Pokémon Sun & Moon Essentials Guide – Part 3

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SPOILERS AHEAD

Over the past few weeks, several anonymous sources have been leaking details about the upcoming Nintendo 3DS games, Pokémon Sun & Moon. As usual, we won’t be sharing any images, but we have been keeping track on any and all details about the game. Below is a compilation of information we’ve previously reported on and some new ones as well – all in one place for your convenience! Part 1 can be found here, Part 2 can be found here. Anything related to the plot of the game will be “highlight to view” – Read at your own risk.

Pokémon Buffs

Stat Changes

  • Arbok – ATK +10
  • Dugtrio – ATK +20
  • Farfetch’d – ATK +25
  • Dodrio  – SPD + 10
  • Electrode – SPD +10
  • Exeggutor – SPD +10
  • Noctowl – SPA +10
  • Ariados – SPD +10
  • Quillfish – DEF +10
  • Magcargo – HP +10, SPA +10
  • Corsola – HP +10, DEF +10, SPD +10
  • Mantine – HP +10
  • Swellow – SPA +10
  • Pelipper – SPA +10
  • Masquerain – SPA +20, SPE +20
  • Delcatty – SPE +20
  • Volbeat – DEF +20, SPG +10
  • Illumise – DEF +20, SPD +10
  • Lunatone – HP +20
  • Solrock – HP +20
  • Chimecho – HP +10, DEF +10, SPD +10
  • Woobat – HP +10
  • Crustle – ATK +10
  • Beartic – ATK +20
  • Cryogonal – HP +10, DEF +20

Added Second Ability

  • Wingull – Hydration
  • Pelipper – Drizzle
  • Torkoal – Drought
  • Roggenrola – Weak Armor
  • Boldore – Weak Armor
  • Gigalith – Sand Stream
  • Vanilite – Snow Cloak
  • Vanilish – Snow Cloak
  • Vaniluxe – Snow Warning
  • Cubchoo – Slush Rush
  • Beartic – Slush Rush

Pokémon Nerfs

New Ability

  • Gengar – Levitate Cursed Body

New Hidden Ability

  • Raikou – Volt Absorb Inner Focus
  • Entei – Flash Fire Inner Focus
  • Suicune – Water Absorb Inner Focus

