Altar of the Moone
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| Map description: | An altar that is said to be closely associated with the Legendary Pokémon depicted in the local folklore. | |||
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| Location: | Vast Poni Canyon | |||
| Region: | Alola | |||
| Generations: | VII | |||
 Location of Altar of the Moone in Alola. | ||||
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Altar of the Moone (Japanese: 月輪の祭壇 Altar of the Full Moon) 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 Moon and Pokémon Ultra Moon, it can be accessed in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Ultra Sun after becoming Champion by traveling through the Ultra Wormhole at the Altar of the Sunne.
During the story of Pokémon Moon, the player travels to Ultra Space from the Altar of the Moone using Lunala's power.
Geography
An entrance can be seen on the other side of the Dragon-type Z-Crystal'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 Moone symbol on both sides of the third staircase, which leads to a center area with a rhombus-like shape with a large, Moone 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 moon pattern, which is where Nebby, now a Cosmoem, would position itself to evolve into Lunala.
Ultra Wormhole
In Pokémon Moon, 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 day when the other world is in night and vice versa, similar to Pokémon Sun. Unlike Pokémon Sun, 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 Moone is also replaced by the Altar of the Sunne, while the Lake of the Sunne is replaced by the Lake of the Moone. 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 Moon in this world. Traveling through the Ultra Wormhole deposits the player at the Altar of the Sunne, 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 Sun, the player can access the Altar of the Moone by creating an Ultra Wormhole at the Altar of the Sunne to travel there. At the Altar of the Moone, 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 Moon, Necrozma's presence in the party will allow the player to travel to the Altar of the Sunne 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
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Poké Ball ×10 | From Lillie if the player has no Poké Balls in their Bag after defeating or running from Lunala (repeatable) | M |
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Beast Ball ×3 | From Lusamine after defeating Necrozma at Megalo Tower | UM |
Pokémon
Pokémon Moon
The Lunala encountered here is coded never to appear as Shiny.
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N/A | S | M |
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55 | One | |||||||||
| A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here. | |||||||||||||||
Pokémon Ultra Moon
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N/A | US | UM |
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50 | One | |||||||||
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In the anime
Pokémon Evolutions
Altar of the Moone appeared in The Eclipse. Selene and Lillie traveled there to save Nebby, while Lillie recalled the events of her journey. When Lillie played the Sun Flute alongside Selene's Moon Flute, the altar reacted to the music and allowed Nebby to evolve into Lunala. Lillie pleaded for Nebby to help save her mother, but before it could do so, an Ultra Wormhole appeared over the altar and dumped out Lusamine and Guzma, followed by Necrozma. Nebby battled against the Prism Pokémon, but ultimately wound up being absorbed by it. Selene then stepped forward, preparing to take on Dawn Wings Necrozma.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Altar of the Moone in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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| Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
| Altar of the Moone | St | Guardians Rising | 
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117/145 | Strength Expansion Pack Sun & Moon | 050/051 | |
| GX Battle Boost | 111/114 | ||||||
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Premium Trainer Box | 010/020 | ||||||
Trivia
- In Pokémon Ultra Moon, the player can win or lose to Dawn Wings Necrozma; they will not black out and the story will progress either way.
In other languages
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See also
| Game locations of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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