History Characters / PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies

[-'''Pokémon Family Species:''' [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIFamilies Gen I]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIBulbasaurToParasect Bulbasaur To Parasect]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVenonatToCloyster Venonat To Cloyster]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIGastlyToMiltank Gastly To Miltank]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIMagikarpToMew Magikarp To Mew]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIFamilies Gen II]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIFamilies Gen III]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIITreeckoToSharpedo Treecko To Sharpedo]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIWailmerToDeoxys Wailmer To Deoxys]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVFamilies Gen IV]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVFamilies Gen V]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVVictiniToZoroark Victini To Zoroark]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVMinccinoToGenesect Minccino To Genesect]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIFamilies Gen VI]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIChespinToHawlucha Chespin To Hawlucha]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIDedenneToVolcanion Dedenne To Volcanion]]) | '''Gen VII''' ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIRowletToComfey Rowlet To Comfey]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMelmetal Oranguru To Melmetal]] / [[Characters/PokemonUltraBeasts Ultra Beasts]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIIFamilies Gen VIII]] | [[Characters/PokemonGlitches Glitches]]\\

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[-'''Pokémon Family Species:''' [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIFamilies Gen I]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIBulbasaurToTentacruel Bulbasaur To Tentacruel]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIGeodudeToBlissey Geodude to Blissey]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationITangelaToMew Tangela to Mew]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIFamilies Gen II]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIFamilies Gen III]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIITreeckoToSharpedo Treecko To Sharpedo]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIIIWailmerToDeoxys Wailmer To Deoxys]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationIVFamilies Gen IV]] | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVFamilies Gen V]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVVictiniToZoroark Victini To Zoroark]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVMinccinoToGenesect Minccino To Genesect]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIFamilies Gen VI]] ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIChespinToHawlucha Chespin To Hawlucha]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIDedenneToVolcanion Dedenne To Volcanion]]) | '''Gen VII''' ([[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIRowletToComfey Rowlet To Comfey]] / [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMelmetal Oranguru To Melmetal]] / [[Characters/PokemonUltraBeasts Ultra Beasts]]) | [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIIFamilies Gen VIII]]\\
'''Pokémon Human Characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivals Protagonists And Rivals]] | [[Characters/PokemonProfessors Professors]] | [[Characters/PokemonGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] ([[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTrialCaptainsAndKahunas Trial Captains and Kahunas]] | [[Characters/PokemonEliteFour Elite Four]] | [[Characters/PokemonChampions Champions]]\\
'''[[Characters/PokemonVillainTeams Pokémon Villain Teams]]:''' [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamRocket Team Rocket]] / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamAquaMagma Team Aqua/Magma]] / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamGalactic Team Galactic]] / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamPlasma Team Plasma]] / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamFlare Team Flare]] / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamSkull Team Skull]] / [[Characters/PokemonTeamYell Team Yell]]\\

A list of the Pokémon from the games ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. This sheet is for all the known Pokémon, and may contain spoilers. Clocking in at 88 as of ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'', not counting the below-mentioned new variants of existing Pokémon, this Generation introduced the second smallest amount of new Pokémon after its immediate predecessor, and the first generation to introduce new Pokémon species after the first installments. Also noteworthy is that this is the overall slowest Generation, as many fully evolved Pokémon are {{Mighty Glacier}}s. Nearly every Pokémon introduced in Generation VII (either brand new or a new form) also have Abilities or Moves that are unique to it.

As Gen VI did with Mega Evolutions, variations of Generation I Pokémon are found in Alola with different appearances, moves, abilities, and types are introduced in Gen VII. Information on variants are included under the Pokémon species, rather than here. Gen VI is also the first generation to add brand new species of Pokémon mid-generation: The initial number was 81, then five more species were added for ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'' and two others were introduced in ''Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee'', bringing the total to 88.

A list of the Pokémon from the games ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. This sheet is for all the known Pokémon, and may contain spoilers. Clocking in at 88 as of ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuLetsGoEevee'', not counting the below-mentioned new variants of existing Pokémon, this Generation introduced the second smallest amount of new Pokémon after its immediate predecessor, and the first generation to introduce new Pokémon species after the first installments. Also noteworthy is that this is the overall slowest Generation, as many fully evolved Pokémon are {{Mighty Glacier}}s. Nearly every Pokémon introduced in Generation VII (either brand new or a new form) also have Abilities or Moves that are unique to it.

A list of the Pokémon from the games ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. This sheet is for all the known Pokémon, and may contain spoilers. Clocking in at 81 as of ''Sun and Moon'' and at least 86 as of ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', not counting the below-mentioned new variants of existing Pokémon, this Generation introduced the second smallest amount of new Pokémon after its immediate predecessor, and the first generation to introduce new Pokémon species after the first installments. Also noteworthy is that this is the overall slowest Generation, as many fully evolved Pokémon are {{Mighty Glacier}}s. Nearly every Pokémon introduced in Generation VII (either brand new or a new form) also have Abilities or Moves that are unique to it.

As Gen VI did with Mega Evolutions, variations of Generation I Pokémon are found in Alola with different appearances, moves, abilities, and types are introduced in Gen VII. Information on variants are included under the Pokémon species, rather than here. Gen VI is also the first generation to add brand new species of Pokémon mid-generation.

As Gen VI did with Mega Evolutions, variations of Generation I Pokémon are found in Alola with different appearances, moves, abilities, and types are introduced in Gen VII. Information on variants are included under the Pokémon species, rather than here.

* [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMeltan Oranguru to Meltan (765-792, 800-802, 807-808)]]

* [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToZeraora Oranguru to Zeraora (765-792, 800-802, 807)]]

* [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMarshadow Oranguru to Zeraora (765-792, 800-802, 807)]]

* [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMarshadow Oranguru to Marshadow (765-792, 800-802)]]

A list of the Pokémon from the games ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. This sheet is for all the known Pokémon, and may contain spoilers. Clocking in at 81 as of ''Sun and Moon'' and at least 86 as of ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', not counting the below-mentioned new variants of existing Pokémon, this Generation introduced the second smallest amount of new Pokémon after its immediate predecessor, and the first generation to introduce new Pokémon species after the first installments. Also noteworthy is that this is the overall slowest Generation, as many fully evolved Pokémon are {{Mighty Glacier}}s. Nearly every Pokémon introduced in Generation VI (either brand new or a new form) also have Abilities or Moves that are unique to it.

A list of the Pokémon from the games ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. This sheet is for all the known Pokémon, and may contain spoilers. Clocking in at 81 as of ''Sun and Moon'' and at least 86 as of ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', not counting the below-mentioned new variants of existing Pokémon, this Generation introduced the second smallest amount of new Pokémon after its immediate predecessor, and the first generation to introduce new Pokémon species after the first installments. Also noteworthy is that this is the overall slowest Generation, as many fully evolved Pokémon are {{Mighty Glacier}}s.

A list of the Pokémon from the games ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. This sheet is for all the known Pokémon, and may contain spoilers. Clocking in at 81 as of ''Sun and Moon'' and at least 84 as of ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', not counting the below-mentioned new variants of existing Pokémon, this Generation introduced the second smallest amount of new Pokémon after its immediate predecessor, and the first generation to introduce new Pokémon species after the first installments. Also noteworthy is that this is the overall slowest Generation, as many fully evolved Pokémon are {{Mighty Glacier}}s.

* [[Characters/PokemonUltraBeasts Ultra Beasts (793-799)]]

* [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMarshadow Oranguru to Zeraora (765-792, 800-803)]]

* [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMarshadow Oranguru to Marshadow (765-792, 800-802)]]

For other generations, [[Characters/{{Pokemon}} go here]].

A list of the Pokémon from the games ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. This sheet is for all the known Pokémon, and may contain spoilers. Clocking in at 81 as of ''Sun and Moon'' and at least 83 as of ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', not counting the below-mentioned new variants of existing Pokémon, this Generation introduced the second smallest amount of new Pokémon after its immediate predecessor, and the first generation to introduce new Pokémon species after the first installments. Also noteworthy is that this is the overall slowest Generation, as many fully evolved Pokémon are {{Mighty Glacier}}s.

A list of the Pokémon from the games ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. This sheet is for all the known Pokémon, and may contain spoilers. Clocking in at 81 as of ''Sun and Moon'' and at least 83 as of ''VideoGame/UltraSunAndUltraMoon'', not counting the below-mentioned new variants of existing Pokémon, this Generation introduced the second smallest amount of new Pokémon after its immediate predecessor, and the first generation to introduce new Pokémon species after the first installments. Also noteworthy is that this is the overall slowest Generation, as many fully evolved Pokémon are {{Mighty Glacier}}s.

A list of the Pokémon from the games ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. This sheet is for all the known Pokémon, and may contain spoilers. Clocking in at 81 as of ''Sun and Moon'' and at least 83 as of ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', not counting the below-mentioned new variants of existing Pokémon, this Generation introduced the second smallest amount of new Pokémon after its immediate predecessor, and the first generation to introduce new Pokémon species after the first installments. Also noteworthy is that this is the overall slowest Generation, as many fully evolved Pokémon are {{Mighty Glacier}}s.

A list of the Pokémon from the games ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. This sheet is for all the known Pokémon, and may contain spoilers. Clocking in at 81 as of ''Sun and Moon'' and at least 83 as of ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', not counting the below-mentioned new variants of existing Pokémon, this Generation introduced the second smallest amount of new Pokémon after its immediate predecessor, and the only generation to introduce new Pokémon species after the first installments. Also noteworthy is that this is the overall slowest Generation, as many fully evolved Pokémon are {{Mighty Glacier}}s.

A list of the Pokémon from the games ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. This sheet is for all the known Pokémon, and may contain spoilers. Clocking in at 81, not counting the below-mentioned new variants of existing Pokémon, this Generation introduced the second smallest amount of new Pokémon after its immediate predecessor. Also noteworthy is that this is the overall slowest Generation, as many fully evolved Pokémon are {{Mighty Glacier}}s.

* [[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIIOranguruToMagearna Oranguru to Magearna (765-792, 800-801)]]

For other generations, [[Characters/{{Pokemon}} go here]]. For more on the Ultra Beasts, go [[Characters/PokemonUltraBeasts here]].

