Totem Pokémon

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A Totem Gumshoos and its ally

Totem Pokémon (Japanese: ぬしポケモン Leader Pokémon) are a type of variant Pokémon that are battled at the end of every trial, having been trained up by the respective Trial Captain to fulfill that role. These Pokémon appear larger and weigh approximately two to four times as much as other Pokémon of the same species.

In the games

At the start of a battle, Totem Pokémon are enveloped in a special aura which boosts one or more of its stats by a fixed number of stages. According to Wicke, their size and aura are a result of being bathed in the energy spilled from Ultra Wormholes, the same kind that the Ultra Beasts use to wield their Ability Beast Boost. Totem Pokémon are battled in SOS Battles, which allows them to summon an ally to help.

SOS Battles with Totem Pokémon differ from regular SOS Battles in that their supply of allies may be limited, which allies they call is not influenced by the weather, and they call allies at specific times rather than at random (so are unaffected by the Adrenaline Orb). Both the Totem Pokémon and their allies have more advanced artificial intelligence than wild Pokémon, mirroring Trainer behavior. Totem Pokémon each also hold a specific item, usually one that will synergize effectively with their particular strategies or cover their weaknesses. Due to the island challenge rules, Totem Pokémon and their allies cannot be caught. Like all wild Pokémon, if the player steals an item from a Totem Pokémon (such as by using Thief), the player's Pokémon will still be holding the stolen item at the end of battle.

List of Totem Pokémon

Island Location Totem Pokémon Aura Ally Pokémon
Melemele Island Verdant Cavern Gumshoos
GumshoosS
Defense +1 Yungoos
YungoosS
Alolan Raticate
Alolan RaticateM
Defense +1 Alolan Rattata
Alolan RattataM
Akala Island Brooklet Hill Wishiwashi
Wishiwashi
(School Form)
Defense +1 WishiwashiAlomomola
Wishiwashi and Alomomola
Wela Volcano Park Salazzle
Salazzle
Sp. Defense +1 Salandit
Salandit
Lush Jungle Lurantis
Lurantis
Speed +2 TrumbeakCastform
Trumbeak and Castform
Ula'ula Island Hokulani Observatory Vikavolt
Vikavolt
Attack, Defense,
Sp. Attack, Sp. Defense
Speed +1
CharjabugCharjabug
Charjabug ×2
Thrifty Megamart
(Abandoned Site)
Mimikyu
Mimikyu
Attack, Defense,
Sp. Attack, Sp. Defense
Speed +1
HaunterCastform
Haunter and Gengar
Poni Island Vast Poni Canyon Kommo-o
Kommo-o
Attack, Defense,
Sp. Attack, Sp. Defense
Speed +1
Hakamo-oScizor
Hakamo-o and Scizor

Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version

Island Location Totem Pokémon Aura Ally Pokémon
Melemele Island Ten Carat Hill Hakamo-o
Hakamo-o
Sp. Defense +1 Rockruff
Rockruff

In the anime

Totem Gumshoos
Totem Gumshoos
Ash battled the Totem Gumshoos as part of the Verdant Cavern trial, using his Pikachu and Rowlet. After Ash won the battle, Gumshoos gave him a Normalium Z. It later assisted Officer Jenny with tackling an outbreak of Alolan Rattata and Raticate.

Gumshoos's known moves are Sand Attack, Frustration and Rock Tomb.

Debut SM009

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 霸主寶可夢 Bajyú Pokémon
Mandarin 霸主寶可夢 / 霸主宝可梦 Bàzhǔ Pokémon
France Flag.png French Pokémon Dominant
Germany Flag.png German Herrscher-Pokémon
Italy Flag.png Italian Pokémon dominante
South Korea Flag.png Korean 주인 포켓몬 Ju-in Pokémon
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Pokémon Totem
Russia Flag.png Russian Покемон-Тотем Pokémon-Totem
Spain Flag.png Spanish Pokémon dominante


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