Pokemon Sun and Moon set for worldwide launch

As 13th and 14th core entries to the 20-year-old Pokemon franchise, "Pokemon Sun" and "Pokemon Moon" are being prepared for a worldwide launch from November 18 (or November 23 in European regions)

Players will need to wait a little while until they can import Pokemon from the franchise's cloud storage system, Pokemon Bank.

While the Pokemon Bank functionality was anticipated for this year's release of "Pokemon Sun & Moon," a re-uploaded video on the franchise's Japanese YouTube channel alerted fans to the change in plans -- its description had been altered to reflect the newer January 2017 schedule, Serebiireported .

The $4.99 per year subscription service was introduced shortly after 2013's "Pokemon X and Y," allowing players to re-acquire Pokemon obtained in preceding games "Pokemon Black," "Pokemon White" (both 2011), and their pair of numbered sequels released in 2012.