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In ''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Pokémon Sun and Moon]]'', in order to advance through each island of Alola, a Trainer must face a non-battling challenge by a number of Trial Captains. Completing each Trial and fighting a powerful Totem Pokémon later allows the Trainer to battle the Kahuna, the leader of each island as well as its strongest Trainer.
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!Trial Captains
The supervisors of Alola's seven trials (eight trials in ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon''). They guide trial-goers on how to do their trials. Each captain did their own island challenge several years ago.

[[folder: As a group]]
* BonusBoss: In S/M, the Captains themselves are optional fights, usually after beating the Grand Trial of whichever Kahuna they're under. The exceptions are Ilima, who battles you before his trial to see if you're ready, and [[spoiler:Acerola, who becomes a member of the Elite Four]] and thus is a mandatory story fight. Additionally, you can only challenge Kiawe in ''Sun'' while you can only challenge Mallow in ''Moon''. [[spoiler:Sophocles is one of the challengers for the Champion battle]]. However, in ''Ultra S/M'', Mina's trial has you battle her, Ilima again, either Mallow (US) or Lana (UM), Kiawe and Hiker David, and either Sophocles (US) or Nanu (UM) before you can face the Totem Pokémon.
* BookEnds:
** The first trial challenge involves a simple objective; battle a number of Pokémon, then grab the Z-Crystal from a totem, which causes the Totem Pokémon to appear and challenge you with the trial cleared upon its defeat. [[spoiler:The final trial remixes this objective: you walk up to the totem holding the trial's Z-Crystal, entering mandatory fights against a number of Pokémon on the way, then fight the Totem Pokémon after taking the Z-Crystal to complete the trial.]] Mina actually implies that Ilima got the idea for his trial from the final trial.
** Played with in another way for ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon''. Mina's trial sends the player around Alola, collecting flower petals to represent each of the seven Trial Captains, and the player returns to the location of most of the previous trials, battling the Trial Captains along the way, similar to how Ilima battled them before the first trial.
* BootstrappedTheme: In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', the Trial Captains are the only trainers to use the original Alola Trainer theme from ''Sun and Moon'', turning it into this for them.
* ChromaticArrangement: For the first five, their specialty types match the (five including Pikachu and Eevee) starter types, Grass, Fire, Water, Electric, and Normal. As such their theme colors are green, red, blue, yellow, and violet. These colors also comprise one quarter of their medallions, except for Ilima whose medallion is colored white. Acerola and Mina naturally contrast this as they use Ghost and Fairy types, with their medallions colored purple and pink respectively.
* ColorCodedElements: Their designs prominently feature colors pertaining to their type specialty. Lana is [[MakingASplash blue]], Kiawe is [[PlayingWithFire red]], Mallow is [[GreenThumb green]], Sophocles is [[ShockAndAwe yellow]], and Acerola is [[SoulPower purple]]. [[NonElemental Ilima]]'s and [[TheFairFolk Mina]]'s designs feature pink and white.
* FloralThemeNaming: Their names in all languages reference flowering plants in some way.
* HeroismWontPayTheBills: It is heavily implied the Trial Captain title doesn't come with much pay, if any at all. Mallow and Lana spend time helping their family businesses and Kiawe [[spoiler:once worked at the Thrifty Megamart before he got fired, which he took very badly]].
* HiddenDepths: Once you beat a captain's trial, you'll be able to visit the houses of several of them and learn more about them. Many of the captains have jobs and family members that can be interacted with.
* KidHero: They're all aged between 12 to 19, (Mallow states that they must retire from their positions when they turn 20) are the equivalent of gym leaders in Alola and frequently help out around the island they live on, with ones like Ilima helping you out against Team Skull. [[spoiler:If anybody is worthy of this title the most, it's Acerola due to her being the youngest known Elite Four member in the series.]]
* KidWithTheLeash: It's their job to train their designated Totem Pokémon for trial goers, [[spoiler:and as shown by Totem Kommo-o they may go rogue if they don't have a Captain watching over them]].
* MythologyGag: The concept of giving non-battle challenges before being allowed to fight the island's strongest trainer is similar to the anime-exclusive Orange Crew on the Orange Islands.
* NiceGuy: All of them are friendly individuals.
* VagueAge: While all of them have to be somewhere in the range of 12 to 19, due to the requirements of being a Trial Captain, none of them have an ''exact'' age. With some of them, it's more obvious that they're kids (Acerola, Sophocles) but others, like Ilima, Kiawe and Mina are more confusing.
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[[folder:Ilima]]
!!Ilima (イリマ ''irima'')
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The first Trial Captain who specializes in Normal-types. His Trial Grounds are located in Verdant Cavern on Melemele Island, and the objective is simply to defeat various wild Pokémon and obtain the Z-Crystal waiting at the end. The trial's Totem Pokémon is Gumshoos in ''Sun'' and Alolan Raticate in ''Moon''.
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* TheAce: He's a Trial Captain, graduated top of his class at the Trainers' School, and his skill at Pokémon battling is quite renowned.
* BadassBookworm: He's a graduate of the local Trainers' School and a hero to their students. He's even carrying books in his official artwork and his bedroom contains several bookshelves.
* BigFancyHouse: His house in Hau'oli City, while not an extreme example, is certainly one of the bigger and more well-kept of any residence you see in the game. It has a pool and is taken care of by a few maids and helper Pokémon.
* {{Bishonen}}: He's quite the pretty boy. The Rotom Dex even lampshades it at one point, calling him a "dreamboat."
* BloodKnight: Surprisingly enough, one of the women working in his house mentions that, despite his affable personality, he becomes very competitive while battling. This is shown in-game, where his battle pose is him slightly crouching with his fists clenched forward.
* CasualDangerDialogue: Gives no attention the the Skull Grunts that are more or less threatening to mug him in the first game, which may remind veteran players of a similar incident with [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Rowan]].
* CatchPhrase: "Greetings! Captain Ilima here."
* ColorCodedElements: In addition to pink and white (which he shares with Mina), the brown and cream of his vest is a color scheme present in many of the series' Normal-types (eg. Zigzagoon).
* CrazyPrepared: When you fight him again after completing his trial, his Smeargle will know a move for ''each'' starter-type.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: His battling pose, where he is leaning forward in a crouched position, makes it appear that he has a problem with part of his digestive system.
* EarlyBirdCameo: His first mention was when a zoomed shot of his conversation text box revealed his name and occupation during a formal online video commercial. Prior to this, people had thought there were only four Trial Captains.
* {{Foil}}: To Mina, to an extent. They're the first and last Trial Captains encountered in the games, respectively, and they have very different personalities, with Ilima being very studious and focused and Mina being spacy to the extent of not having a trial prepared. Aesthetically, they both have white and pink color schemes as well as similar-sounding names in English. On a meta sense, his Smeargle suits Mina's profession.
* NoSell: When members of Team Skull attempt to accost Ilima in the first game, he completely ignores them and continues his conversation with the protagonist.
* NonElemental: Ilima specializes in Normal-type Pokémon.
* PoorPredictableRock: Averted with his Smeargle, which will always know a move that's super-effective against your starter.
* PrincelyYoungMan: Not only is he a popular and prolific student in the Trainers' School, his family is also rather well-off.
* SignatureMon: He uses a Smeargle to test you before his Trial. Afterwards, he shows his true signature Pokémon, a Gumshoos with a Normalium Z-Crystal in ''Sun'' and ''Moon'', or a Komala with a Normalium Z-Crystal in ''Ultra Sun'' and ''Ultra Moon''.
* SpiritedCompetitor: He loves to battle. Outside of battles, he's very well-mannered and proper. When he enters a battle, one can clearly see him in the background slightly crouched down with excited, shaking fists. Many comment how he's a different person when this happens.
* UselessUsefulSpell: Played with. During the first battle with Ilima in ''Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon'', his Smeargle has Technician, which powers up the normally weak Tackle and Leafage/Ember/Water Gun, as they are under 60 base power. It effectively becomes useless in rematches, as Smeargle gets moves that are over 60 base power (Extreme Speed, Energy Ball/Flamethrower/Surf, and Power Whip/Fire Blast/Hydro Pump), which Technician doesn't provide its benefits for.
