What is nice, however, is that this is the first time you'll see Ash Greninja in the flesh thanks to its Battle Bond ability, which causes it to transform into this new self after causing an enemy monster to faint. You have a quick battle alongside your largely overpowered Greninja and the battle comes to an end. The final Hakamo-o isn't of the ordinary variety, and turns out instead to be the Trial's Totem Pokémon. As you photograph each one you startle it and have to engage it in the old-fashioned combat established back in Kanto.
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This Trial is very different to the one we indulged in during our preview, as you're required to use the Poké Finder to take photographs of two Jangmo-o and two Hakamo-o. Once the tutorial has worn off you're asked if you want to take on a Trial in a nearby cave, which you heartily accept unless you downloaded the game and got this far somehow by accident. We understand that for new players these have to be explained, but an option to skip would be greatly appreciated nonetheless. You're treated to the usual 'welcome to this region' speech that you receive from most Pokémon games - before being guided around the various elements - that any long-time fan is probably sick to death of hearing.
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Unfortunately, due to all the Poké Marts being "out of stock" and not being handed any Poké Balls by any characters, this is the only permanent member of your party. You're gifted a Greninja by an anonymous letter-writer whom you carry around for the duration of the demo. Thankfully we're not pedantic enough to really care about the chronology for the demo of a game featuring fantastical creatures that defy countless physical laws, so let's move on.
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Much like previous demos before it, it supposedly takes place before the events of the full title in a way in which it simply can't. Straight away, having played the full game recently, the demo feels a bit out of place. Naturally we're going to go into detail on what happens in the demo, so consider this your spoiler alert.
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So it was no surprise when Nintendo announced the arrival of a demo for the upcoming Pokémon Sun & Moon, but will it heighten hype levels? Demos have come an awfully long way over the years, even to the point where these bite-sized chunks can be considered full games in their own right you only have to look at the Bravely series to know what we're talking about.