When does Haina Desert open up?

Later than the map suggests, because the entrance past Route 13 stays barricaded until Acerola's trial is finished. Once you are through, Mudsdale Gallop earns its keep: the rough ground it crosses is where the Comet Shard hides, and no other ride will get you over it.

Sun & Moon Haina Desert

Disorientation is the design of this sandy Ula'ula corner, its identical rooms looping back to send you in circles. Thread the maze right and it opens onto the Ruins of Abundance, where the guardian Tapu Bulu waits.

Haina Desert is in Alola, with Route 13 to the north. In the story it comes after Abandoned Thrifty Megamart and before Route 15.

HIGHLIGHTS

Type Coverage

Ground-Heavy AreaBring Water or Grass type

GROUND3DRAGON1STEEL1NORMAL1

Only Found Here· 4

Nuzlocke Picks· 6

Pokemon Encounters

Two future dragons wait in the sand at 10% each: Trapinch, bound for Flygon, and Gabite, midway to Garchomp. Sandile digs at 40%, Alolan Dugtrio at 30%, and in Moon the steel Ultra Beast Celesteela towers at level 65.

Type

#551Sandile

70% - Lv 28–31

Shaking/Bubbling spots

#051Dugtrio

30% - Lv 28–31

#351Castform

10% - Lv 28–31

Alternate S.O.S. encounters, Shaking/Bubbling spots; Called by any Pokémon during rain/hail

#444Gabite

10% - Lv 28–31

Alternate S.O.S. encounters, Shaking/Bubbling spots; Called by any Pokémon during a sandstorm

#328Trapinch

10% - Lv 28–31

Shaking/Bubbling spots

#797Celesteela

Lv 65

LIMITED; Ultra Beast Mission, post-game

Moon

#551

Sandile

GroundDark

Evolves into Krokorok at Lv 29

Encounter rate

70% Common

Level

28–31

EV yield

1 Attack

1 in 1wild encounters

will be Sandile — about 36s of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~1m-2m

to catch one

Poke Ball36%

Great Ball49%

Ultra Ball60%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Attack

fights to cap

Raw252 fights

+ Power28 fights

+ Pokerus126 fights

Shiny hunt

1/4,096

full odds

Base1/4,096

Expected29h 15m

Charm1/1,365

Sandile only spawns wild here in this region. Catch one while you can.

Sandile page →

#051

Dugtrio

Ground

Encounter rate

30% Common

Level

28–31

EV yield

2 Speed

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Dugtrio — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~5m-9m

to catch one

Poke Ball13%

Great Ball19%

Ultra Ball23%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score60

PickRisky

SourceEstimated

EV - Speed

fights to cap

Raw126 fights

+ Power26 fights

+ Pokerus63 fights

Shiny hunt

1/4,096

full odds

Base1/4,096

Expected68h 16m

Charm1/1,365

Also found in 3 other locations

Poni CoastLv 56–59

100%Resolution CaveLv 54–57

30%Vast Poni CanyonLv 41–44

20%

Dugtrio page →

#351

Castform

Normal

Encounter rate

10% Rare

Level

28–31

EV yield

1 HP

1 in 10wild encounters

will be Castform — about 7m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~14m-23m

to catch one

Poke Ball13%

Great Ball17%

Ultra Ball21%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score60

PickRisky

SourceEstimated

EV - HP

fights to cap

Raw252 fights

+ Power28 fights

+ Pokerus126 fights

Shiny hunt

1/4,096

full odds

Base1/4,096

Expected204h 48m

Charm1/1,365

Castform only spawns wild here in this region. Catch one while you can.

Castform page →

#444

Gabite

DragonGround

Evolves into Garchomp at Lv 48

Encounter rate

10% Rare

Level

28–31

EV yield

2 Attack

1 in 10wild encounters

will be Gabite — about 7m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~14m-23m

to catch one

Poke Ball13%

Great Ball17%

Ultra Ball21%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score60

PickRisky

SourceEstimated

EV - Attack

fights to cap

Raw126 fights

+ Power26 fights

+ Pokerus63 fights

Shiny hunt

1/4,096

full odds

Base1/4,096

Expected204h 48m

Charm1/1,365

Gabite only spawns wild here in this region. Catch one while you can.

