Alola

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 the series Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon and the series Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon 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:

Island Challenge

Trial Captains

Name	Settlement	Type	Totem Pokémon	Z-Crystal
Ilima	Melemele Island	Normal	Gumshoos^SUS Raticate^MUM	Normalium Z
Lana	Akala Island	Water	Wishiwashi^SM Araquanid^USUM	Waterium Z
Kiawe	Akala Island	Fire	Salazzle^SM Marowak^USUM	Firium Z
Mallow	Akala Island	Grass	Lurantis	Grassium Z
Sophocles	Ula'ula Island	Electric	Vikavolt^SM Togedemaru^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
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
Hala^SM/Molayne^USUM	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

Anime

Name	Type	Signature Pokémon
Ash Ketchum	electric	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.
Alola is the second region to be based on the United States.
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.
- This also reflects Oricorio's form differences (Baile style is red, Pom-Pok style is yellow, Pa'u style is pink, and Sensu style is purple).
- Alola is currently the region with the most mythical Pokémon, having four/five different mythical Pokémon.

v · d · e Regions

Core series	Kanto Sevii Islands Johto Hoenn Sinnoh Battle Zone Hisui Unova Kalos Alola Galar Isle of Armor Crown Tundra Paldea Kitakami

Others	Orre Fiore Almia Oblivia Ransei Ferrum Pasio Lental Aeos Island

Pokémon the Series	Orange Islands Decolore Islands

v · d · e List of Alola locations

Characters · Pokédex

Islands	Melemele Island Akala Island Ula'ula Island Poni Island Aether Paradise Team Rocket's Castle^USUM

Cities, Towns and Villages	Iki Town Hau'oli City Heahea City Paniola Town Konikoni City Malie City Tapu Village Po Town Seafolk Village

Pokémon League	Pokémon League

Routes	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Caves, Tunnels and Mountains	Blush Mountain Diglett's Tunnel Mount Hokulani Mount Lanakila Resolution Cave Seaward Cave Ten Carat Hill Verdant Cavern Dividing Peak Tunnel^USUM Pikachu Valley^USUM Plains Grotto^USUM Sandy Cave^USUM

Ruins	Ruins of Abundance Ruins of Conflict Ruins of Hope Ruins of Life

Buildings	Aether House Battle Royal Dome Battle Tree Hano Grand Resort Hokulani Observatory Shady House Thrifty Megamart Kantonian Gym^USUM

Ultra Space^USUM	Ultra Ruin Ultra Crater Ultra Deep Sea Ultra Desert Ultra Plant Ultra Jungle Ultra Megalopolis Ultra Plant Ultra Space Wilds

Places of Interest	Akala Outskirts Altar of the Moone Altar of the Sunne Ancient Poni Path Berry Fields Brooklet Hill Exeggutor Island Haina Desert Hano Beach Hau'oli Cemetery Kala'e Bay Kantonian Gym Lake of the Moone Lake of the Sunne Lush Jungle Mahalo Trail Malie Garden Melemele Meadow Melemele Sea Memorial Hill Paniola Ranch Poni Breaker Coast Poni Coast Poni Gauntlet Poni Grove Poni Meadow Poni Plains Poni Wilds Royal Avenue Ula'ula Beach Ula'ula Meadow Vast Poni Canyon Wela Volcano Park Heahea Beach^USUM Poni Beach^USUM

See also	Kanto Sevii Islands Johto Hoenn Sinnoh Battle Zone Hisui Unova Kalos Galar Isle of Armor Crown Tundra Paldea Kitakami Terarium

Regions