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Generation VII · Alola

Generation VII: Alola.

Alola is the Hawaii vacation. Bright colors, a slower pace, an explicit story about leaving home as a kid, and a postgame full of Ultra Beasts (inter-dimensional weirdoes that read like SCP entries). Lillie's arc is the most-cited emotional payoff in any mainline Pokémon story.

Release2016
HardwareNintendo 3DS
New species88
Dex range#722-809

The mechanic that defined Gen VII

Z-Moves, regional forms, and Island Trials replace gyms.

Gen 7 retired the eight-gym structure for an Island Trials format with Totem Pokémon (oversized, aura-buffed encounters). Z-Moves were once-per-battle ultimate attacks tied to a held crystal. Alolan regional forms made existing Pokémon part of the new dex, kicking off the regional-variant trend that every later generation continued.

Signature moves introduced this generation: Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Photon Geyser, Spirit Shackle, First Impression.

Starters

Rowlet
No. 722
Rowlet
Grass
BST 320
 Litten
No. 725
Litten
Fire
BST 320
 Popplio
No. 728
Popplio
Water
BST 320

Box legendaries

Solgaleo
No. 791
Solgaleo
Psychic Lunala
No. 792
Lunala
Psychic Necrozma
No. 800
Necrozma
Psychic

Top 12 by base-stat total

Solgaleo
No. 791
Solgaleo
BST 680
 Lunala
No. 792
Lunala
BST 680
 Kommo-o
No. 784
Kommo-o
BST 600
 Necrozma
No. 800
Necrozma
BST 600
 Magearna
No. 801
Magearna
BST 600
 Marshadow
No. 802
Marshadow
BST 600
 Zeraora
No. 807
Zeraora
BST 600
 Melmetal
No. 809
Melmetal
BST 600
 Silvally
No. 773
Silvally
BST 570
 Tapu Koko
No. 785
Tapu Koko
BST 570
 Tapu Lele
No. 786
Tapu Lele
BST 570
 Tapu Bulu
No. 787
Tapu Bulu
BST 570

Key dates

  • Sun and Moon launch globally on 3DS for the 20th anniversary.
  • Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon ship with the Ultra Wormhole superdungeon.
  • Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee bring Alolan forms to a Kanto remake on Switch.

Iconic trainers: Hala, Olivia, Kahili, Guzma, Hau (Rival), Lusamine.

Games in this generation: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let's Go Pikachu, Let's Go Eevee.

Full roster (88 Pokémon)

Rowlet No. 722 Rowlet Dartrix No. 723 Dartrix Decidueye No. 724 Decidueye Litten No. 725 Litten Torracat No. 726 Torracat Incineroar No. 727 Incineroar Popplio No. 728 Popplio Brionne No. 729 Brionne Primarina No. 730 Primarina Pikipek No. 731 Pikipek Trumbeak No. 732 Trumbeak Toucannon No. 733 Toucannon Yungoos No. 734 Yungoos Gumshoos No. 735 Gumshoos Grubbin No. 736 Grubbin Charjabug No. 737 Charjabug Vikavolt No. 738 Vikavolt Crabrawler No. 739 Crabrawler Crabominable No. 740 Crabominable Oricorio No. 741 Oricorio Cutiefly No. 742 Cutiefly Ribombee No. 743 Ribombee Rockruff No. 744 Rockruff Lycanroc No. 745 Lycanroc Wishiwashi No. 746 Wishiwashi Mareanie No. 747 Mareanie Toxapex No. 748 Toxapex Mudbray No. 749 Mudbray Mudsdale No. 750 Mudsdale Dewpider No. 751 Dewpider Araquanid No. 752 Araquanid Fomantis No. 753 Fomantis Lurantis No. 754 Lurantis Morelull No. 755 Morelull Shiinotic No. 756 Shiinotic Salandit No. 757 Salandit Salazzle No. 758 Salazzle Stufful No. 759 Stufful Bewear No. 760 Bewear Bounsweet No. 761 Bounsweet Steenee No. 762 Steenee Tsareena No. 763 Tsareena Comfey No. 764 Comfey Oranguru No. 765 Oranguru Passimian No. 766 Passimian Wimpod No. 767 Wimpod Golisopod No. 768 Golisopod Sandygast No. 769 Sandygast Palossand No. 770 Palossand Pyukumuku No. 771 Pyukumuku Type: Null No. 772 Type: Null Silvally No. 773 Silvally Minior No. 774 Minior Komala No. 775 Komala Turtonator No. 776 Turtonator Togedemaru No. 777 Togedemaru Mimikyu No. 778 Mimikyu Bruxish No. 779 Bruxish Drampa No. 780 Drampa Dhelmise No. 781 Dhelmise Jangmo-o No. 782 Jangmo-o Hakamo-o No. 783 Hakamo-o Kommo-o No. 784 Kommo-o Tapu Koko No. 785 Tapu Koko Tapu Lele No. 786 Tapu Lele Tapu Bulu No. 787 Tapu Bulu Tapu Fini No. 788 Tapu Fini Cosmog No. 789 Cosmog Cosmoem No. 790 Cosmoem Solgaleo No. 791 Solgaleo Lunala No. 792 Lunala Nihilego No. 793 Nihilego Buzzwole No. 794 Buzzwole Pheromosa No. 795 Pheromosa Xurkitree No. 796 Xurkitree Celesteela No. 797 Celesteela Kartana No. 798 Kartana Guzzlord No. 799 Guzzlord Necrozma No. 800 Necrozma Magearna No. 801 Magearna Marshadow No. 802 Marshadow Poipole No. 803 Poipole Naganadel No. 804 Naganadel Stakataka No. 805 Stakataka Blacephalon No. 806 Blacephalon Zeraora No. 807 Zeraora Meltan No. 808 Meltan Melmetal No. 809 Melmetal

Legacy

Gen 7 is the generation that proved Pokémon could change its structure. Replacing gyms with trials, introducing the Ultra Beast subseries, and shipping a true Necrozma three-form arc with Ultra Sun and Moon, all of it widened the design space. Regional variants alone are now a permanent part of the franchise.