Pokémon Moon Rom

At the back of Verdant Cavern, Pokémon Moon sends out an Alolan Raticate. Pokémon Sun gives that same spot to Gumshoos. Raticate can call an Alolan Rattata into the fight, so the first island trial is a good reason to bring a Fighting-type move that works against both.

The trials give Alola a different rhythm from the older games’ Gym circuit. On Akala Island, Lana asks you to investigate splashes at Brooklet Hill. The small fish you run into on the way down are Wishiwashi. By the time you reach the last pool, the Totem Wishiwashi is already in School Form, and it can bring in an Alomomola to heal it during the fight.

Lana gives you Waterium Z after the trial. If you started with Popplio, let it hold the crystal. With your Z-Ring, Popplio can turn a Water-type move it already knows into a Z-Move once per battle.

Wishiwashi is the final fight in Lana’s trial in the original Pokémon Moon. Pokémon Ultra Moon puts Totem Araquanid at the end of that same trial.

Alola after dark

On Route 1, check the first two patches of grass east of your house. Yungoos appears there during Alola’s day, and Alolan Rattata takes its place at night. Pokémon Moon shifts the clock by 12 hours, so 9 a.m. on your system is 9 p.m. in Alola.