History Characters / PokemonSunAndMoonAnime

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This is specifically for characters and their Pokémon that debuted during ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon''. For more characters of the ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' anime, click [[Characters/PokemonTheSeries here]].

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* Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimePokemon
* Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeCast
* Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeKahunasAndGuardianDeities
* Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeAetherFoundation
* Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeVillains
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'''Beware of some unmarked spoilers.'''

For more characters of the ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' anime, click [[Characters/PokemonAnime here]].

* [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimePokemon Ash's Pokémon in Alola]]
* [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeCast Characters associated with the Pokémon School]]
* [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeKahunasAndGuardianDeities Alola's Island Kahunas and Guardian Deities]]
* [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeAetherFoundation Aether Foundation]]
* [[Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeVillains Team Skull and Other Antagonists]]

'''Beware of some unmarked spoilers.'''
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!Other Important Characters

[[folder:Ilima]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Yudai Chiba
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Michael Liscio Jr.

A graduate of the Pokémon School. He specializes in Normal-type Pokémon.
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* TheAce: He is looked up by many students, has {{fangirl}}s, is so good at so many other things besides battles, and [[WorfHadTheFlu makes Ash looks much dumber in comparison]]. He even participated in the Kalos League (not the same one Ash competed in, however).
* AdaptationExpansion: While he still has Smeargle, more attention is put on his Eevee, with his Eevium Z, which allows them to use Extreme Evoboost.
** Because Trial Captains don't exist in the anime canon, more attention is paid to his battle prowess and his popularity, both of which were mentioned but more peripheral in the games.
* BoringButPractical: He admits that while a Normal-type like Eevee isn't exciting or flashy, just having that type means that it'll take standard damage from nearly every attack barring Fighting-type moves and immunity from Ghost-type moves.
* ChickMagnet: So much so that it's the cause of Tupp (a Team Skull Grunt)'s grudge against him.
* {{Expy}}: Invoked. His [[TheAce ace]] status, his legion of {{fangirl}}s, and his Eevee indirectly [[GoodCounterpart make him a likable version of Gary]].
* {{Foil}}: Ilima has graduated from the Pokémon School and is currently training in Kalos, while Ash was the runner-up of the Kalos League and is currently studying at the Pokémon School.
* GossipEvolution: Was subject to this after rumors spiralled up into near-superhuman feats on paper. One of which was that he apparently jumped from the top of the big tree next to the school. He admits that this is ''technically'' true, it's just that everyone seemed to have forgotten that he did this via a diving board on the tree above the river.
* MellowFellow: Ilima is near unflappably polite and soft-spoken, something that only further infuriates [[UnknownRival Tupp]] during their face-off. He even apologizes if he inconvenienced Tupp, [[DontYouDarePityMe driving him further mad]].
* MrFanservice: He's already a {{Bishonen}} with tons of fangirls, but this version went the extra mile and gave him a ShirtlessScene while wearing a fairly tight swimsuit.
* MythologyGag: The Veteran trainer he receives the Eevium Z from is Kagetora, the trainer that gave it to the player in the games after a lengthy Eeveelution-centered side quest.
* NiceGuy: So much that he actually apologized to Tupp while he in the middle of being harassed by him.
* NonElemental: He specializes in Normal-types, owning an Eevee and a Smeargle. He discusses the reason for his preference is that he appreciates the type's simplicity and versatility.
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Like Ash's Pikachu, Ilima's Eevee has no interest in evolving, and Ilima is fine with using other methods to make it powerful.
* ParrotPetPosition: Eevee frequently takes this on Ilima's shoulder.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: Ilima has no plans to evolve Eevee, and its LightningBruiser status, plus access to the species' signature Z-Move, means it far from needs to. It shares Turtonator's record of demolishing ''nine'' Team Skull Pokemon at once.
* RealMenWearPink: This is a character that, when the games were introduced, was assumed by many players to be a ''girl''. But even though he has pink hair, there isn't an ounce of camp on him. And he even has {{fangirl}}s following him around.
* ShroudedInMyth: Due to his reputation, there are quite a few rumors about him spread throughout the school, some true, others not so much.
* WeaponOfChoice: Eevee, and the Eevium Z, which enables it to use Extreme Evoboost.

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[[folder:Acerola]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/SumireMorohoshi
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Lauren Kammerling

A girl who lives on Ula'Ula. She has a Shiny Mimikyu named Mimikins who is an actual ghost of a deceased Mimikyu.
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* AdaptationExpansion: So far, her only known Pokémon is a shiny Mimikyu, which was the Totem Pokémon of her Trial, but never featured in her actual teams.
** The two toddlers she looked after at the Aether House both received unique designs and names (Pico and Nene), and her home was changed from the Aether House to a library, as a nod to her donation of books to the Malie City Library in the games.
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: She comes as rather young, barely the same height as Lana, and often prone to playful behavior. She is capable of taking care of the library on her own, however, cooking and housing herself when not caring for other children.
* CatSmile: As with her games design. The anime plays it up further for a few mischievous moments, however.
* CreepyGood: Par for the course with Ghost-type trainers, but played up even more with Mimikins. While she's an actual ghost and does freak people out sometimes, she's ultimately treated as just another Pokemon.
* DamselInDistress: Gets captured by a lonely Gengar in her debut episode. She gets rescued by Team Rocket of all people.
* DeathGlare: A more playful case than usual, but Acerola tends to creep out Nanu with a rather eerie glare when trying to get him to do something she wants. [[CallingYourAttack She even calls "Glare" attack as she does it]].
* DubNameChange: Her Mimikyu. Mimi-tan in Japanese, Mimikins in English. Its name is effectively the same in either case.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Her Mimikyu has the monochrome disguise of a shiny Mimikyu in the games, though it doesn't seem to stay in a ball, so the sparkles that would ordinarily appear for a shiny when it's sent into battle never appear.
* NiceGirl: She becomes fast friends with Ash, letting him stay in her house and cooking for him while he's on Ula'ula Island, and convincing Nanu to give him a chance.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Oblivious to their vendetta with Ash, she and Mimikins hand Team Rocket a Mimikium Z for saving them, making their Mimikyu even more of a threat to Pikachu.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: In addition to being shiny, Mimikins has a small patch on the lower edge of its cloth that has a normal Mimikyu coloring. It also wears a flower on its "ear".
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Her Mimikyu, Mimikins, is unusual in that it's not only a Ghost-type, but also an actual ghost of a deceased Mimikyu, so it is capable of floating and can pass through solid objects. It's also shown to be incapable of harming other Ghost-types with Shadow Claw. Even by the standards of ''Pokemon'', it's pretty weird.
* UncattyResemblance: Mimikins has a bright-yellow patch on its cloth, much like how Acerola's dress also has a patchwork appearance. Mimikins also wears a four petal flower which matches Ula'ula islands official color and resembles Acerola's Trial Captain amulet.
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[[folder:Mina (Matsurika)]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/HarukaTomatsu
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Samara Naeymi
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* EccentricArtist: She's a talented artist, but she seems to come off as a bit spacey. Nevertheless, she's the one who manages to figure out how the others can communicate with Ash's Poipole.
* TheEmpath: From her own experience as an artist, she's able to tell what Poipole is feeling with its own paintings.
* FairyCompanion: Her Ribombee.
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[[folder:Hau]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/JunFukuyama
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Neo Cihi
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* FriendlyRival: To Ash.
* GracefulLoser: He does feel some disappointment, but takes Dartrix's loss in its rematch with Rowlet well.
* HeroicLineage: His grandfather is Hala, Kahuna of Melemele Island.
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[[folder:Kahili]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Chisa Yuki
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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Rather than the SugarAndIcePersonality of her game counterpart, Kahili is a NiceGirl, though she's still somewhat reserved because of her celebrity status.
* BeautyMark: Underneath her left eye.
* BerserkButton: Katsuo does NOT like people bothering its trainer, though it calms down and has some fun itself after being around the other Pokemon.
* {{BFG}}: Uses her own Toucannon as a bazooka when it uses Beak Blast.
* BlowYouAway: Her Toucannon partner, Katsuo.
* CelebrityIsOverrated: She gets chased by the media when rumors pop up about her retirement.
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[[folder:Ryuki]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kiyotaka Furushima
The Gym Leader of Malie City's Kantonian Gym. He specializes in Dragon-types.
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* AdaptationExpansion: He did appear at the Malie City Gym in ''Ultra Sun & Moon'', but he wasn't the Gym Leader.
* CastingAShadow: His Zweilous is part Dark-type and knows Dark Pulse.
* GracefulLoser: He takes his loss to Ash pretty well, complimenting his "hot, rocking soul", and telling him that he's free to brag about beating him.
* HotBlooded: He's '''passionate''' about both battling and his music.
* LargeHam: He screams a lot during battle.
* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] not just by him being a rocker, but he needs the music to get Zweilous's two heads to focus on the battle instead of fighting each other.
* MyFavoriteShirt: When Meltan eats one of the spikes on his feet, he proclaims that this is his best outfit.
* ManBitesMan: Zweilous also knows Bite.
* {{Narcissist}}: His "Gym Badge"? A literal badge with his face on it.
* NoIndoorVoice: Not helped at all by the fact that he's screaming into a microphone.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He specializes in Dragon-types.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Unlike the other members of the Gym, he isn't a ninja. This is[[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by the group's bewildered reactions to him.
[[/folder]]

