user charges up a incredibly potent thunderbolt and fires it at the opponent, exploding on contact.

** Decidueye's Z-move, Sinister Arrow Raid, has Decidueye fly up and create dozens of arrows, then it proceeds to rush the opponent at full speed, firing all the arrows at once.
** Incineroar's Z-move, Malicious Moonsault, creates a ''wrestling ring'' out of nowhere, from which Incineroar proceeds to jump up and smash the opponent at full force.

* Silvally's unique ability, RKS System, allows it to be [[AllYourPowersCombined ANY OF THE 18 TYPES]] depending on the special Memory held item! Making it a near-exact replica of [[PhysicalGod Arceus']] unique ability with the plates. [[AwesomeButImpractical Admittedly not quite as awesome in practice]], as the Memory items do nothing other than change its type, leaving any non-normal Silvally to battle without any beneficial item effects beyond receiving STAB on certain attacks.

* Silvally's unique ability, RKS System, allows it to be [[AllYourPowersCombined ANY OF THE 18 TYPES]] depending on the special Memory held item! Making it a near-exact replica of [[PhysicalGod Arceus']] unique ability with the plates. [[AwesomeButImpractical Admittedly not as awesome in practice]], as the Memory items do nothing other than change its type, leaving any Silvally other than Normal type having to battle without any beneficial item effects.

* Silvally's unique ability, RKS System, allows it to be [[AllYourPowersCombined ANY OF THE 18 TYPES]] depending on the special Memory held item! Making it a near-exact replica of [[PhysicalGod Arceus']] unique ability with the plates. Admittedly not as awesome in practice, as the Memory items do nothing other than change its type, leaving any Silvally other than Normal type having to battle without any beneficial item effects.

* Silvally's unique ability, RKS System, allows it to be [[AllYourPowersCombined ANY OF THE 18 TYPES]] depending on the special Memory held item! Making it a near-exact replica of [[PhysicalGod Arceus']] unique ability with the plates.

* Silvally's unique ability, RKS System, allows it to be [[AllYourPowersCombined ANY OF THE 18 TYPES]] depending on the special Memory held item! Making it a near exact replica of [[PhysicalGod Arceus']] unique ability with the plates.