Gabite page →

#328

Trapinch

Ground

Evolves into Vibrava at Lv 35

Encounter rate

10% Rare

Level

28–31

EV yield

1 Attack

1 in 10wild encounters

will be Trapinch — about 7m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~4m-7m

to catch one

Poke Ball47%

Great Ball63%

Ultra Ball77%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Attack

fights to cap

Raw252 fights

+ Power28 fights

+ Pokerus126 fights

Shiny hunt

1/4,096

full odds

Base1/4,096

Expected204h 48m

Charm1/1,365

Trapinch only spawns wild here in this region. Catch one while you can.

Trapinch page →

#797Moon exclusive

Celesteela

SteelFlying

Encounter rate

Not known

Level

EV yield

1 Attack, 1 Defense, 1 Sp. Atk

Also found in 1 other location

Malie GardenLv 65–65

Celesteela page →

ITEMS

Safety Goggles shut down powder moves for whoever holds them, and the desert pairs them with Psychium Z and a Moon Stone. Black Glasses, TM85 Dream Eater, a Comet Shard and a Max Elixir lie scattered in the sand.

TM1

TM85 Dream Eater

Item ball11

Big Root

Black Glasses

Comet Shard

Figy Berry

Max Elixir

Moon Stone

Psychium Z Held

Safety Goggles

Soft Sand

Sun Stone

Zygarde Cell

TM85 Dream Eater

Area 4, reached after returning from the path reached by following the stone stacks in the order 2-1-4

Move

Dream EaterPsychicSpecial

Power

100

Accuracy

100%

Dream Eater deals damage only on sleeping foes and the user will recover 50% of the HP drained.

ITEM BALL

Big Root

Sometimes dropped by Dugtrio from sand clouds

Effect

Held: Increases HP recovered from draining moves, Ingrain, and Aqua Ring by 3/10 (30%).

ITEM BALL

Black Glasses

Sometimes dropped by Sandile from sand clouds

Effect

Held: Dark-Type moves from holder do 20% more damage.

ITEM BALL

Comet Shard

Area 7; in the middle, reached after returning from the path reached by following the stone stacks in the order 2-1-4 (requires Mudsdale Gallop)

Effect

Sell to Ore Collector for 60000 Pokédollars.

ITEM BALL

Figy Berry

Sometimes dropped by Trapinch from sand clouds

Effect

Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to restore 1/8 max HP. Confuses Pokémon that dislike spicy flavor.

ITEM BALL

Max Elixir

Area 1, reached by going to the right exit of Area 1

Effect

Restores PP to full for each move.

ITEM BALL

Moon Stone

Area 3; from the man, reached by following the stone stacks in the order 2-1, after showing him a Lunatone, after becoming Champion

ClefairyFairy

ClefableFairy

JigglypuffNormalFairy

WigglytuffNormalFairy

Evolves a Clefairy into Clefable or a Jigglypuff into Wigglytuff.

ITEM BALL

Psychium Z Held

Area 6; on the pedestal at the end reached by following the stone stacks in the order 2-1-4

Effect

Held: Allows a Pokémon to use the Z-move equivalents of its Psychic moves.

ITEM BALL

Safety Goggles

Area 4 via the top exit of Area 2 or 5: a Hiker at night after Nanu's grand trial, if you say your Pokémon's eyes look "pretty bleary"

Effect

Held: Prevents damage from powder moves and the damage from Hail and Sandstorm.

ITEM BALL

Soft Sand

Sometimes dropped by Dugtrio from sand clouds

Effect

Held: Ground-Type moves from holder do 20% more damage.