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[[folder:Oranguru ''(Yareyuutan)'']]
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An orangutan that is a Normal/Psychic type with the abilities Inner Focus and Telepathy. It has a move called Instruct, which helps its partner in double battles by telling it to perform the move it used recently again. It is exclusive to ''Pokémon Moon''. It lives alone in forests where it meditates and cares for other Pokémon. It also has a fan made of leaves and its own fur.
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* EverythingIsBetterWithMonkeys: It's an orangutan.
* {{Foil}}: To Passimian, its version exclusive counterpart: while both are primate-based Pokémon that use items as tools, and perform well in double battles due to their abilities and moves, Oranguru is part Psychic and is special-oriented, generally lives alone, and [[MeaningfulName aptly looks and acts like a guru]] which contrasts with Passimian's sports-y and active lifestyle. The Pokédex lists both on the same page, which suggests that they're related somehow.
* FriendlyRivalry: Normally it spends most of its time deep in the jungle canopy, but occasionally it will go down to the beach to match wits with Slowking.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Even though Oranguru are intelligent enough to use human tools for themselves, held man-made items such as Potions and Poké Balls still do nothing for them in battle.
* HermitGuru: They prefer to live solitary lives deep in forests where they meditate in trees. They're kind to other Pokémon and offer medicine and food for the sick and hungry.
* IntellectualAnimal: Much like real orangutans, Oranguru are intelligent enough to know how to use human tools and have allegedly been observed to use Pokéballs.
* MightyGlacier: Oranguru has a great Special Defense stat with a decent Special Attack stat. It happens to be pretty slow as well.
* MindOverMatter: It's part Psychic-type.
* MissingSecret: Its Hidden Ability, Symbiosis, is not available as of now.
* MulticoloredHair: The long hair covering its shoulders and back, which it uses to bind its fans together, is [[SupernaturalIsPurple purple]] with wisps of [[OrangeBlueContrast blue and orange]].
* NonElemental: It's part Normal-type.
* SecretArt: The only Pokémon that can learn Instruct naturally.
* ShownTheirWork: It's mentioned on the official website that people once mistook Oranguru for humans who lived in the forests. People in real life once thought the same of orangutans.
* StrokeTheBeard: Oranguru's idle animation in battle; it also does this action when pleased in Pokémon Refresh.
* SupportPartyMember: With Telepathy and Instruct, it can serve as an effective ally in double battles, but both have no use in single battles.
* {{Telepathy}}: One of the few Pokémon with the ability, and the only ones aside from the Elgyem line that has it as a normal ability, which allows it to avoid damage from allies' attacks that would otherwise hit it (such as Surf or Earthquake), presumably by using its psychic powers to get forewarning of their intent to attack.
* VowOfCelibacy: Oranguru is incapable of learning the move Attract, which may be a subtle nod to how gurus tend to eschew such earthly desires to achieve enlightenment. They can still be bred like most Pokémon, though.
* {{Youkai}}: Its psychic powers, simian appearance, aptitude for Telepathy, and third eye marking above its eyes all bring to mind a ''satori'' -- a type of mountain youkai resembling a monkey or ape -- known for their ability to read minds.
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[[folder:Passimian ''(Nagetsukesaru)'']]
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A Fighting type that resembles a ruffed lemur. Its ability, Receiver, allows it to take the ability of its partner in double battles when that partner faints. It is exclusive to ''Pokémon Sun''. They live in large groups of about 20 to 30 and they all train very hard under their troop's leader. The leader picks ten of the troop's best individuals for gathering food. It also wears a berry rind on its head like a helmet and has a large berry with it that it uses in attacks.
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* AnimalsNotToScale: From its pose in its official art and what animal it is based on, you'd think it would sit comfortably on your shoulder. But at '''6'07''''' and '''182.5 lbs''', it's as big as a linebacker.
* BareFistedMonk: It's a Fighting-type.
* BequeathedPower: If Passimian's ally faints in Double Battle, its Receiver ability copies their ability.
* {{Bully}}: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. Between the TrainingFromHell they undergo when in a colony, being the Teamwork Pokémon, having access to the move Beat Up, ''and'' being based off a Rugby/American Football player, it would appear to be of the JerkJock variety.
* CombatPragmatist: Passimian mainly use hard berries as weapons but are also known to use soft berries to blind opponents.
* CoolHelmet: Passimian wears a berry rind as a helmet, similar to how American football players wear helmets in games.
* EverythingIsBetterWithMonkeys: It's based on a ruffed lemur.
* {{Foil}}: To Oranguru, its version exclusive counterpart: while both are primate-based Pokémon that use items as tools and perform well in double battles due to their abilities and moves, Passimian is pure Fighting and very physical in comparison, and also live in large groups. Its appearance and overall mannerisms also resemble that of a Rugby player, contrasting with Oranguru's solitary lifestyle. The Pokédex lists both on the same page which suggests that they're related somehow.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Despite Passimian's descriptions mentioning they live and work together, Passimian never appear as allies in SOS Battles.
* IKnowMaddenKombat: The way it holds and uses its berry resembles an UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball or Rugby player.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Passimian uses berries as weapons.
* MightyGlacier: Passimian has a great Attack stat along wth high HP and a good Defense stat to withstand some physical attacks before going down. While it is actually faster than most Alolan Pokémon, 80 Speed isn't something to write home about either.
* MissingSecret: Its Hidden Ability, Defiant, is not available as of now.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Lemurs aren't too common in fiction. Even then, you're more likely to see ring-tailed lemurs and sifakas instead of ruffed lemurs.
* TrainingFromHell: The leader of a Passimian colony puts its trainees through a harsh training regimen of passing berries to each other; some trainees even give up and run away because of this.
* WeaponizedBall: Its weapon is a hard berry that it uses as a ball.
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[[folder:Wimpod and Golisopod ''(Kosokumushi and Gusokumusha)'']]
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A cowardly Bug/Water isopod Pokémon. When attacked, its Ability, "Wimp Out", makes it run away from battle. Despite its personality, it's valued for its ability to eat anything, making them good at cleaning up garbage. They even find pearls and other valuable items among the trash from time to time, so they are targeted by humans and Pokémon like Murkrow. Upon evolving into Golisopod, it becomes more capable of defending itself, even though it still runs away from battle when weakened.
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* ActionInitiative: Golisopod's First Impression has +2 priority, but only on the turn it's been sent out. It also learns Sucker Punch naturally and can get Aqua Jet bred onto it.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Wimpod's a Bug/Water-type, though at 1'08" it's not the largest Bug-type around. Still ''much'' larger than the animal it's based on, though. Golisopod, however, plays the trope much straighter, standing at 6'07".
* BlessedWithSuck: When Wimpod evolves into Golisopod, it gets a huge boost in offense and defensive stats... and an ability that's basically a rename of Wimp Out. Subverted in that switching out allows it to return to use First Impression again.
* CowardlyLion: Golisopod still runs away from danger like Wimpod. However, Golisopod is way more powerful and perfectly able to defend itself. Golisopod also ''cowers in fear'' when you tap it repeatedly in Pokémon Refresh, implying that it still retains part of Wimpod's cowardly demeanor.
* CowardlyMooks: Whether you end up facing Wimpod or its evolution, it will try to flee the moment its HP falls halfway. Even the PreexistingEncounters requires you to chase after it.
* CowerPower: If its HP gets below half, its Wimp Out Ability [[SwitchOutMove makes it drag another Pokémon out in its place]]. In the wild, Wimp Out forces Wimpod to flee from the battle. Golisopod's ability, Emergency Exit, does the same thing, though it's implied that Golisopod does it [[TacticalWithdrawal strategically]] rather than out of cowardice. In Spanish, First Impression has been translated as "escaramuza" (ambush), implying that Golisopod flees in order to catch the opponent off-guard later.
* CrashIntoHello: First Impression's Japanese name is "Head-On Collision", bringing this trope to mind.
* ExtremeOmnivore: If it's on the ground, it'll eat it. Even garbage, making them valued as cleaners of the sea.
* FaceOfAThug: Despite its intimidating appearance, Golisopod is said to be a peaceful creature who spends most of its time meditating.
* FragileSpeedster: Wimpod has decent Speed, but all of its other stats are abysmal. Contrast Golisopod, [[MightyGlacier which has good stats pretty much everywhere except Speed]].
* MagikarpPower: Like the TropeNamer, Wimpod has poor stats except for Speed. Unlike Magikarp, Wimpod is capable of learning more than three offensive attacks, ensuring it isn't dead weight during training. However, Wimpod's only attacks by level up are Struggle Bug and Sand Attack, the former of which uses its inferior Special Attack (compared to its Attack), making levelling up without triggering Wimp Out or using [=TM=]s and/or Rare Candies on it difficult. It's not so wimpy anymore once it evolves into Golisopod.
* MakingASplash: It's part Water-type. Notably, upon its reveal, it was the first Bug/Water type since Surskit (though in Pokédex order that distinction instead belongs to the Dewpider line).
* MeaningfulName: Wimpod's name comes from combining "wimp" and "isopod". Golisopod is a combination of "goliath" and "isopod".
* MetalSlime: Unlike most other Pokémon, Wimpod only appears as a pre-existing encounter in the overworld, and approaching one causes it to scurry away and hide until you leave the area. If you do catch up to one, you better have some Quick Balls on you to chuck at it, otherwise you'll be tossing balls while at full or near-full health due to its ability, reducing the chances of capture. However, if you do manage to defeat or capture one, it will often leave behind a Big Pearl, Nugget, or Big Nugget as a bonus.
* MightyGlacier: Golisopod has good Attack and an amazing Defense stat, but its speed is very low. However, it has access to priority moves such as Aqua Jet and First Impression to cover for this.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Golisopod is noted to battle skillfully with its six arms.
* NeverNeedsSharpening: Golisopod's ability is the same as its pre-evolution, but the name is twisted into something that sounds more badass, suggesting Golisopod exits on purpose.
* NotCompletelyUseless: While Golisopod's Emergency Exit ability might seem to be just as bad as its pre-evolution ability, it does allow it to use First Impression without having to waste a turn switching it out, giving Golisopod a sort of hit-and-run style of fighting.
* PoorPredictableRock: Due to its dreadfully low speed, when a Golisopod switches in, it's usually safe to assume they're going to lead with a First Impression. Guzma's Golisopod is particularly evident of this, leaving him wide open to moves like Counter and Baneful Bunker.
* PoisonousPerson: When threatened, Wimpod spits out toxic fluid to alert others to danger.
* PreexistingEncounters: Wimpod are encountered in only three areas in the overworld and need to be either outrun or outmaneuvered before they can escape into their dens.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Golisopod's antennae and underbelly are differing shades of purple, and it's very powerful.
* {{Samurai}}: Golisopod is based on one.
* ScavengersAreScum: Averted with Wimpod. It's stated to be a scavenger and is based on real life scavenging isopods, but it's a harmless and cowardly creature that simply wants to be left alone. Golisopod, being based on {{Samurai}}, is also an aversion.
* SecretArt: Golisopod is the only Pokémon that can learn First Impression.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: While the small, beach-scavenging isopods Wimpod is based on are fairly well known to beachgoers, outside of some shocking photographs, fairly few people are aware of the giant deep-sea isopods Golisopod resembles (the largest of which are about the same size as Wimpod itself).
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: This is what Wimp Out boils down to; if it gets weak enough, it turns tail and hides back in the party, dragging another Pokémon out to do its fighting for it. If fought as a wild Pokémon, Wimpod flees from the battle. Golisopod's ability, Emergency Exit, is exactly the same, just with a different name.
* StockDinosaurs: Wimpod is based on modern isopods, but it also looks a lot like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilobite a prehistoric trilobite]].
* TacticalWithdrawal: Though Golisopod's ability functions exactly the same as Wimpod's "Wimp Out", it's called "Emergency Exit".
* TookALevelInBadass: Wimpod is a weak Pokémon that runs away at the slightest sign of danger, but when it evolves into Golisopod, ''it becomes the danger''.
* WeaponOfChoice: Golisopod is the signature Pokémon of Team Skull's leader, Guzma. {{Freud|ian Excuse}} would have a field day explaining how the two are practically a perfect match.
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[[folder: Sandygast and Palossand ''(Sunabā and Shirodesuna)'']]
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A line of Ghost/Ground Pokémon made of sand. Sandygast looks like a pile of sand with a shovel stuck in it while Palossand is based on a sandcastle. They are formed from the grudges of fallen Pokémon that merged with the sands of the battlefield. Despite their silly appearance, they're known for trapping and sucking the life energy out of other Pokémon. Their ability, Water Compaction, raises their Defense by two stages if hit by a Water-type move.
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* AnimateInanimateObject: Starts off as a pile of sand and then evolves into a full-fledged sandcastle.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Despite their silly appearance, they're known as quite dangerous for consuming the life force of other Pokémon.
* DevelopersForesight: Much like Diglett, due to being stuck to the ground (or even part of the ground), the move Telekinesis (a move which involves hurling the opponent in the air) fails when used on them.
* DishingOutDirt: It's part Ground-type and resembles a sandcastle.
* EvilCounterpart: Ghost and Ground dual typing is shared by only two evolutionary lines. While Golett and Golurk are Ground/Ghost typed and protectors, Sandygast and Palossand are Ghost/Ground and malevolent. There are also design similarities in that Sandygast and Palossand mimic sand castles made by humans, while Golett and Golurk were actually made by humans.
* HealThyself: Their SecretArt Shore Up helps them regenerate half their maximum health, and even more if a Sandstorm is raging.
* KillItWithWater: Downplayed slightly. They're weak to water, like most Ground types, but thanks to the Water Compaction ability, it also makes their bodies denser and increases their defense by two stages.
* LifeDrinker: Both Sandygast and Palossand consume their victim's life-force, and the latter is shown eating a Pikachu in official artwork. It's considered a test of courage in Alola to willingly stick your hand inside a Sandygast's mouth. They also get Absorb, Mega Drain and Giga Drain as level up moves.
* MightyGlacier: Palossand has a high Defense stat with a good Special Attack stat, but it is incredibly slow.
* MindManipulation: Sandygast and Palossand control the minds of people to build up their bodies with sand.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: These two are haunted ''sandcastles''.
* PeoplePuppets: Both Sandygast and Palossand are willing to mind control humans to help them build up their sand bodies. Sandygast specializes in mind controlling children who grab on the shovel on its head, while Palossand focuses more on adults, though it's not as dependent on them as its preevolution is.
* PunnyName: Palossand is derived from both "Palace" and "Sand" and is literally a "Pile of Sand" (which when said aloud sounds similar to Palossand).
* SecretArt: Shore Up, which regenerate half their maximum health, and even more if a Sandstorm is raging.
* SensorCharacter: Palossand's shovel moves around while it searches for prey, serving as a radar.
* ShownTheirWork: Palossand's shiny palette is referencing the actual black sand beaches scattered around Hawaii, formed when molten lava came into contact with cool seawater and literally exploded, cooling into dunes of fine basalt.
* SoulPower: It's part Ghost-type.
* TheVirus: Palossand consumes the life force of other Pokémon, and the grudges of those Pokémon are thought to possibly become a new Sandygast.
* WeaponOfChoice: Palossand is a signature Pokémon of Acerola when you battle her in [[spoiler:the Pokémon League as a member of the Elite Four]].
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[[folder:Pyukumuku ''(Namakobushi)'']]
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A Water-type Pokémon resembling a sea cucumber with the ability to send its organs out from its mouth and form a fist. Due to its appearance and habits, its not really popular among tourists, who tend to throw them back into the ocean if they're caught. They are homebodies who tend to stay in the same spot, even when there isn't any food around. So it's customary to throw starving ones into food-rich areas; despite this, they somehow return to their original spots.
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* CoveredInGunge: Its body is covered in a slippery mucus-like substance that allows it to live outside of water for a week without drying out. This substance is also one of the reasons why it's disliked by tourists; tourists tend to step on it by accident due to its small stature, and the substance causes them to slip and fall.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Somehow even moreso than Shuckle as a StoneWall: it cannot learn '''any''' offensive moves period besides Bide and Counter, making their offensive stats essentially useless and forcing them to use either the former for direct damage, or Toxic and their own ability for indirect damage.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: A sort-of sidequest / minigame in Sun / Moon involves throwing Pyukumuku on the beach back to the sea for money, tying in with its flavor text of people taking part-time jobs for Pyukumuku cleanup. Additionally, the Pyukumuku in the sidequest show up in the same spots every day.
* GrotesqueCute: It's traditionally adorable, but attacks by spitting out its guts.
* {{Irony}}: Its orifice is shaped like ''Dai'''''[=/=]'''''Oo'' (meaning "Great" or "Big"). That said, the 'mon itself is tiny like an actual sea cucumber.
* LastGraspAtLife: When Pyukumuku faints, it shoots out its hand-like inner organ to futilely try to catch itself from falling over.
* MakingASplash: It's a Water-type sea cucumber Pokémon.
* MundaneUtility: People use its slime for skin moisturizer.
* PrehensileTail: Its innards can act as a hand (like how one scene of the anime has one give Ash a peace sign with said innards).
* PunnyName: A play on 'puke', 'mucus', and 'cucumber'.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: It's incredibly adorable for a Pokémon that is based on an animal that uses the same orifice for eating, breathing, pooping, and mating and whose main form of defense against predators is to jettison its internal organs at them. However, it's not very popular among tourists InUniverse, who will usually throw them back if they catch one.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Based on sea cucumbers, likely specifically the "sea apples" (a subset of sea cucumbers with notably rounded bodies compared to the more serpentine forms of other sea cucumbers). Due to its vaguely rabbit-like appearance and slimy exterior, its design could also derive from sea hares, specifically ''Jorunna parva'' and the California black sea hare, all of which are a type of sea slug.
* SecretArt: Purify, a Poison-type move what heals the target of their status condition which then heals Pyukumuku up.
* ShownTheirWork: Its ability to send out its innards as a defense mechanism is the same as real-world sea cucumbers.
* StoneWall: Great defenses but low offenses and the worst speed stat of all time, tied with Shuckle and Munchlax. Furthermore, Pyukumuku is incapable of learning offensive moves other than Bide and Counter.
* TakingYouWithMe: When it faints, its Innards Out ability causes it to deal as much damage as it had health before the killing blow. If it gets hit with a move that takes down all of its HP to 0 in one shot, expect a huge payback in return.
* TooDumbToLive: They'll stay in a spot they like even if it means starving to death.
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[[folder:Type: Null and Silvally ''(Silvadi)'']]
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An artificial Pokémon that was created to synthesize the strengths of various Pokémon so it can adapt to any situation. It was created to combat Ultra Beasts. If Type: Null develops a strong bond with someone, it will evolve into Silvally and in the process destroy its helmet, allowing it to access its full power. There isn't much difference between the two, with Silvally's lighter gray patches becoming white and its crest getting a slightly different shape. Silvally's [[PunnyName RKS]] System ability allows it to change its type depending on the Memory item it holds, similarly to Arceus' Multitype ability.
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* ActionBomb: Silvally can learn Explosion via TM, and if not holding a Memory, is one of the very few Pokémon to get STAB on the move. Throw in a Choice Band, and it's going to seriously hurt anything that doesn't resist Normal.
* AerithAndBob: Type: Null is the only Pokémon to have a colon in its name, and the only Alola Pokémon whose name is two normal English words.
* AnimalisticAbomination: Type: Null is described as the fusion of various Pokémon. Its body shape is canid or feline-like, but it takes its other body features from other creatures.
* ArtificialHuman: This Pokémon line was specifically created from various other Pokémon.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Silvally's eyes and fins change color to correspond to the type of Memory it is holding.
* ConfusionFu: Silvally's ability RKS System reacts to items called Memories, allowing it to change type akin to how Arceus synergises with Plates using its ability Multitype. In a similar vein to Arceus' Judgement, Silvally's Multi-Attack always has the same type as Silvally itself. Type: Null and Silvally are also able to learn moves of varying types.
* ContinuityNod: According to documents at Aether Paradise, materials used to create it were gathered from the Canalave Library in the Sinnoh region.
* CoolHelmet: Type: Null wears a large, heavy helmet (44.1 lbs to be exact) made of either stone or metal. This helmet is broken when it evolves.
* CriticalHit: Type: Null's ability Battle Armor makes it immune to them.
* {{Cyborg}}: Implied to be one, at least according to the cannula-like ports on the side of Silvally's mouth. Promotional art illustrates that this is some sort of disc drive or RFID device that allows it to read the Memory items to adapt its type. Design documents for it found in Aether Paradise also hint that its skeleton might be robotic or mechanical in nature.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Like Buneary, Type: Null has a base friendship of 0, meaning that it takes a lot of effort to earn its trust and make it evolve.
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: It's an artificial HybridMonster designed to KillTheGod (or Ultra Beast, in this case). In fact, this is alluded to with its [=RKS=] system sounding like the official English pronunciation of [[{{God}} Arceus]].
* DubNameChange: Type: Null is a notable case in the series in that its Spanish and Italian names are ''not'' the same as its English name (using instead names that translate to ''Code Zero'' and ''Type Zero'', respectively), when every other Pokémon known beforehand always used its English name in those two languages.
* {{Expy}}:
** Silvally's design (a giant, primarily white four-legged beast), and ability RKS System (which changes its type depending on held item) both make it resemble [[OlympusMons Arceus]]. They also both have a unique attack that changes type with them. Finally, both the English and Japanese names of Silvally's ability [[StealthPun reference]] Arceus, while the French, Italian and Spanish names (all of which translate to ''Alpha System'') reference Arceus' category as the Alpha Pokémon. Considering Type: Null was designed to battle the Pokémon spoken of in ancient myths, it may be no exaggeration to say Silvally is an artificial version of the strongest one. Notes found at Aether Paradise mention that they gathered data from the Canalave Library in Sinnoh, the region with the most mythology about Arceus.
** Its backstory is quite similar to fellow lab-created battle machine Mewtwo: Both were modeled after a Mythical Pokémon that is said to be the origin of all others. Both were created to be the perfect fighting machines and both went berserk and became nearly uncontrollable. The biggest difference was that Type: Null's creators did eventually find a way to control them while Mewtwo's creators... didn't. Further similarities can be found with Mewtwo's depiction in [[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie the first Pokémon movie]], as since Mewtwo's power could not be controlled, a special device was put on it to decrease its power and make it manageable, but it failed to work, and Mewtwo broke out of it. Type: Full could not be controlled, and a helmet was put on its three specimens to decrease their power and make them manageable. Two of them eventually break out of it.
* FireIceLightning: In three different flavors, no less. Silvally can get all three elemental fangs from the Move Relearner, can learn Flamethrower, Ice Beam, and Thunderbolt via TM, and can get Tri Attack by level-up.
* FleshGolem: The line's mismatched appearance invokes the feeling that it was made from the body parts of other unidentified Pokémon.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration:
** Type: Null and Silvally have identical stats except in speed; Silvally is faster because it loses Type: Null's heavy helmet.
** The ''Sun'' dex entry says Silvally is awakened when it trusts its trainer. Type: Null evolves through friendship.
** Gladion is the only trainer (besides the protagonist) who uses Type: Null. [[spoiler: The Moon Pokédex entry for Silvally implies Gladion named the species, as he was the first to see Type: Null evolve.]]
** Its ability to change its typing makes sense in regard to how it was designed as an Ultra Beast killer. Most of the Ultra Beasts have an [[AchillesHeel exploitable weakness]], such as Kartana being 4x weak to Fire or Buzzwole being 4x weak to Flying. With the Aether Foundation's prior knowledge of the Ultra Beasts, the idea was for Silvally/Type: Null to change into the advantageous type before battle to defeat them.
** The Ultra Beasts all gain a stat boost upon entering battle not unlike a Totem Pokémon, and their Beast Boost ability raises their stats further. Most of them are also fought at around Lv 65. Silvally learns the move Punishment at Lv 65, which deals more damage to targets with heightened stats, allowing it to fight the Ultra Beasts even more effectively.
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: It's a genetically-engineered Pokémon based on Arceus intended to be used as a weapon versus the Ultra Beasts.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: According to documents at Aether Paradise, all three Type: Null (then named Type: Full) rejected the RKS System and went berserk; they were equipped with the masks and cryogenically frozen.
* HybridMonster: Literally, and Type: Null was specifically designed for this in mind.
* InfinityMinusOneSword: With base stats of 95 all around, putting it on par with the Tapu deities, and RKS System allowing it to become any type, Silvally is effectively a scaled-down Arceus.
* IronicName: "Null" means nothing; however, its appearance and lore establish it's a hybrid of many different Pokémon.
** It was originally "Full", but after the RKS system failed in testing, it was changed to its modern name.
* JackOfAllStats: Type: Null has 95 in all stats except Speed, while Silvally has 95 in all stats, making it neither too good or too bad at anything. This also applies to its lore; one of the reasons why Type: Null was created was to be a Pokémon that could adapt to any situation by mixing the strengths of other Pokémon. Silvally's ability ups the ante, allowing it to be any of the eighteen types.
* MaskPower: The mask Type: Null wears allowed the Aether Foundation to control its powers, but its heavy weight also makes it slower. Upon the helmet's destruction as it evolves into Silvally, it gains a ''massive'' boost in power in regard to its speed and its [[ConfusionFu RKS System]].
* MeaningfulName:
** Its original name, Type: Full, represented the RKS System. When that failed, it was renamed Null, to mean "nothing".
** Its evolved form is half this, half PunnyName: Its name in every language is combination of ''silver'' and ''ally'', or synonyms for ally. Some examples: Its Japanese name, Silvadi (Shiruvadi), can be Romanized as Silvuddy, or ''silver'' plus ''buddy''; French, Silvallié, ''silver''' plus ''allié'' (French for ally); Its Chinese name Yinbanzanshou literally means "[[AwesomeMcCoolName silver comrade battle beast]]". It's a Pokémon that evolves via ThePowerOfLove (friendship) and has a large palette of silver on it.
* MixAndMatchCritters: The line shares many traits from various animals. Their front legs are bird-like, but they appear to be covered in an insect-like exoskeleton. It has mammalian hind legs, but reptilian scales on them. It also has a fishlike tail, but the actual fin part of said tail looks to be made of sharp steel and is lined with diamond shaped studs. Its actual head looks like a cross between a wolf/lion and an eagle, with a mammalian nose and corresponding ears, but bird-like plumage and a hooked beak. Silvally even has machine-like elements incorporated, mainly the sides of its face that have a kind of disk reader.
* NoBiologicalSex: Fitting for something created in a lab, the line has no gender. Since their egg group is Undiscovered, they cannot even breed with a Ditto.
* NonElemental: It's a Normal type and its name in various languages directly references that it has no particular element to it. On top of this, Silvally's ability even allows it to change its Type.
* NonIndicativeName: They're actually Normal typed... in their natural state at least.
* OddNameOut: Unlike every other Pokémon, Type: Null doesn't really have a name so much as a classification.
* OlympusMons: Type: Null and Silvally share traits with Legendary Pokémon, such as being genderless, being unable to breed, and their registration in the Pokédex has the same special effect that registering a Legendary Pokémon has. Silvally also has a Base Stat total equal to the Tapus and the Ultra Beasts at 570, which is also not too far off from the Base Stat total of other Legendaries like the Legendary Birds or Beasts. However, Type: Null and Silvally are not explicitly referred to as Legendary beyond these shared characteristics.
* OurGryphonsAreDifferent: It has talons for front legs and paws on its hind legs, but it has a fish tail instead of the tail of a lion. Not only is its plume in both forms shaped like an eagle's head, but Silvally's own head, once revealed, looks like a cross between an eagle's and a lion's.
* OurHomunculiAreDifferent: Objectively not human, but is a lab-grown being that evokes various tropes that accompany homunculi.
* PowerLimiter: The mask was put on it to control its power, and it's also heavy, making it slower. It destroys the helmet upon evolving to Silvally.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Type: Null's evolution is said to be triggered when it recognizes that it has a great bond with someone and destroys its helmet. Reflecting this, Silvally's name in all languages incorporates words such as ally, friend, or buddy.
* PunnyName: Both the Japanese and English names of Silvally's ability (AR System and RKS System) are puns that reference Arceus, the Pokémon it is seemingly modeled after.
* RecurringElement: Follows in the footsteps of many other artificial Pokémon, but most closely to Genesect and Mewtwo.
** Also is an artificial man-made Pokémon not normally obtainable, similar to Porygon.
* SecretArt: RKS System is unique to Silvally, as is Multi-Attack, a rushing attack that, like Arceus' Judgment, changes type with the user. Silvally is also one of the few non-Dragon Pokémon capable of learning Draco Meteor (the others being Arceus and Smeargle) as it can be tutored the move while holding a Dragon Memory.
* ShedArmorGainSpeed: The only significant change in appearance between Type: Null and Silvally is the destruction of its helmet, which coincides with an increase in Speed being the only change in its stats.
* SigilSpam: Heavily associated with slashing lines, which mimic a cancel sign (⃠), fittingly enough for a line designed to combat creatures of otherworldly origin.
* SingleSpecimenSpecies: Although not an outright [[OlympusMons legendary]], there are only three Type: Null in existence, and Gladion is the only trainer besides the player who uses it.
* StealthPun: "R-K-S" sounds an awful lot like "Arceus"[[note]]Well, [[NoPronunciationGuide at least one pronunciation of it, anyway]][[/note]]. This also applies to the ability's Japanese name, ''AR Sys''tem[[note]]Arceus' name being pronounced in Japanese as "Ar-sey-us"[[/note]].
* StoneWall: As Type: Null is technically an unevolved Pokémon, coupling its high defensive stats and HP with an Eviolite will give it a patently absurd amount of bulk, and it can use Rest to remain healthy. And while it lacks Silvally's plentiful offensive options, it still has STAB Return and Tri-Attack, and can still learn useful utilities like Toxic and Roar.
* TechnicolorEyes: Silvally's eye color changes depending on the type of Memory it holds.
* UndyingLoyalty: Silvally trusts its partner to such a great extent, it'll even risk its own life to protect them.
* UltimateLifeform: The line are artificial Pokémon created from various other Pokémon with the intent of it being able to adapt to any situation.
* WeaponOfChoice: The line is heavily associated with being the partner of Gladion, the enforcer for Team Skull. He's the only trainer with the line in the game and gifts the player one later in the post-game. Silvally's Pokédex entry even states that Gladion named the species.
* WeatherManipulation: Silvally can learn all four weather-changing moves by TM, and has the means to take advantage of all of them.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Gladion has a Type: Null, and the player character receives another in the postgame. The fate of the third one is left unknown.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: After the RKS System was transplanted into it, it went berserk and escaped confinement, necessitating the need for its control helmet. When it evolves into Silvally, it regains this wild temperament, though fortunately by that point it's counterbalanced by its unwavering trust in you.
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[[folder:Minior ''(Meteno)'']]
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A Rock/Flying-type that looks like a meteor. These Pokémon live high in the stratosphere, where they feed on trace minerals. They drop to the earth when they get too heavy. They have a hard shell that cracks open to reveal an inner core, which can come in many colors. Minior's ability, Shields Down, reflects this trait.
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* ActionBomb: Minior can learn Self-Destruct and later Explosion, which can become a major annoyance when trying to capture them.
* BlowYouAway: They resemble Solrock and Lunatone, but are Flying types instead of Psychic types.
* DishingOutDirt: Rock-types that live in the sky of all places.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Minior constantly spins as it floats in the air.
* FragileSpeedster: After losing its shell, Minior doubles in Speed, in return for lowered Defenses. Given that the shell is lost at half HP, Minior will likely keel over in a stiff breeze at that point.
* GlassCannon: Minior becomes this after losing its shell, gaining a large increase in both Attack and Special Attack.
* NoBiologicalSex: Minior is a genderless species.
* PaintItBlack: Shiny Minior have black cores.
* PunnyName: A pun on mini and meteor.
* RainbowMotif: There are seven different variations of core colors for Minior, one for each color of the rainbow.
* RecurringElement: Follows in the footsteps of Pokémon with random appearance differences, such as Spinda and Pumpkaboo, though Minior is the first Pokémon to have such a pronounced difference. %%(Is this an actual pattern?)
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: It might not look it at first, but once its Shields Down ability is activated, it's revealed that the shell conceals a cute, star-like creature. Its appearance is commonly used as a design motif for clothing and accessories in Alola.
* SecretArt: The Shields Down Ability is exclusive to Minior. A transformed Ditto can't even copy the ability, instead taking the appearance of Minior's current form.
* ShedArmorGainSpeed: Thanks to Shields Down. As long as they have their armor, Minior have excellent defenses and resist status ailments. When they drop their armor and expose their core, their defense sharply decreases in favor of adopting a faster form that's much better suited for attacking (while also making them ''much'' easier to catch at a rate of 255). It can also learn Shell Smash, which also lowers both its defense stats while raising its offenses and speed.
* StoneWall: Minior starts the battle as this, as its shell gives it good defenses but poor offensive stats.
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[[folder:Komala ''(Nekkoala)'']]
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A Normal-type koala Pokémon. It appears to sleep its whole life away, but it can still eat, travel, and battle in this state. It sleeps with a log pillow.
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* AchillesHeel: Because it's treated as always asleep, Wake-up Slaps are going to ''hurt''.
* CuddleBug: Although it almost never lets go of its log pillow, it occasionally does to huggle the arm of a Trainer it particularly likes and trusts.
* DisabilityImmunity: Thanks to its "Comatose" ability, it is always treated as Asleep and therefore immune to any major status condition.
* HeavySleeper: Exaggerated. It spends its ''entire life'' asleep -- no one has ever seen it awake. Its ability also means it is ''always'' treated as having the Sleep status (although it can still move freely).
* LoopholeAbuse: Since Komala is treated as always asleep, it can always use Sleep Talk, which randomly uses a move from its three remaining moveslots while asleep. This doesn't seem too amazing until you realize that this lets you lock the Choice items (which normally only let you use a single move in exchange for a stat boost) onto Sleep Talk, which gives it randomized access to the rest of its moveset while still keeping the item's stat boost. With base 115 Attack, [[KillerRabbit that's nothing to laugh at]].
* MightyGlacier: Komala has good Attack and Special Defense, but has bad speed.
* NonElemental: It's a Normal-type.
* PaletteSwap: An odd example in that Komala itself doesn't have a shiny form; its log does, which looks much more like an actual pillow.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Small and cute, and as its Chinese debut video shows capable of knocking off half the max health of an Electabuzz three levels higher than it with a single Slam. It turns out that this little sleepy Koala has a fairly high attack stat and can learn powerful moves like Wood Hammer and Earthquake.
* PunnyName: 'Coma' and 'Koala.'
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: It's a constantly sleepy koala holding an adorable little log pillow.
* SecretArt: The Ability, Comatose, and the perks and drawbacks that it comes with.
* ShownTheirWork: Real life koalas really do spend most of the time sleeping because of their nutrient-poor eucalyptus leaf diet.
* {{Sleepwalking}}: Downplayed. While it is always asleep, it is mostly as functional as any awake animal in this state.
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[[folder:Turtonator ''(Bakugames)'']]
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A Fire/Dragon Pokémon based on a Mata Mata, a species of freshwater turtle. It lives in volcanic areas and camouflages itself as a rock and waits for prey. It also feeds on sulfur which makes its shell highly explosive. It has a move called "Shell Trap" that sets up a trap at the beginning of the turn. If hit with a physical move, it causes an explosion that damages the opponent. Just like Honedge in Generation VI with its French and Japanese names, Turtonator is notable for having its German ("[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Tortunator]]") and English names revealed before any of its other localized names. It is exclusive to ''Sun''.
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* ActionBomb:
** Its signature Shell Trap attack sets a trap on itself at the beginning of the turn. Attacking it with a physical move inflicts damage on the attacker with an explosion. Tortunator is also capable of learning Explosion.
** Lore-wise, it camouflages itself as a rock and waits for prey to pass by; when the prey steps on its shell, Turtonator triggers an explosion.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: There's a hole in Turtonator's chest that takes in air for explosive attacks. If this point is attacked, it'll deal major damage to it.
* BadassBack: In a similar fashion to Mawile and Mega Sceptile, it keeps its armored back towards its opponent in battle. It does this because its chest has a port that takes in air for attacks, and this is considered Turtonator's weak point.
* CriticalHit: Its ability is Shell Armor, which makes it immune to them.
* CounterAttack: Its SecretArt Shell Trap works this way -- if the opponent hits it with a physical move, it retaliates with a ''very'' powerful Fire-type attack.
* {{Foil}}: To Drampa, its version exclusive counterpart. Both are Dual Type Pokémon with Dragon as their secondary typing, but Turtonator is a predator who waits for prey to come to it and trigger an explosion.
* GagNose: What appears to be a spout-like mouth similar to Octillery's is actually a snorkel-like nose, which the Mata Mata possesses.
* {{Gonk}}: Just like the species it's based on, it's not particularly pretty.
* JaggedMouth: Its mouth is marked by a yellow jagged line, complete with a beaklike protrusion just like most turtles.
* {{Kappa}}: The top of its head is reminiscent of the common depiction of a Kappa's head, but it holds no water.
* KingKoopaCopy: It's a monstrous, draconic turtle with a spiky shell and fire elemental powers, just like Bowser of ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' fame.
* MightyGlacier: Turtonator has very high defense and good special attack, but it is as slow as a tortoise.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: One based on a tortoise. It's the third Fire/Dragon-type Pokémon in the series, and the first not to be a Mega-evolution or legendary Pokémon.
* PlayingWithFire: It's a Fire-type.
* PunnyName: It's a turtle detonator.
* SecretArt: Shell Trap, a CounterAttack that triggers if the opponent hits Turtonator with a physical attack, and deals very heavy fire-type damage.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mata_mata Mata Mata]] turtle is hardly ever seen in popular culture.
* TurtlePower: Joins the ranks of other turtle-based Pokémon like Blastoise, Torkoal, and Carracosta.
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[[folder:Togedemaru]]
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The regional electric rodent of Alola, Togedemaru is an Electric/Steel-type hedgehog that doesn't seem like much apart from a sphere with tiny ears and legs, and what appears to be a tail is actually a long spine. While it appears to be very cuddly, hugging it is not recommended as it can have Iron Barbs as an ability.
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* EnergyAbsorption: It can have the Lightningrod ability. It's very well known by locals for absorbing electricity with its long tail.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Translate "Togedemaru" from Japanese and you get "[[SpikeBallsOfDoom spike-protruding ball]]" which is exactly what it is.
* ExtraOreDinary: Togedemaru is part-Steel, and from its back it vaguely looks like a ball of iron.
* MasterOfNone: It has good but not extraordinary attack and speed, while the remaining stats are either mediocre or awful.
* RecurringElement: Togedemaru is Alola's Pikachu {{Expy}}, an Electric-type based on a rodent with electrified {{Blush Sticker}}s.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: As is the norm for the Pikaclones. Togedemaru is a little grey and white hedgehog or spiny mouse that can accurately be described as a ball with a spine.
* SecretArt: The only Pokémon that can learn Zing Zap: a physical Electric attack that can make the target flinch. Also, as an electric rodent, it can learn Nuzzle.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Togedemaru's design seems to have been based on spiny mice as opposed to more commonly seen hedgehogs.
* ShockAndAwe: Part-Electric, and has been shown to be able to use Spark. It also has the ability Lightning Rod, allowing it to redirect any single-target Electric-type attack to it and absorb it for a special attack boost.
* SpikeBallsOfDoom: It's basically an adorable spikeball, and has Iron Barbs as a potential ability akin to Ferroseed/Ferrothorn. In fact, its name ''literally'' translates to "spike-protruding ball" from Japanese.
* SpikesOfDoom: It's adorable, but also very thorny. It even has Iron Barbs as a potential ability.
* UselessUsefulSpell: Togedemaru can't make good use of Iron Barbs since its Defense stat is too low and most moves that make contact are physical. In a similar rein to Dedenne from the previous generation, its stat spread prevents it from efficiently using the only move it gains STAB on its secondary type.
* WaddlingHead: Even more so than its predecessor Dedenne and fellow Alola mon Rowlet. Togedemaru is basically a sphere with a small snout and tiny limbs and ears.
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[[folder:Mimikyu ''(Mimikkyu)'']]
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A Ghost/Fairy Pokémon who hates the sunlight, and wears a rag for protection. It chooses to wear what resembles old Pikachu merchandise since it wants to be as popular as the SeriesMascot itself. It has a new ability called "Disguise", which serves as a one-time block against attacks, similarly to the move Substitute.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Most portrayals of Mimikyu are of it being a lonely creature who dresses as Pikachu so it can be loved by others. In [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]], a Mimikyu joins Team Rocket because it has a grudge against Ash's Pikachu.
* BedsheetGhost: It's a Ghost/Fairy type that wears the tattered remnants of twenty-year-old Pikachu merchandise over itself, invoking this trope.
* BizarreAlienBiology: It apparently has two mouths: one mouth is where its actual face is and a second where the "Pikachu disguise" is. Mimikyu can be fed through both in Pokémon Refresh. Though given Mimikyu's gimmick and the fact that it's a ghost, it could be using its powers to pretend that it's eating through its "Pikachu" mouth.
* BreakoutCharacter: When it was revealed, it received enough praise to get an ImageSong before the game's release and a prominent role in the anime as one of Team Rocket's Pokémon. Its dream of achieving popularity came true for it.
* BrownNote: It's been said that Mimikyu's true appearance will cause whoever looks upon it to die of overwhelming terror, as one unlucky scholar discovered. This certainly explains why they'd rather hide under rags.
* CarryABigStick: To complete its disguise, Mimikyu carries a wooden stick that resembles Pikachu's lightning bolt-shaped tail. It is capable of using this stick to perform Wood Hammer.
* CombatTentacles: It attacks by extending its body into a claw-tipped tentacle and slashing its opponent.
* {{Cosplay}}: Mimikyu make their own Pikachu rags, and if the disguise breaks in battle, the Mimikyu spends all night repairing it.
* CreepyDoll: While it's more of a creepy rag, the rag it wears looks rather unnerving.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Much of Mimikyu's appeal comes from the fact that, despite its shadowy appearance, [[WeakenedByTheLight fear of sunlight]], and creepy scarecrow-like disguise, it's an adorable, innocent creature that wants to have friends.
* {{Deconstruction}}: Its appearance and lore are a deconstruction of Pikachu's popularity, and possibly of the whole "Pikaclone" concept in general (aside from the fact that Togedemaru is the actual regional "Pikaclone").
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Shiny Mimikyu are completely greyscale.
* {{Doppelganger}}: Mimikyu plays around with the concept, as it imitates Pikachu because it wants the same kind of popularity.
* EasyImpersonation: Pikachu tend to have arms and legs, instead of a shadowy limb-like appendage coming from underneath, don't they? In ''Sun and Moon'', before Totem Mimikyu presents itself, it even appears as a Pikachu while running through the abandoned Thrifty Megamart, implying the player character fell for its disguise.
* EldritchAbomination: Implied; whatever Mimikyu is hiding under that rag, it's apparently so terrifying that anyone who views it will die of fright. Alternatively some aspect of seeing it causes a curse or other terrible reaction, perhaps more magic than appearance-based (one can see parts of it like its "feet", eyes, or "arms" with no ill effect).
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Its disguise creates an illusion of this type, since it's peering out of the costume's torso while the head is completely fake.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: The eye holes on the torso of the rag are shown glowing as it attacks.
* GreenThumb: It is one of the rare non-Grass types to learn Wood Hammer, most likely because of the wooden "tail" it has on its back.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Mimikyu's true form is prone to cause people to GoMadFromTheRevelation.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: The reason why it wears a Pikachu rag is because it thinks this will help it to be friendly with humans, just like a Pikachu.
* ImageSong: Mimikyu has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO_dO3mMboQ an adorable rap]] written from its perspective where it laments about its desire to be like Pikachu and to have friends.
* IrritationIsTheSincerestFormOfFlattery: The rag it wears heavily resembles Pikachu, and as mentioned below, its name sounds like "mimic you".
* JackOfAllStats: Mimikyu's stats are all moderately high and balanced except for its horrendous HP and Sp. Atk; however, the former is mitigated by its high defenses and Disguise ability, and the latter is mitigated by Mimikyu's lack of Special Attacks they can naturally learn in the first place.
* KingMook: A Totem Mimikyu appears as part of the trial at an abandoned supermarket at Route 14 in ''Sun and Moon''.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The Pikachu rag it's wearing is said to be based off of popular merchandise from 20 years ago, a reference to both the franchise's 20th anniversary, and its initially explosive popularity when first released.
** Its shiny form is in total greyscale, mimicking the graphics of the original Game Boy.
* LivingToys: Played with. While Mimikyu is ''not'' an animated Pikachu doll, its size makes it resemble one, it's somewhat similar to the concept of one, and its disguise is directly based on Pikachu merchandise from 20 years ago.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Mimikyu is part Fairy-type. In this case, it seems to allude to its nature as a cute, imp-like creature.
* PaperThinDisguise: How its Disguise ability works. Initially, its Pikachu head is upright, which lets the disguise act as a decoy to other Pokémon; after taking one attack, the head droops down, ruining the "illusion" and making Mimikyu take damage normally.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Only 0'8'' and 0.7 kg, but it has very high attack with its Disguise ability allowing it to easily use Swords Dance in most cases.
* PokemonSpeak: Its cry is an approximation of "Pikachu!"[[note]]Pikachu's own cry[[/note]] with ethereal, ghostly noises.
* PowerNullifier: With its unique typing, Mimikyu is the only Pokémon to be immune to Dragon, Normal, [[RuleOfThree and]] Fighting attacks.
* {{Pun}}: When an opponent attacks Mimikyu, the head of its rag droops. The game then says, "Mimikyu's disguise is [[{{Pun}} busted]]!"
* PunnyName: When said out loud, its name sounds like "Mimic You".
* RecurringElement:
** Mimikyu is a new variation on Pokémon which mimic others, following Ditto and Zoroark. This time, however, Mimikyu directly mimics a specific species.
** It also shares elements with Yamask and Phantump: They're all ghost-types with main bodies made of black shadows, but wear mask-like objects, and they all have Pokédex entries that make their fans feel sorry for them. Though unlike those two, Mimikyu doesn't have a terrifying evolution (or ''any'' evolution), and it's not specifically stated to be the ghost of someone who died.
* RiddleForTheAges: What Mimikyu actually looks like without its rag. Depending on the source you believe, anyone unfortunate enough to look at it will go insane or die from terror or be afflicted with a curse or have a near death experience.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: In a different way from its "idol"; it's a tiny BedsheetGhost creature with dot eyes wearing a ragdoll-like costume.
* SecretArt: Mimikyu is the only Pokémon that has Disguise as its ability, which allows Mimikyu to take a hit without taking direct damage once per battle. And unlike most abilities, Disguise only works on Mimikyu. Not even a Ditto transformed into a Mimikyu can activate Disguise.
* ShockAndAwe: Mimikyu can learn several Electric-type moves to better imitate Pikachu, which is played up in the ImageSong with Thunderbolt.
* ShownTheirWork: Mimikyu's design is likely at least a partial nod to Batesian mimicry, where one species has evolved to mimic another to avoid predators. While the reason is different, Mimikyu's desire to be popular like Pikachu is a similar principle.
* StatusBuff: It can naturally learn Hone Claws and Double Team and can be taught Swords Dance through a TM. Notably, it has a almost guaranteed chance to set up on an enemy thanks to its ability ("almost" because status moves as well as pokemon with the Mold Breaker ability can bypass Disguise).
* SoulPower: Part Ghost type.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Its real form is apparently so terrifying, a scholar who saw what was under its rag was overwhelmed by terror and died from the shock.
* TalkingAnimal:
** Totem Mimikyu says "Seeeeee meee?!" when the player spots it. The fact that Mimikyu has an ImageSong also suggests this.
** Another Mimikyu you can find hanging out in the overworld says it will curse you, though there doesn't seem to be a reason for it. ImageSong aside, the slow, stunted, and broken nature of Mimikyu's speech (combined with its Pikachu-like cry) makes it hard to tell if it's speaking intelligently or just parroting things it hears.
--->'''Mimikyu''': Me...me curse...you...
* ThemeNaming: Just like Pikachu (and Pikachu's many {{Exp|y}}ies), its English name is a romanization of its Japanese one.
* TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow: Mimikyu's true form. A researcher who saw it died from terror, and it's generally believed that seeing its true form will cause the viewer to be stricken with a deadly curse. In the anime version seeing its true form won't kill you automatically but will cause a near-death experience.
* TwinkleInTheEye: In some of its artwork, its eyes (the real eyes on its "chest") shine when it's performing an attack with its shadowy claw.
* UltimateEvil: It's not really evil, but whatever it truly looks like is to forever be obscured by its disguise. This is because, as it's supposed to be terrifying enough to cause people to GoMadFromTheRevelation, any reveal of its true form would be underwhelming.
* WeakenedByTheLight: It's rumored that it wears a rag to hide from sunlight. It is also said that those that try to remove it are stricken with illness.
* TheWoobie: Invoked to no end. The poor little thing just wants people to love it.
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[[folder:Bruxish ''(Hagigishiri)'']]
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A Water/Psychic-type Reef Triggerfish (which is the state fish of Hawaii, Alola's basis). Bruxish is an effeminate, sinister-looking Pokémon with a garish mix of colours over its body and an flower-like stalk on its forehead. It appears to focus on disorienting its opponents, with its ability Dazzling preventing the use of priority moves.
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* ActionInitiative: Bruxish's ability Dazzling is designed to prevent these sorts of moves from working, as demonstrated in its debut trailer by a Pikachu trying to use Quick Attack on it.
* TheDreaded: If a nearby Pokémon hears a Bruxish grinding its teeth, it'll sense danger and flee immediately.
* FaceOfAThug: It may be sinister-looking, but lifeguards allow it to remain in their areas because it keeps more dangerous Water-types away.
* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: Like a lot of fish Pokémon, it floats above land in battle.
* GagLips: Made to look like garish lipstick.
* GlassCannon: Bruxish has a pretty high Attack stat, and is also quite fast, but its defenses are below average.
* {{Gonk}}: It's... something alright. The pastel colors and eyes are pretty, but the mouth is a bit off-putting.
* MakingASplash: Primarily Water-type.
* ManBitesMan: It can get Strong Jaw as an ability.
* MeaningfulName: Bruxism + Fish. Bruxism refers to the involuntary habitual grinding of the teeth, hence referenced in its tendency to grind its sharp teeth and Strong Jaw ability.
* PowerNullifier: Bruxish's ability Dazzling causes [[ActionInitiative priority moves]] from the opponent to fail.
* PsychicPowers: A part-Psychic Pokémon with access to Psywave and an ability that prevents other Pokémon from executing priority moves. It has a protuberance on its head that emits psychic power inflicting opponents with headaches and unconsciousness. It likes to bury itself leaving this organ exposed, letting it serve as a kind of radar.
* SecretArt: Dazzling, its ability, which blocks priority attacks. There's also Psychic Fangs, an 85 Power Psychic-type move that [[ArmorPiercingAttack breaks Light Screen and Reflect]], which can only be learned by Bruxish and Sharpedo (and Lillipup via breeding with Smeargle).
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Based on a reef triggerfish, or humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, the state fish of Hawaii.
* UselessUsefulSpell: As interesting as Dazzling is as an ability, it is very situational. Bruxish can get more mileage out of its other ability, Strong Jaw, which powers up its biting moves, which includes Ice Fang, Poison Fang, Crunch, and its signature move Psychic Fangs.
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[[folder:Drampa ''(Jijiiron)'']]
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A green Normal/Dragon-type Pokémon resembling a Chinese Dragon, Drampa appears to be elderly thanks to the fluffy white hair covering its body. They live in the mountains but come down to feed on berries and socialize with people and other Pokémon. It can have the ability Berserk or Sap Sipper. It is exclusive to ''Moon''.
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* BadassGrandpa: Pokémon version. It's a kind and peaceful soul, but threaten children and it will get angry.
* BerserkButton: It has the ability Berserk, which boosts its Special Attack when an attack reduces its below 50%. Lore-wise, bringing harm to children will ''really'' set it off.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Drampa are herbivorous, are great with children, and just like fellow friendly dragons Dragonite and Goodra, will absolutely lose their cool if you manage to tick them off. The best way to do this is to hurt a child a Drampa has befriended.
* ConfusionFu: Drampa can learn offensive moves from all but two types, Bug-type and Poison-type.
* CoolOldGuy: When it's not attacking, Drampa seems very serene. Its name is also a combination of dragon and grandpa.
* DragonsUpTheYinYang: What it represents.
* FriendToAllChildren: Drampa is noted to be very friendly towards children and other Pokémon, often brought to schools and parks to interact with them.
* {{Foil}}: To Turtonator, its version exclusive counterpart. Both are Dual Type Pokémon with Dragon as their secondary typing, but Drampa is a gentle herbivore who comes down from the mountains to interact with others.
* GentleGiant: Drampa are almost 10 feet tall, but are generally peaceful creatures that love to interact with people and other Pokémon.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Their eyes turn white during attacks.
* MightyGlacier: Drampa packs a very high Special Attack and decent defenses, but has poor Speed in exchange.
* NonElemental: Drampa's primarily Normal-type.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: It's a Chinese dragon that wouldn't look out of place with a group of old people, and its typing is unique to it.
* PapaWolf: Though usually a very gentle creature, Drampa will furiously protect children from harm.
* PunnyName: Dragon + Grampa. Similarly, its Japanese name combines jiji, a term for grandfather, with ''long'', the Chinese word for dragon.
* TurnsRed: Its Berserk ability causes it to get a boost in special attack when its health drops below half due to another Pokémon's direct attack.
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[[folder:Dhelmise ''(Dadarin)'']]
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While there have been many different ghosts in Pokémon, most of them have been ghosts of either humans or other Pokémon. The peculiar Dhelmise, however, is much different. It is born from a soul of seaweed adrift in waves, and in order to maintain a solid form, it uses more seaweed to wrap around ocean debris, mainly a large anchor and a ship's wheel, to give it a base. Even so, its actual body is the seaweed.
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* AnchorsAway: It uses its anchor to attack enemies. It can even KO a Wailord. Its SecretArt is even based around throwing its anchor onto an opponent to deal heavy damage and prevent them from escaping.
* AnimateInanimateObject: Subverted, the anchor is just an anchor and the seaweed on it is the actual Pokémon.
* EpicFlail: Dhelmise's anchor is attached to a VariableLengthChain, allowing it to use moves such as Power Whip and Brutal Swing along with its signature Anchor Shot.
* ExtraOreDinary: While Dhelmise is not Steel-type, its ability of Steelworker gives it extra power on Steel-type moves, effectively giving it a ''third'' STAB option and technically the first and only '''triple-type'' Pokémon so far.
* TheFaceless: Played with. Many players think that Dhelmise, alongside the Staryu line and [[spoiler:most Ultra Beasts]], is one of the few Pokémon lines to not have eyes or a proper face. However, the compass on Dhelmise's "wheel" does function like an expressive eye. The "needle" on the compass even tilts to resemble an angry eye when Dhelmise is denied a treat in Pokémon Refresh. Of course, many people tend to ignore that Dhelmise is really just a faceless mass of algae.
* GhostShip: It's a microcosm of the idea, with its body, anchor, and wheel forming an ominous, ghostly face.
* GreenThumb: It is part Grass-type, as its real body is the seaweed wrapped around the debris.
* MakingASplash: Dhelmise is not part Water. But being seaweed and all, it unsurprisingly can learn quite a few Water-type moves.
* MeaningfulName: "Helm" and "demise", as it includes the wheel and anchor of a sunken ship.
* MightyGlacier: Dhelmise has great Attack and good defenses. But as expected from a Pokémon attached to an anchor, it is very slow.
* NoBiologicalSex: It's genderless. It ''is'' just a clump of seaweed, after all.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: It's a soul of a ''seaweed'' possessing a larger bunch of seaweed that uses an anchor and a ship's wheel as a base.
* ScaryTeeth: The pattern of its true body on the anchor forms these.
* SecretArt: It is the only Pokémon to learn Anchor Shot, a Steel-type move where it ensnares the target with its anchor and a chain made from its body while attacking, thus making them unable to flee.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: One of the few Gen VII non-legendary families kept secret before the game's release.
* SoulPower: Part Ghost-type.
* SpinAttack: Naturally learns Rapid Spin, which is very unusual for a Ghost-type. Also gets Gyro Ball by level-up, which works very well with its Steelworker ability, low Speed, and high Attack.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Dhelmise has quite a few ways of trapping enemies in battle: in addition to Anchor Shot, which deals heavy Steel-Type damage and traps the opponent, it also gets Wrap and Whirlpool to trap targets and deal damage over time. As a part-Ghost type, Dhelmise itself is immune to being trapped.
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[[folder:Jangmo-o, Hakamo-o, and Kommo-o ''(Jarako, Jarango, and Jararanga)'']]
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A Dragon Pokémon. It's covered in scales that prevent it from either being damaged by ball and bomb moves or damaged by sound moves. Jangmo-o gather in harsh locations like canyons to train with each other. When it evolves into Hakamo-o, it leaves the group to train on its own. Its scales can come loose in harsh battle, but it takes pride in these wounds and the scales grow back anyway. When it evolves into Kommo-o it is strong enough to watch over Jangmo-o groups from afar.
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* AloofBigBrother: The lore given for Kommo-o gives it this impression.
-->"Kommo-o, having completed its harsh training, returns to its birthplace to protect Jangmo-o. However, it only watches over them from a distance."
* ArmoredDragons: Their scales are used to this effect. This shows up in ''all three'' of their abilities giving immunities. Bulletproof protects them from ball and bomb moves, Soundproof protects them from sound-based moves, and their Hidden Ability, Overcoat, protects them from Weather Effects and Powder moves.
* BareFistedMonk: Hakamo-o and Kommo-o are part Fighting-type. Literally, too, considering the basis of their designs are monks.
* BattleCry: Hakamo-o doesn't just use a battle cry to intimidate opponents, but performs an intense dance, clanging its scales together, and then culminating in a battle cry.
* BewareMyStingerTail: The scales on Kommo-o's tail are imbued with ring scales that it uses to alert others of its presence and to fight off "darkness". The tip of its tail appears sharp and spear-like. All in all the end of its tail is quite similar to a khakkhara staff in design.
* BloodKnight: They all live to fight, with Jangmo-o growing stronger and bigger by battling each other. Kommo-o even is stated to dislike fighting weak foes.
* BulletproofVest: One of its two abilities, Bulletproof, protects it from ball and bomb moves.
* CoolHelmet: The way their head scales are shaped gives them a helmet-like impression, particularly like those of a Pacific warrior or a South East Asian monk warrior.
* DinosaursAreDragons: Hakamo-o and Kommo-o resemble theropod dinosaurs, and the whole line incorporates ankylosaur traits into their design.
* DreadlockWarrior: Kommo-o's head scales give this impression.
* FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter: The latter two stages are bipedal.
* KamehameHadoken: Kommo-o & Hakamo-o use this technique to perform the special moves that they can learn.
* KingMook: A Totem Hakamo-o appears as part of the trial in ''Sun and Moon'''s demo, while Totem Kommo-o appears as part of the trial in Vast Poni Canyon in ''Sun and Moon'' proper.
* InfinityMinusOneSword: Kommo-o is the 7th Generation's pseudo-Legendary.
* MagicKnight: Kommo-o has a solid Attack and Special Attack, and can learn a variety of both special and physical attacks to take advantage of either stat.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Hakamo-o and Kommo-o are said to make sounds when fighting -- the former as a battle cry and the latter as to announce itself. They also make noises with their scales, with Clanging Scales as their signature move.
* MightyGlacier: All of Kommo-o's stats are at least 100, except for its HP (which is made up for with its good defenses) and Speed (which is above average at 85, so it's still faster than the majority of Alolan Pokémon and even outspeeds fellow [[InfinityMinusOneSword Pseudo-legendaries]] Dragonite and Goodra).
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dragon-type Pokémon covered in large thick scales for defense and offense. Unlike most of their fellow Dragons, Hakamo-o and Kommo-o also rely on hand-to-hand combat as Fighting-types.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Jangmo-o have the pride of warriors, never neglect their training in order to become stronger, and never turn their backs on a foe (admittedly, that last part is also due to the scales they use for both attack and defense being on their foreheads). Naturally, its evolutions are part Fighting-type.
* PunnyName:
** The "jara" in their Japanese names likely comes from "jarajara", the Japanese onomatopoeia for jingling noises, while "mo'o" in their English names is Hawaiian for lizard or dragon.
** The first half of Jangmo-o's name seems to reference jangling, while the second half of its Japanese name may come from "draco", Latin for dragon, with both versions meaning, essentially, "jingling dragon/lizard".
** Hakamo-o derives its name from the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haka haka]], a war dance and chant of intimidation.
** The Japanese name Jararangara probably comes from "garangaran", the Japanese onomatopoeia for clanging noises.
** Kommo-o is a letter away from a komodo dragon, and the hyphen separating the last "o" makes it sound like ''kamao'', the Filipino word for "fist".
* RecurringElement: The "pseudo-legendary" line of this generation as well as a three-stage Dragon type line.
* {{Shoryuken}}: Kommo-o's most powerful move is said to be an uppercut powerful enough to not only to launch its foes sky high, but to deface the surrounding area. Naturally, the line can learn the move Sky Uppercut. Even more fitting is that Shoryuken ''means'' "Dragon Punch" -- a literal dragon punch in this case.
* SecretArt: Only Kommo-o can learn Clanging Scales.
* SignatureMove: Kommo-o's signature move is Clanging Scales, a strong special Dragon-type move which inflicts damage but lowers its Defense after use.
* StatusBuff: Kommo-o has access to a wide variety of moves that raise its stats, learning Belly Drum, Autotomize, Work Up, Iron Defense, and Dragon Dance naturally, and they can be taught Swords Dance, Bulk Up, Rock Polish, and Double Team through TM. Notably, a particular Kommo-o had Shell Smash in the Battle Tree, [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard though the line cannot learn that move legitimately]]. This was most likely a developer oversight and the move was replaced with Draco Meteor in the version 1.1 patch.
* StealthPun:
** It is easy to see why the line has the Soundproof ability (their scales being able to produce sounds and thus could buffer them). But the Bulletproof ability? The line is a Film/BulletproofMonk.
** They say that Kommo-o exist to fight "the darkness", said to be evil looming over Alola. It seems that's why they developed the Fighting type, which is super effective against it.
* WarriorMonk: The whole concept of Kommo-o. They have martial skills as seen in Eastern themed fantasy monks. Their tail resembles a jangling monk staff called a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khakkhara khakkhara]], and they even use it similarly (making noises to warn of its presence). The concept of swaying the tail to ward off darkness is similar to how temple monks and priestesses would swing a staff laden with talismans to ward off evil spirits.
* WeaponOfChoice: Ryuki uses a Kommo-o during [[spoiler:your Pokémon league Title Defense]]
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[[folder:Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, and Tapu Fini ''(Kapu-Kokeko, Kapu-Tetefu, Kapu-Bululu, and Kapu-Rehire)'']]
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The guardian Pokémon of the different Alolan islands: Tapu Koko is the Electric-type Guardian of Melemele, Tapu Lele is the Psychic-type Guardian of Akala, Tapu Bulu is the Grass-type Guardian of Ula'ula, and Tapu Fini is the Water-type guardian of Poni. They all have abilities that summon a certain terrain upon being called into battle.
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* ActionSurvivor: When Tapu Lele lacks the power to gain decisive victory in a battle, it opts instead to prioritize simply not losing.
* AmbiguousInnocence: Tapu Lele is described as a guileless Pokémon that casually brings others to ruin, more amoral than immoral.
* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Local deities worshiped as guardians, whose tiki masks (functionally shell-like armor that can fold up to look like a mask) look like different animals: Tapu Koko's looks like a rooster, Tapu Lele's looks like a butterfly, Tapu Bulu's looks like a bull, and Tapu Fini's looks like a marlin.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Tapu Bulu is the nicest of the four Tapu, but it ''has'' destroyed an entire village and the old Thrifty Megamart for being on its domain.
* BigDamnHeroes: Tapu Koko makes its debut in the story of ''Sun and Moon'' by batting away three Spearow and rescuing the player and Cosmog from falling into a raging river.
* TheBigGuy: Tapu Bulu is the largest of the Tapu at ''6'03".'' It is also the most physically-inclined among the four.
* BloodKnight: Tapu Koko is repeatedly stated to love fighting, both watching fights and participating in them. To further emphasize this, Tapu Koko is found in the Ruins of ''Conflict''.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: They appear to have their concept of morality that is incomprehensible to humans or even other Pokémon.
* BrilliantButLazy: Despite its incredible power over nature, Tapu Bulu is described as a lazy Pokémon who commands plant life to do its bidding.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: In ''Sun and Moon'', after the rescue of the player character and Cosmog, Tapu Koko leaves behind a sparkling stone to be used to make a Z-ring for the player. It's speculated by others to be because it saw something significant in them, because the Tapu normally only do that to pick a kahuna, which we see when Tapu Fini makes Hapu the Kahuna of Poni Island.
* CluckingFunny: Tapu Koko can look like a rooster and the [[MeaningfulName second part of his name in English and Japanese refers to clucking]].
* CuteMonsterGirl: Tapu Lele and Fini are more feminine and humanoid than the more masculine Tapu Koko and Bulu.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: The Tapu once fought on behalf of the royalty of their islands, using their Guardian of Alola forms, in wars between the kingdoms. The destruction wrought led them to decide to retreat from human affairs.
* EmotionlessGirl: Tapu Fini's expression is near constantly listless, speculated by some to be because using its attacks is too exhausting.
* EnergyAbsorption: They enclose themselves in their shells and absorb nature's energy, and after several years the shells become much tougher.
* TheFairFolk: All of them are Fairy-type guardians, yet their morality does not fall within human standards:
** While Tapu Koko is considered the guardian of Melemele Island, it acts on its own whims when it comes to helping people and is very combative.
** Tapu Lele is known to scatter around glowing scales that heal and energize, but only for its own entertainment. It's stated that the body can't handle being touched by too many at once, and in the Japanese text it's outright stated that the restorative effects only served to enable two exhausted armies to keep battling until there were no survivors.
** Tapu Bulu is the nicest of the Tapu, but it once destroyed an entire village for building upon its lands, and it's implied to have been behind the Ghost Pokémon that attacked the now abandoned supermarket that Acerola uses for her trial.
** Though it doesn't particularly care for humans, Tapu Fini is perfectly willing to help those in need... so long as they're able to withstand its powerful fog.
** It should be noted they once had closer ties to human affairs, but after taking part in their wars, they all refrained from being so involved.
** Olivia notes that even other Pokémon are not exempt from the capricious natures of the guardians, and will generally avoid them at all costs unless they are powerful enough to defend themselves.
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:During the ending, you and Lillie decide to visit the Ruins of Conflict. There, Tapu Koko will appear to challenge you, and you can fight it or capture it. This makes it the final Pokémon you fight before the credits roll.]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
** Tapu Koko is '''Choleric'''. It enjoys a good battle, has a strong sense of curiosity, and has little reservation about appearing before those that catch its interest, and it will not hesitate to help those in need ''if'' it chooses to do so. While still capricious, it is overall the most sociable and outgoing of the guardians; even its temple reflects this, as it has no strength puzzle.
** Tapu Lele is '''Sanguine'''. While it presents itself as innocent and carefree, it tends to have little in the way of morality and as such is very unpredictable, as it can bless others with good health or just as easily bring them to ruin [[ItAmusedMe for amusement]].
** Tapu Bulu is '''Phlegmatic'''. It tends to stay out of the affairs of other people and Pokémon and avoids confrontation if possible, largely keeping to itself, and has been theorized to be lazy. However, it's still capable of putting up a very good fight if provoked.
** Tapu Fini is '''Melancholic'''. It is largely emotionless and tends to avoid putting itself in danger, preferring to make its enemies destroy themselves. It tends to have a [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters cynical opinion of humans]], thus hiding itself away and making them prove themselves worthy of its aid.
* GentleGiant: Tapu Bulu doesn't like to fight unnecessarily or to frighten other Pokémon, so it rings its bell-like tail to alert others of its presence.
* GreenThumb: Tapu Bulu is part-Grass, and has the ability to manipulate vegetation.
* GuardianEntity: Their Guardian of Alola Z-move summons a massive, headless golem. The Tapu then use their mask forms to become the head and command it to attack their foes.
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Although they are genderless, Tapu Koko and Tapu Bulu have masculine designs and higher Attack stats, while Tapu Lele and Tapu Fini have feminine designs and favor Special Attack.
* HolyIsNotSafe: They are considered guardian deities of Alola, but they are also incredibly capricious beings that are extremely dangerous.
* HomeFieldAdvantage: Their ability to activate a favorable terrain effect makes sure their specific type is always boosted whenever they battle.
* HornAttack: Tapu Bulu, [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing naturally]], learns [[TropeNamer Horn Attack]] along with Megahorn and [[VampiricDraining Horn Leech]]. Because they're made of wood, it can use its GreenThumb powers to shape them to its needs.
* HotBlooded: Tapu Koko is very much this, its idle pose having it bounce energetically. This might also explain its very odd movepool -- it'll go down fairly quickly after using a move with recoil damage thanks to its relatively low bulk, and it only has two moves it can use with its superior Attack stat as well as gaining STAB (Spark and Wild Charge, both Electric-Type). In other words, it puts its temper above logic; it is reckless and hasty.
* InsubstantialIngredients: The Tapu appear to derive their energy from sources of nature rather then eating food: Tapu Koko summons thunderclouds and absorbs their lightning, Tapu Lele is powered by the fragrance of flowers, Tapu Bulu receives its energy from the growth of plants and ocean currents are the source of Tapu Fini's power.
* JerkassGods: Despite being the guardians of Alola, the Tapu are repeatedly noted to be quite capricious in the present (they were more active guardians in the past, but became disillusioned with humans after being used in wars by them). Tapu Koko is fickle and may not be willing to help people all the time, and Tapu Lele finds it amusing to watch people fall apart under the power of its healing scales. In general, the Tapu cannot be counted on to help or be friendly with anyone that they haven't selected as a kahuna or who haven't otherwise proven themselves.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler: Capricious and disillusioned as they are, we see at least three of them (Tapu Bulu is the only one we don't see) spring into action when the Ultra Beasts threaten their respective islands.]]
* KillerRabbit: Don't let Tapu Lele's cuteness fool you: while it's the most adorable of the deities, it also has the highest damage output across multiple types and is known for giving people power just to watch them destroy themselves with it.
* LazyBum: Some people wonder if Tapu Bulu is lazy as opposed to its apparently docile nature.
* LeaveMeAlone: Tapu Bulu and Tapu Fini isolate themselves more than the other two. Bulu's home is behind a maze-like desert and it destroys any settlements that are too close. Fini's home is in the open, but it forces humans through what's implied to be a life-or-death trial for its help. Each of their temples also requires completing a strength puzzle to access (and even once accessed, the tapu will not necessarily respond to being summoned at the temple). Tapu Koko is the odd one out, as it seems to socialize with people more freely, and its temple lacks any puzzle.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28hnjFEZs1Q Battle! Island Guardian]], the battle theme shared with the island guardians.
* LightningBruiser:
** Tapu Koko's highest stat is Speed, and also has fairly high offenses, but average defenses.
** Tapu Lele has high Special Attack and Special Defense, and is fairly fast, but everything else is average.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: They all learn Withdraw, implicitly covering themselves with their masks.
* MakingASplash: Tapu Fini is part-Water and has an affinity for using fog and mist.
* MartialPacifist: While it doesn't like to fight, Tapu Bulu absolutely will open a can of whoop-ass on you if you're doing evil in its domain, as evidenced by a legend of thieves who broke into its ruins being met with Tapu Bulu swinging trees around like clubs.
* MaskOfPower: They can fold their bodies within their shells to become animalistic masks so they can build up their elemental power. Readily seen when they use their Guardian of Alola Z-move.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Tapu'' is a Polynesian word/concept meaning sacred (and the root of the English word "taboo").
** Tapu Koko's Japanese name is a play on "kokkeko", the onomatopoeia for the cry of a rooster. Its English name's "koko" is the Hawaiian word for chicken cackling.
** Tapu Lele's English and Japanese names both refer to butterflies.
** ''Bulu'' is the Hawaiian word for bull.
** Tapu Fini's shell has a large fin on it.
* MightyGlacier: Tapu Bulu has high Attack, Defense, and Special Defense, but has below average Speed.
* MindOverMatter: Tapu Lele is part-Psychic.
* MundaneUtility: Nature's Madness and its Z-Move counterpart, Guardian of Alola, deal a fixed percentage of the target's health, meaning that the ability to unleash GaiasVengeance and summon a ginormous GuardianEntity is very useful for catching wild Pokémon.
* NoBiologicalSex: They are genderless, like most legendaries.
* NoIndoorVoice: [[spoiler:Tapu Koko speaks in all caps when it communicates to the player from their Z-Ring.]]
* NoMouth: Tapu Koko's head crest resembles a beak, but none of the rest have anything resembling a mouth.
* OddNameOut: Their names are, contrary to most Pokémon, made up of two words, even in Japanese. Among the four, Tapu Fini is the only one whose English name isn't derived from a Hawaiian term.
* OlympusMons:
** While they are powerful guardian deities, their official status as Legendary Pokémon is somewhat questionable. While they have the high base stats typical of them and are filtered out by the GTS's "Exclude all Legendary and Mythical Pokémon" option, they lack the gold Pokédex borders held by "true" legendaries like Zygarde and the mascots, and aren't referred to as "legendary" by any character in-game.
** Interestingly enough, with their Base Stats adding up to 570, they come in below the rest of the Legendaries, Mythical, and even [[InfinityMinusOneSword Psuedo-Legendary]] Pokémon.
* OminousFog: Tapu Fini's fog lulls opponents into a trance and leads them to destroy themselves.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Their secondary type is Fairy.
* PaintItBlack: Their shiny colorations render their signature colors black.
* PercentDamageAttack: The signature move and Z-Move of the Tapu guardians, Nature's Madness and Guardian of Alola, respectively deal damage equal to 50% and 75% of the target's current health.
* PhysicalGod: Each of them is worshiped as a guardian deity in each Alolan island.
* PostFinalBoss: [[spoiler:You fight Tapu Koko with the chance to catch it just after winning the championship and before the credits roll.]]
* PowerPincers: Tapu Koko has pincers for hands that convincingly emulate a bird beak when it brings its arm covers together.
* PunnyName: There is a beverage in Alola named "Tapu Cocoa", obviously named after Melemele's guardian.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Tapu Fini is the guardian of Poni Island, and also happens to be mostly purple save for their black main body and light blue hair.
* QuiveringEyes: Tapu Lele gets these if you touch its antenna-like hair in Pokémon Refresh.
* SecretArt:
** Nature's Madness and its Z-move amplified version, Guardian of Alola, which reduce the opponent's health to half and a quarter, respectively.
** Their abilities, which activate a certain terrain when sent into battle, are also exclusive to them.
* ShockAndAwe: Tapu Koko is part-Electric, fitting Melemele's association with the color yellow, and its ability sets up Electric Terrain as soon as it sets foot in battle.
* SingleSpecimenSpecies: Much like Arceus, their status as revered and worshipped guardians implies only one of each exists.
* StandardStatusEffects: Tapu Lele is said to be adept at utilizing these against enemies.
* StoneWall: Tapu Fini has very high Special Defense and Defense, while the other stats are average. Its Misty Terrain and Aqua Ring can shield from status effects and recover any chip damage, adding to its longevity.
* TelephonePolearm: Tapu Bulu has been known to uproot trees to use as weapons. Appropriately enough, it naturally learns Wood Hammer.
* TokenMiniMoe: Tapu Lele is the smallest of the Tapu at 3'11". It's also quite adorable when petted or fed in Pokémon Refresh.
* TouchedByVorlons: Though the four were certainly enough to equal the power of Solgaleo/Lunala by themselves, they were gifted "great power of unknown providence" by it.
* {{Troll}}: Tapu Lele likes scattering its scales to watch others destroy each other.
* UselessUsefulSpell: While the StoneWall Tapu Fini may get some mileage out of Nature's Madness, the other three have high enough offensive stats that most of the time, their other attacks can shave off a ''lot'' more than just half a health bar.
* UseYourHead: Tapu Bulu, bull-based Tapu, can learn Zen Headbutt and Skull Bash.
* WhenSheSmiles: While Tapu Fini is stated to be rather emotionless, interacting with it in Pokémon Refresh shows that it's quite cute when it's happy.
* WimpFight: Tapu Lele's flailing when attacking resembles this due to its closed eyes.

