28 Ultra Sun28 Ultra MoonUpdated NOV 5, 2026

Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Version Exclusives

Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon each lock 28 Pokémon to one version. Sixteen on each side turn up during the island challenge, from Cottonee or Petilil in Melemele Meadow to Solgaleo or Lunala on the Mahalo Trail. The other twelve wait for the post-game: nine legendaries from earlier regions through the Ultra Wormholes, and three Ultra Beasts.

WHICH VERSION ARE YOU PLAYING?
Pick the version you’re playing and the other side’s exclusives get a Trade marker.Saved on this device: Ultra Sun. Anything only Ultra Moon has is marked Trade.Saved on this device: Ultra Moon. Anything only Ultra Sun has is marked Trade.
Side by side

Every exclusive and where to catch it

Each row sets an Ultra Sun exclusive beside its usual Ultra Moon counterpart. Every stage lists where you get it and the island where the game first lets you have it.

22 of 22 rows
Ultra Sun28 PokémonYour version
Total stats
Ultra Moon28 PokémonYour version
Before the LeagueLines that start during the island challenge. Solgaleo and Lunala on the Mahalo Trail, and Drampa on Mount Lanakila, open after Hapu’s grand trial, on the way to the League.10 Ultra Sun10 Ultra Moon
Alolan NinetalesIceFairyTrade
Alolan VulpixTapu VillageMount LanakilaCatchUla’ula Island
Alolan NinetalesAlolan Vulpix + Ice Stone (Po Town)StoneUla’ula Island
Alolan SandslashIceSteelTrade
Alolan SandshrewTapu VillageMount LanakilaCatchUla’ula Island
Alolan SandslashAlolan Sandshrew + Ice Stone (Po Town)StoneUla’ula Island
HoundoomDarkFireTrade
HoundourBreed Houndoom (Route 12) at the Paniola Ranch NurseryBreedUla’ula Island
HoundoomRoute 12CatchUla’ula Island
ManectricElectricTrade
ElectrikeBreed Manectric (Route 12) at the Paniola Ranch NurseryBreedUla’ula Island
ManectricRoute 12CatchUla’ula Island
WhimsicottGrassFairyTrade
CottoneeMelemele MeadowMalie GardenUla'ula MeadowPoni PlainsPoni MeadowCatchMelemele Island
WhimsicottCottonee + Sun Stone (Blush Mountain)StoneUla’ula Island
LilligantGrassTrade
PetililMelemele MeadowMalie GardenUla'ula MeadowPoni PlainsPoni MeadowCatchMelemele Island
LilligantPetilil + Sun Stone (Blush Mountain)StoneUla’ula Island
Basculin (Red-Striped)WaterTrade
Basculin (Red-Striped)Fishing Rod at the rocks under the water: Red-Striped in Ultra Sun, Blue-Striped in Ultra MoonBrooklet Hill (Fishing)Malie Garden (Fishing)Vast Poni Canyon (Fishing)CatchAkala Island
Basculin (Blue-Striped)WaterTrade
Basculin (Blue-Striped)Fishing Rod at the rocks under the water: Red-Striped in Ultra Sun, Blue-Striped in Ultra MoonBrooklet Hill (Fishing)Malie Garden (Fishing)Vast Poni Canyon (Fishing)CatchAkala Island
GolurkGroundGhostTrade
GolettOnly as an SOS ally: a wild Pokémon in the Haina Desert calls it for helpHaina Desert (SOS call)CatchSOS callUla’ula Island
GolurkGolett Lv 43EvolveUla’ula Island
ClaydolGroundPsychicTrade
BaltoyOnly as an SOS ally: a wild Pokémon in the Haina Desert calls it for helpHaina Desert (SOS call)CatchSOS callUla’ula Island
ClaydolBaltoy Lv 36EvolveUla’ula Island
BraviaryNormalFlyingTrade
RuffletSwoops down from the flying shadows on Route 3Route 3CatchFlying shadowsMelemele Island
BraviaryRufflet Lv 54Poni Plains (Flying shadows)EvolveMelemele Island
MandibuzzDarkFlyingTrade
VullabySwoops down from the flying shadows on Route 3Route 3CatchFlying shadowsMelemele Island
MandibuzzVullaby Lv 54Poni Plains (Flying shadows)EvolveMelemele Island
ClawitzerWaterTrade
ClauncherBreed Clawitzer (Poni Breaker Coast) at the Paniola Ranch NurseryBreedPoni Island
ClawitzerSurf to the splashing water at Poni Breaker CoastPoni Breaker Coast (Splashing water, Surf)CatchPoni Island
DragalgePoisonDragonTrade
SkrelpBreed Dragalge (Poni Breaker Coast) at the Paniola Ranch NurseryBreedPoni Island
DragalgeSurf to the splashing water at Poni Breaker CoastPoni Breaker Coast (Splashing water, Surf)CatchPoni Island
PassimianFightingTrade
PassimianLush Jungle (More often in rustling grass)CatchAkala Island
OranguruNormalPsychicTrade
OranguruLush Jungle (More often in rustling grass)CatchAkala Island
TurtonatorFireDragonTrade
TurtonatorBlush MountainCatchUla’ula Island
DrampaNormalDragonTrade
DrampaIn the Mount Lanakila cave, on the climb to the LeagueMount LanakilaCatchPoni Island
SolgaleoPsychicSteelTrade
SolgaleoOn the Mahalo Trail Plank Bridge after Gladion at Mount Lanakila sends you to Lillie (Lv 60)Mahalo Trail (Static encounter)CatchPoni Island
LunalaPsychicGhostTrade
LunalaOn the Mahalo Trail Plank Bridge after Gladion at Mount Lanakila sends you to Lillie (Lv 60)Mahalo Trail (Static encounter)CatchPoni Island
