One last trip through the Alola region, in an expanded cut, right before the 3DS bowed out.

The per-criterion profile is still fragile, we are on very few votes, so everything here is to be confirmed. But a trend is forming. On rediscovery, that dream of living the adventure again for the first time, Pokémon Ultra Moon sits just below the middle of the pack, and both fun and the controller feel follow the same slope, behind roughly a third of all games. The real low point is the soundtrack: the early votes place it right at the bottom, ahead of barely one game in ten. Take it with caution on so few duels, but the signal is there.

In the long Pokémon line, Ultra Moon is a revision, not a revolution. An enriched version that polishes more than it reinvents, where the founding entries stick longer in memory.

So, who is it for? For you if you want the most complete take on the Alola adventure, with its new forms and added story beats. Much less if you are chasing the shock of a fresh start or a soundtrack that follows you long after the screen goes dark.