Ride Pager

Core series

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• Ride Pokémon are a common means of travel in Alola and different Ride Pokémon have strengths suiting them to different tasks. Not all Ride Pokémon in Alola are a part of Poké Ride, with many Trainers using their own Pokémon for transport. An institution called Alola Transit appears to be involved in the administration of Ride Pokémon and frequently does Alola Ride Shows, displaying the Pokémon that are frequently called. Some Ride Pokémon are trained at Paniola Ranch . Those who ride Mantine are called Mantine Surfers (Japanese: マンタインサーファー Mantain Surfers ), an example being Grimsley .
• Anyone can summon a Ride Pokémon if they have a Ride Pager (Japanese: ライドギア Ride Gear ) with the desired Pokémon registered to it. The Ride Pager was developed by Ilima with the help of a friend. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus , Professor Laventon also states how riding Pokémon in Hisui resembles Ride Pokémon in Alola, [ 1 ] implying that the custom has existed for hundreds of years.
• Soliera UM and Dulse US liken riding on top of Lunala UM and Solgaleo US to the Ride Pokémon of Alola. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
• Concept art for Malie City for Sun and Moon depicts a Hariyama taxi service, which is considered to be the same one as the Tauros taxi service; Hariyama, however, is never depicted as a form of Ride Pokémon. This would also suggest that the Tauros Charge Poké Ride was at one point considered to be a usual form of travel during the games' development. The idea of a Tauros taxi service has been adapted into the Pokémon animated series .
• In Pokémon Sun, Moon , Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon , Ride Pokémon functionally take the place of HM -taught field moves and certain Key Items —like the Dowsing Machine and the Bicycle —from past games, and while riding one, the encounter rate per step in tall grass , or while riding across water , may be reduced from the default rate on foot. The Ride Pager can be opened by pressing the Y Button once it is obtained. The player can also tap the icons by the Ride Pokémon to register them to different directions on the Control Pad as a shortcut. It is obtained from Hala after the player passes his grand trial .
• While riding a Ride Pokémon, the player will wear a special suit known as the Riding Wear (Japanese: ライドウェア Ride Wear ). The Riding Wear's appearance differs when riding on a Pokémon that travels on water. Additionally, the designs of both change between Sun and Moon, and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. In Sun and Moon, the Riding Wear's headgear appears to be modeled after Hawlucha . In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, the Riding Wear's headgear appears to be modeled after Shiny Hawlucha.
• Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon retains all Ride Pokémon featured in Sun and Moon, as well as introducing a new Ride Pokémon, Mantine , in the form of Mantine Surf . Unlike the other Ride Pokémon, Mantine is exclusively kept at Surf Spots rather than the specialized Poké Balls included in the Ride Pager, and are used to swim between Alola's four main islands.