!Family Members

[[folder:Mimo (Hoshi)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Ayano Shibuya
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Rebecca Becker
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Noriko

Kiawe's younger sister.
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%%* CheerfulChild: She seems pretty happy most of the time, though less hyperactive than Lana's little sisters.
%%* InnocentBlueEyes: Perfect for using [[PuppyDogEyes puppy eyes]] on her big brother, too.
* MeaningfulName:
** In addition to the ThemeNaming mentioned below, 星 ''hoshi'' also means "star", and her bangs have a star-shaped pattern.
** Mimo comes from Mimosoideae, a subfamily of trees that includes the kiawe tree.
* PuppyDogEyes: She uses these on Kiawe to get him to wear an Alolan Dugtrio-style wig like with everyone else during the party in [=SM023=].
* RecurringCharacter: First appears in [=SM011=] and makes a reappearance in [=SM023=].
* ThemeNaming: Like the rest of her family, she's named after a type of persimmon.
* UnwantedAssistance: She's annoyed by Kiawe trying to help her even when she clearly doesn't need it.
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[[folder:Harper and Sarah (Hou and Sui)]]
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[[caption-width-right:342:Harper is on the right and Sarah is on the left.]]
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Eileen Stevens ([=SM005=]-[=SM059=]), Martha Harms ([=SM082=]-present) (Harper), Creator/KateBristol ([=SM005=]-[=SM059=]), Emily Cramer ([=SM082=]-present) (Sarah)

Lana's younger twin sisters.
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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: They look exactly alike aside from the Pokémon on their shirts.
* AndCallHimGeorge: They immediately take a liking to Pikachu and start playing with him very roughly, which he doesn't appreciate. They (and Lana, and Ash, and Popplio, and Rowlet, and [=RotomDex=]) [[HarmlessElectrocution get shocked for their trouble]].
-->'''Ash:''' I thought that would happen...
%%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Their excitability is a frequent source of Lana's grief.
* BlushSticker: Each of them sport a pair.
* CheerfulChild: Both of them are often very happy and easily excitable, as seen by their reaction to Pikachu. Even an explosion from Turtonator doesn't hamper their mood.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Blue eyes and blue hair, just like their big sister, Lana.
* GenkiGirl: Both of them act like typical young kids in that they're almost always full of energy.
* HairDecorations: Both of them wear gold headbands.
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Harper's shirt is yellow and has a Shellder on it, while Sarah's is pink and has a Slowpoke.
* MeaningfulName: [[ThemeTwinNaming Hou and Sui]] come from 放水 ''hōsui,'' water spray. "Harper" might come from the harp seal.
* RecurringCharacter: They first appear in [=SM005=], and make further appearances in [=SM023=] and [=SM024=].
* ShipperOnDeck: When they meet Ash, they immediately ask if he is Lana's boyfriend. When she [[HeIsNotMyBoyfriend vehemently denies it]], they grin mischievously and ask in unison, "Really? Really? Really?" (Japanese) or "Are you sure he's not your boyfriend?" (English).
%%* SpeakInUnison: They do this often, being twins.
%%* UncannyFamilyResemblance: They look like tiny clones of Lana.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Like their older sister, they have blue hair, adding to the UncannyFamilyResemblance.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hobbes (James)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Shinya Fukumatsu
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Ben Phillips

Lillie's butler.
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* AcePilot: Utilises a high-speed jet plane in [=SM51=] to help the kids reach Aether Paradise and save Nebby.
* BattleButler: In addition to being Lillie's butler, he's also a good battler, being able to beat Ash's Rowlet. Also serves as a training opponent for Lillie.
* CoolOldGuy: Verges as a ParentalSubstitute for Lillie, and has the battle prowess to defeat Ash one-on-one.
* DanceBattler: He and his dancing Pom-Pom Oricorio are as synchronized a trainer and Pokémon can get in battle choreography without the use of power-ups.
* DubNameChange: His Japanese name, James, being the English name of one of Team Rocket's members, was unsurprisingly changed to Hobbes in the English dub.
* LargeHam: His battle style is very flamboyant, to say the least.
* PapaWolf: Cares passionately about Lillie, [[ManlyTears which he expresses quite emotionally]]. He later demonstrates this when he teams up with Ash to protect Lillie from a Salandit.
* ParentalSubstitute: Due to Lillie's mother residing elsewhere due to her work, he is Lillie's primary guardian and caretaker, even attending the open school in [=SM024=] alongside other students' parents.
* RecurringCharacter: He first appears in [=SM008=] and becomes a semi-regular afterward.
%%* ShockAndAwe: Uses a Pom-Pom Oricorio.
* ShipperOnDeck: Downplayed example; he's taken a liking to Ash and expresses gratitude to him for looking after and being kind to Lillie.
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[[folder:Gladion (Glazio)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/NobuhikoOkamoto
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Eddy Lee
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Brandon Montor

