Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon/Version Differences

There are a lot of differences in Pokemon between Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Minor Differences

• On Illima's Trial, you'll have to fight Totem Gumshoos in Sun and Totem Alolan Rattata in Moon.
• Sun and Moon are set 12 hours apart, so Sun follows the system clock, whereas Moon's in-game time is transposed 12 hours from the system clock. For instance, if it is 10AM on the system time, the in-game time in Sun will be 10AM, but in Moon it is 10PM.

Pokemon Sun Exclusives

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Solgaleo

Solgaleo is the legendary Pokemon exclusive to Sun version, featured on the box art.

Known as the Sunne Pokémon, it's a Psychic/Steel type, making it vulnerable to only 8 types: Fighting, Bug, Water, and Electric (1x), Ground, Ghost, Fire, and Dark (2x). Solgaleo is immune to poison and is resistant to: Normal, Flying, Rock, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, and Fairy (1/2x). After summoning Solgaleo, it'll be merged with Necrozma, and you'll be forced to battle it and faint it. Before heading up to battle the Elite Four, if you go to Mahalo Trail, you'll be able battle and catch Solgaleo. When caught, Solgaleo will be level 60. It'll know the moves Cosmic Power, Crunch, Zen Headbutt, and Sunsteel Strike, its signature move. Sunsteel Strike lets it turn into a phase known as Radiant Sun to perform the attack. Radiant Sun changes its color scheme to white and gold, and it glows. It jumps up, summons a giant fire beam that resembles the sun, and charges through the ray to attack its opponent.

Finding Solgaleo is only in the Ultra Sun version, so if you're an Ultra Moon player you must trade in order to receive it.

Data

Type	Psychic/Steel
Ability	Full Metal Body: Prevents stats from lowering caused by another Pokemon's ability or move.
Catch Rate	45 (5.9%)
Breeding Info	Genderless, Undiscovered egg group, 30840-31096 steps to hatch
Height & Weight	11'02", 507.1 lbs.
Pokedex Info	Alola Dex #291: (Ultra Sun) Sometimes the result of its opening an Ultra Wormhole is that energy and life-forms from other worlds are called here to this world. (Ultra Moon) In writings from the distant past, it's called by the name “the beast that devours the sun.”
Locations	Ultra Sun: Altar of The Sunne, Mahalo Trail Ultra Moon: Trade
Evolution Chain	Cosmog Level 43➝Cosmoem Level 53 (in Ultra Sun)➝Solgaleo

Passimian

Passimian is an Alolan Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Sun version.

Turtonator

Turtonator is an Alolan Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Sun version.

Alolan Vulpix

Vulpix is a Kanto Pokemon that has an Alolan Form. It evolves into Alolan Ninetails and is exclusive to Ultra Sun version.

Alolan Ninetails

Ninetails is a Kanto Pokemon that has an Alolan form. It evolves from Alolan Vulpix and is exclusive to Ultra Sun Version.

Buzzwole

Buzzwole (also known as UB-02 Absorption) is an Ultra Beast exclusive to Ultra Sun version.

Kartana

Kartana (also known as UB-04 Blade) is an Ultra Beast exclusive to Ultra Sun version.

Cranidos

Cranidos is a fossil Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Sun version. It evolves into Rampardos.

Rampardos

Rampardos is a fossil Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Sun version. It evolves from Cranidos.

Tirtouga

Tirtouga is a fossil Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Sun version. It evolves into Carracosta.

Carracosta

Carracosta is a fossil Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Sun version. It evolves from Tirtouga.

Cottonee

Cottonee is a Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Sun version. It evolves into Whimsicott.

Whimsicott

Whimsicott is a Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Sun version. It evolves from Cottonee.

Rufflet

Rufflet is a Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Sun version. It evolves into Braviary.

Braviary

Braviary is a Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Sun version. It evolves from Rufflet.

Groudon

Groudon is a legendary Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Sun version.

Omanyte

Omanyte is a Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Sun version.

Omastar

Omastar is a Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Sun version. It evolves from Omanyte

Ho-Oh

Ho-Oh is a legendary Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Sun version.

Blacephalon

Blacephalon (also known as UB-02 Burst) is an Ultra Beast exclusive to Ultra Sun version.

Rockruff can only evolve into Lycanroc Midday Form in Ultra Sun, and Lycanroc Midnight Form in Ultra Moon. However, both evolutions are catchable in the wild.

Pokemon Moon Exclusives

Lunala

Lunala is the legendary Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Moon version, featured on the box art.

Known as the Moone Pokémon, it's a Psychic/Ghost type, making it vulnerable to 12 types: Flying, Ground, Rock, Bug, Steel (1x), Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Ice, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost (4x) and Dark (4x). Lunala is immune to Normal and Fighting and is resistant to: Posion (1/2x), and Psychic (1/2x). After summoning Lunala, it'll be merged with Necrozma, and you'll be forced to battle it and faint it. Before heading up to battle the Elite Four, if you go to Mahalo Trail, you'll be able battle and catch Lunala. When caught, Lunala will be level 60. It'll know the moves Night Daze, Cosmic Power, Moonblast, and Moongeist Beam, its signature move. Moongeist Beam lets it turn into a phase known as Full Moon to perform the attack. Full Moon changes its color scheme to light blue and gold, and it glows. It flies up, opens it's third eye, and shoots a giant beam at the target.

Finding Lunala is only in the Ultra Moon version, so if you're an Ultra Sun player you must trade in order to receive it.

Data

Type	Psychic/Ghost
Ability	Shadow Shield: Reduces the amount of damage the Pokémon takes while its HP is full.
Catch Rate	45 (5.9%)
Breeding Info	Genderless, Undiscovered egg group, 30840-31096 steps to hatch
Height & Weight	13'01", 264.6 lbs.
Pokedex Info	Alola Dex #291: (Ultra Sun) Records of it exist in writings from long, long ago, where it was known by the name “the beast that calls the moon.” (Ultra Moon) It sometimes summons unknown powers and life-forms here to this world from holes that lead to other worlds.
Locations	Ultra Sun: Trade Ultra Moon: Altar of The Moone, Mahalo Trail
Evolution Chain	Cosmog Level 43➝Cosmoem Level 53 (in Ultra Moon)➝Lunala

Oranguru

Oranguru is a Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Moon version.

Drampa

Drampa is a Pokemon exclusive to Ultra Moon version.

Pheromosa

Pheromosa (also known as UB-02 Beauty) is an Ultra Beast exclusive to Ultra Moon version.