After the LeagueThese open after the League. The Ultra Warp Ride takes you through Ultra Wormholes to legendaries from earlier regions, each at Lv 60 and only once per save, and to the Ultra Beast worlds. Once you are Champion, the Ultra Recon Squad also calls you to Poni Grove for Blacephalon or Stakataka.12 Ultra Sun12 Ultra Moon
RaikouElectricTrade
RaikouUltra Warp Ride after the League: green wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Green wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
EnteiFireTrade
EnteiUltra Warp Ride after the League: green wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Green wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
Ho-OhFireFlyingTrade
Ho-OhUltra Warp Ride after the League: red wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Red wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
LugiaPsychicFlyingTrade
LugiaUltra Warp Ride after the League: blue wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Blue wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
LatiosDragonPsychicTrade
LatiosUltra Warp Ride after the League: blue wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Blue wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
LatiasDragonPsychicTrade
LatiasUltra Warp Ride after the League: blue wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Blue wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
GroudonGroundTrade
GroudonUltra Warp Ride after the League: yellow wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Yellow wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
KyogreWaterTrade
KyogreUltra Warp Ride after the League: blue wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Blue wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
DialgaSteelDragonTrade
DialgaUltra Warp Ride after the League: green wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Green wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
PalkiaWaterDragonTrade
PalkiaUltra Warp Ride after the League: yellow wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Yellow wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
HeatranFireSteelTrade
HeatranUltra Warp Ride after the League: yellow wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Yellow wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
RegigigasNormalTrade
RegigigasUltra Warp Ride after the League: yellow wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Yellow wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
TornadusFlyingTrade
TornadusUltra Warp Ride after the League: red wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Red wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
ThundurusElectricFlyingTrade
ThundurusUltra Warp Ride after the League: red wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Red wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
ReshiramDragonFireTrade
ReshiramUltra Warp Ride after the League: green wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Green wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
ZekromDragonElectricTrade
ZekromUltra Warp Ride after the League: green wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Green wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
XerneasFairyTrade
XerneasUltra Warp Ride after the League: green wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Green wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
YveltalDarkFlyingTrade
YveltalUltra Warp Ride after the League: red wormhole, Lv 60, one per saveUltra Space Wilds (Red wormhole, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
BuzzwoleBugFightingTrade
BuzzwoleUltra Jungle, through a white wormhole on the Ultra Warp Ride (Lv 60, respawns)Ultra Space (Ultra Jungle, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
PheromosaBugFightingTrade
PheromosaUltra Desert, through a white wormhole on the Ultra Warp Ride (Lv 60, respawns)Ultra Space (Ultra Desert, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
KartanaGrassSteelTrade
KartanaUltra Forest, through a white wormhole on the Ultra Warp Ride (Lv 60, respawns)Ultra Space (Ultra Forest, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
CelesteelaSteelFlyingTrade
CelesteelaUltra Crater, through a white wormhole on the Ultra Warp Ride (Lv 60, respawns)Ultra Space (Ultra Crater, Static encounter)CatchUltra WormholePost-game
BlacephalonFireGhostTrade
BlacephalonPoni Grove once you are Champion: the Ultra Recon Squad hands out Beast Balls, two to catch (Lv 60)Poni GroveCatchPost-game
StakatakaRockSteelTrade
StakatakaPoni Grove once you are Champion: the Ultra Recon Squad hands out Beast Balls, two to catch (Lv 60)Poni GroveCatchPost-game
Timeline

When each version’s exclusives show up

The island where each Pokémon first becomes available, after the trial that opens its road or the item that evolves it. Exclusive lines before the League: Ultra Sun: 10, Ultra Moon: 10.