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[[folder:Lana ''[-(Suiren)-]'']]
!!Lana / Suiren (スイレン ''suiren'')
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->Voiced by: Creator/AmandaLee ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Creator/KaoriNazuka ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] -JP),
The Trial Captain who uses Water-types. Her trial starts off with her asking the player to locate a strong Pokémon lurking in the waters of her Trial Grounds, which are located in Brooklet Hill on Akala Island. That Pokémon turns out to be the trial's Totem, a Wishiwashi in its School Forme (''Sun'' and ''Moon'') or an Araquanid (''Ultra Sun'' and ''Ultra Moon'').
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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Lana is a lot more straightforward with you in'' Ultra Sun'' and ''Ultra Moon'' than in the original ''Sun'' and ''Moon''. Almost all of her Trickster tendencies are removed from her trial, and she tells you outright what you have to do without any BlatantLies or misdirection. Despite this, she still gets one little giggle out of her Red Gyarados joke like in ''Sun'' and ''Moo''n, and also still uses her Z-move on the Sudowoodo as a gag just like in the originals. The real surprise in Lana's trial this time around is the fact it's derailed by a Totem Araquanid near the end, which scares away Lana's Wishiwashi and has to be fought. Also, her CovertPervert moment is no longer present.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: [[ElementalHairColors Blue hair]], [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience blue clothes]] (with a wave motif on her pants), [[ElementalEyeColors blue eyes]], carries a fishing rod. It's not possible to be more obvious that she's a water type trainer.
* BadassAdorable: She's a highly skilled trainer and fisher, on top of being cute as a button. In fact, the Battle Style you unlock by beating her is the "Girlish" style, reinforcing this fact.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Lana is by nature a laid-back, loving sister with a bit of a mischievous streak. However, she is not above solving a BrokenBridge with a Z-Move.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Zig-zagged. On one hand, she is a trickster who acts absent-minded but on the other hand used a Z-Move as a means to solve a mundane problem.
* CoolBigSis: According to her profile, Lana is dedicated to her family and is a reliable older sister who watches over her younger sisters.
* CovertPervert:
** She expresses disappointment that the Wishiwashi kicking up the water was not a young and handsome swimmer for her to [[RescueRomance rescue]] instead. [[spoiler:Lana knew full well they were just Wishiwashi since she was the one who set the whole thing up, but it's still a rather odd thing to say]]. Though considering she says she hoped it was a swimmer three times, and the male Swimmer in Gen VII is very attractive and hunky, well...
** This joke is removed from ''Ultra Sun'' and ''Ultra Moon'', and is a factor in her AdaptationPersonalityChange from a mischievous Trickster to a normal Trial Captain.
** Becomes a BrickJoke in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''. Lana's appearance in the Alola event has her tricking the player character into fishing up a trio of trainers, including Marlon who is indeed a young and handsome swimmer.
** Her proper debut has her wishing to meet "young strapping swimmers" at the current festival. Kiawe laughs at her for even thinking that, but it only makes her grunt in frustration.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Both Lana's eyes and hair are blue.
* TheDreaded: Due to the ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill incident below, the Sudowoodo blocking the route to Route 6 flee immediately upon seeing that you have a Waterium Z in your possession because of the sheer trauma Lana inflicted to them last time.
* ElementalHairColors: Straight and blue, with sidebangs that fan out like waves. She's a Water-type user.
* TheGadfly:
** [[spoiler:She more or less teases you the whole trial, suggests Kyogre was the cause of the rain, and gets one more chance to joke by claiming she caught a Red Gyarados once just to see how you would react.]] She also tricks you into starting her trial without preparing you first like the other trial captains, and reveals at the end that the whole thing was apparently a SecretTestOfCharacter (although more likely it was just to get a kick out of messing with you).
** Downplayed in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon''. [[spoiler:She tells you outright that you have to startle Wishiwashi into School Forme to awaken the Totem Pokémon... but then you fight Totem Araquanid, which (allegedly) surprises Lana as well. She keeps her Red Gyarados joke afterwards, though Kyogre isn't mentioned this time. DoubleSubverted later when later dialogue reveals that Lana ''did'' in fact train the Totem Araquanid herself, and claimed she didn't know about it apparently to mess with you.]]
** She's back to her old tricks during the Alola event in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''. [[spoiler: Her EX Trial seems simple enough: fish something up and defeat it in battle. However, the region the game takes place in has no wild Pokémon and the player instead ends up pulling in a trio of trainers: a male and female swimmer and gym leader Marlon. [[ExactWords She never said you'd be fishing for Pokémon, after all.]]]]
* MakingASplash: Lana specializes in Water-type Pokémon.
* MeaningfulName:
** Suiren means water lily.
** Lana is both Hawaiian for afloat and contains part of lilia-'''lana'''-i-ka-wai (Hawaiian for water lily).
* NoodleIncident: Once dealt with a Sudowoodo blockade in the past by CuttingTheKnot with a Water-type Z-Move.
* OffScreenTeleportation: Will be waiting for you at each step of her Trial, despite not being shown to move and the path being linear. Even Rotomdex comments on it.
* OneSteveLimit: Her "German" name is Tracy, which is spelled almost the same way as the anime's Tracey.
* OutOfFocus: In terms of battling, at least. Discounting Kiawe and Mallow's version-exclusive [[spoiler:Battle Tree]] fights, she and Ilima are the only captains who can't be fought in the postgame, and unlike Ilima, she doesn't get a mandatory story fight in addition to the [[BonusBoss optional one post-trial]]. The player can only fight her once. Fixed in ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', where she is a mandatory battle during Mina's trial in ''Ultra Moon'' and can be fought in the postgame in both ''Ultra'' versions.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: The concept art makes a note of it that she's far stronger than her small size suggests. There's a photo in her house that apparently shows her at a younger age, reeling in a ''Wailord.'' [[spoiler:Additionally, in the photos featured in the credits sequence of ''Sun'' and ''Moon'', she's shown fishing up a Wishiwashi in its School form, a Pokémon that collectively weighs 173 pounds.]]
* SchoolSwimsuit: She wears one under her clothes - you can see the blue material peeking out at her neckline and midriff. It's wholly justified as she spends a lot of time in the water as a fisherman's daughter, and is shown more clearly in the anime adaptation.
* SignatureHeadgear: Wears a headband that resembles part of a fishing net.
* SignatureMon: Her Araquanid, which she uses to fight you at her house after her Trial is complete.
* SkintoneSclerae: Like Cilan before her, Lana's sclerae match her skin.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly girl to Mallow's tomboy. Apart from her TrueBlueFemininity, her Z-Move dance is inspired by the hula, which looks rather graceful.
* TricksterMentor: With more emphasis on the "Trickster" than the "mentor", though as a trial captain she ''is'' trying to help teach you something. [[spoiler:No longer the case in ''Ultra Sun and Moon''.]]
* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: In previous games, all that was necessary to move a Sudowoodo out of the way was to pour water on it. Lana goes ahead and full-on '''''blasts them with a Water-type Z-Move''''' just because she can. It fits right in with her Trickster tendencies...
* TrueBlueFemininity: Has a prominent blue color scheme and beating her unlocks the Girlish battle style animation.
* YouthfulFreckles: The six dots below Lana's eyes are her freckles, as shown in her concept art. Their positioning makes them look like blush marks, which just adds to her youthful looks.
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[[folder:Kiawe ''[-(Kaki)-]'']]
!!Kiawe / Kaki (カキ ''kaki'')
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->Voiced by: Tomohiro Oomachi (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP)
The HotBlooded Fire-type Trial Captain. His trial is a bit different than the previous two, requiring the player to identify the differences between two dances, and the Trial's Totem Pokémon is Salazzle (in ''Sun and Moon'') / Alolan Marowak (in ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon''). His Trial Grounds are located at the peak of Wela Volcano Park on Akala Island.
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* BrokenAce: He's a Trial Captain and an accomplished fire dancer, but apparently suffers from loneliness and appears to struggle with holding down a job.
* TheComicallySerious: How he reacts to you during his trial can be summed up as this.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Kind of. He's the most dark-skinned of the trial captains, and his hair has red streaks in it.
* DanceBattler: He himself is a fire dancer, and his partner Marowak is known to incorporate fire dancing into its attacks.
* ElementalHairColors: His hair color and shape is reminiscent of a flame, appropriate considering he's a Fire-type trainer.
