History Characters / PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon

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Characters and their Pokémon that debuted during ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon''.

[[folder:The Toucannon Flock]]

[[folder:The Meltan Horde]]

[[folder:Team Skull In General]]

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[[folder:Bewear (Kiteruguma)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Creator/MikaKanai
-->'''Voiced in English by''': Creator/MicheleKnotz

A wild Bewear that has decided to adopt Team Rocket, whether they like it or not. She carries them off to her den and takes care of them, and will inevitably track them down to do so again if they decide to leave. They eventually give in and officially make Bewear's den their hideout, with hope that maybe they will be able to catch her eventually. [[spoiler:They ultimately failed, leaving the Pokémon they caught in Alola (Mimikyu and Mareanie) with her instead.]]

* {{Acrofatic}}: Bewear is just as big and bulky as the rest of her species, but when pursuing Team Rocket, she can pull off feats of agility that would be impressive for a Pokémon half her size.
* AndCallHimGeorge: She kidnaps Team Rocket and takes them to her home. She's very nurturing of Team Rocket, [[MyBelovedSmother if a bit insistent about it]]. Her smothering delayed Jessie getting the Luxury Ball back after catching Mimikyu with it, and may have prematurely ended their first Alola battle with Ash. The [=PokéDex=] entry for ''Pokémon Moon'' expressly says that Bewear are known for inadvertently killing their trainers, so they may be in more trouble than they realize.
* BadassAdorable: Don't let her cute, huggable appearance fool you. She will go into full MamaBear mode whenever The Trio, Wobbuffet, and her cub are threatened. Matori learned the hard way.
* BearHug:
** Gives a crushing one to Jessie when she gives her some Malasada donuts in [=SM014=].
** It's first reaction to seeing Team Rocket again in ''Journeys'' is to give them the whole group a crushing glomp in excitement.
* BearsAreBadNews: Certainly acts that way on occasion, though her actual demeanor is more MamaBear than anything.
* BearyFriendly: She's genuinely friendly towards Team Rocket. Maybe a bit too much so.
* BerserkButton: Bewear routinely protects Team Rocket from the twerps but, seemingly knowing who's antagonising who in that case, rarely hassles the twerps besides cutting off their fight. When Pheromosa smacks around Team Rocket unprovoked however, Bewear makes very clear that she is ''pissed''.
* BewareTheNiceOnes:
** She usually neutralises Team Rocket indirectly, her harm to them being unintentional. When they attempt to interrupt the Tapus' ritual so they can capture Nebby however, Bewear is savvy enough to keep out of it, and intimidates and strangulates the trio until they agree to do the same.
** After finding out about the decoys used to distract her, Bewear catches up with Team Rocket in Ula Ula. [[OhCrap They can blatantly tell]] she is ''not'' happy about being tricked.
** As Pheromosa found out [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown the hard way]], while Bewear is usually the mediator between Team Rocket and the twerps, she does ''not'' take kindly to someone picking on Team Rocket unprovoked.
* BigDamnHeroes: Reversed. Regularly and abruptly appears to save the villainous Team Rocket from beatings by the twerps. Played straight in [=SM114=], neither Ash and his friends nor Team Rocket stand any chance against and Pheromosa, and they are only able to recover the stolen Z-Crystals and capture Pheromosa due to Bewear's intervention.
* CurbStompBattle: On the giving end to Pheromosa in [=SM114=].
* {{Determinator}}: Her desire to bring them back is so strong that she is capable of '''[[WalkOnWater RUNNING ACROSS THE OCEAN]]''' to find and catch them.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:When a Pheromosa breaks Meowth's heart, Bewear flies into a berserk rage and ''knocks it out cold'']].
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: As her species is infamous for, Bewear loves to give hugs but can't control [[BearHug the potentially deadly force she puts into them]]. This has put the trio through a lot of pain many times.
* TheDreaded: Following from her Pokédex entry, Bewear is a feared Pokémon without even trying to be. Naturally this offers the trio some protection for a change as no one, not even the twerps, want to intervene when she steps in to help them. Even a ''Totem Pokemon'' won't mess with her.
* EnigmaticMinion: While she houses and cares for the Team Rocket trio, she doesn't take orders from them, and has frequently interrupted their spars with the twerps when either side has had the advantage (or sometimes even when Team Rocket weren't doing anything villainous at all). Her motivations and interests are not looked into at all since she seldom says anything for Meowth to translate or even emotes through facial expressions.
