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Alola Storyline

The full Alola story, quest by quest. Click a quest to expand its details. Your current quest shows in game with /quest, and /story teleports you to the story regions.

1. Battle Hau (Iki Town, Melemele Island)

Your rival and cousin Hau greets you at the start of your Alola journey and challenges you to your first battle.

Battle: Hau   Litten Litten Lv 5   Rowlet Rowlet Lv 6   Popplio Popplio Lv 6   Rockruff Rockruff Lv 7

Rewards: $1,000, 1 Mystery Key, 2 Rare Candy

Hau: Let's see what you've got, cousin! A friendly opening battle with a full set of Alolan starters plus Rockruff.

Characters: Hau

2. Battle Teacher Emily (Trainers' School, Melemele Island)

A preschooler points you toward Ms. Emily at the Trainers' School to test what you have learned.

Battle: Teacher Emily   Pichu Pichu Lv 10   Popplio Popplio Lv 11   Litten Litten Lv 12   Rowlet Rowlet Lv 12   Eevee Eevee Lv 13

Rewards: $2,500, 2 Mystery Keys, 4 Rare Candy

Teacher: Let's see what you've learned so far! A classroom test battle.

Characters: Preschooler, Teacher Emily

3. Defeat the Team Skull Grunt (Hau'oli City, Melemele Island)

A Team Skull grunt is causing trouble and threatens to steal your Pokemon. Put him in his place.

Battle: Skull Grunt   Zubat Zubat Lv 15   Alolan Grimer Grimer-Alolan Lv 16   Magnemite Magnemite Lv 17   Ekans Ekans Lv 18   Alolan Meowth Meowth-Alolan Lv 19

Rewards: $5,000, 3 Mystery Keys, 6 Rare Candy

Skull Grunt: Back off yo, or I'll steal yo Pokemon! Your first clash with Team Skull.

Characters: Skull Grunt

4. Clear Ilima's Trial (Verdant Cavern, Melemele Island)

Trial Captain Ilima sets your first island trial: defeat the Totem Pokemon Gumshoos.

Battle: Ilima (Totem Gumshoos Trial)   (no team defined)

Rewards: $7,500, 4 Mystery Keys, 8 Rare Candy

Ilima: Your challenge is to defeat Totem Gumshoos! The captain's own team is reserved for later rematches, so this step is the Totem trial itself.

Characters: Ilima

5. Battle Ultra Recon Squad Dulse (Melemele Island)

Dulse of the Ultra Recon Squad is searching for someone special and tests your battling skill.

Battle: Ultra Recon Dulse   Furfrou Furfrou Lv 20   Alolan Dugtrio Dugtrio-Alolan Lv 21   Alolan Graveler Graveler-Alolan Lv 22   Alolan Ninetales Ninetales-Alolan Lv 24   Magneton Magneton Lv 25

Rewards: $10,000, 5 Mystery Keys, 10 Rare Candy

Dulse: We are in search of someone special. He wants to analyze your strategies more closely.

Characters: Ultra Recon Dulse

6. Battle Dexio (Heahea City, Akala Island)

Sina suggests you battle her partner Dexio, a researcher visiting Alola from the Kalos region.

Battle: Dexio   Mime Jr. Mime Jr. Lv 25   Espeon Espeon Lv 26   Kadabra Kadabra Lv 28   Jynx Jynx Lv 30   Grumpig Grumpig Lv 31

Rewards: $15,000, 6 Mystery Keys, 12 Rare Candy

Sina: I've got an idea, you and Dexio should battle! Dexio: You and your Pokemon are a great team.

Characters: Sina, Dexio

7. Battle Hau (Akala) (Akala Island)

Hau has grown stronger and wants a real battle now that you have both reached Akala Island.

Battle: Hau   Dartrix Dartrix Lv 30   Pikachu Pikachu Lv 31   Noibat Noibat Lv 33   Eevee Eevee Lv 34   Torracat Torracat Lv 36   Brionne Brionne Lv 37

Rewards: $20,000, 7 Mystery Keys, 14 Rare Candy

Hau: Time for a real battle! You're almost as strong as my grandpa!