* FarmBoy: He lives in the Old West-inspired Paniola Town, and in concept art he's shown herding Tauros around Paniola Ranch.
* HiddenDepths:
** His father mentions that despite his outward appearance, Kiawe is actually very lonely and is quite grateful for the protagonist's friendship.
** An event exclusive to ''Sun'' reveals that he works part time at the Thrifty Megamart. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, he gets fired from his job right in front of you, after which he reveals that he's been trying to make money so that he can study dance abroad but things just haven't been going right for him.]]
* HotBlooded: Comes with the territory of being a Fire-type specialist, and he's also a very passionate dancer.
* MeaningfulName: Kiawe is a species of mesquite tree whose wood is a source of long-lasting firewood and charcoal, hence his use of Fire-type Pokémon.
* MrFanservice: He's always shirtless and has an athletic build. You even get to see him dancing during the epilogue and his ''Sun'' exclusive event.
* PerpetualFrowner: Though he's not really angry. He's just very HotBlooded.
* PlayingWithFire: Kiawe specializes in Fire-type Pokémon. [[spoiler:His Battle Tree team is more varied in type representation, however.]]
* SignatureMon: His Alolan Marowak, whom he studies dances with.
* StealthPun: Kiawe is a Fire-type Trainer. In the ''Sun'' and ''Ultra Sun'' versions, [[spoiler:you can see a cutscene where he loses his job at the Thrifty Megamart--i.e. he gets "fired".]]
* TheUnfought: In ''Moon'' version, where the player learns the Reverent battle style from Mallow.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Kiawe goes bare-chested and is slightly ripped. Justified during his trial, which takes place on an active volcano, but his design remains the same in other parts of Alola.
* WhenHeSmiles: Kiawe pretty much always has a scowl on his face, but when he does smile, it's ''adorable''.
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[[folder:Mallow ''[-(Mao)-]'']]
!!Mallow / Mao (マオ ''mao'')
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->Voiced by: Amber Connor ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Creator/SoraAmamiya ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP)
The Trial Captain specializing in Grass-types. Her trial starts off with her requesting the player to locate some ingredients and help cook a meal, and its Totem Pokémon is Lurantis. Her Trial Grounds are located in Lush Jungle on Akala Island.
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* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: The food she makes to attract Lurantis is so spicy that Lana and Kiawe are sent running.
* CoolBigSis: All of the other workers at her family's restaurant on Akala Island look up to her like a big sister. Most notably, she takes in a Team Skull Grunt [[spoiler:after the team collapses]], giving her a job at the restaurant and setting her on the road to becoming a chef. The grunt even refers to Mallow as "Sis".
* CordonBleughChef: Mallow's profile mentions she loves cooking, but sometimes likes to experiment and that her tastes can be considered unorthodox. During her trial, Lana and Kiawe are sent running by how spicy her food is and the smell ends up attracting her trial's Totem over to attack the player.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Both Mallow's eyes and hair are green.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The cooking segment of her trial is...suggestive, to say the least. Doesn't help that, for the entirety of it, the camera is closed in on her pelvis and doesn't actually ''show'' you what you're cooking. Only in ''Sun and Moon'', however. The cooking segment was removed to be just a cut-scene in the Ultra games.
* DragonTamer: In the Battle Tree she can use the Grass/Dragon Mega Sceptile.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She made appearances in a few story events in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' before she was added to the game as a playable character.
* ElementalHairColors: Long and green, with a [[FlowersOfNature flower]]. She's a Grass-type user.
* FarmGirl: While she doesn't live at Paniola Ranch like Kiawe, visiting the farm shows her volunteering there in her spare time.
* FetchQuest: Her trial consists of locating various ingredients scattered throughout Lush Jungle, each of which is guarded by a Pokémon. In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', you can avoid the fights should you pick the right items without directly confronting the Pokémon in a form of VideoGameCaringPotential.
* FlowersOfNature: It resembles one of Shaymin's Gracidea blossoms, adding to the UncattyResemblance.
* GirlishPigtails: Her hair is styled into two pigtails.
* GreenThumb: Mallow specializes in Grass-type Pokémon. [[spoiler:Her Battle Tree team is more varied in type representation, however, adding in Fire, Ghost, Flying, and Fairy-type Pokémon.]]
* HeroWorshipper: Towards Olivia, her island's Kahuna and thus direct superior. Mallow ''really'' wants to impress her with her cooking.
* HiddenDepths:
** She seems outgoing, but when you talk to the Skull Grunt working at her family's restaurant in the postgame, you are handed some presents that Mallow had wanted to give you in congratulations for becoming the champion, but was apparently too shy to do so herself.
** She happens to be a very adept businessgirl, as shown in ''Masters'''s Beachside Rivalry story event where she points out that even if Marney decides to help another eatery get its customers back, she won't be able to do so if she helps every other eatery and risk running out of business herself.
* MeaningfulName: Mallow (the namesake plant, not the young woman) comes from a family of plants that includes cotton.
* NiceGirl: Is nice enough to even get a former Skull Grunt a job at her family's restaurant in Konikoni City [[spoiler:following Team Skull's disbandment]], and tells them to ThinkNothingOfIt.
* OffscreenTeleportation: Not to the same degree as Lana, but she'll repeatedly appear out of nowhere every time you find an ingredient during her trial.
* ShesGotLegs: Her design puts quite a bit of focus on her long, shapely legs.
* SignatureMon: Her Steenee, which she uses to fight you after her Trial is complete. [[spoiler:During rematches at the Battle Tree, it's evolved into a Tsareena]].
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Definitely isn't asking you to gather ingredients as part of her Trial so she can practice her cooking skills for Olivia. [[BlatantLies Nope. Definitely not.]] [[spoiler:The fact that the smell of her meal summons the Totem Pokémon to battle you suggests that she might have at least partially been messing with the player, though.]]
* ThroughHerStomach: A platonic example; she really wants to impress her hero, Olivia, with her cooking. The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue shows that she succeeded.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Lana's girly girl. Apart from her looks and her spicy cooking, her Z-Move dance is inspired by cheerleading, which looks a quite bit more energetic than Lana's hula-inspired Z-Move dance.
* UncattyResemblance: Her GirlishPigtails and off-kilter bangs evoke the appearance of her Steenee. Her hair also resembles both formes of Shaymin, cementing her role as a Grass-type specialist.
* TheUnfought: In ''Sun'' version, where the player learns the Reverent battle style from Kiawe.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: She does, because ShesGotLegs.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sophocles ''[-(Mamane)-]'']]
!!Sophocles / Mamane (マーマネ ''maamane'')
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->Voiced by: Creator/JeannieTirado ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Michiyo Murase ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP)

The Trial Captain whose specialty is Electric-types. His Trial Grounds are located in Hokulani Observatory in Ula'Ula Island, and the trial's Totem Pokémon is Vikavolt. Since he only recently became a Trial Captain he's still relatively inexperienced, and ends up causing a blackout during the trial. He also runs the Festival Plaza.

In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', Sophocles' trial differs in that it no longer takes place in a darkened room of Hokulani Observatory and now involves a Charjabug puzzle, to power a Vikavolt-shaped machine to attract the Totem Pokémon, which is now a Togedemaru.
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* AffectionateNickname: "Soffy", by Molayne. Sophocles affectionately nicknames Molayne "Big Mo" in return.
* AmbiguousDisorder: He's very socially awkward to the point where he's much better around his cousin, Pokemon, or technology (which he's very invested in), gets nervous easily, and doesn't seem to emote much unless he's stressed.
* AmusingInjuries: During his trial, the player must identify several audio clips as passwords to several doors. Getting the answers wrong result in Sophocles getting [[HarmlessElectrocution electrocuted]], which is emphasized since the trial takes place in a BlackoutBasement, and Sophocles' body briefly ''lights up the place''.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:During the Team Rainbow Rocket invasion, he helps the player by booting all the RR grunts out of Festival Plaza while adopting the hacked theme colors he considers cool.]]
* BirdsOfAFeather:
** Surprisingly enough with Cyrus at least when he was a kid. They share similar hobbies such as playing with Rotom, tinkering with machines as well as suffer loneliness at one point.
** He later goes on to make good friends with Clemont. Unsurprisingly, as both of them share a whole lot in common.
* BlackBeadEyes: Unlike most characters, his eyes are black dots.
* BlackOutBasement: He ends up causing a blackout during his trial.
