History Awesome / PokemonSunAndMoon

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

** 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 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.

* Hau during the entirety of the second confrontation with [[spoiler:Faba during the Aether Foundation break-in.]]

** 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.]]

** 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]].]]

* The conclusion to the [[spoiler:Aether Foundation break in]] has our heroes confronted by ''three boss-class enemies at once'': [[spoiler:Lusamine, Guzma, and [=UB 01=]]]. Gladion immediately makes a plan for how and who takes them on. [[spoiler: You take on Lusamine, since you're both the most powerful people on your respective sides. He and Type: Null will face the Ultra beast - it's what Null was made for, and he lost to Guzma a few minutes previously. Hau can take on Guzma - the match-up isn't certain, but [[HiddenDepths Hau has surprised him before]].]] Your side wins all three.
* While traveling through the Vast Poni Canyon, [[spoiler: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.]] The scene basically [[CallBack mirrors the very beginning of the game]], and the difference between Lillie's reaction then and her reaction here is a testament to [[CharacterDevelopment just how far she's come]].
* The [[spoiler:Ancient Trial in Vast Poni Canyon, despite being at least decades old, is still fully functional, and the Dragons that staff the trial are still very disciplined, enough that they can host and run the Trial by themselves without a human Captain.]]

** Even the song, which is by the way [[AwesomeMusic very fitting for the moment]], is called [[spoiler:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lrWCE3gvOg Steely Lillie]]]].

* After Popplio received mixed reception with more negative outcries on social media, fans and supporters lended their support and praise for the little sea lion. They formed the "Popplio Defense Squad" to show solidarity and defend Popplio from hate. And this turns into an Ugly Duckling story, because Primarina is both beautiful and the strongest of the 3 starters, and the strongest of any starter that ever was. It has great storyline coverage to boot. It's super effective against a whopping 4 kahunas(Nanu, Hapu, Kiawe, and Hala, to be specific.) Decidueye has only 3 and Incineroar, a meager two.

* At the climax, ''Lillie'' [[BadassPacifist shows some]] [[SilkHidingSteel major steel]] by [[spoiler:[[CallingTheOldManOut calling]] [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech out]] [[ShutUpHannibal Lusamine]] for the way she treated her (and Gladion) after she became obsessed with the Ultra Beasts]].
-->'''Lillie''': [[spoiler:'''''I am the one who is sick of you, Mother!''''' Children... Children are not just THINGS that belong to their parents! Pokémon 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:After defeating Lusamine (fused with Nihilego) a second time, she ''actually tries to kill Lillie herself.'' Needless to say, Nebby has ''none of it'' and blasts Lusamine away.]]
** [[spoiler:How about the second battle with Lusamine itself? She packs a full team of ''Totem Pokémon'', 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 Pokémon, 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.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Tapu Koko''': GOOD...SOLGALEO/LUNALA. IT IS TIME.]]
* 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. Every time 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:'''Tristan:''' Hey, Champion! [[CallBack You've gotta recommend a move for me!]]]]

* The player character themselves. They start off the game as someone who just moved to the Alola Region. Come the post-game, they are the first Alolan Champion, and the Ultra Beast mission has them capture 10 Ultra Beasts -- Pokémon who are equal to Legendary Pokémon -- and succeed. Canonically, this puts "Elio" and "Selene" at the top of the list of canonical captures of [[spoiler:Pokémon at the level of Legendaries]], and makes them one of the most powerful protagonists in the history of ''Pokémon''.

* [[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 Pokémon 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 -- Pokémon who are equal to Legendary Pokémon -- and succeed.]] Canonically, this puts "Elio" and "Selene" at the top of the list of canonical captures of [[spoiler:Pokémon at the level of Legendaries]], and makes them one of the most powerful protagonists in the history of ''Pokémon''.
** 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 than ever 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.]]
* After the [[spoiler:post-game sidequest to catch all the Ultra Beasts, Looker tells you that the International Police has decided to reward you for your trouble... and coughs up ''[[{{HSQ}} ONE MILLION]]'' Pokédollars.]]
* Considering how timid she is before her CharacterDevelopment, [[spoiler: the fact that Lillie was able enough to gather enough courage to grab Nebby and book it out of the Aether Foundation was an awesome move on it's own.]]
** In fact, both [[spoiler:Lillie]] and [[spoiler:Gladion]] get awesome points for [[spoiler:being able to escape a very heavily protected facility with Cosmog and Type: Null respectively.]] Made more awesome since [[spoiler:Lillie wasn't that much older then the player]] and we don't know how old [[spoiler:Gladion]] was when [[spoiler:he made his own escape.]]

* [[http://real-faker.tumblr.com/post/158064613874/i-uh-have-some-headcanons This fancomic about Guzma and Wimpod]], in which [[spoiler:the latter makes absolutely sure that [[AbusiveParents a certain someone]] ''never'' lays a hand on Guzma ever again]].