Items

New Items

  • _____ Memory – Memory discs that contain different data for each type. It changes the type of the holder if held by certain species of Pokémon. One for each type, eighteen total.
    • Normal Memory, Fire Memory, Water Memory, Electric Memory, Grass Memory, Ice Memory, Fighting Memory, Poison Memory, Ground Memory, Flying Memory, Psychic Memory, Bug Memory, Rock Memory, Ghost Memory, Dragon Memory, Dark Memory, Steel Memory and Fairy Memory
  • Z Crystals – This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades moves to Z-Moves. One per type, 18 total
    • Normalium Z, Firium Z, Waterium Z, Electrium Z, Grassium Z, Icium Z, Fightinium Z, Poisonium Z, Groundium Z, Flyinium Z, Psychium Z, Buginium Z, Rockium Z, Ghostium Z, Dragonium Z, Darkinium Z, Steelium Z and Fairium Z
  • Bottle Cap – A beautiful bottle cap that gives off a silver gleam. Some people are happy to receive one
  • Gold Bottle Cap – A beautiful bottle cap that gives off a golden gleam. Some people are happy to receive one
  • Z-Ring – A mysterious ring that enables Pokémon to use Z-Power. It requires both the willpower and the physical power of the Trainer wearing it
  • Decidium Z – This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Decidueye’s Spirit Shackle to a Z-Move
  • Incinium Z – This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Incineroar’s Darkest Lariat to a Z-Move
  • Primarium Z – This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Primarina’s Sparkling Aria to a Z-Move
  • Tapunium Z – This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades the tapu’s Nature’s Madness to a Z-Move
  • Marshadium Z – This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Marshadow’s Spectral Thief to a Z-Move
  • Aloraichium Z – This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Alolan Raichu’s Thunderbolt to a Z-Move
  • Snorlium Z – This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Snorlax’s Giga Impact to a Z-Move
  • Eevium Z – This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Eevee’s Last Resort to a Z-Move
  • Mewnium Z – This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Mew’s Psychic to a Z-Move
  • Pikanium Z – It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade Pikachu’s Volt Tackle to an exclusive Z-Move
  • Pikashunium Z – It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrades a Thunderbolt by Pikachu in a cap to an exclusive Z-Move
  • Forage Bag – A bag to carry ingredients gathered during Mallow’s trial in the jungle
  • Fishing Rod – A Fishing Rod made by Captain Lana. Cast a line over piles of underwater rocks to fish for wild aquatic Pokémon
  • Professor’s Mask – The mask that belongs to The Masked Royal. This pro wrestler apparently sews his mask on a machine himself
  • Festival Ticket – A ticket that allows you to host a mission in Festival Plaza
  • Sparkling Stone – A stone entrusted by a Pokémon that has been venerated as a guardian deity in the Alola region. There is said to be some secret in how it sparkles
  • Adrenaline Orb – Using it makes wild Pokémon more likely to call for help. If held by a Pokémon, it boosts Speed when intimidated. It can be used only once
  • Zygarde Cube – An item to store Zygarde Cores and Cells. You can also use it to teach Zygarde moves
  • Ice Stone – A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It has an unmistakable snowflake pattern
  • Ride Pager – By entering certain numbers on this pager, you can summon Ride Pokémon in an instant
  • Beast Ball – A special Poké Ball designed to catch Ultra Beasts. It has a low success rate for catching others
  • Big Malasada – The Alola region’s local specialty—fried bread. It can be used once to heal all the status conditions of a Pokémon
  • Red Nectar – A flower nectar obtained at Ula’ula Meadow. It changes the form of certain species of Pokémon
  • Yellow Nectar – A flower nectar obtained at Melemele Meadow. It changes the form of certain species of Pokémon
  • Pink Nectar – The flower nectar obtained at the flowering shrubs on Royal Avenue. It changes the form of certain species of Pokémon
  • Purple Nectar – A flower nectar obtained at Poni Meadow. It changes the form of certain species of Pokémon
  • Sun Flute – It is said that the tones it produces were offered up as an expression of gratitude to the Legendary Pokémon of the sun
  • Moon Flute – It is said that the tones it produces were offered up as an expression of gratitude to the Legendary Pokémon of the moon
  • Enigmatic Card – A mysterious card. Written on it is a request for you to go to a guest room in an Akala motel on Route 8
  • Terrain Extender – An item to be held by a Pokémon. It extends the duration of the terrain caused by the holder’s move or Ability
  • Protective Pads – An item to be held by a Pokémon. These pads protect the holder from effects caused by making direct contact with the target
  • Electric Seed – An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Defense on Electric Terrain. It can only be used once
  • Psychic Seed – An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Sp. Def on Psychic Terrain. It can only be used once
  • Misty Seed – An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Sp. Def on Misty Terrain. It can only be used once
  • Grassy Seed – An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Defense on Grassy Terrain. It can only be used once.

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1,008 thoughts on “Pokémon Sun & Moon Essentials Guide – Part 3”

  4. I feel like Gengar shouldn’t lose Levitate. I think levitate should be nerfed to increase evasion from ground type moves by 2.5x or 2x times

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    • But clearly GF wanted to nerf Gengar, not Levitate. Nerfing Levitate would have nerfed a lot of Pokémon that don’t even need to be nerfed.

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      • STOP TALKING
        PLEASE NERF LEVITATE AND FLYING TYPES it causes me so much grief

        Levitate should be immune from Earthquake, Magnitude and Bulldoze but the rest should hit them
        I mean if that logic stands flying types should be immune to every non-projectile attack

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        • Do you need some cheese with that wine?

          Sap Sipper shouldn’t be immune to Grass. Motor Drive shouldn’t be immune to Electric. Flash Fire shouldn’t be immune to Fire. Etc etc and so on.

          For someone who claims to love Pokémon you seem to hate almost every aspect of it

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        • I agree wholeheartedly. I wouldn’t mind if flying types still retained an elemental immunity to ground attacks, but levitate shouldn’t justify sand based attacks or something like precipice blades not hitting you.
          IMO they should just dump levitate anyway and make it a natural condition that something floating shouldn’t be hit by earthquake-like moves. Then pokémon that are CONSTANTLY FLOATING like magnemite wouldn’t magically be hurt if the ground is shaking, but would still get wrecked by other ground moves. And all the pokémon with levitate could get other abilities. TBH I’d like it if pokémon battles applied more logic in general.
          At this stage though don’t really see the point of removing it from gengar, it’s not exactly a particularly necessary nerf, and anyway it means it gets affected by terrains which gives it other boosts…

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  6. I’ve held back on this but, Man I’m annoyed that Europe has to wait till next wednesday.
    I mean, why. First of all new 3DS games never release on Wednesday, it’s the middle of the week. Second of all, it can’t be because of retailers, cause Canada, so it’s Proably PEGI for some reason. 1 day would have been fine, even 2, but 5.
    All I can say is, at least it’s not months. But what’s the point in a Worldwide release if not getting it all together.
    It’s gonna be so hard avoiding story spoilers starting tomorrow, when everyones posting about it.