Lillie's brother, who left home to train, but reunites with her and Ash six months later.
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* AdaptationalBadass: In the games, his team was fairly weak, and he didn't have a Z-Ring until the last battle (in the main story). Here, he already has a Z-Ring and a Rockium Z, and he's able to take down three Team Skull grunts, a trainer's Blastoise, and Team Rocket with his Lycanroc. He's also the first trainer in Alola to have beaten Ash in an official battle, albeit 1-on-1.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He's noticeably nicer here, particularly in his interactions with Ash. He also doesn't appear to be affiliated with Team Skull.
* AdaptedOut: Played with. In the games, his signature Pokémon is Type: Null, while here he leads with Umbreon and Midnight Lycanroc. He is shown with Type: Null in his second appearance but only releases it in a secluded area. Likely, he's had it since before his first appearance but is hiding its existence, [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon given its rather shady origins]].
* AloofAlly: He was one of Ash's friends as well as his rival.
* AloofBigBrother: As the two haven't seen each other in a long time, he acts like this to Lillie. The first thing he does upon meeting Lillie again is to comment on how she can touch Pokémon now and remind her to take good care of Snowy before abruptly leaving. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that the reason he avoids Lillie is because he didn't want her to see Silvally at the time, knowing that doing so would trigger her repressed memories of her childhood trauma.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: He's very protective of Lillie and is determined to make sure she never has another traumatic experience again. [[spoiler:He lets Ash have it for letting Nebby out of his sight when it becomes unwittingly responsible for Lillie's traumatic relapse, and later Lusamine for not even treating Lillie right.]]
* CallBack: Gladion isn't Ash's first rival with an Umbreon that often is outside of its Pokéball; Gary had one as well.
* CallingTheOldWomanOut: [[spoiler:He gives Lusamine a good tongue-lashing in [=SM049=] for letting herself get so out of touch with her family and what Faba's been doing at the Foundation that she never even noticed what her own daughter went through as a child.]]
* CharacterTics: Covering part of his face with either his right or left hand.
* CheerfulChild: He was much more playful and energetic in his youth.
* {{Chuunibyou}}: Like his game counterpart, Gladion has traits of this. He wasn't like this when he was a little child, but after leaving home, he has developed some quirks. In battle, he often does poses that are characteristically known for chuunibyou and he tends to pump up his cooler actions with over-the-top dramatic lines. He also likes to describe his Pokémon in such a manner to make them sound more threatening.
* CoolBigBro: He's the kind of brother who's willing to protect his little sister from harm at all costs. [[spoiler:He even willingly lets himself nearly get abducted by Nihilego in [=SM050=] order to protect both Lillie and Lusamine.]]
* CombatPragmatist: When Team Rocket kidnaps his Midnight Lycanroc, he has Umbreon fire Dark Pulse at the tires of their getaway vehicle.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Owns two dark-looking Pokémon and wears black clothes, but doesn't seem to be particularly evil and is more quiet and aloof than anything. His caring side is shown in a flashback when he took in an injured Eevee (now his Umbreon, which requires friendship to evolve) as a small child, and he respects Ash for giving him a good battle.
%% * DragonRider: [[spoiler:His Ultra Guardians Ride Pokemon is a Noivern.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: His younger self briefly appears in a family portrait in Lillie's mansion, 19 episodes prior to his debut.
* FaceOfAThug: While he's certainly nicer here, the anime also has a habit of giving him rather wicked facial expressions.
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler: As a result of the incident with Nihilego that traumatized Lilie, Gladion openly hates the Ultra Beasts and became a Pokémon trainer ''just'' so he could take them down. Although he has only been cautious around Nebby so far, he flat-out tells Ash that he ''will'' take Nebby down if it gets out of hand.]]
* FriendlyRivalry: Despite his cold outward appearance, he proves to be one of Ash's more respectful rivals from the outset. In [=SM055=], he leaves on a journey to get stronger, his reason for doing so having changed from protecting Lillie to wanting to keep up with Ash after [[spoiler:seeing him and Pikachu use 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt to save his own mother]].
* HeroesLoveDogs: Along with Type: Null (which itself resembles a dog), he has two dog-like Pokémon, Umbreon, and Midnight Lycanroc.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler:In spite of not being particularly trusting of Faba, he seems genuinely dumbfounded when Lusamine details his very different story of what happened with Type: Null and Lillie, supposedly convinced all these years he would own up. May have been justified, as he could have also been convinced they were working together.]]
* LateArrivalSpoiler: The anime doesn't hide that he's Lillie's brother and Lusamine's son, which were massive spoilers in the original game.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:In [=SM047=], he reveals that he witnessed the incident that caused Lillie's fear of Pokemon, but was too afraid to help her. Since then, he vowed that he would never let his sister experience such horror ever again and became a Pokemon trainer so that he could protect her in the future]].
* NotSoDifferent: While they channel it differently, the [[{{Chuunibyou}} melodramatic traits]] Gladion developed is likely something he inherited from his [[{{Womanchild}} eccentric mother]].
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In the Japanese version, he is added to the opening in the second version of "Alola!!"
* SixthRanger: [[spoiler:Joins the Ultra Guardians in [=SM087=] to help with the Necrozma mission.]]
* WeaponOfChoice: Midnight Lycanroc was his most prominent battler early on. After Type-Null takes the form of Silvally however, it takes over Gladion's primary battler.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gladion's Pokémon]]
!!Umbreon (Blacky)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/RikakoAikawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Suzy Myers (Eevee), Lori Phillips (Umbreon)

Gladion found a sick Eevee when he was younger, which Hobbes nursed back to health. It eventually evolved into an Umbreon.
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* BigFancyHouse: It is kept in a Heal Ball, which is fitting considering how Gladion met it.
* CanineCompanion: Umbreon is always seen out of a Poké Ball and walking with Gladion, much like Pikachu with Ash.
* CastingAShadow: It's a Dark-type and knows the Dark-Type move, Dark Pulse.
* NoodleIncident: A flashback in [=SM028=] shows Gladion holding a fainted Eevee. There's no reason not to believe this is what eventually evolved into Umbreon, but we don't know for sure, or what happened.
* SoulPower: It knows Shadow Ball, a Ghost-Type move.

!!Midnight Lycanroc (Midnight Lugarugan)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Michael Liscio Jr.

Gladion's main battling Pokémon, as he has the Rockium Z.
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%%* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: It gives one to Ash's Rockruff at the end of [=SM027=].
* AttackReflector: Subverted. It knows Counter, but rather than reflecting physical attacks with it, Lycanroc ''dodges'' it and then delivers a counterattack at the same moment.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Almost literally in [=SM037=], with Midnight Lycanroc briefly breaking off from its trainer to find Ash's Rockruff when it sensed the younger Pokémon might be in peril. When Midnight Lycanroc finally found its quarry, it almost butted heads with Olivia's Midday Lycanroc (who also had been looking for Rockruff), with them both assuming the other had ill intentions. They both wind up protecting Rockruff when [[spoiler: Tapu Lele attacks]].
* BigBrotherWorship: Ash's Rockruff takes a liking to Midnight Lycanroc rather quickly.
* BigFancyHouse: Midnight Lycanroc is kept in an Ultra Ball.
* DishingOutDirt: It is a Rock-type Pokémon, it knows the Rock-type move Stone Edge
* LimitBreak: It can use the Rock-type Z-Move, [[ColonyDrop Continental Crush]] and later the Dragon Z-Move Devastating Drake.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: As expected of its Midnight Form and said by Gladion when he sends it out.
--> '''Gladion:''' "Lycanroc, show your crimson glare! Let's go!"

!!Silvally (Silvady) -> Type: Null/"Silvally" ("Silvady") -> Silvally (Silvady)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Toru Sakurai
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Abe Goldfarb

Gladion's third Pokémon, kept in a Premier Ball and not used for battling in the open.
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* BlowYouAway: It knows the Flying-type move Air Slash, which it uses to save Ash and his Pokémon from a group of a Pinsir.
* BigFancyHouse: It is kept in a Premier Ball instead of a regular Poké Ball.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:It saves Lillie twice--first from Nihilego as a little girl, and again from Faba and his Pokémon.]]
* CanisMajor: Though it's a chimera, it primarily resembles a canine and it's large enough for both Lillie and Gladion to ride on its back.
* ConfusionFu: [[spoiler:It has the RKS System once it breaks its helmet, allowing it to use Memory Discs which can change its own type and that of Multi-Attack. In [=SM049=], Gladion uses the Dark Memory to defeat Faba's Alakazam and Hypno, and two episodes later the Fairy Memory to defeat Totem Kommo-o.]]
* CoolHelmet: Subverted. The helmet it is wearing is actually painful and makes it feel very uncomfortable, with Gladion attempting several times to remove it. It's meant to restrict its power, and as the game's Dex indicates, it's ''very'' heavy. Silvally was created first and then it got the helmet put onto its head, which made it Type: Null.
* FaceOfAThug: [[spoiler:Its intimidating appearance traumatized Lillie when it lunged towards her as a child, only finding out much later on that Silvally was merely saving her from Nihilego. It would do the same in the future, even accepting a loving embrace from Lillie now she knew the truth.]]
* GentleGiant: It's big enough for both Lillie and Gladion to ride on its back, and it [[spoiler:accepts a hug from Lillie after she learns that it had saved her twice.]]
* LimitBreak: In [=SM089=], Gladion is revealed to have obtained a Normalium Z, enabling Silvally to use Breakneck Blitz.
* MixAndMatchCritters: It's a chimerical Pokemon with avian talons, mammalian hind legs, and an aquatic tail. [[spoiler:After breaking its helmet in [=SM049=], it reveals more avian characteristics, such as an eagle's head, giving it the appearance of a gryphon.]]
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Zig-zagged. In the games, Silvally is Type: Null's evolved form as named by Gladion. In the anime, Gladion calls it Silvally while it's still technically a Type: Null. However, the anime makes it even more clear that Type: Null is just Silvally wearing a power-restricting helmet, making it not a proper de-evolution.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: With the RKS System, Gladion can give Silvally the various Memory discs so its Multi-Attack becomes the type of the Memory given to it. It used Dark Memory against Faba's Alakazam and Hypno, and Fairy Memory against the Dragon Trial site's Jangmo-o and Hakamo-o.
* NonElemental: It is a Normal-type Pokémon, and it knows the Normal-type moves, Crush Claw, Double Hit and Swords Dance.
* NiceGuy: If its willingness to rescue Lillie is any indication. [[spoiler:It also forgives her for wrongfully assuming it was trying to attack her the first time.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:It accidentally terrified Lillie when she saw it lunging to save her from Nihilego, causing her TraumaInducedAmnesia and leaving her with a phobia of Pokemon.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:Although it was responsible for rescuing Lillie from a Nihilego when she was a little girl, it inadvertently terrified Lillie when it lunged towards her, so much so that she repressed her memory and developed a fear of Pokémon that would persist for years.]]
* PokemonSpeak: A very interesting example here. It first appears to simply make animal cries, but it actually says syllables from the name "Silvady" ("Shirubadi") even as Type: Null. Which makes sense, since Type: Null is not really a true evolution stage, but just a Silvally with a restraining helmet.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In the Japanese version, it is added to the opening in the second version of "Alola!!"
* RazorWind: As mentioned above, it knows Air Slash, which allows it throw razor wind at the opponent.
* TheScapegoat: After Silvally saved Lillie from Nihilego and left her traumatized, Faba convinced Lusamine that it had become unruly to cover up his botched experiment with Ultra Space communication.
* StatusBuff: It knows Swords Dance, which increases its physical attack power.
* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: [[spoiler: It stopped Nihilego from kidnapping Lillie rather easily in their first confrontation. When it returns, Nihilego returns the favor and [[TheWorfEffect knocks it down with one hit]].]] Its primary strength and reliance on its Memory Drives also vary from battle to battle.
* TorturedMonster: When Gladion releases it from its Premier Ball, it stomps oat he ground and swings its head around in a vain attempt to remove its helmet. It's not said explicitly, but its body language indicates it's in pain. [[spoiler:It manages to break the helmet and "evolve" in [=SM049=].]]
* UncattyResemblance: The feathers on its neck resemble Gladion's hairstyle.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Molayne (Mullein)]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kosuke Kuwano
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Barrett Leddy

