Pokemon Moon Cheat Codes for Nintendo 3DS

Pokemon was in a little bit of a slump when Pokemon Moon was released. I mean, it’s Pokemon it’s still going to sell no matter what they do. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet were critically panned but still broke the top 3 best-selling Pokemon games of all time list. Pokemon Sun and Moon is the most different Pokemon game out of the mainline series. The games were released on November 18, 2016, as part of the franchise’s 20th anniversary. It received favorable reviews from critics and fans, who welcomed the change to the formula. You can read our review here.

Pokemon Moon Premise

As time goes on, Pokemon fans tend to not go back to this generation of Pokemon. Moon takes place in the Alola region, a region loosely based on the islands of Hawaii. The Pokemon formula is intact for the most part with a few significant changes. This game was the first to implement realistic proportions for the characters instead of chibi-styled models. Every new modern Pokemon title introduces a new battle mechanic to differentiate it. Pokemon Moon introduces Z-Moves. Powerful Pokemon attacks that can only be used once per battle.

Pokemon Moon Main Characters

• Player Character – The protagonist, who can be named by the player. The default names are Elio (male) and Selene (female).
• Professor Kukui – The Pokemon Professor of the Alola region.
• Lillie – A mysterious girl who assists Professor Kukui and is connected to the Legendary Pokémon Cosmog.
• Gladion – A member of Team Skull, who has a complicated relationship with his family.
• Hau – The player’s friendly rival and grandson of Hala, the Kahuna of Melemele Island.
• Guzma – The boss of Team Skull, an antagonistic group in the Alola region.
• Lusamine – The president of the Aether Foundation, an organization dedicated to Pokémon conservation. She is also Lillie and Gladion’s mother.
• Plumeria – Plumeria is the big sister figure of Team Skull and serves as an admin.
• The Island Kahunas (Hala, Olivia, Nanu, and Hapu) – The leaders of each of the four islands in Alola. They challenge the player as part of the island challenge.
• Trial Captains (Ilima, Lana, Kiawe, Mallow, Sophocles, Acerola, and Mina) – The overseers of the trials that the player must complete as part of the island challenge.
• The Ultra Beasts and the Ultra Recon Squad – Interdimensional beings and miscellaneous characters who play a significant role in the story.

Other Pokemon Titles In The Series

• Pokemon Red and Blue (Green in Japan) (1996/1998)
• Pokemon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (1998/1999)
• Pokemon Gold and Silver (1999/2000)
• Pokemon Crystal (2000/2001)
• Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire (2002/2003)
• Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004)
• Pokemon Emerald (2004/2005)
• Pokemon Diamond and Pearl (2006/2007)
• Pokemon Platinum (2008/2009)
• Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009/2010)
• Pokemon Black and White (2010/2011)
• Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 (2012)
• Pokemon X and Y (2013)
• Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (2014)
• Pokemon Sun and Moon (2016)
• Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (2017)
• Pokemon Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! (2018)
• Pokemon Sword and Shield (2019)
• Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (2021)
• Pokemon Legends: Arceus (2022)
• Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (2022)
• Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (2023)

Pokemon Moon Cheats

Mystery Gift Passwords

Enter these from the Mystery Gift option on the title screen, via the password distribution option. Note: These codes are all expired on official hardware but may still work on an emulator.

QR codes

Once the QR Scanner becomes available in the game, you can access it under the Pokedex to scan QR codes to unlock rare Pokemon in the game. Scan the QR codes using your Nintendo 3DS camera. Every Pokemon has its own unique QR code. Use the Island Scan ability to scan ten QR codes to get 100 QR points (10 points per scan). After getting those points, scan one of the four islands for a rare Pokemon. There is a different Pokemon available each day of the week.

• Monday: Totodile (Melemele), Spheal (Akala), Swinub (Ula’ula), Conkeldurr (Poni)
• Tuesday: Deino (Melemele), Luxio (Akala), Duosion (Ula’ula), Togekiss (Poni)
• Wednesday: Horsea (Melemele), Honedge (Akala), Roselia (Ula’ula), Leavanny (Poni)
• Thursday: Klink (Melemele), Venipede (Akala), Staravia (Ula’ula), Serperior (Poni)
• Friday: Chikorita (Melemele), Bellsprout (Akala), Vigoroth (Ula’ula), Samurott (Poni)
• Saturday: Litwick (Melemele), Marill (Akala), Axew (Ula’ula), Emboar (Poni)
• Sunday: Cyndaquil (Melemele), Gothita (Akala), Rhyhorn (Ula’ula), Eelektross (Poni)

These are all rare Pokemon you cannot find anywhere else. Additionally, once a QR code is scanned, you will gain an entry in the Pokedex.

Note: Only ten QR codes can be scanned per day, and you will only have one chance at catching the rare Pokemon that spawned from the QR codes used.

