Sun and Moon postgame and daily events
Choose a clear goal after becoming Champion: guardians, Ultra Beasts, gifts, title defense, Poni exploration or daily training.
Original Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon for Nintendo 3DS (2016). Sun and Moon differences are labelled. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon have a different story, expanded Pokédex and altered trials.
Start with the new story and access
Follow Looker’s invitation to Route 8 for the International Police Ultra Beast operation. Visit Gladion at Aether Paradise for Type: Null and its associated Memories, then train friendship for Silvally. Explore the remaining Poni areas toward the Battle Tree. Each of these is a concrete postgame goal rather than a new required Gym sequence.
Collect optional legends and crystals
Return to the four guardian ruins, investigate the alternate-world Cosmog gift and finish the original Zygarde collection. After the Ultra Beast mission, search Ten Carat Hill for Necrozma. Optional Z-Crystals include rewards from the Eevee-user quest and other trainer challenges. Use the legendary guide to keep the mission sequence, version and catch method together.
Defend the Champion title
Repeat the Elite Four challenge with its stronger postgame teams, then face a title-defense challenger. This pool includes familiar island characters and varies with progress or conditions. Kukui’s original first victory test is distinct from every later defense. Keep the League rematch teams and Champion encounters separate when planning a return.
Give daily trips a useful destination
Berry piles replenish, Konikoni offers a daily massage and other repeatable services supply items or training support. Pelago activities run on timers and Island Scan depends on the day of the week. Check the current in-game clock, especially in Moon. A good daily loop might harvest planted Berries, collect Aphun items and hatch Nursery Eggs; choose activities that serve your current team or Pokédex goal.
These guides cover original Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon (2016). Check the version and in-game time before planning an encounter.