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[[folder:Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, and Lunala]]

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Cosmog is a rare Psychic-type Pokémon that used to be known only to the kings of Alola and is currently being researched by the Aether Foundation. It's very curious and very trusting to anyone who shows it the slightest consideration.

Its final stage is one of the cover legendaries of ''Sun and Moon''. Solgaleo is a Psychic/Steel lion with a starburst mane and a new ability called Full Metal Body. Its signature attack is called "Sunsteel Strike". Lunala is a large Psychic/Ghost bat with crescent wings. Its ability is called Shadow Shield. Its signature attack is called "Moongeist Beam".

The Cosmog line are considered Ultra Beasts for their ability to create Ultra Wormholes; however, they are not coded by the International Police as such. It is implied that they traveled from Ultra Space in the distant past and have lived in Alola ever since.

!!!Tropes that apply to the species in general
* AdorableAbomination: Cosmog and Cosmoem are considered [[EldritchAbomination Ultra Beasts]] and can even open up Ultra Wormholes. They're also both very adorable.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: As with ''X/Y'', the design of the symbols on the boxart are based on their appearance. For Solgaleo, its mane has patches of yellow and orange to resemble rays of sunlight, while Lunala's crescent moon-shaped wings, when fully spread, glow to look like a full moon. They both have markings that resemble the night sky on their faces. Naturally Cosmog, the base form of either, looks like a nebula cloud.
* BatOutOfHell: Lunala is a huge, celestial bat creature.
* BilingualBonus: Solgaleo's cry is transliterated in-game as "''la-leo''", a combination of the Hawaiian word for "sun" (''lā'') and "Leo". Likewise, Lunala's cry is given as "''mahina-pea''", approximately Hawaiian for "moon-bat". [[note]]though ''pe'a'' literally means "sail", the Hawaiian word for "bat", '''ōpe'a'pe'a'', comes from their sail-like wings, and ''pe'a'' in Samoan means "flying fox". Alternatively, it could be a more direct reference to Lunala's name, "moon-wing".[[/note]]
* BizarreSexualDimorphism: While in-game they're genderless, the Pokédex identifies Lunala and Solgaleo as female and male counterparts respectively that evolve from Cosmoem. The fact that which one Cosmoem evolves into is dependent on which game it evolves in suggests both it and Cosmog are asexual.
* CelestialBody: All of their faces have this effect. They're also shown to be able to make them StreamingStars when performing their attacks.
** Apart from the night sky making up the cap of its skull, Lunala's wings give the impression of a starless night sky with a moon.
** Cosmog looks like a nebula cloud.
* ContractualBossImmunity: Solgaleo and Lunala's signature abilities, Full Metal Body and Shadow Shield, are ''not'' ignored by Mold Breaker, Turboblaze, and Teravolt, unlike the otherwise-functionally identical Clear Body and Multiscale.
* ConvergingStreamWeapon: Lunala's unique move, Moongeist Beam, assumes the pose of a full moon with six energy spheres forming and curving in towards the centre before bursting forth into a full-body energy blast.
* CosmicEgg: Cosmoem's Pokédex entry describes it as the "cocoon of the stars", and its Japanese and English names respectively reference its status as a cosmic ovum/embryo.
* CuriousAsAMonkey: Cosmog is very curious about the world around it, and it loves to run about to look around, much to Lillie's dismay.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite its large size and skeletal appearance, Lunala is a guardian of the moon and revered. Additionally notable is that Lunala is one of the few Ghost-types said to be a protector.
* DimensionalTraveler: The line can travel between [[TheMultiverse Earths]] and Ultra Space. Post-game, having either of the fully evolved legendaries in your party allows the player to travel to a parallel world with a [[FastForwardMechanic twelve hour time difference]].
* EldritchAbomination: Averted. Unlike other Ultra Beasts, they more closely resemble normal Pokémon.
* ExtraOreDinary: Solgaleo is part-Steel.
* EyeBeams: Lunala's Moongeist Beam fires from its ThirdEye symbol.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Cosmoem's eyes are constantly shut, and it never opens them up.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation:
** Despite Nebby, Lillie's Cosmog, taking a liking to the player a portion of the way through the game, [[spoiler:its base happiness is at 0, the lowest possible happiness level, when it's caught as Solgaleo or Lunala. However, since it leaves Lillie at that point, it's possible that it's not taking saying goodbye so well.]]
** Cosmoem is ''absurdly'' heavy for its size, being about 4-5 inches long, yet ''weighing slightly over a ton'' (over four times heavier than either of its final stages). Lillie can still carry Cosmoem in her bag despite its density, though it helps that [[PowerFloats it floats in place.]]
** Solgaleo and Lunala don't have genders and they won't breed in the nursery, but the Pokédex states they're gender counterparts and post-game they can be brought together to produce another Cosmog.
* GiantFlyer: Lunala's height is a whopping '''''13'01".''''' And that's not taking into account its massive wingspan.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: The color motif of this legendary pair, highlighted under the below mentioned PowerUpFullColorChange conditions.
* GooGooGodlike: Even as a baby, Cosmog is capable of [[spoiler:opening up Ultra Wormholes; however, this is extremely dangerous for it. Nebby nearly dies after Lusamine forces it to open one up, only surviving by evolving into Cosmoem]].
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Even though neither have a gender, Solgaleo and Lunala are stated to be the male and female counterparts to each other, respectively, and Solgaleo has higher physical Attack and learns more Physical moves naturally, while Lunala has higher Special Attack and learns more Special moves naturally.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Cosmog's overly trusting nature tends to get it into trouble.
* InterfaceSpoiler: If you happen to receive the opposite mascot in a trade prior to TheReveal that they're evolutions of Cosmog, their respective Pokédex entries make no effort to hide it. You might also get into an online battle or trade and wonder why someone decided to nickname their mascot "Nebby". On the other hand, Cosmog and Cosmoem have their own page separate from their evolutions, atypical of the rest of the Alola Dex.
* {{Irony}}:
** Solgaleo is weak to Fire-type moves, the sun often being associated with the Fire-type given how it's a giant ball of flaming plasma; Lunala is extremely weak to both Dark-type and Ghost-type moves, the moon having some associations with darkness. However, it's worth noting that they are stated to be ''emissaries'' (agents) of the sun and moon and not personifications like previous legendaries.
** Lunala absorbs all light, whereas the moon ''reflects'' the sun's light.
* JokeCharacter: Until evolving into Solgaleo or Lunala at Level 53, Cosmog and Cosmoem are incapable of attacking outside of Struggle as their only moves are Splash and Teleport, and Cosmic Power after evolving into Cosmoem.
* KingOfBeasts: Solgaleo is a regal and majestic lion.
* {{Leitmotif}}:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTocheOnQLo Cosmog's Theme]], the theme that plays when a cutscene focuses on Nebby.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67jyj2GAxrQ Battle! Solgaleo / Lunala]], the theme that plays when you fight Solgaleo or Lunala.
* LightIsGood: Solgaleo is a white lion associated with the sun and is still the friendly companion of Lillie and the player character who gained the power to protect them.
* LightEmUp: Cosmog can absorb light to grow. In addition, Solgaleo emits a bright light, while Lunala absorbs light entirely.
* LightningBruiser: Solgaleo and Lunala have great stats across the board, with Solgaleo leaning physical and Lunala leaning special.
* MagikarpPower: Cosmog's overall stats are pitifully low and it can't learn anything besides Splash and Teleport, which makes it impossible for Cosmog to level up by itself. It will eventually evolve into Cosmoem at Level 43, which is a StoneWall that can learn Cosmo Power... and that's about it. Once Cosmoem reaches Level 53, it will eventually evolve into a Solgaleo or a Lunala, depending on which version it's in. In fact, they are the first Pokémon to evolve into a Legendary Pokémon.
* MeteorMove: Solgaleo's unique move Sunsteel Strike has it leap into the air then lunge at the opponent like a meteor.
* MightyRoar: Solgaleo has Noble Roar as a level-up move, fitting for a lion.
* MindOverMatter: The whole line is primarily Psychic types.
* NoBiologicalSex: They are listed as genderless like most legendaries; however, their opposite version's dex entries reveal that they are believed to be male and female (respectively) evolutions of Cosmog in-universe.
* NoMouth: While Cosmoem ''appears'' to have an open mouth, it's really a red marking that appears on all sides of it. Furthermore, it can't eat Poké Beans in Pokémon Refresh.
* NothingButSkinAndBones: Lunala seems to be nothing but bat wing skin flaps and skeletal structure.
* NumerologicalMotif: Their base stat values and the levels at which they learn moves are all prime numbers. They share this trait with Necrozma and the Ultra Beasts, hinting at their shared origin.
* OlympusMons: They're the cover legendary Pokémon of ''Sun and Moon''. Their pre-evolutions, Cosmog and Cosmoem, are also considered legendary Pokémon, making them the only legendaries to evolve into/from something (discounting Diancie, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation whom the player can't evolve from a Carbink]]).
* OrangeBlueContrast: Like their respective games, Solgaleo has reddish-orange highlights on its mane and legs and Lunala has bluish-purple wings.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Lunala is a Ghost-type bat shaped like a crescent moon, with lunar-based powers to reflect this.
* PlayingWithFire: Despite not being Fire-Type (and is in fact vulnerable to Fire), Solgaleo learns Flare Blitz via level-up.
* PowerNullifier:
** Both Solgaleo and Lunala's signature moves disregard the opponent's Ability in the same vein as Mold Breaker. Solgaleo is also immune to enemy status reductions thanks to its ability.
** As per usual in the Steel-type or Ghost-type territory, Solgaleo is immune to Poison-type moves, and Lunala is immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves.
* PowerUpFullColorChange: Both of them change color and [[PowerGlows glow]] when using their signature moves.
** Solgaleo enters its Rising Phase form, turning all its color accents yellow.
** Lunala enters its Full Moon Phase form, causing its wings to glow white and highlight its skeletal structure.
* PsychicPowers: They're all Psychic-types.
* PurposefullyOverpowered: The line is banned from Battle facilities and official tournaments (even Cosmog and Cosmoem, who are anything but overpowered).
* RecurringElement: They're the third duo of cover legendaries after [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Reshiram and Zekrom]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Xerneas and Yveltal]] to represent some version of light and darkness, complete with light-up "powered-up" modes and being mandatory captures in their respective games.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Cosmog is a friendly little wisp with stellar coloration and patterns, and Cosmoem is an adorable little ball-like and seemingly perpentually sleeping creature within a starry orb encased in a shell resembling Solgaleo's mane spikes and Lunala's wing ends.
* TheSacredDarkness: Lunala is a noble guardian of the moon which does not appear to be evil despite its BatOutOfHell look and Ghost typing.
* SecretArt: Their signature moves, Solgaleo's Sunsteel Strike and Lunala's Moongeist Beam.
* ShownTheirWork: The Steel typing for Solgaleo initially baffled most people. Further research, however, reveals esoteric information that gives more sense to the typing, as Solgaleo is described as a "Beast that Devours the Sun." The main symbol of Alchemy is that of a lion that bites into the sun, hence not only being identical to Sogaleo's description, but Alchemy was the science of purifying '''metal'''. Hence the Steel typing.
* SingleSpecimenSpecies: Unlike most legendaries, the line is a definite aversion. According to legend, through the union of Solgaleo and Lunala, a new Cosmog is born. This is reinforced by the presence of the Legendaries you receive in your game -- they aren't the same Solgaleo or Lunala that appeared in legends long ago, and yours and its counterpart in another dimension produce another Cosmog.
* SolarAndLunar: Their entire designs evoke the sun and moon respectively.
* SoulPower: Lunala is part-Ghost.
* StoneWall: The middle stage Cosmoem has amazing defense stats, even higher than that of its evolutions, while the rest are the same as Cosmog's and all but unusable.
* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: Like [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Reshiram/Zekrom]], [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Xerneas/Yveltal]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Rayquaza]], catching Solgaleo/Lunala is required to progress the story. To facilitate this, they have catch rates of 45, give no experience when beaten, and respawn instantly until they're caught.
* ThinkingUpPortals: The entire line can generate portals to Ultra Space. For Cosmog, it takes a lot of effort and is nearly fatal, but its final forms can do it more easily.
* ThirdEye: Both Solgaleo's Sunsteel Strike and Lunala's Moongeist Beam have a symbol appear in its user's forehead resembling an eye. This eye is also prominent when it opens an Ultra Wormhole. Also, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, and Lunala all share a third eye, although in Cosmoem's case, it's underdeveloped.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Technically, both Legends are Ultra Beasts, but are not as malevolent or destructive as the others.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Cosmog and its evolutions are thus far the only known direct cause of Ultra Wormholes... which likely means that whenever an Ultra Beast or two enters a different universe and starts destroying everything (as had happened to Alola in the past), it's probably their fault.
* WalkingSpoiler: It is difficult to talk about Cosmog without spoiling what its evolutions are, or even the fact that it even has evolutions.

!!!Tropes that apply only to particular individuals found in the games
* ActionDad: Solgaleo appears in both versions and is implied to be the father of [[spoiler:the baby Cosmog that you can receive in the alternate dimension]].
* ActionMom: Like Solgaleo above, Lunala appears in both versions and is implied to be the mother of [[spoiler:the baby Cosmog that you can receive in the alternate dimension]].
* BabiesEverAfter: Post-game the player can travel to the respective altar of their version legendaries with them in the party and travel to a parallel world with a twelve hour time difference whose culture takes after their counterpart. Supporting the implication Solgaleo and Lunala are gender counterparts, the player can then travel to the Lake of the Sunne/Moone, meet their version counterpart [[ExpressDelivery and generate another Cosmog]].
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:After defeating Lusamine (fused with a Nihilego) a second time, she actually tries to kill Lillie herself. Nebby, however, is having none of it and blasts Lusamine away, which also has the added effect of separating her from Nihilego.]]
* CameBackStrong: [[spoiler:Nebby is pushed to the brink of death by Lusamine as she forces it to open up Ultra Wormholes all over Alola, resulting in it evolution to the completely-unresponsive Cosmoem. Only after the ritual at the Altar of the Sunne/Moon does it spring back to life after absorbing the altar's energy and evolving into Solgaleo/Lunala.]]
* DefenceMechanismSuperpower: Nebby's "power" (it's never fully elaborated on what exactly it is) only seems to work when it or Lillie are in danger. [[spoiler: Lusamine intends to exploit this by putting Nebby under sufficient stress to force it to open several Ultra Wormholes.]]
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler: Lillie stole Cosmog from Aether Foundation to bring it back to its home, but after the fight against Lusamine in Ultra Space, the evolved Cosmog decides to stay with its new friends in Alola.]]
* InSeriesNickname: Cosmog is known as Nebby by Lillie. The Japanese version has it be called "Little stardust" (Hoshigumo-chan).
* LivingMacGuffin: [[spoiler:Nebby is central for Lusamine's plan to create Ultra Wormholes and allow her to reach Ultra Space and Nihilego, and the majority of the Aether Foundation and Team Skull are desperate to retrive the Cosmog. Three months prior to the player's move to Alola, Lillie attempted to escape from Aether Paradise with Nebby in tow, and despite Wicke's assistance was only able to do so when Nebby exhausted its power to teleport itself and Lillie to Akala when cornered by the employees.]]
* TheLoad: Before [[spoiler:evolving into Solgaleo or Lunala near the game's climax]], Nebby is all but useless offensively, with its attempts to defend itself usually doing more harm than good, and loves to sneak out of Lillie's bag whenever it gets the chance. [[spoiler:This ends up getting them and Lillie kidnapped by Team Skull after Plumeria returns to the Aether House and sees the very Pokémon they've been ordered to capture in plain sight.]]
* PowerStrainBlackout: [[spoiler: After you and Nebby are rescued by Tapu Koko, Lillie begins berating it for trying to use its power again, saying that it "couldn't move for weeks after that [the last time it used it]." Later, this initially looks to be what happened to Nebby after Lusamine forces it to open several Ultra Wormholes.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Necrozma]]
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If Solgaleo and Lunala were mysterious, and the Ultra Beasts were an enigma, then Necrozma is a [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs mysterious enigma]]. A pitch-black Psychic type, it absorbs light and then refracts it as devastating lasers. Although it resembles the Ultra Beasts, it has many deviations from them. Some say that it came from another dimension ages ago and has slept underground ever since, at least until the Ultra Beast invasion.
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* AllYourPowersCombined: Necrozma learns Stored Power, a move that increases in strength depending on the number of stat boosts that the user has. Given Necrozma's good bulk, ability, and wide variety of status buff moves, it can use Stored Power to great effect.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: Necrozma is thought to have a relation to the Ultra Beasts, and it has a violent disposition and habit of shooting lasers all over the place, but at the same time it's been sleeeping undisturbed for years and its idle animation implies it might be in some form of pain. Given [[RousseauWasRight this series' track record]] when it comes to such apparantly evil Pokémon, however, the odds of it being/turning good seem high.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: The Pokémon's name means 'Death Black Prism' and Necrozma itself is black, controls light and is possibly related to the extremely dangerous Ultra Beasts. It also has a star pattern on the back of its torso, giving credence to the possibility that it is partially based upon Black Dwarfs or Black Holes, both of which are functionally dead stars.
* BeamSpam: Its SecretArt, Prismatic Laser, which involves it firing a shining laser into the crystals on its arms which then refract into a rain of deadly rainbow colored lasers.
* BizarreAlienBiology: [[http://imgur.com/a/CkZNB According to its concept sheet]], its "torso" is actually its head, and the prism-like object is actually its tail.
* BloodKnight: Is explicitly described as having an incredibly violent disposition and [[BeamSpam constantly firing lasers]] all around it, though it's unclear whether it enjoys destruction or not.
* BraggingRightsReward: Barring Elite Four rematches, there's very little Necrozma can be used on after you're able to catch it, owing to its restricted use in the Battle Royal/Battle Tree, so it's a sign of completion more than anything.
* ContractualBossImmunity: Like Full Metal Body and Shadow Shield, Prism Armor is unaffected by Mold Breaker and similar effects. Prism Armor is also the only ability that Solgaleo and Lunala's signature moves do not ignore.
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged...]] Necrozma ''may seem like this trope'', but all it does is sleep underground almost all of the time, and doesn't appear to be an active threat. All it does when you, the player, arrive, is just defend itself from you, in an attempt to avoid capture. That being said, it is ambiguous if it is or isn't a member of the Ultra Beasts, and its 'Dex descriptions mention it having a habit of firing lasers all over the place. It also appears to be in pain, looking as if it's clutching its head in agony during its idle animation.
* EldritchAbomination: {{Double Subver|sion}}ted, while it is more Pokémon than Ultra Beast seeing as it lacks the Beast Boost ability and it has a better catch rate with the typical variations of Poké Balls than using the Beast Balls, it is still very otherworldly both by looks and abilities even by Ultra Beast standards.
* {{Foil}}: To [[GaiasVengeance Zygarde, The Order Pokémon.]] Both live underground away from humanity, but their reasons for doing so... are different. Necrozma simply sleeps underground almost all of the time, whereas Zygarde is an active monitor of its home. Necrozma's an outsider to the status quo of the Pokémon world, whereas Zygarde's a native to it and to say they have different tendencies is an understatement: Necrozma is [[BloodKnight one of the only Pokémon who actively attacks without any empathy]], whereas Zygarde only becomes active when nature is endangered.
* GemstoneAssault: Uses its crystals to focus light into deadly lasers, and naturally learns Power Gem. However, unlike most Pokémon that learn Power Gem, it's not a Rock-type at all.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Most Legendaries and Ultra Beasts have some sort of forewarning that they will be there and a specific way they're encountered. Necrozma can be encountered like any wild Pokémon after capturing all of the Ultra Beasts, with only a vague hint from Looker to its existence.
* HealThyself: Learns Moonlight and Morning Sun by level[[note]]or rather by Move Relearner, since it's caught past the level where it can learn any moves naturally[[/note]].
* AnIcePerson: It's not an Ice type, but touching its crystals in Pokémon Refresh has a freezing effect.
* LightEmUp: Powers itself up by absorbing light, and generates lasers to attack.
* MagicKnight: It has a great Special Attack and good Attack, though it learns more physical moves from [=TMs=].
* MightyGlacier: It has well-rounded stats, with an awesome Special Attack, a good Attack and defenses. Its lowest stat is a slightly below average Speed, though it learns Autotomize/Rock Polish to boost it.
* MindOverMatter: It is a pure Psychic-type.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: When you see a Pokémon that has "necro" (as in, "death") in its name, that should be your first clue it's not very nice.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Even among the Ultra Beasts, Necrozma has a very "out there" design, being an all-black prism with no obvious resemblance to any kind of animal and multicolored triangles peppered across what could be considered its face (though some of them are arranged in a way that makes them resemble triangular eyes).
* NumerologicalMotif: Like Cosmog's family and the Ultra Beasts, its base stats and the levels at which it learns new moves are all prime numbers.
* OxymoronicBeing: It can refract light despite being completely black, reinforcing its [[EldritchAbomination otherworldly nature]].
* PowerCrystal: Its crystalline body absorbs light to fuel its power.
* PurposefullyOverpowered: While its stats aren't as high as Solgaleo and Lunala, its use in Battle facilities and online play is still restricted.
* SealedBadassInACan: Whether or not it really did come from a different dimension, its Sun dex entry says that it apparently has been dormant underground for ages after appearing in this world in ancient times.
* SecretArt: The only Pokémon to learn Prismatic Laser, a Psychic-type move where it fires a devastating laser with its prisms. Necrozma needs to recharge after using the move.
* ShoutOut: Its basic appearance, its laser attacks, and its status as a being from another dimension all make it very similar to Zearth from ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}''.
* SiliconBasedLife: Its body is made out of black crystals that act as prisms.
* StatusBuff: It can learn several stat-boosting moves such as Iron Defense, Swords Dance and Calm Mind, and has access to Stored Power to use those boosts to blast through its opponents.
* SuperToughness: Its ability is Prism Armor, which reduces incoming super-effective damage by 25%. This, combined with several defense-boosting and healing moves, gives Necrozma quite a bit of durability compared to Pokémon with the abilities Filter and Solid Rock, which have the same reduction effect. In addition, Prism Armor has the added benefit of overpowering and ignoring the abilities that would normally cancel out Filter and Solid Rock.
* TopHeavyGuy: Not that it makes much of a difference since Necrozma is [[PowerFloats always levitating]], but its legs are tiny compared to the rest of its body.
* TrueFinalBoss: It's the strongest Pokémon you can fight in the game, and can only be encountered after capturing all the Ultra Beasts. It's also at a frightening high level of 75.
* WaveMotionGun: Prismatic Laser is as lethal as Hyper Beam, but has the same drawback.
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[[folder:Magearna]]
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The first Pokémon from Gen VII to be revealed. A man-made Steel/Fairy Mythical Pokémon that roughly resembles a ballroom dancer, Magearna was created by a lone genius ahead of their time over five hundred years ago, making it one of a few Pokémon created by humans.
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* ArcSymbol: Its "dress" and chest bear markings that look like Poké Balls.
* ArmCannon: Flower-like cannons are concealed in its arms. This is how it executes its signature move, Fleur Cannon, as well as some other moves such as Volt Switch.
* ArtificialHuman: Chronologically the first in modern times too, beating out [[CloningBlues Mewtwo]], [[ArtificialHuman Porygon]], [[{{Cyborg}} Genesect]] and Type: Null by over 500 years, but Golett, Baltoy and their evolved forms predate Magearna in turn by several thousand years.
* BilingualBonus: Magearna's name is derived from gear and machina, Latin for machine; while the fleur in Fleur Cannon is French for flower.
* BraggingRightsReward: Magearna can be scanned in at any time with a QR Code, but if you're hoping to have it in the main story, tough luck; you won't get access to it until you've already beaten the game, making it more of a championship trophy (albeit one that can kick ass in rematches). Still, at least you don't need to have completed the PlayableEpilogue to get it, unlike Necrozma.
* BunniesForCuteness: The curved flaps on the back of its head invoke the ears of a rabbit, making the whole thing look like a cute, metallic bunny in a pimped-out dancer dress.
* ChromeChampion: A part Steel-type Mythical Pokémon, though the "chrome" comes from it losing its original gold paint job.
* ClockworkCreature: Based on its design, at least, it would appear to be this.
* CuteMachines: It resembles a robotic Diancie in a PimpedOutDress.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Fleur Cannon is effectively a Fairy-type Overheat, in that it does massive damage, but lowers Magearna's Special Attack by two stages. However, assuming its target doesn't survive, the Soul-Heart negates this drop slightly by increasing it by one stage when a Pokémon faints.
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: It's a Mythical Pokémon, which ranks it up with Legendaries as far as {{Physical God}}ness goes. It's also completely synthetic.
* DevelopersForesight: Though it's locked into being non-shiny like many other Legendary/Mythical Pokémon, Magearna does have a shiny model... and it's exactly the same as its regular palette. However, this is to be expected; it lost its paint job years ago, and thus there's no alternate color. Notably, Original Color Magearna ''also'' has a shiny sprite, and it's black.
* DummiedOut: Magearna's original colors, first seen in ''Anime/PokemonVolcanionAndTheMechanicalMarvel'', are present in ''Sun and Moon'' with a unique Pokédex entry, but there is currently no method of getting this variant.
* EatingMachine: Despite Magearna being a robot whose mouth may be just a paint application, it will still eat Poké Beans.
* TheEmpath: Much like Ralts, it can feel the emotions of others, and will try to heal any who are wounded.
* EnergyAbsorption: The Soul-Heart may be doing this, since it was made by gathering the life energy of Pokémon, and it boosts Magearna's Special Attack whenever a Pokémon faints.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Its pupils are plus shaped.
* ExtraOreDinary: It's an artificial metal Pokémon and part Steel-type.
* FlowerMotifs: Magearna has arm cannons that sprout metal "petals" when in use, it can create flowers, and its SecretArt is Fleur Cannon.
* FreakyFridayFlip: Is capable of learning Heart Swap at level 89, previously [[SecretArt exclusive to Manaphy]], which switches stat changes between the target and itself.
* GrailInTheGarbage: The deliveryman Magearna is obtained from stands outside the Antiques of the Ages shop (which itself sells the orbs of Kyogre/Groudon and the Sinnoh dragons, and later a few Plates), nearly delivering it to them by mistake after hearing about it being an antique.
* GreenThumb: In addition to learning Grass-type TM moves, it can spontaneously produce flowers and its SecretArt is called Fleur Cannon (though the actual move is Fairy-type).
* HeartDrive: Its Soul-Heart, located in its chest, is its "real body" (much like a Spark from ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''), and was made by a scientist who gathered life energy from Pokémon.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Magearna is very powerful and a relatively tough cookie to beat, but outside of trading, you're not going to get it until becoming the Champion.
* KamehameHadoken: It can use Aura Sphere. This is fairly impressive, considering it's a robot when all other users of the move (even fellow artificial Pokémon Mewtwo) are organic creatures.
* KillStreak: Soul-Heart increases Magearna's Special Attack each time a Pokémon faints.
* LightEmUp: Apart from being part-Fairy, Magearna's signature move Fleur Cannon fires a massive ray of light. It can also learn the similar Flash Cannon.
* LostTechnology: If it's classified as a Mythical Pokémon alongside rarely seen Pokémon like Mew and Celebi, it's probably this.
* {{Magitek}}: It's a MechanicalLifeform that runs on a HeartDrive powered by life energy. Fittingly enough, it's also of the Steel/Fairy type, the types that represent technology and magic the closest.
* MeaningfulName: Ma''gear''na incorporates several gears in its design. It also sounds similar to the Latin word for machine (''machina''), which is what Magearna is.
* MechanicalLifeforms: Magearna is a 100% human invention, but it doesn't seem to be any different from "real" Pokémon, probably because of its life-energy-generated Soul-Heart.
* MightyGlacier: Magearna has an excellent Special Attack stat coupled with great defensive stat. Its Steel/Fairy type also gives it many type resistances and only two type weaknesses. However, it isn't very agile, though it learns Shift Gear to get past this.
* MoonRabbit: It has bunny ears and is a Fairy-type Mythical Pokémon. Given the games it debuts in, this is only more appropriate.
* OperaGloves: Its arms resemble these.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Very much so -- this one is an artificial, mechanical life form.
* OxymoronicBeing:
** Just like fellow Steel/Fairy-types Mawile and Klefki, it's a fairy that's made out of [[ColdIron the stuff]] that kills fairies.
** There's something to be said about how a mechanical robot has FlowerMotifs to the point of being able to create flowers.
* PaintItBlack: A shiny Original Color Magearna is painted black instead of red.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: For once, a Mythical Pokémon averts this! It's obtained by scanning a region-specific QR Code after becoming the Champion, and unlike Wi-Fi or serial code events, this code never expires, allowing players to pick it up at their leisure.
* PerpetualExpression: It's only ever been seen with a single fixed, surprised expression, which may very well be the only face it has. Though, its [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/105/736/cc6.png eyes can express]] just fine to make up for its mouth being stuck.
* PimpedOutDress: Its lower body resembles a nearly spherical ballgown.
* PoisonousPerson: A noticeable aversion; Magearna is the only Pokémon capable of using [=TMs=] that ''cannot'' be taught to know the near-universal Toxic.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Magearna's Soul-Heart is said to have been created by a scientist by gathering life energy from other Pokémon, just like AZ's Ultimate Weapon and Devon Corp.'s Infinity Energy.
* PurposefullyOverpowered: Like any other Mythical, Battle facilities and online play restricts its use.
* RagnarokProofing: We don't know what happened to it between its creation five hundred years ago and the present day, but besides losing its original red and gold paint job, it's still fully functional and none the worse for wear. Having a powerful and presumably immortal artificial soul in its chest probably helped.
* RecurringElement: As a cute legendary with a base stat total of 600, it can be seen as a Mew analogue (though it's not a MasterOfAll), as well as following in the footsteps of being a somewhat feminine Mythical, like Diancie and Meloetta. It is also one to the Voltorb and Foongus lines, being a Pokémon that resembles a Poké ball in some form (though lacking the ChestMonster aspect) as seen in its Refresh animations and the Original Color version.
* RobotGirl: It's an automaton that's specifically designed to look feminine.
* SchizoTech: It's an advanced robot Mythical Pokémon... made over 500 years ago. In addition, its design invokes that of a Poké Ball, which is implied to be a somewhat recent invention in the games.
* SecretArt: Magearna's ability, Soul-Heart, is exclusive to it, as is the move Fleur Cannon.
* SecretCharacter: Normally not obtainable in-game, Magearna can be obtained via the QR Scanner function. Unlike other Mythicals, however, Magearna isn't PermanentlyMissableContent (at least for the time being) thanks to the QR Code never expiring. You need to beat the main campaign before you're able to scan in the QR code.
* SingleSpecimenSpecies: Presumably it's one like most legendaries, given its artificial nature, that only one human made it, and [[PoweredByAForsakenChild how the Soul-Heart was created]].
* StatusBuff:
** Its Soul-Heart ability increases its Special Attack each time a Pokémon faints in battle. Unlike with the similar abilities of Moxie or Beast Boost, Soul-Heart will increase Magearna's Special Attack even if it is an ally that faints, making it even more devastating in Doubles Battle. This also works well with its SignatureMove Fleur Cannon, which harshly decreases Magearna's Special Attack after attacking.
** It also gets the rare Shift Gear, which sharply boosts its Speed while raising its Attack stat by one stage, and learns Withdraw and Iron Defense, both of which increase its Defense stat.
** Finally, it has access to Manaphy's former Signature Move Heart Swap, which swaps all stat changes with the opponent. This can be used not only to transfer the opponent's boosts, but also transfer Magearna's potential Special Attack drops after using Fleur Cannon.
* SuperPrototype: The design of its PimpedOutDress, and its special ability, imply that it may have originally been intended to be an old, {{Magitek}} Poké Ball. Its original colors even paint it in the same colors as one (though gold replaces white).
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: It has a PimpedOutDress and gold eyelashes, but as both a [[OlympusMons legendary]] and an artificial/mechanical Pokémon, it's most likely genderless.
* TransformingMecha: It can fold up to resemble a large ornate Poké Ball when asleep/sad.
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%%[[folder:Marshadow]]
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%%A yet to be revealed Mythical Ghost/Fighting Pokémon. Craven and cowering, it has never appeared before humans and thus many regard its existence as pure myth. At the moment, there is no word of its role, though it has the ability to copy the movements and powers of others by lurking within their shadows.%%
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%%* BadassAdorable: It's a cute little shadow that is also a Legendary Pokémon. Also, by virtue of its type (Ghost/Fighting), it also has completely unresisted STAB, only resisted by a Normal/Ghost type, which does not yet exist.
%%* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: Marshadow's signature Z-Move has it firing off seven punches tracing out the Z-Move symbol (a letter "Z" with an arrowhead above it).
%%* ConfusionFu: Marshadow has totally unresisted STAB in Fighting/Ghost, but it can also learn all three elemental punches and all kinds of useful stat-buffing moves like Bulk Up and Calm Mind. Its special attacking arsenal is lacking, but it has what it needs, due to its typing.
%%* {{Constellation}}: Its signature Z-Move references the Pleiades star cluster, located in the Taurus constellation. Juxtaposed with its name having Mars in it suggests an astronomy motif.
%%* DittoFighter: True to its theme of a shadow boxer, it learns Role Play, Copycat, and Psych Up naturally, moves that involve copying the target's abilities, moves, and stat changes respectively. This trope is taken a step further with Spectral Thief, which [[PowerParasite steals status buffs]] before attacking with them.
%%* ImpossibleThief: Spectral Thief steals status buffs, ''all of them'', before attacking.
%%* LightningBruiser: With base 125 in Attack and Speed along with unresisted STAB, Marshadow hits like a truck and moves like one too. Its defensive stats are nothing to sneeze at either.
%%* LivingShadow: Marshadow regularly turns into a shadow in combat, either to attack or evade. Even standing still, a trail comes off its heels, suggesting it just emerged.
%%* LovableCoward: Despite its strength, Marshadow is actually quite cowardly.
%%* MeaningfulName: "Mars", the Roman god of war, and "shadow". Marshadow also sounds like "Marshmallow", alluding to its tiny size and adorable look. Its name may also be derived from "Nightmarcher", the spirits of ancient Hawaiian warriors.
%%* PintSizedPowerhouse: It's only 0.7 meters tall, but it's a legendary Pokémon with all the power that implies.
%%* PowerCopying: By merely hiding within someone's shadow, it can copy their powers and movements. Spectral Thief also steals any and all stat buffs imbued on the target.
%%* RecurringElement:
%%** Alola's other resident "cute" Legendary, along the lines of Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Manaphy, etc. However, it does buck the trend of having all of its stats be a base 100 like the other Legendaries listed, although its stats do still equal 600 like the others.
%%** It's also similar to Hoopa, in that it's a small part Ghost-type Mythical Pokémon with high offensive stats and a knack for stealing stuff (as indicated by Marshadow's Spectral Thief move).
%%* PurposefullyOverpowered: You're not going to be using this in the Battle Tree or the Battle Royal.
%%* SecretArt: It has an exclusive move and Z-Move:
%%** Spectral Thief, which steals all of the target's status buffs before attacking.
%%** [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike]], a brutal beatdown culminating in a powerful kick that phases through the target.
%%* SecretCharacter: The second Mythical Pokémon in the Alola region, and one yet to be officially acknowledged.
%%* SoulPower: In addition to being part-Ghost, its unique Z-Move (an upgraded Spectral Thief) is called "Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike".
%%* StealthPun: It is a Fighting-type Pokémon that commonly hides in others' shadows. It is a literal shadow boxer.
%%[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rowlet, Dartrix and Decidueye ''(Mokuroh, Fukuthrow and Juniper)'']]
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Alola's Grass-type Starter, Rowlet is a Grass/Flying-type owl, and is the first starter to be dual-typed in the first stage since Bulbasaur. It turns its head 180 degrees to look at its trainer for instructions, and can pelt enemies with the razor-sharp leaves that grow in its feathers. Rowlet evolves into Dartrix, who appears to be snobbish in personality, but is actually a bit of a birdbrain. When Dartrix reaches its final evolution, it becomes the hooded archer Decidueye, with bow-like wings that help it fire its arrow quills more accurately. It switches its Flying Type for a Ghost Type and learns the move Spirit Shackle, which pins the opponent from switching or fleeing from battle.

* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: Rowlet is prone to rotating its head 180 degrees. Justified, as it's an owl.
* ArcherArchetype: Decidueye is cold, quiet, and calculating, in addition to turning part Ghost-type. It's also an archer that uses its quills as arrows and one of its wings as a bow.
* BizarreAndImprobableBallistics: The family is able to curve its feather arrows after they've been fired.
* BlowYouAway: Like Bulbasaur, Rowlet starts off as a dual-typed Pokémon. In its case, it is part Flying-type.
* BowtiesAreCool: Rowlet and its line sport a leafy bowtie that makes it look just spiffy.
* BowAndSwordInAccord: Decidueye can learn Leaf Blade, and its SecretArt Spirit Shackle involves archery.
* BrainlessBeauty: Dartrix becomes one upon evolving from Rowlet. It's obsessed with its appearance and kind of a birdbrain, often bungling things and then making them worse trying to fix them.
* CuteOwl: Just look at Rowlet, an owl wearing a bowtie that is so round that it looks like a WaddlingHead.
* TheDandy: Dartrix is well-groomed and doesn't like its bangs touched, and it will forfeit a battle to groom itself if it gets dirty. The ''Sun'' Pokédex entry even calls it a dandy.
* DiscardAndDraw: Rowlet and Dartix are Grass/Flying Types, making them immune to Ground Type moves, but very weak to Ice-Types. Upon evolving into Decidueye, they lose their Flying-Type to pick up the Ghost-Type. The Ground-Type immunity becomes a resistance, Ice-Types don't hurt as much, and they become immune to Normal- and Fighting-Type moves instead.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Dartrix is usually seen with its eyes closed. It only opens them when annoyed or surprised.
* EyeTake: Dartrix has a wide-eyed expression when annoyed or surprised.
* FeatherFingers: The tips of Decidueye's wings have feathers that act as fingers, allowing it to hold one of its drawstrings and shoot its feather arrows.
* FeatherFlechettes: Rowlet and Dartrix can attack by launching their feathers, which are apparently made of sharp leaves.
* FighterMageThief: The Thief of the Alolan starters. It may not be fast, but it has balanced physical and special attacks and its archery theme demonstrates an emphasis on skillful attacking while its Ghost-subtype emphasizes stealth.
* TheFightingNarcissist: Dartrix spends its free time grooming itself. However, its vanity causes it to get distracted in the middle of the battle and forfeit when its feathers get dirty, just so it can get itself clean again.
* FurryReminder: Despite Decidueye's primarily humanoid body shape, its [[https://youtu.be/ABPd7vwocuY?t=11s legs bend "backwards"]] like regular birds do.[[note]]"Backwards" because while a bird's leg is different from a human's, it's not ''drastically'' [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DINsqLzxeUs/ToaJcfX0sJI/AAAAAAAAGag/tDTJm32HPqI/s1600/hind_limb_comparative_anatomy.png different]]; what we generally see as their 'knee' is actually their ankle joint.[[/note]]
* GreenThumb: The line's primary type. Rowlet and Dartrix also have a bowtie made of leaves.
* InTheHood: Decidueye gains a leafy green hood upon evolving from Dartrix.
* HairFlip: Dartrix's idle animation in battle, adding to its snobbish personality.
* JackOfAllStats: It has the most balanced stats of the three Alola starters, although Decidueye is slower than the other Grass-Type starters except Chestnaught and Torterra.
* LogicalWeakness: As a Grass/Flying-type, the line has a double weakness to Ice-type moves; fitting for a starter in the tropical Alola region.
* LongRangeFighter: Invoked -- its Hidden Ability is called "Long Reach", which basically turns all its contact moves into non-contact ones.
* MagicKnight: Decidueye's Attack and Special Attack stats are near equal and above average, and it can learn Swords Dance and Nasty Plot to boost them, respectively.
* MightyGlacier: Decidueye has high offenses in both physical and special attack as well as decent defenses, but its 70 speed leaves it lagging behind many opponents.
* NobodyTouchesTheHair: Dartrix's reveal even makes a point to show that trying to touch its hair in Pokémon Refresh makes it angry.
* NotSoStoic: The ''Moon'' dex entry says that Decidueye is normally "cool and cautious", but completely loses it if it gets surprised.
** This makes more sense when one realizes that while archers are excellent in their ability to ambush enemies, they can't handle being ambushed themselves due to the concentration needed to use a bow.
* OminousOwl: While Decidueye isn't particularly scary-looking, they are effective hunters and are part Ghost Type.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Decidueye is an odd and different Ghost-Type, as it is a clearly alive and tangible creature. In battle, it boasts the same Ghost-Type immunities to Normal and Fighting-Type moves. Its ghost typing most likely comes from channeling spiritual energy for its attacks similar to Alolan Marowak.
* TheOwlKnowingOne: Subverted with Dartrix, which is an owl, but also kind of a ditz. Doubles as TruthInTelevision, as owls actually aren't all that smart, despite being symbolic of intelligence.
* PunnyName:
** Rowlet's an owlet. The "Row" may come from round or "rowan", a type of mountain ash.
** Dartrix seems to come from "dart", referencing the line's FeatherFlechettes, and "strix", the Latin word for owl.
** Decidueye comes from "Deciduous", a variety of tree that sheds its leaves and "Deadeye", a term for an expert marksman. The Japanese name ''Juniper'' is a mix of the Juniper tree and sniper.
* RainOfArrows: Its exclusive Z-Move, Sinister Arrow Raid, has Decidueye release multiple arrows that surround it, before flying up and then sending them towards the target.
* RecurringElement: The Alola Grass starter.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Rowlet is a nearly spherical barn owlet.
* SecretArt:
** Only Decidueye gets Spirit Shackle, a move that makes its target unable to flee from battle or switch out.
** Decidueye gets the unique Z-Move Sinister Arrow Raid.
** Their Hidden Ability, Long Reach, allows them to use any move without making contact.
** Like the Grass starters before them, they get Frenzy Plant and Grass Pledge.
* ShadowPin: Decidueye's signature move Spirit Shackle deals damage while preventing the target from fleeing.
* ShownTheirWork:
** Dartrix's BrainlessBeauty status may be a reference to how real owls actually aren't all that smart.
** Decidueye is based on the [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilt-owl Stilt-Owl]], a species of owl native to the Hawaiian Islands that went extinct when humans first started settling the islands around the 1st millennium A.D. This is why Decidueye is a Ghost-Type and has long legs. Furthermore, Stilt-Owls were predators of honeycreepers, the species Oricorio is based on, which is referenced in its debut trailer by one-shotting Sensu form Oricorio with Spirit Shackle.
** Furthermore, Decidueye's Ghost-Type is a reference to the many cultural associations between owls and the underworld; African folklore, many Native American tribes from Northern to Southern America, even the Romans and Europe, have all believed owls to be agents of the underworld, emissaries of death, or otherwise servants to sinister forces. Some cultures also regard them as a disguise for vampires or blood-sucking witches, such as the Roman Strix or the Romanian Strigoi, or as the icon of dark spirits, such as Marinette, a particularly feared [[UsefulNotes/{{Voudoun}} loa]].
** Decidueye has two toes forward and two facing backward, much like real owls.
* SlobsVersusSnobs: Decidueye can be seen as a slob counterpart to Serperior based on appearance. Decidueye is partially based on an archer, which is commonly depicted being based in the outskirts of civilization, and its appearance is very shabby. Meanwhile, Serperior's appearance is based on royalty with even the facial expression to match. Coincidentally, Serperior can be caught in Alola.
* SoulPower: Decidueye becomes a Ghost-type upon evolving.
* StealthExpert: Rowlet can fly silently, drawing close to opponents without being noticed, [[ShownTheirWork just like a real owl]].
* TrickArrow: Dartrix can bend its FeatherFlechettes to alter their trajectory.
* TurnsRed: Like all Grass-type starters, it has the ability Overgrow, which boosts the power of its Grass-type moves when it's low on health.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Or, more specifically, Unexpected ''Type''. In fact, it pulls this off twice; the first with Rowlett's reveal, as many fans were pleasantly surprised to learn that there would be a dual-type starter from the get-go [[note]]This hasn't been done since all the way back in Generation I, with Bulbasaur being Grass/Poison[[/note]]. Then, fans were in for an even bigger shock when it was revealed that its final evolution, Decidueye, was going to be Grass/''Ghost'', rather than retain its Grass/Flying Typing. To say that no one saw it coming would be a huge understatement.
* UselessUsefulSpell: Decidueye has great Special Attack and can learn Nasty Plot, which would be good if it could actually learn more than ten special moves, none of which are available via level up.
* VisualPun: Its ''bow''tie turns into ''draw''strings to form a ''bow'' after becoming Decidueye.
* WaddlingHead: Rowlet looks like one, but it has a head that's separate from the rest of its body, which becomes clear when it turns it around 180 degrees.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Spirit Shackle deals heavy Ghost-type damage and prevents opponents from fleeing. As a part-Ghost type, Decidueye itself is immune to being trapped, and can escape from battle without fail.

[[folder:Litten, Torracat, and Incineroar ''(Nyabby, Nyaheat, and Gaogaen)'']]
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Alola's Fire-type Starter, Litten is a Fire-type kitten. It attacks by coughing up fiery hairballs. When it evolves into Torracat, it gains a flame sac on its neck, which resembles a bell, even producing a ringing sound when Torracat uses fire attacks. Its final evolution is Incineroar, a muscular bipedal tiger that resembles the Fire/Fighting starters of generations past, but is actually a Fire/Dark-type with the persona of a {{heel}} wrestler. Incineroar's signature move is Darkest Lariat, a Dark-type wrestling move.

* BigOlEyebrows: In particular, they are actually part of its forehead stripe.
* BishonenLine: True to [[Manga/TigerMask its inspiration]], Incineroar resembles a person in a tiger costume more than an actual tiger.
* BoisterousBruiser: Incineroar. Comes with the territory of being a show-off LargeHam {{heel}} wrestler.
* BloodKnight: Torracat loves battling so much that its relentless attacks cause opponents to lose the will to fight.
* BreathWeapon: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Torracat and Incineroar rely on their ornaments (Torracat's collar and Incineroar's belt) for flame projectiles. Litten is the closest, but it actually just coughs out flaming furballs rather than actual flames.
* CastingAShadow: Incineroar has a Dark secondary typing and can learn darkness-based Dark-type moves such as Dark Pulse.
* CatsAreMean: This Pokémon clearly doesn't do "nice". It can be ''brutal''.
* CatsAreSuperior: Litten is described as logical and cool-headed. Its default expression on its face gives it the CatsAreSnarkers vibe as well.
* CatFolk: Incineroar has a very humanoid build.
* CatsHateWater: Comes with the territory of being a Fire Pokémon based on cats.
* CatSmile: Torracat, unlike Litten, is constantly smiling like this.
* CombatPragmatist: As a Dark-type {{heel}} wrestler, this is Incineroar's ''modus operandi''. It's even been noted to be reckless enough to attack ''trainers''. Incineroar's signature move and Z-Move are Dark-type wrestling moves, fitting with this motif.
* ConfusionFu: Incineroar's movepool is pretty diverse. In addition to learning Fire-type and Dark-type moves, it can learn many Fighting-type moves, as well as Earthquake, Leech Life and Acrobatics.
* CuteKitten: It may be stoic on the outside, but Litten is still very much an adorable little red and black tabby kitten.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Incineroar is quite jerkish and unfeeling, but it's actually [[{{Kayfabe}} all a part of the act]] of being a {{Heel}}.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The animation for Darkest Lariat has Incineroar spinning around on its feet towards its opponent before hitting them.
* EvilCounterpart: Through its typing, design, and learnset, Incineroar is a darker take on the bipedal Fire/Fighting starters from Generations 3 through 5, particularly Emboar (which, coincidentally, can be caught in Alola). Its championship belt and overall build also make it something of one to Machamp, another Pokémon that can be caught in Alola.
* EvilIsCool: InUniverse. Just like real-life {{heel}} wrestlers, Incineroar's "bad guy" persona makes it popular with children.
* FaceOfAThug: Incineroar demonstrates its Dark-typing well with its persona of a heel wrestler. It even gets Intimidate as a hidden ability.
* FireBreathingDiner: Litten stores the highly-flammable fur it collects while grooming itself internally, and then hocks up flaming furballs to attack when the need arises.
* FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter: Unlike Litten and Torracat, Incineroar is bipedal.
* FighterMageThief: The Fighters of the Alolan starters in its final form. Its large build, high attack and defenses, as well as wrestling emphasis show it as the main physical powerhouse of the three.
* FriendToAllChildren: Incineroar loves the adoration they get from children despite acting nonchalant in their presence.
* FurIsClothing: The fur on Incineroar's body resembles a shirt with cut-off sleeves and the ring of fur around its torso resembles a championship belt.
* GeniusBruiser: Could possibly be the case, as Litten is described as being logical, and once evolved into Torracat, it gains enough strength to bend iron bars and knock out large men with a single swipe of its forelegs.
* GrinOfAudacity: When performing Incineroar's Z-move, the Pokémon makes this subtle grin before they summon a large wrestling ring.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Incineroar's torso resembles a sleeveless shirt, but its lower body is the same color as it head and arms, making it looks pantsless.
* {{Heel}}: Incineroar is designed with this persona in mind. It is even known as the Heel Pokémon.
* HeroicBuild: Incineroar has a very muscular, humanoid build.
* HotBlooded: Torracat has been described as having a fairly rambunctious, battle-loving personality. Incineroar is also this, to LargeHam levels, fitting for its {{heel}} status.
* ImpromptuTracheotomy: It's the only Pokémon that can learn Throat Chop by level up, a powerful Dark-type move that prevents the opponent from using sound-based attacks for two turns.
* JerkassFacade: Incineroar acts tough, selfish, and unfeeling, and is even said to ignore its trainer's commands on a whim; but deep inside feels happiness when it's fanned over by kids and young Pokémon. Even when petted in a spot it doesn't like in Pokémon-Refresh, it can't help but gently shoo away with a happy expression on its eyes after a brief moment of surprise.
* {{Kayfabe}}: Incineroar's heel persona is an act that it keeps up for the sake of its fans.
* LargeHam: Incineroar's idle animation involves it puffing out its chest and roaring towards the sky with its arms spread out.
* LifeDrain: For some reason, they can learn Leech Life via TM.
* MaskedLuchador: Its build causes it to resemble a person wearing a tiger costume more than an actual tiger. Justified as it's based on ''Manga/TigerMask''.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: See JerkassFacade. Incineroar plays the {{Heel}} in battle, but secretly loves the attention it gets from kids.
* MightyGlacier: Incineroar has a great attack stat and good defenses, but has mediocre speed and doesn't gain any special attack upon evolution. It's also ironically slower than its previous stages, who fall into FragileSpeedster. It also happens to be the slowest fully evolved Fire-Type Starter to date, beating out Emboar by five points.
* MundaneUtility: [[http://pokejungle.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image.jpeg The official model sheet for Incineroar]] includes a sketch where its belt is used to heat a kettle while it's asleep.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Incineroar is an extremely buff bipedal tiger wrestler that's also [[CombatPragmatist darkness-aligned]] thanks to its {{heel}} motif.
* PantheraAwesome: Incineroar is based on a tiger.
* PersonalityPowers: {{Inverted}} -- despite its fiery elemental powers, Litten has a very ''non''-fiery personality. Played straight with Torracat and Incineroar, however.
* ThePhoenix: Whenever Litten needs to shed off its fur, its ''entire'' coat bursts into flames to make way for the new one to simulate the mystical firebird's reincarnation.
* PlayingWithFire: Its primary type. Litten makes fireballs out of its hairballs and has oily fur that bursts into flames when shed.
* PunnyName: Litten's a lit kitten (or a little kitten). Torracat is a torrid cat, and "Tora" is also the Japanese word for "Tiger". Incineroar is Incinerate + Roar.
* RatedMForManly: Incineroar could give Machamp a run for its money in this regard; it's a ferocious bipedal tiger with an extreme TopHeavyGuy HeroicBuild and MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily that's also a boisterous {{heel}} wrestler.
* RecurringElement: The Alola fire starter, 7th generation.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The whole line is red and black, and Incineroar is a Dark-type with a "bad guy" persona to play up.
* SecretArt:
** Only Incineroar can learn the move Darkest Lariat. It's also the only Pokémon to naturally learn Throat Chop, though that move can be bred onto Sneasel.
** Incineroar gets the unique Z-Move [[AlliterativeName Malicious Moonsault]][[note]]Which is actually ''not'' a moonsault despite its English name, and is more of a 450 splash. The Japanese name, Hyper Dark Crusher, is more appropriate[[/note]].
** Like the Fire starters before them, they have Blast Burn and Fire Pledge.
* ShoutOut:
** A tiger-themed heel wrestler who is loved by children and, despite the heel status, acts heroic? That's ''Manga/TigerMask''. Furthermore, its design is likely taken from the Heel character Tiger the Dark of ''Anime/TigerMaskW''.
** Incineroar's belt buckle fires off flames. It is usually depicted as a spinning fire as seen in the official art. ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'' is a wrestler-inspired mecha who similarly has a cannon on his belt firing his magnetic cyclone blast called "Spin Storm".
** Incineroar's shiny colors -- the black areas replaced with white -- evoke puroresu wrestler Wrestling/JushinThunderLiger[='s=] colors.
** When Incineroar performs its Z-Move, its trainer will [[Wrestling/DanielBryan point their index fingers in the air]] to cheer Incineroar on.
* SpoiledBrat: Torracat behaves like a spoiled child in front of trainers and Pokémon it has built a relationship with.
* SoulPower: Litten can learn Lick, a Ghost type move, by level-up.
* StealthPun:
** Incineroar is a heel wrestler. Heels in wrestling often evoke a certain reaction from fans to draw attention on the drama. This is called getting "heat". Incineroar is a fire type.
** While Incineroar's typing makes sense because heel wrestlers are considered villains in the professional wrestling scene since they use underhanded tactics, much like what you'd expect with a Dark type, people often say that he could have been a Fighting type too. Consider, however, that professional wrestling [[{{Kayfabe}} tends to be scripted]]; there are no real "fights" so to say.
* TheStoic: Litten are [[{{Irony}} cool-headed]] and tend not to show their emotions, very much like fellow feline Pokémon Espurr and Meowstic from the previous generation. It stops being stoic when it evolves into Torracat.
* TopHeavyGuy: Incineroar's bulk is heavily exaggerated, having large upper arms, fingers, and body but surprisingly thin legs and forearms, with no muscle definition on any of its limbs. Its fingers are even thicker than its wrists.
* {{Tsundere}}: Incineroar. This is apparent when playing Pokémon Refresh. Whenever it has a negative reaction, it waves its hands telling you to stop it... all while showing happy eyes.
* TurnsRed: Like all Fire-type starters, it has the ability Blaze, which boosts the power of its Fire-type moves when it's low on health.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs:
** Its signature move is Darkest Lariat, a Dark-type move that ignores stat changes as it does damage. Incineroar's unique Z-Move, Malicious Moonsault, which converts its Darkest Lariat into it, has it climb up the ropes of a wrestling ring before body-slamming its opponent while WreathedInFlames.
** Incineroar represents ''puroresu'', the Japanese take of the American-based professional wrestling (similar to characters like [[Franchise/StreetFighter R. Mika]]). One thing that defines this is despite his heel status, he is still cheered by the audience, as heels in puroresu operate in a slightly different way.
** In addition, Incineroar can learn plenty of Fighting-type moves.

[[folder:Popplio, Brionne, and Primarina ''(Ashimari, Oshamari, and Ashirēnu)'']]
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Alola's Water-type Starter, Popplio is a Water-type sea lion. It uses the water from its nose to attack. When it evolves into Brionne, it gains frills around its waist that resembles a dress of sorts. It is also a talented dancer who acts cheery and positive, even when it's feeling sad. Its final evolution is Primarina, a graceful Water/Fairy creature that resembles a mermaid or siren and attacks using songs.

* ActionInitiative: The line learns Aqua Jet and Baby-Doll Eyes by level up.
* ArmorPiercingAttack:
** Primarina's SignatureMove Sparkling Aria can strike opponents hiding behind a substitute.
** Oceanic Operetta, being a Z-Move, cannot be blocked by Protect or any of its variants.
* ConfusionFu: Primarina has 126 Special Attack with the coverage to abuse it. It is capable of learning Hyper Voice, [[PsychicPowers Psychic]], [[SoulPower Shadow Ball]], [[GreenThumb Energy Ball]], and [[AnIcePerson Ice Beam]], in addition to its Water and Fairy attacks.
* CuteLittleFangs: Brionne has one. Primarina has two that can be seen briefly when it performs Oceanic Operetta.
* CuteMonsterGirl: Brionne and Primarina are extremely feminine. Popplio not so much. However, since they are starter Pokémon, they have a 7 to 1 male-to-female gender ratio, and look the same regardless of gender.
* DanceBattler: Brionne dances when fighting, confusing its opponents.
* DissonantSerenity: After pummeling an opponent with its truly terrifying Z-Move, Primarina will take a bow.
* DistaffCounterpart: Primarina can be seen as a feminine counterpart to Samurott, despite the fact that they share a gender ratio; coincidentally, Samurott can be caught in Alola via Island Scan. Like Primarina, Samurott is partially based on a sea lion, and Primarina has very feminine TertiarySexualCharacteristics while Samurott has masculine ones (including prominent hair and headgear for both).
* DynamicAkimbo: Popplio and Brionne like to haughtily puff up their chests during battle.
* FighterMageThief: The Mage of the Alolan starters. It has high special stats that power attacks with magical themes, but poor physical stats.
* GagNose: Popplio features a big, pink clown nose. As it evolves, however, it becomes smaller, emphasizing its shift from clown-like to beautiful.
* GirlishPigtails: Brionne's ears resemble pigtails, leading to its feminine appearance.
* HealingShiv: Sparkling Aria deals severe damage, but also douses burned 'mon.
* LargeHam: Popplio's wide-eyed expressions, flamboyant "costume," and somewhat sassy "strongman" pose in its battle animation gives it this impression.
* {{Lunacy}}: The line naturally learns Moonblast by level-up.
* MagicalClown: Popplio is a clownish Pokémon able to use [[MakingASplash water attacks]]. This aspect of its design dies down during its journey through evolution, transitioning from a circus-like performer focusing on acrobatics to a singer while the nose becomes smaller and the neck frill becomes a dress.
* MagicIdolSinger: Brionne is categorized as the Pop Star Pokémon, using balloons made of water to fight. Primarina, meanwhile, is more of a Magic Opera Singer (its {{Secret Art}}s are called Sparkling Aria and Oceanic Operetta), and it can control the movements of these balloons with its song.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Primarina's voice is described as its most powerful weapon, and the line gets plenty of sound moves such as Hyper Voice, Disarming Voice, and their SecretArt Sparkling Aria to back it up. Their hidden ability, Liquid Voice, makes all of their sound-based moves Water-type, therefore powering them up through STAB.
* MakingASplash: Its primary type. Primarina is also the only Alola Starter whose signature attack and Z-Move are of its primary typing. Its hidden ability, Liquid Voice, turns all sound-based moves into Water-type moves.
* MagicMusic: Primarina's voice has the power to control water. If it has its Liquid Voice Ability, its voice literally becomes water.
* MightyGlacier: The line has great Special Attack and Special Defense -- Primarina in particular boasts the highest Special Attack stat out of all the starters -- but they have mediocre Speed.
* MusicalAssassin: The Popplio line can learn a myriad of sound-based moves, with Brionne and Primarina preferring to use their singing skills to attack opponents.
* NonIronicClown: Seems to be the basis for Popplio's design. It features a big red nose, a ring of fur around its neck resembling a frill and it can create literal water balloons with an elastic coating.
* OffModel: Many Pokémon ever since the transition to full 3D have severely washed-out palettes compared to their anime or pre-Gen V palettes [[note]]and even though these are supposed to resemble the palettes of their official artworks, some Pokémon's textures are even less saturated than their artwork's[[/note]], but the blue comprising the majority of Brionne's body in its model is much brighter (not to mention nowhere as teal) as it is in its official artwork. Its minisprite remains more faithful to its artwork's palette, however.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Primarina has a secondary Fairy typing, and early on a Popplio will learn moves such as Disarming Voice and Baby-Doll Eyes.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Primarina's appearance makes it look like a cross between a sea lion and a mermaid, and the emphasis on its singing is reminiscent of [[SirensAreMermaids sirens]]. They also seem to draw heavily from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkie Selkies]], FairFolk from Celtic folklore who are seals capable of transforming into beautiful women who sing for a variety of reasons.
* PerpetualSmiler: Popplio and Brionne's default expression is a big, goofy grin.
* PreciousPuppy: In addition to resembling a sea lion, Popplio's design is quite puppy-like due to its round nose and floppy ears, and it apparently barks like a dog.
* RecurringElement: Rounding out the starter trio as Gen 7's water-type starter.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Popplio's a little blue sea lion pup that looks ready for a circus act and it loves to play. Brionne is a little bigger but somehow becomes even cuter.
* SecretArt:
** Sparkling Aria, a move that heals the burns of any target it strikes.
** Primarina gets the unique Z-Move [[AlliterativeName Oceanic Operetta]].
** Like the Water starters before them, they get Hydro Cannon and Water Pledge.
** The line has a unique Hidden Ability called Liquid Voice, which changes all of its sound-based moves to Water-type.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Primarina is the sensitive guy to its Water-Type predecessors. Primarina is an elegant and very feminine Water/Fairy-typed seal mermaid who uses the power of its voice to control water, in contrast to the dual cannon-wielding Blastoise, the ferocious Feraligatr, the bulky and monstrous Swampert, the prideful Water/Steel-typed Empoleon, Primarina's DistaffCounterpart Samurott, and the sleek Greninja. Primarina is also the most specially-based Water-Type starter to date with high Special stats, while its physical stats and speed are rather low.
* SignatureMove: Primarina's Sparkling Aria, a 90 base power Water-Type move, that also cures the burns of opponents.
* SilkHidingSteel: Primarina may look elegant and sing beautiful songs, but it also has the highest special attack stat (126 easily beating out Delphox's 114) out of any fully evolved, non-Mega Evolved starter.
* SituationalSword: Sparkling Aria's perks are rather different compared to those of the other starters' signature moves. It's an attacking move that heals a status condition, akin to Smelling Salts and Wake-Up Slap, but the damage it deals isn't boosted when healing burns unlike the other two. It also damages allies, so it isn't a very good choice to use to heal a burned teammate. [[ArtificialStupidity Despite this, an AI-guided Primarina will often attempt to use Sparkling Aria on a burned teammate despite the consequences.]] That said, a savvy player can make good use of it by pairing Primarina with a partner who has [[ElementalAbsorption Dry Skin, Water Absorb, or Storm Drain]]. It also hits through Substitute, so it's up to the player to decide if potentially hitting through a Substitute is worth potentially healing an opponent's burn.
* SnotBubble: Popplio can launch balloons made of water from its nose.
* SquishyWizard: An odd example of a MightyGlacier being combined with one. Primarina has decent HP and excellent Special Defense, but its Physical Defense is nothing stellar, and its speed is rather low. However, Primarina doesn't suffer from typical squishy wizard tendencies because of its great defensive typing giving it a lot of useful resistances to common physical types.
* StepfordSmiler: Brionne always acts cheerful, even when it isn't feeling cheerful. It only expresses its true emotions to individuals it deeply trusts.
* SweetSeal: Popplio is an adorable seal pup who retains its cuteness as it evolves into a beautiful looking Primarina.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Brionne and Primarina are two very feminine (though not necessarily female) Water-Typed singing seals.
* TurnsRed: Like all Water-type starters, it has the ability Torrent, which boosts the power of its Water-type moves when it's low on health.
* UselessUsefulSpell: Its signature ability [[MakeMeWannaShout Liquid Voice]], which changes all sound-based moves to Water-type moves, is this. Unlike similar abilities such as Galvanize or Aerilate that change a move's type, Liquid Voice does not power up the changed moves. The strongest sound-based move it can learn is Hyper Voice, a normal-type move with 90 Power, while its signature move, Sparkling Aria, has the exact same power and the same effect of hitting through Substitue. While Sparkling Aria still has the downside of potentially healing a burn, Primarina will still have its regular ability [[TurnsRed Torrent]] while having the same benefit Liquid Voice provides. Even if the user decides to forego Sparkling Aria for another Water-type move such as Hydro Pump, Surf, or Scald, Liquid Voice wouldn't be of any use.
* WeaponizedBall: Popplio's {{Snot Bubble}}s can be used to attack its opponent, or even trap them inside. As the fully-evolved Primarina, it uses its voice to control water, and its signature Z-Move has it move and burst an enormous water ball on an opponent.
* WildHair: Primarina's hair tends to come out of its pearl ties during certain moves such as Sparkling Aria, showing its hair to be ''very'' wild, almost like the tentacles of an octopus. No explanation is given as to how its hair gets tied back up when the move is finished though.
* WorkHardPlayHard: Popplio is described as both frivolous and hardworking. It's a circus performer that takes its job seriously, but it's still a circus performer.

[[folder:Pikipek, Trumbeak, and Toucannon ''(Tsutsukera, Kerarappa, and Dodekabashi)'']]
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As a Woodpecker Pokémon, Pikipek is a Normal/Flying-type that's capable of striking the opponent with a flurry of pecks. It can have Skill Link or Keen Eye as an ability. Pikipek tap on wood to communicate with others of their own kind and trainers can learn what the taps mean. As it evolves, its beak increases in size as well as strength. When it evolves into Toucannon, its beak has the power to destroy rock by blasting seeds from it. Its beak can even cause burns by simply touching it.

* AcrophobicBird: Oddly for a fully-evolved bird Flying-type, Toucannon remains on the ground almost entirely aside from some attack animations. This is TruthInTelevision: toucans are poor flyers due to their relatively short wings, usually hopping from tree to tree and gliding through the air when necessary.
* BareFistedMonk: Can learn Rock Smash by level-up, and Brick Beak via TM. It's no Close Combat, but it can still cause Rock- and Steel-types expecting to tank its STAB moves to think twice about trying that.
* BeakAttack: They learn Peck, Pluck, and Drill Peck via level-up.
* BulletSeed: Pikipek often attack by zipping seeds at opponents, and can do so with enough strength to embed the seeds in tree trunks. Toucannon can fire seeds with enough power to pulverize boulders.
* BlowYouAway: It's part Flying-type.
* ChargedAttack: Toucannon's SecretArt Beak Blast charges up at the start of the turn, then deals damage at the end of the turn. Any opponent making contact with it while in the process of charging up is burned.
* DishingOutDirt: Trumbeak and Toucannon are able to learn Rock Blast as a Heart Scale move.
* EarlyBirdCameo:
** Literally. Pikipek's wire frame model appeared in the announcement trailer for ''Sun & Moon'', months before its official debut.
** Before Toucannon was revealed, a shirt featuring it was shown off in a trailer featuring clothing customization months before the game's release.
* FragileSpeedster: Pikipek and Trumbeak have excellent Attack and Speed for their stages, but low defenses. Averted when Trumbeak evolves into Toucannon.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration:
** Pikipek and Trumbeak have higher speed than their final stage Toucannon. This is likely because Toucannon has a huge and heavy beak that slows it down.
** Toucannon's ''Sun'' Pokédex entry states that its beak can reach temperatures of over 212 F or 100 C, and it can learn Overheat via TM.
* GlassCannon: Toucannon has great attack, but the rest of its stats are mediocre. Its stats do make it lean into MightyGlacier territory, though.
* GreenThumb: Learns Bullet Seed via level-up.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Its ability, Skill Link, allows it to always strike 5 times with multi-hit moves. The Toucannnon line learns a number of moves to abuse this, including Bullet Seed, Rock Blast, and Fury Attack.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Can learn Echoed Voice and Hyper Voice via level-up. It can also get Boomburst as an egg move if it's bred with a Noivern.
* MeaningfulName: Toucannon. It's a toucan and it hits like a cannon.
* MundaneUtility: It can't be done in the games, but it's been shown in the anime that Toucannon can use its beak, which is capable of reaching 100 degrees Celsius, to gently warm its eggs.
* NobleBirdOfPrey: Notable aversion. They're the second ComMon bird (the first being Unfezant, being based on a galliforme) to not be based on a bird of prey in their final stage.
* NonElemental: It's primarily a Normal-type.
* PerpetualFrowner: Toucannon is always seen as angry, even in its Refresh screen.
* PlayingWithFire: While it's not a Fire-type, Toucannon can learn Flame Charge and Overheat via TM, likely because its beak is used as a heat sink.
* RecurringElement: The early flying ComMon in line with Pidgey.
* SecretArt: Beak Blast, a Flying-type move with high power but decreased ActionInitiative due to having to charge and heat up its beak. If the opponent makes physical contact when Toucannon is charging, they get burned.
* ShownTheirWork:
** The Pikipek lineup have two toes pointing forward and two pointing back, just like woodpeckers and toucans in real life.
** Trumbeak, which still retains Pikipek's woodpecker characteristics, evolving into the toucan-like Toucannon may seem strange, but this is logical because in real life, woodpeckers and toucans are related.
** Toucannon's signature move Beak Blast involves heating its beak before attacking, burning any Pokémon that makes contact with it before the attack launches. Real toucans use their large beaks to shed excess heat from their bodies.
* SpamAttack: Skill Link allows any multi-hit attack it uses to strike the maximum number of times.
* ThievingMagpie: Pikipek loves and hoards shiny objects it finds.
* UselessUsefulSpell: While Sheer Force isn't a bad ability in and of itself, Toucannon just doesn't have the means to take advantage of it. Out of its entire movepool, only four moves actually benefit from the boost: Rock Smash, Flame Charge (both of which are laughably weak even with the boost), Steel Wing, and Flash Cannon (which uses Toucannon's inferior Special Attack and is thus outclassed by Steel Wing).
* WeaponOfChoice: Toucannon is the signature mon of Kahili, [[spoiler:member of the Elite Four]] and former island challenge champion.

[[folder:Yungoos and Gumshoos ''(Yangoose and Dekagoose)'']]
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A Mongoose Pokémon. It's a Normal-type that's constantly hungry. It can also have Strong Jaw or Stakeout as an ability. It's a diminutive predator that's constantly on the hunt for food in its territory. It searches so much that it collapses if it doesn't find anything. Gumshoos' strategy for hunting could not be more different: it prefers to stay in one place and wait for prey to come to it.

* BigEater: Yungoos digests food so quickly as to be always hungry. In contrast, once it evolves, it can go a long time without eating.
* CombatPragmatist: Their new Stakeout ability allows them to effectively ambush enemies, dealing double damage to foes entering or switching into battle.
* ComMons: Yungoos' bio explicitly states that it's very common in Alola and it's easy to catch one.
* {{Determinator}}: Gumshoos is very patient in waiting for prey to come to it, rather then actively hunting like Yungoos.
* FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter: Zig-zagged. While Gumshoos does stand on its hind legs unlike its pre-evolution, its idle animation shows it losing its balance and dropping to all four of its legs for a few moments.
* FromBadToWorse: Their feud with Rattata for territory caused the latter to become part Dark-types.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: You can only find Yungoos and Gumshoos during the day; at night, the Alolan Rattata and Raticate take their place. This reflects the in-game lore of how the former was brought in to control the population of the latter, which backfired when Alolan Rattata and Raticate adapted by becoming nocturnal.
* GlassCannon: It has a pretty good attack stat, but the remaining stats are terrible, meaning it likely won't survive long or be fast enough to do much.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: They were introduced to Alola to try to keep the Rattata population under control. It worked at first, until the Rattata adapted by becoming nocturnal to avoid the diurnal Yungoos. Not only does the original problem still exist, but Alola now has ''another'' invasive species to worry about.
* HairTriggerTemper: Whenever Yungoos is hungry, it's angry. And since it's always hungry... Luckily, by the time it evolves into Gumshoos it's learned to tone it down a little.
* KingMook: Totem Gumshoos, who serves as an obstacle in Verdant Cave in ''Sun''. In ''Moon'', Totem Alolan Raticate takes its place.
* ManBitesMan: It can get Strong Jaw as one of its abilities.
* MisplacedWildlife: An InUniverse example; the line is alien to the Alola region, and was introduced in a misguided attempt to control the population of Rattata. Information on Yungoos heavily implies that the line became invasive.
* NonElemental: Normal-type.
* ObsessedWithFood: Yungoos deals with constant hunger, as reflected in its physiology. Having strong fangs and a long stomach enable it to eat and digest even the hardest of objects. However, the pain of always being hungry thanks to its fast metabolism means it's usually livid.
* PrivateDetective: Gumshoos is inspired by this aesthetic, with its fur resembling a trench coat and flat cap, its name being [[PunnyName a play on the term Gumshoe]], and its tendency to stakeout areas where its prey tends to travel to find a meal.
* RecurringElement: The rodent-like grounded ComMon in line with Rattata. Interestingly, Yungoos was originally introduced to Alola to control the Rattata population, but the intent backfired horribly.
* ScaryTeeth: Both possess sets of giant chompers that are always on display.
* ShownTheirWork: Yungoos and Gumshoos [[MisplacedWildlife are not native to the Alola region]]; they were imported to keep the explosive population of another species in control, much like how mongooses were imported to Hawaii to deal with the rat population. However, rats are nocturnal and mongoose are diurnal, so the two species never came into contact with each other, and the mongooses instead began eating the native birds and turtle eggs. In the Pokémon universe, Yungoos was brought in to control the population of Rattata, but Rattata eventually became nocturnal to avoid their predators, causing Yungoos become a problem themselves.
* WeaponOfChoice: Gumshoos is the signature mon of Ilima after his trial of Verdant Cavern is complete.

[[folder:Grubbin, Charjabug and Vikavolt ''(Agojimushi, Denjimushi and Kuwaganon)'']]
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A line of Bug-type Pokémon. Grubbin have huge jaws that it uses to burrow through soil. They can produce a sticky thread which they use to swing around. They also love electricity. Grubbin evolves into Charjabug, which resembles a battery and gains the Electric-type, which in turn evolves into Vikavolt, a stag beetle that resembles a jet fighter mech combo.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Grubbin is an over foot-long stubby beetle grub. It's also pretty heavy at 9.7 lbs. Charjabug is only a little longer but weighs in at a good 23 lbs. Vikavolt is nearly five feet in size and weighs 99 lbs.
* BuildingSwing: Grubbin can spit sticky thread from its mouth and swing from tree to tree.
* {{Flight}}: Though Vikavolt is not a Flying-type, it [[GameplayAndStorySegregation (supposedly)]] can fly at high speed with its wings, and possesses the Levitate ability.
* FourLeggedInsect: Vikavolt has the anatomy of a real life stag beetle, except for the number of legs.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Despite the Pokédex and the official site blurb claiming Vikavolt can fly at high speeds, Vikavolt itself has terrible Speed, sitting at a meager '''43'''; to wit, ''Grubbin'' somehow manages to be slightly faster. Although, to Vikavolt's credit, it does learn Agility by level-up, allowing it to boost its own speed.
* GlowingEyesofDoom: A Charjabug's eyes aren't those square blue shapes; rather, they serve as a film protecting its real eyes. If you hit Chajabug in Pokémon Refresh, its real eyes will light up in an angry glare behind the blue films.
%%* JapaneseBeetleBrothers: As evidenced by its Japanese name, Vikavolt is a stag beetle like Pinsir. It has no long-horned beetle counterpart to form a relationship, though.
* KingMook: A Totem Vikavolt appears as part of the trial in Hokulani Observatory in ''Sun and Moon''.
* LightningGun: Vikavolt is described as being capable of firing beams of electricity from its jaws.
* LivingBattery: Charjabug's ability to naturally store electricity means it can be used as a battery by other Pokémon, such as its evolution Vikavolt.
* MagikarpPower: Downplayed for both:
** Though its power and move set are surprisingly good compared to the standard pre-evolved Bug type, Grubbin's other stats are low and it lacks the Electric type and wider movepool of its evolved forms.
** While Charjabug has decent enough stats (a higher base stat total than the fully evolved Butterfree, in fact), its Special Attack is nothing compared to Vikavolt's. You're likely to get a Charjabug before you leave the second island (it's unavailable on the first), but it only evolves into Vikavolt at Vast Poni Canyon, one of the final areas of the game. You can mitigate this by giving it an Eviolite and heightening its already decent defenses, however.
* MightyGlacier: Vikavolt has an amazing Special Attack stat and okay defenses, but it is terribly slow.
* MundaneUtility: Charjabug's Sun Pokédex entry mentions that campers use it as a natural battery.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Japanese name is ''kuwagata''[[labelnote:*]]Japanese generic term for stag beetle[[/labelnote]] + ''cannon''.
* RailGun: Vikavolt's jaws resemble the exaggerated double-railed design model of railguns commonly seen in pop culture sci-fi. [[SubvertedTrope It's heavily leaning more towards]] LightningGun, though.
* RecurringElement: Grubbin's line is the regional three-stage Bug-type line with a pupal middle stage. However, unlike most regional bugs, Charjabug evolves via a method other than leveling up, requiring it to level up in Vast Poni Canyon[[note]]which also will allow Magneton to evolve into Magnezone and Nosepass into Probopass[[/note]], on the fourth island of the Alola region.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Grubbin is a chubby little bug with stubby arms and pincers.
* TheRival: According to the Japanese Pokémon website, Vikavolt is apparently Pinsir's rival in Alola.
* ShockAndAwe: Grubbin loves electricity, and can often be found at power plants. Its evolutions later gain the Electric-type.
* StatusBuff: Vikavolt can learn Agility, which sharply raises its Speed. Given that how slow Vikavolt is, Agility can patches its speed issue.
* ShoutOut:
** The official materials all reference it as something resembling of a jet fighter (complete with being able to do advanced maneuvers like performing a tail spin), that it uses Charjabug as additional source of energy, and that it fires electricity through its mandibles a la a rail-gun. Even the English name is almost similar to "Vic Viper". [[VideoGame/{{Gradius}} Sounds familiar, doesn't it?]] Hilariously enough, even the slowness of Vikavolt reflects this -- Vic Viper is astonishingly slow whenever you start without power-ups.
** It is also not the only [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto blue stag beetle with yellow accents and red face marks that focuses on speed and has electrical motifs]].
* ShownTheirWork: The coloration of Grubbin is exactly that of the [[http://lh4.ggpht.com/GSUW8zBokcRloTI10QEd6r_g1w2bxz1boUaGu5ARYZqD_hterSRxR4BkLZiP9lECxDmaY4jo_olHmtqBArKc=s580 larva]] of a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiatic_rhinoceros_beetle Asiatic/Coconut rhinoceros beetle]]. These beetles are found in Japan and various Pacific islands, particularly Hawaii.
* TalkingAnimal: Totem Vikavolt says: ''"Heeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeee!"'' when it arrives at Hokulani Observatory.
* TunnelKing: Grubbin uses their jaws to burrow through the earth.
* TurnsRed: Grubbin's ability, Swarm, boosts the power of its Bug-type moves when its health drops below a certain point.
* WaveMotionTuningFork: Vikavolt uses its jaws to control the beams of electricity it blasts out from its mouth.

[[folder:Crabrawler and Crabominable ''(Makenkani and Kekenkani)'']]
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Crabrawler is a land crab-like Fighting type Pokémon that is known for packing a massive wallop with its balled pincers. They have a pugnacious personality and love to fight one another over berries. They evolve into [[IncrediblyLamePun Crabominable]], a ''literal'' Yeti Crab that is a Fighting/Ice type. They get this way by climbing to the highest point in the Alola region.

* AnArmAndALeg: Occasionally, Crabrawler may lose one of its claws in battle, and presumably they grow back. They are also said to be delicious as well. Crabominable even has the ability to launch its pincers like a rocket fist.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Crabominable takes on some yeti-like appearances: In addition to the white fur, it sports abs and pecs which wouldn't be out of place on an ape and its claws even have a footprint design, a common reference in bigfoot and yeti lore.
* BareFistedMonk: Crabrawler are pure Fighting types and surprisingly not Water type (Though considering the type of crab it's based on, it does make sense). They're even called the Boxing Pokémon, and can have Iron Fist as an ability.
* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Crabominable is a literal take on "yeti crab", to the point that the only thing crab-like about it are its legs and pincers.
* BloodKnight: As a general rule, Crabrawler love to fight.
* BoxingBattler: Its main fighting style is boxing.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Crabrawler gather at berry trees and compete for the ripe fruit that falls on the ground. In ''Sun and Moon'', a Crabrawler may attack a player who tries to pick from piles of berries.
* GlassCannon: Other than Attack and HP, Crabominable's stats range from average to mediocre. The Ice typing it gains upon evolution does it few favors either: Offensively, it would be strong against nine types, but adds a few new weaknesses and even removes a resistance to Rock attacks.
* GiantEnemyCrab: It's a large boxing crab.
* AnIcePerson: Crabominable's secondary type is Ice. Putting aside the Alolan forms of the Sandshrew and Vulpix lines, it is the only Ice-type introduced in Gen VII.
* LiteralMinded: Crabrawler love to aim for the top. Not just in social standing, but physically as well, since they love to climb up tall things. They even need to climb to the highest mountain peak to evolve into Crabominable.
* MakingASplash: Despite being Fighting types, they do actually learn a number of Water-type moves through level up, including Crabhammer. Crabominable is also the only Ice-type Pokémon capable of learning Scald.
* RocketPunch: The Pokédex states that Crabominable can lop off its own pincers and fire them like rockets, though it only does so [[DesperationAttack out of desperation]].
* SecretArt: Ice Hammer, an Ice-type version of Hammer Arm that only Crabominable can learn.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Coconut crabs and yeti crabs are hardly known in popular culture.
* ShownTheirWork:
** It seems a little strange that Crabrawler isn't a Water type, but there are many species of land crabs, which, as the name suggests, live on land (as long as they have a moist environment to breathe in). They can even drown if they're submerged.
** Much of Crabrawler's behaviour is based on that of the coconut crab, having a diet of fleshy fruits, as well as clinging and climbing up vertical surfaces.
** Crabominable is based of off the Kiwa hirsuta species of crab, which is dubbed by scientists "the Yeti Crab".
* SpiritedCompetitor: Every Crabrawler is driven to be the best of its kind.
* TheWorfEffect: Crabrawler's debut trailer on Twitch had it punching out various Legendaries and Mega Evolved Pokémon.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Berries, to the point that it fights others of its kind for ripe ones. Wild ones can only be found underneath berries that are piled under fruit trees.
* VisualPun: Crabominable is a literal yeti crab.
* WeaponOfChoice: The Crabrawler line is the signature mon of Hala, Kahuna of Melemele Island and [[spoiler:member of the Elite Four]].