* BlushStickers: Has these as part of his design.
* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:He is one of the Title Defense challengers.]]
* CerebroElectro: Sophocles is an inventor who develops various gadgets, and an Electric-type specialist. Both versions of his Trial (the one in ''Sun and Moon'' and the one in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'') involve wrangling an Electric-type that is involved in his invention.
* ChekhovsGunman: As the host of Festival Plaza, you'll be meeting him long before the story proper, since the Plaza is available close to the beginning of the game, and Sophocles lives in Ula'ula, the ''third'' island.
* ChildProdigy: He's probably not that much older than the protagonists but happens to be a skilled inventor.
* ElementalHairColors: Short, rather spiky, and ginger, befitting an Electric-type user.
* FatAndSkinny: The shorter and fatter of the duo compared to Molayne.
* GadgeteerGenius: Sophocles' profile mentions that he's good with mechanics and has invented various machines.
* GeekPhysiques: Of the short and fat kind. His battle portrait in the title defense shows him with an exasperated and sweaty look, presumably from ascending Lanakila and the steps to the Champion platform.
* GoneHorriblyRight: In an attempt to speed up the trial, he tests out a new device to lure the Totem Vikavolt to where you are and the result ends up [[spoiler:knocking out most of the power in the building with the both of you trapped inside the room.]] Meanwhile, the device ended up working and attracted the Vikavolt like it was supposed to.
* HeKnowsAboutTimedHits: He's your tutorial guide for Festival Plaza, and appropriately teaches you about the Wi-Fi features.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Molayne, his cousin and best friend despite their relative ages (Sophocles is, at oldest, a teenager, while Molayne is probably in his twenties if not older).
* LegacyCharacter: He keeps the trend of introducing important characters associated with Electric-types in every generation, although he is sort of a Gym Leader.
* MeaningfulName:
** Named after ''Sophora chrysophylla'' (or mamane in Hawaiian), a species of flowering plants related to beans and peas.
** Greek philosopher Creator/{{Sophocles}} also wrote one version of the ''Theatre/{{Electra}}'' myth [[note]]The name comes from the Greek word for "amber", which is incidentally the root word of "electricity"[[/note]].
* MythologyGag: He wears a T-shirt depicting a UsefulNotes/GameBoy and a Link Cable, referencing how players interacted with each other in the earlier games, which fits into his theme as the head of the Festival Plaza, an area that allows players to interact with each other using more advanced technology.
* NervousWreck: He's easily stressed.
** Throughout his trial in the vanilla games, he tries his best to stay calm when the power goes out, but when one of his machines malfunctions in the ''Ultra'' games and his Togedemaru steps in to absorb the electricity, he promptly freaks out.
** Best exemplified at the beginning of the Rainbow Rocket invasion, when he barges into the player's house to alert them of the Festival Plaza takeover and he messes up an apology to the family Meowth.
--->"S-S-S-Sorrocles! I mean I'm sophorry! I mean I'm sorry! No, I mean I'm Sophocles! I'm a very sorry Sophocles!"
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: His character model looks extremely ''off'' in comparison to the rest thanks to his rounder physique and unibrow.
* NoSocialSkills: He's noticeably socially awkward upon meeting the protagonist for the first time. His character event in ''Masters'' has him asking the protagonist for help with his poor social skills... while standing metres away in a dark cave, which is the only way Sophocles feels comfortable enough to talk to them.
* PerpetualFrowner: Compared to the outwardly warmer Molayne, Sophocles always has a frown on his face.
* RecurringElement: The Trials are analogous to Gyms, and like Lt. Surge, Wattson, Volkner, and Clemont before him, he's a GadgeteerGenius Electric-type user.
* ShockAndAwe: Sophocles specializes in Electric-type Pokémon.
* ShorterMeansSmarter: Is one of the shortest captains and has made several inventions while having involvement with the Festival Plaza.
* SignatureMon: Alolan Golem is the last Pokémon on his roster during his battle with you at [[spoiler:the Pokémon League]], although all of his Pokémon are equally leveled. In various media, such as ''Sun and Moon''[='s=] credits and several trailers for ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', a Togedemaru can be seen with him, which is what he uses in ''Masters''.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: [[spoiler:As a challenger to your League Title Defense]], his only female Pokémon is Togedemaru.
* WhenHeSmiles: He's a PerpetualFrowner, but the instances where he ''does'' smile are quite cute.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Acerola]]
!!Acerola (アセロラ ''aserora'')
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-> Voiced by: Creator/ChristineMarieCabanos ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Creator/ShioriMikami ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP)
The Trial Captain specializing in Ghost-types. Her trial starts off with her requesting the player to take some photos of the Pokémons hiding in an abandoned supermarket, and its Totem Pokémon is Mimikyu. Her Trial Grounds are located in the Abandoned Thrifty Megamart in Ula'ula Island.
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* AdultFear: Team Skull attacks the place she essentially lives at twice while she is away [[spoiler:and both result in kidnappings.]]
* AmazonBrigade: With the exception of her [[NoBiologicalSex Dhelmise]], she uses an all-female team.
* BadassAdorable: Is a very competent battler and Trial Captain despite being young, [[spoiler:so much so that she's picked to become a member of Alola's Elite Four (and the youngest of any Elite Four member in the series) in Nanu's place when he refuses]].
* CassandraTruth: After her trial, Acerola tells the player that there is no back room (which was Totem Mimikyu's lair, so the player has reason to doubt this) in the Abandoned Megamart. Subsequent visits to the place reveals that Acerola is actually telling the truth.
* CatSmile: One of her most defining features. Surprisingly, it isn't the mischievous kind, despite what her type specialty is known for.
* CheerfulChild: She's an upbeat little girl prone to twirling, dancing, and jumping around.
* ChildProdigy: Being one of the youngest Trial Captains [[spoiler:and Elite Four members]] cements her status as a talented Pokémon Trainer while still not being much older than the player character.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Purple hair and purple eyes.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Uses Ghost-types but is not a bad person.
* ElementalHairColors: Or as elemental as the highly varied [[SoulPower Ghost-types]] can be, anyway. Her hair is puffy and purple, which fits with a common way the series depicts ghosts (think the Gastly or Drifloon lines).
* FriendToAllChildren: Is known to be taking care of children in her spare time and is adored by them.
* GenkiGirl: While she's capable of being serious, Acerola is still quite outgoing, and has some rather energetic animations, too.
* GetOut: Something during her trial in ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' causes her to start screaming this repeatedly, seemingly as a warning towards the player. [[spoiler:Turns out, it's an illusion possibly created by the Totem Pokémon, Mimikyu, as an intimidation tactic.]]
* GirlyRun: Very pronounced one at that.
* GirlySkirtTwirl: Does a lot of twirling.
* ImpoverishedPatrician: She says she has royal blood, but nowadays she's only a Trial Captain [[spoiler:and later a member of the Alolan Elite Four]].
* ImprobableAge: While all Trial Captains are teenagers, Acerola looks by far the youngest, and might even be younger than the protagonists who are eleven. [[spoiler:And then she gets promoted to a member of Alola's Elite Four, making her the youngest character in the series to bear that title]].
* ISeeDeadPeople: The art book reveals that Acerola, like fellow Ghost-type user Phoebe, is able to see and talk to ghosts.
* LittleMissBadass: She's probably younger than the main character, but she's a Trial Captain. She's so skilled a trainer that she was to be next in line for [[spoiler:a slot to be in the Elite Four]]; when her "Uncle" refused, she took the spot and definitely proves she's earned it.
* MeaningfulName: Her name derives from "Malpighia emarginata", which is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub. They're commonly known as barbados cherries or acerola.
* MissExposition: An indirect example. She offers the player character and Lillie help in finding the research material they were searching for in the library they are in.
* ModestRoyalty: Despite claiming to have royal blood, she's dressed in tattered rags and is a very kind person.
* MoralityPet: Implied to be this to Nanu.
* MyGreatestFailure: Doesn't take it well that [[spoiler:two separate kidnappings occur at the Aether House while she is absent]].
* NiceGirl: Almost skirting into TeamMom territory and is one of her defining traits. She immediately aids the player character and Lillie despite just meeting them and takes the latter out shopping to help her feel better. She also has taking care of the children at the Aether House as her hobby and even extends this to other characters.