-->--[[spoiler:'''Tapu Koko''']]

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

* The conclusion to the [[spoiler:Aether Foundation break in]] has our heroes confronted by ''three boss-class enemies at once'': [[spoiler:Lumisine, Guzma, and [=UB 01=]]]. Gladion immediately makes a plan for how and who takes them on. [[spoiler: You take on Lumisine, since you're both the most powerful people on your respective sides. He and Type: Null will face the Ultra beast - it's what Null was made for, and he lost to Guzma a few minutes previously. Hau can take on Guzma - the match-up isn't certain, but [[HiddenDepths Hau has surprised him before]].]] Your side wins all three.

* After the [[spoiler:post-game sidequest to catch all the Ultra Beasts, Looker tells you that the International Police has decided to reward you for your trouble... and hands over ''[[{{HSQ}} ONE MILLION]]'' Pokédollars.]]

* After Popplio received mixed reception with more negative outcries on social media, fans and supporters lended their support and praise for the little sea lion. They formed the "Popplio Defense Squad" to show solidarity and defend Popplio from hate.

* The conclusion to the [[spoiler:Aether Foundation break in]] has our heroes confronted by ''three boss-class enemies at once'': [[spoiler:Lumisine, Guzma, and [=UB 01=]]]. Gladion immediately makes a plan for how and who takes them on. [[spoilers: You take on Lumisine, since you're both the most powerful people on your respective sides. He and Type: Null will face the Ultra beast - it's what Null was made for, and he lost to Guzma a few minutes previously. Hau can take on Guzma - the match-up isn't certain, but Hau has surprised him before.]] Your side wins all three.

** Even the song, which is by the way [[AwesomeMusic very fitting for the moment]], is called[[spoiler:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lrWCE3gvOg Steely Lillie]] ]].

* Pelipper's now having Drizzle as ability, as well as slightly raising his Special Attack, was enough to make him from something nobody ever used to a staple in OU tier, courtesy of Drizzle complementing most of his best moves, such as STAB-bed in rain [[AlwaysAccurateAttack Always Accurate]] Hurricane as well as boosted Hydro Pump. Though now meeting it at higher levels in wild makes it a [[DemonicSpiders legitimate threat]] too.

* Pelipper's now having Drizzle as ability, as well as slightly raising his Special Attack, was enough to make him from something nobody ever used to a staple in OU tier, courtesy of Drizzle complementing most of his best abilities, such as STAB-bed in rain [[AlwaysAccurateAttack Always Accurate]] Hurricane as well as boosted Hydro Pump. Though now meeting it at higher levels in wild makes it a [[DemonicSpiders legitimate threat]] too.

* Pelipper's now having Drizzle as ability, as well as slightly raising his Special Attack, was enough to make him from something nobody ever used to a staple in OU tier, courtesy of Drizzle complementing most of his best abilities, such as STAB-bed in rain [[AlwaysAccurateAttack Always Accurate Hurricane]] as well as boosted Hydro Pump. Though now meeting it at higher levels makes it a [[DemonicSpiders legitimate threat]] too.

* Pelipper's now having Drizzle as ability, as well as slightly raising his Special Attack, was enough to make him from something nobody ever used to a staple in OU tier, courtesy of Drizzle complementing most of his best abilities, such as STABbed in rain [[AlwaysAccurateAttack Always Accurate Hurricane]] as well as boosted Hydro Pump. Though now meeting it at higher levels makes it a [[DemonicSpiders legitimate threat]] too.

* '''Hyper Training.''' In other words, the ability to ''increase the individual values of a Pokemon.[[labelnote:Note]]It doesn't actually increase the stat but flags it so that it behaves like the highest IV[[/note]]'' Want to use a Pokémon from an earlier generation or Legendary that doesn't have a good IV spread? No problem, you can give them 31 [=IVs=] (the max) for the price of a few Bottle Caps. Goodbye, ScrappyMechanic! Though you can only do it at Level 100.

* '''Hyper Training.''' In other words, the ability to ''increase the individual values of a Pokemon.'' Did you roll a bad IV when you tried to hatch a Pokemon? No problem, you can give them 31 [=IVs=] (the max) for the measly price of a few Bottle Caps. Goodbye, ScrappyMechanic! Though you can only do it at Level 100.

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The games winning Famitsu's GOTY award and award of excellence sure would count! A perfect way to cap off the 20th anniversary.

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--> --[[spoiler:Tapu Koko]]

** Adding onto this, the fourth Global Mission (getting Battle Points at the Battle Tree) as well as its stretch goal were completed in ''less than 24 hours''.

* After fans failed the first two Global Missions and were subsequently mocked by the media, the third Global Mission was 1 million GTS trades. Seeing as how the GTS is frequently seen as a WretchedHive by fans, being largely comprised of either disproportionate or inadequate trades that are impossible to fulfill, one would think that the same would happen again. However, fans thought of a novel idea: bringing back the Magnemite Coil from Gen V. This strategy was so successful that the fans finished the mission in little more than ''three days''.

--> '''Female Grunt:''' ''"We can make you talk, [[NotSoHarmlessVillain even if we have to cut you to the bone]]!"''
--> '''Male Grunt:''' ''"[[VillainousValor I'm not giving up, even though you beat me]]! I'm part of Team Skull! We're thick as anything!"''

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