Aether Foundation

The Aether Foundation is a group introduced in Generation VII that is dedicated to protecting Pokémon; it is presided over by Lusamine.

History
Some years before Sun and Moon, Gladion escaped with one of the three Type: Null.

Three Months prior to Sun and Moon, Lillie escaped with Cosmog. Cosmog was really important for the experiment that Lusamine was conducting, and when she noticed, she was angry.

The Aether Foundation is first encountered in Diglett's Tunnel. There they were calming down the Diglett and Dugtrio so trainers could pass. Before going to the Ruins of Life to fight Olivia, Faba and an employee ecountered two grunts from Team Skull. They make you fight them and Faba invites you to Aether Paradise after completing the Grand Trial.

At Aether Paradise, the player and Hau meet Wicke, who guides them. They go to the top floor and meet Lusamine. An Ultra Beast comes out of a wormhole soon after and the player battles it. Then, you and Hau go to Ula'ula Island.

The Aether Foundation is revealed to be evil when Gladion takes you there after Lillie had been taken by Plumeria to Aether Paradise. Lusamine was planning to use Cosmog to make an Ultra Wormhole to capture a Nihilego and to make Ultra Beasts appear in Alola. This plan works and leaves a mess for everyone because Ultra Beasts were everywhere. Lusamine is eventually stopped in Ultra Space and defeated. She is taken to Kanto to take all the poison out of her. This leaves Gladion as the new president.

It is revealed in the Post Game that the Aether Foundation had created Beast Balls to capture Ultra Beasts. (This is what Lusamine and Guzma used in Ultra Space!) They cannot be mass produced according to Wicke.

Experiments
There have been many experiments and many accomplishments for the Aether Foundation.
 * Three Type: Null was created as beast killers.
 * Beast Balls were created to capture Ultra Beasts.
 * Some Pokemon are protected from Team Skull.
 * Lusamine lets some Ultra Beasts into Alola.
 * An Ultra Wormhole is opened twice and someone enters it.
 * One by Professor Mohn and one by Lusamine.

Trivia

 * Wicke is the only member of the Aether Foundation who didn't oppose you; she helped you instead.