More Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Version Exclusives Revealed

Pokémon games always divvy up the monsters you can catch between versions, but we haven’t known much about the exclusives of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon… until now that is!

A Japanese promotional leaflet has shed more light on just what Pokémon you might have to trade from a friend.

Pokémon Ultra Sun

  • Dusk Mane Necrozma
  • Turtonator
  • Passimian
  • Alolan Vulpix
  • Tirtouga
  • Houndour
  • Rufflet
  • Cottonee
  • Cranidos
  • UB: Burst
  • Buzzwole
  • Kartana
Pokémon Ultra Moon

  • Dawn Wings Necrozma
  • Drampa
  • Oranguru
  • Alolan Sandshrew
  • Archen
  • Electrike
  • Vullaby
  • Petilil
  • Shieldon
  • UB: Assembly
  • Pheromosa
  • Celesteela

Now that we have a longer list of exclusives, are you swayed either way?

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1,027 thoughts on “More Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Version Exclusives Revealed”

    • Whilst I absolutely will use the hell out of the photo club

      I can’t wait for festival plaza and sophocles to sophuckoff out of my games D:<

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      • I don’t think removing festival plaza is the answer; the answer is just making it actually decent. The idea of festival coins is honestly just stupid, especially because you can only get 3 passes a day. The fact that we can’t level up booths that we already have is stupid and that it’s completely randomized what we get from sophocles. It’s stupid that it’s so small and that we can’t even hatch eggs there. Not to mention the UI for trading and battle somehow went down in quality after Gen 6. It’s all just so flawed.

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  1. i’m back bitches
    Took my puggy to the festival (where i thought she would freak out from all the people, dogs and loud music) but she actually survived and had a nice time
    and now she’s taking a well deserved nap on the couch which means i can finally relax

    so what are you sausage sniffers up to

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  2. Maybe I’m being an ass, but I really don’t care. I wish some people here would stop riding Gamefreak’s dick so hard. YES it is an opinion to think that Gamefreak can do no wrong and you’re free to have it, but who are you really helping by thinking that? Living in a bubble and praising their every move instead of actually holding them accountable for removing good features from games that we literally pay $40-80 for just gives Gamefreak cushion TO NOT TAKE RISKS and to do the same thing over and over. I’m not directing this at anyone in particular because I see a lot of this from many users here and I still like everyone just the same. You’re free to hold Gamefreak so high if you want, but let other people want change as well.

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    • Every game has flaws, if you can’t see them then you are either blissfully ignorant or detrimentally arrogant, or perhaps just not paying attention which means you likely don’t care anyway. Gamefreak can be very lazy at times, and have added then removed many great things. Idk whether they consider this experimentation or just don’t bother much with feedback from their consumers. You can say this of most game companies that make sequel after sequel. The ones that tend to do so less are indie as they often have more riding on it. Perhaps had they not the cushion that is Nintendo to back them up they’d try harder, or maybe they are already at their limit.

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      • I’m not even trying to be pessimistic at this point either. I think every criticism I have for pokemon at this point (outside of my personal tastes for pokemon designs and such) is generally helpful and fair. I do agree though, it’s really not just Gamefreak, most game developers pull this bologna. It’s just a bit frustrating sometimes especially seeing that, most likely and once again, they have ignored fan outcry since Gen 5 about wanting another Battle Frontier where we can do battle facilities online with friends.

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        • Neither am I since there’s still plenty I do enjoy, else I wouldn’t keep buying the games. I really wonder if consumer feedback could actually be gathered. Professional reviews are one thing, but they aren’t usually playing as long as the rest of us before they have to go out. Often it seems like each new game is designed more for new players than the established fanbase which can lead to frustration, especially for older fans.

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          • A website dedicated to positive feedback for games would be really helpful. And I’m not talking about game reviews/scores and user ratings like Metacritic. One that actually is specifically aimed at Game Devs and not consumers. Who knows if something like that would work. It would have to be credible as well, not just trolls sh*tposting. Maybe the idea is too similar to metacritic though, idk -shrug-

          • Maybe if they did these things they’d know what people want. Of course they probably just don’t care.