%%* ExitPursuedByABear: Part of what Bewear does.
* GenderReveal: Revealed to be female in [=SM096=] when her Stufful cub calls her Mama.
* GullibleLemmings: The only times so far Team Rocket have managed to get their way around Bewear was by leaving a mechanical dupes to distract her. When they head to Ula Ula they leave robot duplicates of themselves in the lair with a looping recording of them talking. Repeated when they use an Oranguru robot to distract her and Stufful while they take part in the league. In both cases she only sees through the charade when the decoys start malfunctioning.
* ImTakingHerHomeWithMe: Bewear's fondness for humans (and thus Team Rocket) results in several episodes ending with her carrying Jessie, James, and their Pokémon back to her cave.
* TheKindnapper: Keeps Team Rocket dormant in her cave against their will, but never uses violent tactics, and offers them food and comfort. Shortly in, the trio decide to roll with this and convert Bewear's cave into their secret lair, something she seems to have no qualms with.
* KnowWhenToFoldThem: Butts in when things get too tough for Team Rocket, and carries them away. Beats blasting off. This only lasts for the Alola saga, though.
** She got locked in a clash with Buzzwole in [=SM061=]. But when Team Rocket happens upon them, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere She breaks off, grabs them, and hightails it]]. It was likely to protect ''them'': if ''she'' was stalemated with Buzzwole, Jessie and James probably didn't stand a chance.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LagwAh-iWVw Has one]] that plays whenever she shows up to drag Team Rocket away in the original Japanese edit.
* LightningBruiser: If the various stunts she pulls off to evacuate her charges didn't clue you into this detail, then the fearsome display of her abilities in [=SM114=] certainly will; she {{No Sell}}s Pheromosa's attacks and downs it with only a handful of solid hits, delivered faster than her opponent could react. When she makes a beeline to chase down Pheromosa, she crosses from one side of the battlefield to the other in the blink of an eye. And she probably doesn't really need to chase after her opponent in a fight; durability aside, her reaction time is so formidable that when Pheromosa tries to run circles around her to confuse her, she just stays put and patiently waits for the Ultra Beast to come within striking distance, behind her at that, before lashing out with all her might.
* MamaBear: As literal as you can get. Protective of Team Rocket to a fault. It was eventually revealed this was due to her losing track of her Stufful cub, which was eventually found at Aether Paradise and reunited with her.
* MoralityPet: As often as she intervenes with their agenda, the Team Rocket trio do genuinely care about her and Stufful. They are even willing to risk their beloved occupations in Team Rocket to protect them from Matori.
* NoSell: It's reaction to a pokeball trying to catch her? ''Catch it and crush it to dust''.
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Bewear seems to like Team Rocket, though has no interest in their agenda, so doesn't seem to care if she is inadvertently foiling Jessie and James' plans when she reclaims them.
* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: Her fight against Guzzlord is the only time she gets decisively overpowered, and likely would have been pummelled to death if Team Rocket hadn't rescued her for once. It comes with a bit of WorfHadTheFlu however, since she only lost the upper hand when she stopped to attend to Stufful.
* OnlySaneMan: Bewear's intrusions could be seen as a moderating force for Team Rocket in Alola. This is particularly noted in [=SM052=], when she prevents Team Rocket from interfering with the Tapus and Nebby.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** After Meowth falls into a funk after helping Ash and Litten with Stoutland, [[spoiler:and more than likely being as aware as they are about Stoutland's imminent death]], Bewear sits down next to him and gives him a ''gentle'' hug to comfort him.
