Character Sheet: Acerola

ACEROLA

Next, we have Acerola, the Ghost-type second trial captain of Ula’ula, who would go on to become a member of the Elite Four at the end of both versions. She also has a sizeable mini-arc with Ash in the anime, so I don’t think we’re going to struggle that much.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Totem Mimikyu

Her Mimikyu will come out and perform Shadow Ball.

 

Side B: Camera Flash

She will snap a picture, stunning opponents.

 

Up B: The Greedy Rapooh

Her Gengar from the anime will fly up from the floor, carrying her with it.

 

Down B: Illusion

Based on the ghostly illusions that happen in her trial, as well as those that happen in her haunted house made for Lana’s sisters in the anime. Basically, it will obscure her location.

 

Final Smash: Never-Ending Nightmare

She will send out a Mimikyu, Dhelmise, and Gengar to perform it.

 

Entrance: Her trial opening action.

 

Taunts: Up, laughing as Mimikins floats around her. Side, snapping a few pics with her camera. Down, reading a book.

 

Kirby Hat: Her hair

 

Kart: Based on Mimikyu

Special Move: Greedy Rapooh

 

Spirit Battle: On Aether Paradise (omega form) with her battle team.

 

Victory Screen: Floating in the air as Mimikins floats around her.

Losing Screen: Handing over the Ghostium-Z

 

Color Swaps: Her main outfit, a Mimikyu dress, a Mimikins dress, based on Gengar, based on Nanu, based on Ash, based on Dhelmise, based on Palossand.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Mina sketches her victory.

Character Sheet: Sophocles

SOPHOCLES

Next up, we have Sophocles, the Electric-type first trial captain on Ula’ula Island, a young inventor who took over from his cousin Molayne, who helps oversee his trials. He is also a close companion of Ash in the anime, creating a lot of notable inventions just like Clemont before him.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Totem Vikavolt

Using Volt Tackle.

 

Side B: Charjabug Car

Based on the little car he built for his Charjabug in the anime.

 

Up B: Ride Metagross

Based on the one he uses in the anime.

 

Down B: Togedemaru

His Togedemaru will spin out and bounce around just like in the anime.

 

Final Smash: Gigavolt Havoc

He will send out Vikavolt, Togedemaru, and Alolan Golem to fire it off.

 

Entrance: His trial opening action.

 

Taunts: Up, coming up with an idea. Side, munching on a malasada. Down, sitting on the ground and typing like he does in his base art.

 

Kirby Hat: His hair

 

Kart: Based on Vikavolt

Special Move: Togedemaru

 

Spirit Battle: On Aether Paradise (omega form), with his battle team.

 

Victory Screen: Standing proudly, saying his invention worked.

Losing Screen: Handing over the Electrium Z

 

Color Swaps: His normal outfit, based on both his parents, based on Molayne, his Ultra Guardian outfit, based on Vikavolt, based on Togedemaru, based on Charjabug’s mech form.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Acerola channels her spirit!

Character Sheet: Mallow

MALLOW

Next, we have Mallow, the Grass-type trial captain and third on Akala overall. She is a young cook, with her trial surrounding collecting ingredients for a stew, and also features heavily as a companion of Ash in the anime, where she works at a restaurant with her dad.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Totem Lurantis

It will perform Leaf Blade.

 

Side B: Restaurant Crash

Based on her work in her family restaurant in the anime, she will hold up a tray of dishes and stumble, spilling them.

 

Up B: Steenee Spin

Based on her Pokemon from the anime.

 

Down B: Mallow Special

She will cook up the Mallow special from her trial, which will give a boost to any who eats it, friend or foe.

 

Final Smash: Bloom Doom

She will activate her Grassium Z, sending out Lurantis, Tsareena, and Shiinotic to perform it.

 

Entrance: Her trial opening action.

 

Taunts: Up, tossing her Bounsweet in the air. Side, taking a sip of something she’s cooking. Down, mixing up a coconut drink.

 

Kirby Hat: Her hair and flower.

 

Kart: Based on Bounsweet.

Special Move: Mallow Special

 

Spirit Battle: On Iki Town Plaza (omega form) with her battle team.

 

Victory Screen: Taking a sip of her Mallow special and expressing satisfaction.

Losing Screen: Handing over the Grassium Z

 

Color Swaps: Her main outfit . . . oh, I just remembered the Ultra Guardians outfits. Let’s retroactively put them on Lana and Kiawe too, shall we? Then one based on her dad, based on her brother, based on Tsareena, based on Lurantis, based on Shaymin, and based on Oranguru.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Sophocles sparks a battle!

Character Sheet: Kiawe

KIAWE

Next up, we have Kiawe, the Fire-type trial captain who watches over Wela Volcano, and is heavily based on Hawaiian fire dancers. He is also a major character in the Gen VII era of the anime, where he serves as a companion and sometimes rival to Ash.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Totem Alolan Marowak

He will do the fire dance with his bone mainly.

 

Side B: Fires of Wela Volcano

He will do some of his posing from his Z-Move as seen in the anime, blasting the fire that typically appears alongside it.

 

Up B: Ride Charizard

His ride Charizard will carry him upward.

 

Down B: Salandit

One of the Salandits from the other version of his trial will lash out at opponents.

 

Final Smash: Inferno Overdrive

He will perform his Z-Move, sending out Turtonator, Alolan Marowak, and Salazzle to perform it.

 

Entrance: His trial opening action.

 

Taunts: Up, doing his opening Z-Move motion. Side, performing a brief fire dance. Down, he will fawn thinking about Mimo for a second.