Pokemon Moon Glitches

Free Premier Balls from Thrifty Megamart

Location: Thrifty Megamart, Akala Island

This trick is possible since you always receive a 50% coupon at the door. Speak to the lady in red and purchase at least 10 Pokeballs at a time to get your free premier ball. Simply sell back your Pokeballs for your purchase price and repeat. You can speed up the process by simply pressing Right on the D-Pad which will auto select 11 Pokeballs.

Infinite money

This exploit requires access to the Battle Royale Dome by completing the third Island Trial. Then, enter the Thrifty Megamart on the right side of the Battle Royale Dome on Akala Island. You can get a 50% off coupon at the door. Go to the vendor (lady in red) that sells Poke Balls and buy them in 10 increments. For each purchase of 10 Poke Balls, you will get a free Premier Ball. Once you are out of Poke Dollars, sell all the Poke Balls to get all your money back with the help of the coupon you acquired earlier. You will still get to keep the Premier Balls you obtained, even after selling the Poke Balls. Sell the Premier Balls for 10 Poke Dollars to obtain an unlimited amount of Poke Dollars. Note: To make the process quicker, press Right on the D-pad to auto-select 11 Poke Balls.

Easy money

The Amulet Coin is a held item that doubles the amount of money earned after each battle. Happy Hour is a special move that also doubles the amount of money earned after a battle. Combine the two to get 4x the normal amount of coins. To get the Amulet Coin, go to Paniola Ranch on Akala Island. Start at the Nursery building and walk directly right. Look behind the red truck to find the Amulet Coin. Equip the Amulet Coin and use the Happy Hour move at any point during a battle to quadruple the prize money.

Easy XP

Any Pokemon that you have acquired through a trade will get an extra 50% XP. Trade all of your Pokemon away and then back again with someone you can trust to get an instant increase in XP.

Using Pokemon Refresh, any Pokemon with two out of five hearts filled in the Affection meter will gain 20% extra XP. To increase the Affection stat quickly, use Poke Pelago and shake the tree in Isle Abeens daily. Use the Rainbow Beans and feed them to your star Pokemon. Depending on your Pokemon, you may gain multiple hearts with a single Rainbow Bean.

Complete the game by defeating the Elite Four and becoming Alola Champion. Then, return to Route 1 and visit Professor Kukui’s Lab on the beach. If you have 50+ Pokemon in your Pokedex, talk to Professor Kukui to get the Lucky Egg item. The Lucky Egg is a held item that gives a 50% XP boost to the Pokemon holding it.

Easy Happiness

To easily raise Happiness for a Pokemon, collect or purchase two TMs. Make sure both TMs can be learned by the Pokemon you want to increase the Happiness. Replace one move with a TM. Select a move you do not mind losing for now —- you can relearn the abilities afterward. Use the second TM to replace the first TM. Replace the second TM with the first TM. Keep repeating this for 5-10 minutes to max out Happiness. You can use this exploit to easily evolve a Pokemon with the Happiness evolution requirement.

Easily prevent evolutions

Most Pokemon evolve once they reach a certain level requirement. However, to prevent a Pokemon from evolving, during the Evolution animation, hold B to stop the evolution. The Pokemon will evolve at the next possible level-up if all requirements/conditions are met. Normally, Everstones (which are rare) were the only way to stop an evolution in previous Pokemon games. They are still available in Pokemon Sun/Moon. For example, you can get one by defeating Ilima in his house in Hau’oli City. Ilima, the Trial Captain, goes home after you defeat the Melemele Island Kahuna.

Easy Shiny Pokemon

Pokemon Sun/Moon generates Pokemon eggs and their contents before you even begin hatching. Use the following steps to pre-generate a Shiny Pokemon. You will first need the following Pokemon and items:

• Ditto (foreign): Enter GTS and trade for a Ditto with a name in any foreign language (Japanese is best). Foreign means any non-North American Ditto in GTS. Note: Be aware of 5/6 IV Japanese Ditto, as these are most likely hacked Pokemon. Hacked Pokemon will not work for this method.
• Magikarp: Any Magikarp will work. They are common in any body of water in Alola.
• Goal Pokemon: The “Goal” Pokemon is the species you want to generate a shiny for, which can be any Pokemon.

The foreign Ditto is the most important part of this process. You must have a foreign, un-hacked Ditto. There are other ways to do this method, but using a foreign Ditto is by far the easiest.

Items Needed

• Destiny Knot: Equip it on the foreign Ditto. It can be purchased for 48 BP at the fourth counter in the Battle Royale Dome.
• Everstone: Equip on the “Goal” Pokemon. It is given by Ilima after re-battling him in the large house in Hau’oli City. It is also available for purchase for 16 BP at the second counter in the Battle Royale Dome.
• Shiny Charm (optional): It is only needed if you do not use a foreign Ditto. It is given by the Game Director in Heahea City after completing the Alola Region Pokedex (excluding Mythical Pokemon).

