pokémon sun and moon take place in a region called alola. alola has warm weather and is made up of four large islands. the player is given a pokémon and goes on a journey around alola. the player can catch and raise other pokémon as they explore. while exploring, the player sometimes has to fight team skull. team skull are a group of people who want to destroy things and cause trouble. and some pokémon have a special alolan form!