Sophocles's cousin and the head of the Hokulani Observatory.
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* AffectionateNickname: Sophocles calls him "Big Mo".
* DistressedDude: For a short time in [=SM092=].
* SecretKeeper: One of the few who knows about Kukui's double life as the Masked Royal, and would have taken his place at a meet and greet had Faba and James not tied him up backstage.
[[/folder]]

!Pokémon

!!Other Recurring Wild Pokémon

[[folder:Bewear (Kiteruguma)]]
To see tropes regarding it, see [[Characters/PokemonAnimeTeamRocketOthers Pokemon Anime Team Rocket Others]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Toucannon Flock]]

Rowlet's foster family of Pikipek-line Pokémon. The flock appears as a Toucannon being the parent, a Trumbeak as the older sibling, and a group of Pikipek as the younger siblings.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: The Trumbeak takes on the big-brother role of the flock. Occasionally, Trumbeck will be seen looking after Rowlet as an older sibling would.
* InterspeciesAdoption: Toucannon took in Rowlet to be part of its Pikipek family.
* MentorArchetype: During one of Rowlet's visits back to his family, Toucannon and Trumbeak teach it how to use Seed Bomb.
* PapaWolf: The Toucannon serves as the parental figure of its flock and Rowlet. One moment even shows the Toucannon taking care of a group of Pikipek eggs before they hatch.
* SiblingTeam: Rowlet is shown to get along with Trumbeak and the Pikipek siblings.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Stoutland (Mooland)]]
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->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/MarcThompson

An old Pokémon prowling Hau'oli City. Apparently a vagrant and outcast with no trainer or permanent home.
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* AdultFear:
** The circumstances behind this one raises a few questions: is it an abandoned Pokémon, a runaway, or did Stoutland outlive its owners?
** Stoutland must have known that its time will come up "soon", and it must have crossed its mind what will happen to its charge when that happens. Fortunately, Stoutland finds a good trainer in Ash, who Stoutland is sure will take care of Litten once Stoutland is gone.
* CoolOldGuy: Wise, easy going mentor and ParentalSubstitute to Litten. Considering Kiawe's Ride Charizard, also an established Cool Old Guy, seems ''far'' healthier than Stoutland, you have to wonder just how old Stoutland was.
* ADeathInTheLimelight: [[spoiler:It reappears in [=SM021=], trying to teach Litten Fire Fang. It's stricken with an IncurableCoughOfDeath throughout the episode and is constantly compared to a tree losing its leaves, and is taken to a Pokémon Center by Ash after Litten drags him toward their home after Stoutland collapses. Despite being discharged the next day, Stoutland fails to recover and leaves Litten to pass away on its own.]]
* FaceOfAThug: Ash's Rowlet and Lana's Popplio, at least, were intimidated by Stoutland's massive figure before Stoutland demonstrates itself to be a BigFriendlyDog.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Litten had a nightmare about [[spoiler:Stoutland dying in [=SM007=]. Guess what happens in [=SM021=]?]]
* InterspeciesAdoption: Stoutland took Litten in and raised it as if the cat was its own child. Kukui even notes the oddity of one Pokémon raising another of a different type.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:It dies in [=SM021=], after leaving Litten offscreen. This notably makes it the first Pokémon to die of old age in the anime (all previous Pokémon deaths were due to HeroicSacrifice).]]
* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Stoutland dies in [=SM021=], having woken up and left Litten offscreen while it was sleeping to pass away on its own.]]
* MoralityChain: The usually aloof Litten cares deeply about Stoutland, so if the latter wants it to do something kind, it will soon obey.
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:It wakes up while Litten is sleeping next to it and leaves for elsewhere to die without Litten's presence. [=SM108=] confirms its death when it appears in front of Torracat as a spirit.]]
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: It looks a lot more ragged and unkempt than previously seen Stoutland due to its age.
* OldMaster: Occasionally shown teaching Litten to master attacks.
* PlayingWithFire: It knows Fire Fang and has been shown teaching Litten how to pull it off. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it dies before Litten can master the move.]]
* RealityEnsues: Even in a series where animals have healing powers, [[spoiler:age is the one thing beyond anyone's ability to cure, and both Ash and the Nurse Joy of the Pokémon Center he's at know that Stoutland is going to pass very soon, and agree that Litten is also aware of this]].
-->'''Nurse Joy:''' [[spoiler:It's not ill or injured, just... ''([[NeverSayDie door slams shut before she can finish her sentence]])'']]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Seemed a lot more appreciative of Ash's charity than Litten, even scolding the latter for its hostility towards him. This approval likely played into Litten accepting Ash as its new master after [[spoiler: Stoutland's death]].
* RetiredBadass: What little we see of Stoutland in action suggests it was quite a tough nut in its earlier years. It helped tutor several of Litten's attacks.
* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler:It's never explicitly stated that Stoutland died (as Nurse Joy giving Ash the news is muted), but it's heavily implied through symbolism such as rain, leaves falling off of a nearby tree, its couch breaking, and Litten seeing Stoutland's face in the clouds.]]
* SkyFace: [[spoiler:Once the rain clouds disappear and Litten comes to term with Stoutland's death, clouds in the image of Stoutland appears alongside a rainbow.]]
* TwinkleInTheEye: Whenever Stoutland meets someone, it introduces itself with this.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Naganadel]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' YoshinoOhtori
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/LisaOrtiz