          • I actually hope the Switch one isn’t out till 2019 to give them time to actually develop…which means I hope USUM can last us that long *-*

    • To be honest, the only think that bugs me is when people think this is a new development

      It really isn’t

      Even BW, which is held as the best polished game in the series, was the start of making the games easier and was when they removed some features they had no excuse to remove – walking Pokémon, Frontier, in depth side activities.

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      • I disagree with that for the most part because at least in Gen 5 they compensated for some easier mechanics by adding a hard mode. (Which was flawed in that it was locked behind a playthrough wall, but at least the option was there.) And then of course they decided to remove it for whatever logic gamefreak justifies and the games kept getting easier from there. And it’s not a new development, it’s been going on for the whole series, but it shouldn’t. Fan reaction is the only way developers learn from mistakes so if we say nothing then they keep doing it

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          • Yes, I know, but it was still there. Perhaps because of the reason you mentioned where some things were made more casual? And it received so much positive feedback that I really don’t understand why it was removed. Of all the things to take out I can’t justify that one.

          • It’s probably because no one got to play it because of how stupidly it was added.

            And also the game after is XY and regardless of your opinion on GF as a whole I know the popular opinion about it is that XY sucks :p

          • Kalos does not suck at all.
            It’s such a beautifully designed region incorporating the french and beauty themes to perfection.

          • Like I said, the whole “beat the game regularly first and then play it on easy/hard” just makes no sense. Agreed it was a very dumb decision

            Yeah, but it’s kind of hard not to think so. X&Y, gameplay/graphical enhancements aside, is about on par with Gen 2.

          • Agreed with XY = Gen 2 in quality, I’d say it’s a bit better than Gen 1 but still a disappointment

          • Seriously?? Totally forgot it was an exclusive thing as well till you like trade them with the other version. Wtf were they thinking?? lmao

          • 1. I don’t think The Devs ever hear feedback(at least in Nintendo/Japan), considering Color Splash(even if it was an improvement on sticker star) was Made

          • 2. People tend to buy things (look at the Emoji Movie)
            3. I wonder if the fact they released a game Every Year from 2009-2014(Internationally) meaning they had to have started development on each game before at least the previous one had come out.

          • I doubt it because it’s just a third version, but even tho we went through Sinnoh the same in Platinum we had a different GL order which could happen here with totems?

    • Exactly.

      I’ve seen Pokemon fans make fun of cod but this is worse. But like fairy said below. It’s not a new development. I really don’t get people saying gf doesn’t put effort into the games anymore when the best pokemon games have always been 3rd versions. And the main complaint starts from X and Y, which didn’t get a 3rd Version, while SuMo is getting one right now. So really, after Gen V which everyone agrees was good, only one generation was bad. Because sumo was a lot better than DP,RS,GS and XY imo.

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  3. So from a new interview with a Spanish website it appears that there may actually be credence to the idea of there being a gym simulator in USUM. When asked about the relation of trials and gym in USUM. They said that trials were still very much a thing, but there would be a new feature that they’d like players to try for themselves. A feature they hint is like the gym mechanic

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    • I haven’t. I’ve only watched the fist episode of Legends current season. I dropped Supergirl after season 1 and just haven’t got around to starting new Flarrow yet. We are a week behind US anyway.

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          • Yeah… and I couldn’t just skip the boring parts
            (Until I discovered a trick on the Xfinity Streaming App!)

          • What’s that? I’ve also been watching Inhumans, The Gifted and Red Dwarf when I’ve not had a headache which has been rare.

