Ula'ula Island To be continued.Nova Sun and Umbra Moon’s secondary focus is inspired by Super Smash Bros. For us Litten fans, look for fighting critter Makuhita on Melemele Island, catch a water Pokemon with the fishing rod, or get a ground type Mudbray from Akala's Paniola Town. If you picked Rowlet or Popplio, then you'll have an easy time. Luckily, there's a bunch of attack types that will be effective: water, grass, fighting, ground, and steel. Rock type critters will hurt your fire, ice, flying, and bug monsters. The Kahuna for Akala Island is Olivia, and she has three rock Pokemon: Nosepass (Level 26), Lycanroc (Level 27), and Blodore (Level 26). Work on turning it into a Butterfree, if you have the patience. You can also find Caterpie, a bug type, on Route 5. Zubat, who can be found all around Melemele and Akala, is a good shout too as a poison and flying hybrid. Hopefully you caught a fire Pokemon, like Magmar or Salandit from Akala's volcano region. You can fight back, though, with fire, ice, poison, flying, or bug! So many options.
This is a grass type, which means it will wreck your water, ground, and rock Pokemon. Get them all (using Stoutland) and bring them to Mallow to attract the Totem Pokemon for this challenge - Lurantis. Mallow meets you in the forest, and asks you to find four items - a Small Mushroom, a Mago Berry, a Revival Herb, and a Miracle Seed - for her stew. And water critters are easy to come if you have the fishing rod. Psychic with Drowzee from Hau'oli Cemetery on Melemele Island. With that in mind, we need a strong team of ground, psychic, rock, and water Pokemon.Ĭover Ground with Mudbray, found in the grazing fields of Akala's Paniola Town. And its position attacks will be super effective against grass and fairy Pokemon. Its fire moves will wipe out any grass, ice, bug, or steel critters. This is a fire and poison hybrid, which will make life a little tougher. Up in the volcanos of Akala Island, you'll find Totem Salazzle.
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Or, back on Melemele Island, the electric mouse Pikachu can be found on Route 1 and in the gardens of Hau'oli City.Īnd, of course, the trial will be easy if you picked Rowlet as your starter. You might be able to find the grass type Bounsweet in the Lush Jungle in the area near where you meet Lana. Instead, bring either an electric or a grass Pokemon in to fight. This is a water Pokemon so leave your fire, ground, and rock monsters on the bench. It starts like it's just any other part of the story and then, wham, you're in the trial and fighting Totem Wishiwashi. You might not even realise that this trial is happening. Or maybe even try finding the flying and psychic Oricorio on Route 3. Drowzee is a strong psychic Pokemon who can be found near Hau'oli Cemetery (just north of Hau'oli City). Instead, try to get a flying, psychic, or fairy Pokemon.įor flying, you can get Pikpik on Route 1 and Wingull all over Melemele Island. So don't bring one of those into the fight against Hala. The Island Kahuna of Melemele, Hala, is a fan of fighting Pokemon and has two brawling monsters on his team: Mankey and Crabrawler.įighting moves are super effective against normal, ice, rock, dark, and steel Pokemon. Luckily for you, you can catch the fighting type Makuhita in the grass outside of Verdant Cavern, where this trial takes place. You, on the other hand, would do well to use a fighting critter as they are super effective against normal. You don't have to worry about any of your monsters being trounced by a normal type: it's not effective against anything. Melemele Island Trial 1 - Normal (Ilima)Ĭaptain Ilima's trial focuses on normal type critters, with a showdown against the normal type Gumshoos (in Sun) or Raticate (in Moon). Read on for some tips for smashing each of the trials in the island challenge.
Knowing what trial is ahead is important, as it means you can catch and train a strong Pokemon who will be effective against the Totem Pokemon or Kahuna you're due to face. Gyms are out, and the Island Challenge Trials are in.īut while they might work a little differently, one thing is fixed: each trial focuses on a different elemental type - be it fire, water, electric, or rock. Pokemon Sun and Moon make a big change from the previous games.