ITEM BALL

Sun Stone

Area 3; from the man, reached by following the stone stacks in the order 2-1, after showing him a Solrock, after becoming Champion

CottoneeGrassFairy

WhimsicottGrassFairy

PetililGrass

LilligantGrass

Evolves a Cottonee into Whimsicott or a Petilil into Lilligant.

ITEM BALL

Zygarde Cell

Area 3; by the bush, reached by following the stone stacks in the order 2-1

Effect

Collectible gathered across Alola and stored in the Zygarde Cube; combined at the Reassembly Unit to build Zygarde (10 / 50 / 100 for the 10%, 50%, and Complete Formes).

TM1

TM85 Dream Eater

Area 4, reached after returning from the path reached by following the stone stacks in the order 2-1-4

Move

Dream EaterPsychicSpecial

Power

100

Accuracy

100%

Dream Eater deals damage only on sleeping foes and the user will recover 50% of the HP drained.

Item ball11

Big Root

ITEM BALL

Big Root

Sometimes dropped by Dugtrio from sand clouds

Effect

Held: Increases HP recovered from draining moves, Ingrain, and Aqua Ring by 3/10 (30%).

Black Glasses

ITEM BALL

Black Glasses

Sometimes dropped by Sandile from sand clouds

Effect

Held: Dark-Type moves from holder do 20% more damage.

Comet Shard

ITEM BALL

Comet Shard

Area 7; in the middle, reached after returning from the path reached by following the stone stacks in the order 2-1-4 (requires Mudsdale Gallop)

Effect

Sell to Ore Collector for 60000 Pokédollars.

Figy Berry

ITEM BALL

Figy Berry

Sometimes dropped by Trapinch from sand clouds

Effect

Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to restore 1/8 max HP. Confuses Pokémon that dislike spicy flavor.

Max Elixir

ITEM BALL

Max Elixir

Area 1, reached by going to the right exit of Area 1

Effect

Restores PP to full for each move.

Moon Stone

ITEM BALL

Moon Stone

Area 3; from the man, reached by following the stone stacks in the order 2-1, after showing him a Lunatone, after becoming Champion

ClefairyFairy

ClefableFairy

JigglypuffNormalFairy

WigglytuffNormalFairy

Evolves a Clefairy into Clefable or a Jigglypuff into Wigglytuff.

Psychium Z Held

ITEM BALL

Psychium Z Held

Area 6; on the pedestal at the end reached by following the stone stacks in the order 2-1-4

Effect

Held: Allows a Pokémon to use the Z-move equivalents of its Psychic moves.

Safety Goggles

ITEM BALL

Safety Goggles

Area 4 via the top exit of Area 2 or 5: a Hiker at night after Nanu's grand trial, if you say your Pokémon's eyes look "pretty bleary"

Effect

Held: Prevents damage from powder moves and the damage from Hail and Sandstorm.

Soft Sand

ITEM BALL

Soft Sand

Sometimes dropped by Dugtrio from sand clouds

Effect

Held: Ground-Type moves from holder do 20% more damage.

Sun Stone

ITEM BALL

Sun Stone

Area 3; from the man, reached by following the stone stacks in the order 2-1, after showing him a Solrock, after becoming Champion

CottoneeGrassFairy

WhimsicottGrassFairy

PetililGrass

LilligantGrass

Evolves a Cottonee into Whimsicott or a Petilil into Lilligant.

Zygarde Cell

ITEM BALL

Zygarde Cell

Area 3; by the bush, reached by following the stone stacks in the order 2-1

Effect

Collectible gathered across Alola and stored in the Zygarde Cube; combined at the Reassembly Unit to build Zygarde (10 / 50 / 100 for the 10%, 50%, and Complete Formes).

Haina Desert Guide

Later than the map suggests, because the entrance past Route 13 stays barricaded until Acerola's trial is finished. Once you are through, Mudsdale Gallop earns its keep: the rough ground it crosses is where the Comet Shard hides, and no other ride will get you over it.