** When Team Rocket suicidally target the Tapus and Solgaleo, Bewear interrupts and, rather than dragging them home, ''very'' firmly keeps them at bay until the crisis with the Ultra Space wormhole is resolved.
** When Team Rocket happens upon her in conflict with Buzzwole, she disengages, grabs them, and runs off.
** Normally when coming to spirit Team Rocket away, Bewear is more than happy to simply grab them and leave without much of a fight; even against Buzzwole, with whom she did choose to exchange blows, she chose to leave the instant Team Rocket showed up, prioritizing their safety first and foremost. But upon seeing Meowth in tears in [=SM114=], Bewear takes the time to deliver a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to the offending Pheromosa before retrieving Team Rocket and returning home, marking the very first time she chooses to go on the offensive over simply retreating. Lampshaded by Team Rocket, who look ''terrified'' when an aura flares around her and she screams with rage. Even '''[[HorrifyingTheHorror Mimikyu]]''' looked freaked out.
** Her fight against Guzzlord is one of the few times Bewear demonstrates an assortment of visible facial emotions, first a determined grimace when fighting the Ultra Beasts, a pained look when overpowered and beaten down, and finally a touched joyous look when Team Rocket rescues her.
* PreMeeting: May or may not be the same Bewear that scared the living crap out of Ash in [=SM001=].
* PutOnABus: It's put in charge of taking care of Mimikyu and Mareanie when Team Rocket's called back to Kanto, giving them one last hug before chucking them in their balloon and sending it into the sky, having them blast off again, complete with Team Rocket's infamous ATwinkleInTheSky RunningGag. It makes a couple of return cameos in ''Journeys'' when the cast travel to Alola.
* RunningGag: Replaces Team Rocket's infamous ATwinkleInTheSky with bringing them back to her den when the going starts to get tough. Even when they do manage their former bit, Bewear is waiting to catch them on the other end. This only lasts for the Alola saga, though.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Played for laughs. It doesn't matter where Team Rocket goes or how improbable it may be that Bewear could find them, but ''she will''. She is even capable of tracking them all the way to Kanto Region.
* SpannerInTheWorks: When not saving them from a beating, she interrupts Team Rocket's plans whenever they are actually on the verge of defeating the twerps.
* StockAnimalDiet: Is fond of Combee honey, though she also eats fruit.
* SwappedRoles: During the Guzzlord invasion, Bewear fights and is ultimately overpowered by one of them. [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Having none of this]], Team Rocket use their mech to stop Guzzlord and carry away Bewear for once.
* ATasteOfDefeat: Only a very small number of circumstances have hindered Bewear from hauling back Team Rocket:
** Thus far, being put to sleep by Jigglypuff's Sing attack is the only shown proof that ''anything'' can stop this Pokémon.
** When she interrupts Pikachu and Mimikyu's battle in Ula Ula, Mimikyu, still incensed, [[StaringDownCthulhu glares her down]]. Bewear ''actually relents'' and sits until the battle is over.
** While it puts up a good fight against one of the rampaging Guzzlord in [=SM140=], it is ultimately overpowered when trying to protect Stufful, and takes a nasty pummelling. Team Rocket block the finishing blow however and use their mech to jet Bewear and Stufful back home for once.
* ATruceWhileWeGawk: No matter how viciously they were at each other's throats before, everyone from both the twerps and Team Rocket's side will cease fighting in dumbfoundment whenever Bewear interrupts to take back the trio (often in an increasingly bizarre fashion).
* ATwinkleInTheSky: Bewear is not above this trope.
** In [=SM027=], she catapults from some trees to catch Team Rocket and blast off with them.
** In the cold open of [=SM033=], Jessie hooks her while fishing, and she swims across Brooklet Hill with them so fast that she blasts off.
** In [=SM042=], she builds a makeshift rocket from the parts of their wrecked mecha ''du jour'', and ''literally'' blasts off.
* TheUnfought: The closest she has ever come to battling is against the Ultra Beast Buzzwole in [=SM061=], and she breaks off the fight as soon as Team Rocket shows up to get them away from Buzzwole. She finally averts this in [=SM114=], where she near effortlessly knocks out Pheromosa.
* VocalDissonance: In the games, her cry is a deep grunt. In the anime, she makes a high-pitched and rather disconcerting scream.
* WalkOnWater: She can run across the ocean to catch Team Rocket. Rotom even takes note of her as bizarre.
** She does it again, this time with Stufful riding on her head, in the EndOfEpisodeSilliness of [=SM139=], undoubtedly to join the battle against Guzzlord.
* WhenSheSmiles: Her expression is usually comically blank. She makes a joyous look when Team Rocket blast off with her in [=SM140=] though.
* WildCard: She neither serves Team Rocket's schemes nor directly helps the twerps. As such she can benefit or hinder either side, either by stopping Team Rocket when they risk succeeding in a crime, or evacuating them when the twerps risk inflicting some post-victory DisproportionateRetribution.