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    • Honestly the only thing that bothers me about this is that they haven’t given an official reasoning behind the decision to delay the game in Europe. Im honestly not bothered about getting it late, but they could have at least given a reason, even If it was legal BS.

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  8. anyone seen the new Anime episodes 1 & 2 already?
    totally enjoyed it
    was really funny, animation was great, and the battles still looked cool

    That Bewear scene was awesome 😀

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  9. this is what i’ve found on trades

    Player Lillipup for NPC Bounsweet (Called Bouncee)
    Player Zubat for NPC Poliwhirl (Called Whirly)
    Player Pancham for NPC Happiny (Called Happini)
    Player Graveler for NPC Haunter (Not sure of Nickname, Maybe Veler)
    Player Haunter for NPC Graveler (Not sure of Nickname, Maybe Macho)
    Player Granbull for NPC Steenee (Called Stena)
    Player Bewear for NPC Talonflame (Called Talo)

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  10. I just read this on serebii as the dex entry for Alola Raichu.

    It only evolves to this form in the Alola region. According to researchers, its diet is one of the causes of this change.

    Pancakes = Psychic typing confirmed.

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  11. Why did they nerf the legendary beasts hidden abilities?

    Also Mega Alakazam has been give a 10 point boost to its Special Defence

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  16. Why’s gengar even posion? Only Gastly should have Ghost Poison type. I wish I was CEO at GF.

    First thing I’d do is make Dragon Neutral effective against Fairy

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    • To give it another weakness. If it was just ghost it would’ve only had one weakness back in gen 1, other ghost types, which there were only 3.

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    • The whole point of fairies was to counter dragons though.
      Fairy needs a weakness to ghost or ice, and lose the Bug resistance.

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  20. well guys this is it,since tomorrow is going to be the release Pokemon Sun and Moon,we need a special video to dedicate this to Pokemon Sun and Moon!:D anybody got any ideas?

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  23. Y’know, I’ve always found utility Accelgor to be an underrated Pokémon, but I never used it that much. With the inevitable rise of Toxipex coming up, I might just use it more..

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  24. After playing sun and moon, I seriously want Sun 2 Moon 2 next, much more than DP remakes.
    But that’s probably never gonna happen 🙁

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          • There was already a short scene taking place in the Distortion World in last week’s Generations episode.

          • Yeah, but it just feels much more intense when Cyrus has control of both dialga and palkia. And then Giratina steps in and intervenes. Idk, a post game episode could work, but I’d prefer if it was during the climax

      • This I can get behind. They should have done it with Emerald, but alas we are stuck with ORAS.

        It still annoys me so much. Even HGSS got a battle frontier, but they couldn’t do it with ORAS (when Hoenn introduced the whole concept of battle frontier)

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        • If they just give us the battle tower in D/P remakes I’ll scream. Platinum had more significant changes than Emerald did, imo, so I hope this is what they do :/

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          • Emerald had a lot of significant changes. Especially story related suff (having to deal with two evil teams, which hasn’t been done since). Remaking Emerald made so much more sense to me than remaking RS.

            I don’t think I’ll get over my disappointment with ORAS any time soon. *sigh*

          • I eventually got over them not doing Emerald’s story, but no BF or hard gyms killed it a bit. I have a very strong affinity for Platinum though so if they screw up the remakes I don’t know if I’ll ever get over it. (Also, B2W2 did 1 evil 1 good team as well)

          • I still maintain to this day that Emerald is my favourite Pokemon game, it’s the one I had the most fun playing. Can’t believe they didn’t even incorporate a little of Emerald into ORAS, and instead we get stuck with a rather lacklustre (in my opinion) Delta Episode

          • Emerald had 2 evils teams with their own agenda’s. I get what your saying though and it makes sense that I actually enjoyed BW and B2W2, probably my favourite games straight after Emerald.

          • Yeh ORAS ( and the original RS had the opposing versions team be the good guys), and that added a cool dynamic. B2W2 did that a little bit with Old Team Plasma acting as pseudo good guys.

          • it’s funny that I haven’t been trying to actively avoid spoilers and i still don’t know anything about the plot line. Something tells me I’ll be dissappointed with one of the evil teams though

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