Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon brings back Island Scan to Alola, and with it, a ton of Pokémon that are not catchable anywhere else in the game.
The Island Scan feature, introduced in Sun and Moon , allowed for trainers to scan QR Codes of the Pokémon they captured (or their friends’) to have a special Pokémon appear somewhere in Alola.
Each scan allots 10 points and it takes 100 points to activate the Island Scan in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. The Pokémon will appear for about one hour after activation so go and grab that Pokémon.
Here’s some extra information about Island Scan Pokémon. They won’t activate SOS Battles so if you were hoping to Shiny Chain you can’t. But also, these Pokémon will have a special Egg Move already in their attack arsenal so you won’t have to breed it on .
Of course, certain Pokémon appear through the Island Scan depending on the day and the island you are currently on. Check out the list of all the Pokémon you can catch via the Island Scan broken up by island, day and more.
Melemele Island
Charmander (Sunday) - Route 3 and Counter
Squirtle (Monday) - Seaward Cave and Aqua Jet
Onix (Tuesday) - Ten Carat Hill and Rototiller
Horsea (Wednesday) - Kala'e Bay and Water Pulse
Scatterbug (Thursday) - Hau'oli City and Rage Powder
Bulbasaur (Friday) - Route 2 and Grassy Terrain
Litwick (Saturday) - Hau'oli Cemetery and Endure
Akala Island
Ralts (Sunday) - Route 6 and Low Kick
Spheal (Monday) - Route 7 and Misty Terrain
Combusken (Tuesday) - Route 8 and Low Kick
Honedge (Wednesday) - Akala Outskirts and Wide Guard
Beedrill (Thursday) - Route 4 and No Egg Move
Grovyle (Friday) - Route 5 and Grassy Terrain
Marshtomp (Saturday) - Brooklet Hill and Counter
Ula'ula Island
Rhyhorn (Sunday) - Blush Mountain and Guard Split
Swinub (Monday) - Tapu Village and Icicle Spear
Prinplup (Tuesday) - Route 16 and Power Trip
Grotle (Wednesday) - Ula'ula Meadow and Heavy Slam
Pidgeot (Thursday) - Route 10 and Steel Wing
Monferno (Friday) - Route 11 and Power-Up Punch
Axew (Saturday) - Mount Hokulani and Counter
Poni Island
Elektross (Sunday) - Poni Grove and No Egg Move
Aggron (Monday) - Poni Plains and Reversal
Rotom (Tuesday) - Poni Gauntlet and No Egg Move
Leavanny (Wednesday) - Poni Meadow and Grassy Terrain
Chesnaught (Thursday) - Exeggutor Island and Spikes
Greninja (Friday) - Poni Wilds and Bestow
Delphox (Saturday) - Ancient Poni Path and Wish
- Difficulty is challenging
- Post game is great
- New features and additions are welcome
- Story is muddled
- Not enough changes
