Sun Stones

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, there are seven different ways to obtain Sun Stones. The easiest way to acquire a Sun Stone is in Mossdeep City, where an NPC will give it to you when you talk to him at the Mossdeep Space Center.

Or completing the Secret Super Training stage “Drag Down Hydreigon!” offers a reliable way to acquire multiple Sun Stones.

There are still more ways to obtain these stones, although other methods might be more tedious.

Method 1 – Mossdeep Space Center (One-time Only)

A guaranteed way to acquire a Sun Stone is at the Mossdeep Space Center located in the city’s far northeast area. On the building’s first floor, a Sailor will give you a Sun Stone just for speaking with him.

Simply return to Mossdeep City to get started.

Step 1: After you’ve arrived in Mossdeep City, immediately head to the top-right area of the city, which is home to the Mossdeep Space Center.

Step 2: Enter the Mossdeep Space Center and make your way to the northwest side of the room, behind the photo cutout board.

Step 3: Behind the board you’ll find a Sailor walking around. Speak to him and he’ll give you a Sun Stone.

Method 2 – Secret Super Training: Drag Down Hydreigon!

Secret Super Training is a series of mini-games designed for fully-trained Pokémon to obtain rare items. If you complete the stage called “Drag Down Hydreigon!” within the target time, you have the chance to win one of the following prizes:

• Sun Stone
• Moon Stone
• Lemonade
• PP Up
• Pretty Wing
• Stardust

Because Super Training becomes available once Wally captures his Ralts, this method does provide the earliest opportunity to obtain a Sun Stone. However it should be noted that fully training a Pokémon’s EVs (Effort Values) will likely take a while.

Method 3 – Pokémon with the Ability Pickup

You can also utilize Pokémon with the Pickup ability to get Sun Stones. Good examples of Pickup Pokémon include Zigzagoon and Linoone.

Here’s how Pickup works:

After winning a battle, a Pokémon with the ability Pickup in your party has a 10% chance to find an item, as long as it’s not already holding one. This ability remains active even if the Pokémon didn’t take part in the battle or is fainted. The higher your Pickup user’s level, the better your odds of obtaining a Sun Stone.

Below are the chances of finding a Sun Stone based on your Pickup user’s level:

Method 4 – Inverse Battle Stop

The Inverse Battle Stop is a unique battle facility operated by a trainer named Inver, where Inverse Battles take place. Should you manage to defeat Inver, he’ll reward you with an item based on your score.

Each super-effective move you land earns you a point, while each super-effective move he lands against you causes a one-point deduction.

Scoring between 7 to 9 points gives you a 10% chance of obtaining a Sun Stone. Each prize in this pool has an equal probability (10%) of being awarded. The prize pool for this score range includes the following:

• Fire Stone
• Leaf Stone
• Water Stone
• Thunder Stone
• Sun Stone
• Moon Stone
• Dawn Stone
• Dusk Stone
• Shiny Stone
• Everstone

Method 5 – Rematch with Expert Timothy

When you defeat Expert Timothy in a rematch, he has a 5% chance of rewarding you with a Sun Stone.

Step 1: From Rustboro City’s Pokémon Center, head north along the path on the right until you reach the city’s northern exit, which leads to Route 115.

Step 2: Stay on this path until you reach Route 115. Then go down the ledge by the Aroma Lady and head to the nearby beach.

Step 3: When you get to the beach, use HM03 Surf at the top left corner of the sea.

Step 4: Keep surfing north, making your way through the tight pass between the island and the rocks.

Step 5: Soon you’ll notice another beach on the northeast side of the ocean.

Disembark there when you see it.

Step 6: When you get to the beach, find the stairs to your right and climb up them.

Then walk north on the path on the right side where a Black Belt NPC is wandering around.

Step 7: Keep going north until you can turn left by a white picket fence. This is where you’ll see Expert Timothy at the end of the path.

Go talk to him for a rematch.

Method 6 – Secret Pal Skill: Pick Up Stones

You have a chance to obtain Sun Stones by using the “Pick Up Stones” Secret Pal skill, which is one of the features of Super-Secret Bases.

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Super-Secret Bases are an upgraded version of the Secret Base feature from the original games. You can play with other players in your base, and visit other Secret Bases to interact with other players, challenge them to battles, and make them one of your Secret Pals.

Each Secret Pal can use a special skill once a day; a pal can learn up to four of the ten possible skills:

Method 7 – Stealing from Wild Solrock (Omega Ruby Only)

Exclusively in Omega Ruby, you can obtain Sun Stones as held items from wild Solrock. These can be found anywhere within Meteor Falls.

Even though you’ll encounter various other Pokémon on each level of the cave, the odds of encountering Solrock stays fixed at 25% regardless of where you are in Meteor Falls.

When you encounter Solrock, there’s a 5% chance they will be holding a Sun Stone. To take the item just use a Pokémon that knows TM46 Thief.

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