Pokémon Ultra Moon | Nintendo 3DS

About the Game

Pokémon Ultra Moon returns to the island region of Alola with an expanded adventure, a larger selection of Pokémon and a story that brings Necrozma and Ultra Space into sharper focus. You begin with a partner Pokémon, travel between islands and build a team capable of handling the varied trials ahead. Familiar locations gain new encounters and story developments, giving returning players more to investigate.

Alola’s island challenge provides a different structure from the traditional Gym circuit. Trials and powerful Totem Pokémon test how well your team works together, while grand trials put your progress against each island’s kahuna.

Gameplay & Experience

Battles remain turn-based, with type matchups, move choices and team composition shaping the result. Z-Moves offer a powerful tactical option, but choosing when to commit one matters. Catching and raising a wider team gives you ways to respond when a favorite Pokémon meets an unfavorable matchup. Ride Pokémon help you cross obstacles while keeping your team’s battle moves available for combat.

Beyond the familiar islands

Ultra Wormholes open the way to unusual locations and encounters. Ultra Warp Ride makes that journey an activity of its own, adding another form of exploration beyond walking from town to town.

More to do around Alola

Mantine Surf combines travel with a score-based surfing challenge. These diversions help the islands feel like places to spend time rather than a sequence of battle checkpoints.

A particular version to collect

Ultra Moon has version-specific encounters and differences from Ultra Sun. It is a separate expanded release from the original Pokémon Moon, so its story and available Pokémon should not be treated as interchangeable.

Standout Features

• Expanded Alola adventure centered on Necrozma
• Island trials, Totem Pokémon and grand trials
• Ultra Warp Ride and Mantine Surf
• Turn-based team building and version-specific encounters