Melemele IslandAfter IlimaAkala IslandLana and KiaweUla’ula IslandSophocles and AcerolaPoni IslandUp to the LeaguePost-gameAfter HauUltra Sun23 on the timelineYour gameCottoneeRuffletBasculin (Red-Striped)PassimianAlolan VulpixHoundourWhimsicottGolettTurtonatorClauncherSolgaleoRaikouHo-OhLatiosGroudonDialgaHeatranTornadusReshiramXerneasBuzzwoleKartanaBlacephalonUltra Moon23 on the timelineYour gamePetililVullabyBasculin (Blue-Striped)OranguruAlolan SandshrewElectrikeBaltoyLilligantSkrelpDrampaLunalaEnteiLugiaLatiasKyogrePalkiaRegigigasThundurusZekromYveltalPheromosaCelesteelaStakataka
What it changes in your run

Exclusives against every boss

For each battle, these are the exclusives you can have by then that hit at least half the boss’s team super effectively with one of their own types. Level and stone evolutions count up to the boss’s highest level, and Levitate is factored in.

12of 17 battlesUltra SunOnly Ultra Sun has an answer for Nanu.
11of 17 battlesUltra MoonBattles where at least one exclusive has an answer.

The island challenge sets the order, so the trials are listed as you meet them.

BATTLEUltra Sun exclusives that helpUltra Moon exclusives that help
TRIAL 1 · NORMALTotem Gumshoos or Totem Alolan RaticateNeither helpsUltra Sun: Totem GumshoosUltra Moon: Totem Alolan Raticate
No exclusive helps here
GRAND TRIAL 1 · FIGHTINGHalaBoth help
RuffletFlying hits 3 of 33 of 3CottoneeFairy hits 3 of 33 of 3
VullabyFlying hits 3 of 33 of 3
TRIAL 2 · WATERTotem AraquanidBoth help
RuffletFlying hits 3 of 33 of 3
VullabyFlying hits 3 of 33 of 3
TRIAL 3 · FIRETotem Alolan MarowakBoth help
Basculin (Red-Striped)Water hits 2 of 22 of 2
Basculin (Blue-Striped)Water hits 2 of 22 of 2VullabyDark hits 1 of 21 of 2
TRIAL 4 · GRASSTotem LurantisNeither helps
No exclusive helps here
GRAND TRIAL 2 · ROCKOliviaBoth help
PassimianFighting hits 2 of 32 of 3Basculin (Red-Striped)Water hits 2 of 32 of 3
Basculin (Blue-Striped)Water hits 2 of 32 of 3
TRIAL 5 · ELECTRICTotem TogedemaruNeither helps
No exclusive helps here
TRIAL 6 · GHOSTTotem MimikyuBoth help
HoundoomDark hits 2 of 32 of 3
VullabyDark hits 2 of 32 of 3
GRAND TRIAL 3 · DARKNanuEdge: Ultra Sun
Alolan NinetalesFairy hits 3 of 33 of 3WhimsicottFairy hits 3 of 33 of 3PassimianFighting hits 2 of 32 of 3
No exclusive helps here
TRIAL 7 · DRAGONTotem Kommo-oBoth help
Alolan NinetalesIce hits 2 of 32 of 3WhimsicottFairy hits 2 of 32 of 3TurtonatorDragon hits 2 of 32 of 3
Alolan SandslashIce hits 2 of 32 of 3DragalgeDragon hits 2 of 32 of 3
TRIAL 8 · FAIRYTotem RibombeeNeither helps
No exclusive helps here
GRAND TRIAL 4 · GROUNDHapuBoth help
Alolan NinetalesIce hits 3 of 43 of 4WhimsicottGrass hits 3 of 43 of 4ClawitzerWater hits 2 of 42 of 4
LilligantGrass hits 3 of 43 of 4Alolan SandslashIce hits 3 of 43 of 4Basculin (Blue-Striped)Water hits 2 of 42 of 4
ELITE FOUR · STEELMolayneBoth help
HoundoomFire hits 5 of 55 of 5TurtonatorFire hits 5 of 55 of 5GolurkGround hits 5 of 55 of 5
ClaydolGround hits 5 of 55 of 5
ELITE FOUR · ROCKOliviaBoth help
SolgaleoSteel hits 4 of 54 of 5ClawitzerWater hits 4 of 54 of 5PassimianFighting hits 4 of 54 of 5
Basculin (Blue-Striped)Water hits 4 of 54 of 5Alolan SandslashSteel hits 4 of 54 of 5ClaydolGround hits 3 of 53 of 5
ELITE FOUR · GHOSTAcerolaBoth help
HoundoomDark hits 5 of 55 of 5GolurkGhost hits 5 of 55 of 5Alolan NinetalesIce hits 3 of 53 of 5
MandibuzzDark hits 5 of 55 of 5LunalaGhost hits 5 of 55 of 5Alolan SandslashIce hits 3 of 53 of 5
ELITE FOUR · FLYINGKahiliBoth help
Alolan NinetalesIce hits 4 of 54 of 5
ManectricElectric hits 5 of 55 of 5Alolan SandslashIce hits 4 of 54 of 5
POKÉMON LEAGUEHauNeither helps
No exclusive helps here