The leader of a hive of Poipole in Ultra Space. Ash's Poipole belonged to this hive before fleeing their home dimension.
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* MrExposition: Delivers exposition about Necrozma (such as revealing its true name) to the Ultra Guardians.
* {{Telepathy}}: It's able to communicate with humans in this fashion.
* YouCanTalk: Ash and friends are surprised when it first speaks to them.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Necrozma]]
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A mysterious Pokémon that was stealing Alola's Ultra Aura.
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* AdaptationExpansion: In the games, it was only described as being ''similar'' to an Ultra Beast. Here, it's actually believed to be an Ultra Beast and is even given the codename of "UB Black".
* AdaptationalHeroism: Here, it's a benevolent Pokémon stated to have "created" the Alola region by giving it light, and lost its "Ultra" form protecting a group of Poipole and Naganadel from a meteorite. It also wasn't antagonistic towards Alola in the past, spending most of its injured state hibernating and only becoming hostile when Nebby and Lunala unwittingly awakened it (and, as a result, it was remembered in Alola as the benevolent Blinding One instead of the demonic Pillager of Light like in the games).
* EmotionEater: Not directly, but draining Alola's Ultra Aura also caused all of the adults in Alola to lose their motivation and become tired. Children and Pokémon are unaffected. Once it possesses Solgaleo, it stops absorbing Ultra Aura, and the adults return to normal.
* FisherKing: Its light seems to be directly tied to that of Poipole's world. When it lost its Ultra form protecting the planet from a meteorite, Poipole's world also fell into darkness, becoming cold and barren. When its light is restored, the world becomes bright and verdant once more.
* GrandTheftMe: Possesses Lunala, but quickly gets defeated by Solgaleo (Nebby)...only for it to then possess Solgaleo and run off into an Ultra Wormhole.
* LighterAndSofter: Changed from a TragicMonster [[spoiler: that makes a HeelFaceTurn with a BittersweetEnding where it can only temporarily return to its true form and will always be in a great deal of pain]] in the games to a more straightforward and happier ending where Necrozma gets to permanently return to its Ultra Necrozma form.
* NoNameGiven: The cast were unaware of its true name until [[TalkingAnimal Naganadel]] told them.
* ThirdOptionAdaptation: Ignores both the ''Sun and Moon'' and ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' backstories for Necrozma in favor of a LighterAndSofter take on some of the same ideas.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Meltan Horde]]

A group of Meltan that made their way to the Alolan islands only to start wrecking havoc by eating any piece of metal they come across. One of these Meltan is eventually caught by Ash.
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* BigEater: They cause havoc anywhere they go by eating any metal in sight. Lusamine's Clefable is able to tame them by feeding them small pieces of metal as treats.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Their primary means of combat is to spam Flash Cannon at everything.
* HordeOfAlienLocusts: In a way, they act like a locust swarm that goes after and eats any metal they come across. They stop doing this after Clefable tames them.
* RecurringExtra: They start off with brief appearances to show off their arrival to the Alolan islands before the main cast comes across them in episode 111 of Sun and Moon. After being tamed by Clefable, they become the Ultra Guardian's helpers.
[[/folder]]

!!Ultra Guardians Ride Pokémon

[[folder:Ultra Guardians Ride Pokémon]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ultra_guardian_ride_pokemon.png]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki (Garchomp), Chika Fujimura (Altaria), Yūji Ueda (Flygon), Creator/UnshoIshizuka ([=SM001-SM105=]), Creator/ToruSakurai ([=SM106=]-present) (Charizard)
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jessica Paquet (Altaria), Marc Thompson (Noivern)

Ride Pokémon assigned to the Ultra Guardians for their missions, barring Kiawe's Charizard which is the same one he rides normally. With the exception of Kiawe, they don't technically own the Pokémon but can command them in battle. When Gladion later joins the team, he is revealed to have a Ride Noivern.

* ADayInTheLimelight: [=SM086=] focuses on the original six enjoying a day at the spa and bonding with their riders.
* DishingOutDirt: Ash's Garchomp and Mallow's Flygon are part Ground-types and the latter knows Rock Slide.
* ExtraOreDinary: Sophocles' Metang is part Steel-type and knows Flash Cannon.
* FaceOfAThug: Most of them are imposing fully evolved powerhouses, though are just as playful and affectionate as the student's standard Pokemon when given the chance.
* {{Flight}}: All of them are capable of this, providing fast and convenient travel for their riders.
* FlyingFirepower: In addition to their aforementioned flight, all of them have some form of beam attack.
* FriendlyRival: Ash's Garchomp and Mallow's Flygon are implied to be such, racing each other in [=SM086=].
* AnIcePerson: Lillie's Altaria and Lana's Dragonair know Ice Beam.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Garchomp, Altaria, Flygon, Dragonair, and Noivern are Dragon-types, and Charizard looks like a dragon.
* {{Keet}}: When the other students chide Ash for playing around at the spa in [=SM086=], Garchomp, Flygon and Altaria all share the same enthusiasm and join him in a cannonball into the springs, much to the others' chagrin.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Gladion's Noivern knows Boomburst.
* PlayingWithFire: Ash's Garchomp, Mallow's Flygon, and Lillie's Altaria know Fire Blast, and Kiawe's Charizard is a Fire-type and knows Flamethrower and Fire Punch.
* SecondarySexualCharacteristics: Ash's Garchomp has a notch on his dorsal fin like all males of his species, including Ash's own Gible.
[[/folder]]