          • Xfinity is a Cable provider in the United States, they also provide internet service and like all of the 5 ISPs in the US SUCK ASS

          • Oh, It’s specifically the Android version, on a Tablet, not sure if it’s specific to either. the fast forward 15 seconds function is normally disabled, but if you go back you can fast forward to where you were. I’m not sure if it was me using a button which rewinds to the start, but by dragging the little progress bar to the end and then frantically tapping the FF button which was enabled by it I can make it think I played more of the video than I had, so I just go back to the point I was watching and can skip commericals when they appear… not sure if it works all the time since I also had ones where it said it was disabled and It wasn’t and ones where there where markings for commercials on the bars(which I guess is probably what it’s supposed to be) and when a commercial plays it tells you how long the break is.

  4. i’m trying to figure out a build for my Dark/Flying pokemon
    Kookruel and Harpunish

    its a pompous gluttonous Bird pokemon often born into nests that it doesn’t belong to and making the parents feed it constantly until its big enough to eat its adoptive parents
    then finally it becomes a wicked harpy that unmercifully attacks who it wishes by launching razor sharp quills like darts and using its powerful talons to attack the opponent’s face

    i feel it should be an all out attacker with decent speed but i fear it’s just a Honchkrow knockoff stat wise

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      • they’re fine for now, Harpunish i liked from the start
        but i’m thinking

        HP: 105
        Atk: 130
        Def: 65
        SpAtk: 90
        SpDef: 65
        Speed: 110
        BST 565

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        • Notable moves

          Punishment
          Night Slash
          Swagger
          and a new attack called Quill Shot (Flying bullet seed which plenty of flying types can now learn (as long as they have feathers)

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        • Your stat spreads are really off considering that a) you always round up to the nearest 5 target than b) that’s a higher BST than starter Pokémon and there’s indication this Pokémon is rare at all and c) you’re min maxed to hell

          And I’m not gonna force you to change the name or keep arguing about it but I just don’t think it sounds very Pokémony

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          • i’m still working on my stat builds i’ve stated numerous times its not my strongest subject
            but i’m trying to work play with stats of pokemon that kinda fit the description, but like i said its really hard to make convincing BSTs that aren’t min maxed

  5. I’ve been putting off the Master Trials in BotW for a long time, but today I made it all the way to the end trials! I haven’t tried it yet, but something tells me it won’t be a first-attempt deal. This game really is unbelievable, you can put it down for months on end, and then pick it up and have a blast all over again. The combat never gets old! I can’t wait to start Master Mode sometime…

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  6. Ladies and gents, MASSIVE Mario Odyssey spoilers going around on the web right now–4chan and NeoGaf to be precise. Watch out if you want to go in fresh.

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  7. so i’ve officially completed my character sheet in South Park TFBW (Which is a big thing)
    I am a
    Race/Ethnicity: White American
    Sex/Gender: Heterosexual Cisgender Boy
    Alignment: Chaotic
    Religion: Wiccan
    Power Source: Anal
    Kyrptonite: Old People
    Economic Level: Low Class
    Brutalist/Elementalist/Plantmancer

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  8. Hey there, sharing yet another fakemon line
    Moley (Ground/Fairy)
    (pronounced mole and lay)
    It lives deep in the ground and rarely comes up to the surface. It’s eyesight is poorly developed and so it used the star patterned luminiscent patches on its body to help it guide itself through tunnels and alert other moleys. It’s nose contains super sensory organs to sense small insects and animals.
    Ability: illuminate

    Cristaley (Ground/Fairy)
    It’s nose evolves into a hyper sensitive organ that can sense even minor seismic vibrations. It doesn’t look fast but is actually very speedy at catching it’s prey due to its ability to accurately sense movement. It uses it’s luminiscent pattern to intimidate predators.
    Ability: Seismic Sense (immune to ground type moves) https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cf115385f5f0cba605aa22d3ae239009813c352307d68c3f6f2c275eafdf4556.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/41159192bb7443877143f6a3d1a64d56651ed49a1634ddfdb0634598ff97acdd.jpg

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      • Why? It’s not an anomaly because it’s its just an exaggerated star nosed mole (it’s still really good though, sometimes simplicity is needed) and is just an unnecessary pun.