[[folder:Oricorio ''(Odoridori)'']]
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A bird Pokémon with four unique forms. The different flowers and their nectar that can be found on each of the different islands has produced four different forms of Oricorio, each with a different typing and temperament. Baile-style Oricorio are Fire/Flying, Pom-Pom-style are Electric/Flying, Pa'u-style are Psychic/Flying, while Sensu-style are Ghost/Flying.

* BlowYouAway: All of its forms are part Flying. It has fairly high Special Attack, so its wind-based attacks hurt.
* DanceBattler: Each of their forms performs a different kind of dance and uses it as a technique in battle. Their ability is even called Dancer, which copies any dancing attacks.
* ElementalPunch: According to its ''Moon'' 'Dex entry, Pom-Pom Style Oricorio generates electricity and delivers shocking punches to foes. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation It is unable to learn Thunder Punch]] (or ''any'' Electric-type moves outside of Revelation Dance), however.
* FeatherFingers: Sort of. In each of the forms, the feathers on its wings resemble various props or hand gestures that the various styles of dances have. They are somehow still able to fly despite this.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Passionate Baile-style (Choleric), quiet and collected Sensu-style (Melancholic), friendly Pom-Pom-style (Sanguine), and mellow Pa'u-style (Phlegmatic).
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Their form differences are related to a diet of the flowers native to their environment. Gameplay wise the flowered areas they're found at produce nectar that players can use to change their form at will.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Pom-pom Oricorio cannot learn Thunder Punch despite its ''Moon'' entry stating that it generates electricity to deliver shocking punches to foes.
* HealThyself: It can learn Roost via level-up.
* HotBlooded: Baile Oricorio is passionate in its dances and scatters its fiery down as it dances.
* MagicDance: Aside from Revelation Dance, Sensu style invokes local spirits with their dancing for SoulPower.
* MasterOfNone: They have good but not amazing special attack and speed, everything else is mediocre. Dancer can potentially make it seriously overpowered, though, which might be the reason for the stats.
* MindOverMatter: Pa'u style. It resembles a hula dancer. Its gentle, swaying dance increases its psychic energy, which it then fires at enemies.
* MythologyGag: Sensu style Oricorio being based on Japanese fan dancing is said to remind people from Kanto of their home, with that region itself being based off of a region of Japan.
* {{Necromancer}}: According to its ''Moon'' Dex entry, Sensu Style Oricorio summons the dead with its elegant dance and draws power from their malice.
* PlayingWithFire: Baile style. It resembles a flamenco dancer. It beats its wings to create fire and bathes opponents in flames with its dance.
* PowerCopying: Oricorio can learn Mirror Move. The Dancer ability also allows it to immediately copy any dance move it can't normally learn, such as Quiver Dance and Petal Dance.
* RazorWind: It can learn Air Cutter and Air Slash.
* SecretArt: The ability Dancer, which copies any dancing move used by another Pokémon on the field, is unique to Oricorio. Likewise, Oricorio is the only Pokémon able to learn the move Revelation Dance, which changes type based on Oricorio's style.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Oricorio appears to be based on Hawaiian honeycreepers, a group of birds endemic to Hawaii that differ greatly from island to island. Its tendency to dance also brings to mind birds of paradise.
* ShockAndAwe: Pom-Pom style. It resembles a cheerleader. It creates electric charges by rubbing its feathers and delivers them to enemies through shocking punches.
* SoulPower: Sensu style. It resembles a geisha dancer.
* SupportPartyMember: Dancer also kicks in if an ally uses a dancing move, so pairing Oricorio with an ally with such moves in Double Battles can result in both your Pokémon getting a buff or, in the case of two Oricorio (or Oricorio + Volcarona), attacking at once without wasting a turn.

[[folder:Cutiefly and Ribombee ''(Abuly and Aburibon)'']]
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A tiny yellow and white Bug/Fairy-type Pokémon that resembles a bee fly. They seem to be attracted to auras given off by people, Pokémon and especially plants. They gather nectar from these plants.

* AuraVision: Cutiefly can sense the auras of creatures and plants.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Cutiefly is part-Bug, and while it may be a very small Pokémon, it's still much larger than the actual animal it's based on. Ribombee is even larger, though still small (about 1 pound or half a kilogram).
* BlowYouAway: It can learn Fairy Wind.
* CombatMedic: A Pokémon that can learn one of (if not the ''only'') moves that can be used both offensively, and to heal allies. Pollen Puff is perhaps one of the greatest reasons to get one.
* TheEmpath: It's capable of sensing the emotions of humans and other Pokémon. If there is a strong sense of happiness or sadness in a town, they'll often leave their meadow homes to congregate in or around buildings.
* FragileSpeedster: The line has a pretty awesome speed stat. Special attack is good though not amazing. The other stats are mediocre.
* HealingShiv: Pollen Puff is a 90 Power Bug-type attack when used on an opponent, but restores HP if used on an ally instead.
* LightEmUp: One of the few Pokémon that can learn Dazzling Gleam by leveling up. It can also learn Moonblast via breeding, and Solar Beam, Sunny Day, Light Screen, and Reflect via TM.
* {{Lunacy}}: Cutiefly can learn Moonblast through breeding.
* MagicDance: One of the few Pokémon that can learn Quiver Dance, which raises Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage each.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Cutiefly is a wispy little Bug/Fairy type that looks like a bee mixed with a puffball, and Ribombee resembles a traditional insect-winged humanoid pixie by way of being a humanoid insect.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: Ribombee is easily the smallest fully-evolved Pokémon ever, at just 8 inches/0.2 meters tall -- the same size as Diglett, which held the title of smallest Pokémon for four generations until Joltik came along (since tied by Flabébé and, of course, Cutiefly).
* PunnyName:
** Cutiefly's name is a pun on "cutie pie" and "fly".
** Ribombee's name is a pun on Ribbon and ''Bombyliidae'', the family name for Bee Flies.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: "Cute" is in Cutiefly's English name, after all. Cutiefly is a tiny little bee fly with large eyes and long stubby limbs, and Ribombee... is still a little bee fly with large eyes and stubby limbs, only now it also resembles a pixie in a scarf.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Ribombee appears to be wearing a scarf, and it's one of the few speedy Pokémon introduced in this generation and learns Quiver Dance, so it definitely can do a lot of damage.
* SecretArt: Pollen Puff, a 90 Power Bug-type attack that will heal instead of doing damage if used on allies.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: It's based off a Bee Fly, a rather obscure insect species.
* WeaponOfChoice: Ribombee is the signature mon of Trial Captain Mina.

[[folder:Rockruff and Lycanroc ''(Iwanko and Lugarugan)'']]
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A Rock-type dog Pokémon. Rockruff closely resembles a Hawaiian Poi, Shiba Inu, or another Spitz-type. It howls when it is close to evolving and is said to leave its trainer and then come back once it is fully evolved. Its evolution Lycanroc has two forms: a wolf-like midday form and a werewolf-like midnight form. What form it changes into depends on which version you're playing. ''Pokémon Sun'' will have the Mid-day form while ''Pokémon Moon'' has the Midnight form.

* ActionInitiative: Midday Lycanroc's signature move, Accelerock, is guaranteed to always strike first.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: A subtle one, but the way Midday Lycanroc's rocks are arranged in its mane makes it look like the sun while Midnight Lycanroc's mane looks like a crescent moon.
* BadassAdorable: Rockruff is a cute puppy Pokémon with loner tendencies, which is also noted to be very enduring.
* BloodKnight: Midnight form Lycanroc ''loves'' to fight, and it's said that the stronger the enemy is, the more excited it gets.
* BringIt: Midnight Form Lycanroc does a two-handed version of this gesture when idle for a while.
* CombatPragmatist: Midnight form Lycanroc, despite not being a Dark type, specializes in fighting dirty by trying to coax the enemy into attacking it and punishing them with a powerful counter attack.
* CounterAttack: Midnight form Lycanroc can learn Counter.
* CuddleBug: Rockruff loves to cuddle with the people it likes, but its rocky collar is rather abrasive and may hurt them.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite Midnight Lycanroc's intimidating appearance and dirty tactics, it can have a sense of deep trust for its Trainer if it's trained properly. It will also express scorn if it receives commands it doesn't agree with or if it's forced to fight.
* {{Determinator}}: Rockruff refuses to give up in fights.
* DishingOutDirt: Rockruff and its evolutions are Rock-types, with Rockruff having a fluffy mane with little rocks that resemble a bone collar. When it evolves, these little rocks grow and extend into sharp spikes that can be used for attacks. And a Midday Lycanroc can use the power of the Sandstorm weather condition to double its speed with the Sand Rush ability.
* EarlyBirdCameo: An overworld model for Rockruff was briefly shown in the Starter Pokémon reveal trailer, several weeks before it was officially revealed.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Midnight Lycanroc may be a CombatPragmatist BloodKnight so enthusiastic about battles its eyes glow red, but even it has standards on how to fight in those battles, and may begin to resent a trainer that gives orders it finds disagreeable or outright forces it to battle.
* {{Foil}}: Lore-wise, the Midday and Midnight forms have contrasting characteristics. Midday Lycanroc is a NobleWolf that prefers to avoid unnecessary conflicts and is associated with the sun, while Midnight Lycanroc is more of a SavageWolf that loves to fight and is associated with the moon. The attacks that it learns also reflect this, as Accelerock is a higher priority move that allows Midday to act first while Counter is a lower priority move that lets Midnight move after the opponent.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Rockruff is stated to become Midday Lycanroc due to ThePowerOfTheSun exuded by Solgaleo, implicating the inverse leading to Midnight Lycanroc. This foreshadows similar factors playing into the evolution of Cosmoem being dependent on what version it evolves in.
* FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter: Rockruff and Midday Lycanroc are quadrupeds and subsequently closer to average animals in demeanor. Midnight Lycanroc is bipedal, somewhat more stylized in appearance, and [[{{Inverted}} notably more savage]].
* FragileSpeedster: Midday Lycanroc has a pretty good speed stat, but bad defenses.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: You can only evolve Rockruff into the Lycanroc form exclusive to the version you bought. You can still find the other Lycanroc in Vast Poni Canyon, so it makes no logical sense why you can't evolve Rockruff into either form depending on the time of day, since apparently it DOES happen or the other Lycanroc wouldn't be found in the wild at all.
* GlassCannon: Despite the different stat spreads and the fact that Midnight Lycanroc was meant to be more defensive, both final forms still fit this because they both have 115 attack and Midnight Lycanroc's augmented defenses are still only a mediocre 75. Midnight Lycanroc additionally suffers from low speed compared to Midday Lycanroc, making all its stats but attack "meh".
* HotBlooded: Lycanroc's Midnight form gets more pumped up in battle the stronger its opponent is; it doesn't mind getting hurt for the sake of victory.
* HowlingToTheNight: Rockruff is said to howl every time the sun sets, particularly when it is close to evolving. Midnight Lycanroc's cry sounds like a howl.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Rockruff has blue eyes, representing its innocence as a puppy. It keeps this eye color if it evolves into Lycanroc's midday form, signifying its noble personality.
* {{Keet}}: Fittingly for a young, playful dog brimming with energy and a refusal to give up in fights, Rockruff's abilities are Vital Spirit and Keen Eye, which prevent sleep and the loss of accuracy whilst ignoring a foe's heightened evasion respectively. This aspect of its design is noticeably more played up than previous dog Pokémon.
* {{Lunacy}}: Rockruff only evolves into Midnight Lycanroc in ''Pokémon Moon'' via the influence of Lunala, and it's a SavageWolf.
* NobleWolf: Midday Lycanroc is described as very loyal to its Trainer and prefers to avoid unnecessary conflicts by living alone.
* NobodyTouchesTheHair: Midnight Lycanroc reacts negatively to having his mane petted in Pokémon Refresh.
* NotSoDifferent: Despite their differences, Midnight and Midday Lycanroc are both loyal to their Trainer, albeit to varying degrees.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Lycanroc's Midnight form resembles the popular conception of a werewolf with thin, lanky arms and large hands. The fact that Rockruff only evolves into Midnight Lycanroc in ''Pokémon Moon'' due to the influence of Lunala, who's strongly associated with the moon, takes this trope even further. While Midday form looks more like a typical wolf, there is werewolf lore where the werewolf looks much like a regular wolf. The species name is also a reference to Lycanthropy.
* ThePowerOfTheSun: Rockruff evolves into Midday Lycanroc in ''Pokémon Sun'' due to exposure to profuse solar rays, partially because of the influence of Solgaleo.
* PreciousPuppies: Rockruff is a cute puppy based on the Hawaiian Poi.
* PunnyName:
** Rockruff's Japanese name is a combination of the words "iwa" (meaning "rock") and "wanko" (a childish word for "puppy").
** Rockruff's English name has the word "Ruff". Which is not only a sound that a dog makes, but also references its collar (which is studded with rocks).
** Lycanroc's Japanese name, Lugarugan, literally means "rock werewolf", from "loup-garou" (French word for werewolf) and "gan" (rock, stone).
** Lycanroc's English name contains "Lycan", meaning wolf and used in a similar context to "Lycanthrope" (literally, "wolf man"), a term for werewolves, and "roc".
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Lycanroc's Midnight form has glowing red eyes, adding to its overall menacing appearance. Lore-wise, it's explained that it loves battles so much that its eyes glow.
* RedOniBlueOni: Midday Lycanroc is noble and calm, while Midnight Lycanroc is savage and careless (for both themself and their opponents). In addition, Midday has blue eyes while Midnight has glowing red eyes.
* SavageWolf: Midnight Lycanroc is a BloodKnight who prefers to fight dirty in order to win.
* SecretArt: Midday Lycanroc is the only Pokémon that can learn Accelerock on its own, a Rock-type move with ActionInitiative.
* SchmuckBait: Lore-wise, Lycanroc's Midnight Form tries to coax its enemies into hitting it by dodging enemy attacks and quickly pressing the rocks on its mane hard. Anyone that falls for this tactic will get hit with a powerful counter attack.
* ShoutOut:
** Lycanroc can ether be [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed a slender sun themed form that focuses on speed, or a burly haunched over moon themed form that focuses on countering.]] Bonus points for their shiny forms, [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog which are blue.]]
* ShownTheirWork:
** Infants in a certain part of Hawaii, some time ago, were given a Hawaiian Poi puppy at birth. If they died before the dog did, the dog would be killed and buried with them, or in the case of the child outliving the dog, the dog's teeth would be made into a necklace for the human to wear. This appears to correspond with Rockruff's bone necklace-like collar and its earthly typing.
** Lycanroc (Midday) seems like it is rather small and light for a wolf, but wolves from hot climates in the real world are indeed around its size.
* SlasherSmile: Lycanroc's Midnight form has this as its default expression.
* WeaponOfChoice: Midnight Lycanroc is the signature mon of Olivia, Kahuna of Akala Island and the [[spoiler:member of the Elite Four]]
* UndyingLoyalty: Midday Lycanroc will always obey the orders of its Trainer and never abandon them, especially if it was raised as a Rockruff (Rockruff go through a rebellious stage before evolving, the Lycanroc remembers this and will respect the patience its trainer showed it). Subverted with Midnight Lycanroc, which can have a deep trust for its trainer, but will have a sense of contempt if it doesn't agree with its Trainer's actions.

[[folder:Wishiwashi ''(Yowashi)'']]
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A tiny Water-type fish that resembles a sardine. Despite its seemingly weak appearance, locals fear it due to the fact that it can change forms by sending an S.O.S signal and summon others of its kind to form a school that resembles an extremely large fish crossed with a submarine.

* AchillesHeel: A Schooling Wishiwashi's defenses are godlike, but its HP is utterly abysmal, opening it up to {{Fixed Damage Attack}}s.
* BlessedWithSuck: Downplayed: unlike Archeops with Defeatist, Wishiwashi has incredible bulk, allowing it to not have to worry about its ability that much. Especially because its ability lowers at 25% instead of 50%.
* CoolBoat: Befitting its colony nature, Wishiwashi's School Form resembles a submarine, complete with antennae and a conning tower, and can fire some of its smaller fish like torpedoes.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: With a dopey name and appearance, bottom-of-the-barrel stats, and no evolutions, Wishiwashi seems like a weaksauce JokeCharacter at first glance. Then it hits Level 20 and gets School Form...
* DiscOneNuke: It has legendary stats in its school form and you can get it at Level 20 and the area where you find it has Scald coming from 140 base special attack. Turns into InfinityMinusOneSword in the end game.
* TheDreaded: Even ''Gyarados'' flee from a school of Wishiwashi.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Wishiwashi irises look shiny and wobbly, like they're on the verge of tears.
* FluffyTheTerrible: "Wishiwashi" is about as un-threatening as Pokémon names get, especially for one that even Gyarados flees from.
* FusionDance: Assume their larger form through having what look like multiple Wishiwashi fusing together.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Wishiwashi's School form is made from an entire school of Wishiwashi forming together. When it takes damage, you can see individual school members get knocked out of the greater amalgamation.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: In its larger form, it has many glowing eyes all over its body. By itself, it uses this as a beacon to call allies after developing enough skill.
* HiveMind: A school of Wishiwashi combine to form one gigantic fish that acts as a single creature.
* IAmLegion: When a school of them merge into a single larger fish, they all act as one being.
* InfinityMinusOneSword: Slightly complicated usage aside, School Forme Wishiwashi has a higher Base Stat Total than most of Alola's ''actual'' Legendary Pokémon. To put it into perspective, there is only one non-Legendary, non-Mega Evolved Pokémon that is stronger than Wishiwashi's School Form, and that's ''Slaking''.
* InjuredVulnerability: Its school form scatters and reverts back to its smaller form once it takes enough damage. You can revert it back to its School Form by simply healing off the damage, though.
* KingMook: A Totem Wishiwashi appears as part of the trial in Brooklet Hill in ''Sun and Moon'', although it appears in its School Form.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Wishiwashi has a weird name, silly appearance, and in general has worse stats than Sunkern. Schooled Wishiwashi is stronger than some OlympusMons.
* MagicKnight: School Forme Wishiwashi hits equally hard on the physical and special sides of the spectrum. Which is to say, it hits ''very hard''.
* MagikarpPower: Unlike other Pokémon, such as the TropeNamer, Wishiwashi demonstrates this trope via its Ability rather than evolution. Before level 20 or under 25% of its health, it has ''the lowest overall stats of all Pokémon''. But upon reaching level 20 and at high HP, it has high offensive and defensive stats that are comparable to some legendaries.
* MakingASplash: It's a fish-like Water-type.
* MeaningfulName: 'Wishy-washy' is a term used to describe something as weak and ineffectual in character, which a Wishiwashi all by itself definitely is. Its Japanese name 'Yowashi' is a combination of yowai (weak) and iwashi (sardine).
* MechanicallyUnusualClass: In a unique variation, Wishiwashi's ability allows it to change into its school form after level 20, which mimics evolution without actually evolving. It reverts to its normal form when it takes a certain amount of damage.
* MightyGlacier: A school of fish is only as fast as its slowest fish, so while School Form Wishiwashi's Speed is very low, its high defenses help it take hits and its equally good offenses ensure that its attacks hit hard in return. Just to put it in perspective, its overall stat total is higher than some Legendary Pokémon.
* PerpetualFrowner: Solo form Wishiwashi is always frowning, as a testament on how weak and timid it is on its own.
* RedBaron: Known as the "Demon of the Sea", because of its intimidating school form.
* SeaMonster: Wishiwashi are individually very small and weak, but when they join together, they form a powerful and terrifying monster -- still visibly composed of small fishes swimming in sync -- [[TheDreaded that is rightfully feared]] by nearly everything in and on the ocean, up to and including ''[[TheBerserker Gyarados]]''. (Note that its base stat total ''exceeds the pseudo-legendaries''.) About the only other creatures that stand up to and actively hunt them are Wailmer and Wailord.
* SecretArt: Its ability, Schooling, which lets it change from its individually weak form to its powerful School Form.
* SynchronizedSwarming: Its larger form looks like an entire school of fish that have combined together to create the illusion of a huge fish.
* WhosLaughingNow: Alone, it's near the bottom of the Alolan food chain. As a school, even '''Gyarados''' fear it.
* TheWormThatWalks: Wishiwashi's School Form is a giant, monstrous fish formed by a school of smaller fish seemingly bound together.

[[folder:Mareanie and Toxapex ''(Hidoide and Dohidoide)'']]
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These Poison/Water Pokémon are based on the crown-of-thorns starfish, and appropriately enough, feed on Corsola's branches. Like their real-life counterparts, they're spiny and toxic -- Toxapex's toxin will leave one sickened for days on end with aftereffects -- and more importantly, absolutely merciless when their diet of Corsola is involved. Fittingly, they can have the signature ability Merciless, which allows them to score critical hits on poisoned Pokémon.

* AchillesHeel:
** Despite their high defenses, Toxapex have only 50 base HP, opening them up to {{Fixed Damage Attack}}s. This can really hurt its longevity if it doesn't have Regenerator.
** Merciless only works if the enemy Pokémon is poisoned, which makes it nearly useless against Steel-type or Poison-type Pokémon (who can't be poisoned unless a Salazzle has poisoned them with Corrosion), as well as enemies with Abilities that prevent poisoning (like Immunity or Comatose) or immunity to Critical Hits (like Shell Armour or Lucky Chant), and limits its usefulness against foes with a way to cure status aliments like Shed Skin or Rest.
* CavalryBetrayal: The only way to encounter a wild Mareanie is to have a Corsola call for help. Should one appear, it will proceed to mercilessly attack the Corsola.
* CriticalHitClass: With Merciless, it ''will'' score {{Critical Hit}}s on poisoned Pokémon, so long as the opponent doesn't have Battle/Shell Armor or Lucky Chant.
* CuteLittleFangs: Mareanie has these.
* DefendCommand: Toxapex has Baneful Bunker, which protects it from attacks as well as poisoning foes who make direct contact with it.
* {{Foil}}: To Staryu and Starmie -- both lines are Water-type starfish that learn Recover, but while the Staryu line are rather docile and are fast offensive attackers, both Mareanie and Toxapex are rather aggressive predators and ironically are slow but ''very'' defensive Pokémon. Also reflected in their typing: Starmie gains Psychic as a secondary type, and both Mareanie and Toxapex instead have Poison, which the Psychic type is supereffective against.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: If a wild Corsola calls for help and a Mareanie appears as "aid", the Mareanie will attack the Corsola instead since Corsola is its diet.
* GradualGrinder: Toxapex is often built as one, as its StoneWall nature, Baneful Bunker's damage immunity, Recover, and being a Poison-type makes it ideal for slowly wearing down foes after poisoning them.
* HealingFactor: Has Regenerator as a Hidden Ability, and can also learn Recover naturally. It can also be bred with Stockpile and Swallow.
* AnIcePerson: Mareanie and Toxapex learn a few Ice moves through TM. Notably, they can learn Frost Breath, which normally only Ice-type Pokémon can learn.
* {{Irony}}:
** While Mareanie in particular has the appearance of a ShrinkingViolet due to its drowsy appearance and PeekABangs for tentacles, it's in truth a rather aggressive predator that shows no inch of shyness from or remorse for its prey.
** In a similar case to Zangoose and Seviper's perceived rivalry: while Corsola is a major, if not '''only''' part of Mareanie and Toxapex's diet, they can breed with one another as they're both in the Water 1 Egg Group.
* JabbaTableManners: Toxapex's ''Sun'' entry explicitly states that it leaves a trail of Corsola pieces wherever it goes. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that it's a wild animal and that it lives in the ocean, so debris from food is inevitable.
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: Their Merciless ability causes them to score guaranteed {{Critical Hit}}s on poisoned Pokémon.
* MagikarpPower: Surprisingly, from the defensive side of things: Mareanie doesn't have nearly as much tanking power as Toxapex, but once it evolves, it will receive a ''huge'' boost in both its Defense and Special Defense stats (which is a flat ''90'' in each).
* MakingASplash: Part water-type.
* MeaningfulName: Mareanie: a marine dwelling critter that's rather mean, although that really isn't enough to describe what they do to their prey. Oh, and Toxapex, as in ''toxic'' and ''apex predator''.
* MetalSlime: Mareanie can only be encountered if a wild Corsola, which only has a 1% chance of showing up by fishing (20% if fished in special spots), calls for help.
* PoisonousPerson: Part Poison-type.
* PunnyName:
** Mareanie's name is Marine + Meanie.
** Toxapex's name is Toxic + Apex.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Both of their classifications name them as the 'Brutal Star Pokémon'.
* PrehensileHair: Both Mareanie's and Toxapex's "hair" are actually their tentacle arms, and can move them in combat.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Mareanie, but only vaguely, ''really'' vaguely. This phase is ditched by the time it evolves into Toxapex.
* SecretArt: Baneful Bunker is exclusively learned only by Toxapex. Both Mareanie and Toxapex are the only Pokémon with the ability Merciless.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Aside from documentary media, the crown-of-thorns starfish is almost never mentioned in popular culture, when compared to its less-spiny cousins.
* ShownTheirWork: Their favorite food is the coral Pokémon Corsola (or at least the coral growing on Corsola's back, which they can shed to escape further harm). The real life crown-of-thorns starfish has a huge appetite for coral to the point of being able to decimate coral reefs and being an ecological nuisance.
* SpikesOfDoom: While neither of them have Poison Point, Toxapex does have the move Baneful Bunker, which protects itself and poisons those who make contact with it -- presumably via venomous spines. They are also one of the few users of Spike Cannon and can set up Toxic Spikes.
* StoneWall: Toxapex has abysmal Speed, weak attack stats, but '''extremely''' high defenses, a Protect variation that also poisons, ''and'' it comes with both Regenerator ''and'' Recover to heal away damage. A Merciless Toxapex can be a bit deadlier offensively, thanks to guaranteed critical hits on poisoned targets, aided by how it can also learn Venoshock.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Corsola. Just like the real-life crown-of-thorns starfish, which has a voracious appetite for coral. Marenie's ''Moon'' Pokédex entry states that Corsola branches are a feast to them.
* UselessUsefulSpell: Merciless allowing a Pokémon to inflict guaranteed critical hits on a poisoned foe sounds like a great ability, but it's very underwhelming on Toxapex, since its offensive stats are so low that even the 50% power boost from Merciless isn't very impressive.

[[folder:Mudbray and Mudsdale ''(Dorobanko and Banbadoro)'']]
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Equine Ground-Types, Mudbray is a donkey that evolves into Mudsdale, a massive Clydesdale horse with dreadlocks. Mudbray used to be found all over the world, but excessive over-hunting brought them to the verge of extinction. Alola is the only place left where they can be caught in the wild. As it evolves, Mudsdale has a thick coating of mud cover its hooves, making it extremely heavy. It can either have Own Tempo or Stamina, which increases Defense whenever it is attacked.

* CoolHorse: Mudsdale is a strong and powerful horse Pokémon with earth elemental powers and dreadlocks.
* DishingOutDirt: Both Mudbray and Mudsdale are Ground-type.
* DreadlockWarrior: Mudsdale's mane is arranged into dreadlocks.
* EndangeredSpecies: Mudbray used to be common all over the world, but wild ones now only survive in Alola.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Riding Mudsdale on public roads is stated in its bio to be illegal in Alola due to being able to ruin them thanks to its build, but the player can ride them wherever they can ride Machamp, Tauros, or Stoutland.
* GentleGiant: How big is Mudsdale? It's 8'02'' tall and weighs '''2028.3 lbs.''' It is, however, an extremely placid Pokémon.
* MightyGlacier: Mudsdale is very slow, but quite durable and very powerful physically, and its ability Stamina raises its Defense stat when it is hit by an attack.
* PowerUpMount: Mudsdale is large enough to ride. It's required to use one when traversing rocky terrain.
* RatedMForManly: Mudsdale is a giant, stoic, dreadlocked draft horse that's covered in mud armor and can destroy cars and roads with its powerful kicks. It is also the only equine-esque Pokémon that has a "rugged" look to it.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Mudbray is an adorably small ([[PintSizedPowerhouse yet strong for its size]]) donkey Pokémon.
* SecretArt: Both Mudbray and Mudsdale are the only Pokémon with the Stamina ability, which increases their defence whenever they are damaged.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Clydesdales are occasionally seen in media, but rarely identified as a specific breed, outside of works where horses are important.
* ShownTheirWork:
** Mudbray is one of the few Pokémon with horizontal pupils, as such ungulates like the donkeys and horses it's based on have. The fact that it's on the verge of extinction is a reference to how domestic horses and donkeys are very common and how wild ones are extremely rare to practically extinct.
** Mudsdale may seem unusually tall and massive by Pokémon standards (it's the fifth-heaviest Pokémon of all, next to Mega Metagross, both forms of Groudon, Cosmoem, and Celesteela), but it's roughly the height and weight of a real Clydesdale horse, unlike how most Pokémon are either smaller or larger than their real-life inspirations. Its MightyGlacier stats also reflect the purpose of real Clydesdales: they are intended to pull heavy loads, not run fast.
* StatusBuff: If attacked and possessing the Stamina Ability, both Mudbray and Mudsdale see their Defense increase.
* TheStoic: Mudsdale isn't an overly emotional Pokémon.
* WeaponOfChoice: Mudsdale is the signature mon of Hapu, the Kahuna of Poni Island and [[spoiler:as a challenger of the Pokémon League Title Defense]].

[[folder:Dewpider and Araquanid ''(Shizukumo and Onishizukumo)'']]
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Dewpider and Araquanid are blue and black Water/Bug spider Pokémon which resemble diving bell spiders. In a similar case to the Fomantis line's inversion, however, instead of being a somewhat terrestrial spider species that build air reserves underwater, they instead are a completely aquatic species which wear bubbles filled with water to protect their vulnerable heads and let them survive on land. Its signature ability is Water Bubble, which makes it so that it gains a resistance to Fire-type moves, cannot receive the Burn status effect, and doubles the power of their Water-type moves.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Bug-type. Araquanid stands at a whopping 5'11".
* DiscOneNuke: Dewpider can be caught just before the second trial and evolves shortly thereafter, and Brooklet Hill just so happens to have the TM for Scald in the area, allowing Araquanid to hit like a truck. However, like most Bug-types, Araquanid can fall off later in the game in comparison to other Pokémon.
* FaceOfAThug: Even though Araquanid is a terrifyingly huge spider with a rather nasty appearance, the ''Moon'' Dex entry says it's quite empathetic and is also protective of weak Pokémon.
* FourLeggedInsect: Like Ariados and Galvantula before it, they're arachnids with less than eight legs. Downplayed that they have six of them total.
* GiantSpider: Dewpider is 1'00" and 8.8 lbs, which is already bigger than any known species of spider to date, a feat that was previously achieved by both the Spinarak and Joltik lines. Araquanid? '''5'11"''' and '''180.8 lbs''', bigger than even ''Ariados'' and ''Galvantula!''
* GuideDangIt: Water Bubble's in-game description doesn't state anything about boosting Water type attacks.
* {{Irony}}: The ''Moon'' Dex establishes that Araquanid protects small Pokémon using its water bubble, the ''Sun'' Dex says that small Pokémon can get sucked in its water bubble and drown.
* MakingASplash: Part water-type. It's also one of the few water-types that actually incorporate elemental water in its design.
* MightyGlacier: With Water Bubble and Water-type moves, they can bypass their low offensive stats and hit much harder than one will expect from it, and have the defensive stats to match. They're also pretty slow.
* MobileFishbowl: The water bubbles around their head serve as a way for them to survive on land.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Assuming both Pokédex entries from ''Sun'' and ''Moon'' refer to the same Pokémon brought into its bubble, Araquanid is guilty of this, to a tragic degree. The reasonable assessment would be that in trying to protect small Pokémon with its bubble, it sucks them in by accident and drowns them.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Dewpider; not on the same level as Joltik, but close.
* SecretArt: The line is the only Pokémon that possess Water Bubble. They can, however, learn Entrainment to give other Pokémon this ability temporarily.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Its basis is the diving bell spider, a variety of spider that lives ''underwater''. [[RealityIsUnrealistic Yes, really.]] They survive by creating a "bubble" of air using their web, also eating and sleeping in those same bubbles. They both invert the principles of their inspiration, however, as they're just ''water-breathing'' spiders that decided to take to land. Real life diving bell spiders wear their air bubbles on their abdomens, as their hairs trap the bubbles in order for them to survive underwater; Dewpider's and Araquanid's bubbles are made out of water and surround their heads.

* StoneWall: Its Special Defense stat is pretty high as well as having good Defense stat, but is rather slow and its offensive stats are quite poor. It technically becomes a MightyGlacier with Water Bubble, but only when it's using Water-type attacks. Furthermore, its hidden ability is Water Absorb, restoring its HP when it gets hit by Water-type move.
* TheRival: To Surskit, according to its own Pokédex entries.
* WeaponOfChoice: Though not exactly a Boss Battle, Araquanid is the signature mon of Trial Captain Lana after her trial of Brooklet Hill is complete.

[[folder:Fomantis and Lurantis ''(Karikiri and Rarantesu)'']]
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Grass-types that resemble orchid mantis but, oddly enough, are not Bug-types. They are instead plants that mimic bugs, basically inverting the primary feature of the animal they are based off of. These Pokémon spend the daytime asleep while performing photosynthesis, but are active at night where they capture prey. They are able to learn a new move called Solar Blade, which functions like Solar Beam, but is a Physical move instead of a Special one.

* BerserkButton: Fomantis spend all day sleeping in the sun to build up energy for their nocturnal activities, and in order to evolve, but will awaken and fiercely attack anything that gets in the way of this process.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Being based on the orchid mantis, Lurantis possesses raptorial limbs and [[AbsurdlySharpClaws uses them to slice opponents in combat]].
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Fomantis is a "faux mantis," i.e. a "fake mantis."
* GreenThumb: Their appearance suggests that they're also part bug, but no. Pure Grass.
* {{Irony}}: Fomantis is a plant that mimics a bug that mimics a plant.
* {{Foil}}: To Lilligant. Both are pure Grass-types known for their beauty and require a sun of some sort to evolve (leveling up during the day for Lurantis, Sun Stone for Lilligant). However, Lurantis is a slow Physical attacker that specializes in slash-based moves and whose signature move needs set up to be effective, while Lilligant is a faster Special attacker that specializes in dances and can be locked in and confused by its own signature move.
* TheFightingNarcissist: Is well aware that it is regarded as the most gorgeous Grass type and has trouble getting along with a trainer that doesn't groom it properly.
* KingMook: A Totem Lurantis appears as part of the trial in Lush Jungle in ''Sun and Moon''.
* ManEatingPlant: They are carnivorous plants, photosynthesizing during the day and hunting prey at night.
* MightyGlacier: It has good attack and defenses, but terrible speed.
* PowerOfTheSun: In addition to their SignatureMove Solar Blade, they can also learn Sunny Day by level up.
* SecretArt: Solar Blade.
* SlayingMantis: They're based on orchid mantids, but invert things by being Grass-types pretending to be Bug-types. No word on whether they're still arthropods or even animals in the first place, like the Gligar and Trapinch lines are, although Fomantis' names in both English and Japanese suggest that they indeed are not real mantids.
* SpellBlade: The attack animation for Solar Blade, the Physical counterpart to Solar Beam, has them wreath one of their raptorial limbs in a massive aura of solar energy, then [[SwordBeam bring it crashing down on their opponent]] with enough force to cleave through solid rock.

[[folder:Morelull and Shiinotic ''(Nemashu and Mashiido)'']]
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A little Grass/Fairy Mushroom Pokémon that glows in the dark. They move about on thin roots at night to avoid draining all the nutrients out of the soil and kill plants. They evolve into the far more sinister yet unnervingly cute Shiinotic, which make people get lost at night in the forest and now feed on the strength of Pokémon they put to sleep.

* BioluminescenceIsCool: It can glow in the dark. It even has Illuminate as an ability.
* CreepyLongFingers: Shiinotic has roots that represent these.
* TheFairFolk: Shiinotic is by far one of the most malevolent Fairy-type Pokémon in the series, using its lights to cause people to get lost in the woods, or to make its victims sleep so it can feed on them by draining their energy.
* GreenThumb: As with other Pokémon that are based on mushrooms, it's considered a Grass type.
* LevelDrain: Their SecretArt Strength Sap invokes a strength-level drain (ala ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'') where it drains a temporary level of the opponent's Attack and converts it to health.
* LightIsNotGood: Despite being fairly cutesy illuminating mushrooms, they're not nice. Morelull suck the life energy of trees, and Shiinotic confuse trespassers by luring them into the woods so they never find their way out.
* MagicMushroom: By virtue of being a Fairy-typed mushroom at least. It glows in the dark, but no telling what happens if you eat this mushroom. Staring at its lights induces sleepiness.
* MeaningfulName: Morel (a type of mushroom) + Lull. It's, appropriately enough, a morel mushroom that can induce sleepiness. Shiinotic is a combination of "shiitake" and "hypnotic".
* MightyGlacier: Shiintoic has decent Special Attack as well as good bulk. But just like most Pokémon based on mushrooms, they are awfully slow.
* MushroomMan: Well, more like mushroom mon. Shiinotic plays this trope straight by having a more distinctive humanoid appearance than Morelull.
* NocturnalMooks: They can only be found at night.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: It's a glowing mushroom, and most likely based on the myths surrounding fairy rings.
* RecurringElement: A Grass-type mushroom-based Pokémon being able to learn Spore introduced in an odd numbered generation, similar to Paras/Parasect, Shroomish/Breloom, and Foongus/Amoonguss before it. In particular, they parallel Paras and Parasect by replacing them at night wherever Paras and Parasect are found in the wild and also have the same Base Stat total of 405.
* SecretArt: Strength Sap is exclusive to them, a cross between a temporary LevelDrain and a LifeDrain where it drains the opponent's attack, gaining HP equal to it while lowering it by 1 stage. Also, as one of the few lines based on mushrooms, they can learn Spore.
* ShownTheirWork: Their ability to suck the nutrients from the soil and cause surrounding plants to wither is based on real-life fairy rings, rings of mushrooms which produce necrotic zone rings of dead grass due to the fungi draining the nutrients. The mushrooms being able to glow in the dark is also a reference to mushrooms in the ''Mycena'' family, where several species are capable of producing bioluminescent light.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Morelull might drain nutrients from the soil, but it actually tries to avoid doing so, showing that it's at least a decent folk. Shiinotic, meanwhile, loses any sense of decency and goes from taking nutrients from plant life to actually draining the energy of other creatures. Downplayed in that trained Shiinotic shy away from being petted on their life-draining hands in Pokémon Refresh.

[[folder:Salandit and Salazzle ''(Yatoumori and Ennewt)'']]
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A Poison/Fire-type lizard Pokémon, its poison smells sweet but is so acidic that it bypasses all immunities, thanks to its ability "Corrosion." The female Salandit are special in that through said poison, they can emit special pheromones that can attract males (and not just Pokémon, but humans too!) and make them bend to their will. This is reflected on Salazzle -- only female Salandit can evolve into one.

* BewareMyStingerTail: The poison, flames, and fumes come from their tails. However, from what part of the tail differs on the evolution. For Salandit, they come from the dorsal side. For Salazzle, they come from the ventral side.
* CoolMask: The two flaps of skin on Salandit's neck give it the appearance of wearing a full face mask.
* EvilLaugh: Salandit's cry is a sinister laugh.
* ExactWords: Corrosion says it allows the line to ''poison'' Steel- and Poison-types. Steel-types are still immune to Poison-type ''attacks''.
* FanDisservice: Salazzle is an intentionally sexualized Pokemon that plays up the sexualization to be disturbing rather than titillating.
* FemmeFatale: Female Salandit can make males, Pokémon and humans alike, bend to her will. Salazzle are often seen with a reverse harem of male Salandit.
* FierySalamander: Salandit is a Fire-type lizard-like Pokémon with a pattern on its tail that resembles lava, in addition to its name referencing this trope.
* FurryReminder: Despite her idle pose having her stand on two legs, Salazzle walks on all fours, like Salandit.
* GlassCannon: Salazzle hits hard and moves fast. However, her defenses are lacking.
* HartmanHips: Salazzle dons it. Somewhat justified in that reptiles tend to have thick thighs.
* HumanoidFemaleAnimal: Only female Salandit can evolve into Salazzle, with this trope in full force on her design.
* {{Irony}}: Isn't it hilarious that the line known for its females being able to manipulate males (and even the evolved forms having their own reverse harem) has Oblivious for its hidden ability?
** [[FridgeBrilliance Of course]], the Pokédex only mentions Salazzle manipulating males; nowhere does it say anything about Salazzle ''reciprocating'' the sentiment...
* KingMook: A Totem Salazzle appears as part of the trial in Wela Volcano Park in ''Sun and Moon''.
* KnockoutGas: Salandit emits sweet-smelling but poisonous gases from the base of its tail, and anyone who breathes them in becomes extremely dizzy.
* LovableSexManiac: Salazzle as a species appears to be a G-rated female variant. Notably, she likes to be petted in...''interesting'' spots when bonding with her trainer in Pokemon Refresh. Justified given the fact that she uses sex appeal to manipulate other Pokemon.
* MagikarpPower: Salandit is underwhelming, but Salazzle is fast and has great special attack. However, only female Salandit evolve into Salazzle, and the gender ratio of the former is 1 in 8.
* MasculineLinesFeminineCurves: Salazzle is very curvy.
* MasterPoisoner: The line is called the Toxic Lizard Pokémon, and their entries all refer to them being able to produce poisons that do different things. Even the fumes that emanate from their body have different effects. They even have an ability that lets them poison things that are normally immune to being poisoned.
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: Female Salandit are the only ones capable of evolving, and Salazzle is noticeably stronger than its preevolved form.
* MundaneUtility: People use a diluted form of Salazzle's poisonous gas to create perfumes.
* NonMammalianMammaries: Salazzle are rather curvy. They sport visible round chests and their underbellies even look like lingerie.
* OneGenderRace: Much like Vespiquen before her, Salazzle are only female.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Not Dragon-types, but pick up a few Dragon moves and are in the Dragon egg group.
* PettingZooPeople: Salazzle is a bipedal salamander-lizard creature.
* {{Pheromones}}: Female Salandit can emit pheromones that can bend males of any species to their will, including humans.
* PlayingWithFire: Part Fire-type.
* PoisonIsCorrosive: Its ability to poison Steel and other Poison-types, normally immune, is specifically called Corrosion, and its poison is actually called "acidic".
* PoisonousPerson: Part Poison-type.
* PunnyName: On 'salamander' and 'bandit', and later 'salamander', 'dazzle', and 'sizzle'. Could also refer to 'salacious' if one takes the context of female Salandit and Salazzle.
* ReallyGetsAround: The implication of Salazzle having a "reverse" harem of male Salandit has this, especially when you consider the zoological meaning of "harem".
* ScissorsCutsRock: The line's signature ability manages to bypass Poison and Steel's immunity to the poison status effect.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: While Salandit was revealed early in Sun & Moon's promotion, Salazzle wasn't revealed at all. This also gives her the distinction of being the only Totem Pokémon not revealed before launch.
* SmugSmiler: Salandit's official art depicts it with an almost {{Troll}}-ish like grin on its face.
* UniversalPoison: Even more so than is normal for Pokémon, as it can poison even Steel and Poison types, which are normally immune to poisoning.
* UselessUsefulSpell: Its Corrosion ability. Being able to poison Poison and Steel-types is nice, but [[GlassCannon its stats]] mean it can't stall them long enough to incur much poison damage and is better off attacking foes directly.
* VolcanicVeins: Salandit sports one on its back, particularly near the tail. Salazzle somehow switches the location to the tail's ventral side. Also, parts of her underbelly (like her chest) also has the veins.
* WeakButSkilled: Salandit is described as not overly powerful, but cunning enough to throw its opponents off balance. Averted with its evolution.
* WeaponOfChoice: Salazzle is the signature Pokémon of Plumeria, the Admin of Team Skull.