[[folder:Stufful (Nuikoguma)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Nicole Fujita
-->'''Voiced in English by''': Creator/MicheleKnotz

The baby cub of Bewear. Having been lost by Bewear before the series started, Stufful would later be revealed to have been cared for by the Aether Foundation.

* CousinOliver: Though its presence is shrewdly alluded to, Stufful doesn't appear until the final year of the ''Sun and Moon'' series, playing the role of Bewear's child and another MoralityPet for Team Rocket.
* DamselInDistress: In one episode, after failing to persue Bewear, Matori decides to make do with Stufful, who can evolve into a Bewear instead. Team Rocket shrewdly perform a SatchelSwitcheroo to rescue it.
* {{Keet}}: Often depicted as loudly playful and enjoying Bewear's usual bizarre antics.
* IncomingHam: A case an individual rather than a quote representing the trope. Bewear's entrance is always foreshadowed by Stufful appearing just beforehand.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: An adorable bear mon cub.

[[folder:The Toucannon Flock]]
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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. Even after being caught by Ash, Rowlet still visits his family from time to time.

* BigBrotherInstinct: The Trumbeak takes on the big-brother role of the flock. Occasionally, Trumbeak will be seen looking after Rowlet as an older sibling would.
* DemonHead: In its debut episode, Trumbeak does this while yelling at Rowlet for falling asleep during a scolding (earlier that day, Rowlet had been sent out to find fruit and instead brought back a berry-shaped wind chime).
* HappilyAdopted: Regardless of how Rowlet's egg ended up in the Pikipek nest, his foster parents and siblings love him very much.
* InterspeciesAdoption: Toucannon took in Rowlet to be part of its Pikipek family.
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Toucannon and Trumbeak appear to be the parents of dozens of Pikipek.
* MentorArchetype: During one of Rowlet's visits back to his family, Toucannon and Trumbeak teach it how to use Seed Bomb. After coming to Manalo Stadium upon Rowlet's request, they also teach it Feather Dance.
* 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.
* RiddleForTheAges: How did Rowlet's egg end up in a nest of Pikipek?
* SiblingTeam: Rowlet is shown to get along with Trumbeak and the Pikipek siblings.

[[folder:Pershie]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/RisaShimizu
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/KateBristol

An Alolan Persian owned by a Madame that bullied Ash's Litten.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: It acts like a good pet around its owner.
* 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.
* KickTheDog: It stole the sandwich Litten stole from Ash, and when Litten tries to attack it with its fire power the Persian threw the sandwich at it. It tries to zap at Ash and Pikachu when they try to stop it from harming Litten, and gets more aggressive on its attack when Ash has Pikachu fight it.
* 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.

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

An old Pokémon prowling Hau'oli City who looked after the orphaned Litten that was eventually caught by Ash. Stoutland is a vagrant and outcast with no trainer or permanent home.

