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 is 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 four 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 |
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File:Ilima SunMoon.png Ilima |
Melemele Island | Normal | GumshoosTemplate:SMTemplate:USUM RaticateTemplate:SMTemplate:USUM |
Normalium Z |
File:Lana Image.png Lana |
Akala Island | Water | WishiwashiTemplate:SM AraquanidTemplate:USUM |
Waterium Z |
File:Kiawe SunMoon.png Kiawe |
Akala Island | Fire | SalazzleTemplate:SM MarowakTemplate:USUM |
Firium Z |
File:MallowART.png Mallow |
Akala Island | Grass | Lurantis |
Grassium Z |
File:SophoclesART.png Sophocles |
Ula'ula Island | Electric | VikavoltTemplate:SM TogedemaruTemplate:USUM |
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 |
File:Olivia Sunmoon.png Olivia |
Akala Island | Rock | Lycanroc |
Rockium Z |
File:Nanu Sun and Moon artwork.png Nanu |
Ula'ula Island | Dark | Persian |
Darkinium Z |
Hapu |
Poni Island | Ground | Mudsdale |
Groundium Z |
Pokémon League
Elite Four
Name | Type | Signature Pokémon |
---|---|---|
HalaTemplate:SM/MolayneTemplate:USUM |
Fighting/Steel | Crabominable (Hala) Dugtrio (Molayne) |
File:Olivia Sunmoon.png Olivia |
Rock | Lycanroc |
Acerola |
Ghost | Palossand |
File:Sun Moon Kahlil.png Kahili |
Toucannon |
Champion(s)
Games
Name | Type | Signature Pokémon |
---|---|---|
File:SM-Elio.png Elio |
Mix | Decidueye / Incineroar / Primarina |
File:SM-Selene.png Selene |
Mix | Decidueye / Incineroar / Primarina |
Anime
Name | Type | Signature Pokémon |
---|---|---|
File:Ash SM.png Ash Ketchum |
Mix | Pikachu |
Trivia
- 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.
- 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 game in the main series without the 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.
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