The end credits of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are only a stage. The post-game is one of the richest in the series: a brand-new story episode against Team Rainbow Rocket, almost all of the legendary Pokémon to catch, battle facilities, the hunt for stickers and many side quests. This page lists everything left to do once you are champion, in a logical order, and links to our detailed guides.
1. Defend your title
As the first champion of the Alola Pokémon League, you can return to it as often as you like. After each new victory against the Elite Four, a randomly chosen challenger comes to take on the title: Professor Kukui, a rock-singing Dragon-type trainer from another region, Gladion, Hau, Plumeria, Sophocles, the Youngster you met on Route 1, or Hapu. Their teams, stronger than the first time around, are detailed in The post-League challengers.
2. Finish the story: Episode RR
Shortly after the League, a new episode begins at Festival Plaza: Team Rainbow Rocket seizes Aether Paradise and turns it into Team Rocket’s Castle. Giovanni has gathered Maxie, Archie, Cyrus, Lysandre and Ghetsis there, each with their legendary Pokémon and the atmosphere of their original games. The bosses field their legendary Pokémon: prepare a strong and varied team. The step-by-step walkthrough is in chapter 14 of our walkthrough.
3. Catch the legendary Pokémon
This is the big chunk of the post-game. In order:
- Solgaleo or Lunala on Mahalo Trail, with Lillie.
- The four Tapus in their ruins, on each island.
- Zygarde in Resolution Cave, on Poni Island.
- The second Cosmog via the inverted world.
- The legendary Pokémon from other regions, more than forty in total, behind the coloured wormholes of the Ultra Warp Ride.
Locations, levels and conditions are all gathered on our page All the legendary Pokémon in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. How the Ultra Warp Ride works, including the probabilities for ring portals, is explained on the Ultra Wormhole page.
4. The Ultra Recon Squad missions
After the League, the Ultra Recon Squad calls on you again. At Poni Grove, several new Ultra Beasts are causing havoc: Blacephalon in Ultra Sun, Stakataka in Ultra Moon. Hau catches one for the Ultra Recon Squad’s research, and you can catch the other two with the Ultra Balls provided. The seven Ultra Beasts from Sun and Moon, meanwhile, are found behind the white wormholes. For the story and the characters, see The Ultra Recon Squad and The Ultra Beasts.
5. The battle facilities
| Location | How it works | Access | Our guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Tree (Poni Island) | Battle streaks at level 50, in Singles, Doubles or Multi, run by Red and Blue; earns BP | After the League | The Battle Tree |
| Battle Agency (Festival Plaza) | Battles with borrowed Pokémon, inspired by the Battle Factory | After Sophocles’s trial | The Battle Agency |
| Battle Royal Dome (Akala Island) | Four-player Battle Royal | During the adventure | The Battle Royal |
| Battle Buffet (Hau’oli City) | One challenge per day: win as many dishes as possible in ten turns | During the adventure | The Battle Buffet |
The Battle Tree is also the essential stop for Mega Stones: most of them are exchanged there for BP. Our article The Mega Stones gives the location of each one.
6. The Totem Stickers
One hundred stickers, small golden decals, are hidden across Alola. Samson Oak, on the beach at Heahea City, exchanges sticker milestones for Totem Pokémon, which are of exceptional size:
| Stickers | Ultra Sun | Ultra Moon |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Gumshoos | Alolan Raticate |
| 40 | Alolan Marowak | Araquanid |
| 50 | Lurantis | Salazzle |
| 70 | Vikavolt | Togedemaru |
| 80 | Mimikyu | |
| 100 | Ribombee | Kommo-o |
The location of each sticker, island by island, is in The Totem Stickers.
7. Complete the Pokédex
The regional Pokédex of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon has 403 Pokémon, compared with 302 in Sun and Moon. Several tools make the job easier:
- Island Scan on the Rotom Dex, which makes Pokémon from other regions appear on certain days (QR Scan and Island Scan).
- Calls for help in SOS Battles, essential for certain evolutions and for shiny Pokémon (Calling for help).
- In-game trades and gift Pokémon (Gift Pokémon and in-game trades).
Our island-by-island Pokédexes (Melemele Island, Akala Island, Ula’ula Island, Poni Island) show where to find each species. Once the Alola Pokédex is complete, the director of Game Freak, in Heahea City, gives you the Shiny Charm, which increases the probability of encountering shiny Pokémon.
8. Side activities
- Mantine Surf: the new Ride Pokémon lets you surf from one beach to another and earns BP depending on the tricks you perform.
- The Alola Photo Club: photo sessions with your Pokémon, backdrops and poses.
- Poké Pelago: five islets to gather beans, grow berries and train the Pokémon in your boxes.
- Festival Plaza: missions, shops and online trades.
- The side quests and the daily events.
- Hyper Training, to maximize the individual stats of your level 100 Pokémon.
Recommended order
- Catch Solgaleo or Lunala, then play Episode RR.
- Catch the Tapus, Zygarde and the second Cosmog.
- Do the Ultra Recon Squad missions at Poni Grove.
- Launch the Ultra Warp Ride for the legendary Pokémon from other regions, arranging the necessary trades.
- Build a team for the Battle Tree and the Battle Agency.
- Finish the stickers and the Pokédex, then hunt shiny Pokémon with the Shiny Charm.
