Altar of the Sunne

Altar of the Sunne 日輪の祭壇 Altar of the Sun "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	An altar that is said to be closely associated with the Legendary Pokémon depicted in the local folklore.
Location:	Vast Poni Canyon
Region:	Alola
Generations:	VII
Location of Altar of the Sunne in Alola.
Pokémon world locations

Altar of the Sunne (Japanese: 日輪の祭壇 Altar of the Sun) is a location on Poni Island in Alola, located at the far end of Vast Poni Canyon.

While ordinarily it is only accessible in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Ultra Sun, it can be accessed in Pokémon Moon and Pokémon Ultra Moon after becoming Champion by traveling through the Ultra Wormhole in the Altar of the Moone.

During the story of Pokémon Sun, the player travels to Ultra Space from the Altar of the Sunne using Solgaleo's power.

Geography

An entrance can be seen on the other side of the Dragonium Z's pedestal from the trial in Vast Poni Canyon. It will lead the player to an immensely deep and vast canyon with an extremely long staircase with holes in some spots on the sides. At the top of it, there will be three staircases that get thinner and shorter progressively. At the top of the second, there will be paths leading in a circle on both sides. There are also two pedestals bearing the Sunne symbol on both sides of the third staircase, which leads to a center area with a rhombus-like shape with a large, Sunne symbol in the center. On the left and right of this are paths to stone "islands" with water surrounding them. These appear on each side of a crevice in the middle that is filled with water. The water surrounding the islands flows from a small stream that connects to two spires that lead to a giant circular door resting on a huge mass of rock, but it only opens in a certain part of the storyline. When it does, the altar shoots a laser-like beam toward the sun pattern, which is where Nebby, now a Cosmoem, would position itself to evolve into Solgaleo.

Ultra Wormhole

In Pokémon Sun, after becoming Champion, if the player has Solgaleo in the party at night or Lunala during the day, they can open the dimensional distortion into an Ultra Wormhole and travel to an alternate world. This world experiences the daytime when the other world is in the night and vice versa, similar to Pokémon Moon. Unlike Pokémon Moon, however, this world's time is not offset by 12 hours from the other world's; rather, whenever the player enters this world, it is always the start of either the day or the night (6 AM or 6 PM), from which point time progresses normally so long as the player remains in the world. In this world, the Altar of the Sunne is also replaced by the Altar of the Moone, while the Lake of the Moone is replaced by the Lake of the Sunne. All other aspects (such as the Pokémon that can be found and the fashion items that can be bought) remain the same as in Pokémon Sun in this world. Traveling through the Ultra Wormhole deposits the player at the Altar of the Moone, where the distortion remains open as an Ultra Wormhole (meaning the player can return at any time without needing Solgaleo or Lunala in their party).

In Pokémon Moon, the player can access the Altar of the Sunne by creating an Ultra Wormhole at the Altar of the Moone to travel there. At the Altar of the Sunne, the distortion remains open as an Ultra Wormhole and the player can return to their own world at any time (without needing Solgaleo or Lunala in their party).

In Pokémon Ultra Sun, Necrozma's presence in the party will allow the player to travel to the Altar of the Moone in the reverse world from the dimensional distortion, provided it is in its Dusk Mane form at night or its Dawn Wings form during the day.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Poké Ball ×10	From Lillie if the player has no Poké Balls in their Bag after defeating or running from Solgaleo (repeatable)	S
	Beast Ball ×3	From Lusamine after defeating Necrozma at Megalo Tower	US

Special encounters

Pokémon Sun

After the events that take place in Ultra Space, Lillie will request Nebby to be captured, and must be done to progress. If defeated or run from, it respawns immediately without leaving the area. If the player has no Poké Balls in their bag, Lillie will supply them with ten. Nebby is coded to never be Shiny.

Types: Psychic Steel Ability: Full Metal Body Held item: None Solgaleo Lv.55 Sunsteel Strike Steel Physical   --       Cosmic Power Psychic Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --

Pokémon Ultra Sun

Necrozma has fused with Nebby and attacks the both the player and Lillie during the story. It cannot be caught. Regardless of the outcome of the battle, the plot will progress. It is coded to never be Shiny.

