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The guardian deities of Alola

The guardian deities of Alola are a group of Legendary Pokémon that appeared in the Sun & Moon series. They have appeared at various times during Ash's island challenge, at times to help him and his classmates, and at other times to test them and their Pokémon.

In addition, Ash encountered a Shiny Tapu Koko in the alternate world of the Ultra Ruin.

Tapu Koko

Tapu Koko カプ・コケコ Kapu-Kokeko

Tapu Koko

Debuts in Alola to New Adventure! Gender Unknown Ability Electric Surge Current location Melemele Island

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Tapu Koko Rikako Aikawa Erica Schroeder‎

Tapu Koko (Japanese: カプ・コケコ Kapu-Kokeko) is the guardian of Melemele Island, and the first deity to appear before Ash.

History

Electric Surge activated

Tapu Koko first appeared in Alola to New Adventure!, in which it dropped a couple of Sitrus Berries on a wild Bewear, which ended up chasing after Ash and his Pikachu. Ash saw it later in the episode, but he wasn't sure what it was, until he described it to Professor Kukui and his classmates, and they told him what the Pokémon he saw was. Near the end of the episode, Ash heard some cries, which led to him meeting Tapu Koko in person. It gave Ash a Z-Ring, equipped with an Electrium Z.

In the following episode, Tapu Koko came across Ash and his classmates as they were enjoying lunch, and it stole Ash's hat. It flew off to a nearby forest, where it waited for Ash to battle it. After a couple of attacks, Tapu Koko came up to Ash and activated his Electrium-Z, leading Ash to command his Pikachu to use his first Z-Move, Gigavolt Havoc on Tapu Koko. Despite the attack creating a big explosion, Tapu Koko protected itself with its armor and did not receive any damage. After that, Tapu Koko flew off, ending its battle with Ash.

Tapu Koko reappeared in To Top a Totem!, in which Hala informed Ash about the Tapu Koko that he met earlier. Later in the episode, it watched Ash's battle against a Yungoos, a Gumshoos and a Totem Gumshoos in Verdant Cavern.

In the following episode, Tapu Koko stole the Fightinium Z which Hala was about to give Ash for defeating him in the island challenge, and replaced it with an Electrium-Z, much to Ash and Hala's surprise.

Tapu Koko reappeared in A Guardian Rematch!, in which it had a rematch against Pikachu and was able to withstand Gigavolt Havoc. The match ended with no clear winner after Pikachu fell off a cliff, which Tapu Koko helped to save Ash and Pikachu from.

Tapu Koko reappeared in A Dream Encounter!, in which it and the other guardian deities sensed the birth of a Cosmog nicknamed Nebby. The next day, it led Ash to Nebby, then flew away.

It next appeared in the Poké Problem segment of SM050, where it sensed Nebby's evolution from Cosmog into Cosmoem. In the following episode, it appeared at Poni Island together with the other guardian deities.

In Revealing the Stuff of Legend!, Tapu Koko and the other guardian deities revealed that they were the ones who took Nebby to Melemele Island, where Ash would eventually find and take care of it. At the Altar of the Sunne, the four guardian deities performed a ritual that allowed Nebby to evolve into Solgaleo. When Ash received a Solganium Z from Nebby, he found that it was unable to fit in his regular Z-Ring. Tapu Koko then took the Z-Ring, and through a dance, it and the other guardian deities upgraded the Z-Ring into a Z-Power Ring so Ash could properly use Solgaleo's Z-Move, Searing Sunraze Smash. The four then dispersed after seeing Nebby carry Ash and his friends through the Ultra Wormhole.

Tapu Koko made several appearances in Rise and Shine, Starship!. First, it witnessed Celesteela's discovery by Sophocles, and later watched it fly off towards the moon.

Tapu Koko reappeared in Twirling with a Bang!, watching as the Ultra Guardians helped send Blacephalon and Xurkitree home.

Tapu Koko reappeared in Full Moon and Many Arms!, where it helped defend Lunala against Necrozma. It later watched as Hala saw the sunrise during the Manalo Festival.

In Securing the Future!, Tapu Koko attacked the Matori Matrix's aircraft in order to prevent them from going through an Ultra Wormhole to chase after Necrozma. Later, it, its fellow guardian deities, and the rest of Alola helped Necrozma regain its true form by giving it some of their Z-Power.

Tapu Koko reappeared again in SM100, where it engaged Ash and Pikachu in a battle, only to transport them to another world with the assistance of a Shiny Tapu Koko.

Personality and characteristics

Tapu Koko appears to be a serious Pokémon, but despite this character trait, it didn't seem to mind Pikachu playing with its arm in Revealing the Stuff of Legend!. Tapu Koko is shown to be very interested in Ash and is often seen observing him. It has shown a strong desire to challenge Ash and test his skills, even stealing Ash's hat in order for him to follow and battle it. Tapu Koko also appears to have great faith in Ash, entrusting him a Z-Ring and an Electrium Z as well as leaving Nebby in his care. Tapu Koko also appears to not tolerate impulsive behavior from other people. For example, when Gladion arrogantly yelled at the guardian deities out of impatience, it gave him an angry stare, telling him to wait. It has shown to take an interest in the Ultra Guardian's work at helping Ultra Beasts as seen in Rise and Shine, Starship! and Twirling with a Bang!.