!Aether Foundation

[[folder:Lusamine]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lusamine_anime.png]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Sayaka Kinoshita
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Bobbi Hartley
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Marisol Romero
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* AdaptationalHeroism: While certainly a [[ParentsAsPeople flawed person]] with her [[MarriedToTheJob workaholic]] nature, she is also a good person who deeply loves her children, and she has a genuine desire to help preserve the world's Pokémon, a far cry from the cold and disturbed woman she was in the games.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Lusamine is quite the opposite of the [[AbusiveParents cold]], [[MyBelovedSmother controlling mother]] she was to Lillie in the games, instead being an [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents overly-affectionate]] [[ManChild womanchild]], with Lillie being unafraid to visually and vocally show her exasperation toward her. As for her obsession with Ultra Beasts, while still a source of tension between her and her kids, it's not nearly as sinister and is presented as more of a distraction from her family. [[spoiler:However, when one ''does'' show up, she can't help flash a blank smile amidst a problematic situation.]]
* AdaptationalWimp: A trade of the above is that, compared to her game counterpart, she's decidedly less aware of the things going on in her own facility with Faba and unable to hold her own in a battle, at least against Ultra Beasts like Nihilego. [[spoiler:On the other hand, fusing with Nihilego not only gives her Pokémon a big power boost, but she also personally attacks Ash and his friends rather than simply let her Pokémon do all the fighting in the game.]]
* AdaptedOut: Due to there already being a recurring Bewear, she instead has an Absol and a Salazzle, two Pokemon that she didn't have in the games. Since Bewear was her ace Pokémon, the role shifted instead to her Clefable.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Not above giving her own daughter a noogie. In fact, her affection crosses the line to Lillie, much to her dismay.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:In [=SM050=], she finally gets her wish of meeting an Ultra Beast for herself...by being kidnapped by Nihilego and later fusing with it.]]
* BelievingTheirOwnLies: At least when it comes to her daughter, Lusamine tends to get a few details wrong about their relationship. For instance, she credits herself for enrolling Lillie into Pokémon School, even though this was entirely Lillie's decision.
* BigGood: As the boss of the Ultra Guardians.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:In this continuity, she's a ([[MoreThanMindControl mostly]]) unwilling victim of Nihilego's mind control.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: She owns a Poison-type Salazzle, a Ghost-type Mismagius, and a Dark-type Absol, yet she is a downright nice person. [[spoiler:Played with when she fuses with Nihilego, turning her blonde hair dark indigo and brainwashing those very Pokémon, all of whom aren't afraid to hurt Ash and her children when they get in her way.]]
* DishingOutDirt: [[spoiler:After fusing with Nihilego, who is a Rock-type, she gains the ability to manipulate the rocks and land itself in the Ultra Deep Sea.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: Like Gladion, she appears in the family portrait in Lillie's house long before her debut.
* Fiction500: She basically turns the Pokémon School building into an ElaborateUndergroundBase with overly-fancy [[ToTheBatpole entrance]] and [[FighterLaunchingSequence exit]] on an idle whim.
* GeniusDitz: She's a highly intelligent scientist and businesswoman despite acting like a flaky [[ManChild Woman Child]] half the time.
* GlamorousSingleMother: Subverted; although she provides her children with a wealthy lifestyle, her job gets in the way of her being a proper mother.
* GoalInLife: Lusamine's dream is to one day encounter an Ultra Beast for herself. However, she eventually realizes that this obsession is getting in the way of her family life, [[spoiler:and is completely turned on its head when it makes her easily fall under Nihilego's control]].
* InnocentlyInsensitive: She clearly has no malicious intent with teasing Lillie, but she fails to realize how demeaning this is to her.
* JerkassRealization: She realizes how far she has put her work over her children when Gladion calls her out on it and reveals the truth about what happened to Lillie that made her unable to touch Pokémon, something she was always too busy to notice or even question for years.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: She's Lillie and Gladion's mom, which was a massive spoiler in the original game.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: [[spoiler:To the fact that Faba had summoned an Ultra Beast and caused Lillie's trauma.]]
* MamaBear: [[spoiler:Once she learns the truth about what Faba's been up to and realizes that her carelessness led to Lillie becoming afraid of Pokémon, she becomes this towards her children.]]
* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler:While Nihilego controls her to some extent, it also takes advantage of her innermost feelings, namely her lifelong desire to finally meet an Ultra Beast, which it exploits so that Lusamine refuses to leave with her children.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: This is how she reacts when Gladion calls her out for failing to notice the reason Lillie couldn't touch Pokémon was because [[spoiler:she was left traumatized by an Ultra Beast that Faba summoned, one of the very creatures Lusamine sacrificed much of her family life to study. While it's suggested that Faba told her a cover story, the fact she bought into it without question only makes her feel worse.]]
* NoPronunciationGuide: The English dub pronounces her name as "Loo-suh-meen" instead of the Japanese "Loo-suh-mee-nay".
* NotSoDifferent: Rotom Dex notes that when she and her daughter clash over any given issue, they're more alike than they are different, which is opposite of [[WackyParentSeriousChild how it regularly seems between them]].
* OlderThanTheyLook: She's a little over 40 based on info from the games, but looks ([[ManChild and acts]]) much younger.
* ParentalNeglect: Although she adores Lillie and used to spend a good deal of time with her children, her obsession with studying the Ultra Beasts and her tendency to take business calls over actually setting aside some quality time has since put a serious strain on her relationship with Lillie (not including her penchant for [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents embarrassing her daughter in front of her friends]]). Sadly, Lusamine fails to realize just how serious of a problem this is until Gladion [[CallingTheOldManOut finally chews her out for it]].
* PoisonousPerson: [[spoiler:She turns into one while fused with Nihilego, who's part Poison-type, giving her the power to generate an entire lake of toxic liquid.]]
* PsychopathicWomanchild: [[spoiler:Fusing with Nihilego takes a heavy hit to her {{sanity|Slippage}}, but Gladion explains that half of her rambling is obviously stemming from her childhood dream to meet Ultra Beasts, which explains her behaving like an oversized toddler who thinks that the kids are there to take away her "toys". It's even more pronounced in the Japanese dub, where she outright talks like a young girl when possessed.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When she offers to take Nebby off Ash's hands, as the Aether Foundation would be better equipped to research and care for it, Ash refuses on the grounds that Solgaleo and Lunala made him promise to keep it safe. Rather than press the issue, she accepts his reasoning and only asks that he call if he needs anything.
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Unlike the games, turns out she had nothing to do with Lillie's trauma here.]]
* StrongFamilyResemblance: The resemblance to her children, particularly Lillie, is lampshaded by the [=RotomDex=]. She looked even more like Lillie [[https://i.imgur.com/fbPbwMp.png in her younger years]].
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:When a Nihilego attempts to abduct Lillie, Lusamine throws herself between it and Lillie. When she realizes that it is about to abduct Gladion instead, she moves and shields him from Nihilego, letting herself be abducted instead.]]
* TearsOfJoy: [[spoiler:When Lillie is able to touch Pokémon again, for the second time.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Her and her Pokémon when the former is fused with Nihilego, which in turn gives her Pokémon Beast Boosts.]]
* WackyParentSeriousChild: Her dynamic with Lillie and Gladion has shades of this.
* WomanChild: She's in her 40s, but acts more childish than her roughly 10-year-old daughter. [[spoiler:This takes a dark turn when she fuses with Nihilego.]] Her reason for the overdone ''{{Sentai}}''-esque stuff during the UB arc? She just thought it'd be "cool". Ash is the only one to not find the aesthetic choices embarrassing.
* WomanInWhite: She's a mysterious woman clad in mostly white. It's a mystery to what she's trying to accomplish with the Aether Foundation and why she's studying Ultra Beasts.
* {{Workaholic}}: Part of the reason Lillie has a strained relationship with her is that her job makes her constantly busy.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Faba (Sauboh)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/faba_anime.png]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MitsuakiMadono
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Daniel J. Edwards
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Rolando de Castro
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* AdaptationalBadass: Played with. While his personality remains over the top and goofy as ever, his Pokemon team is very effective and he's a competent battler. Hypno and Alakazam make short work of both Gladion and Ash.
* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:While in Ultra Sun & Moon he sold Lusamine out to Team Rainbow Rocket, here he remains on the heroes' side, even teaming up with Kukui to battle Team Rocket.]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: He wasn't a good guy, to begin with, but he's much worse here, going so far as to [[spoiler:try to abduct Lillie and erase her memories to save his reputation.]] That said, he also apologizes for his actions.
* AmusingInjuries: In [=SM046=], Faba gets decked in the face by an escaping Ditto.
* ArcVillain: He's the main villain of the Cosmog arc.
* BigBadWannabe: He schemes behind Lusamine's back to gain access to the Ultra Beasts. [[spoiler: When he finally brings forth Nilhilego from Ultra Space, however, it nonchalantly smacks him aside.]]
* ChildHater: Faba doesn't like kids, and he doesn't like having to visit the Pokémon school for this reason, although it changes after his HeelFaceTurn when he appears to be enthusiastic about interacting with the kids in [=SM083=].
* ClosetGeek: [[spoiler:Revealed in [=SM090=] to be a fan of the Masked Royal when he recognizes the Malicious Moonsault Kukui and Incineroar use in battle.]]
* CompositeCharacter: He takes on some of Lusamine's traits from the games, such as [[spoiler:being the one to kidnap Nebby and use it to open an Ultra Wormhole.]]
* CripplingOverspecialization: His only Pokémon are Alakazam and Hypno. If both are defeated, then he's out of options fairly quickly.
* EasilyForgiven: He keeps his job (though demoted to work under Wicke, like in ''Ultra Sun and Moon''), and attends Kukui and Burnet's wedding along with Lusamine and Wicke.
* HateSink: Faba is [[spoiler:responsible for Lillie's fear of touching Pokemon, [[ColdBloodedTorture mind-wipes Lillie's memories]], and attempting to use Cosmog to summon Nihilego, only for the Nihilego to knock him aside and attack, resulting in [[HeroicSacrifice Lusamine sacrificing herself to save her kids]]]]. Faba exists largely to be an utter {{Jerkass}} of a villain, even compared to the more sympathetic villains Team Rocket and Team Skull, although he gets somewhat better after his demotion as seen below.
* HeelFaceTurn: Seems to have an honest change of heart after being demoted for his actions, and attends his coworker's wedding.
* {{Jerkass}}: He ''[[KickTheDog throws]]'' [[KickTheDog Ash's Rowlet]] when he accidentally grabbed it instead of Nebby (though Ash did manage to catch it before it hit the floor). This understandably angers both Ash and Lillie. [[spoiler:He's also the instigator of the whole incident that made Lillie unable to touch Pokemon, later resorting to abducting Lillie and trying to erase her memories to cover his tracks.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: Downplayed. While Faba's personality is pretty clownish by default, unlike the ineffectual Team Skull and Team Rocket, he is [[BewareTheSillyOnes far more dangerous]] and the consequences of his scheming are played to much more devastating effect.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Just like in the games, his actions result in him getting demoted to rank-and-file.
* MadScientist: He created Type: Null/Silvally, a chimera. [=SM083=] centers around another invention of his, a shrinking machine, malfunctioning.
* ManipulativeBastard: Covered his tracks after his disastrous first communication with Ultra Space led to Lillie getting attacked and traumatized by an invading Nilhilego, blaming the incident on Type: Null. Lusamine and even Gladion seem genuinely surprised he lied his way out for so many years.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: Ironically, his attempts to keep Lillie's mind wiped of the past result in her reuniting with Silvally and her phobia and TraumaInducedAmnesia being cured]].
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:When called out by Burnet for opening an Ultra Wormhole, he says it's not his fault and attempts to shift the blame to Lusamine. Though he's not entirely wrong, as the whole reason he did it was to impress her.]]
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Faba for the large part acts like a temperamental GloryHound and is almost as buffoonish as the Team Rocket trio. His Pokemon team, however, are incredibly powerful and dangerous, easily neutralizing Ash's Pikachu and Gladion's standard team, [[spoiler: requiring Silvally to stop them from mind-wiping Lillie]].
* PsychicPowers: He specializes in Psychic-type Pokémon, owning both a Hypno and an Alakazam.
* RedOniBlueOni: He expresses annoyance with practically everything, contrasting Wicke's boundless optimism about even the most nightmarish of things.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He's incredibly arrogant and prideful but his plans usually end up backfiring on him and his ego is forcibly put in check.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: After figuring that Kukui is the Masked Royal, he reveals that he's a huge fan and shows Kukui his Masked Royal T-shirt.
* TheOneGuy: Among the group of Lusamine, Wicke, Professor Burnet, and himself, he is the only male.
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Sics his Pokemon on Ash and has them try to wipe Lillie's memories when he realizes TheyKnowTooMuch.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Wicke]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Chika Fujimura
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Riley Joseph
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* ChristmasCake: Implied, despite all her talk of romance -- [[spoiler:she's part of the group participating in the bouquet toss at Kukui and Burnet's wedding]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:She had good intentions bringing an injured wild Stufful to Aether Paradise, but she also unintentionally separated it from the mother Bewear. [[MamaBear The cast is lucky the Pokemon was just glad to have her cub back.]]]]
* RedOniBlueOni: She sees everything as "romantic", regardless of how terrifying they might be. This contrasts with Faba, who sees everything with clinical detachment or outright annoyance.
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[[folder:Professor Burnet (Doctor Burnet)]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Sachi Kokuryu
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Melissa Hope
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Maggie Vera
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* AttentionWhore: During the news segment discussing the 'Woman of the Year' award being given to her, she fights her Munchlax over some screentime.
* DamselInDistress: Kukui has to rescue her and Munchlax from the Totem Kommo-o in [=SM52=].
%%* NonElemental: Her Munchlax.
* ParentalSubstitute: [[spoiler:Since marrying Professor Kukui in [=SM055=] and living with him after, she has become this to Ash as well]].
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Inverted. In the games, she was Professor Kukui's wife, but here, she's a close friend of Lusamine, and merely an acquaintance of Kukui. They do get more than a few obvious {{Ship Tease}}s in link with this, however. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted when they get married in [=SM055=].]]
* SheCleansUpNicely: [[spoiler:Looks absolutely stunning in her wedding dress.]]
* TeamMom: Displays traits of this during the sleepover. She supervises the food preparation, and later consoles Lillie about her fight with Lusamine, assuring her that even though she is busy she still thinks of her children when she has spare time.
* VSign: Punctuates her "Alola~" with this when she does [=PokéProblem=] segments.
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!Antagonists
!!Team Skull
[[folder:In General]]
* AdaptationalWimp: Team Skull may have always been one of the less threatening groups in the Pokémon world. But with Guzma and Plumeria in charge, at least they could hold their own in a fight in the games. In the anime, by the time of the Ultra Beasts arc, Team Skull is quietly pushed aside in favor of Poké-kaiju attacks and the rare instance of [[OrcusOnHisThrone Giovanni getting off his throne]]. That is until Guzma makes his first appearence.
* CastOfSnowflakes: Each individual Team Skull grunt has a unique character design.
* EvilBrit: One of the female grunts in the English dub has a noticable British accent.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: At least they're not dead or in jail like the other regional teams. So failing at life has some advantages.