Hau’s team changes with your starter. Shown: the team you face if you picked Rowlet. Counts use each exclusive’s own types, not its full moveset. The battle pages have the movesets.

Complete your Pokédex

How to Trade Between Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Pick your version to see only the Pokémon you need to trade for. Until then, both lists show.

How to get Ultra Moon exclusives in Ultra Sun

How to get Ultra Sun exclusives in Ultra Moon

  • Both players need: a Nintendo 3DS system each, close together, since trades now run over local wireless
  • Where: Link Trade in Festival Plaza
  • Connect with: local wireless; online Link Trade, the GTS and Wonder Trade ended with the 3DS online services on April 8, 2024

No exclusive here needs a trade to evolve. Plan the Ultra Wormhole legendaries, though: each appears only until you catch it, and Suicune, Rayquaza, Giratina, Landorus and Kyurem only show up when your party holds both versions’ legendaries of their set, so finishing them in one save takes a trade.

Your trade list

Ultra Sun exclusives to trade into Ultra Moon

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Grouped by the point in an Ultra Sun run where your friend can first get each one. Ticks are saved on this device.

Available on Melemele Island, after Ilima’s trial

CottoneeMelemele Meadow, Malie Garden, Ula'ula Meadow +2 more
WhimsicottCottonee + Sun Stone (Blush Mountain)

Trade for one Cottonee and evolve the rest yourself.

RuffletRoute 3
BraviaryRufflet Lv 54

Trade for one Rufflet and evolve the rest yourself.

Available on Akala Island, after Lana’s or Kiawe’s trial

Basculin (Red-Striped)Brooklet Hill, Malie Garden, Vast Poni Canyon
PassimianLush Jungle

Available on Ula’ula Island, after Sophocles’s or Acerola’s trial

Alolan VulpixTapu Village, Mount Lanakila
Alolan NinetalesAlolan Vulpix + Ice Stone (Po Town)

Trade for one Alolan Vulpix and evolve the rest yourself.

HoundourBreed Houndoom (Route 12) at the Paniola Ranch Nursery
HoundoomRoute 12
GolettHaina Desert
GolurkGolett Lv 43

Trade for one Golett and evolve the rest yourself.

TurtonatorBlush Mountain

Available after Nanu’s grand trial, up to the League

ClauncherBreed Clawitzer (Poni Breaker Coast) at the Paniola Ranch Nursery
ClawitzerPoni Breaker Coast
SolgaleoMahalo Trail

Available after you beat Hau

RaikouUltra Space Wilds
Ho-OhUltra Space Wilds
LatiosUltra Space Wilds
GroudonUltra Space Wilds
DialgaUltra Space Wilds
HeatranUltra Space Wilds
TornadusUltra Space Wilds
ReshiramUltra Space Wilds
XerneasUltra Space Wilds
BuzzwoleUltra Space
KartanaUltra Space
BlacephalonPoni Grove

Ultra Moon exclusives to trade into Ultra Sun

Trades 0 of 22Pokédex 0 of 28

Grouped by the point in an Ultra Moon run where your friend can first get each one. Ticks are saved on this device.

