As with every generation of Pokémon games, we have at least two versions of the game. Pokémon Sun & Moon are no different. As such, there are exclusive Pokémon that you can’t catch in the other version. If you’re wanting to complete your PokéDex, you will have to find a friend or someone near you to trade – or venture to the online portion of the game to find those exclusive Pokémon you may need. Here, we will list every single version exclusive, and where to find them.
Pokémon Sun Version Exclusives
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Vulpix |
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Ninetails | Evolve Vulpix With Ice Stone | Ensure that you level it up to level 50 as a Vulpix – this is it’s last learned move. Ninetails will not learn level-up moves after you evolve it. |
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Cranidos | Buy Skull Fossil in Konikoni City for $7000. | After purchasing the Skull Fossil, go to Route 8 and talk to the Fossil Guy to have the fossil turned into a Pokémon. |
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Rampardos | Level up Cranidos to Level 30 to evolve it. | Have Cranidos and level it up or have someone trade Rampardos to you once it is evolved. |
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Tirtouga | Buy Cover Fossil in Konikoni City for $7000. | After purchasing the Cover Fossil, go to Route 8 and talk to the Fossil Guy to have the fossil turned into a Pokémon. |
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Carracosta | Level up Tirtouga to Level 37 to evolve it. | Have Tirtouga and level it up or have someone trade Carracosta to you once it is evolved. |
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Cottonee |
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Whimsicott | Evolve Cottonee with Sun Stone. | I would suggest evolving it at level 46 in order to have a chance to learn both Solar Beam (Cottonee) and Hurricane (Whimsicott). |
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Rufflet |
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Braviary |
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Can also level up Rufflet to level 57 to evolve. |
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Lycanroc (Midday Form) |
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Level up Rockruff to level 25 in the daytime to evolve it to Lycanroc Midday Form. |
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Passimian |
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Turtonator |
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Solgaleo |
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Buzzwole |
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Only after progressing the storyline – you’ll know when. |
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Kartana |
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Only after progressing the storyline – you’ll know when. |
Pokémon Moon Version Exclusives
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Sandshrew |
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Sandslash | Evolve Sandshrew With Ice Stone | Oddly, Sandslash learns its level-up moves where Ninetails doesn’t. |
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Shieldon | Buy Shield Fossil in Konikoni City for $7000. | After purchasing the Shield Fossil, go to Route 8 and talk to the Fossil Guy to have the fossil turned into a Pokémon. |
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Bastiodon | Level up Shieldon to Level 30 to evolve it. | Have Shieldon and level it up or have someone trade Bastiodon to you once it is evolved. |
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Archen | Buy Plume Fossil in Konikoni City for $7000. | After purchasing the Plume Fossil, go to Route 8 and talk to the Fossil Guy to have the fossil turned into a Pokémon. |
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Archeops | Level up Archen to Level 37 to evolve it. | Have Archen and level it up or have someone trade Archeops to you once it is evolved. |
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Petilil |
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Lilligant | Evolve Petilil with Sun Stone. | I would suggest evolving it at level 46. You will miss out on learning Quiver Dance (Lilligant) at level 28 this way. But it’ll only learn 2 more moves after this one instead of the many Petilil will learn up through level 46. |
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Vullaby |
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Mandibuzz |
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Can also level up Vullaby to level 54 to evolve. |
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Lycanroc (Midnight Form) |
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Level up Rockruff to level 25 in the nighttime to evolve it to Lycanroc Midnight Form. |
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Oranguru |
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Drampa |
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Lunala |
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Pheromosa |
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Only after progressing the storyline – you’ll know when. |
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Celesteela |
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Only after progressing the storyline – you’ll know when. |
This guide should be complete and up-to-date. If you can think of anything you’d like to see added or if there is something incorrect, feel free to let us know in the comments below! We will do our best to make this a great resource for all of you.
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Great post! I really love Moon, but seeing these exclusives make me wish I had gotten Sun instead o.O
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Thanks Paul, we are working on getting the rest of this list updated today :). I personally got Moon as well, my daughter got Sun. If you’re needing to trade sometime, I can get whatever you need from her and send it to you.
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