Elio (game)

Elio ヨウ Yō
Official artwork from Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Age	11+[1]
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black*, Blue*, Brown*
Hair color	Black*, Blond*, Brown*
Hometown	Route 1 (Hau'oli Outskirts)
Region	Alola (previously Kanto)
Relatives	Mom, unnamed father
Trainer class	Pokémon Trainer, player character, Champion
Generation	VII
Games	Sun and Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Masters EX
Champion of	Pokémon League (Alola)
Game animation cameos	GOTCHA!
English voice actor	Mike Dent[2] (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Mitsuki Saiga[3] (Masters EX)
Manga counterpart(s)	Sun

Elio (Japanese: ヨウ Yō) is the male player character in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. His female counterpart is Selene.

Elio is never directly named in the core series. His most common name, Elio (Japanese: ヨウ Yō), is used in promotional videos for Sun and Moon and in the spin-off game Pokémon Masters EX. The promotional videos and the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version also refer to the character as Sun (Japanese: サン Sun). Promotional videos and trailers for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon refer to him as Ray (Japanese: コウタ Kouta).

In the core series games

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Elio is an 11-year-old boy who recently moved from the Kanto region to Melemele Island in the Alola region. Early in his adventure, Elio meets the guardian deity of Melemele Island, Tapu Koko, and quickly befriends Lillie, her Cosmog Nebby, and Hau. After receiving a starter Pokémon and Z-Ring^SM or Z-Power Ring^USUM from Melemele's island kahuna, Hala, Elio begins his island challenge in earnest.

During his island challenge, Elio encounters Team Skull, a group of hooligans harassing people and interfering with the island life; the Aether Foundation, an organization dedicated to protecting Pokémon; and Gladion, a mysterious boy who works as an enforcer for Team Skull. He also learns about Ultra Beasts, mysterious creatures that exist in a dimension called Ultra Space; and about Professor Kukui's dream of building an Alolan Pokémon League.

Pokémon Sun and Moon

Elio eventually finds out that Lusamine, the President of the Aether Foundation, is the mother of both Lillie and Gladion and obsessed with Ultra Beasts. She ends up kidnapping Nebby and using its powers to unleash hordes of Ultra Beasts across the Alola region and travel to Ultra Space. Elio and Lillie travel to Poni Island to search for a way to find her. After Elio has completed all of his island challenge trials, he and Lillie perform a ritual that causes Nebby to evolve into the Legendary Pokémon Solgaleo^S or Lunala^M, who takes them to Ultra Space. Elio confronts and defeats Lusamine, and they're brought back to Alola by Nebby.

After catching Nebby, Elio climbs to the summit of Mount Lanakila and takes on Alola's newly established Pokémon League and Elite Four. After defeating them, he battles and defeats the League's founder, Professor Kukui, and is declared the first-ever Champion of Alola. During the subsequent celebration in Iki Town, Lillie take Elio to the Ruins of Conflict, where the newly crowned Champion faces Tapu Koko in battle.

Elio is soon contacted by Looker and Anabel of the International Police, who request her help in catching the Ultra Beasts unleashed into Alola due to Lusamine's actions. Elio agrees to this and successfully catches all the Ultra Beasts roaming around Alola.

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

During his travels, Elio encounters a group of strange pale people known as the Ultra Recon Squad, who are later revealed to be working with the Aether Foundation. When Lillie and Nebby are kidnapped, Elio follows them and finds out that Lillie's mother Lusamine is seeking to travel to Ultra Recon Squad's home world to stop a Pokémon known as Necrozma before it can threaten Alola. She successfully uses Nebby's powers to travel to this alternate world, leaving Lillie and Elio to figure out how to follow her. They travel to Poni Island and perform a ritual that causes Nebby to evolve into the Legendary Pokémon Solgaleo^US or Lunala^UM. However, before Elio and Lillie can go after Lusamine, she's suddenly thrown out of an Ultra Wormhole before them, followed by Necrozma. Necrozma proceeds to battle and absorb Nebby, before traveling back to Ultra Space. With the Ultra Recon Squad's help, Elio travels to their home world of Ultra Megalopolis, where he defeats Necrozma once again and saves Nebby.

After completing his last island challenge trial, Elio climbs Mount Lanakila to reach the newly established Pokémon League at its summit, re-encountering Necrozma along the way. After Elio has defeated the brand-new Alola Elite Four, Professor Kukui arrives and presents Hau as his final challenge before he can claim the championship. Elio successfully defeats Hau one last time, making him the first Champion of Alola.