Characters: Hau

8. Battle Gladion (Akala Island)

Gladion, Team Skull's enforcer, refuses to take no for an answer and challenges you with his Type: Null.

Battle: Gladion   Alolan Raticate Raticate-Alolan Lv 35   Zorua Zorua Lv 37   Golbat Golbat Lv 39   Type: Null Type: Null Lv 41   Sneasel Sneasel Lv 43

Rewards: $30,000, 8 Mystery Keys, 16 Rare Candy

Gladion: Battle me! I won't take no for an answer. His signature Type: Null leads a rising-star rival team.

Characters: Gladion

9. Clear Lana's Trial (Brooklet Hill, Akala Island)

Trial Captain Lana sets her water trial: defeat the Totem Pokemon Araquanid.

Battle: Lana   Chinchou Chinchou Lv 26   Shellder Shellder Lv 26   Squirtle Squirtle Lv 28   Carvanha Carvanha Lv 28   Araquanid Araquanid Lv 30

Rewards: $40,000, 9 Mystery Keys, 18 Rare Candy

Lana: Your challenge is to defeat Totem Araquanid!

Characters: Lana

10. Battle the Masked Royal (Battle Royal Dome, Akala Island)

The Masked Royal only battles accomplished trainers and shares battle techniques passed down for generations.

Battle: Masked Royal   Hawlucha Hawlucha Lv 40   Incineroar Incineroar Lv 42   Magmortar Magmortar Lv 44   Yamask Yamask Lv 47   Machamp Machamp Lv 49

Rewards: $50,000, 10 Mystery Keys, 20 Rare Candy

Masked Royal: I'm here to teach you about battle techniques passed down for generations.

Characters: Masked Royal

11. Clear Kiawe's Trial (Wela Volcano Park, Akala Island)

Trial Captain Kiawe sets his fire trial: defeat the Totem Pokemon Marowak.

Battle: Kiawe   Growlithe Growlithe Lv 30   Fletchinder Fletchinder Lv 34   Alolan Marowak Marowak-Alolan Lv 35   Magcargo Magcargo Lv 33   Magmar Magmar Lv 32

Rewards: $65,000, 11 Mystery Keys, 22 Rare Candy

Kiawe: Your challenge is to defeat Totem Marowak!

Characters: Kiawe

12. Clear Mallow's Trial (Lush Jungle, Akala Island)

Trial Captain Mallow sets her grass trial: defeat the Totem Pokemon Lurantis.

Battle: Mallow   Phantump Phantump Lv 33   Shiinotic Shiinotic Lv 35   Steenee Steenee Lv 38   Breloom Breloom Lv 35   Amoonguss Amoonguss Lv 35

Rewards: $80,000, 12 Mystery Keys, 24 Rare Candy

Mallow: Your challenge is to defeat Totem Lurantis!

Characters: Mallow

13. Battle Plumeria (Akala Island)

Team Skull's big sister Plumeria confronts you for picking on her grunts and shows you how serious she can get.

Battle: Plumeria   Golbat Golbat Lv 45   Salazzle Salazzle Lv 48   Alolan Muk Muk-Alolan Lv 50   Alolan Raticate Raticate-Alolan Lv 52   Trevenant Trevenant Lv 55

Rewards: $100,000, 13 Mystery Keys, 26 Rare Candy

Plumeria: I'm going to have to teach you a lesson for picking on my dumb brothers and sisters.

Characters: Plumeria

14. Clear Sophocles' Trial (Hokulani Observatory, Ula'ula Island)

Trial Captain Sophocles sets his electric trial: defeat the Totem Pokemon Togedemaru.

Battle: Sophocles   Togedemaru Togedemaru Lv 45   Magnezone Magnezone Lv 45   Electivire Electivire Lv 45   Vikavolt Vikavolt Lv 47   Alolan Golem Golem-Alolan Lv 48

Rewards: $100,000, 14 Mystery Keys, 28 Rare Candy

Sophocles: Your challenge is to defeat Totem Togedemaru!

