Sophocles
| Sophocles マーマネ Māmane | |
 Artwork from Sun and Moon | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Orange |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Alola |
| Relatives | Molayne (cousin) |
| Trainer class | Trial Captain |
| Generation | VII |
| Games | Sun and Moon |
| Specializes in | Electric types |
| Anime debut | Alola to New Adventure! |
| English voice actor | Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld |
| Japanese voice actor | Fumiko Takekuma |
Sophocles (Japanese: マーマネ Māmane) is a Trial Captain of Alola. He specializes in Electric-type Pokémon.
In the games
Sophocles is good with mechanics, having invented various machines, and shares a close bond with his cousin, Molayne. However, he is also quite shy. While Captains are typically picked by their respective Island Kahuna, Sophocles was picked by his cousin to succeed him.
In the storyline, the player first meets Sophocles at the Hokulani Observatory on Ula'ula Island, where the Captain reveals he built a machine he calls the "Ping Totem Pokémon 2.0". The invention broadcasts sounds audible only to Pokémon to lure the Totem Pokémon to him. He then tells the player that their trial will serve as a test run of his invention. Sophocles activates the Ping Totem Pokémon 2.0, only to cause a fuse to blow, and the trial proper to begin. After completing a series of audio tests and wild Pokémon battles, the player battles and defeats the Totem Vikavolt, and power is restored to the observatory. Sophocles awards the player with an Electrium Z.
The player can also meet Sophocles in the Festival Plaza, which he owns. There, Sophocles will introduce the player to the basic mechanics of the facility, reward them when they level up the plaza, and help them install new shops.
Sprites
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| VS model from Sun and Moon |
In the anime
- Main article: Sophocles (anime)
Sophocles made his debut appearance in Alola to New Adventure!. He is a student at the Pokémon School of Melemele Island and one of Ash's classmates.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マーマネ Māmane | From māmane (Hawaiian for Sophora chrysophylla) and possibly 麻痺 mahi (paralysis) |
| English | Sophocles | From Sophora chrysophylla and Sophocles |
| French, German, Italian | Chrys | From Sophora chrysophylla |
| Spanish | Chris | From Sophora chrysophylla |
| Korean | 마마네 Mamane | Transliteration of Japanese name |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 馬瑪內 / 马玛内 Mǎmǎnèi | Transliteration of Japanese name |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 馬瑪內 Máhmáhnoih | Mandarin-based transliteration of Japanese name |
| European Portuguese | Sófocles | Similar to his English name |
| Russian | Софоклис Sofoklis | Transcription of English name |
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