Then, go to the Hatchery, wait outside at the ranch, and use the following steps to breed a Shiny Pokemon:

1. Save your game.
2. Deposit the foreign Ditto with the Destiny Knot equipped into the Nursery, then deposit Magikarp.
3. Run in circles to generate eggs. Collect 25-50 eggs. Enter the enclosed fence across the path from the nursery entrance, and spin while riding Tauros to quickly generate eggs. You can generate as many as you want. It is recommended to generate at least 30 to improve your chances of finding a Shiny.
4. Remove one of the Pokemon from the nursery to stop eggs from spawning. This is just a safety precaution. If you continue to generate eggs, you may pre-generate an IV/Shiny/Nature you want that you will miss.
5. Hatch all of the eggs you just collected. Spin with Tauros in the fenced area to quickly begin hatching.
6. If you found a Shiny, continue to the next step. If you did not, repeat steps 1-5.
7. Take note of the egg that hatched into a Shiny. For example, Egg #21 since your last save hatched into a Shiny Pokemon.
8. Reset your 3DS without saving. This is very important.
9. Return to the Nursery and deposit Ditto and your “Goal” Pokemon. Make sure Ditto is holding the Destiny Knot, and your “Goal” Pokemon has an Everstone equipped.
10. Collect eggs up to the number where you hatched a Shiny with Magikarp, which is Egg #21 in our example. For genderless or single-gender Pokemon, add +1 to your number. For example, for a genderless or single-gender Pokemon, hatch Egg #22 instead of #21.
11. Finally, hatch the egg (for example, Egg #21) to get the desired Shiny Pokemon. Note: When breeding Pokemon, simply refuse the eggs from the Nursery you do not want until you get the right egg with the Shiny Pokemon.

Easy Pikachu

Go to Hau’oli City after your first trial when Pokemon can call for help. Enter the fenced area across from the mall. Walk around in that grass until you run into a Pichu. Note: Set another Pichu or Pikachu with Static as the first member of your party to increase the odds of a Pichu appearing. This is best done in the area on Route 1 where Pichu spawns, as this does not also have a Magnemite. Stall the battle until Pichu calls for help. Get the Pichu to low HP to increase the rate of it calling for help. The Pokemon it calls for help will either be Pikachu, Pichu, or Happiny. It calls Pikachu 4/7 of the time, another Pichu 2/7 of the time, and Happiny 1/7 of the time. If it is Pikachu, K.O. the Pichu and catch the Pikachu. If it is Pichu or Happiny, K.O. the new Pichu or Happiny and stall the battle again until Pichu calls for help and it is Pikachu.

Pokemon Moon Unlockables

Battle Styles

Before you start a battle, you can show off your battling pose, and each style has its PokeBall throwing animation. You can change to a certain battling style by speaking to an old man in the Outer Cape located north of Malie City as long as you have that style unlocked. There are 8 different Battle Styles in total.

Battle Tree Streak Rewards

After completing a streak of some number of wins at the Battle Tree, the next day on your return you will receive an item from the receptionist depending on how long your streak was.

Oval Charm

To obtain the Oval Charm, an item that will greatly boost the rate at which Eggs appear at the Pokemon Nursery, you must first beat the game, then visit the Game Freak building and defeat Morimoto. He will give you it after the battle.

Shiny Charm

To obtain the Shiny Charm, a Key Item that will triple the rate at which Shiny Pokemon are found in the game, you must first complete the Alola Pokedex. Then speak with the Game Director in Heahea City.

Poke Finder upgrades

Early in the game, you get the ability to take and submit photos with the Rotom Dex. You get points for each photo you submit that are used to upgrade the Poke Finder’s version once you reach a milestone. Get the indicated number of points to upgrade the Poke Finder to the corresponding version and gain the listed new feature:

• Version 2: Get 1,500 points to unlock the Zoom function.
• Version 3: Get 10,000 points to unlock the Zoom upgrade.
• Version 4: Get 100,000 points to unlock the Final Zoom upgrade.
• Version 5: Get 1,500,000 points to unlock an option to call Pokemon to you.

Trainer Passport Stamps

As you complete tasks within the game, you’ll get stamps on your Trainer Passport.

Pokemon Moon Easter Eggs

Diamond Dust

If you play the game on your birthday, head over to the summit of Mount Lanakila. The usual falling snow will be replaced with glittery diamond snow.

Pokemon Moon Secrets

Extra Z-Crystals In Post Game

There aren’t as many z-crystals in this game as in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon but to be 100% the game you must collect these crystals

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