Professor Kukui is the regional Pokémon professor of the Generation VII games, Sun and Moon and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, situated in the Alola region. He studies Pokémon moves, and is married to Professor Burnet.
Appearance
Professor Kukui is a young man with a muscular physique, who has dark eyes, black hair, a black man bun and a goatee. He wears a white hat with a rainbow decoration in the front. Professor Kukui also wears glasses with a teal frame, a white lab coat with rolled-up sleeves, gray baggy pants with a teal stripe and white drawstrings and some teal shoes with a white outline. Professor Kukui has a silver ring on his ring finger.
As Masked Royal, Professor Kukui wears a wrestling outfit: black wrestling tights with a white trim which has three Poké Ball designs on each sides and white knee-high wrestling boots. He also wears a brown elbowband on his right elbow and two matching black wristbands with a white trim on his wrists. To complete the outfit, he wears a red flame designed wrestling mask with green and light blue coloring with blue designs at the back of his mask. Later, he wears a Z-Ring on his left arm.
Personality
Most of the time, Kukui is a helpful and friendly person. He likes to call the player character as "cousin". He often helps them throughout their adventure; however, he seems to be silly or out of his mind sometimes, such as when he takes attacks from a Rockruff in the beginning of the game.
He has a "secret" identity where he is known as the "Masked Royal," a pro wrestler. However, when confronted, he always tries to deny it.
Etymology
The last name Kukui could possibly originate from the "kukui" nut tree, the national tree of Hawaii.
Biography
Games
Sun and Moon
Before coming to Alola, Kukui had a journey through Kanto, where he fought against the Gym Leaders. It is revealed that Elio/Selene's mother used to watch Kukui's battles. Though it was a hard challenge, Kukui managed to participate in the Pokémon League and went all the way up to face "the dragon user in the cape". This made him motivated enough to construct Alola's Pokémon League and invite strong Trainers to form the Elite Four. He was also appointed to be a Trial Captain, but he refused to become one. Guzma suggests he is a failure and a misfit just like him.
Once the Pokémon League in the Alola region is opened, Kukui is the final Trainer the player character will face. Though not officially the Champion, Kukui is nevertheless a powerful Trainer.
Ultra Sun and Moon
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Other appearances
Sprites
Pokémon
Starter Pokémon USUM
Sun and Moon
Battle Royale
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Pokémon League
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Lv. 57 | ♂ | Lv. 56 | ♀ | Lv. 56 | ♂ | Lv. 56 | - | Lv. 56 | ♂ | Lv. 58 | ♂ |
Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Snow Cloak | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Sturdy | Ability: Thick Fat | Ability: Blaze | ||||||
Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Firium Z | ||||||
Stone Edge | Dazzling Gleam | Crush Claw | Thunderbolt | Body Slam | Flare Blitz | ||||||
Accelerock | Blizzard | Brave Bird | Flash Cannon | Crunch | Darkest Lariat | ||||||
Crunch | Ice Shard | Whirlwind | Thunder Wave | Heavy Slam | Outrage | ||||||
Stealth Rock | Safeguard | Tailwind | Mirror Coat | High Horsepower | Cross Chop |
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Lv. 57 | ♂ | Lv. 56 | ♀ | Lv. 56 | ♂ | Lv. 56 | - | Lv. 56 | ♂ | Lv. 58 | ♂ |
Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Snow Cloak | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Sturdy | Ability: Thick Fat | Ability: Torrent | ||||||
Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Waterium Z | ||||||
Stone Edge | Dazzling Gleam | Crush Claw | Thunderbolt | Body Slam | Sparkling Aria | ||||||
Accelerock | Blizzard | Brave Bird | Flash Cannon | Crunch | Moonblast | ||||||
Crunch | Ice Shard | Whirlwind | Thunder Wave | Heavy Slam | Aqua Jet | ||||||
Stealth Rock | Safeguard | Tailwind | Mirror Coat | High Horsepower | Hyper Voice |
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Lv. 57 | ♂ | Lv. 56 | ♀ | Lv. 56 | ♂ | Lv. 56 | - | Lv. 56 | ♂ | Lv. 58 | ♂ |
Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Snow Cloak | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Sturdy | Ability: Thick Fat | Ability: Overgrow | ||||||
Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Grassium Z | ||||||
Stone Edge | Dazzling Gleam | Crush Claw | Thunderbolt | Body Slam | Leaf Blade | ||||||
Accelerock | Blizzard | Brave Bird | Flash Cannon | Crunch | Spirit Shackle | ||||||
Crunch | Ice Shard | Whirlwind | Thunder Wave | Heavy Slam | Brave Bird | ||||||
Stealth Rock | Safeguard | Tailwind | Mirror Coat | High Horsepower | Sucker Punch |
Champion title defense
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Lv. 65 | ♂ | Lv. 65 | ♀ | Lv. 65 | ♂ | Lv. 65 | - | Lv. 65 | ♂ | Lv. 65 | ♂ |
Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Snow Cloak | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Sturdy | Ability: Thick Fat | Ability: Blaze | ||||||
Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Firium Z | ||||||
Stone Edge | Dazzling Gleam | Crush Claw | Thunderbolt | Body Slam | Flare Blitz | ||||||
Accelerock | Blizzard | Brave Bird | Flash Cannon | Crunch | Darkest Lariat | ||||||
Crunch | Ice Shard | Whirlwind | Thunder Wave | Heavy Slam | Outrage | ||||||
Stealth Rock | Safeguard | Tailwind | Mirror Coat | High Horsepower | Cross Chop |
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Lv. 65 | ♂ | Lv. 65 | ♀ | Lv. 65 | ♂ | Lv. 65 | - | Lv. 65 | ♂ | Lv. 65 | ♂ |
Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Snow Cloak | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Sturdy | Ability: Thick Fat | Ability: Torrent | ||||||
Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Waterium Z | ||||||
Stone Edge | Dazzling Gleam | Crush Claw | Thunderbolt | Body Slam | Sparkling Aria | ||||||
Accelerock | Blizzard | Brave Bird | Flash Cannon | Crunch | Moonblast | ||||||
Crunch | Ice Shard | Whirlwind | Thunder Wave | Heavy Slam | Aqua Jet | ||||||
Stealth Rock | Safeguard | Tailwind | Mirror Coat | High Horsepower | Hyper Voice |
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Lv. 65 | ♂ | Lv. 65 | ♀ | Lv. 65 | ♂ | Lv. 65 | - | Lv. 65 | ♂ | Lv. 65 | ♂ |
Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Snow Cloak | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Sturdy | Ability: Thick Fat | Ability: Overgrow | ||||||
Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Grassium Z | ||||||
Stone Edge | Dazzling Gleam | Crush Claw | Thunderbolt | Body Slam | Leaf Blade | ||||||
Accelerock | Blizzard | Brave Bird | Flash Cannon | Crunch | Spirit Shackle | ||||||
Crunch | Ice Shard | Whirlwind | Thunder Wave | Heavy Slam | Brave Bird | ||||||
Stealth Rock | Safeguard | Tailwind | Mirror Coat | High Horsepower | Sucker Punch |
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Champion title defense
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Lv. 69 | ♂ | Lv. 68 | ♀ | Lv. 68 | ♂ | Lv. 68 | - | Lv. 68 | ♂ | Lv. 68 | ♂ |
Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Snow Cloak | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Sturdy | Ability: Thick Fat | Ability: Blaze | ||||||
Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Firium Z | ||||||
Stone Edge | Dazzling Gleam | Crush Claw | Thunderbolt | Body Slam | Flare Blitz | ||||||
Accelerock | Blizzard | Brave Bird | Flash Cannon | Crunch | Darkest Lariat | ||||||
Crunch | Ice Shard | Whirlwind | Thunder Wave | Heavy Slam | Outrage | ||||||
Stealth Rock | Safeguard | Tailwind | Mirror Coat | High Horsepower | Cross Chop |
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Lv. 69 | ♂ | Lv. 68 | ♀ | Lv. 68 | ♂ | Lv. 68 | - | Lv. 68 | ♂ | Lv. 68 | ♂ |
Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Snow Cloak | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Sturdy | Ability: Thick Fat | Ability: Torrent | ||||||
Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Waterium Z | ||||||
Stone Edge | Dazzling Gleam | Crush Claw | Thunderbolt | Body Slam | Sparkling Aria | ||||||
Accelerock | Blizzard | Brave Bird | Flash Cannon | Crunch | Moonblast | ||||||
Crunch | Ice Shard | Whirlwind | Thunder Wave | Heavy Slam | Aqua Jet | ||||||
Stealth Rock | Safeguard | Tailwind | Mirror Coat | High Horsepower | Hyper Voice |
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Lv. 69 | ♂ | Lv. 68 | ♀ | Lv. 68 | ♂ | Lv. 68 | - | Lv. 68 | ♂ | Lv. 68 | ♂ |
Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Snow Cloak | Ability: Keen Eye | Ability: Sturdy | Ability: Thick Fat | Ability: Overgrow | ||||||
Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Grassium Z | ||||||
Stone Edge | Dazzling Gleam | Crush Claw | Thunderbolt | Body Slam | Leaf Blade | ||||||
Accelerock | Blizzard | Brave Bird | Flash Cannon | Crunch | Spirit Shackle | ||||||
Crunch | Ice Shard | Whirlwind | Thunder Wave | Heavy Slam | Brave Bird | ||||||
Stealth Rock | Safeguard | Tailwind | Mirror Coat | High Horsepower | Sucker Punch |
Trivia
- Professor Kukui is the first character who is neither a rival nor a player character as an NPC whose team can change depending on the starter Pokémon chosen by the player.
- Professor Kukui is the only NPC in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon seen performing a Z-Move pose during battle. He performs the Normal-type pose during the Z-Move tutorial.
Pokémon Professors | List of|
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Core series | Professor Oak (Adventures · anime; Kanto) · Professor Elm (Adventures · anime; Johto) · Professor Birch (Adventures · anime; Hoenn) · Professor Rowan (Adventures · anime; Sinnoh) · Professor Juniper (Adventures · anime; Unova) · Professor Sycamore (Adventures · anime; Kalos) · Professor Kukui (Adventures · anime; Alola) · Professor Magnolia (Adventures · anime; Galar) · Professor Laventon (Hisui) |
Others | Professor Krane (Orre) · Professor Hastings (Fiore/Almia/Oblivia) · Professor Burnet (Adventures · anime; Alola) · Professor Willow (???) · Professor Bellis (Pasio) · Professor Grand Oak (Pasio) · Professor Ivy (Orange Islands) · Professor Cerise (Kanto) |
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