Pokémon Sun & Moon Guide: Version Exclusive Pokémon

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

Sprite	Pokémon	Location / (Spawn %)	Notes
	Vulpix	Mount Lanakila Tapu Village
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Cottonee	Malie Garden Melemele Meadow Poni Meadow Poni Plains Ula’ula Meadow
	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).
	Rufflet	Route 3 (Flying Shadows 30% Chance)
	Braviary	Poni Plains (Flying Shadows 30% Chance)	Can also level up Rufflet to level 57 to evolve.
	Lycanroc (Midday Form)	Vast Poni Canyon (Grass 20% Chance)	Level up Rockruff to level 25 in the daytime to evolve it to Lycanroc Midday Form.
	Passimian	Lush Jungle (Grass 5% Chance)
	Turtonator	Blush Mountain (Grass 10% Chance)
	Solgaleo	Altar of the Sunne
	Buzzwole	Melemele Meadow	Only after progressing the storyline – you’ll know when.
	Kartana	Route 17 Malie Garden	Only after progressing the storyline – you’ll know when.

Pokémon Moon Version Exclusives

Sprite	Pokémon	Location	Notes
	Sandshrew	Mount Lanakila Tapu Village
	Sandslash	Evolve Sandshrew With Ice Stone	Oddly, Sandslash learns its level-up moves where Ninetails doesn’t.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Petilil	Malie Garden Melemele Meadow Poni Meadow Poni Plains Ula’ula Meadow
	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.
	Vullaby	Route 3 (Flying Shadows 30% Chance)
	Mandibuzz	Poni Plains (Flying Shadows 30% Chance)	Can also level up Vullaby to level 54 to evolve.
	Lycanroc (Midnight Form)	Vast Poni Canyon (Grass 20% Chance)	Level up Rockruff to level 25 in the nighttime to evolve it to Lycanroc Midnight Form.
	Oranguru	Lush Jungle (Grass 5% Chance)
	Drampa	Mount Lanakila (In the Cave 10% Chance)
	Lunala	Altar of the Moone
	Pheromosa	Verdant Cave	Only after progressing the storyline – you’ll know when.
	Celesteela	Haina Desert Malie Garden	Only after progressing the storyline – you’ll know when.

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