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Ula'ula Clean-up
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Ula'ula Clean-up

Find all the hidden side quests in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, including the Ula'ula Clean-up, Cryptic Books, Desert Wanderer, Tapu Interview, Virtual Gifts, Nanu's Starters, and Team Skull Fashion.

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Find all the hidden side quests in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, including the Ula'ula Clean-up, Cryptic Books, Desert Wanderer, Tapu Interview, Virtual Gifts, Nanu's Starters, and Team Skull Fashion.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Cryptic Books:
    1. Go to the Malie City Library and speak with Acerola on the ground floor.
  2. 2
    She will give you a riddle based on four book titles. The first book title is “Springing Forth from Alola”.
  3. 3
    The correct book order is: “Some Myriad Z-Move Notes”, “Falling In with the Seafolk”, and “When Terrific Tapu Travel”. These correspond to Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
  • Desert Wanderer:
    1. Travel to Haina Desert. Exit north and then east from the entrance to find a strange man in an empty area.
    2. Show him a Solrock (Ultra Sun) or Lunatone (Ultra Moon).
  • Tapu Interview:
    1. Find a reporter researching the destruction of Tapu Village just outside the abandoned Thrifty Megamart on Route 14.
    2. Bring Tapu Bulu to her.
  • Virtual Gifts:
    1. After completing Episode RR, visit the Aether House on Route 15.
    2. Speak to the Aether Foundation employee in the helmet in the room on the right to receive a Porygon.
    3. The woman in the same room gives you an Up-Grade.
  • Starting with Nanu:
    1. Visit the police station on Route 17.
    2. Help a young trainer choose their starter Pokémon from Nanu.
  • Team Skull Fashion:
    1. Go to the Pokémon Center in Po Town.
    2. Purchase a Team Skull Tank and Cap from the grunts for 10,000 Poké Dollars.
    • Tips
    • The books in the Cryptic Books quest are themed around the four seasons.
    • The Desert Wanderer quest rewards you with either a Sun Stone or a Moon Stone depending on your game version.
    • The Tapu Interview quest rewards you with a Grassy Seed.
    • The Virtual Gifts quest provides a Porygon and an Up-Grade, but you will need to find the item for its final evolution separately.
    • Team Skull Fashion allows you to purchase cosmetic items.
    • Cryptic Books: Insight into Legendary Pokémon.
    • Desert Wanderer: Sun Stone (Ultra Sun) or Moon Stone (Ultra Moon).
    • Tapu Interview: Grassy Seed.
    • Virtual Gifts: Porygon and Up-Grade.

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