Walkthrough for Vast Poni Canyon (Part 1) in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Includes trainer battles, item locations, and Pokémon encounters.
Walkthrough
- 1Upon entering the cave, you'll encounter Veteran Harry to the east.
- 2Past Harry, head east and up a slope. You can either sneak past Backpacker Perdy or smash boulders with Tauros and crawl through a hole to find a Protein and a ledge.
- 3After the ledge, head south-east along the slope to the right of Perdy. Smash a boulder with Tauros to find a Max Potion.
- 4Carefully go up the slope to the south-west. You can sneak past Ace Duo Kent and Aimee by hugging the east wall or charge through boulders on the south side with Tauros.
- 5Continue west up the next slope, smashing boulders near the top with Tauros.
- 6Exit the cave and head east, following the grassy path clockwise around the rocky hill. Pick up the Max Revive on the south-east side.
- 7On the west side of the hill, head north and cross to the opposite side of the canyon.
- 8Squeeze north to reach another cave entrance. Before entering, follow the narrow path to the right of a tall stone structure to find a hidden X Attack.
- 9Enter the cave and grab the X Defense near a rock.
- 10You can choose to traverse the upper path on Mudsdale or the narrow lower path, which leads to Hiker Zachary.
Tips
- Veteran Harry's Beheeyem is weak to Bug or Ghost-types.
- Harry's Banette can use Phantom Force, which hits on the second turn.
- Ace Duo Kent and Aimee's Alolan Sandslash is weak to Ground, Fire, and Fighting.
- Ace Duo Kent and Aimee's Alolan Ninetales has Snow Warning and is weak to Fire, Rock, Poison, and Steel.
- Hiker Zachary's Kabutops is recommended to be fought with Grass, Electric, or Fighting-types.
- Hiker Zachary's Tyrantrum boasts high Attack and Defense.
Pokémon Encounters - Inside Caves:
- Boldore (Rock) - 30%
- Golbat (Poison/Flying) - 30%
- Carbink (Rock/Fairy) - 20%
- Sableye (Dark/Ghost) - SOS from Carbink
- Dugtrio (Alolan) (Ground/Steel) - 20%
Pokémon Encounters - Exterior:
- Mienfoo (Fighting) - 20%
- Lycanroc (Midday) (Rock) - 20% [Day]
- Lycanroc (Midnight) (Rock) - 20% [Night]
- Machoke (Fighting) - 20%
- Carbink (Rock/Fairy) - 15%
- Boldore (Rock) - 10%
- Skarmory (Steel/Flying) - 10%
- Jangmo-o (Dragon) - 5%
- Hakamo-o (Dragon/Fighting) - SOS from Jangmo-o
- Kommo-o (Dragon/Fighting) - SOS from Jangmo-o
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