[[folder:Stufful and Bewear ''(Nuikoguma and Kiteruguma)'']]
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A line of Normal/Fighting type bear-like Pokémon. Stufful is a very popular Pokémon for its cuteness, but they hate being handled. Its evolution Bewear is a likewise cute Pokémon, with a design and personality based on Japanese mascots, but it has the strength of a real bear. Because of its sheer strength, it's feared all across Alola to the point where there are warning signs about it. It can have the abilities Klutz and a new ability "Fluffy", which boosts its defense against contact-making moves at the cost of gaining a weakness to Fire-type attacks.

* AccidentalMurder: Bewear's ''Moon'' entry outright states that their trainers "left the world" when their bear hugs ''snap their spines''.
* AndCallHimGeorge: Bewear's hugs cause life-threatening injuries, or even death.
-->This Pokémon has the habit of hugging its companions. Many Trainers have left this world after their spines were squashed by its hug.
* AnimateInanimateObject: Both members partially qualify. Stufful resembles a plush toy while Bewear resembles a costume mascot. It's unknown whether this means they're LivingToys or whether they're actual animals that highly resemble them. [[{{Irony}} Ironically]], Bewear was revealed at the same time as Mimikyu, a Pokémon that actually ''is'' a creature wearing a mascot-like costume.
* BadassAdorable: This cute bear Pokémon can apparently split anything in two.
* BareFistedMonk: A part Fighting-type bear. Apparently they learn martial arts by observing Black Belts train.
* BearHug: It gives these out, but unfortunately it's so strong that its bear hugs hurt and can even break things in two! Its hugs have been known to even kill some Trainers by snapping their spines.
* BearsAreBadNews: While it most likely has good intentions, owning one apparently endangers your life due to its immense power. That said, it is noted that a trainer can teach their Bewear to control its strength (and indeed it is recommended they make this a priority).
* BearyFriendly: A friendly bear/red panda hybrid who loves to give hugs but unfortunately doesn't know its own strength.
* BlessedWithSuck:
** Stufful is considered so cute that many people want to cuddle it. Unfortunately, they don't like this kind of treatment.
** Bewear is so strong, it is said to be able to break anything in two. However, this strength can prove to be a downside, as it has become TheDreaded in Alola and whenever it tries to hug its trainer, it hurts them.
* CuddleBug: Bewear is as open to giving out hugs as the costumed mascots it's based on. [[AndCallHimGeorge Unfortunately]], in place of soft foam are very strong muscles that can snap trees with ease.
* CuteBruiser: How else can one describe a line known for their massive strength that actually makes them incredibly dangerous despite being adorable [[LivingToys living stuffed animals]]?
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: These Pokémon like to hug their trainers, but often hurt or even kill them in the process due to their sheer strength. They can be trained to restrain themselves, but wild ones are still a threat.
* TheDreaded: Despite Bewear's cute looks, it's apparently so strong, it can break anything in half. Due to this, it's said that owning one is a huge risk, and it's feared all throughout Alola with warning signs commonplace around its habitats.
* DumbMuscle: It can have Klutz as an ability, which fits with its reputation.
* {{Foil}}: Surprisingly enough, to Munchlax and Snorlax -- both lines vaguely resemble bears and[=/=]or bear-related paraphernalia (i.e: teddy bears, mascot costumes), are [[MightyGlacier Mighty Glaciers]] that hit hard from the physical side, their stat distribution being remarkably similar when Fluffy is taken into account with Snorlax tanking hits from special moves, and Bewear physical. Likewise, they're both infamous in their own native regions; Munchlax and Snorlax for being total gluttons and being absolutely lazy to the point of [[BrokenBridge blocking paths]], and Stufful and Bewear for their somewhat feisty nature or being absolutely dangerous to handle due to their unwillingness to control their own strength, respectively.
* HatesBeingTouched: Stufful detest being touched, unlike Bewear. Its status as the "Flailing Pokémon" comes from how it flails its arms in protest when people hug it.
* {{Irony}}: Stufful is considered cute, but hates being touched, while Bewear wants to hug people but is feared for not knowing its own strength.
** For additional irony, Stufful will not get angry if you pet it in Refresh (though the 'dex entry in ''Moon'' states that it allows physical contact from those it trusts, such as its trainer).
* KillerRabbit: Despite having an adorable design and a sweet personality, Bewear are terrifyingly strong, like real bears.
* KillerTeddyBear: Bewear is an accidental version -- it's a huge and fuzzy teddy bear-like Pokémon that likes to give out unknowingly deadly hugs to its trainer, to the point where there are warning signs put up about it.
* KryptoniteProofSuit: Stufful and Bewear's Fluffy ability allows it to only take half damage from any contact moves. This effectively neutralizes the line's weakness to Fighting types, since almost all Fighting moves are contact moves, but it does come at the price of making them weak to Fire types.
* LivingToys: Stufful has a tag on its rear which indicates that its a living stuffed toy bear.
* MeaningfulName: Its English name is a pun on "beware" and bear, appropriately for a dangerous bear Pokémon, and also "wear" due to its costume mascot appearance. Its Japanese name basically contracts the phrase "wearing [a] bear costume" into a single word.
* MightyGlacier: Bewear has a great Attack stat and an okay defense stat combined with its high HP that let it withstand some physical hits, but its speed and special stats are terrible. Should it have the ability Fluffy, it becomes much more efficient in terms of Defense, as it halves the damage done by all moves that make contact (which includes the vast majority of Fighting-type moves, practically removing that weakness).
* MixAndMatchCritters: In addition to resembling a bear costume, Bewear has the tail, ears, and fur pattern of a red panda, the body shape of a giant panda, and the size of a cave bear.
* NonElemental: Part Normal.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Has a relatively simple design in comparison to other Pokémon, as befitting its basis on mascots.
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: It is feared through Alola and regarded as life-threatening to raise, but it doesn't mean to hurt others.
* PandaingToTheAudience: As a red panda, at least. Much like real-life ''giant'' pandas, it's a bad idea to pet them.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Stufful is only 1'08" and 15lbs, but it's considered extremely strong.
* PunnyName: Bewear. In addition to "beware", it's also a combination of the words "bear" and "wear", as it's meant to resemble a bear mascot, i.e. a person wearing a bear costume.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Stufful looks incredibly adorable, especially when doing that attack that has it adorably flailing its arms at the opponent. Bewear is also rather cute despite its larger size. Unfortunately for any fans of their cuteness, Stufful HatesBeingTouched and Bewear's hugs are potentially deadly due to its strength.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: As a red panda.
* ShoutOut: Its mascot-like look is a nod to the very popular mascot characters in Japan (like various prefecture mascots), in particular the likes of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumamon Kumamon]].
* SuperStrength: Both Stufful and Bewear are much stronger than they look. Bewear in particular can split just about anything in two. Including spines.
* WeakToFire: With the Fluffy ability, Bewear takes double damage from fire attacks.
* WeaponOfChoice: Bewear is the signature Pokémon of Lusamine.
* WimpFight: Stufful's arm flail resembles this due to its closed eyes when attacking. Though mind, said flailing is still strong enough to knock a grown man flat.