* OlderThanTheyLook: She looks like a very young girl and is shorter than the player character, but she's at least 12.
* ParentalSubstitute: Is taking care of at least two children at the Aether House.
* PerkyGoth: She wears a dress made out black and blue rags haphazardly sewn together, but is a very cheerful and energetic girl.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Her design from the dress to her hair has this and she is a Trial Captain as well. [[spoiler:Then she becomes a member of the Elite Four and it shows she earned that title.]]
* RecurringElement: [[spoiler:She's part of a line of female Elite Four members specializing in the Ghost type introduced in odd-numbered generations, following Agatha, Phoebe, and Shauntal.]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She claims to have royal blood and is a Trial Captain [[spoiler:as well as an Elite Four member.]]
* SignatureHeadgear: Her trial captain medallion, believe it or not, in hair clip form.
* SignatureMon: Her Palossand is the Pokémon she chooses to give the Ghostium-Z [[spoiler:when you battle her as part of the Elite Four and in ''Masters'']].
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: She is often seen as a very cheerful little girl just like Hau. They both are seen together a lot during [[spoiler:the festival to inaugurate the player's ascension to the local Champion of the region]]. On separate occasions, they both mention having chicken skin.
* TokenMiniMoe: Is the sole kid member of [[spoiler:the Alolan Elite Four]].
* TookALevelInBadass: She eventually ends up as [[spoiler:one of the Elite Four.]]
* VisualPun: Claims to have royal blood and the mon associated with her is Palossand, a sand ''castle''.
* WiseBeyondHerYears: Despite being the youngest of the captains [[spoiler:and the Alolan Elite Four]], she has shown a great degree of wisdom and maturity, even as far as taking care of other children.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mina ''[-(Matsurika)-]'']]
!!Mina / Matsurika (マツリカ ''matsurika'')
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->Voiced by: Creator/CheramiLeigh ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN),{{Creator/Yukana}} ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP)

The Trial Captain specializing in Fairy-types. The art-loving Mina is the only Trial Captain on Poni Island and is located in Vast Poni Canyon. However, when you first meet her, she hasn't developed a trial yet.

In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', Mina has finally developed a trial, in which the player is required to engage in a BossRush with her and all of the previous Trial Captains, though they will need to travel around Alola in order to do so. Her trial grounds are located in her house at Seafolk Village, and her Totem Pokémon is a Ribombee.
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* BigEater: Mina tends to shovel as much food as she can into her mouth whenever she heads home before promptly leaving again right after, and is stated to be fond of spam musubi. She seems to be close with Mallow, whose family runs a restaurant, as she has one of her paintings hanging up in the foyer.
* BossRush: In Mina's trial, the player is tasked with finding all seven Trial Captains and fight most of them. [[spoiler:It only takes place following Necrozma's defeat at Megalo Tower. Every Captain or whoever you fight in their stead gives you a colored petal, and Mina will craft all seven into a rainbow flower that attracts her Totem to her house to fight you.]]
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Mina may look a little flaky and spacey, but she's actually a pretty competent trainer. [[spoiler:Her faux-trial takes place at the Poni Gauntlet, which has some of the strongest trainers in the region (outside of Title Defense matches) due to their high-leveled teams. When you first arrive in the area and talk to her, Mina says she already beat all of the trainers there before you came along. Her team, which you battle on two separate occasions, is also no cakewalk if you aren't prepared for them.]]
* TheCameo: [[spoiler:A younger version of Mina appears in ''Let's Go!'' as a one-off trainer who appears at the dock after the S.S. Anne departs from Vermilion City.]]
* ChekhovsGun: Well before the player encounters her in person, one of her paintings can be found in the Konikoni City restaurant. The player character's internal monologue mentions that the painting "sets your imagination on fire, but some people wouldn't understand it."
* ChekhovsGunman: During the cutscene before you're able to venture into Vast Poni Canyon (and before your trial battle with Hapu), triggered when you walk up to Hapu and Lillie, you can see a small figure standing on a bridge in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment. That person is most likely Mina, since no other trainers are stationed on top of the wooden bridges. You meet her towards the end of your trek in the canyon on what else? That same bridge.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Comes off as seemingly a little off as a result of her airy personality and partially closed eyes. Talking to her relatives in Seafolk Village reinforce this with one of them comparing her to a vagabond fae and noting her habit of stuffing her mouth with food and leaving off to somewhere with her art supplies without any warning.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Given she specializes in the Fairy Type, it's rather concerning that [[spoiler:she only uses Pokémon in the Kanto Dex when you challenge her in ''Let's Go!'', of which there are only six Fairy Types in the entire Pokédex (including Alolan Ninetales)]].
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: With Mina's spacy attitude, vacant stare, and abovementioned habit of suddenly stuffing her mouth with food before going on a painting spree, you're forgiven for wondering if she's stoned off her gourd. Possibly intentional, as her appearance and behavior seems to evoke the stereotypical hippie artist. The fact that she has a [[MushroomSamba Shiinotic]] on her team may also contribute to this viewpoint. To drive the point home, her voice in ''Masters'' is very much reminiscent of someone who's clearly high on something.
* TheFairFolk: Specializes in the Fairy-type. Her mannerisms and habits are rather odd as well, which leads to her parents jokingly comparing her to the fae.
* {{Foil}}:
** As a successor to the Poni island trial, she contrasts greatly with what's established about the previous trials; she's a newcomer succeeding the oldest trial tradition in the Alola region, a Fairy-type specialist to the Totem Pokémon Kommo-o, which as a Dragon/Fighting type has a quadruple weakness to Fairy-type, speaking of which are ''still running'' the trial without their trial captain while she has yet to devise a trial of her own.
** She can also be considered one to Ilima, as she's the final Trial Captain encountered in the game whereas he's the first one met. Their personalities are very different from one another, with Ilima being very bookish and prepared to take on any situation while Mina is so caught up in her art that she hasn't thought up any ideas for what her trial should be. Aesthetically, they both utilize white and pink color schemes and their English names are fairly similar sounding. On a meta level, two of her Pokémon, Wigglytuff and Granbull, used to be pure Normal types before Generation VI, giving her another point of contrast with Ilima. Much like Ilima needing to be fought prior to his trial in ''Sun and Moon'', Mina has the player fight her during her trial in ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon''.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: As part of her faux-trial in ''Sun and Moon'', Mina requests that the player battle all of the trainers around Poni Gauntlet and then battle her afterwards. In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', Mina has the player battle her as part of her trial. [[spoiler:Her musing about making a trial that involves picking flowers leads to the goal of her real trial being to fight all the Trial Captains and earn colored petals from them.]]
* GirlishPigtails: Her hair is tied up in loose-hanging pigtails [[spoiler:when you meet her in ''Let's Go!'']].
* GRatedStoner: Definitely fits the bill with her spacy attitude, messy appearance, large eating habit, and overall hippie artist motif, not to mention her having a Shiinotic on her team. Obviously, since this is a family-friendly franchise, no actual drug use is mentioned, but it's clear she was meant to evoke this archetype as a ParentalBonus. Creator/CheramiLeigh clearly gives her a stereotypical pothead voice in ''Masters'', further leading credence to the idea that this is all intentional.
* MeaningfulName: Mina comes from jasmine. Mina also means love in Greek. It may also come from Min or Meena, Irish Gaelic names meaning smooth, fine, small. Her fairy typing may come from the tea arrangement called jasmine fairy maidens.
* MundaneSolution: Mina's trial grounds in ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' aren't some special landmark or facility. Rather, her trial just takes place in the corner of her house filled with her art equipment - a place rather fitting for a disorganised and artistic vagabond teen who was indecisive about what her trial should be located and about in her debut games. Her trial is also not particularly complex either, just requiring you to trek around the islands to face the other Trial Captains once more.
* NaiveNewcomer: She's only a new captain and hasn't quite got the hang of making a trial just yet, at least in the original ''Sun and Moon''. In the ''Ultra'' games, she has a trial and Totem fight just like the others.
* PinkMeansFeminine: As a Fairy-type specialist and with ColourCodedForYourConvenience in play for every trial captain, Mina is associated with the color pink and has quite a lot of pink paint on her body and clothes.
* SignatureMon: Hers is Ribombee, serving as her strongest Mon on all of her teams, while you also have to fight Totem Ribombee as part of her trial. In ''Masters'', her ace is Granbull instead.
