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Most generations feature an "upper version"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CldWM5ornc Nintendo UK YouTube]: Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Introduction – Episode 4 – A new Pokémon adventure awaits</ref> title—often referred to by fans as a "third version"—a follow-up game or pair of games released after the first games of the generation that takes place in the same [[region]] with added features. These games typically both share and lack certain regional {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that were available in one or both of the original paired versions; thus, a {{player}} of an upper version must link together with the original pair to complete the regional Pokédex as well. On the contrary, upper versions typically contain certain Pokémon from different regions that are unavailable in the original pair, thus being more helpful in completing the [[National Pokédex]]. Until [[Generation VII]], only a single third version following an original pair was ever released at a time; [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]] were the first of these games to be released as a pair. Unlike other generations, [[Generation V]] opted for a sequel story instead, while [[Generation VI]] and [[Generation VIII]] entirely forwent follow-up games set in the same region, the latter instead providing added features to the original pair of games via {{wp|downloadable content}} in an [[Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass|Expansion Pass]].