Learn how to earn Festival Coins (FC) in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon by battling, trading, participating in missions, and interacting with NPCs in the Festival Plaza.
Festival Coins (FC) are a currency used in the Festival Plaza. You can earn them through various activities, primarily by interacting with other trainers and participating in missions.
Battle or Trade
After a battle or a trade, trainers you interacted with may appear in your Castle. Chatting with them can reward you with Festival Coins. Wonder Trades in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon can yield over 12 FC per trade. While initiating Wonder Trades repeatedly can be tedious, chatting with the trainers you trade with can quickly accumulate FC. Fortune tent facilities sometimes have a chance to double your FC gain, making trades even more efficient.
Listen to the Whispers
Real-life trainers can appear in your circular castle road. When you approach them, a speech bubble will appear. If this bubble is tinted red, it indicates a special greeting and a potential opportunity to earn FC by answering their questions correctly. The rewards for these interactions are roughly double what they were in Pokémon Sun and Moon, making them a worthwhile activity.
| Statement | Action |
|---|---|
| Battle! Battle! | Accept to have a “battle” of the two players’ stats (people met, trades done, etc.) |
| Do you know how I feel? | Direct the trainer to a random shop and hope they like it |
| Do you understand? | .) |
| Do you want to know a secret? | Accept to listen to the trainer talk about themselves for a bit |
| I’m hungry. | Direct the trainer to a cafe or restaurant |
| I want my Pokemon to play. | Direct the trainer to a Bouncy House or Haunted House facility |
| I want to be excited. | Direct the trainer to a Bouncy House, Haunted House, or Lottery facility |
| I want to make my Pokemon happy. | Direct the trainer to a cafe/restaurant, Bouncy House, or Haunted House facility |
| I want to meet! I want to meet! | .) |
| I want to see great moves! | Direct to a cafe/restaurant, Bouncy House, or Dye Shop facility |
| I want to shop. | Direct to a store facility |
| I want to treat myself! | Direct to a store, Fortune Teller, or Lottery facility |
| Listen! Listen! | Accept to listen to the trainer talk about themselves for a bit |
| Tell me! Tell me! | Accept to answer their question about you |
Participate in Missions and Global Missions
Missions can be initiated by players using a Festival Ticket or by joining others. A red bar on the top of your touch screen indicates an active mission. Both your individual contribution and the group score increase your FC rewards, with potential earnings of over 50 FC per mission. Higher participation leads to more stars and greater FC rewards.
Mission types vary, including quizzes on type advantages, learning languages, or finding specific types of people. Type advantage or Inverse type battle quizzes are the fastest and most rewarding for FC gain. While missions like Tauros boulder breaking are fun, they offer less FC.
Global Missions are released by Game Freak and Nintendo, allowing any active player to join for their duration. These missions offer the largest FC rewards, potentially thousands, provided the difficult objectives (like collecting BP or hatching eggs) are completed.
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