* StealthPun: Mina is spacey, disorganized, and more than a little out of it. She's ''away with the fairies''.
* TotallyRadical: Invoked on occasion, as she has a tendency to say phrases like "Get your Z on!". This is very likely done to contribute to her overall stoner vibe.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: According to the notes on her concept art, her favorite food is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_musubi Spam musubi]].
* UnkemptBeauty: She still manages to look cute even when her face, hair, and clothes are drenched in paint.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Could pass for someone in their 20s, but like the other Captains is likely in her late teens at most.
* ZeroEffortBoss: In the original ''Sun and Moon'', she doesn't actually have a trial and just gives you the Fairium Z after briefly musing about the canyon's scenery. She's still trying to come up with ideas, and eventually comes up with a pseudo trial at the Poni Gauntlet where you have to fight a bunch of trainers before fighting her, not unlike a typical Gym challenge in the rest of the series.
** Averted in the ''Ultra'' games, where she has a proper trial that tasks you to [[BossRush fight her and a few other Trial Captains]], acquiring flower petals from them, which forms a flower that summons Totem Ribombee.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vast Poni Canyon Trial]]
!!Vast Poni Canyon Trial
Although this trial doesn't have a captain, it's still fully functioning, and is filled with Dragon-type Pokémon. The Totem Pokémon is Kommo-o, with this trial known as the oldest of them all.

Despite the island challenge being stated to be comprised of seven trials and Mina having a proper trial this time around, the Totem Kommo-o, and its trial as well reappears in ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon''.
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* CallBack: Some characters have taken to compare Ilima's trial with that of the Vast Poni Canyon Trial.
* ExtraOreDinary: Not Totem Kommo-o itself, but it can summon the Steel-type Scizor to help it out against any Fairy-types you might be packing.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Or second last in the case of the ''Ultra'' games, but this Trial has no Captain or anyone to guide you whatsoever unlike the others.
[[/folder]]

!Kahunas
The leaders of the four islands of Alola, chosen by the Guardian Deity Pokémon of each island.

[[folder:As a group]]
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: According to Nanu, the position of Kahuna is more or less forced on you and cannot be rejected, given that it was a decision made by the Tapu.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: They're the leaders of their respective islands, and the most powerful Trainers.
* BadassPreacher: The Kahunas are all leaders of their respective islands and serve as significant challenges. Since Alola is based on Hawaii, they too are based on the Kahuna, ancient Hawaiian priests, many of whom held positions of political power. The connection to the gods that the Kahunas of old were thought to possess is reflected in the Alola Kahunas' connection to the deity Pokémon.
* BigEater: After beating them, the player character can be treated to a dinner at each island's local restaurant courtesy of the local Kahuna, who will express disbelief that the player character can't keep up with their eating habits.
* TheChosenOne: They are selected by their island's Tapu.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: They usually wear an article of clothing that matches their island's signature color. For Hala and Melemele it's yellow, Olivia and Akala it's pink, Nanu and Ula'ula it's red, and Hapu and Poni it's purple.
* EliteFour: They're the final tests of the four Grand Trials. Half of them later join the newly formed Elite Four.
* FloralThemeNaming: Their names in all languages reference flowering plants in some way.
* GenderEqualEnsemble: Two male Kahunas and two female Kahunas in all by the end. Technically averted for most of the game, as the previous Kahuna of Poni was male and had died prior to the start of the game, only to be formally replaced by his granddaughter shortly ''after'' you had arrived there.
* MeaningfulName: Kahuna could either mean a wise man or shaman in Hawaii or a person in charge in slang. The Kahunas effectively fulfill both meanings. This is only present in the localized versions of the games; the original Japanese and some other languages refer to them as "Island Kings/Queens".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hala]]
!!Hala (ハラ ''hara'')
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/halw.png]]
->Voiced by: Kane Jungbluth-Murry (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - EN), Creator/HochuOtsuka (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' - JP),
Hala isn't just Hau's grandfather and a Fighting-type specialist; he's also the Kahuna of Melemele, and one of the first Alolans the player meets after moving to the region. He's also the one who releases the starter Pokémon for the player and Hau to choose from.
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* AffectionateNickname: Hau calls him "Tutu".
* BareFistedMonk: Hala is a Fighting-type Kahuna.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: There's a reason why he's Melemele Island's Kahuna and its strongest trainer, and in addition to that he's said to be quite scary when he's angry. At a young age, [[ThePollyanna Hau]] encountered Hala when he was in a mood and his umbrage-ridden facial expressions frightened the poor kid into inconsolable tears.
* BigFun: Hala is rather portly and is very fun to be around. During the credits, there's a picture of him and Hau riding on Tauros. Hau is wearing proper safety gear, Hala is wearing his normal clothes ''and riding the Tauros like a surfboard.''
* BoisterousBruiser: He is as sanguine as his grandson and is always up for a battle.
* CriticalHitClass: His Mankey during his first Grand Trial is clearly designed for this. It will always use Focus Energy and try to follow up with Karate Chop.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Hala originally appeared in a screenshot with Professor Kukui, and was then shown giving advice to the player. That he holds the important position of Kahuna wasn't revealed until a later trailer.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Hala's always seen with his eyes closed.
* {{Foil}}: To Nanu, in a way. Hala is described as "looking like a Kahuna", he is known in his island and he embodies what means being a Kahuna, proudly helping his people even with the slightest problems. Nanu, on the other hand, never wanted to become a Kahuna, and his personality and actions don't seem to fit the job, preferring to be on his own and not liking intervening in his island's matters.
* MadeOfIron: In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' we are told of how he once directly fought his rival (a Bewear) for a week straight before the two decided to call it a draw. Given that Bewear are often noted to be able to easily break the bones of normal humans this trope must come into play.
* ManlyFacialHair: He's a strong patriarchal figure (Hau's beloved grandfather and the leader of Melemele Island) who specializes in Fighting-types. In keeping with this, he has a big grey moustache.
* TheMentor:
** He's Hau's grandfather and Melemele Island's Kahuna, meaning he's the island's [[OldMaster leader and one of its strongest fighters.]]
** Hala is the one who gives the Player Character and Hau their starter Pokémon, and is generally rather friendly. He calms down the Tauros that eventually ends up as the player's first riding Pokémon multiple times during their adventure through Melemele, encouraging the player to gently pet him to ease his nerves.
** He was also this to [[spoiler:Guzma at one point, and post-game, takes Guzma (as well as two Team Skull Grunts) under his wing again.]]
* NervesOfSteel: Not even an encounter with an Ultra Beast is enough to shake this man.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome:
** [[spoiler:When an Ultra Beast invades Melemele Island, Hala teams up with Tapu Koko to take it on.]] We see the start of battle, but not its end.
** He's an accomplished martial artist himself, especially in sumo, and in ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' we hear he can even fight powerful Pokémon like Bewear to a stalemate.
* TheOneGuy: The only male member of [[spoiler:the Alolan Elite Four]]. In ''Ultra Sun and Moon'', [[spoiler:Molayne replaces him as the One Guy]].
* {{Pun}}: He makes one using his name during [[spoiler:Title Defense rematches]]:
-->'''Hala''': Hala is here to make you holler!
* RankUp: He's chosen to be part of [[spoiler:the Elite Four]].
* ShapedLikeItself: Professor Kukui's description of him is he "looks like a Kahuna".
* SignatureMon: Crabrawler during your first Grand Trial. It evolves into Crabominable to fight you in [[spoiler:the Alolan Pokémon League]].
* StoutStrength: Hala can fight against a Bewear ''for a week'' despite his noticeable girth.
* SumoWrestling: He's said to practice "Alolan-stylized" sumo wrestling, and his clothing is befitting of the sport.
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[[folder:Olivia ''[-(Lychee)-]'']]
!!Olivia / Lychee (ライチ ''raichi'')
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->Voiced by: Julia [=McIlvaine=] ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Creator/HitomiNabatame ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP)

The Kahuna of Akala, the second island, and a Rock-type specialist.
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* TheAce: Her extraordinary skill let her become a Kahuna at a young age.
* AdaptationalModesty: She keeps her regular rather skimpy outfit in the anime, but always wears a jacket over it (even when swimming in the ocean). Oddly, said jacket doesn't really hide much of anything.
