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You heard us – you can download the Special Demo Version of Pokémon Sun and Moon right now for no money at all, and get a good look at a lot of the upcoming content in the game.
It's actually a standalone adventure, so there's no story spoilers within, but it does give you an idea of what you'll be playing come November.
Warning, there are no Starter Pokémon, no permanent Pokémon catching, but there is fun and battling to be had in this free slice of Pokémon Sun and Moon gameplay.
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1. You can explore Hau'oli City
Nab yourself a look at the stunning graphics coming with Pokémon Sun and Moon by exploring the area of Hau'oli City.
Wander down by the marina, take a look in the Poké Centre or the Tourism Centre and even discover some of the local creatures living in the city.
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Oh and listen to that epically tropical soundtrack too – we just can't get enough.
2. There's a unique Trial to play
You may already know that Pokémon Sun and Moon has done away with the traditional Gym Battles in favour of new Trials, which are more like classic RPG quests than a PvP Poké battle.
This isn't part of the main Sun and Moon game but it is a demo specific Trial that gives a flavour of what's to come.
The demo's trial is centred around the new Poké Finder, which is basically the reincarnation of Pokémon Snap. That means taking snapshots of four very specific Pokémon that are lurking in Ten Carat Hill.
We won't ruin which Pokémon they are, but you will end up facing a Totem Pokémon in battle by the end of the Trial.
3. New Pokémon lurk in the grass
Take a wander in the grass and you'll soon realise that there are some new Pokémon to discover in the demo. After some thorough searching and battling, we discovered at least four Sun and Moon Pokémon: Yungoos and Pikipek (aka the Ratatta and Pidgey of Sun and Moon), the cutie Rockruff and even Pikachu.
Unfortunately you can't catch any of them as you haven't got any Pokéballs and the Poké Mart is closed! There is a special Pokémon catching quest to be had after your second battle with Team Skull, but unfortunately anything you catch is set free and your remaining Pokéballs taken away – the meanies.
4. Check out the new battle features
In the various Pokémon battles you'll encounter, take some time to study the new features that are available for every battle.
For 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.
Then there's the little orange plus and minus symbols that appear next to your Pokémon during the battle. It's here that you can check how your Pokémon has been affected mid-battle, like heightened evasiveness, lowered defence or increased attack damage.
And 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.
5. Poké Ride is available for testing
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.
In the demo you'll get access to the lovely Taurus and a very snazzy riding outfit, who just happens to have a giant rock-smashing charge move. Rock Smash be no more!
6. As are Z-Moves
Wave goodbye to Mega Evolution because this time around it's all about Z-Moves, and in this Special Demo it's all about Pikachu's Z-Moves.
They're basically a very special move that you can use once per battle and it'll pretty much KO your opponent – hopefully.
7. Make sure you speak to the lady in grey near the Tourist Centre
When you've completed the main Trial and taken out the Team Skull goons, make sure to head to the Tourist Centre and seek out a lady in grey to the south.
You won't regret it.
8. Nab yourself some free stuff to use Sun and Moon
Just by playing the Special Demo to its ultimate completion, you can nab yourself some sweet swag to take with you to the full version of Pokémon Sun and Moon.
Firstly, you get yourself an exclusive Pokémon – Ash-Greninja. This is the very same Pokémon that appears alongside our favourite, Ash Ketchum in the anime series Pokémon Series: XYZ and has the unique ability Battle Bond that triggers its form to change to Ash-Greninja after it causes a Pokémon to faint.
If you complete all the side quests you'll also get yourself three stardusts and one nugget to take with you into the full game.
All you need to do to transfer the stuff and Ash-Greninja to the Full Game once you've got it on your 3DS come November 23, is go chat to the rather sexy Professor Kukai.
You can download the Pokémon Sun and Moon demo right now directly from Nintendo eShop or via the official Nintendo website starting right now. Or you can just scan this handy QR code with your 3DS.
