Alola

Alola アローラ
Official artwork of the Alola region for Sun and Moon
Region information
Professor	Professor Kukui
Number of Pokémon	303* 305*. Starter Pokémon: Rowlet Litten Popplio
Rivals	Hau Gladion
Crime organization	Team Skull
Anime saga	Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon - Ultra Adventures Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon - Ultra Legends
Maps
Map of the Alola region

“	The islands of Alola were given form when underground volcanoes erupted long, long ago. Pokémon came to live in Alola when they flew, swam or were carried on the wind to the isles.	”
–A book in Trainers' School on third floor

Alola is the region where Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon take place.

Among the starter Pokémon for beginners are Rowlet, the Grass-type Pokémon, Litten, the Fire-type Pokémon and Popplio, a Water-type Pokémon. In the anime, it's the residence of Lana, Mallow, Sophocles, Kiawe, Professor Kukui and Lillie.

Islands

Similar to the Hoenn region, the Alola region is made up islands and is completely unconnected to any mainland. The Alola region consists of 4 main islands and one artificial island. The names of the islands are:

• Melemele Island
• Akala Island
• Ula'ula Island
• Poni Island
• Aether Paradise (Team Rocket's Castle)

Island Challenge

Trial Captains

Name	Settlement	Type	Totem Pokémon	Z-Crystal
Ilima	Melemele Island	Normal	GumshoosSUS RaticateMUM	Normalium Z
Lana	Akala Island	Water	WishiwashiSM AraquanidUSUM	Waterium Z
Kiawe	Akala Island	Fire	SalazzleSM MarowakUSUM	Firium Z
Mallow	Akala Island	Grass	Lurantis	Grassium Z
Sophocles	Ula'ula Island	Electric	VikavoltSM TogedemaruUSUM	Electrium Z
Acerola	Ula'ula Island	Ghost	Mimikyu	Ghostium Z
Mina	Poni Island	Fairy	Ribombee	Fairium Z

Island Kahunas

Name	Settlement	Type	Signature Pokémon	Z-Crystal
Hala	Melemele Island	Fighting	Crabrawler	Fightinium Z
Olivia	Akala Island	Rock	Lycanroc	Rockium Z
Nanu	Ula'ula Island	Dark	Persian	Darkinium Z
Hapu	Poni Island	Ground	Mudsdale	Groundium Z

Pokémon League

Elite Four

Name	Type	Signature Pokémon
HalaSM/MolayneUSUM	Fighting/Steel	Crabominable (Hala) Dugtrio (Molayne)
Olivia	Rock	Lycanroc
Acerola	Ghost	Palossand
Kahili	Flying	Toucannon

Champion(s)

Games

Name	Type	Signature Pokémon
Elio	Mix	Decidueye / Incineroar / Primarina
Selene	Mix	Decidueye / Incineroar / Primarina

Trivia

An artwork of some Pokémon found in Alola.

• Alola is based on Hawaii. Its name comes from the Hawaiian greeting, "Aloha".
  • It is also worth noting that this is the first region with a palindromic name.
• Like Unova, Alola is based on an USA's state, due to Hawaii is located at Western USA.
• This is the first region to have Legendary Pokémon to have evolved forms.
• Similar to people in Hawaii, Alolan people use "Alola" as a word of greetings.
• Much like Johto region, this is the region not to introduce new Fossil Pokémon.
  • As Hawaii, which is where Alola is based on, is an island chain that emerged from the ocean only a few million years ago. Thus, Alola's not old enough to have dinosaur fossils.
• This is the first main series game region which does not have Gym Leaders.
  • Until the events of the game, there wasn't even an Elite Four or a Champion. However, thanks to the efforts of Professor Kukui, two Kahunas, one Trial Captain, and one past victor of the Isle Challenge become the Alola Elite Four, while the player character becomes the Champion.
  • Victory Road is also absent; instead, the player character travels up Mount Lanakila.
• In its anime adaption's episodes SM100 and SM101, an alternate dimension of Alola exists, and it is based on the game's Ultra Ruin, until Guzzlord's defeat.
• It is the first region in the main series games without a gym system.
  • Technically, there is one Gym in the region. The Kantonian Gym is located in Malie City on Ula'ula Island, although it is only present in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and is not an official Gym.
• The Alola Pokémon League is currently the only actual Pokémon League Ash ever actually won, besides the Orange League. However, the Alola League is the only Pokémon League that Ash won that is in the games as well as the anime.
• All of the Alolan islands are named after colors in Hawaiian. Melemele is yellow, Akala is pink, Ula'ula is red and Poni is purple.
  • This follows the pattern with Kanto cities, which, too, have the color motif.
  • Alola is so far the only Region not to have a Starter that's based on a Reptile.

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