[[folder:Bounsweet, Steenee, and Tsareena ''(Amakaji, Amamaiko, and Amaajo)'']]
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A Grass-type that resembles a mangosteen. It has a sweet aroma, and is very popular with Alola's populace; both humans who use it as an air freshener, and Pokémon who might try to eat it whole as a snack. As Bounsweet evolves into Steenee, it gains the ability to defend itself with its calyx on its head and with its powerful legs. It later evolves into Tsareena, a Pokémon whose beauty is only matched by its battling prowess.
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* ActionInitiative: Tsareena's Queenly Majesty prevents these from working, just like Bruxish's Dazzle (funny note, in the presentation trailer, Tsareena uses the skill against a Bruxish).
* AnthropomorphicFood: It's a walking mangosteen. And unfortunately for it, other Pokémon do see it as an edible snack.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: In the wild, only the strongest Steenee get the blessing from the others to evolve.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Tsareena, a Pokémon with a regal appearance and personality that can dish out powerful kicks.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: When a Steenee is recognized as the strongest, it receives the blessing of the others to evolve, and upon evolution, the stem on Steenee's head changes form to resemble a crown.
* BadassAdorable: Steenee is a feminine looking fruit with a playful tomboy-like personality, and can beat opponents using a combination of its hard calyx and legs.
* CuteMonsterGirl: Tsareena and ''especially'' Steenee.
* DeathGlare: Tsareena intimidates its opponents with its gaze and will often turn one on its own trainer if the two aren't in sync, or if the trainer orders the use of an ineffective move.
* FantasticFruitsAndVegetables: A Pokémon that's an anthropomorphic mangosteen.
* {{Foil}}: To the Ralts line, particularly the branched evolution into Gardevoir. Both families consist of a weak base form that becomes more and more humanoid in appearance as it evolves, culminating in a powerful final evolution known as a protector to those it cares for. While Gardevoir is a special attacker with more passive tendencies and UndyingLoyalty to its trainer, Tsareena uses physical attacks and is rather cruel in battle, and will look down on a trainer she considers unworthy. Gallade is a chivalrous knight; in contrast, Tsareena is a haughty queen.
* GenkiGirl: Steenee looks like a cheerful teenage girl.
* GirlishPigtails: Steenee's calyx form a pair of pigtail-like projections, emphasizing its playful tomboyish demeanor.
* GirlyRun: Bounsweet runs by skipping on the ground. Unfortunately, this means people are prone to seeing it as happy, even if it's running for its life.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Tsareena has a mean kick and does not tolerate stupid or out-of-sync trainers.
* GreenThumb: They're Grass-types that resembles walking fruit.
* HartmanHips: Steenee and Tsareena give off this impression.
* TheHighQueen: Tsareena seems to act like this. Its ability, Queenly Majesty, references this.
* KickChick: This line is [[OneGenderRace all-female]], and Steenee and Tsareena's main form of attack is with powerful kicks. Its signature move is even a Grass-typed kicking attack. And in order to evolve Steenee, you need to level it up when it has Stomp in its moveset.
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: If the ''Sun'' Pokédex is any indication, Tsareena is known to ''literally'' apply this to defeated opponents. Fittingly, she evolves from Steenee by leveling up while knowing Stomp.
* LadyOfWar: Tsareena certainly gives off this vibe. It has as an elegant, regal appearance, is stated to have an upper-class nature, and fights with graceful movements and kicks.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Tsareena has shades of this. It acts proud and haughty, looks down on trainers it considers unworthy, and literally curbstomps defeated opponents. However, it also has a sense of justice and uses its power to protect its pre-evolutions.
* MagikarpPower: Like Ralts beforehand, Bounsweet and Steenee have quite mediocre stats, but upon fully evolving all of their stats skyrocket.
* MightyGlacier: Awesome attack and good defenses, but mediocre speed.
* MundaneUtility: Bounsweet's aroma makes it a popular air freshener inside houses.
** Its ''Moon'' dex entry states that its sweat can be used as a very concentrated cordial which can be consumed regularly via enough watering-down.
* MeaningfulName:
** Bounce + Sweet, appropriate for a sweet fruit Pokémon that moves via skipping.
** Steenee is a combination of "mangosteen" and "teeny", befitting its size and basis.
** Tsareena takes her name from "tsarina", the English pronunciation of ''tsaritsa'' (царица, Russian for Empress), appropriate for a regal Pokémon. Even more apropos, it's based on a mangosteen, known as "the Queen of Fruits".
* {{Ojou}}: All of Tsareena's characteristics metaphorically point it to being one. It acts like nobility and treats unworthy trainers as lower class. To drive the point home, its favorite place to be pet in Pokémon Refresh is the berry atop its head, which resembles a crown.
* {{Oneesama}}: Tsareena has the traits of being a protective big sister with wanting to protect the Bounsweet.
* OneGenderRace: This evolutionary line is all female.
* PlantPerson: The latter two stages are humanoids.
* PoorPredictableRock: Averted, unlike other Grass mons, Tsareena can learn many non-Grass moves to hit pokémon that would usually wall her. For example, she can learn High Jump Kick via level up and TM like U-Turn, as well as Play Rough as an Egg Move (breeding with a male Comfey). Unfortunately, this is not the case against Poison types, that resist almost all moves that Tsareena can learn.
* PowerNullifier: Queenly Majesty, one of Tsareena's abilities, can negate priority moves.
* RapunzelHair: Tsareena's "hair" nearly touches the ground.
* ShesGotLegs: Tsareena has very long ones that look like thigh high boots, and it knows how to use them; its ''Moon'' Pokédex entry mentions that it's sometimes used in ads for beauty salons.
* SignatureMove: Tsareena's unique attack is Trop Kick, which reduces the opponent's Attack stat while dealing damage.
* SkipOfInnocence: The way Bounsweet runs looks like a happy skipping, which poses problems when it tries to flee danger; the nearby people and Pokémon tend to assume it's happily prancing around and do nothing to help.
* StealthPun: The mangosteen is known as the "queen of fruit", which makes Tsareena's appearance very appropriate.
* StepfordSmiler: Bounsweet constantly has a smile on its face even if it's panicked and running away from a predator.
* SwallowedWhole: A potential fate among Bounsweet is being devoured by Pokémon who are attracted by their delicious scent.
* {{Tomboy}}: Steenee is said to get a more tomboyish personality upon evolving from Bounsweet.
* TookALevelInBadass: Bounsweet is frequently preyed upon due to it not being able to defend itself. However, when it evolves into Steenee, and later into Tsareena, it gains the ability to attack more reliably with its very powerful newfound legs. Tsareena in particular is said to have a queenly air to it, garnering much more respect than its initial form.
* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: Tsareena shows off in victory by kicking the defeated foe while laughing boisterously.
* WaddlingHead: Bounsweet is essentially an armless mangosteen with a face and legs. It becomes more humanoid as it evolves.
* WeaponOfChoice: While not exactly a Boss Battle, Steenee is the signature Pokémon of Trial Captain Mallow after her trial of Lush Jungle is complete, [[spoiler:she evolves Steenee into a Tsareena in the Battle Tree]].
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[[folder:Comfey ''(Cuwawa)'']]
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A Fairy-type Pokémon that carries flowers. It can have the Flower Veil ability or Triage, which gives healing moves the highest priority in battle. It resembles a Hawaiian lei. When attacked, it'll distract the enemy by throwing its flowers at it.
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* ActionInitiative: If it has the Triage Ability, its recovery moves get increased priority. However, it also increases the priority of health-''draining'' moves such as Draining Kiss and Giga Drain as well which gives it an offensive advantage in the singles format, unlike how Flower Veil and Symbiosis are strictly suited for doubles.
* CombatMedic: Triage also gives draining moves priority, meaning it isn't entirely helpless in battle.
* FlowerMotifs: It picks flowers and carries them around, making it look like a lei.
* HealThyself: Can learn Synthesis and Draining Kiss, plus its the only known user of Floral Healing. Its [[ActionInitiative ability]] and [[StoneWall stat spread]] further encourage it to use these types of moves.
* LifeDrain: It receives Draining Kiss, which gets it priority boosted by Triage as it's considered a healing move.
* MeaningfulName: Its name is most likely a play on 'comfy', the plant 'comfrey', which has been used throughout history to treat various different medical problems, and '[[TheFairFolk fey]]'. It's also probably a play on lei, which is what its design is based off of.
** Comfey's signature ability Triage gives Comfey +3 priority to healing moves. The definition of a Triage is the process of giving priority to treating patients with more serious illnesses/injuries.
* TheMedic:
** Its Ability Triage places it in this role.
** The anime also has Comfey as one of the Pokémon Center assistants in Alola.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Don't be fooled by its flowers, this is a pure Fairy-type. That being said...
* PlantPerson: Unusually, despite not being a Grass type, it can only breed with other Grass Egg group Pokémon.
* SecretArt: Floral Healing, which heals the target's health by half their max HP, and increases in effectiveness when Grassy Terrain is in effect.
* StoneWall: An unusual example in that its good defenses are paired with a surprisingly good speed stat. Its offensive stats are still somewhat lacking, with its Attack stat being the worst of the two. Like Shuckle and Klefki though, its HP stat is rather low to compensate for its high defenses.
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[[folder:Oranguru ''(Yareyuutan)'']]
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An orangutan that is a Normal/Psychic type with the abilities Inner Focus and Telepathy. It has a move called Instruct, which helps its partner in double battles by telling it to perform the move it used recently again. It is exclusive to ''Pokémon Moon''. It lives alone in forests where it meditates and cares for other Pokémon. It also has a fan made of leaves and its own fur.
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* EverythingIsBetterWithMonkeys: It's an orangutan.
* {{Foil}}: To Passimian, its version exclusive counterpart: while both are primate-based Pokémon that use items as tools, and perform well in double battles due to their abilities and moves, Oranguru is part Psychic and is special-oriented, generally lives alone, and [[MeaningfulName aptly looks and acts like a guru]] which contrasts with Passimian's sports-y and active lifestyle. The Pokédex lists both on the same page, which suggests that they're related somehow.
* FriendlyRivalry: Normally it spends most of its time deep in the jungle canopy, but occasionally it will go down to the beach to match wits with Slowking.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Even though Oranguru are intelligent enough to use human tools for themselves, held man-made items such as Potions and Poké Balls still do nothing for them in battle.
* HermitGuru: They prefer to live solitary lives deep in forests where they meditate in trees. They're kind to other Pokémon and offer medicine and food for the sick and hungry.
* IntellectualAnimal: Much like real orangutans, Oranguru are intelligent enough to know how to use human tools and have allegedly been observed to use Pokéballs.
* MightyGlacier: Oranguru has a great Special Defense stat with a decent Special Attack stat. It happens to be pretty slow as well.
* MindOverMatter: It's part Psychic-type.
* MissingSecret: Its Hidden Ability, Symbiosis, is not available as of now.
* MulticoloredHair: The long hair covering its shoulders and back, which it uses to bind its fans together, is [[SupernaturalIsPurple purple]] with wisps of [[OrangeBlueContrast blue and orange]].
* NonElemental: It's part Normal-type.
* SecretArt: The only Pokémon that can learn Instruct naturally.
* ShownTheirWork: It's mentioned on the official website that people once mistook Oranguru for humans who lived in the forests. People in real life once thought the same of orangutans.
* StrokeTheBeard: Oranguru's idle animation in battle; it also does this action when pleased in Pokémon Refresh.
* SupportPartyMember: With Telepathy and Instruct, it can serve as an effective ally in double battles, but both have no use in single battles.
* {{Telepathy}}: One of the few Pokémon with the ability, and the only ones aside from the Elgyem line that has it as a normal ability, which allows it to avoid damage from allies' attacks that would otherwise hit it (such as Surf or Earthquake), presumably by using its psychic powers to get forewarning of their intent to attack.
* VowOfCelibacy: Oranguru is incapable of learning the move Attract, which may be a subtle nod to how gurus tend to eschew such earthly desires to achieve enlightenment. They can still be bred like most Pokémon, though.
* {{Youkai}}: Its psychic powers, simian appearance, aptitude for Telepathy, and third eye marking above its eyes all bring to mind a ''satori'' -- a type of mountain youkai resembling a monkey or ape -- known for their ability to read minds.
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[[folder:Passimian ''(Nagetsukesaru)'']]
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A Fighting type that resembles a ruffed lemur. Its ability, Receiver, allows it to take the ability of its partner in double battles when that partner faints. It is exclusive to ''Pokémon Sun''. They live in large groups of about 20 to 30 and they all train very hard under their troop's leader. The leader picks ten of the troop's best individuals for gathering food. It also wears a berry rind on its head like a helmet and has a large berry with it that it uses in attacks.
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* AnimalsNotToScale: From its pose in its official art and what animal it is based on, you'd think it would sit comfortably on your shoulder. But at '''6'07''''' and '''182.5 lbs''', it's as big as a linebacker.
* BareFistedMonk: It's a Fighting-type.
* BequeathedPower: If Passimian's ally faints in Double Battle, its Receiver ability copies their ability.
* {{Bully}}: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. Between the TrainingFromHell they undergo when in a colony, being the Teamwork Pokémon, having access to the move Beat Up, ''and'' being based off a Rugby/American Football player, it would appear to be of the JerkJock variety.
* CombatPragmatist: Passimian mainly use hard berries as weapons but are also known to use soft berries to blind opponents.
* CoolHelmet: Passimian wears a berry rind as a helmet, similar to how American football players wear helmets in games.
* EverythingIsBetterWithMonkeys: It's based on a ruffed lemur.
* {{Foil}}: To Oranguru, its version exclusive counterpart: while both are primate-based Pokémon that use items as tools and perform well in double battles due to their abilities and moves, Passimian is pure Fighting and very physical in comparison, and also live in large groups. Its appearance and overall mannerisms also resemble that of a Rugby player, contrasting with Oranguru's solitary lifestyle. The Pokédex lists both on the same page which suggests that they're related somehow.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Despite Passimian's descriptions mentioning they live and work together, Passimian never appear as allies in SOS Battles.
* IKnowMaddenKombat: The way it holds and uses its berry resembles an UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball or Rugby player.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Passimian uses berries as weapons.
* MightyGlacier: Passimian has a great Attack stat along wth high HP and a good Defense stat to withstand some physical attacks before going down. While it is actually faster than most Alolan Pokémon, 80 Speed isn't something to write home about either.
* MissingSecret: Its Hidden Ability, Defiant, is not available as of now.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Lemurs aren't too common in fiction. Even then, you're more likely to see ring-tailed lemurs and sifakas instead of ruffed lemurs.
* TrainingFromHell: The leader of a Passimian colony puts its trainees through a harsh training regimen of passing berries to each other; some trainees even give up and run away because of this.
* WeaponizedBall: Its weapon is a hard berry that it uses as a ball.
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[[folder:Wimpod and Golisopod ''(Kosokumushi and Gusokumusha)'']]
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A cowardly Bug/Water isopod Pokémon. When attacked, its Ability, "Wimp Out", makes it run away from battle. Despite its personality, it's valued for its ability to eat anything, making them good at cleaning up garbage. They even find pearls and other valuable items among the trash from time to time, so they are targeted by humans and Pokémon like Murkrow. Upon evolving into Golisopod, it becomes more capable of defending itself, even though it still runs away from battle when weakened.
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* ActionInitiative: Golisopod's First Impression has +2 priority, but only on the turn it's been sent out. It also learns Sucker Punch naturally and can get Aqua Jet bred onto it.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Wimpod's a Bug/Water-type, though at 1'08" it's not the largest Bug-type around. Still ''much'' larger than the animal it's based on, though. Golisopod, however, plays the trope much straighter, standing at 6'07".
* BlessedWithSuck: When Wimpod evolves into Golisopod, it gets a huge boost in offense and defensive stats... and an ability that's basically a rename of Wimp Out. Subverted in that switching out allows it to return to use First Impression again.
* CowardlyLion: Golisopod still runs away from danger like Wimpod. However, Golisopod is way more powerful and perfectly able to defend itself. Golisopod also ''cowers in fear'' when you tap it repeatedly in Pokémon Refresh, implying that it still retains part of Wimpod's cowardly demeanor.
* CowardlyMooks: Whether you end up facing Wimpod or its evolution, it will try to flee the moment its HP falls halfway. Even the PreexistingEncounters requires you to chase after it.
* CowerPower: If its HP gets below half, its Wimp Out Ability [[SwitchOutMove makes it drag another Pokémon out in its place]]. In the wild, Wimp Out forces Wimpod to flee from the battle. Golisopod's ability, Emergency Exit, does the same thing, though it's implied that Golisopod does it [[TacticalWithdrawal strategically]] rather than out of cowardice. In Spanish, First Impression has been translated as "escaramuza" (ambush), implying that Golisopod flees in order to catch the opponent off-guard later.
* CrashIntoHello: First Impression's Japanese name is "Head-On Collision", bringing this trope to mind.
* ExtremeOmnivore: If it's on the ground, it'll eat it. Even garbage, making them valued as cleaners of the sea.
* FaceOfAThug: Despite its intimidating appearance, Golisopod is said to be a peaceful creature who spends most of its time meditating.
* FragileSpeedster: Wimpod has decent Speed, but all of its other stats are abysmal. Contrast Golisopod, [[MightyGlacier which has good stats pretty much everywhere except Speed]].
* MagikarpPower: Like the TropeNamer, Wimpod has poor stats except for Speed. Unlike Magikarp, Wimpod is capable of learning more than three offensive attacks, ensuring it isn't dead weight during training. However, Wimpod's only attacks by level up are Struggle Bug and Sand Attack, the former of which uses its inferior Special Attack (compared to its Attack), making levelling up without triggering Wimp Out or using [=TM=]s and/or Rare Candies on it difficult. It's not so wimpy anymore once it evolves into Golisopod.
* MakingASplash: It's part Water-type. Notably, upon its reveal, it was the first Bug/Water type since Surskit (though in Pokédex order that distinction instead belongs to the Dewpider line).
* MeaningfulName: Wimpod's name comes from combining "wimp" and "isopod". Golisopod is a combination of "goliath" and "isopod".
* MetalSlime: Unlike most other Pokémon, Wimpod only appears as a pre-existing encounter in the overworld, and approaching one causes it to scurry away and hide until you leave the area. If you do catch up to one, you better have some Quick Balls on you to chuck at it, otherwise you'll be tossing balls while at full or near-full health due to its ability, reducing the chances of capture. However, if you do manage to defeat or capture one, it will often leave behind a Big Pearl, Nugget, or Big Nugget as a bonus.
* MightyGlacier: Golisopod has good Attack and an amazing Defense stat, but its speed is very low. However, it has access to priority moves such as Aqua Jet and First Impression to cover for this.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Golisopod is noted to battle skillfully with its six arms.
* NeverNeedsSharpening: Golisopod's ability is the same as its pre-evolution, but the name is twisted into something that sounds more badass, suggesting Golisopod exits on purpose.
* NotCompletelyUseless: While Golisopod's Emergency Exit ability might seem to be just as bad as its pre-evolution ability, it does allow it to use First Impression without having to waste a turn switching it out, giving Golisopod a sort of hit-and-run style of fighting.
* PoorPredictableRock: Due to its dreadfully low speed, when a Golisopod switches in, it's usually safe to assume they're going to lead with a First Impression. Guzma's Golisopod is particularly evident of this, leaving him wide open to moves like Counter and Baneful Bunker.
* PoisonousPerson: When threatened, Wimpod spits out toxic fluid to alert others to danger.
* PreexistingEncounters: Wimpod are encountered in only three areas in the overworld and need to be either outrun or outmaneuvered before they can escape into their dens.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Golisopod's antennae and underbelly are differing shades of purple, and it's very powerful.
* {{Samurai}}: Golisopod is based on one.
* ScavengersAreScum: Averted with Wimpod. It's stated to be a scavenger and is based on real life scavenging isopods, but it's a harmless and cowardly creature that simply wants to be left alone. Golisopod, being based on {{Samurai}}, is also an aversion.
* SecretArt: Golisopod is the only Pokémon that can learn First Impression.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: While the small, beach-scavenging isopods Wimpod is based on are fairly well known to beachgoers, outside of some shocking photographs, fairly few people are aware of the giant deep-sea isopods Golisopod resembles (the largest of which are about the same size as Wimpod itself).
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: This is what Wimp Out boils down to; if it gets weak enough, it turns tail and hides back in the party, dragging another Pokémon out to do its fighting for it. If fought as a wild Pokémon, Wimpod flees from the battle. Golisopod's ability, Emergency Exit, is exactly the same, just with a different name.
* StockDinosaurs: Wimpod is based on modern isopods, but it also looks a lot like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilobite a prehistoric trilobite]].
* TacticalWithdrawal: Though Golisopod's ability functions exactly the same as Wimpod's "Wimp Out", it's called "Emergency Exit".
* TookALevelInBadass: Wimpod is a weak Pokémon that runs away at the slightest sign of danger, but when it evolves into Golisopod, ''it becomes the danger''.
* WeaponOfChoice: Golisopod is the signature Pokémon of Team Skull's leader, Guzma. {{Freud|ian Excuse}} would have a field day explaining how the two are practically a perfect match.
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[[folder: Sandygast and Palossand ''(Sunabā and Shirodesuna)'']]
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A line of Ghost/Ground Pokémon made of sand. Sandygast looks like a pile of sand with a shovel stuck in it while Palossand is based on a sandcastle. They are formed from the grudges of fallen Pokémon that merged with the sands of the battlefield. Despite their silly appearance, they're known for trapping and sucking the life energy out of other Pokémon. Their ability, Water Compaction, raises their Defense by two stages if hit by a Water-type move.
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* AnimateInanimateObject: Starts off as a pile of sand and then evolves into a full-fledged sandcastle.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Despite their silly appearance, they're known as quite dangerous for consuming the life force of other Pokémon.
* DevelopersForesight: Much like Diglett, due to being stuck to the ground (or even part of the ground), the move Telekinesis (a move which involves hurling the opponent in the air) fails when used on them.
* DishingOutDirt: It's part Ground-type and resembles a sandcastle.
* EvilCounterpart: Ghost and Ground dual typing is shared by only two evolutionary lines. While Golett and Golurk are Ground/Ghost typed and protectors, Sandygast and Palossand are Ghost/Ground and malevolent. There are also design similarities in that Sandygast and Palossand mimic sand castles made by humans, while Golett and Golurk were actually made by humans.
* HealThyself: Their SecretArt Shore Up helps them regenerate half their maximum health, and even more if a Sandstorm is raging.
* KillItWithWater: Downplayed slightly. They're weak to water, like most Ground types, but thanks to the Water Compaction ability, it also makes their bodies denser and increases their defense by two stages.
* LifeDrinker: Both Sandygast and Palossand consume their victim's life-force, and the latter is shown eating a Pikachu in official artwork. It's considered a test of courage in Alola to willingly stick your hand inside a Sandygast's mouth. They also get Absorb, Mega Drain and Giga Drain as level up moves.
* MightyGlacier: Palossand has a high Defense stat with a good Special Attack stat, but it is incredibly slow.
* MindManipulation: Sandygast and Palossand control the minds of people to build up their bodies with sand.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: These two are haunted ''sandcastles''.
* PeoplePuppets: Both Sandygast and Palossand are willing to mind control humans to help them build up their sand bodies. Sandygast specializes in mind controlling children who grab on the shovel on its head, while Palossand focuses more on adults, though it's not as dependent on them as its preevolution is.
* PunnyName: Palossand is derived from both "Palace" and "Sand" and is literally a "Pile of Sand" (which when said aloud sounds similar to Palossand).
* SecretArt: Shore Up, which regenerate half their maximum health, and even more if a Sandstorm is raging.
* SensorCharacter: Palossand's shovel moves around while it searches for prey, serving as a radar.
* ShownTheirWork: Palossand's shiny palette is referencing the actual black sand beaches scattered around Hawaii, formed when molten lava came into contact with cool seawater and literally exploded, cooling into dunes of fine basalt.
* SoulPower: It's part Ghost-type.
* TheVirus: Palossand consumes the life force of other Pokémon, and the grudges of those Pokémon are thought to possibly become a new Sandygast.
* WeaponOfChoice: Palossand is a signature Pokémon of Acerola when you battle her in [[spoiler:the Pokémon League as a member of the Elite Four]].
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[[folder:Pyukumuku ''(Namakobushi)'']]
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A Water-type Pokémon resembling a sea cucumber with the ability to send its organs out from its mouth and form a fist. Due to its appearance and habits, its not really popular among tourists, who tend to throw them back into the ocean if they're caught. They are homebodies who tend to stay in the same spot, even when there isn't any food around. So it's customary to throw starving ones into food-rich areas; despite this, they somehow return to their original spots.
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* CoveredInGunge: Its body is covered in a slippery mucus-like substance that allows it to live outside of water for a week without drying out. This substance is also one of the reasons why it's disliked by tourists; tourists tend to step on it by accident due to its small stature, and the substance causes them to slip and fall.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Somehow even moreso than Shuckle as a StoneWall: it cannot learn '''any''' offensive moves period besides Bide and Counter, making their offensive stats essentially useless and forcing them to use either the former for direct damage, or Toxic and their own ability for indirect damage.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: A sort-of sidequest / minigame in Sun / Moon involves throwing Pyukumuku on the beach back to the sea for money, tying in with its flavor text of people taking part-time jobs for Pyukumuku cleanup. Additionally, the Pyukumuku in the sidequest show up in the same spots every day.
* GrotesqueCute: It's traditionally adorable, but attacks by spitting out its guts.
* {{Irony}}: Its orifice is shaped like ''Dai'''''[=/=]'''''Oo'' (meaning "Great" or "Big"). That said, the 'mon itself is tiny like an actual sea cucumber.
* LastGraspAtLife: When Pyukumuku faints, it shoots out its hand-like inner organ to futilely try to catch itself from falling over.
* MakingASplash: It's a Water-type sea cucumber Pokémon.
* MundaneUtility: People use its slime for skin moisturizer.
* PrehensileTail: Its innards can act as a hand (like how one scene of the anime has one give Ash a peace sign with said innards).
* PunnyName: A play on 'puke', 'mucus', and 'cucumber'.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: It's incredibly adorable for a Pokémon that is based on an animal that uses the same orifice for eating, breathing, pooping, and mating and whose main form of defense against predators is to jettison its internal organs at them. However, it's not very popular among tourists InUniverse, who will usually throw them back if they catch one.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Based on sea cucumbers, likely specifically the "sea apples" (a subset of sea cucumbers with notably rounded bodies compared to the more serpentine forms of other sea cucumbers). Due to its vaguely rabbit-like appearance and slimy exterior, its design could also derive from sea hares, specifically ''Jorunna parva'' and the California black sea hare, all of which are a type of sea slug.
* SecretArt: Purify, a Poison-type move what heals the target of their status condition which then heals Pyukumuku up.
* ShownTheirWork: Its ability to send out its innards as a defense mechanism is the same as real-world sea cucumbers.
* StoneWall: Great defenses but low offenses and the worst speed stat of all time, tied with Shuckle and Munchlax. Furthermore, Pyukumuku is incapable of learning offensive moves other than Bide and Counter.
* TakingYouWithMe: When it faints, its Innards Out ability causes it to deal as much damage as it had health before the killing blow. If it gets hit with a move that takes down all of its HP to 0 in one shot, expect a huge payback in return.
* TooDumbToLive: They'll stay in a spot they like even if it means starving to death.
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[[folder:Type: Null and Silvally ''(Silvadi)'']]
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An artificial Pokémon that was created to synthesize the strengths of various Pokémon so it can adapt to any situation. It was created to combat Ultra Beasts. If Type: Null develops a strong bond with someone, it will evolve into Silvally and in the process destroy its helmet, allowing it to access its full power. There isn't much difference between the two, with Silvally's lighter gray patches becoming white and its crest getting a slightly different shape. Silvally's [[PunnyName RKS]] System ability allows it to change its type depending on the Memory item it holds, similarly to Arceus' Multitype ability.
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* ActionBomb: Silvally can learn Explosion via TM, and if not holding a Memory, is one of the very few Pokémon to get STAB on the move. Throw in a Choice Band, and it's going to seriously hurt anything that doesn't resist Normal.
* AerithAndBob: Type: Null is the only Pokémon to have a colon in its name, and the only Alola Pokémon whose name is two normal English words.
* AnimalisticAbomination: Type: Null is described as the fusion of various Pokémon. Its body shape is canid or feline-like, but it takes its other body features from other creatures.
* ArtificialHuman: This Pokémon line was specifically created from various other Pokémon.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Silvally's eyes and fins change color to correspond to the type of Memory it is holding.
* ConfusionFu: Silvally's ability RKS System reacts to items called Memories, allowing it to change type akin to how Arceus synergises with Plates using its ability Multitype. In a similar vein to Arceus' Judgement, Silvally's Multi-Attack always has the same type as Silvally itself. Type: Null and Silvally are also able to learn moves of varying types.
* ContinuityNod: According to documents at Aether Paradise, materials used to create it were gathered from the Canalave Library in the Sinnoh region.
* CoolHelmet: Type: Null wears a large, heavy helmet (44.1 lbs to be exact) made of either stone or metal. This helmet is broken when it evolves.
* CriticalHit: Type: Null's ability Battle Armor makes it immune to them.
* {{Cyborg}}: Implied to be one, at least according to the cannula-like ports on the side of Silvally's mouth. Promotional art illustrates that this is some sort of disc drive or RFID device that allows it to read the Memory items to adapt its type. Design documents for it found in Aether Paradise also hint that its skeleton might be robotic or mechanical in nature.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Like Buneary, Type: Null has a base friendship of 0, meaning that it takes a lot of effort to earn its trust and make it evolve.
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: It's an artificial HybridMonster designed to KillTheGod (or Ultra Beast, in this case). In fact, this is alluded to with its [=RKS=] system sounding like the official English pronunciation of [[{{God}} Arceus]].
* DubNameChange: Type: Null is a notable case in the series in that its Spanish and Italian names are ''not'' the same as its English name (using instead names that translate to ''Code Zero'' and ''Type Zero'', respectively), when every other Pokémon known beforehand always used its English name in those two languages.
* {{Expy}}:
** Silvally's design (a giant, primarily white four-legged beast), and ability RKS System (which changes its type depending on held item) both make it resemble [[OlympusMons Arceus]]. They also both have a unique attack that changes type with them. Finally, both the English and Japanese names of Silvally's ability [[StealthPun reference]] Arceus, while the French, Italian and Spanish names (all of which translate to ''Alpha System'') reference Arceus' category as the Alpha Pokémon. Considering Type: Null was designed to battle the Pokémon spoken of in ancient myths, it may be no exaggeration to say Silvally is an artificial version of the strongest one. Notes found at Aether Paradise mention that they gathered data from the Canalave Library in Sinnoh, the region with the most mythology about Arceus.
** Its backstory is quite similar to fellow lab-created battle machine Mewtwo: Both were modeled after a Mythical Pokémon that is said to be the origin of all others. Both were created to be the perfect fighting machines and both went berserk and became nearly uncontrollable. The biggest difference was that Type: Null's creators did eventually find a way to control them while Mewtwo's creators... didn't. Further similarities can be found with Mewtwo's depiction in [[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie the first Pokémon movie]], as since Mewtwo's power could not be controlled, a special device was put on it to decrease its power and make it manageable, but it failed to work, and Mewtwo broke out of it. Type: Full could not be controlled, and a helmet was put on its three specimens to decrease their power and make them manageable. Two of them eventually break out of it.
* FireIceLightning: In three different flavors, no less. Silvally can get all three elemental fangs from the Move Relearner, can learn Flamethrower, Ice Beam, and Thunderbolt via TM, and can get Tri Attack by level-up.
* FleshGolem: The line's mismatched appearance invokes the feeling that it was made from the body parts of other unidentified Pokémon.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration:
** Type: Null and Silvally have identical stats except in speed; Silvally is faster because it loses Type: Null's heavy helmet.
** The ''Sun'' dex entry says Silvally is awakened when it trusts its trainer. Type: Null evolves through friendship.
** Gladion is the only trainer (besides the protagonist) who uses Type: Null. [[spoiler: The Moon Pokédex entry for Silvally implies Gladion named the species, as he was the first to see Type: Null evolve.]]
** Its ability to change its typing makes sense in regard to how it was designed as an Ultra Beast killer. Most of the Ultra Beasts have an [[AchillesHeel exploitable weakness]], such as Kartana being 4x weak to Fire or Buzzwole being 4x weak to Flying. With the Aether Foundation's prior knowledge of the Ultra Beasts, the idea was for Silvally/Type: Null to change into the advantageous type before battle to defeat them.
** The Ultra Beasts all gain a stat boost upon entering battle not unlike a Totem Pokémon, and their Beast Boost ability raises their stats further. Most of them are also fought at around Lv 65. Silvally learns the move Punishment at Lv 65, which deals more damage to targets with heightened stats, allowing it to fight the Ultra Beasts even more effectively.
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: It's a genetically-engineered Pokémon based on Arceus intended to be used as a weapon versus the Ultra Beasts.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: According to documents at Aether Paradise, all three Type: Null (then named Type: Full) rejected the RKS System and went berserk; they were equipped with the masks and cryogenically frozen.
* HybridMonster: Literally, and Type: Null was specifically designed for this in mind.
* InfinityMinusOneSword: With base stats of 95 all around, putting it on par with the Tapu deities, and RKS System allowing it to become any type, Silvally is effectively a scaled-down Arceus.
* IronicName: "Null" means nothing; however, its appearance and lore establish it's a hybrid of many different Pokémon.
** It was originally "Full", but after the RKS system failed in testing, it was changed to its modern name.
* JackOfAllStats: Type: Null has 95 in all stats except Speed, while Silvally has 95 in all stats, making it neither too good or too bad at anything. This also applies to its lore; one of the reasons why Type: Null was created was to be a Pokémon that could adapt to any situation by mixing the strengths of other Pokémon. Silvally's ability ups the ante, allowing it to be any of the eighteen types.
* MaskPower: The mask Type: Null wears allowed the Aether Foundation to control its powers, but its heavy weight also makes it slower. Upon the helmet's destruction as it evolves into Silvally, it gains a ''massive'' boost in power in regard to its speed and its [[ConfusionFu RKS System]].
* MeaningfulName:
** Its original name, Type: Full, represented the RKS System. When that failed, it was renamed Null, to mean "nothing".
** Its evolved form is half this, half PunnyName: Its name in every language is combination of ''silver'' and ''ally'', or synonyms for ally. Some examples: Its Japanese name, Silvadi (Shiruvadi), can be Romanized as Silvuddy, or ''silver'' plus ''buddy''; French, Silvallié, ''silver''' plus ''allié'' (French for ally); Its Chinese name Yinbanzanshou literally means "[[AwesomeMcCoolName silver comrade battle beast]]". It's a Pokémon that evolves via ThePowerOfLove (friendship) and has a large palette of silver on it.
* MixAndMatchCritters: The line shares many traits from various animals. Their front legs are bird-like, but they appear to be covered in an insect-like exoskeleton. It has mammalian hind legs, but reptilian scales on them. It also has a fishlike tail, but the actual fin part of said tail looks to be made of sharp steel and is lined with diamond shaped studs. Its actual head looks like a cross between a wolf/lion and an eagle, with a mammalian nose and corresponding ears, but bird-like plumage and a hooked beak. Silvally even has machine-like elements incorporated, mainly the sides of its face that have a kind of disk reader.
* NoBiologicalSex: Fitting for something created in a lab, the line has no gender. Since their egg group is Undiscovered, they cannot even breed with a Ditto.
* NonElemental: It's a Normal type and its name in various languages directly references that it has no particular element to it. On top of this, Silvally's ability even allows it to change its Type.
* NonIndicativeName: They're actually Normal typed... in their natural state at least.
* OddNameOut: Unlike every other Pokémon, Type: Null doesn't really have a name so much as a classification.
* OlympusMons: Type: Null and Silvally share traits with Legendary Pokémon, such as being genderless, being unable to breed, and their registration in the Pokédex has the same special effect that registering a Legendary Pokémon has. Silvally also has a Base Stat total equal to the Tapus and the Ultra Beasts at 570, which is also not too far off from the Base Stat total of other Legendaries like the Legendary Birds or Beasts. However, Type: Null and Silvally are not explicitly referred to as Legendary beyond these shared characteristics.
* OurGryphonsAreDifferent: It has talons for front legs and paws on its hind legs, but it has a fish tail instead of the tail of a lion. Not only is its plume in both forms shaped like an eagle's head, but Silvally's own head, once revealed, looks like a cross between an eagle's and a lion's.
* OurHomunculiAreDifferent: Objectively not human, but is a lab-grown being that evokes various tropes that accompany homunculi.
* PowerLimiter: The mask was put on it to control its power, and it's also heavy, making it slower. It destroys the helmet upon evolving to Silvally.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Type: Null's evolution is said to be triggered when it recognizes that it has a great bond with someone and destroys its helmet. Reflecting this, Silvally's name in all languages incorporates words such as ally, friend, or buddy.
* PunnyName: Both the Japanese and English names of Silvally's ability (AR System and RKS System) are puns that reference Arceus, the Pokémon it is seemingly modeled after.
* RecurringElement: Follows in the footsteps of many other artificial Pokémon, but most closely to Genesect and Mewtwo.
** Also is an artificial man-made Pokémon not normally obtainable, similar to Porygon.
* SecretArt: RKS System is unique to Silvally, as is Multi-Attack, a rushing attack that, like Arceus' Judgment, changes type with the user. Silvally is also one of the few non-Dragon Pokémon capable of learning Draco Meteor (the others being Arceus and Smeargle) as it can be tutored the move while holding a Dragon Memory.
* ShedArmorGainSpeed: The only significant change in appearance between Type: Null and Silvally is the destruction of its helmet, which coincides with an increase in Speed being the only change in its stats.
* SigilSpam: Heavily associated with slashing lines, which mimic a cancel sign (⃠), fittingly enough for a line designed to combat creatures of otherworldly origin.
* SingleSpecimenSpecies: Although not an outright [[OlympusMons legendary]], there are only three Type: Null in existence, and Gladion is the only trainer besides the player who uses it.
* StealthPun: "R-K-S" sounds an awful lot like "Arceus"[[note]]Well, [[NoPronunciationGuide at least one pronunciation of it, anyway]][[/note]]. This also applies to the ability's Japanese name, ''AR Sys''tem[[note]]Arceus' name being pronounced in Japanese as "Ar-sey-us"[[/note]].
* StoneWall: As Type: Null is technically an unevolved Pokémon, coupling its high defensive stats and HP with an Eviolite will give it a patently absurd amount of bulk, and it can use Rest to remain healthy. And while it lacks Silvally's plentiful offensive options, it still has STAB Return and Tri-Attack, and can still learn useful utilities like Toxic and Roar.
* TechnicolorEyes: Silvally's eye color changes depending on the type of Memory it holds.
* UndyingLoyalty: Silvally trusts its partner to such a great extent, it'll even risk its own life to protect them.
* UltimateLifeform: The line are artificial Pokémon created from various other Pokémon with the intent of it being able to adapt to any situation.
* WeaponOfChoice: The line is heavily associated with being the partner of Gladion, the enforcer for Team Skull. He's the only trainer with the line in the game and gifts the player one later in the post-game. Silvally's Pokédex entry even states that Gladion named the species.
* WeatherManipulation: Silvally can learn all four weather-changing moves by TM, and has the means to take advantage of all of them.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Gladion has a Type: Null, and the player character receives another in the postgame. The fate of the third one is left unknown.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: After the RKS System was transplanted into it, it went berserk and escaped confinement, necessitating the need for its control helmet. When it evolves into Silvally, it regains this wild temperament, though fortunately by that point it's counterbalanced by its unwavering trust in you.
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[[folder:Minior ''(Meteno)'']]
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A Rock/Flying-type that looks like a meteor. These Pokémon live high in the stratosphere, where they feed on trace minerals. They drop to the earth when they get too heavy. They have a hard shell that cracks open to reveal an inner core, which can come in many colors. Minior's ability, Shields Down, reflects this trait.
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* ActionBomb: Minior can learn Self-Destruct and later Explosion, which can become a major annoyance when trying to capture them.
* BlowYouAway: They resemble Solrock and Lunatone, but are Flying types instead of Psychic types.
* DishingOutDirt: Rock-types that live in the sky of all places.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Minior constantly spins as it floats in the air.
* FragileSpeedster: After losing its shell, Minior doubles in Speed, in return for lowered Defenses. Given that the shell is lost at half HP, Minior will likely keel over in a stiff breeze at that point.
* GlassCannon: Minior becomes this after losing its shell, gaining a large increase in both Attack and Special Attack.
* NoBiologicalSex: Minior is a genderless species.
* PaintItBlack: Shiny Minior have black cores.
* PunnyName: A pun on mini and meteor.
* RainbowMotif: There are seven different variations of core colors for Minior, one for each color of the rainbow.
* RecurringElement: Follows in the footsteps of Pokémon with random appearance differences, such as Spinda and Pumpkaboo, though Minior is the first Pokémon to have such a pronounced difference. %%(Is this an actual pattern?)
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: It might not look it at first, but once its Shields Down ability is activated, it's revealed that the shell conceals a cute, star-like creature. Its appearance is commonly used as a design motif for clothing and accessories in Alola.
* SecretArt: The Shields Down Ability is exclusive to Minior. A transformed Ditto can't even copy the ability, instead taking the appearance of Minior's current form.
* ShedArmorGainSpeed: Thanks to Shields Down. As long as they have their armor, Minior have excellent defenses and resist status ailments. When they drop their armor and expose their core, their defense sharply decreases in favor of adopting a faster form that's much better suited for attacking (while also making them ''much'' easier to catch at a rate of 255). It can also learn Shell Smash, which also lowers both its defense stats while raising its offenses and speed.
* StoneWall: Minior starts the battle as this, as its shell gives it good defenses but poor offensive stats.
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[[folder:Komala ''(Nekkoala)'']]
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A Normal-type koala Pokémon. It appears to sleep its whole life away, but it can still eat, travel, and battle in this state. It sleeps with a log pillow.
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* AchillesHeel: Because it's treated as always asleep, Wake-up Slaps are going to ''hurt''.
* CuddleBug: Although it almost never lets go of its log pillow, it occasionally does to huggle the arm of a Trainer it particularly likes and trusts.
* DisabilityImmunity: Thanks to its "Comatose" ability, it is always treated as Asleep and therefore immune to any major status condition.
* HeavySleeper: Exaggerated. It spends its ''entire life'' asleep -- no one has ever seen it awake. Its ability also means it is ''always'' treated as having the Sleep status (although it can still move freely).
* LoopholeAbuse: Since Komala is treated as always asleep, it can always use Sleep Talk, which randomly uses a move from its three remaining moveslots while asleep. This doesn't seem too amazing until you realize that this lets you lock the Choice items (which normally only let you use a single move in exchange for a stat boost) onto Sleep Talk, which gives it randomized access to the rest of its moveset while still keeping the item's stat boost. With base 115 Attack, [[KillerRabbit that's nothing to laugh at]].
* MightyGlacier: Komala has good Attack and Special Defense, but has bad speed.
* NonElemental: It's a Normal-type.
* PaletteSwap: An odd example in that Komala itself doesn't have a shiny form; its log does, which looks much more like an actual pillow.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Small and cute, and as its Chinese debut video shows capable of knocking off half the max health of an Electabuzz three levels higher than it with a single Slam. It turns out that this little sleepy Koala has a fairly high attack stat and can learn powerful moves like Wood Hammer and Earthquake.
* PunnyName: 'Coma' and 'Koala.'
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: It's a constantly sleepy koala holding an adorable little log pillow.
* SecretArt: The Ability, Comatose, and the perks and drawbacks that it comes with.
* ShownTheirWork: Real life koalas really do spend most of the time sleeping because of their nutrient-poor eucalyptus leaf diet.
* {{Sleepwalking}}: Downplayed. While it is always asleep, it is mostly as functional as any awake animal in this state.
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[[folder:Turtonator ''(Bakugames)'']]
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A Fire/Dragon Pokémon based on a Mata Mata, a species of freshwater turtle. It lives in volcanic areas and camouflages itself as a rock and waits for prey. It also feeds on sulfur which makes its shell highly explosive. It has a move called "Shell Trap" that sets up a trap at the beginning of the turn. If hit with a physical move, it causes an explosion that damages the opponent. Just like Honedge in Generation VI with its French and Japanese names, Turtonator is notable for having its German ("[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Tortunator]]") and English names revealed before any of its other localized names. It is exclusive to ''Sun''.
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* ActionBomb:
** Its signature Shell Trap attack sets a trap on itself at the beginning of the turn. Attacking it with a physical move inflicts damage on the attacker with an explosion. Tortunator is also capable of learning Explosion.
** Lore-wise, it camouflages itself as a rock and waits for prey to pass by; when the prey steps on its shell, Turtonator triggers an explosion.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: There's a hole in Turtonator's chest that takes in air for explosive attacks. If this point is attacked, it'll deal major damage to it.
* BadassBack: In a similar fashion to Mawile and Mega Sceptile, it keeps its armored back towards its opponent in battle. It does this because its chest has a port that takes in air for attacks, and this is considered Turtonator's weak point.
* CriticalHit: Its ability is Shell Armor, which makes it immune to them.
* CounterAttack: Its SecretArt Shell Trap works this way -- if the opponent hits it with a physical move, it retaliates with a ''very'' powerful Fire-type attack.
* {{Foil}}: To Drampa, its version exclusive counterpart. Both are Dual Type Pokémon with Dragon as their secondary typing, but Turtonator is a predator who waits for prey to come to it and trigger an explosion.
* GagNose: What appears to be a spout-like mouth similar to Octillery's is actually a snorkel-like nose, which the Mata Mata possesses.
* {{Gonk}}: Just like the species it's based on, it's not particularly pretty.
* JaggedMouth: Its mouth is marked by a yellow jagged line, complete with a beaklike protrusion just like most turtles.
* {{Kappa}}: The top of its head is reminiscent of the common depiction of a Kappa's head, but it holds no water.
* KingKoopaCopy: It's a monstrous, draconic turtle with a spiky shell and fire elemental powers, just like Bowser of ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' fame.
* MightyGlacier: Turtonator has very high defense and good special attack, but it is as slow as a tortoise.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: One based on a tortoise. It's the third Fire/Dragon-type Pokémon in the series, and the first not to be a Mega-evolution or legendary Pokémon.
* PlayingWithFire: It's a Fire-type.
* PunnyName: It's a turtle detonator.
* SecretArt: Shell Trap, a CounterAttack that triggers if the opponent hits Turtonator with a physical attack, and deals very heavy fire-type damage.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mata_mata Mata Mata]] turtle is hardly ever seen in popular culture.
* TurtlePower: Joins the ranks of other turtle-based Pokémon like Blastoise, Torkoal, and Carracosta.
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[[folder:Togedemaru]]
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The regional electric rodent of Alola, Togedemaru is an Electric/Steel-type hedgehog that doesn't seem like much apart from a sphere with tiny ears and legs, and what appears to be a tail is actually a long spine. While it appears to be very cuddly, hugging it is not recommended as it can have Iron Barbs as an ability.
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* EnergyAbsorption: It can have the Lightningrod ability. It's very well known by locals for absorbing electricity with its long tail.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Translate "Togedemaru" from Japanese and you get "[[SpikeBallsOfDoom spike-protruding ball]]" which is exactly what it is.
* ExtraOreDinary: Togedemaru is part-Steel, and from its back it vaguely looks like a ball of iron.
* MasterOfNone: It has good but not extraordinary attack and speed, while the remaining stats are either mediocre or awful.
* RecurringElement: Togedemaru is Alola's Pikachu {{Expy}}, an Electric-type based on a rodent with electrified {{Blush Sticker}}s.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: As is the norm for the Pikaclones. Togedemaru is a little grey and white hedgehog or spiny mouse that can accurately be described as a ball with a spine.
* SecretArt: The only Pokémon that can learn Zing Zap: a physical Electric attack that can make the target flinch. Also, as an electric rodent, it can learn Nuzzle.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Togedemaru's design seems to have been based on spiny mice as opposed to more commonly seen hedgehogs.
* ShockAndAwe: Part-Electric, and has been shown to be able to use Spark. It also has the ability Lightning Rod, allowing it to redirect any single-target Electric-type attack to it and absorb it for a special attack boost.
* SpikeBallsOfDoom: It's basically an adorable spikeball, and has Iron Barbs as a potential ability akin to Ferroseed/Ferrothorn. In fact, its name ''literally'' translates to "spike-protruding ball" from Japanese.
* SpikesOfDoom: It's adorable, but also very thorny. It even has Iron Barbs as a potential ability.
* UselessUsefulSpell: Togedemaru can't make good use of Iron Barbs since its Defense stat is too low and most moves that make contact are physical. In a similar rein to Dedenne from the previous generation, its stat spread prevents it from efficiently using the only move it gains STAB on its secondary type.
* WaddlingHead: Even more so than its predecessor Dedenne and fellow Alola mon Rowlet. Togedemaru is basically a sphere with a small snout and tiny limbs and ears.
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[[folder:Mimikyu ''(Mimikkyu)'']]
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A Ghost/Fairy Pokémon who hates the sunlight, and wears a rag for protection. It chooses to wear what resembles old Pikachu merchandise since it wants to be as popular as the SeriesMascot itself. It has a new ability called "Disguise", which serves as a one-time block against attacks, similarly to the move Substitute.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Most portrayals of Mimikyu are of it being a lonely creature who dresses as Pikachu so it can be loved by others. In [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]], a Mimikyu joins Team Rocket because it has a grudge against Ash's Pikachu.
* BedsheetGhost: It's a Ghost/Fairy type that wears the tattered remnants of twenty-year-old Pikachu merchandise over itself, invoking this trope.
* BizarreAlienBiology: It apparently has two mouths: one mouth is where its actual face is and a second where the "Pikachu disguise" is. Mimikyu can be fed through both in Pokémon Refresh. Though given Mimikyu's gimmick and the fact that it's a ghost, it could be using its powers to pretend that it's eating through its "Pikachu" mouth.
* BreakoutCharacter: When it was revealed, it received enough praise to get an ImageSong before the game's release and a prominent role in the anime as one of Team Rocket's Pokémon. Its dream of achieving popularity came true for it.
* BrownNote: It's been said that Mimikyu's true appearance will cause whoever looks upon it to die of overwhelming terror, as one unlucky scholar discovered. This certainly explains why they'd rather hide under rags.
* CarryABigStick: To complete its disguise, Mimikyu carries a wooden stick that resembles Pikachu's lightning bolt-shaped tail. It is capable of using this stick to perform Wood Hammer.
* CombatTentacles: It attacks by extending its body into a claw-tipped tentacle and slashing its opponent.
* {{Cosplay}}: Mimikyu make their own Pikachu rags, and if the disguise breaks in battle, the Mimikyu spends all night repairing it.
* CreepyDoll: While it's more of a creepy rag, the rag it wears looks rather unnerving.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Much of Mimikyu's appeal comes from the fact that, despite its shadowy appearance, [[WeakenedByTheLight fear of sunlight]], and creepy scarecrow-like disguise, it's an adorable, innocent creature that wants to have friends.
* {{Deconstruction}}: Its appearance and lore are a deconstruction of Pikachu's popularity, and possibly of the whole "Pikaclone" concept in general (aside from the fact that Togedemaru is the actual regional "Pikaclone").
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Shiny Mimikyu are completely greyscale.
* {{Doppelganger}}: Mimikyu plays around with the concept, as it imitates Pikachu because it wants the same kind of popularity.
* EasyImpersonation: Pikachu tend to have arms and legs, instead of a shadowy limb-like appendage coming from underneath, don't they? In ''Sun and Moon'', before Totem Mimikyu presents itself, it even appears as a Pikachu while running through the abandoned Thrifty Megamart, implying the player character fell for its disguise.
* EldritchAbomination: Implied; whatever Mimikyu is hiding under that rag, it's apparently so terrifying that anyone who views it will die of fright. Alternatively some aspect of seeing it causes a curse or other terrible reaction, perhaps more magic than appearance-based (one can see parts of it like its "feet", eyes, or "arms" with no ill effect).
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Its disguise creates an illusion of this type, since it's peering out of the costume's torso while the head is completely fake.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: The eye holes on the torso of the rag are shown glowing as it attacks.
* GreenThumb: It is one of the rare non-Grass types to learn Wood Hammer, most likely because of the wooden "tail" it has on its back.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Mimikyu's true form is prone to cause people to GoMadFromTheRevelation.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: The reason why it wears a Pikachu rag is because it thinks this will help it to be friendly with humans, just like a Pikachu.
* ImageSong: Mimikyu has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO_dO3mMboQ an adorable rap]] written from its perspective where it laments about its desire to be like Pikachu and to have friends.
* IrritationIsTheSincerestFormOfFlattery: The rag it wears heavily resembles Pikachu, and as mentioned below, its name sounds like "mimic you".
* JackOfAllStats: Mimikyu's stats are all moderately high and balanced except for its horrendous HP and Sp. Atk; however, the former is mitigated by its high defenses and Disguise ability, and the latter is mitigated by Mimikyu's lack of Special Attacks they can naturally learn in the first place.
* KingMook: A Totem Mimikyu appears as part of the trial at an abandoned supermarket at Route 14 in ''Sun and Moon''.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The Pikachu rag it's wearing is said to be based off of popular merchandise from 20 years ago, a reference to both the franchise's 20th anniversary, and its initially explosive popularity when first released.
** Its shiny form is in total greyscale, mimicking the graphics of the original Game Boy.
* LivingToys: Played with. While Mimikyu is ''not'' an animated Pikachu doll, its size makes it resemble one, it's somewhat similar to the concept of one, and its disguise is directly based on Pikachu merchandise from 20 years ago.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Mimikyu is part Fairy-type. In this case, it seems to allude to its nature as a cute, imp-like creature.
* PaperThinDisguise: How its Disguise ability works. Initially, its Pikachu head is upright, which lets the disguise act as a decoy to other Pokémon; after taking one attack, the head droops down, ruining the "illusion" and making Mimikyu take damage normally.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Only 0'8'' and 0.7 kg, but it has very high attack with its Disguise ability allowing it to easily use Swords Dance in most cases.
* PokemonSpeak: Its cry is an approximation of "Pikachu!"[[note]]Pikachu's own cry[[/note]] with ethereal, ghostly noises.
* PowerNullifier: With its unique typing, Mimikyu is the only Pokémon to be immune to Dragon, Normal, [[RuleOfThree and]] Fighting attacks.
* {{Pun}}: When an opponent attacks Mimikyu, the head of its rag droops. The game then says, "Mimikyu's disguise is [[{{Pun}} busted]]!"
* PunnyName: When said out loud, its name sounds like "Mimic You".
* RecurringElement:
** Mimikyu is a new variation on Pokémon which mimic others, following Ditto and Zoroark. This time, however, Mimikyu directly mimics a specific species.
** It also shares elements with Yamask and Phantump: They're all ghost-types with main bodies made of black shadows, but wear mask-like objects, and they all have Pokédex entries that make their fans feel sorry for them. Though unlike those two, Mimikyu doesn't have a terrifying evolution (or ''any'' evolution), and it's not specifically stated to be the ghost of someone who died.
* RiddleForTheAges: What Mimikyu actually looks like without its rag. Depending on the source you believe, anyone unfortunate enough to look at it will go insane or die from terror or be afflicted with a curse or have a near death experience.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: In a different way from its "idol"; it's a tiny BedsheetGhost creature with dot eyes wearing a ragdoll-like costume.
* SecretArt: Mimikyu is the only Pokémon that has Disguise as its ability, which allows Mimikyu to take a hit without taking direct damage once per battle. And unlike most abilities, Disguise only works on Mimikyu. Not even a Ditto transformed into a Mimikyu can activate Disguise.
* ShockAndAwe: Mimikyu can learn several Electric-type moves to better imitate Pikachu, which is played up in the ImageSong with Thunderbolt.
* ShownTheirWork: Mimikyu's design is likely at least a partial nod to Batesian mimicry, where one species has evolved to mimic another to avoid predators. While the reason is different, Mimikyu's desire to be popular like Pikachu is a similar principle.
* StatusBuff: It can naturally learn Hone Claws and Double Team and can be taught Swords Dance through a TM. Notably, it has a almost guaranteed chance to set up on an enemy thanks to its ability ("almost" because status moves as well as pokemon with the Mold Breaker ability can bypass Disguise).
* SoulPower: Part Ghost type.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Its real form is apparently so terrifying, a scholar who saw what was under its rag was overwhelmed by terror and died from the shock.
* TalkingAnimal:
** Totem Mimikyu says "Seeeeee meee?!" when the player spots it. The fact that Mimikyu has an ImageSong also suggests this.
** Another Mimikyu you can find hanging out in the overworld says it will curse you, though there doesn't seem to be a reason for it. ImageSong aside, the slow, stunted, and broken nature of Mimikyu's speech (combined with its Pikachu-like cry) makes it hard to tell if it's speaking intelligently or just parroting things it hears.
--->'''Mimikyu''': Me...me curse...you...
* ThemeNaming: Just like Pikachu (and Pikachu's many {{Exp|y}}ies), its English name is a romanization of its Japanese one.
* TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow: Mimikyu's true form. A researcher who saw it died from terror, and it's generally believed that seeing its true form will cause the viewer to be stricken with a deadly curse. In the anime version seeing its true form won't kill you automatically but will cause a near-death experience.
* TwinkleInTheEye: In some of its artwork, its eyes (the real eyes on its "chest") shine when it's performing an attack with its shadowy claw.
* UltimateEvil: It's not really evil, but whatever it truly looks like is to forever be obscured by its disguise. This is because, as it's supposed to be terrifying enough to cause people to GoMadFromTheRevelation, any reveal of its true form would be underwhelming.
* WeakenedByTheLight: It's rumored that it wears a rag to hide from sunlight. It is also said that those that try to remove it are stricken with illness.
* TheWoobie: Invoked to no end. The poor little thing just wants people to love it.
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[[folder:Bruxish ''(Hagigishiri)'']]
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A Water/Psychic-type Reef Triggerfish (which is the state fish of Hawaii, Alola's basis). Bruxish is an effeminate, sinister-looking Pokémon with a garish mix of colours over its body and an flower-like stalk on its forehead. It appears to focus on disorienting its opponents, with its ability Dazzling preventing the use of priority moves.
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* ActionInitiative: Bruxish's ability Dazzling is designed to prevent these sorts of moves from working, as demonstrated in its debut trailer by a Pikachu trying to use Quick Attack on it.
* TheDreaded: If a nearby Pokémon hears a Bruxish grinding its teeth, it'll sense danger and flee immediately.
* FaceOfAThug: It may be sinister-looking, but lifeguards allow it to remain in their areas because it keeps more dangerous Water-types away.
* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: Like a lot of fish Pokémon, it floats above land in battle.
* GagLips: Made to look like garish lipstick.
* GlassCannon: Bruxish has a pretty high Attack stat, and is also quite fast, but its defenses are below average.
* {{Gonk}}: It's... something alright. The pastel colors and eyes are pretty, but the mouth is a bit off-putting.
* MakingASplash: Primarily Water-type.
* ManBitesMan: It can get Strong Jaw as an ability.
* MeaningfulName: Bruxism + Fish. Bruxism refers to the involuntary habitual grinding of the teeth, hence referenced in its tendency to grind its sharp teeth and Strong Jaw ability.
* PowerNullifier: Bruxish's ability Dazzling causes [[ActionInitiative priority moves]] from the opponent to fail.
* PsychicPowers: A part-Psychic Pokémon with access to Psywave and an ability that prevents other Pokémon from executing priority moves. It has a protuberance on its head that emits psychic power inflicting opponents with headaches and unconsciousness. It likes to bury itself leaving this organ exposed, letting it serve as a kind of radar.
* SecretArt: Dazzling, its ability, which blocks priority attacks. There's also Psychic Fangs, an 85 Power Psychic-type move that [[ArmorPiercingAttack breaks Light Screen and Reflect]], which can only be learned by Bruxish and Sharpedo (and Lillipup via breeding with Smeargle).
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Based on a reef triggerfish, or humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, the state fish of Hawaii.
* UselessUsefulSpell: As interesting as Dazzling is as an ability, it is very situational. Bruxish can get more mileage out of its other ability, Strong Jaw, which powers up its biting moves, which includes Ice Fang, Poison Fang, Crunch, and its signature move Psychic Fangs.
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[[folder:Drampa ''(Jijiiron)'']]
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A green Normal/Dragon-type Pokémon resembling a Chinese Dragon, Drampa appears to be elderly thanks to the fluffy white hair covering its body. They live in the mountains but come down to feed on berries and socialize with people and other Pokémon. It can have the ability Berserk or Sap Sipper. It is exclusive to ''Moon''.
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* BadassGrandpa: Pokémon version. It's a kind and peaceful soul, but threaten children and it will get angry.
* BerserkButton: It has the ability Berserk, which boosts its Special Attack when an attack reduces its below 50%. Lore-wise, bringing harm to children will ''really'' set it off.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Drampa are herbivorous, are great with children, and just like fellow friendly dragons Dragonite and Goodra, will absolutely lose their cool if you manage to tick them off. The best way to do this is to hurt a child a Drampa has befriended.
* ConfusionFu: Drampa can learn offensive moves from all but two types, Bug-type and Poison-type.
* CoolOldGuy: When it's not attacking, Drampa seems very serene. Its name is also a combination of dragon and grandpa.
* DragonsUpTheYinYang: What it represents.
* FriendToAllChildren: Drampa is noted to be very friendly towards children and other Pokémon, often brought to schools and parks to interact with them.
* {{Foil}}: To Turtonator, its version exclusive counterpart. Both are Dual Type Pokémon with Dragon as their secondary typing, but Drampa is a gentle herbivore who comes down from the mountains to interact with others.
* GentleGiant: Drampa are almost 10 feet tall, but are generally peaceful creatures that love to interact with people and other Pokémon.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Their eyes turn white during attacks.
* MightyGlacier: Drampa packs a very high Special Attack and decent defenses, but has poor Speed in exchange.
* NonElemental: Drampa's primarily Normal-type.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: It's a Chinese dragon that wouldn't look out of place with a group of old people, and its typing is unique to it.
* PapaWolf: Though usually a very gentle creature, Drampa will furiously protect children from harm.
* PunnyName: Dragon + Grampa. Similarly, its Japanese name combines jiji, a term for grandfather, with ''long'', the Chinese word for dragon.
* TurnsRed: Its Berserk ability causes it to get a boost in special attack when its health drops below half due to another Pokémon's direct attack.
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[[folder:Dhelmise ''(Dadarin)'']]
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While there have been many different ghosts in Pokémon, most of them have been ghosts of either humans or other Pokémon. The peculiar Dhelmise, however, is much different. It is born from a soul of seaweed adrift in waves, and in order to maintain a solid form, it uses more seaweed to wrap around ocean debris, mainly a large anchor and a ship's wheel, to give it a base. Even so, its actual body is the seaweed.
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* AnchorsAway: It uses its anchor to attack enemies. It can even KO a Wailord. Its SecretArt is even based around throwing its anchor onto an opponent to deal heavy damage and prevent them from escaping.
* AnimateInanimateObject: Subverted, the anchor is just an anchor and the seaweed on it is the actual Pokémon.
* EpicFlail: Dhelmise's anchor is attached to a VariableLengthChain, allowing it to use moves such as Power Whip and Brutal Swing along with its signature Anchor Shot.
* ExtraOreDinary: While Dhelmise is not Steel-type, its ability of Steelworker gives it extra power on Steel-type moves, effectively giving it a ''third'' STAB option and technically the first and only '''triple-type'' Pokémon so far.
* TheFaceless: Played with. Many players think that Dhelmise, alongside the Staryu line and [[spoiler:most Ultra Beasts]], is one of the few Pokémon lines to not have eyes or a proper face. However, the compass on Dhelmise's "wheel" does function like an expressive eye. The "needle" on the compass even tilts to resemble an angry eye when Dhelmise is denied a treat in Pokémon Refresh. Of course, many people tend to ignore that Dhelmise is really just a faceless mass of algae.
* GhostShip: It's a microcosm of the idea, with its body, anchor, and wheel forming an ominous, ghostly face.
* GreenThumb: It is part Grass-type, as its real body is the seaweed wrapped around the debris.
* MakingASplash: Dhelmise is not part Water. But being seaweed and all, it unsurprisingly can learn quite a few Water-type moves.
* MeaningfulName: "Helm" and "demise", as it includes the wheel and anchor of a sunken ship.
* MightyGlacier: Dhelmise has great Attack and good defenses. But as expected from a Pokémon attached to an anchor, it is very slow.
* NoBiologicalSex: It's genderless. It ''is'' just a clump of seaweed, after all.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: It's a soul of a ''seaweed'' possessing a larger bunch of seaweed that uses an anchor and a ship's wheel as a base.
* ScaryTeeth: The pattern of its true body on the anchor forms these.
* SecretArt: It is the only Pokémon to learn Anchor Shot, a Steel-type move where it ensnares the target with its anchor and a chain made from its body while attacking, thus making them unable to flee.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: One of the few Gen VII non-legendary families kept secret before the game's release.
* SoulPower: Part Ghost-type.
* SpinAttack: Naturally learns Rapid Spin, which is very unusual for a Ghost-type. Also gets Gyro Ball by level-up, which works very well with its Steelworker ability, low Speed, and high Attack.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Dhelmise has quite a few ways of trapping enemies in battle: in addition to Anchor Shot, which deals heavy Steel-Type damage and traps the opponent, it also gets Wrap and Whirlpool to trap targets and deal damage over time. As a part-Ghost type, Dhelmise itself is immune to being trapped.
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[[folder:Jangmo-o, Hakamo-o, and Kommo-o ''(Jarako, Jarango, and Jararanga)'']]
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A Dragon Pokémon. It's covered in scales that prevent it from either being damaged by ball and bomb moves or damaged by sound moves. Jangmo-o gather in harsh locations like canyons to train with each other. When it evolves into Hakamo-o, it leaves the group to train on its own. Its scales can come loose in harsh battle, but it takes pride in these wounds and the scales grow back anyway. When it evolves into Kommo-o it is strong enough to watch over Jangmo-o groups from afar.
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* AloofBigBrother: The lore given for Kommo-o gives it this impression.
-->"Kommo-o, having completed its harsh training, returns to its birthplace to protect Jangmo-o. However, it only watches over them from a distance."
* ArmoredDragons: Their scales are used to this effect. This shows up in ''all three'' of their abilities giving immunities. Bulletproof protects them from ball and bomb moves, Soundproof protects them from sound-based moves, and their Hidden Ability, Overcoat, protects them from Weather Effects and Powder moves.
* BareFistedMonk: Hakamo-o and Kommo-o are part Fighting-type. Literally, too, considering the basis of their designs are monks.
* BattleCry: Hakamo-o doesn't just use a battle cry to intimidate opponents, but performs an intense dance, clanging its scales together, and then culminating in a battle cry.
* BewareMyStingerTail: The scales on Kommo-o's tail are imbued with ring scales that it uses to alert others of its presence and to fight off "darkness". The tip of its tail appears sharp and spear-like. All in all the end of its tail is quite similar to a khakkhara staff in design.
* BloodKnight: They all live to fight, with Jangmo-o growing stronger and bigger by battling each other. Kommo-o even is stated to dislike fighting weak foes.
* BulletproofVest: One of its two abilities, Bulletproof, protects it from ball and bomb moves.
* CoolHelmet: The way their head scales are shaped gives them a helmet-like impression, particularly like those of a Pacific warrior or a South East Asian monk warrior.
* DinosaursAreDragons: Hakamo-o and Kommo-o resemble theropod dinosaurs, and the whole line incorporates ankylosaur traits into their design.
* DreadlockWarrior: Kommo-o's head scales give this impression.
* FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter: The latter two stages are bipedal.
* KamehameHadoken: Kommo-o & Hakamo-o use this technique to perform the special moves that they can learn.
* KingMook: A Totem Hakamo-o appears as part of the trial in ''Sun and Moon'''s demo, while Totem Kommo-o appears as part of the trial in Vast Poni Canyon in ''Sun and Moon'' proper.
* InfinityMinusOneSword: Kommo-o is the 7th Generation's pseudo-Legendary.
* MagicKnight: Kommo-o has a solid Attack and Special Attack, and can learn a variety of both special and physical attacks to take advantage of either stat.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Hakamo-o and Kommo-o are said to make sounds when fighting -- the former as a battle cry and the latter as to announce itself. They also make noises with their scales, with Clanging Scales as their signature move.
* MightyGlacier: All of Kommo-o's stats are at least 100, except for its HP (which is made up for with its good defenses) and Speed (which is above average at 85, so it's still faster than the majority of Alolan Pokémon and even outspeeds fellow [[InfinityMinusOneSword Pseudo-legendaries]] Dragonite and Goodra).
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dragon-type Pokémon covered in large thick scales for defense and offense. Unlike most of their fellow Dragons, Hakamo-o and Kommo-o also rely on hand-to-hand combat as Fighting-types.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Jangmo-o have the pride of warriors, never neglect their training in order to become stronger, and never turn their backs on a foe (admittedly, that last part is also due to the scales they use for both attack and defense being on their foreheads). Naturally, its evolutions are part Fighting-type.
* PunnyName:
** The "jara" in their Japanese names likely comes from "jarajara", the Japanese onomatopoeia for jingling noises, while "mo'o" in their English names is Hawaiian for lizard or dragon.
** The first half of Jangmo-o's name seems to reference jangling, while the second half of its Japanese name may come from "draco", Latin for dragon, with both versions meaning, essentially, "jingling dragon/lizard".
** Hakamo-o derives its name from the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haka haka]], a war dance and chant of intimidation.
** The Japanese name Jararangara probably comes from "garangaran", the Japanese onomatopoeia for clanging noises.
** Kommo-o is a letter away from a komodo dragon, and the hyphen separating the last "o" makes it sound like ''kamao'', the Filipino word for "fist".
* RecurringElement: The "pseudo-legendary" line of this generation as well as a three-stage Dragon type line.
* {{Shoryuken}}: Kommo-o's most powerful move is said to be an uppercut powerful enough to not only to launch its foes sky high, but to deface the surrounding area. Naturally, the line can learn the move Sky Uppercut. Even more fitting is that Shoryuken ''means'' "Dragon Punch" -- a literal dragon punch in this case.
* SecretArt: Only Kommo-o can learn Clanging Scales.
* SignatureMove: Kommo-o's signature move is Clanging Scales, a strong special Dragon-type move which inflicts damage but lowers its Defense after use.
* StatusBuff: Kommo-o has access to a wide variety of moves that raise its stats, learning Belly Drum, Autotomize, Work Up, Iron Defense, and Dragon Dance naturally, and they can be taught Swords Dance, Bulk Up, Rock Polish, and Double Team through TM. Notably, a particular Kommo-o had Shell Smash in the Battle Tree, [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard though the line cannot learn that move legitimately]]. This was most likely a developer oversight and the move was replaced with Draco Meteor in the version 1.1 patch.
* StealthPun:
** It is easy to see why the line has the Soundproof ability (their scales being able to produce sounds and thus could buffer them). But the Bulletproof ability? The line is a Film/BulletproofMonk.
** They say that Kommo-o exist to fight "the darkness", said to be evil looming over Alola. It seems that's why they developed the Fighting type, which is super effective against it.
* WarriorMonk: The whole concept of Kommo-o. They have martial skills as seen in Eastern themed fantasy monks. Their tail resembles a jangling monk staff called a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khakkhara khakkhara]], and they even use it similarly (making noises to warn of its presence). The concept of swaying the tail to ward off darkness is similar to how temple monks and priestesses would swing a staff laden with talismans to ward off evil spirits.
* WeaponOfChoice: Ryuki uses a Kommo-o during [[spoiler:your Pokémon league Title Defense]]
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[[folder:Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, and Tapu Fini ''(Kapu-Kokeko, Kapu-Tetefu, Kapu-Bululu, and Kapu-Rehire)'']]
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The guardian Pokémon of the different Alolan islands: Tapu Koko is the Electric-type Guardian of Melemele, Tapu Lele is the Psychic-type Guardian of Akala, Tapu Bulu is the Grass-type Guardian of Ula'ula, and Tapu Fini is the Water-type guardian of Poni. They all have abilities that summon a certain terrain upon being called into battle.
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* ActionSurvivor: When Tapu Lele lacks the power to gain decisive victory in a battle, it opts instead to prioritize simply not losing.
* AmbiguousInnocence: Tapu Lele is described as a guileless Pokémon that casually brings others to ruin, more amoral than immoral.
* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Local deities worshiped as guardians, whose tiki masks (functionally shell-like armor that can fold up to look like a mask) look like different animals: Tapu Koko's looks like a rooster, Tapu Lele's looks like a butterfly, Tapu Bulu's looks like a bull, and Tapu Fini's looks like a marlin.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Tapu Bulu is the nicest of the four Tapu, but it ''has'' destroyed an entire village and the old Thrifty Megamart for being on its domain.
* BigDamnHeroes: Tapu Koko makes its debut in the story of ''Sun and Moon'' by batting away three Spearow and rescuing the player and Cosmog from falling into a raging river.
* TheBigGuy: Tapu Bulu is the largest of the Tapu at ''6'03".'' It is also the most physically-inclined among the four.
* BloodKnight: Tapu Koko is repeatedly stated to love fighting, both watching fights and participating in them. To further emphasize this, Tapu Koko is found in the Ruins of ''Conflict''.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: They appear to have their concept of morality that is incomprehensible to humans or even other Pokémon.
* BrilliantButLazy: Despite its incredible power over nature, Tapu Bulu is described as a lazy Pokémon who commands plant life to do its bidding.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: In ''Sun and Moon'', after the rescue of the player character and Cosmog, Tapu Koko leaves behind a sparkling stone to be used to make a Z-ring for the player. It's speculated by others to be because it saw something significant in them, because the Tapu normally only do that to pick a kahuna, which we see when Tapu Fini makes Hapu the Kahuna of Poni Island.
* CluckingFunny: Tapu Koko can look like a rooster and the [[MeaningfulName second part of his name in English and Japanese refers to clucking]].
* CuteMonsterGirl: Tapu Lele and Fini are more feminine and humanoid than the more masculine Tapu Koko and Bulu.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: The Tapu once fought on behalf of the royalty of their islands, using their Guardian of Alola forms, in wars between the kingdoms. The destruction wrought led them to decide to retreat from human affairs.
* EmotionlessGirl: Tapu Fini's expression is near constantly listless, speculated by some to be because using its attacks is too exhausting.
* EnergyAbsorption: They enclose themselves in their shells and absorb nature's energy, and after several years the shells become much tougher.
* TheFairFolk: All of them are Fairy-type guardians, yet their morality does not fall within human standards:
** While Tapu Koko is considered the guardian of Melemele Island, it acts on its own whims when it comes to helping people and is very combative.
** Tapu Lele is known to scatter around glowing scales that heal and energize, but only for its own entertainment. It's stated that the body can't handle being touched by too many at once, and in the Japanese text it's outright stated that the restorative effects only served to enable two exhausted armies to keep battling until there were no survivors.
** Tapu Bulu is the nicest of the Tapu, but it once destroyed an entire village for building upon its lands, and it's implied to have been behind the Ghost Pokémon that attacked the now abandoned supermarket that Acerola uses for her trial.
** Though it doesn't particularly care for humans, Tapu Fini is perfectly willing to help those in need... so long as they're able to withstand its powerful fog.
** It should be noted they once had closer ties to human affairs, but after taking part in their wars, they all refrained from being so involved.
** Olivia notes that even other Pokémon are not exempt from the capricious natures of the guardians, and will generally avoid them at all costs unless they are powerful enough to defend themselves.
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:During the ending, you and Lillie decide to visit the Ruins of Conflict. There, Tapu Koko will appear to challenge you, and you can fight it or capture it. This makes it the final Pokémon you fight before the credits roll.]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
** Tapu Koko is '''Choleric'''. It enjoys a good battle, has a strong sense of curiosity, and has little reservation about appearing before those that catch its interest, and it will not hesitate to help those in need ''if'' it chooses to do so. While still capricious, it is overall the most sociable and outgoing of the guardians; even its temple reflects this, as it has no strength puzzle.
** Tapu Lele is '''Sanguine'''. While it presents itself as innocent and carefree, it tends to have little in the way of morality and as such is very unpredictable, as it can bless others with good health or just as easily bring them to ruin [[ItAmusedMe for amusement]].
** Tapu Bulu is '''Phlegmatic'''. It tends to stay out of the affairs of other people and Pokémon and avoids confrontation if possible, largely keeping to itself, and has been theorized to be lazy. However, it's still capable of putting up a very good fight if provoked.
** Tapu Fini is '''Melancholic'''. It is largely emotionless and tends to avoid putting itself in danger, preferring to make its enemies destroy themselves. It tends to have a [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters cynical opinion of humans]], thus hiding itself away and making them prove themselves worthy of its aid.
* GentleGiant: Tapu Bulu doesn't like to fight unnecessarily or to frighten other Pokémon, so it rings its bell-like tail to alert others of its presence.
* GreenThumb: Tapu Bulu is part-Grass, and has the ability to manipulate vegetation.
* GuardianEntity: Their Guardian of Alola Z-move summons a massive, headless golem. The Tapu then use their mask forms to become the head and command it to attack their foes.
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Although they are genderless, Tapu Koko and Tapu Bulu have masculine designs and higher Attack stats, while Tapu Lele and Tapu Fini have feminine designs and favor Special Attack.
* HolyIsNotSafe: They are considered guardian deities of Alola, but they are also incredibly capricious beings that are extremely dangerous.
* HomeFieldAdvantage: Their ability to activate a favorable terrain effect makes sure their specific type is always boosted whenever they battle.
* HornAttack: Tapu Bulu, [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing naturally]], learns [[TropeNamer Horn Attack]] along with Megahorn and [[VampiricDraining Horn Leech]]. Because they're made of wood, it can use its GreenThumb powers to shape them to its needs.
* HotBlooded: Tapu Koko is very much this, its idle pose having it bounce energetically. This might also explain its very odd movepool -- it'll go down fairly quickly after using a move with recoil damage thanks to its relatively low bulk, and it only has two moves it can use with its superior Attack stat as well as gaining STAB (Spark and Wild Charge, both Electric-Type). In other words, it puts its temper above logic; it is reckless and hasty.
* InsubstantialIngredients: The Tapu appear to derive their energy from sources of nature rather then eating food: Tapu Koko summons thunderclouds and absorbs their lightning, Tapu Lele is powered by the fragrance of flowers, Tapu Bulu receives its energy from the growth of plants and ocean currents are the source of Tapu Fini's power.
* JerkassGods: Despite being the guardians of Alola, the Tapu are repeatedly noted to be quite capricious in the present (they were more active guardians in the past, but became disillusioned with humans after being used in wars by them). Tapu Koko is fickle and may not be willing to help people all the time, and Tapu Lele finds it amusing to watch people fall apart under the power of its healing scales. In general, the Tapu cannot be counted on to help or be friendly with anyone that they haven't selected as a kahuna or who haven't otherwise proven themselves.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler: Capricious and disillusioned as they are, we see at least three of them (Tapu Bulu is the only one we don't see) spring into action when the Ultra Beasts threaten their respective islands.]]
* KillerRabbit: Don't let Tapu Lele's cuteness fool you: while it's the most adorable of the deities, it also has the highest damage output across multiple types and is known for giving people power just to watch them destroy themselves with it.
* LazyBum: Some people wonder if Tapu Bulu is lazy as opposed to its apparently docile nature.
* LeaveMeAlone: Tapu Bulu and Tapu Fini isolate themselves more than the other two. Bulu's home is behind a maze-like desert and it destroys any settlements that are too close. Fini's home is in the open, but it forces humans through what's implied to be a life-or-death trial for its help. Each of their temples also requires completing a strength puzzle to access (and even once accessed, the tapu will not necessarily respond to being summoned at the temple). Tapu Koko is the odd one out, as it seems to socialize with people more freely, and its temple lacks any puzzle.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28hnjFEZs1Q Battle! Island Guardian]], the battle theme shared with the island guardians.
* LightningBruiser:
** Tapu Koko's highest stat is Speed, and also has fairly high offenses, but average defenses.
** Tapu Lele has high Special Attack and Special Defense, and is fairly fast, but everything else is average.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: They all learn Withdraw, implicitly covering themselves with their masks.
* MakingASplash: Tapu Fini is part-Water and has an affinity for using fog and mist.
* MartialPacifist: While it doesn't like to fight, Tapu Bulu absolutely will open a can of whoop-ass on you if you're doing evil in its domain, as evidenced by a legend of thieves who broke into its ruins being met with Tapu Bulu swinging trees around like clubs.
* MaskOfPower: They can fold their bodies within their shells to become animalistic masks so they can build up their elemental power. Readily seen when they use their Guardian of Alola Z-move.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Tapu'' is a Polynesian word/concept meaning sacred (and the root of the English word "taboo").
** Tapu Koko's Japanese name is a play on "kokkeko", the onomatopoeia for the cry of a rooster. Its English name's "koko" is the Hawaiian word for chicken cackling.
** Tapu Lele's English and Japanese names both refer to butterflies.
** ''Bulu'' is the Hawaiian word for bull.
** Tapu Fini's shell has a large fin on it.
* MightyGlacier: Tapu Bulu has high Attack, Defense, and Special Defense, but has below average Speed.
* MindOverMatter: Tapu Lele is part-Psychic.
* MundaneUtility: Nature's Madness and its Z-Move counterpart, Guardian of Alola, deal a fixed percentage of the target's health, meaning that the ability to unleash GaiasVengeance and summon a ginormous GuardianEntity is very useful for catching wild Pokémon.
* NoBiologicalSex: They are genderless, like most legendaries.
* NoIndoorVoice: [[spoiler:Tapu Koko speaks in all caps when it communicates to the player from their Z-Ring.]]
* NoMouth: Tapu Koko's head crest resembles a beak, but none of the rest have anything resembling a mouth.
* OddNameOut: Their names are, contrary to most Pokémon, made up of two words, even in Japanese. Among the four, Tapu Fini is the only one whose English name isn't derived from a Hawaiian term.
* OlympusMons:
** While they are powerful guardian deities, their official status as Legendary Pokémon is somewhat questionable. While they have the high base stats typical of them and are filtered out by the GTS's "Exclude all Legendary and Mythical Pokémon" option, they lack the gold Pokédex borders held by "true" legendaries like Zygarde and the mascots, and aren't referred to as "legendary" by any character in-game.
** Interestingly enough, with their Base Stats adding up to 570, they come in below the rest of the Legendaries, Mythical, and even [[InfinityMinusOneSword Psuedo-Legendary]] Pokémon.
* OminousFog: Tapu Fini's fog lulls opponents into a trance and leads them to destroy themselves.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Their secondary type is Fairy.
* PaintItBlack: Their shiny colorations render their signature colors black.
* PercentDamageAttack: The signature move and Z-Move of the Tapu guardians, Nature's Madness and Guardian of Alola, respectively deal damage equal to 50% and 75% of the target's current health.
* PhysicalGod: Each of them is worshiped as a guardian deity in each Alolan island.
* PostFinalBoss: [[spoiler:You fight Tapu Koko with the chance to catch it just after winning the championship and before the credits roll.]]
* PowerPincers: Tapu Koko has pincers for hands that convincingly emulate a bird beak when it brings its arm covers together.
* PunnyName: There is a beverage in Alola named "Tapu Cocoa", obviously named after Melemele's guardian.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Tapu Fini is the guardian of Poni Island, and also happens to be mostly purple save for their black main body and light blue hair.
* QuiveringEyes: Tapu Lele gets these if you touch its antenna-like hair in Pokémon Refresh.
* SecretArt:
** Nature's Madness and its Z-move amplified version, Guardian of Alola, which reduce the opponent's health to half and a quarter, respectively.
** Their abilities, which activate a certain terrain when sent into battle, are also exclusive to them.
* ShockAndAwe: Tapu Koko is part-Electric, fitting Melemele's association with the color yellow, and its ability sets up Electric Terrain as soon as it sets foot in battle.
* SingleSpecimenSpecies: Much like Arceus, their status as revered and worshipped guardians implies only one of each exists.
* StandardStatusEffects: Tapu Lele is said to be adept at utilizing these against enemies.
* StoneWall: Tapu Fini has very high Special Defense and Defense, while the other stats are average. Its Misty Terrain and Aqua Ring can shield from status effects and recover any chip damage, adding to its longevity.
* TelephonePolearm: Tapu Bulu has been known to uproot trees to use as weapons. Appropriately enough, it naturally learns Wood Hammer.
* TokenMiniMoe: Tapu Lele is the smallest of the Tapu at 3'11". It's also quite adorable when petted or fed in Pokémon Refresh.
* TouchedByVorlons: Though the four were certainly enough to equal the power of Solgaleo/Lunala by themselves, they were gifted "great power of unknown providence" by it.
* {{Troll}}: Tapu Lele likes scattering its scales to watch others destroy each other.
* UselessUsefulSpell: While the StoneWall Tapu Fini may get some mileage out of Nature's Madness, the other three have high enough offensive stats that most of the time, their other attacks can shave off a ''lot'' more than just half a health bar.
* UseYourHead: Tapu Bulu, bull-based Tapu, can learn Zen Headbutt and Skull Bash.
* WhenSheSmiles: While Tapu Fini is stated to be rather emotionless, interacting with it in Pokémon Refresh shows that it's quite cute when it's happy.
* WimpFight: Tapu Lele's flailing when attacking resembles this due to its closed eyes.

