Things are made a little more complicated than they need be at times, and so with that in mind we’ve put together this quick and dirty guide for getting you up and running with the Festival Plaza’s online and communications features as easily as possible. Expect simple walkthroughs here for Link Trading online with friends, trading using the GTS, Wonder Trade, plus tips for setting up Link Battles and visiting the Battle Spot.
Link Trade - This is a direct trade between you and a specific other person over the internet. You can choose to trade with any of your Nintendo Frendlist friends that are online, anyone online on your VIP list, and anyone online out of 50 random people brought in by the game as guests (you can make one of those randomers more likely to appear again by talking to them and adding them as a VIP from there). GTS - This is a kind of open trade on the Global Trade System. You can either upload a Pokémon you’re willing to trade away, and state what you’d like in return, or you can look for what’ available and see if you have what they want in return for it instead. Wonder Trade - This is a random trade. Upload a Pokémon you’re willing to give away and you’ll receive a random Pokémon someone else is giving away too. You could get anything from a level 1 Rattata to a level 100 Zygarde, depending on how kind the other trainers are, and how much luck you happen to have!
With those explained, let’s go through step-by-step how to take part in a trade online. How to Link Trade: How to Trade on the GTS: How to Wonder Trade: For more on Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon, head to our main Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon walkthrough and guide hub, which includes guides to new Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Pokémon and Pokédex changes, the Festival Plaza, a list of Global Missions and rewards, an explainer on Pokémon Bank, a dedicated page on Pokémon Competitive Training, including IV Training, EVs and hidden stats, Breeding 6IV Pokémon explained and how to farm Bottle Caps fast for Hyper Training. What’s more, we have pages on the Rockruff event for getting Dusk Form Lycanroc and, last but not least, a full Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon QR codes list for adding all Pokémon to your Pokédex. That’s it for our quick rundown of the Festival Plaza’s online communication features, but be sure to check out our detailed guide to the Battle Tree, plus Mega Stone locations, and where to find all of the Z Crystals for further competitive, postgame content - plus, if you’re still working your way through the main story, our main Pokémon Sun and Moon Walkthrough and Guide has absolutley everything you need to know.