* BadassBack: Her battle intro sequence shows her with her back facing the camera, [[MaleGaze for good reason]].
* BareYourMidriff: Wears a high-cut tank top and low-cut shorts.
* BloodKnight: Judging by her pre-battle quotes, especially at [[spoiler:the Pokémon League]], she certainly seems to enjoy battling.
* BoobsAndButtPose: Her pre-battle pose combines this with a SexyWalk.
* ChristmasCake: Implied, since people wonder why she hasn't married yet, she owns Stufful plushies often bought by single women, and she painfully tugs on Mallow's hair in a concept sketch when she refers to Olivia as "ma'am" rather than "miss".
* DishingOutDirt: A Rock-type user.
* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: She wears quite a few accessories with magenta and cyan jewels on them and runs a shop that sells jewelry and various stones (including evolutionary stones and fossils), which also indicates that she's a Rock-type specialist.
* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: She owns a few Stufful at home, along with life-sized Stufful plushies that the player character notes are often bought by single women.
* HartmanHips: She's quite curvy, and her battle intro animation even has her do a SexyWalk to show off.
* ImprobableAge: Olivia is very young compared to most Alolan Kahunas, and she insists that she's just a normal girl.
* InformedAttribute: She herself and others remark on how "normal" she seems, but as one of the strongest trainers in the region and one of its most breathtaking/distinctive beauties, it's hard to see how that is the case.
* {{Irony}}: Rock-types are supposed to be strong in appearance, but she comments how funny it is that her figure or gender doesn't exude that.
* LetsGetDangerous: She's quite warm and personable with a friendly smile, but the moment she's about to battle, the DeathGlare she gives makes it clear she means business.
* MaamShock: Her concept art has her painfully pulling Mallow's hair when she refers to her as "ma'am" rather than "miss".
* MaleGaze: Her battle intro animation as the Kahuna has the camera pan up her body as she does a SexyWalk.
* MeaningfulName: From ''Alyxia oliviformis,'' a flowering plant native to Hawaii. It may also come from "olivine", a rock-forming mineral, fitting her type specialty[[note]]Similarly, Olivine City in Johto has a Steel-type specialist as its Gym Leader.[[/note]].
* MsFanservice: A curvy woman with attitude who wears skimpy clothing? The fans were all over her from the get-go.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: In ''Masters'', she dotes on her Lycanroc so much that he gets sick of listening to her. To make a point, she goes so far as to hug him while they sleep. The player then suggests that she has to give him some space as her doting leaves no time for him to do anything by himself.
* PinkMeansFeminine: She's associated with the color pink just like her home of Akala Island, and various shades of pink comprise most of her clothes and the crystals she wears.
* RankUp: She becomes part of [[spoiler:the Elite Four]] at the end of the game.
* RunningGag: More often than not, she usually slips in her unfortunate status as a ChristmasCake.
* ShipTease: Some of her lines with the player are quite teasing leading to a case of AmbiguouslyBi.
* SignatureMon: Her Lycanroc, which is in its Midnight Form no matter which version you play.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Implied. Many comment how surprising it is she hasn't settled down yet, her concept art mentions that she's a fan of romantic shoujo manga, she owns Stufful plushies that the player notes are popular among single women, and she often directly comments about how she's single. It gets more direct if one takes the option to have a meal with her at a restaurant, wherein she will tell the player character that she's decided it may be time to find someone she would want to cook for. If you fight her [[spoiler:as the last of the Elite Four]], she even comments that you must enjoy saving the most delicious bite of a meal for last.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: She does, which makes sense since she lives in the tropics.
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[[folder:Nanu ''[-(Kuchinashi)-]'']]
!!Nanu / Kuchinashi (クチナシ ''kuchinashi'')
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->Voiced by: Creator/SeanChiplock ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - EN), Creator/KenjiroTsuda ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP)

The Kahuna of Ula'ula, the third island, and a Dark-type specialist. He's also a police officer and Acerola's HonoraryUncle.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: A lot of his behavior and personality, especially his apathy towards everything, is consistent with depression, but it's left unclear if that's truly the case.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Wears mostly black and constantly has a gloomy indifferent expression. Not hard to guess he's a Dark-type trainer.
* BrilliantButLazy: He doesn't really care about Team Skull so long as most of them stay in Po Town, despite being strong enough to put them in their place. Additionally, he makes a comment that he only became a Kahuna because Tapu Bulu's selection cannot be turned down. [[spoiler:According to Acerola, she mentioned she was offered a slot to be Elite Four because Nanu didn't want to bother with the hassle]].
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Is both the police chief and Kahuna of Ula'Ula Island yet would prefer to slack off or do his own thing. [[spoiler:In the past he was even part of the International Police, as revealed during the postgame's Ultra Beast sidequest. You even have a rematch with him and his team is on par with the Elite Four's.]]
* CoolUncle: According to Acerola, though they aren't actually related.
* CrazyCatLady: GenderFlipped. Aside from half a dozen Alolan Meowth, he lives alone in the abandoned police station outside Po Town.
* DaChief: He's a police chief on Ula'ula Island.
* DarkIsNotEvil: A police officer who specializes in Dark-types. Just like his "niece", he's a good person even though he's less expressive about it.
* DeadpanSnarker: He doesn't mince his words, [[spoiler:especially when it comes to reminding Looker in regards to Fallers]].
* DecliningPromotion: Late in the game, he is offered the chance to [[spoiler:become a member of Alola's new Elite Four]], but refuses because he doesn't want to bother.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He is willing to let Team Skull run amok in Po Town but he draws a line in the sand [[spoiler:with using people such as children to lure in Ultra Beasts, especially when one of them is essentially friends with his "niece"]].
* ExhaustedEyeBags: Adding onto his aged appearance. Given he holds two jobs as Kahuna and Ula'Ula's police chief, it likely has caused him a good deal of stress.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Hala. Hala is described as "looking like a Kahuna", he is known in his island and he embodies what means being a Kahuna, proudly helping his people even with the slightest problems. Nanu, on the other hand, never wanted to become a Kahuna, and his personality and actions don't seem to fit the job, preferring to be on his own and not liking intervening in his island's matters. Even their type specialties contrast each other, with Hala focusing on the brute strength of Fighting types, while Nanu focuses on the trickery and deception of Dark types.
** To Hapu, to some degree. Both aren't terribly expressive and very down-to-earth in personality. However, whereas Nanu had the position of Kahuna more or less forced upon him, Hapu tried to become the next Kahuna after her grandfather's death and initially failed. She worked hard ever since then to try and become chosen.
* GrinOfAudacity: The only times he smiles are when he gives a toothy smirk at the player accepting and winning his challenges and when he privately does a Z-move pose at the player's champion celebration festival.
* HonoraryUncle: Acerola calls him "uncle", even though they aren't actually related. [[ShownTheirWork This is a nod to Hawai'an culture, and more or less means Acerola thinks of him as a paternal figure.]]
* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: Is only the Ula'ula Kahuna because he literally has no other choice.
* KindHeartedCatLover: Despite his gruff exterior, he's this. The police station he resides at has a horde of Alolan Meowth that he gives to local kids as Starters, and his strongest mon is an Alolan Persian (which only evolves from friendship/love), which is also the Pokémon he brings with him to ''Masters''.
* KnightInSourArmor: Is rather snarky and cynical in nature, but is a good person deep down. [[spoiler:During the Ultra Beasts sidequest post-game it's revealed he has a strong moral compass when he shows disapproval of using people to lure out the beasts, especially when those people are children or amnesiacs]].
* MeaningfulName: In all languages, his name references the gardenia. ''Kuchinashi'' is also a homophone for "something unspoken," indicative of his Dark-type specialty.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite coming off gloomy, he is surprisingly not immune to silly antics himself, [[spoiler:such as doing his Z-Move dance from the trees during the final celebration]]. In the ''Ultra'' versions he even goes as far as joining the others on stage, and [[spoiler:it is Mina who does her Z-Move dance in secret]].
* PerpetualFrowner: He doesn't emote much, making this his default facial expression.
* ProperlyParanoid: According to Acerola, he doesn't seek out the Aether Foundation for help in regards to dealing with Team Skull. [[spoiler:Given Skull is working with Aether, he was justified in being suspicious of them]].
* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. He doesn't seem to do much, and even lets Team Skull do whatever they want on Ula'Ula Island, who he's supposed to be the guardian of. He even lives close to their base of operations, and could arrest the group on a whim. However, [[spoiler:he lets Team Skull take over Po Town as a way of mitigating the damage they could do to the island, as they just get to stay there and make the town their own. Indeed, Acerola herself claims that Nanu lives near Po Town to ensure that Team Skull doesn't do anything too extreme]].
** During the Ultra Beast sidequest in the postgame of the original ''Sun and Moon'', [[spoiler:he even helps out a great deal in finding the Ultra Beasts and lures out Guzzlord in Anabel's place]].
* RankUp: Defied. He was offered a slot on [[spoiler:the Elite Four]] but didn't want it so Acerola took it instead.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Doesn't make any attempt at arresting Gladion despite likely knowing he works with Team Skull, even letting him go [[spoiler:to save his sister from Aether Foundation]].
* RedEyesTakeWarning: His eyes are red, he specializes in Dark-types, is the police chief ''and'' Kahuna of Ula'ula Island, and while he may be BrilliantButLazy, he's Kahuna for a reason.
* RedOniBlueOni: He's laid back and rather depressed Blue to Acerola's more energetic and cheerful Red.
* ResignedToTheCall: Once the Tapu of his island had made a decision to enroll him as the local Kahuna, he had no choice but to accept, as their choice cannot be overturned.
* RetiredBadass: The Ultra Beast postgame sidequest reveals he used to work for [[spoiler:the International Police]] prior to retiring and becoming a police captain.
* RiddleForTheAges: Just how he knows Acerola and became her HonoraryUncle is never explained in the games and likely never will be.
* SignatureMon: His is Alolan Persian.
* SilverFox: Despite being on in his years, he still has a pretty shapely figure with fine, gray hair to go with it.
* SmarterThanYouLook: He comes off as cynical, lazy, and a bit of a slob but Nanu is by no means dull-witted. [[spoiler:He was Anabel's superior in the past when he worked for the International Police and still has unknown connections to be in the loop in regards to the Ultra Beast plot. He was also one of the first characters outside of Lillie and Gladion to be suspicious of the Aether Foundation long before everyone else and turned out to be right]].
* TheStoic: Aside from the rare smile, Nanu isn't too expressive. He walks around with a noticeable slouch, his pre-battle animation involves him simply sitting down, and his animation for ordering a move is a simple motion of his head compared to the more lively pointing gesture seen from most other characters.
* TokenWhite: The only kahuna who doesn't appear to be of native Alolan descent (though given the franchise's love of {{Mukokuseki}}, he might be intended to be the Pokémon World's equivalent of Asian rather than Caucasian.)
* TrashOfTheTitans: His place of residence is quite a mess.
* WhenHeSmiles: Being a PerpetualFrowner, Nanu's signature lopsided grin is a rare sight, making it all the more heartwarming when it does make an appearance. Averted in ''Masters'', where he smiles just as often as he frowns.
* WillfullyWeak: When he battles the player[[note]]In ''Ultra Moon''[[/note]] or Hau[[note]]In ''Ultra Sun''[[/note]] in Acerola's stead during Mina's trial, he mentions that he is going to hold back so that he's battling at Acerola's level. Considering that Acerola is good enough to be an Elite Four member herself, this says something about Nanu's skill as a trainer.
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[[folder:Hapu]]
!!Hapu (ハプウ ''hapuu'')
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->Voiced by: Creator/AriOzawa ([[VideoGame/PokemonMasters Pokémon Masters]] - JP)

The Kahuna of Poni, the fourth island, and a Ground-type specialist.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: [[VagueAge Assuming she is a child in the first place]], the fact that she manages her family's farm as well as serves as Poni Island's kahuna makes her this.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Claims to have been distracted by Lillie's "loveliness", but her orientation otherwise goes unmentioned.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Hapu is actually not the Kahuna when she first meets the player character and Lillie. It's only later in the story that she is officially [[RankUp appointed]] the Kahuna of Poni, and you get to witness her coronation.
* BadassBystander: She is not in fact the kahuna for most of the story. Doesn't stop her from doing things like crushing Team Skull whenever she gets a chance or fighting off an Ultra Beast alongside the local deity.
* BigEater: If you go to the restaurant in Seafolk Village and buy the largest dish available, Hapu will enter and order the same. She easily finishes her meal and comments that the protagonist hasn't eaten a whole lot of their order, before admonishing them for wasting food.
* BigOlEyebrows: She's got some pretty thick eyebrows.
* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:She is one of the Title Defense challengers, which technically makes her the strongest Kahuna.]]
* BornInTheWrongCentury: Having grown up on the secluded, rural Poni Island, she's not very knowledgeable of contemporary customs. She also talks like someone much older, which she admits is due to spending so much time with her grandfather.
* ChekhovsGunman: You meet Hapu quite early in your trials before Hapu officially becomes a Kahuna.
* DaddysGirl: Or rather ''grand''daddy's girl, as she mentions that she was very close with her grandfather before he died.
* DishingOutDirt: Specializes in Ground types.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Hapu would've given you the Mudsdale ride earlier...if she hadn't supposedly gotten distracted by Lillie's "loveliness".
* DragonTamer: Uses the Ground/Dragon Flygon for her Grand Trial battle.
* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: In Pokémon Masters, she talks like this. Granted, she is a little girl...
* {{Foil}}:
** A mild one to Nanu. Both aren't terribly expressive and very down-to-earth in personality. However, whereas Nanu had the position of Kahuna more or less forced upon him, Hapu tried to become the next Kahuna after her grandfather's death and initially failed. She worked hard ever since then to try and become chosen.
** To Acerola. Both are highly talented girls with purple color schemes in positions higher than anyone their age should occupy (Acerola as a trial captain [[spoiler:and Elite Four member]] and Hapu as a kahuna), but while Acerola is cheerful, lively, and acts her age, Hapu is serious, formal, and acts like an older person.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Her partner Mudsdale is as big as any other member of his species at over eight feet or 2.5 meters tall, while she's likely under five feet tall.
* HugeRiderTinyMount: Inverted. She's a tiny little girl whose partner is Mudsdale, an ''eight-foot-tall'' horse.
* ImprobableAge: Olivia is at least in her twenties and is considered very young for a Kahuna. Hapu meanwhile looks about the same age as the protagonists, and happens to be even shorter.
* KidWithTheLeash: She's likely no older than the protagonist, but she was chosen by Tapu Fini to be Kahuna of Poni Island.
* KubrickStare: Her expression in her battle intro cutscene.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Upon arriving at Poni Island, she tells the player character and Lillie that she teamed up with Tapu Fini to fight against an invading Ultra Beast.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: She's even shorter than the protagonists, but a powerful Trainer.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Wears purple gloves and a purple riding hood, has purple eyes, and happens to be Kahuna of Poni Island. [[spoiler:She challenges you for the champion title instead of being an Elite Four member, implicitly making her more powerful than the other three kahunas.]]
* RankUp: She really wasn't the Kahuna of Poni Island when you meet her. Though you do get to see her being blessed by the local Tapu into becoming the next one. Fittingly enough, her late grandfather was the previous Kahuna.
* RapunzelHair: Zig-zagged. Her in-game sprite makes it seem like her pigtails reach around her thighs, but art of her depicts her hair stopping a little below the waist.
* SequenceBreaking: An InUniverse example. She's the only Kahuna who will challenge you ''before'' doing the respective island's trial first. Averted in ''Ultra Sun'' and ''Ultra Moon'' where she challenges you after Mina's trial.
* SignatureMon: Her Mudsdale, shown accompanying her in the overworld, and serves both as her main during her Grand Trial and during [[spoiler:your Pokémon League Title Defense]].
* SmugSmiler: Her main expression other than a serious look is a very satisfied looking smirk.
* TechnicolorEyes: The Kahuna of Poni Island, which is represented by purple, also happens to have purple eyes.
* TokenMiniMoe: Of the four Kahunas, being the youngest out of all of them.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: [[spoiler:As a challenger to your League Title Defense]], out of her five Pokémon, her Dugtrio and her Gastrodon are both female.
* VagueAge: Her age isn't specified beyond being young, though her height could mean she's even younger than the protagonists.
* WiseBeyondHerYears: Was made a Kahuna at a young age and acts older than her youthful appearance would indicate, which she credits due to hanging out with people like her grandfather.
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