Types: Psychic Steel Ability: Prism Armor Held item: None Necrozma Lv.50 Sunsteel Strike Steel Physical   --       Morning Sun Normal Status   --       Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --

Gallery

Artwork

Concept art from Sun and Moon

In the anime

Altar of the Sunne in the anime

The Altar of the Sunne debuted in A Dream Encounter!, where Lusamine, Faba, Wicke, and Professor Burnet investigated reported sightings of the Ultra Beasts, only to find nothing.

The altar made further appearances from Family Determination! to 10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!. Lillie and Gladion traveled there in order to get help from Alola's Legendary Pokémon in order to save Lusamine from Ultra Space, being followed and soon joined up by Ash, Professor Kukui, and the rest of Lillie's classmates. At the altar, the group was surprised by the sudden appearance of the four guardian deities of Alola, who showed them the birth of Nebby, which Ash had previously witnessed in a dream. The guardians then proceeded hold a ritual for Nebby, allowing it to evolve into Solgaleo. After Ash had gotten his Z-Ring upgraded into a Z-Power Ring by the guardian deities, he and Nebby were able to use Searing Sunraze Smash to open up an Ultra Wormhole for Ash, his classmates, and Gladion to travel through into Ultra Space. After rescuing Lusamine, the group returned to the altar through another wormhole.

The altar appeared in a flashback in The Professors' New Adventure!, where it was revealed that Nebby had left after the group's return to their own world, having returned to living in the wild.

The altar reappeared in Filling the Light with Darkness!, where the Ultra Guardians met up with Lusamine, Faba, Wicke, and Professor Burnet, soon also joined by Gladion. Once there, Lusamine led the Ultra Guardians to ruins the had been recently discovered inside the altar, where they saw ancient murals depicting "the Blinding One". When they returned from the ruins, they witnessed a Lunala emerging from an Ultra Wormhole, being chased by a Necrozma.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards named Altar of the Sunne.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Altar of the Sunne	St	Guardians Rising		118/145	Enhanced Expansion Pack Sun & Moon		051/051
					GX Battle Boost		113/114

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 日輪祭壇 Yahtlèuhn Jaitàahn Mandarin 日輪祭壇 / 日轮祭坛 Rìlún Jìtán Danish Solalter Dutch Altaar van de Sunne Finnish Sunnen alttari French Autel du Soleil German Sonnenkreis-Podium Italian Altare Solare Korean 일륜의 제단 Illyun-ui Jedan Norwegian Sunne-altaret Polish Solarinum Brazilian Portuguese Altar Solar Russian Алтарь Солнца Altar' Solntsa Spanish Altar del Sol Swedish Sunne Altaret Solens Altare*

See also

• Altar of the Moone
• Poni Altar

Alola
Islands Melemele Island • Akala Island • Ula'ula Island • Poni Island • Aether Paradise Settlements Iki Town • Hau'oli City • Heahea City • Paniola Town • Konikoni City • Malie City • Tapu Village • Po Town Seafolk Village • Pokémon League Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 Landmarks Mahalo Trail • Trainers' School • Hau'oli Cemetery • Berry fields • Verdant Cavern • Melemele Meadow • Seaward Cave • Kala'e Bay Ten Carat Hill • Paniola Ranch • Brooklet Hill • Melemele Sea • Diglett's Tunnel • Royal Avenue • Battle Royal Dome • Wela Volcano Park Lush Jungle • Memorial Hill • Akala Outskirts • Ruins of Life • Hano Grand Resort • Hano Beach • Malie Garden • Mount Hokulani Hokulani Observatory • Blush Mountain • Ula'ula Beach • Aether House • Thrifty Megamart (Abandoned Site) • Haina Desert Ruins of Abundance • Ula'ula Meadow • Lake of the Moone • Lake of the Sunne • Shady House • Poni Wilds • Ancient Poni Path Poni Breaker Coast • Ruins of Hope • Exeggutor Island • Vast Poni Canyon • Altar of the Sunne • Altar of the Moone • Mount Lanakila Ruins of Conflict • Poni Grove • Poni Plains • Poni Meadow • Resolution Cave • Poni Coast • Poni Gauntlet • Battle Tree Festival Plaza • Poké Pelago • Big Wave Beach • Sandy Cave • Heahea Beach • Pikachu Valley • Dividing Peak Tunnel Kantonian Gym • Poni Beach • Plains Grotto • Team Rocket's Castle Ultra Space Ultra Deep Sea • Ultra Megalopolis • Megalo Tower • Ultra Jungle • Ultra Desert • Ultra Plant • Ultra Forest • Ultra Crater • Ultra Ruin Ultra Space Wilds