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[[folder:Tupp, Zipp, and Rapp]]
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[[caption-width-right:342:From left to right: Rapp, Tupp, and Zipp.]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Taakaki Uchino (Tupp, [=SM001=]-[=SM011=]), Toru Sakurai (Tupp, [=SM024=]-present), Soshiro Hori (Zipp), Madoka Asahina (Rapp)
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Billy Bob Thompson (Tupp), Jake Paque (Zipp), Lori Phillips (Rapp)
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Osvaldo Trejo Rodríguez (Tupp), Geno Sánchez (Zipp), Noriko (Rapp)
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* BlandNameProduct: Their Japanese names are Tupper, Zip, and Wrap. The inspirations, respectively, are Tupperware, Ziploc, and Saran Wrap. [=TPCi=] probably didn't want to run afoul of Tupperware or S.C. Johnson.
* BookDumb: Tupp literally has no idea that Kanto exists.
--> '''Tupp''': What's a Kanto?
* BorrowedCatchphrase: They get [[TwinkleInTheSky "blasted off"]] by Ilima's Eevee in [=SM065=], almost identically to Team Rocket.
* ButtMonkey: So far, everyone and their mother ([[ActionMom literally]] even, in Ash's case) gets to kick their ass in a Pokémon Battle.
* TheBully: Are described as constantly showing up to pick fights with people.
* BullyingADragon: Despite having lost to Ash and Kiawe once already, the same three grunts force them to land and attack them again. This time, it's Ash who sends them flying. Then they do it a third time by attacking the school both attend.
* CaptainErsatz: According to his English voice actor, Billy Bob Thompson, Tupp's English voice is based on that of Jesse Pinkman from ''Series/BreakingBad''.
* CasanovaWannabe: Tupp was this as a kid; but the girls he was attracted to became more interested in Ilima, leading Tupp to develop a grudge against him.
* CheatersNeverProsper: When Team Skull and Team Rocket are trying to get the Darkinium-Z, Tupp, Jessie, and James have their teammates distract the Totem Raticate while they climb the rock pillar to get the crystal. Jessie and James abandon the effort when they see their Pokémon in trouble, while Tupp ignores the plight of his teammates. Team Rocket ends up defeating the Totem Raticate and earning the crystal, while Tupp's attempt to steal it is foiled by the Ally Rattata and Raticate.
* CombatPragmatist:
** They throw out nine Pokémon just to fight Kiawe and Turtonator, who is joined by Ash and Pikachu. It ends up being a case of QuantityVsQuality, as their nine Pokémon are unevolved ComMons (Yungoos, Zubat, Salandit) compared to Ash's experienced Pikachu and Kiawe's slower but tougher Turtonator. Pikachu fights all three Salandit, while the Yungoos and Zubat try to rush Turtonator and get a face full of exploding shell for the trouble. Turtonator's Z-Move knocks out all nine.
** In their rematch against Ash and Kiawe, they shoot down Ash's Ride Pelipper then attack both him and Kiawe without even giving them a chance to defend themselves.
** They really go for the overkill in [=SM065=], where they bring as many fellow gang members as possible to attack Ilima's Eevee at once. They ''still'' get trounced.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In-story example. Tupp brags about his Salandit possibly being ready to evolve soon in [=SM065=]...but refers to it as a male. Only female Salandit are able to evolve into Salazzle.
* CurbstompBattle: Much like Team Rocket, most of their battles are thoroughly one-sided in the heroes' favor. Tupp is ecstatic from the mere fact he got in ''[[CurbstompCushion one single hit]]'' against Ilima's Eevee.
* CutenessProximity: Rapp ''really'' loves cute Pokemon, and even draws her Zubat in a cute style.
* DontYouDarePityMe: When Ilima apologizes to Tupp for inconveniencing him, Tupp only gets annoyed even more.
* DrivenByEnvy: In [=SM065=], it's revealed that Tupp has a history with Ilima; even when they were younger, the local girls loved Ilima more than him.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In their first appearance they each had three of their signature Pokemon, while in later appearances they only use one. Zipp's signature was also Yungoos instead of Garbador, with none of the former having yet reappeared.
* EvilVersusEvil: [=SM025=] has them competing with Team Rocket over a Z-Crystal, the Darkinium Z. Team Rocket comes out on top, since they actually beat the guardian and earned the crystal.
* {{Fangirl}}s: Tupp had three as a kid; but then Ilima came along and they became his fangirls instead, leading Tupp to develop a grudge against him.
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: When they encounter the Rocket trio again in [=SM115=], 90 episodes after their last meeting, the two groups only vaguely recognize each other, having forgotten their encounter in [=SM025=].
* GoldfishPoopGang: They show up every now and then just to cause trouble and get easily beaten. Even Team Rocket proves more competent than them.
* HarmlessVillain: It's very hard to take Team Skull seriously as a threat.
* {{Jerkass}}:
** They pick a fight with Kiawe so they can win his Charizard, and immediately try to cheat by using all their Pokémon against one of his.
** Lana recounts how she found several grunts tormenting a Popplio for no apparent reason, which she saved and would eventually own.
** They crash the open day at the school and use the Tauros to trash the place for no reason.
* TheLeader: Tupp acts as their leader. At least for small factions as they still serve under Guzma.
* MoralMyopia:
** They make a stink about Kiawe using a Z-Move while they vastly outnumbered him and Turtonator 9-1.
** They kick up a similar storm against Ilima when he uses Extreme Evoboost[[note]]which temporarily brings forth ''all'' of Eevee's evolutions[[/note]], complaining using the numbers game is ''their'' strategy.
* OhCrap: The same three grunts who got their Pokémon blasted by Kiawe's Z-Move have this reaction when they realize Ash is about do the same with his own Z-Move.
* PetTheDog: Similar to Team Rocket, they seem to genuinely care about their own Pokemon. When Zipp dithers over going to the Pokemon Center when his Garbodor becomes ill, Ash realizes his problem and pretty much forces his decision.
* PoisonousPerson: Tupp uses Salandit, Rapp uses Zubat, and Zipp uses Garbodor, all of which are Poison-type Pokemon.
* RecurringCharacter: A trio of Team Skull grunts, two of which use the designs from the games, and the third member being a fat brown-haired guy, appear as recurring antagonists for the kids.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Become Team Rocket's rivals for the Z-Crystals in one episode. Unlike previous more menacing villain teams who blatantly outmatch Team Rocket, Skull are equally if not more buffoonish, meaning HilarityEnsues.
* SoreLoser: After Kiawe beats them, they complain that Kiawe should have told them he could use a Z-Move.
* TerribleTrio: These three are the main recurring Team Skull grunts.
* ThemeNaming: The trio are named Tupp, Rapp, and Zipp, after food storage items. [[note]]Tupper, Wrap, and Zip in Japanese.[[/note]]
* UnknownRival: [[MellowFellow Ilima]] didn't even remember Tupp, and even affably apologises if he upset him. Tupp can't stand it.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Tupp used a be a fairly normal kid, but then the girls he was attracted to fell for Ilima instead.
* VillainEpisode: They shared one with Team Rocket, in which they competed to get their hands on the Darkinium-Z which was being guarded by Totem Raticate.
* VillainousValor: When they are confronted at the school by Ash and Kiawe despite having lost to them twice and being outnumbered by the other students, they refuse to back down even after acknowledging the odds are against them.
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[[folder:Plumeria (Plumeri)]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Saki Endo
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* CoolBigSis: The Team Skull grunts look up to her.
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[[folder:Guzma]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YasuyukiKase
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* AchillesHeel: Golisopod is able to block an Iron Tail, Thunderbolt, and Corkscrew Crash with its arms, due to its shell being as hard as diamond. However, a single Quick Attack to its soft underbelly is enough to trigger Emergency Exit.
* CurbStompBattle: Utterly destroys the Team Rocket-Trio in the span of a ''second''.
* DirtyCoward: He ran away from his Island Challenge in the past, which Kukui reminds him of when he decides to walk away from his battle with Ash.
* IMeantToDoThat: Once Golispod's Emergency Exit sets off, he tries handwaving it as Golispod [[NotWorthKilling lost interest]] in fighting a badly hurt and poisoned Pikachu.
* PunchAWall: In the aftermath of his intrusion and quick retreat from the Pokemon School, Kukui's words still infuriate him enough to punch the banner in his room, ''hard''.
* TacticalWithdrawal: His battle with Ash ends when Golisopod's Emergency Exit activates.
[[/folder]]