Characters: Sophocles

15. Defeat Guzma (Po Town, Ula'ula Island)

Guzma, the boss of Team Skull, stands in your way. Beat down the big bad boss himself.

Battle: Guzma   Golisopod Golisopod Lv 50   Masquerain Masquerain Lv 52   Pinsir Pinsir Lv 54   Gumshoos Gumshoos Lv 57   Houndoom Houndoom Lv 59   Alolan Sandslash Sandslash-Alolan Lv 61

Rewards: $100,000, 1 Shiny Mystery Key, 30 Rare Candy

Guzma: The hated boss that beats you down and never lets up. Yea big bad Guzma is here!

Characters: Guzma

16. Clear Acerola's Trial (Thrifty Megamart, Ula'ula Island)

Trial Captain Acerola sets her ghost trial: defeat the Totem Pokemon Mimikyu.

Battle: Acerola   Sableye Sableye Lv 50   Drifblim Drifblim Lv 52   Dhelmise Dhelmise Lv 50   Froslass Froslass Lv 52   Palossand Palossand Lv 54

Rewards: $100,000, 1 Shiny Mystery Key, 1 Mystery Key, 32 Rare Candy

Acerola: Your challenge is to defeat Totem Mimikyu!

Characters: Acerola

17. Stop Lusamine at Aether Paradise (Aether Paradise)

Hau leads you into Aether Paradise, where President Lusamine must be stopped from harming Nebby.

Battle: Lusamine   Clefable Clefable Lv 55   Bewear Bewear Lv 57   Lilligant Lilligant Lv 60   Milotic Milotic Lv 62   Lopunny Lopunny Lv 65   Absol Absol Lv 67

Rewards: $100,000, 1 Shiny Mystery Key, 2 Mystery Keys, 34 Rare Candy, Beast Ball (for defeating Lusamine)

Hau: We need to defeat Lusamine! She's trying to hurt Nebby! Defeating her rewards a Beast Ball.

Characters: Aether Hau, Lusamine, Nebby, Lillie

18. Clear Hapu's Trial (Vast Poni Canyon, Poni Island)

Island Kahuna Hapu sets the grand trial: defeat the Totem Pokemon Kommo-o.

Battle: Hapu   Alolan Dugtrio Dugtrio-Alolan Lv 63   Gastrodon Gastrodon Lv 65   Flygon Flygon Lv 65   Mudsdale Mudsdale Lv 66   Torterra Torterra Lv 64

Rewards: $100,000, 1 Shiny Mystery Key, 3 Mystery Keys, 36 Rare Candy

Hapu: Your challenge is to defeat Totem Kommo-o! Hapu is the Kahuna of Poni Island.

Characters: Hapu

19. Battle Gladion (Elite) (Ula'ula Island)

Gladion repays everything you have done the only way he knows how, with an all-out battle led by Silvally.

Battle: Gladion   Silvally Silvally Lv 60   Crobat Crobat Lv 63   Weavile Weavile Lv 65   Umbreon Umbreon Lv 68   Staraptor Staraptor Lv 70   Z Porygon Porygon-Z Lv 73

Rewards: $100,000, 1 Shiny Mystery Key, 4 Mystery Keys, 38 Rare Candy

Gladion: The only way I can repay you is by battling you. I'm going to show you how strong I really am.

Characters: Gladion

20. Defeat Champion Blue (Alola League, Mount Lanakila)

The Kanto legend Blue tests how far you can make it as the final challenge of the Alola storyline.

Battle: Blue   Alakazam Alakazam Lv 65   Arcanine Arcanine Lv 68   Machamp Machamp Lv 71   Gyarados Gyarados Lv 73   Aerodactyl Aerodactyl Lv 76   Rhyperior Rhyperior Lv 79

Rewards: $100,000, 1 Shiny Mystery Key, 32 Rare Candy

Blue: You're no match for me, but let's see how far you can make it. The climactic Alola battle.

Characters: Blue

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