Later, Elio assists the Ultra Recon Squad in catching some Ultra Beasts roaming around Poni Island. But no sooner has he returned home that he learns of an evil organization called Team Rainbow Rocket appearing in the region. The team takes over Aether Paradise, sets up their base on it, and kindnaps Lusamine. Elio storms the base and takes down the members of Team Rainbow Rocket, including their leader, Giovanni, saving Lusamine and making Team Rainbow Rocket leave Alola.

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Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version

Main article: Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version

Appearing as Sun (Japanese: サン Sun) in the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version, they begin their adventure by opening the mail box at their house on Route 1. They open a letter given by an unknown subject, who leaves them with Ash's Greninja. Sun then goes to Hau'oli City, in which they meet up with Hau and get into a fight with Team Skull.

After going to the Pokémon Center, Sun meets Professor Kukui and is taken to Ten Carat Hill to be introduced to trials. Being given a Pikachu, he is tasked to find two wild Jangmo-o and a Hakamo-o and photograph them with the Poké Finder. After completing the trial Sun is given a Z-Ring and an Electrium Z. He then takes on a battle against the Totem Pokémon of the location, a Hakamo-o.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Elio (Masters)

Elio forms a sync pair with Popplio and its evolved forms Brionne and Primarina in Pokémon Masters EX.

Pokémon GO

Main article: Style (GO)

For the release of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Elio's outfit from Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon were released as free style options in Pokémon GO.

Quotes

Main article: Elio (game)/Quotes

Counterparts

Elio's Pokémon Adventures counterpart, Sun

In the anime

GOTCHA!

Elio briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Sun (Adventures)

Elio's counterpart in Pokémon Adventures is Sun, who is a courier with the goal of earning 100 million yen for a certain purpose.

Pokémon Horizon

Main article: Akira (Horizon)

In Pokémon Horizon, Elio has a counterpart named Akira, who is one year older than Elio.

In the TCG

Elio's first appearance in the TCG is through the Welcome to Alola! Deck Case & Sleeves alongside his female counterpart Selene. He later appears on another set of card sleeves and deck box in the Ultra Alola Adventure merchandise line, featuring artwork by Yusuke Ohmura. Elio, Selene and the Ultra Recon Squad all appear on the Fall in the Ultra Beast merchandise line.

Gallery

For images on Elio in Pokémon Masters EX, see: Elio (Masters)

Artwork

Standard

Official artwork from Sun and Moon	Official artwork from Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Poké Ride	Promotional artwork for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Elio and his Rotom Pokédex	Elio and his Pikachu using a Z-Move	Pokémon Refresh	Promotional artwork for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon by Yusuke Ohmura
Ultra Megalopolis	Mantine Surf in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Promotional artwork for Episode RR	Promotional artwork for the Battle Agency
Promotional artwork for Ultra Necrozma and Ultra Burst		Artwork of Lillie and Elio on Exeggutor Island for Pokémon Day by Megumi Mizutani

Concept art

Concept art of Elio and Selene from Sun and Moon by Yusuke Ohmura	Concept art of Elio from Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon by Yusuke Ohmura

Merchandise

Artwork for the Fall in the Ultra Beast merchandise line

Artwork for the Fall in the Ultra Beast merchandise line

Raw TCG Art

This character currently has no raw artwork for the TCG, for all images and products relating to this character in the TCG, see their In the TCG section

Game assets

Ending screen with Hau and Lillie from Pokémon Sun and Moon
Choosing the player's appearance at the beginning of Sun and Moon		Choosing the player's appearance at the beginning of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Sprites and models

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: needs high-poly models of the default and all ride gear outfits for both SM and USUM, as well the USUM overworld model for the ride gear

Default overworld model from Sun and Moon	Overworld model wearing Riding Wear from Sun and Moon
Overworld model wearing aquatic Riding Wear from Sun and Moon	Default overworld model from Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Choosing the player's appearance at the beginning of Sun and Moon	Choosing the player's appearance at the beginning of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Trivia

• Unused internal data refers to Elio as (Japanese: カイ Kai), Hawaiian for ocean. The name would later be used for another character in Japanese, 6 years later.
• Elio is 4'11" (150 cm) tall. This was found from numerous pieces of concept art from other characters where Elio was measured next to them.
• Elio and Selene, along with Red, are the youngest core series protagonists with known ages.

Names

Elio

Sun

Ray

References

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.