- Nintendo Life – 10
- Eurogamer – No Score -“Pokemon is not just back. With Sun and Moon, it feels fresh again.”
- IGN – 9
- Nintendo Everything – Thumbs Up
- XGN.nl – 9
- FNintendo – 8
- Gamespot – in progress
- Nintendo Insider – 10
- TechCrunch – No Score
- TSA – 9
- God is a Geek – 9.5
- Pocket Gamer – 8
- EGM – 9
- BGR – 4.5/5
- GamesRadar – 4/5
- Gameblog.fr – 8
- CG Magazine – 8
- Trusted Reviews – in progress
- Metro UK – 9
- Digital Spy – 5/5
- Spazio Games – 9
- Nintendo World Report – 8
- Everyeye.it – 8.5
- Areajugones.es – 9
- The Daily Dot – 4.5/5
- US Gamer – in progress