History Heartwarming / PokemonSunAndMoon

** It's more heartwarming in ''Moon''; [[spoiler: If you look closely, you'll notice Lunala!Nebby is actually holding Lillie up to it.]]

* It's subtle, but [[spoiler: upon arriving at Poni Island, Hapu will mention how she and Tapu Fini fought against one of the released Ultra Beasts together. Later on, you get to see Hapu get chosen as the new Kahuna of Poni Island. After that, she talks about how she wanted to become Kahuna shortly after the previous one--her grandfather--passed away, but wasn't chosen back then, and started traveling the islands in hopes of becoming strong enough to be chosen by Tapu Fini. Once the FridgeBrilliance kicks in about how it can't be a coincidence that she was chosen after she bravely fought an Ultra Beast, it's hard to not get a FireForgedFriends vibe from Tapu Fini finally crowning her as Kahuna.]]
* Gladion's reaction to [[spoiler: Lillie being kidnapped]], if you think about it. It's the angriest we ever see him in the game, not because he's really mad at the player, but because he's [[AngerBornOfWorry terrified for]] [[spoiler: his sister's safety]].

* From the Battle Tree, we see that [[spoiler:Red and Blue are back, have matured into strapping young men and most heartwarmingly, have rekindled their old friendship]].

* The meeting at Iki Town after you, the main character, become the League Champion of the Alolan Region as a [[DancePartyEnding grand party]] with everyone celebrating it. Kukui, your mother, friends and all the Captains and Kahunas. Even [[spoiler:Gladion]] appears from behind a tree, but doesn't participate. Lillie arrives too and reveals to you [[spoiler:that Lusamine recovered from her coma and even tried to come to the celebration for you, but she couldn't (or Lillie wouldn't let her, she doesn't specify) because she was still too weak. She also explains that she explained what her mother did, and that she's remorseful. It's pretty heartwarming that after all the horrible things she did, she's clearly remorseful.[[note]]Though Lusamine was also [[BrainwashedAndCrazy under the effects of]] [[MoreThanMindControl Nihilego's neurotoxins]].[[/note]]]].

* The meeting at Iki Town after you, the main character, become the League Champion of the Alolan Region as a [[DancePartyEnding grand party]] with everyone celebrating it. Kukui, your mother, friends and all the Captains and Kahunas. Even [[spoiler:Gladion]] appears from behind a tree, but doesn't participate. Lillie arrives too and reveals to you [[spoiler:that Lusamine recovered from her coma and even tried to come to the celebration for you, but she couldn't (or Lillie wouldn't let her, she doesn't specify) because she was still too weak. She also explains that she explained what her mother did, and that she's remorseful. It's pretty heartwarming that after all the horrible things she did, she's clearly remorseful.[[note]]Though Lusamine was also [[BrainwashedAndCrazy under the effects of]] [[MorethanMindControl Nihilego's neurotoxins]].[[/note]]]].

* Drampa's Pokédex entry in Moon [[note]]a game that it is exclusive to, requiring Sun players to trade[[/note]] states that it is friendly to people, particularly children, and it comes from the mountains to visit children in town and play with them.

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* Instead of being kept in their Pokéballs, all three starter options are sent out from the start so that you can see and interact with them before choosing. When you pick your starter, there's a small ceremony where it also chooses you to be its trainer, which ends with your player character picking up and holding the starter they choose.

* It's subtle, but [[spoiler: Upon arriving at Poni Island, Hapu will mention how she and Tapu Fini fought against one of the released Ultra Beasts together. Later on, you get to see Hapu get chosen as the new Kahuna of Poni Island. After that, she talks about how she wanted to become Kahuna shortly after the previous one--her grandfather--passed away, but wasn't chosen back then, and started traveling the island in hopes of becoming strong enough to be chosen by Tapu Fini. Once the FridgeBrillance kicks in about how it can't be a coincidence that she was chosen after she bravely fought an Ultra Beast, it's hard to not get a FireForgedFriends vibe from Tapu Fini finally crowning her as Kahuna.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see the most heartwarming photo from the credits. (Sun Version) Beware of spoilers.]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nebby&lillie.jpg]][[/labelnote]]

-->-- Lillie

* [[http://archaleo.tumblr.com/post/144188953711/its-ok-buddy-you-will-get-a-cool-evolution This picture]] of Oshawott trying to cheer up Popplio by telling him about how his Final Evolution might be as cool as Samurott.

* [[http://real-faker.tumblr.com/post/158064613874/i-uh-have-some-headcanons This fancomic about Guzma and his Wimpod]]. It's also a TearJerker and, for the Wimpod, an awesome moment.

* There's a moment when Lillie recounts a childhood memory of going outside to sing and dance in the rain after watching a movie where a man did the same thing. Her mother, while shocked at first by the action, joined in with her. They both caught colds after the fact, naturally, and slept in bed together while they recovered. [[spoiler:Also a Tear Jerker, since her mother changed between then and the present.]]

* It's subtle, but [[spoiler: Upon arriving at Poni Island, Hapu will mention how she and Tapu Fini fought against one of the released Ultra Beasts together. Later on, you get to see Hapu get chosen as the new Kahuna of Poni Island. After that, she talks about how she wanted to become Kahuna shortly after the previous one--her grandfather--passed away, but wasn't chosen back then, and started traveling the island in hopes of becoming strong enough to be chosen by Tapu Fini. Once the FridgeBrillance kicks in about how it can't be a coincidence that she was chosen after she bravely fought an Ultra Beast, it's hard to not get a FireForgedFriends vibe from Tapu Fini finally crowing her as Kahuna.]]

* If you go along with the fanon idea [[spoiler:that the Ultra Beasts have destroyed the universe of the GBA and DS games]], any Pokémon that you brought to your current games from the RSE era can become a source of this.

--> '''Rotom:''' [[TrueCompanions Where'zzz my evolution, huh?]]

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* Despite their alien appearance, you can play with all of the Ultra Beasts in Pokémon Refresh. Best of all? Each of them has their own distinct, unique personality in Refresh, with certain quirks: Guzzlord turns out to be the most expressive of the beasts, and gets so sad when denied a Poké Bean it veers into painfully adorable; Buzzwole always does [[LargeHam boisterous flexes and poses if happy or mad,]] and just does a dismissive wave if it's upset; when happy, Xurkitree does this [[http://68.media.tumblr.com/cde4506c8ac7a7b4e2b017135d22c84d/tumblr_ogcnodxksH1sodr1ro1_1280.gif adorable]] little dance; Nihilego is also quite expressive for something lacking a face or eyes, such as doing spins when happy, and, [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential should the player decide to be cruel and hit it by rapidly tapping it]], pulling down the "brim" of its hat-like bell to hide from you; Celesteela's mannerisms are just plain ''impossible'' to take seriously even for a huge bamboo spacecraft; little Kartana is [[Keet so energetic it could only be compared to an excited little child]], even floating happily in place; Pheromosa's default expression in Pokémon Refresh looks rather sad, but its face briefly lights up whenever you feed or pet it.