* AmbiguousSituation: The circumstances behind this one raises a few questions: is it an abandoned Pokémon, a runaway, or did Stoutland outlive its owners?
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: It returns in [=SM108=], albeit as a spirit, having a brief reunion with Torracat and teaching it Fire Blast.]]
* 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=]?]]
* GhostlyAnimals: [[spoiler: It shows up as a spirit in [=SM108=]]].
* 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.]]
* 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. Though ultimately [=SM108=] throws all ambiguity out of the window when he shows up as a spirit to Torracat.]]
* 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.]]
* SpiritAdvisor: [[spoiler: It returns as a ghost in [=SM108=] to tutor Torracat one final move, Fire Blast.]]
* TwinkleInTheEye: Whenever Stoutland meets someone, it introduces itself with this.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's near impossible not to mention that [[spoiler:he dies.]]

[[folder:Oranguru (Yareyuutan)]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/UnshoIshizuka ([=SM039=] to [=SM087=])
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Scottie Ray

A lone Pokémon living in the forests of Melemele Island. Highly intelligent and acts as the owner of a juice bar in the wilds.

* TheBartender: Finds or lets troubled people and Pokémon come to it and listens to their woes while serving them berry juice.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Partial subversion. While as a wild Pokémon we know his name is "Oranguru" as much as any other member of his species, customers to his bar tend to call him "Master" in the original Japanese.
* IntellectualAnimal: Oranguru are just as smart as humans, often even smarter. He's one of the only Pokémon we see not prone to acting in a childish/animalistic way.
* OldMaster: To Mallow's father Abe, of all people. Oranguru taught him how to make delicious berry juice for his cafe. In exchange, Abe helped him build a bar in the middle of the jungle.
* VerbalTic/Catchphrase: In Japanese. Like most Pokémon, he says parts of his name over and over. But unlike most Pokémon, his verbal tic actually means something; "yare yare" is a Japanese expression of exasperation (most famous as the catchphrase of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Jotaro Kujo]]), and makes him come off as very tired/sympathetic as he deals with other peoples' problems.

[[folder:Naganadel (Agoyon)]]
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/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.

* 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:Necrozma]]
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A mysterious Pokémon that was stealing Alola's Ultra Aura.

* 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]]
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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, and some become helpers to the Ultra Guardians after being tamed by Lusamine's Clefable.
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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.
* EnergyWeapon: Their primary means of combat is to spam Flash Cannon at everything.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Every time they show up again, they've multiplied. Those that play ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' know that you need to catch a LOT of Meltan to evolve it.
* FusionDance: The day before Ash's battle with Gladion, they arrive to merge with Ash's Meltan to evolve into Melmetal.
* 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 until merging with Ash's Meltan to evolve.
[[/folder]]

!Guardian Deities
* AdaptationalHeroism: They retain some of their JerkassGod tendencies, but are otherwise much more benevolent and helpful than their game counterparts.
* PhysicalGod: The four Guardian Deities are frequently shown to be among the strongest Pokémon in Alola, and each possess considerable paranormal abilities.

[[folder:Tapu Koko (Kapu-Kokeko)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/RikakoAikawa
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/EricaSchroeder

Tapu Koko is the Guardian Deity Pokémon of Melemele Island. It gifted Ash with a Z-Ring and the Electrium Z-Crystal.
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* CatSmile: As with her games design. The anime plays it up further for a few mischievous moments, however.

!Villains

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]].

* Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonMainCast

!Alola Kahunas

!Team Skull
[[folder:In General]]

%% Please don't remove any spoiler tags for new characters until it has aired in the United States.

%% All examples must explain the trope and how it applies in its context. All examples lacking the proper context have been commented out.

[[index]]
* Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonAshsPokemon
* Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonCast
** [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesLillie Lillie]]
* Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonKahunasAndGuardianDeities
* Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonAetherFoundation
* Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonVillains
[[/index]]

'''Beware of some unmarked spoilers.'''

* Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimePokemon
* Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeCast
* Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeKahunasAndGuardianDeities
* Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeAetherFoundation
* Characters/PokemonSunAndMoonAnimeVillains

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