Game locations of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

Kanto Seafoam Islands • Power Plant • Victory Road • Cerulean Cave Route 10 • Route 25 • Pewter City • Roaming Pokémon Sevii Islands Mt. Ember • Navel Rock • Birth Island Johto Ilex Forest • Bell Tower • Whirl Islands • Mt. Silver Cave Burned Tower • Embedded Tower • Roaming Pokémon Hoenn Desert Ruins • Island Cave • Ancient Tomb • Cave of Origin • Marine Cave Terra Cave • Sky Pillar • Southern Island • Sea Mauville • Scorched Slab Pathless Plain • Nameless Cavern • Fabled Cave • Gnarled Den Trackless Forest • Crescent Isle • Sky • Roaming Pokémon Sinnoh Acuity Cavern • Valor Cavern • Spear Pillar • Turnback Cave Rock Peak Ruins • Iceberg Ruins • Iron Ruins • Snowpoint Temple Stark Mountain • Newmoon Island • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin Ramanas Park • Floaroma Town • Roaming Pokémon Unova Guidance Chamber • Trial Chamber • Rumination Field • N's Castle • Abundant Shrine Giant Chasm • Dragonspiral Tower • Liberty Garden • Route 11 • Route 13 • Route 22 Route 23 • Celestial Tower • Nacrene City • Underground Ruins • Twist Mountain Dreamyard • Marvelous Bridge • Reversal Mountain • Coastal Biome • Roaming Pokémon Kalos Sea Spirit's Den • Team Flare Secret HQ • Terminus Cave Unknown Dungeon • Roaming Pokémon Alola Route 16 • Altar of the Sunne • Altar of the Moone • Mount Lanakila • Mahalo Trail Ruins of Conflict • Ruins of Life • Ruins of Abundance • Ruins of Hope Aether Paradise • Ancient Poni Path • Lake of the Sunne • Lake of the Moone Ten Carat Hill • Resolution Cave Galar Tower summit • Battle Tower • Master Dojo • Crown Shrine • Max Lair Rock Peak Ruins • Iceberg Ruins • Iron Ruins • Split-Decision Ruins • Giant's Bed Frigid Sea • Lakeside Cave • Ballimere Lake • Freezington • Roaming Pokémon Hisui Seaside Hollow • Temple of Sinnoh • Acuity Cavern • Valor Cavern • Verity Cavern Lava Dome Sanctum • Moonview Arena • Snowpoint Temple • Turnback Cave • Bonechill Wastes Cobalt Coastlands • Ramanas Island • Scarlet Bog • Coronet Highlands • Floaro Gardens Paldea Grasswither Shrine • Icerend Shrine • Groundblight Shrine • Firescourge Shrine Poco Path • Area Zero • Area Zero Underdepths • Glaseado Mountain South Province (Area One) • Asado Desert • West Province (Area One) • East Province (Area Three) Casseroya Lake • North Paldean Sea • South Province (Area Four) • North Province (Area Two) Alfornada Cavern • Great Crater of Paldea • Tagtree Thicket • East Province (Area One) South Province (Area Five) • Dalizapa Passage • Pokémon League • Socarrat Trail Kitakami Paradise Barrens • Wistful Fields • Oni Mountain • Dreaded Den • Loyalty Plaza Other Faraway Island • Distortion World • Sinjoh Ruins • Ultra Space Wilds

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