This doesn't just go for basic Pokemon, but even things like starters. On top of that useful way of catching Pokemon that are native to Alola, the QR Scanner provides trainers with the rare opportunity to catch Pokemon that can't be found natively in Alola. Pokemon Sun & Moon QR Codes: Using the QR Scanner to spawn rare non-Alola Pokemon If you're not quite sure where to find Pichu or Rockruff, for instance, you can scan their QR code in and see their locations projected directly onto the map - handy! Here we explain how the island scanner works - and below you'll also find QR codes for every Pokemon in Alola. This is useful for a couple of reasons, but primarily because once a Pokemon is scanned into your Pokedex in this way the game will then tell you exactly where to catch one. Each QR code you scan directly correlates to a Pokemon in-game, and each code you scan fills in part of the entry about that Pokemon in your Pokedex. This new menu option blurs the line between the world of Alola and the real world since it allows you to boot up the external cameras of your Nintendo 3DS and scan in QR codes.