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[[folder:Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, and Lunala]]

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Cosmog is a rare Psychic-type Pokémon that used to be known only to the kings of Alola and is currently being researched by the Aether Foundation. It's very curious and very trusting to anyone who shows it the slightest consideration.

Its final stage is one of the cover legendaries of ''Sun and Moon''. Solgaleo is a Psychic/Steel lion with a starburst mane and a new ability called Full Metal Body. Its signature attack is called "Sunsteel Strike". Lunala is a large Psychic/Ghost bat with crescent wings. Its ability is called Shadow Shield. Its signature attack is called "Moongeist Beam".

The Cosmog line are considered Ultra Beasts for their ability to create Ultra Wormholes; however, they are not coded by the International Police as such. It is implied that they traveled from Ultra Space in the distant past and have lived in Alola ever since.

!!!Tropes that apply to the species in general
* AdorableAbomination: Cosmog and Cosmoem are considered [[EldritchAbomination Ultra Beasts]] and can even open up Ultra Wormholes. They're also both very adorable.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: As with ''X/Y'', the design of the symbols on the boxart are based on their appearance. For Solgaleo, its mane has patches of yellow and orange to resemble rays of sunlight, while Lunala's crescent moon-shaped wings, when fully spread, glow to look like a full moon. They both have markings that resemble the night sky on their faces. Naturally Cosmog, the base form of either, looks like a nebula cloud.
* BatOutOfHell: Lunala is a huge, celestial bat creature.
* BilingualBonus: Solgaleo's cry is transliterated in-game as "''la-leo''", a combination of the Hawaiian word for "sun" (''lā'') and "Leo". Likewise, Lunala's cry is given as "''mahina-pea''", approximately Hawaiian for "moon-bat". [[note]]though ''pe'a'' literally means "sail", the Hawaiian word for "bat", '''ōpe'a'pe'a'', comes from their sail-like wings, and ''pe'a'' in Samoan means "flying fox". Alternatively, it could be a more direct reference to Lunala's name, "moon-wing".[[/note]]
* BizarreSexualDimorphism: While in-game they're genderless, the Pokédex identifies Lunala and Solgaleo as female and male counterparts respectively that evolve from Cosmoem. The fact that which one Cosmoem evolves into is dependent on which game it evolves in suggests both it and Cosmog are asexual.
* CelestialBody: All of their faces have this effect. They're also shown to be able to make them StreamingStars when performing their attacks.
** Apart from the night sky making up the cap of its skull, Lunala's wings give the impression of a starless night sky with a moon.
** Cosmog looks like a nebula cloud.
* ContractualBossImmunity: Solgaleo and Lunala's signature abilities, Full Metal Body and Shadow Shield, are ''not'' ignored by Mold Breaker, Turboblaze, and Teravolt, unlike the otherwise-functionally identical Clear Body and Multiscale.
* ConvergingStreamWeapon: Lunala's unique move, Moongeist Beam, assumes the pose of a full moon with six energy spheres forming and curving in towards the centre before bursting forth into a full-body energy blast.
* CosmicEgg: Cosmoem's Pokédex entry describes it as the "cocoon of the stars", and its Japanese and English names respectively reference its status as a cosmic ovum/embryo.
* CuriousAsAMonkey: Cosmog is very curious about the world around it, and it loves to run about to look around, much to Lillie's dismay.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite its large size and skeletal appearance, Lunala is a guardian of the moon and revered. Additionally notable is that Lunala is one of the few Ghost-types said to be a protector.
* DimensionalTraveler: The line can travel between [[TheMultiverse Earths]] and Ultra Space. Post-game, having either of the fully evolved legendaries in your party allows the player to travel to a parallel world with a [[FastForwardMechanic twelve hour time difference]].
* EldritchAbomination: Averted. Unlike other Ultra Beasts, they more closely resemble normal Pokémon.
* ExtraOreDinary: Solgaleo is part-Steel.
* EyeBeams: Lunala's Moongeist Beam fires from its ThirdEye symbol.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Cosmoem's eyes are constantly shut, and it never opens them up.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation:
** Despite Nebby, Lillie's Cosmog, taking a liking to the player a portion of the way through the game, [[spoiler:its base happiness is at 0, the lowest possible happiness level, when it's caught as Solgaleo or Lunala. However, since it leaves Lillie at that point, it's possible that it's not taking saying goodbye so well.]]
** Cosmoem is ''absurdly'' heavy for its size, being about 4-5 inches long, yet ''weighing slightly over a ton'' (over four times heavier than either of its final stages). Lillie can still carry Cosmoem in her bag despite its density, though it helps that [[PowerFloats it floats in place.]]
** Solgaleo and Lunala don't have genders and they won't breed in the nursery, but the Pokédex states they're gender counterparts and post-game they can be brought together to produce another Cosmog.
* GiantFlyer: Lunala's height is a whopping '''''13'01".''''' And that's not taking into account its massive wingspan.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: The color motif of this legendary pair, highlighted under the below mentioned PowerUpFullColorChange conditions.
* GooGooGodlike: Even as a baby, Cosmog is capable of [[spoiler:opening up Ultra Wormholes; however, this is extremely dangerous for it. Nebby nearly dies after Lusamine forces it to open one up, only surviving by evolving into Cosmoem]].
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Even though neither have a gender, Solgaleo and Lunala are stated to be the male and female counterparts to each other, respectively, and Solgaleo has higher physical Attack and learns more Physical moves naturally, while Lunala has higher Special Attack and learns more Special moves naturally.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Cosmog's overly trusting nature tends to get it into trouble.
* InterfaceSpoiler: If you happen to receive the opposite mascot in a trade prior to TheReveal that they're evolutions of Cosmog, their respective Pokédex entries make no effort to hide it. You might also get into an online battle or trade and wonder why someone decided to nickname their mascot "Nebby". On the other hand, Cosmog and Cosmoem have their own page separate from their evolutions, atypical of the rest of the Alola Dex.
* {{Irony}}:
** Solgaleo is weak to Fire-type moves, the sun often being associated with the Fire-type given how it's a giant ball of flaming plasma; Lunala is extremely weak to both Dark-type and Ghost-type moves, the moon having some associations with darkness. However, it's worth noting that they are stated to be ''emissaries'' (agents) of the sun and moon and not personifications like previous legendaries.
** Lunala absorbs all light, whereas the moon ''reflects'' the sun's light.
* JokeCharacter: Until evolving into Solgaleo or Lunala at Level 53, Cosmog and Cosmoem are incapable of attacking outside of Struggle as their only moves are Splash and Teleport, and Cosmic Power after evolving into Cosmoem.
* KingOfBeasts: Solgaleo is a regal and majestic lion.
* {{Leitmotif}}:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTocheOnQLo Cosmog's Theme]], the theme that plays when a cutscene focuses on Nebby.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67jyj2GAxrQ Battle! Solgaleo / Lunala]], the theme that plays when you fight Solgaleo or Lunala.
* LightIsGood: Solgaleo is a white lion associated with the sun and is still the friendly companion of Lillie and the player character who gained the power to protect them.
* LightEmUp: Cosmog can absorb light to grow. In addition, Solgaleo emits a bright light, while Lunala absorbs light entirely.
* LightningBruiser: Solgaleo and Lunala have great stats across the board, with Solgaleo leaning physical and Lunala leaning special.
* MagikarpPower: Cosmog's overall stats are pitifully low and it can't learn anything besides Splash and Teleport, which makes it impossible for Cosmog to level up by itself. It will eventually evolve into Cosmoem at Level 43, which is a StoneWall that can learn Cosmo Power... and that's about it. Once Cosmoem reaches Level 53, it will eventually evolve into a Solgaleo or a Lunala, depending on which version it's in. In fact, they are the first Pokémon to evolve into a Legendary Pokémon.
* MeteorMove: Solgaleo's unique move Sunsteel Strike has it leap into the air then lunge at the opponent like a meteor.
* MightyRoar: Solgaleo has Noble Roar as a level-up move, fitting for a lion.
* MindOverMatter: The whole line is primarily Psychic types.
* NoBiologicalSex: They are listed as genderless like most legendaries; however, their opposite version's dex entries reveal that they are believed to be male and female (respectively) evolutions of Cosmog in-universe.
* NoMouth: While Cosmoem ''appears'' to have an open mouth, it's really a red marking that appears on all sides of it. Furthermore, it can't eat Poké Beans in Pokémon Refresh.
* NothingButSkinAndBones: Lunala seems to be nothing but bat wing skin flaps and skeletal structure.
* NumerologicalMotif: Their base stat values and the levels at which they learn moves are all prime numbers. They share this trait with Necrozma and the Ultra Beasts, hinting at their shared origin.
* OlympusMons: They're the cover legendary Pokémon of ''Sun and Moon''. Their pre-evolutions, Cosmog and Cosmoem, are also considered legendary Pokémon, making them the only legendaries to evolve into/from something (discounting Diancie, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation whom the player can't evolve from a Carbink]]).
* OrangeBlueContrast: Like their respective games, Solgaleo has reddish-orange highlights on its mane and legs and Lunala has bluish-purple wings.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Lunala is a Ghost-type bat shaped like a crescent moon, with lunar-based powers to reflect this.
* PlayingWithFire: Despite not being Fire-Type (and is in fact vulnerable to Fire), Solgaleo learns Flare Blitz via level-up.
* PowerNullifier:
** Both Solgaleo and Lunala's signature moves disregard the opponent's Ability in the same vein as Mold Breaker. Solgaleo is also immune to enemy status reductions thanks to its ability.
** As per usual in the Steel-type or Ghost-type territory, Solgaleo is immune to Poison-type moves, and Lunala is immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves.
* PowerUpFullColorChange: Both of them change color and [[PowerGlows glow]] when using their signature moves.
** Solgaleo enters its Rising Phase form, turning all its color accents yellow.
** Lunala enters its Full Moon Phase form, causing its wings to glow white and highlight its skeletal structure.
* PsychicPowers: They're all Psychic-types.
* PurposefullyOverpowered: The line is banned from Battle facilities and official tournaments (even Cosmog and Cosmoem, who are anything but overpowered).
* RecurringElement: They're the third duo of cover legendaries after [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Reshiram and Zekrom]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Xerneas and Yveltal]] to represent some version of light and darkness, complete with light-up "powered-up" modes and being mandatory captures in their respective games.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Cosmog is a friendly little wisp with stellar coloration and patterns, and Cosmoem is an adorable little ball-like and seemingly perpentually sleeping creature within a starry orb encased in a shell resembling Solgaleo's mane spikes and Lunala's wing ends.
* TheSacredDarkness: Lunala is a noble guardian of the moon which does not appear to be evil despite its BatOutOfHell look and Ghost typing.
* SecretArt: Their signature moves, Solgaleo's Sunsteel Strike and Lunala's Moongeist Beam.
* ShownTheirWork: The Steel typing for Solgaleo initially baffled most people. Further research, however, reveals esoteric information that gives more sense to the typing, as Solgaleo is described as a "Beast that Devours the Sun." The main symbol of Alchemy is that of a lion that bites into the sun, hence not only being identical to Sogaleo's description, but Alchemy was the science of purifying '''metal'''. Hence the Steel typing.
* SingleSpecimenSpecies: Unlike most legendaries, the line is a definite aversion. According to legend, through the union of Solgaleo and Lunala, a new Cosmog is born. This is reinforced by the presence of the Legendaries you receive in your game -- they aren't the same Solgaleo or Lunala that appeared in legends long ago, and yours and its counterpart in another dimension produce another Cosmog.
* SolarAndLunar: Their entire designs evoke the sun and moon respectively.
* SoulPower: Lunala is part-Ghost.
* StoneWall: The middle stage Cosmoem has amazing defense stats, even higher than that of its evolutions, while the rest are the same as Cosmog's and all but unusable.
* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: Like [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Reshiram/Zekrom]], [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Xerneas/Yveltal]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Rayquaza]], catching Solgaleo/Lunala is required to progress the story. To facilitate this, they have catch rates of 45, give no experience when beaten, and respawn instantly until they're caught.
* ThinkingUpPortals: The entire line can generate portals to Ultra Space. For Cosmog, it takes a lot of effort and is nearly fatal, but its final forms can do it more easily.
* ThirdEye: Both Solgaleo's Sunsteel Strike and Lunala's Moongeist Beam have a symbol appear in its user's forehead resembling an eye. This eye is also prominent when it opens an Ultra Wormhole. Also, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, and Lunala all share a third eye, although in Cosmoem's case, it's underdeveloped.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Technically, both Legends are Ultra Beasts, but are not as malevolent or destructive as the others.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Cosmog and its evolutions are thus far the only known direct cause of Ultra Wormholes... which likely means that whenever an Ultra Beast or two enters a different universe and starts destroying everything (as had happened to Alola in the past), it's probably their fault.
* WalkingSpoiler: It is difficult to talk about Cosmog without spoiling what its evolutions are, or even the fact that it even has evolutions.

!!!Tropes that apply only to particular individuals found in the games
* ActionDad: Solgaleo appears in both versions and is implied to be the father of [[spoiler:the baby Cosmog that you can receive in the alternate dimension]].
* ActionMom: Like Solgaleo above, Lunala appears in both versions and is implied to be the mother of [[spoiler:the baby Cosmog that you can receive in the alternate dimension]].
* BabiesEverAfter: Post-game the player can travel to the respective altar of their version legendaries with them in the party and travel to a parallel world with a twelve hour time difference whose culture takes after their counterpart. Supporting the implication Solgaleo and Lunala are gender counterparts, the player can then travel to the Lake of the Sunne/Moone, meet their version counterpart [[ExpressDelivery and generate another Cosmog]].
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:After defeating Lusamine (fused with a Nihilego) a second time, she actually tries to kill Lillie herself. Nebby, however, is having none of it and blasts Lusamine away, which also has the added effect of separating her from Nihilego.]]
* CameBackStrong: [[spoiler:Nebby is pushed to the brink of death by Lusamine as she forces it to open up Ultra Wormholes all over Alola, resulting in it evolution to the completely-unresponsive Cosmoem. Only after the ritual at the Altar of the Sunne/Moon does it spring back to life after absorbing the altar's energy and evolving into Solgaleo/Lunala.]]
* DefenceMechanismSuperpower: Nebby's "power" (it's never fully elaborated on what exactly it is) only seems to work when it or Lillie are in danger. [[spoiler: Lusamine intends to exploit this by putting Nebby under sufficient stress to force it to open several Ultra Wormholes.]]
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler: Lillie stole Cosmog from Aether Foundation to bring it back to its home, but after the fight against Lusamine in Ultra Space, the evolved Cosmog decides to stay with its new friends in Alola.]]
* InSeriesNickname: Cosmog is known as Nebby by Lillie. The Japanese version has it be called "Little stardust" (Hoshigumo-chan).
* LivingMacGuffin: [[spoiler:Nebby is central for Lusamine's plan to create Ultra Wormholes and allow her to reach Ultra Space and Nihilego, and the majority of the Aether Foundation and Team Skull are desperate to retrive the Cosmog. Three months prior to the player's move to Alola, Lillie attempted to escape from Aether Paradise with Nebby in tow, and despite Wicke's assistance was only able to do so when Nebby exhausted its power to teleport itself and Lillie to Akala when cornered by the employees.]]
* TheLoad: Before [[spoiler:evolving into Solgaleo or Lunala near the game's climax]], Nebby is all but useless offensively, with its attempts to defend itself usually doing more harm than good, and loves to sneak out of Lillie's bag whenever it gets the chance. [[spoiler:This ends up getting them and Lillie kidnapped by Team Skull after Plumeria returns to the Aether House and sees the very Pokémon they've been ordered to capture in plain sight.]]
* PowerStrainBlackout: [[spoiler: After you and Nebby are rescued by Tapu Koko, Lillie begins berating it for trying to use its power again, saying that it "couldn't move for weeks after that [the last time it used it]." Later, this initially looks to be what happened to Nebby after Lusamine forces it to open several Ultra Wormholes.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Necrozma]]
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If Solgaleo and Lunala were mysterious, and the Ultra Beasts were an enigma, then Necrozma is a [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs mysterious enigma]]. A pitch-black Psychic type, it absorbs light and then refracts it as devastating lasers. Although it resembles the Ultra Beasts, it has many deviations from them. Some say that it came from another dimension ages ago and has slept underground ever since, at least until the Ultra Beast invasion.
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* AllYourPowersCombined: Necrozma learns Stored Power, a move that increases in strength depending on the number of stat boosts that the user has. Given Necrozma's good bulk, ability, and wide variety of status buff moves, it can use Stored Power to great effect.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: Necrozma is thought to have a relation to the Ultra Beasts, and it has a violent disposition and habit of shooting lasers all over the place, but at the same time it's been sleeeping undisturbed for years and its idle animation implies it might be in some form of pain. Given [[RousseauWasRight this series' track record]] when it comes to such apparantly evil Pokémon, however, the odds of it being/turning good seem high.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: The Pokémon's name means 'Death Black Prism' and Necrozma itself is black, controls light and is possibly related to the extremely dangerous Ultra Beasts. It also has a star pattern on the back of its torso, giving credence to the possibility that it is partially based upon Black Dwarfs or Black Holes, both of which are functionally dead stars.
* BeamSpam: Its SecretArt, Prismatic Laser, which involves it firing a shining laser into the crystals on its arms which then refract into a rain of deadly rainbow colored lasers.
* BizarreAlienBiology: [[http://imgur.com/a/CkZNB According to its concept sheet]], its "torso" is actually its head, and the prism-like object is actually its tail.
* BloodKnight: Is explicitly described as having an incredibly violent disposition and [[BeamSpam constantly firing lasers]] all around it, though it's unclear whether it enjoys destruction or not.
* BraggingRightsReward: Barring Elite Four rematches, there's very little Necrozma can be used on after you're able to catch it, owing to its restricted use in the Battle Royal/Battle Tree, so it's a sign of completion more than anything.
* ContractualBossImmunity: Like Full Metal Body and Shadow Shield, Prism Armor is unaffected by Mold Breaker and similar effects. Prism Armor is also the only ability that Solgaleo and Lunala's signature moves do not ignore.
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged...]] Necrozma ''may seem like this trope'', but all it does is sleep underground almost all of the time, and doesn't appear to be an active threat. All it does when you, the player, arrive, is just defend itself from you, in an attempt to avoid capture. That being said, it is ambiguous if it is or isn't a member of the Ultra Beasts, and its 'Dex descriptions mention it having a habit of firing lasers all over the place. It also appears to be in pain, looking as if it's clutching its head in agony during its idle animation.
* EldritchAbomination: {{Double Subver|sion}}ted, while it is more Pokémon than Ultra Beast seeing as it lacks the Beast Boost ability and it has a better catch rate with the typical variations of Poké Balls than using the Beast Balls, it is still very otherworldly both by looks and abilities even by Ultra Beast standards.
* {{Foil}}: To [[GaiasVengeance Zygarde, The Order Pokémon.]] Both live underground away from humanity, but their reasons for doing so... are different. Necrozma simply sleeps underground almost all of the time, whereas Zygarde is an active monitor of its home. Necrozma's an outsider to the status quo of the Pokémon world, whereas Zygarde's a native to it and to say they have different tendencies is an understatement: Necrozma is [[BloodKnight one of the only Pokémon who actively attacks without any empathy]], whereas Zygarde only becomes active when nature is endangered.
* GemstoneAssault: Uses its crystals to focus light into deadly lasers, and naturally learns Power Gem. However, unlike most Pokémon that learn Power Gem, it's not a Rock-type at all.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Most Legendaries and Ultra Beasts have some sort of forewarning that they will be there and a specific way they're encountered. Necrozma can be encountered like any wild Pokémon after capturing all of the Ultra Beasts, with only a vague hint from Looker to its existence.
* HealThyself: Learns Moonlight and Morning Sun by level[[note]]or rather by Move Relearner, since it's caught past the level where it can learn any moves naturally[[/note]].
* AnIcePerson: It's not an Ice type, but touching its crystals in Pokémon Refresh has a freezing effect.
* LightEmUp: Powers itself up by absorbing light, and generates lasers to attack.
* MagicKnight: It has a great Special Attack and good Attack, though it learns more physical moves from [=TMs=].
* MightyGlacier: It has well-rounded stats, with an awesome Special Attack, a good Attack and defenses. Its lowest stat is a slightly below average Speed, though it learns Autotomize/Rock Polish to boost it.
* MindOverMatter: It is a pure Psychic-type.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: When you see a Pokémon that has "necro" (as in, "death") in its name, that should be your first clue it's not very nice.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Even among the Ultra Beasts, Necrozma has a very "out there" design, being an all-black prism with no obvious resemblance to any kind of animal and multicolored triangles peppered across what could be considered its face (though some of them are arranged in a way that makes them resemble triangular eyes).
* NumerologicalMotif: Like Cosmog's family and the Ultra Beasts, its base stats and the levels at which it learns new moves are all prime numbers.
* OxymoronicBeing: It can refract light despite being completely black, reinforcing its [[EldritchAbomination otherworldly nature]].
* PowerCrystal: Its crystalline body absorbs light to fuel its power.
* PurposefullyOverpowered: While its stats aren't as high as Solgaleo and Lunala, its use in Battle facilities and online play is still restricted.
* SealedBadassInACan: Whether or not it really did come from a different dimension, its Sun dex entry says that it apparently has been dormant underground for ages after appearing in this world in ancient times.
* SecretArt: The only Pokémon to learn Prismatic Laser, a Psychic-type move where it fires a devastating laser with its prisms. Necrozma needs to recharge after using the move.
* ShoutOut: Its basic appearance, its laser attacks, and its status as a being from another dimension all make it very similar to Zearth from ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}''.
* SiliconBasedLife: Its body is made out of black crystals that act as prisms.
* StatusBuff: It can learn several stat-boosting moves such as Iron Defense, Swords Dance and Calm Mind, and has access to Stored Power to use those boosts to blast through its opponents.
* SuperToughness: Its ability is Prism Armor, which reduces incoming super-effective damage by 25%. This, combined with several defense-boosting and healing moves, gives Necrozma quite a bit of durability compared to Pokémon with the abilities Filter and Solid Rock, which have the same reduction effect. In addition, Prism Armor has the added benefit of overpowering and ignoring the abilities that would normally cancel out Filter and Solid Rock.
* TopHeavyGuy: Not that it makes much of a difference since Necrozma is [[PowerFloats always levitating]], but its legs are tiny compared to the rest of its body.
* TrueFinalBoss: It's the strongest Pokémon you can fight in the game, and can only be encountered after capturing all the Ultra Beasts. It's also at a frightening high level of 75.
* WaveMotionGun: Prismatic Laser is as lethal as Hyper Beam, but has the same drawback.
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[[folder:Magearna]]
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The first Pokémon from Gen VII to be revealed. A man-made Steel/Fairy Mythical Pokémon that roughly resembles a ballroom dancer, Magearna was created by a lone genius ahead of their time over five hundred years ago, making it one of a few Pokémon created by humans.
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* ArcSymbol: Its "dress" and chest bear markings that look like Poké Balls.
* ArmCannon: Flower-like cannons are concealed in its arms. This is how it executes its signature move, Fleur Cannon, as well as some other moves such as Volt Switch.
* ArtificialHuman: Chronologically the first in modern times too, beating out [[CloningBlues Mewtwo]], [[ArtificialHuman Porygon]], [[{{Cyborg}} Genesect]] and Type: Null by over 500 years, but Golett, Baltoy and their evolved forms predate Magearna in turn by several thousand years.
* BilingualBonus: Magearna's name is derived from gear and machina, Latin for machine; while the fleur in Fleur Cannon is French for flower.
* BraggingRightsReward: Magearna can be scanned in at any time with a QR Code, but if you're hoping to have it in the main story, tough luck; you won't get access to it until you've already beaten the game, making it more of a championship trophy (albeit one that can kick ass in rematches). Still, at least you don't need to have completed the PlayableEpilogue to get it, unlike Necrozma.
* BunniesForCuteness: The curved flaps on the back of its head invoke the ears of a rabbit, making the whole thing look like a cute, metallic bunny in a pimped-out dancer dress.
* ChromeChampion: A part Steel-type Mythical Pokémon, though the "chrome" comes from it losing its original gold paint job.
* ClockworkCreature: Based on its design, at least, it would appear to be this.
* CuteMachines: It resembles a robotic Diancie in a PimpedOutDress.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Fleur Cannon is effectively a Fairy-type Overheat, in that it does massive damage, but lowers Magearna's Special Attack by two stages. However, assuming its target doesn't survive, the Soul-Heart negates this drop slightly by increasing it by one stage when a Pokémon faints.
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: It's a Mythical Pokémon, which ranks it up with Legendaries as far as {{Physical God}}ness goes. It's also completely synthetic.
* DevelopersForesight: Though it's locked into being non-shiny like many other Legendary/Mythical Pokémon, Magearna does have a shiny model... and it's exactly the same as its regular palette. However, this is to be expected; it lost its paint job years ago, and thus there's no alternate color. Notably, Original Color Magearna ''also'' has a shiny sprite, and it's black.
* DummiedOut: Magearna's original colors, first seen in ''Anime/PokemonVolcanionAndTheMechanicalMarvel'', are present in ''Sun and Moon'' with a unique Pokédex entry, but there is currently no method of getting this variant.
* EatingMachine: Despite Magearna being a robot whose mouth may be just a paint application, it will still eat Poké Beans.
* TheEmpath: Much like Ralts, it can feel the emotions of others, and will try to heal any who are wounded.
* EnergyAbsorption: The Soul-Heart may be doing this, since it was made by gathering the life energy of Pokémon, and it boosts Magearna's Special Attack whenever a Pokémon faints.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Its pupils are plus shaped.
* ExtraOreDinary: It's an artificial metal Pokémon and part Steel-type.
* FlowerMotifs: Magearna has arm cannons that sprout metal "petals" when in use, it can create flowers, and its SecretArt is Fleur Cannon.
* FreakyFridayFlip: Is capable of learning Heart Swap at level 89, previously [[SecretArt exclusive to Manaphy]], which switches stat changes between the target and itself.
* GrailInTheGarbage: The deliveryman Magearna is obtained from stands outside the Antiques of the Ages shop (which itself sells the orbs of Kyogre/Groudon and the Sinnoh dragons, and later a few Plates), nearly delivering it to them by mistake after hearing about it being an antique.
* GreenThumb: In addition to learning Grass-type TM moves, it can spontaneously produce flowers and its SecretArt is called Fleur Cannon (though the actual move is Fairy-type).
* HeartDrive: Its Soul-Heart, located in its chest, is its "real body" (much like a Spark from ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''), and was made by a scientist who gathered life energy from Pokémon.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Magearna is very powerful and a relatively tough cookie to beat, but outside of trading, you're not going to get it until becoming the Champion.
* KamehameHadoken: It can use Aura Sphere. This is fairly impressive, considering it's a robot when all other users of the move (even fellow artificial Pokémon Mewtwo) are organic creatures.
* KillStreak: Soul-Heart increases Magearna's Special Attack each time a Pokémon faints.
* LightEmUp: Apart from being part-Fairy, Magearna's signature move Fleur Cannon fires a massive ray of light. It can also learn the similar Flash Cannon.
* LostTechnology: If it's classified as a Mythical Pokémon alongside rarely seen Pokémon like Mew and Celebi, it's probably this.
* {{Magitek}}: It's a MechanicalLifeform that runs on a HeartDrive powered by life energy. Fittingly enough, it's also of the Steel/Fairy type, the types that represent technology and magic the closest.
* MeaningfulName: Ma''gear''na incorporates several gears in its design. It also sounds similar to the Latin word for machine (''machina''), which is what Magearna is.
* MechanicalLifeforms: Magearna is a 100% human invention, but it doesn't seem to be any different from "real" Pokémon, probably because of its life-energy-generated Soul-Heart.
* MightyGlacier: Magearna has an excellent Special Attack stat coupled with great defensive stat. Its Steel/Fairy type also gives it many type resistances and only two type weaknesses. However, it isn't very agile, though it learns Shift Gear to get past this.
* MoonRabbit: It has bunny ears and is a Fairy-type Mythical Pokémon. Given the games it debuts in, this is only more appropriate.
* OperaGloves: Its arms resemble these.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Very much so -- this one is an artificial, mechanical life form.
* OxymoronicBeing:
** Just like fellow Steel/Fairy-types Mawile and Klefki, it's a fairy that's made out of [[ColdIron the stuff]] that kills fairies.
** There's something to be said about how a mechanical robot has FlowerMotifs to the point of being able to create flowers.
* PaintItBlack: A shiny Original Color Magearna is painted black instead of red.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: For once, a Mythical Pokémon averts this! It's obtained by scanning a region-specific QR Code after becoming the Champion, and unlike Wi-Fi or serial code events, this code never expires, allowing players to pick it up at their leisure.
* PerpetualExpression: It's only ever been seen with a single fixed, surprised expression, which may very well be the only face it has. Though, its [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/105/736/cc6.png eyes can express]] just fine to make up for its mouth being stuck.
* PimpedOutDress: Its lower body resembles a nearly spherical ballgown.
* PoisonousPerson: A noticeable aversion; Magearna is the only Pokémon capable of using [=TMs=] that ''cannot'' be taught to know the near-universal Toxic.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Magearna's Soul-Heart is said to have been created by a scientist by gathering life energy from other Pokémon, just like AZ's Ultimate Weapon and Devon Corp.'s Infinity Energy.
* PurposefullyOverpowered: Like any other Mythical, Battle facilities and online play restricts its use.
* RagnarokProofing: We don't know what happened to it between its creation five hundred years ago and the present day, but besides losing its original red and gold paint job, it's still fully functional and none the worse for wear. Having a powerful and presumably immortal artificial soul in its chest probably helped.
* RecurringElement: As a cute legendary with a base stat total of 600, it can be seen as a Mew analogue (though it's not a MasterOfAll), as well as following in the footsteps of being a somewhat feminine Mythical, like Diancie and Meloetta. It is also one to the Voltorb and Foongus lines, being a Pokémon that resembles a Poké ball in some form (though lacking the ChestMonster aspect) as seen in its Refresh animations and the Original Color version.
* RobotGirl: It's an automaton that's specifically designed to look feminine.
* SchizoTech: It's an advanced robot Mythical Pokémon... made over 500 years ago. In addition, its design invokes that of a Poké Ball, which is implied to be a somewhat recent invention in the games.
* SecretArt: Magearna's ability, Soul-Heart, is exclusive to it, as is the move Fleur Cannon.
* SecretCharacter: Normally not obtainable in-game, Magearna can be obtained via the QR Scanner function. Unlike other Mythicals, however, Magearna isn't PermanentlyMissableContent (at least for the time being) thanks to the QR Code never expiring. You need to beat the main campaign before you're able to scan in the QR code.
* SingleSpecimenSpecies: Presumably it's one like most legendaries, given its artificial nature, that only one human made it, and [[PoweredByAForsakenChild how the Soul-Heart was created]].
* StatusBuff:
** Its Soul-Heart ability increases its Special Attack each time a Pokémon faints in battle. Unlike with the similar abilities of Moxie or Beast Boost, Soul-Heart will increase Magearna's Special Attack even if it is an ally that faints, making it even more devastating in Doubles Battle. This also works well with its SignatureMove Fleur Cannon, which harshly decreases Magearna's Special Attack after attacking.
** It also gets the rare Shift Gear, which sharply boosts its Speed while raising its Attack stat by one stage, and learns Withdraw and Iron Defense, both of which increase its Defense stat.
** Finally, it has access to Manaphy's former Signature Move Heart Swap, which swaps all stat changes with the opponent. This can be used not only to transfer the opponent's boosts, but also transfer Magearna's potential Special Attack drops after using Fleur Cannon.
* SuperPrototype: The design of its PimpedOutDress, and its special ability, imply that it may have originally been intended to be an old, {{Magitek}} Poké Ball. Its original colors even paint it in the same colors as one (though gold replaces white).
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: It has a PimpedOutDress and gold eyelashes, but as both a [[OlympusMons legendary]] and an artificial/mechanical Pokémon, it's most likely genderless.
* TransformingMecha: It can fold up to resemble a large ornate Poké Ball when asleep/sad.
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