        It’s already a possible play on Mole and Fey, and perhaps Mole and Ley, as in Ley lines, which have links to fairies and the physical earth.

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        • then why bother butting heads with it?

          Anomaly because the star patterns
          Mole as the mammal in question
          And now ley for ley lines

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          • Stars don’t have anything to do with anomalies unless there’s something anomalous about the star. Whereas this is just a star nosed mole with star patterns on it

        • YESS IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH LEY LINES ALSO :3 THAT’S why part fairy. thanks for getting it :’) I really want it to learn geomancy 🙁 maybe a powered down version I’ll call it Line Draw or something and it’s pretty much like quiver dance but with a defense boost also… Also Divinate which causes the targeted opponents move to fail… (Basically like protect but target centred)
          Also, anomaly could fit because of how it’s considered such an oddball and weird looking by most articles I found for it that were not Wikipedia or anything objective

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  9. PSA: Breath of the Wild’s Final Trials WILL make you want to punch a hole in the wall, especially when you get to the final floor and don’t have 2 Ancient Arrows like you’re apparently supposed to. There’s 2 more hours down the drain. Thanks Nintendo, I love you.

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  10. Hey want to know what doesn’t make any sense what so ever.

    In the first season of Pokémon an episode named “Snow way out” happens at like episode 60 something, but the weird thing is its about 10-20 episodes after he gets Charizard and he still has Charmander in it? WTF happened in it?!

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  11. Well my DS battery is fixed (why on Earth do they sell 3DS batteries and give you a worthless screwdriver that doesn’t work with) took an hour to figure it out go to Lowe’s and then finally open it and fix it.
    But enough about that what do y’all think of this team for Silver version

    Meganium
    Noctowl
    Gengar
    Politoed
    Aipom
    Magmar

    Any comments for my idea?
    I also could switch Magmar or Gengar for Donphan or Sudowoodo or a variety of others

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    • I am using Donphan for my playthrough. It is kind of hard to use because it is a slow grind training Phanphy to Donphan, and it doesn’t naturally learn it’s only ground type move until level 49. Thus, it is more of a challenge to try to use a Donphan. I heard from someone else how good Sudowoodo was for them to use. Remember you need someone nearby and that you know to help you with the trade evo for Gengar.

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    • You lack some somewhat important types, but they can be made up for in moves. Teach Politoed Ice Beam for sure. You don’t have anything physical that can learn Ground or Fighting type moves, I’d say it depends what you want to use most. Sudowoodo gets Low Kick which apparently does 50 damage and may cause flinch in gen 2, it can also learn Earthquake by TM and learns Rock Slide naturally at Lv 28. Aipom can learn Shadow Ball which is physical here so unless you really want to use Gengar you could replace it with Sudowoodo.

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    • I’ve looked up some potential movesets for these
      Meganium has pretty equal attacking stats so you could give:

      Synthesis
      Body Slam
      Razor Leaf/Giga Drain
      Earthquake/Toxic
      Or you can teach Sunny Day and Solar Beam over the last 2.

      Noctowl might be tough to use since almost all of its’ moves were physical and it only has base 50 attack:

      Fly
      Steel Wing
      Hypnosis
      Reflect/Double Team

      Politoed:

      Surf (could wait ’til lv 51 for Hydro Pump before evolving but I wouldn’t)
      Ice Punch (apparently Ice Beam isn’t a TM)/ Blizzard
      Psychic
      Hypnosis/Body Slam (Lv 35 Poliwhirl)

      Aipom:

      Swift/Headbutt/Strength
      Shadow Ball
      Iron Tail
      Double Team/Toxic

      Magmar:

      Flamethrower
      Confuse Ray
      Thunder Punch
      Psychic/Smokescreen

      Sudowoodo:

      Rock Slide
      Earthquake
      Low Kick
      Headbutt/Strength

      Remember TMs are 1 use only.

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