 

Kirby Hat: His hair

 

Kart: Based on Turtonator

Special Move: Totem Alolan Marowak

 

Spirit Battle: On Altar of the Sunne (origin form), with his battle team.

 

Victory Screen: Letting out a loud cry as Wela Volcano erupts behind him.

Losing Screen: Handing over the Firium-Z

 

Color Swaps: His regular design, a design with a shirt, based on Turtonator, based on Charizard, based on Alolan Marowak, based on Salazzle, based on Mimo, based on his dad.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Mallow serves up defeat!

Character Sheet: Lana

 LANA

Next up, we move on to Akala Island, where we face three trials before moving on to the Kahuna. The first, the Water Trial, is headed by Lana, a young fisherwoman. She is a main companion of Ash, and my personal favorite from that generation. So, we have quite a bit to go on.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Totem Wishiwashi

It will perform a Hydro Pump

 

Side B: Fishing Line

This is a given, I think.

 

Up B: Popplio Balloon

In the anime, she is constantly training her Popplio>Primarina to create strong balloons, most of which can carry people into the air eventually, so that will be her up B.

 

Down B: Dewpider

It will use splash.

 

Final Smash: Hydro Vortex

She will activate her Waterium-Z and send out a Primarina, Wishiwashi, and Araquanid to perform the move.

 

Entrance: Her Trial opening line.

 

Taunts: Most of them could be her frequently double-take-inducing comments from the anime. One could be her fishing up a single Wishiwashi and tossing it back.

 

Kirby Hat: Her hair and hairnet thing.

 

Kart: Her ride Lapras.

Special Move: Popplio Balloon.

 

Spirit Battle: On Aether Paradise (omega form) with her battle team.

 

Victory Screen: “I win” with an unsettling stare.

Losing Screen: Handing over the Waterium Z.

 

Color Swaps: Her normal outfit, her swimwear, based on Popplio, based on Wishiwashi, based on Araquanid, based on Lapras, based on Sandy the Eevee, and based on Mallow.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Kiawe erupts with the fires of Akala!

Character Sheet: Ilima

ILIMA

In the Sun and Moon games set in Alola, gyms were omitted from the games, replaced instead with the Island Challenge, where a group of trial captains would put the protagonists through specific tests, before they could take on the island kahuna and move on to the next island. As the trials are effectively similar in nature to the gym challenges, this means the trial captains have the better chances of becoming playable, at least at this stage (especially since most were main companions of Ash in the anime, bolstering them that much further). The first, Ilima, the Normal-type specialist, is going to be one of our biggest struggles though, as his trial is quite basic, and his anime appearance was minimal.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Totem Gumshoos

The Totem Gumshoos will perform a tackle.

 

Side B: Fanbase

His group of fangirls from the anime will swarm him, damaging nearby players.

 

Up B: Ping Pong

He will jump and strike a ball with a ping pong paddle from the anime.

 

Down B: Alolan Rattata

An Alolan Rattata from his Moon/Ultra Moon trial will race out and bite an opponent.

 

Final Smash: Breakneck Blitz

He will activate his Normalium-Z, and send out a Totem Gumshoos, Alolan Raticate, and Eevee to perform it.

 

Entrance: His trial opening pose.

 

Taunts: Up, brushing back his hair. Side, posing with his Normalium-Z. Down, flipping through a textbook.

 

Kirby Hat: His hair

 

Kart: Based on Gumshoos

Special Move: Ping Pong

 

Spirit Battle: On Iki Town Plaza (omega form) with his battle team.

 

Victory Screen: Brushing back his hair and telling you to try again next time.

Losing Screen: Handing over the Normalium-Z

 

Color Swaps: His normal outfit, based on Eevee, based on Kangaskhan, based on Gumshoos, based on Alolan Raticate, based on Tapu Koko, a school uniform, and maybe another outfit from the shops in the game.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Lana fishes up a victory!

Character Sheet: Wulfric

WULFRIC

And finally, we come to the last gym leader of the Kalos region. Wulfric is the Ice-type gym leader of Snowbelle City, as well as the caretaker of the nearby Pokemon village. His gym has a few movable ice blocks we can use, so we should be good.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Avalugg

Performing Icicle Crash

 

Side B: Slip-and-Slide

He uses a slide as the exit of his gym, and his anime gym is super slippery, so it fits.

 

Up B: Ice Platform

This will be a simplified version of his moving platforms from his game gym, which will just have a platform appear under him and shift him upwards.

 

Down B: Sheer Cold

This will be more based on how freezing his gym was in the anime, with an aura of cold appearing around him that freezes anyone who comes close.

 

Final Smash: Snowbelle Gym Icemasters

He will send out Avalugg, Aurorus, and a Mega Abomasnow to whip up a chilling blizzard.

 

Entrance: His opening pose and line.

 

Taunts: Up, crossing his arms and belly laughing. Side, posing as wind blows back his coat. Down, sitting crosslegged like his introduction in the anime.

 

Kirby Hat: His hair and beard

 

Kart: Based on Avalugg

Special Move: Sheer Cold

 

Spirit Battle: On Kalos Pokemon League (omega form) with his original team.

 

Victory Screen: Laughing that you can’t take the cold.

Losing Screen: Handing over his badge.

 

Color Swaps: His main look, without the coat, based on Avalugg, based on Aurorus, based on Abomasnow, based on Walrein, based on Glalie, based on Froslass.

 

Thanks for reading! Now, let’s start our trials. First up, Ilima shows you around.