Available on Melemele Island, after Ilima’s trial

PetililMelemele Meadow, Malie Garden, Ula'ula Meadow +2 more
LilligantPetilil + Sun Stone (Blush Mountain)

Trade for one Petilil and evolve the rest yourself.

VullabyRoute 3
MandibuzzVullaby Lv 54

Trade for one Vullaby and evolve the rest yourself.

Available on Akala Island, after Lana’s or Kiawe’s trial

Basculin (Blue-Striped)Brooklet Hill, Malie Garden, Vast Poni Canyon
OranguruLush Jungle

Available on Ula’ula Island, after Sophocles’s or Acerola’s trial

Alolan SandshrewTapu Village, Mount Lanakila
Alolan SandslashAlolan Sandshrew + Ice Stone (Po Town)

Trade for one Alolan Sandshrew and evolve the rest yourself.

ElectrikeBreed Manectric (Route 12) at the Paniola Ranch Nursery
ManectricRoute 12
BaltoyHaina Desert
ClaydolBaltoy Lv 36

Trade for one Baltoy and evolve the rest yourself.

Available after Nanu’s grand trial, up to the League

SkrelpBreed Dragalge (Poni Breaker Coast) at the Paniola Ranch Nursery
DragalgePoni Breaker Coast
DrampaMount Lanakila
LunalaMahalo Trail

Available after you beat Hau

EnteiUltra Space Wilds
LugiaUltra Space Wilds
LatiasUltra Space Wilds
KyogreUltra Space Wilds
PalkiaUltra Space Wilds
RegigigasUltra Space Wilds
ThundurusUltra Space Wilds
ZekromUltra Space Wilds
YveltalUltra Space Wilds
PheromosaUltra Space
CelesteelaUltra Space
StakatakaPoni Grove
Beyond the Pokémon

Every Difference Between Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Other ways the two versions differ, outside the wild encounters.

What changes in other games

Legendary on the Mahalo Trail

Ultra SunYour version
Ultra MoonYour version

Necrozma fusion

Ultra SunYour version
Ultra MoonYour version
Good to know

Colress gives you both the N-Solarizer and the N-Lunarizer in either version, so the fused form follows whichever legendary you bring, and a Solgaleo or Lunala traded over can fuse too.

Legendaries through Ultra Wormholes (Lv 60, after the League)

Ultra SunYour version
Ultra MoonYour version
Good to know

Each one appears only until you catch it. Suicune, Rayquaza, Giratina, Landorus and Kyurem are in both versions, but only turn up with both versions’ legendaries of their set in your party.

Legendary you ride on the Ultra Warp Ride

Ultra SunYour version
Ultra MoonYour version

Version Ultra Beasts

Ultra SunYour version
Ultra MoonYour version

Totem Pokémon in Ilima’s trial

Ultra SunYour version
Ultra MoonYour version

Totem-sized Pokémon from Samson Oak for Totem Stickers

Ultra SunYour version
Ultra MoonYour version

Trial Captain you battle at Lush Jungle in Mina’s trial

Ultra SunYour version
Ultra MoonYour version

Fossils sold in Konikoni City (7,000 each, one of each)

Ultra SunYour version
Ultra MoonYour version
Good to know

Every fossil revives at the Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8 in both versions, so the other version’s fossils are a trade away.

Quick differences

Ultra Recon Squad pair in AlolaUltra SunDulse and ZossieUltra MoonPhyco and Soliera
In-game clockUltra SunFollows the 3DS clockUltra MoonRuns 12 hours ahead of the 3DS clock
Optional Trial Captain battleUltra SunKiaweUltra MoonMallow
Clothing colours in the shopsUltra SunRed, yellow, orange, pink and beigeUltra MoonGreen, blue, navy blue, purple and grey

Same in both

  • The island challenge order, its captains and kahunas
  • The Elite Four (Molayne, Olivia, Acerola and Kahili) and Champion Hau, whose team follows your starter
  • Rowlet, Litten and Popplio
  • All seven in-game trades
  • The Aerodactyl gift at Seafolk Village
  • The Totem-sized Mimikyu for 80 stickers
  • Necrozma on Mount Lanakila (Lv 65)
  • Poipole, Nihilego, Xurkitree and Guzzlord
  • Type: Null and Zygarde
  • Cosmog at the Lake of the Sunne or Moone after the League
  • The legendaries both versions find through Ultra Wormholes, such as the legendary birds and Mewtwo
  • Episode RR and Mantine Surf
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