Pokémon Sun And Moon have been out for a few days, and that means trainers are working hard to make their parties strong enough to take on elite trainers in the campaign and multiplayer. Here’s a guide to five of the best grinding spots that trainers of all skill levels can use.
Before getting to the locations, though, we’d first like to point out a few items that can help you along your journey. The first, and arguably most important, of these is the Lucky Egg. The fastest way to get one is to collect at least 50 Pokémon and head to Professor Kukui’s Research Lab that’s right near your in-game house. Simply talk to Kukui and he’ll give you one. The Lucky Egg allows any monster carrying it to gain more EXP. Adrenaline Orbs and Experience Share are worthwhile to take advantage of too.
With that housekeeping out of the way, let’s get to the list.
1) Akala Island’s Paniola Ranch [Recommended Level 15]: Miltanks spawn in this area occasionally, and those offer substantial EXP rewards for patient trainers. With enough grinding in this location, reaching level 20 shouldn’t be much of a problem.
2) Akala Outskirts [Recommended Level 25]: Wingulls spawn around here to get you started, but the real prizes are high-level Alolan Raticates. They appear about 35 percent of the time and can sometimes offer EXP by the thousands if you’re lucky.
3) Vast Poni Canyon [Recommended Level 35]: At this point in the game, all wild encounters start getting pretty formidable. At the canyon, you’ll find any number of wild beasts that are level 40 or higher.
4) Altar Of Sunne Or Moone [Recommend Level 35+]: Outside the altar where you find your game’s main legendary are patches of grass that hide Lycanroc, Skarmory and Machoke. They are all leveled at 40 or above as well.
5) Melemele Island’s Battle Buffet [Recommended Level 45+]: In Hau'oli City is a large mall. Up the central stairs is something called the Battle Buffet. It costs 1,200 Pokédollars to enter, but it offers the EXP reward of battles with level-50 Pokémon. The buffet can only be entered once a day (without changing the clock of your 3DS) and is only limited to 10 battle turns a ticket. That means the faster you knock out these trainers, the more experience you stand to gain. It’s a great way to accumulate EXP for the Elite Four and beyond.
Pokémon Sun And Moon are available now on 3DS. Check out our bevy of previous guides to solve any troubles that might come your way. Also, thanks to Maxx on YouTube for help with this tutorial.
What are you favorite farming spots in Pokémon Sun And Moon? Are there any we missed? Tell us in the comments section!
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FAQs
Once you've reached Akala, Paniola Ranch and Akala Outskirts are going to be your best bet to reach level 30 plus, which will get you into Vast Poni Canyon where wild Pokémon are usually 40 or higher.
How do you level up fast in ultra sun and moon? ›
You can hasten this by feeding your pokemon to be leveled a rainbow bean in pokemon refresh to get its affection level up to the point where it gains bonus XP, giving it the lucky egg, and/or using rotom XP prior to the encounter. You should also use adrenaline orb to speed up the SoS calls.
Where to get exp share ultra moon? ›
Pokemon trainers from near and far come to hone their skills at the Trainers' School. It's part of the Hau'oli Outskirts and right in between Hau'oli City and Route 1. Once you arrive, Professor Kukui will give you the Exp. Share.
What is the max level in Pokemon sun and moon? ›
Get hyped. The upcoming Pokémon Sun and Moon lets you train your Pokémon further, beyond the usual level cap of 100, via a new mechanic. Hyper Training is a brand new feature for this winter's 3DS games and is only available for Pokémon you have levelled up to 100.
Is Sun or Moon better Pokemon? ›
Exclusive Pokemon [MILD SPOILERS]
Sun may get the elegant Alolan Ninetails, but Moon gets Psychic orang-utan Oranguru, so Moon is obviously better. There are reportedly some differences between the island trials (Pokemon Gyms' replacements) in each version too, though the specifics aren't yet clear.
What gives you the most XP in Pokemon? ›
One of the fastest ways to gain XP and level up in Pokémon Go is by Raiding — Legendary Raiding, specifically — a lot. You get 10,000 XP per Raid. That's 20,000 XP with a Lucky Egg and 40,000 XP with a double XP event and a Lucky Egg. Stock up on Premium Raid Passes.
How do you max out Sun and Moon Happiness? ›
Use Berries
These Berries increase Happiness while lowering EV points (which is actually very helpful when EV Training). While holding the Soothe Bell, most Pokemon will reach max Happiness after consuming 20 of these berries.
How many ultra beasts can you catch in Sun and Moon? ›
Each Ultra Beast will appear at different locations around Alola in Sun and Moon once the main story is finished. Besides Nihilego, you can catch two of each of them! This is great considering the two version exclusives, Buzzwole and Celesteela.
Where can I find XP share? ›
Share in this game, you have to see at least 30 Pokémon and talk to either Lucas's or Dawn's father (depending if you are a girl or boy) in the passageway before entering the bike trail from Eterna to Oreburg. He will give you the Exp. Share.
Where is the Sylveon user in ultra moon? ›
Sylveon User Kira location
In Seafolk Village on Poni Island, head to the Steelix boat on bottom right, and chat to the young girl inside.
Accepted Answer
In the toolbar running across the top of that screen, there's an orange smiley face. You tap on that, and your own friend code will be the first friend code you see.
Where are the highest level Pokemon in sun? ›
The highest wild Pokemon levels are roughly 56-58 bar Legendary Pokemon, on Poni Wilds.
How to get Pokemon to level 100 Sun and Moon? ›
Give the Pokemon you are training a Lucky Egg (if you don't have one yet, go talk to Kukui in his house). This increases the amount of experience gained by 50%. Bring the Pokemon you are training's affection hearts in Pokemon Refresh to at least 2 (can be done easily by feeding it a single Rainbow Bean).
What level Pokemon will obey you Sun and Moon? ›
Top Voted Answer. The first Kahuna's stamp will let Pokemon up to Level 35 obey you, so until you beat him, any traded Pokemon are going to generally disobey you. After that, the following kahuna's stamps are Level 50, Level 65, and Level 80.
