

Whether you catch it or not, you have two hours before you can use Island Scan again. Go to the location within the next hour and attempt to catch it, though note you have just this single battle to do so. Island Scan will reveal a non-Alolan Pokémon on your current island for you to catch (the full details of which are at the end of this article). For every scan, you earn 10 points, and every 100 points allows you to use the Island Scan feature. You can only use the QR scanner 10 times a day. It'll then be added to your Alolan Pokédex, revealing where you can catch it in the game.

The camera will activate, and place the desired QR code in front of it and snap. To scan a QR code, open the menu, head to the second page and select the 'QR Scanner' option. How QR codes and Island Scan works in Pokémon Sun and Moon There are a few caveats to the system - and it will take you some time to scan then all - but it's well worth doing if you want to, ahem, 'Catch 'Em All'. Not only is it a useful way of cataloguing creatures so you can later locate them in the wild, the system also allows you to catch an additional 28 non-Alolan Pokémon that you can't get anywhere else - until Pokémon Bank support from previous generations is introduced, that is. Or trade it from Pokemon Go if you caught it there and have access to Pokemon Bank.Pokémon Sun and Moon QR codes allow you to scan codes of (practically) every Alolan Pokémon and add them to your regional Alolan Pokédex. Victini is more difficult, requiring you to time travel back to Japan in 2017 and attend the Pokemon Centre event. Is £120 worth it for a Mew? No, but if you have the games already, it’s a freebie. The same couple will give you Jirachi even if you don’t have a Let’s Go game, which is nice. The old couple in Floaroma Town will give you a Mew.

Mew is easy to get hold of if you own one of Let’s Go Pikachu or Eevee and one of Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl. Sick of missing Stone Edge? Constantly finding yourself in an Aaron Zheng Will-O-Wisp situation? Victini will help you spam all those annoying moves to your heart’s content, and effectively raises its base 180 power signature move V-Create’s accuracy to 100 percent. Victini will be particularly obnoxious, as its Victory Star ability raises yours and your opponents’ accuracy by 10 percent. Mew can learn nearly every TM, so its options are practically endless – including the option to use Imprison and then Transform which forces your opponent to Struggle themself to death. Other than that, Jirachi will be commonplace Serene Grace Iron Head, Wish/Protect, and Trick Room will all be viable strategies.