!!Others
[[folder:Viren (Bourgain)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bourgain.png]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi
->'''Voiced in English by:''' H.D. Quinn

The president of Rainbow Happy Resorts.
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%% * BareFistedMonk: [[=SM081=]] reveals he has a Pangoro.
* BaldOfEvil: He has much hair as he has goodness in him.
* BeardOfEvil: Wouldn't be complete as a bad guy without a beard.
%% * ButtMonkey: Gets reduced to this in [=SM085=].
* CoolCar: His personal transportation is a gold-painted car.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He is the president of Rainbow Happy Resorts, and he will resort to forgery, blackmailing, harassment, [[WouldHurtAChild hurting kids]], destruction of property, and cheating to get what he wants.
* DubNameChange: From Bourgain to Viren. His company's name gets shortened to Rainbow Happy Resorts.
* {{Expy}}: Of Guzma. Viren's eyes take a page out of Guzma, he is treated as a recurring villain, he will use dirty tactics to get what he wants, and of course, he is downright pathetic when brought down a notch.
* FatBastard: His unpleasantness is as great as his girth.
* {{Hypocrite}}: When Kiawe and Lana intervene in a match to free the Masked Royal's Incineroar from the Revengers' Pokémon, he gets mad at them for it, when he leads a group that's practically dedicated to using such methods to win.
* IconicItem: A folding paper fan that has the Z-Move symbol on it, he always has it in episodes that he appears in, and his gold statue even held one itself.
* ItsPersonal: By [=SM085=], he makes it clear that he hates Ash and his friends for interfering in his business, especially towards Ash. This is quite mutual on Kiawe's part, who will go into a blazing rage at the mere mention of Viren.
* {{Jerkass}}: Don't let the name of his company fool you; he's far from a pleasant person.
* LaughablyEvil: He's more vicious and underhanded than Team Rocket or Team Skull, not to mention more powerful a figure, making him more of real threat. However his plans still often backfire in a buffoonish sort of way due to his bluster.
* KarmaHoudini: Averted in [=SM070=], as he's arrested by Officer Jenny… only to return in [=SM081=].
* TheManBehindTheMan: He reveals that he's the boss behind the Revengers.
* RecurringCharacter: First appears in [=SM070=], trying to buy out Kiawe's family's farm, and again in [=SM081=], trying to buy out the Battle Royal Dome, as well as [=SM085=] where the construction of his new hotel is caught in the middle of Stakataka and the Ultra Guardians' tussle.
* ShockAndAwe: He has an Electivire.
* UncattyResemblance: He bears a strong resemblance to Electivire, and is named after the Pokemon as well.
** Additionally, he has black rings around his eyes similar to a panda, and he also has a Pangoro.
* TheUnfettered: In his debut episode, he showed that he was willing to resort to forgery, harassment, tresspassing, blackmailing, and hurting little kids to get what he wants. Also, he and the Revengers are all too happy to fight dirty in order to win… sounds like the Invincible Pokémon Brothers would fit in with this group.
* WouldHurtAChild: Ordered his Electivire to attack Mimo. Thankfully, Turtonator jumped in to protect her.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Pershie]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pershie.png]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/RisaShimizu
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/KateBristol

An Alolan Persian owned by a Madame that bullied Ash's Litten.
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* CastingAShadow: It's a Dark-type and knows the Dark-Type move, Night Slash.
* CatsAreMean: It bullied Ash's Torracat back when it was a Litten by stealing its food.
* DarkIsEvil: It's a Dark-type Pokémon, and a bully, no less.
* HumiliationConga: In [=SM007=], it is sent running away with its tail on fire, and in [=SM083=], Tsareena shaves off the fur on its back.
* RecurringCharacter: First appears in [=SM007=], bullying Ash's Litten, and again in [=SM083=], chasing after the shrunken Ash, Lillie, and Sophocles. It shows up yet again in [=SM099=] chasing down Lana's Popplio and Eevee.
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