

Version-based Evolutions now Evolve using the Sun or Moon Stone.īoldore Evolves into Gigalith: Level up to 42Ĭharjabug Evolves into Vikavolt: Thunder Stone**Ĭlamperl Evolves into Gorebyss: Dawn Stone or level up while holding a Deep Sea ScaleĬlamperl Evolves into Huntail: Dusk Stone or level up while holding a Deep Sea ToothĬosmoem Evolves into Solgaleo: Sun Stone*Ĭrabrawler Evolves into Crabominable: Ice Stone**ĭusclops Evolves into Dusknoir: Level up while holding a Reaper Cloth at night or knowing the move PursuitĮlectabuzz Evolves into Electivire: Level up to 45 or while holding an Electirizerįeebas Evolves into Milotic: Level up while holding a Prism Scale or while knowing the move Attract You can still evolve them through their normal level-up locations. Non-Eevee Pokémon that evolve in specific areas now have alternate methods. You can still evolve them through their normal trade methods. Trade Evolutions now have alternate methods. Removing unused EVs (SpA on Machamp, etc.) is a great way to passively optimize your team! Konikoni's Incense Shop sells the six EV Reduction Berries. Don't forget to grab a Discount Coupon at the door! Thrifty Megamart is now the go-to place to purchase competitive items like Leftovers and Life Orbs. Revives cost much more, to discourage their use in battle (Sacred Ash is unusable during battle).Ĭertain healing items cost more, to balance the drastically increased money gain due to higher-level opponents.Ĭompetitive consumables are available in standard Poké Marts! Sacred Ash available in addition to Revive. Meowth, Wimpod, Murkrow, Pikipek, and more can now hold Bottle Caps or Golden Bottle Caps in the wild! (Even in Lite Build)Īll Poké Balls and Repels are on sale for 90% off! Lots more Wild Hold Items! (Even in Lite Build) Island Scan Pokémon are available in the wild!Ĭertain patches of grass are optimized for painless and early SOS EV training! Lite Build: No changes to the Wild Encounter Tables of Sun and Moon were made.Īll (non-Lite) Builds feature the following: Click here to see where you can catch every Pokémon! Legendary encounters are not changed in this or any Build. A quick adjustment in PKHeX (editing Met Level) will make them 100% legit.Įxpanded Build: Wild Pokémon are altered so that every non-Legendary (Tapu/UB/Mythical Pokémon count as Legendary) species is available, at the same level as the Leveled Build. Leveled Build (Recommended!): Wild Pokémon are the same as in the Legit Build, but are leveled up to keep pace with NS/UM's harsh level curve. Rare and interesting Pokémon have been moved into more common slots.

The converse is true for diurnal Pokémon. Most nocturnal Pokémon are available in the day (rarer than they are at night, usually). Island Scan Pokémon are available in the wild normally. Legit Build: All Wild Pokémon are 100% legit for trade and will not appear as 'hacked' by any legitimacy testers. There are four builds available of NS/UM! They only differ in Wild Pokémon availability: Trainers are capable of EV Training their Pokémon!

Post-game Memento Blisseys added to Battle Buffet in Hau'oli City! Totems are powered up and pack new strategies! Harsher Level Curve: Balanced to the EXP Share!Īll-new Trainer teams, designed from the ground up, many featuring six Pokémon!Īll Captains, Kahunas, and other bosses have six Pokémon!Įvery fully-evolved non-Legendary Pokémon (and Mega Evolution) will be encountered in a Trainer's team during the main story! Item availability in Poké Marts and from special vendorsĮvolution methods for Trade Evolutions and 'Level up in a specific area/version' Evolutions Wild Pokémon availability (in three different ways!) Competitive hold items are much more available, a 6IV Ditto is available through an in-game trade (holding a Destiny Knot), Eggs hatch in one cycle, and Level 100 Memento Blissey battles are available in the Battle Buffet once the main story has been beaten. In all Builds, some features are designed to make preparing competitive teams much less of a hassle. In Nova Sun and Umbra Moon's Legit Build, everything obtainable is 100% legal and legitimate for real online battles or trades. Melee's '20XX Hack Pack' which enables features for competitive players to practice and grind. Nova Sun and Umbra Moon's secondary focus is inspired by Super Smash Bros. The end-game of the main story features trainers with Levels in the mid-nineties. Every Pokémon in Trainers' teams has a hold item and a proper moveset. Every trainer in the game has been edited, and the level curve expects use of the Experience Share, which means that the player levels up very quickly. The premier feature of Nova Sun and Umbra Moon is the ground-up redesign of Pokémon Trainers in the world to increase the game's challenge.

Their main purpose is to provide a more challenging game experience while not artificially limiting the player.
