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Introduction

By
Vincent Lau

In Festival Plaza, the festival never ends!

The Festival Plaza is available basically as soon as you get your "Rotom" IconRotom Pokedex and is its own compartmentalized “game within a game”, so to speak.

Festival Plaza is important because it also countains all of the social features of this game. Gone is the PSS, if you want to connect to the Internet, it’s all contained within one convenient menu function. GTS, Wonder Trade, you name it, if it involves the Internet or Global Link, it’s here!

Not only that, but you can also build up your own castle . It’s not just a place to go so you can get online, it’s your very own kingdom!

Level up your castle to unlock new facilities, meet and greet with players from around the world, and use these facilities to do things from getting free items, giving your Pokemon free EVs, hatching eggs faster, or dyeing your clothes different colors!

This introduction will give a brief overview of everything you can do here, but be sure to dive into the following sections for a detailed breakdown on how to make the most of Festival Plaza!

Battle and Trade

You’ll notice once you get into Festival Plaza, the touch screen interface changes dramatically. The two biggest buttons are Battle and Trade .

Battle lets you battle with other players, either locally or online, depending on how you’re currently connected. You can challenge your friends or castle visitors to a battle if they’re available, or you can hook up with someone random online.

There are several rulesets you can choose from, and new battle rules are constantly being released for you to download and use (they usually correspond with official tournament openings) so you can practice!

Trade will let you, well, trade Pokemon with friends or guests. Wonder Trade lets you trade with a random stranger. GTS is a staple of the trading hub, letting you deposit Pokemon and request another Pokemon in exchange.

You can Link Trade to trade with a specific special someone, but if that someone is in the same room as you, you’re better off using the Quick Link option in the default menu instead of via Festival Plaza.

Use Facilities for Bonuses

As you rank up your castle, you will unlock Facilities you can build. You can never expand the max number of Facilities, so make your little circular road count, okay?

Facilities can all be used once per day and are well worth your while. They use their own special currency, Festival Coins (FC) , and you can do things like instant-give EVs to your Pokemon, hatch an Egg or get it closer to hatching, or win random items from lottery-esque facilities. Sweet!

Socialize!

It’s called “festival” plaza after all. Have fun meeting people! Random people from online will visit you as guests and you can chat them up.

As you level up your castle, you can do other fun things with them too, such as order their clothes if you don’t own them already (between each game version, certain outfit colors are exclusive).

You can earn Festival Coins by answering their questions, sending them to a facility you think they’ll like, and when someone online starts up a Mission you can join to bolster the score and earn even more Festival Coins!

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Nintendo
  • Platforms,
    DS
  • Genre
    RPG
  • Guide Release
    12 December 2016
  • Last Updated
    7 December 2020
  • Guide Author
    Vincent Lau, Cassie Sun

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Welcome to Alola, a region of tropical islands, filled with gorgeous natural beauty and Pokemon never seen before. Having recently moved to Alola, your journey begins soon afterwards. Your adventures will be filled with fascinating and colorful people with quirky island traditions and of course Pokémon. Delight in the mysteries of the brand new Alola region as your travels take you the length and breadth of the region and the secrets of the legendary Pokémon Solgaleo and Lunala are finally unveiled.

Our massive and comprehensive guide includes the following:

  • A full route and trial battle guide covering your journey from Pokémon novice to eventual Champion.

  • All dungeons and Rite of the Island challenges covered.

  • Detailed breeding and capture guide, including locations for every Pokémon as well as information on the new Alolan forms.

  • Gameplay strategies to maximise your team potential as well as details on Hyper Training.

  • Minigames and secrets uncovered.

  • An explanation of the brand new Rotom Pokédex and loads more!

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