Moves used

Using Dazzling Gleam	Move First Used In Dazzling Gleam The Guardian's Challenge! Nature's Madness A Guardian Rematch! Discharge A Guardian Rematch! Electric Terrain Revealing the Stuff of Legend!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the TCG

Tapu Koko is featured in the TCG. The following is a list of cards featuring Tapu Koko.

Tapu Koko Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Tapu Koko					Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit		007/026

Tapu Lele

Tapu Lele カプ・テテフ Kapu-Tetefu

Tapu Lele

Debuts in Partner Promises! Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location Akala Island

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Tapu Lele Risa Shimizu‎ Suzy Myers‎

Tapu Lele (Japanese: カプ・テテフ Kapu-Tetefu) is the guardian of Akala Island, and the second deity to appear before Ash.

History

Tapu Lele debuted in Partner Promises!, where Ash and Pikachu on Treasure Island. It was seen floating over the ocean, and scattered its glowing scales all over Ash to heal the wounds inflicted on him while he was rescuing a trapped Wimpod. Afterwards, it took off into the sky. After Ash returned to Professor Kukui's house, Rotom Pokédex identified it as a Tapu Lele.

Tapu Lele reappeared in The Island Whisperer!, during a flashback and a fantasy. It appeared again in Trials and Determinations!, flying over Ash, his classmates, Olivia, and Professor Kukui, after Ash's grand trial against Olivia.

Tapu Lele reappeared in Rising from the Ruins!, where it battled Ash's Rockruff and won easily. When Olivia and Gladion's Lycanroc brought it to be healed by the guardian deity. When Tapu Lele seemed to be incapable of completely healing Rockruff, it attacked the two Lycanroc until Ash arrived and stepped in to protect them. It then used Draining Kiss to drain energy from Ash and the two Lycanroc, allowing it to heal Rockruff. Tapu Lele also stayed to watch as Rockruff subsequently evolved into a Dusk Form Lycanroc in the light of the setting sun, smiling happily as it the floated away afterwards.

Tapu Lele was seen briefly in A Dream Encounter!, where it and the other Guardian deities had sensed the birth of a Cosmog nicknamed Nebby. In Family Determination!, it appeared at Poni Island together with the other guardian deities.

In Revealing the Stuff of Legend!, Tapu Lele and the other guardian deities revealed that they were the ones who took Nebby to Melemele Island, where Ash would eventually find and take care of it. At the Altar of the Sunne, the four guardian deities performed a ritual that allowed Nebby to evolve into Solgaleo. When Ash received a Solganium Z from Nebby, he found that it was unable to fit in his regular Z-Ring. Tapu Koko then took the Z-Ring, and through a dance, it and the other guardian deities upgraded the Z-Ring into a Z-Power Ring so Ash could properly use Solgaleo's Z-Move, Searing Sunraze Smash. The four then dispersed after seeing Nebby carry Ash and his friends through the Ultra Wormhole.

Tapu Lele reappeared in Full Moon and Many Arms!, where it watched Olivia as she observed the sunrise during the Manalo Festival.

In Securing the Future!, Tapu Lele, its fellow guardian deities, and the rest of Alola helped Necrozma regain its true form by giving it some of their Z-Power.

Tapu Lele reappeared in SM107. Kiawe had been given a task by Tapu Fini to bring back scales from Tapu Lele in a certain time in order to save Ash. Tapu Lele battled Kiawe and his Charizard and awarded them with its scales.

Personality and characteristics

As a guardian deity, Tapu Lele seems to be a kind and caring Pokémon, willingly using its scales to heal humans and Pokémon, such as Ash and a wild Yungoos, even if it doesn't know them. It also greatly enjoys battling other Pokémon that catch its interest, but its cruel sense of innocence is shown when it seemingly fails to realize that its attacks seriously hurt opponents much weaker than itself. This was demonstrated in Rising from the Ruins!, where it challenged Ash's Rockruff and defeated it easily, acting gleefully happy the whole time.

Moves used

Using Psychic Terrain	Move First Used In Psychic Terrain Rising from the Ruins! Dazzling Gleam Rising from the Ruins! Draining Kiss Rising from the Ruins!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Tapu Bulu

Tapu Bulu カプ・ブルル Kapu-Bulul

Tapu Bulu

Debuts in A Dream Encounter! Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location Ula'ula Island

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Tapu Bulu Unshō Ishizuka (SM044-SM090) Sam Black

Tapu Bulu (Japanese: カプ・ブルル Kapu-Bulul) is the guardian of Ula'ula Island, and the third deity to appear in the anime.

History

Tapu Bulu first appeared in A Dream Encounter!, where it reacted to Nebby's creation. In Family Determination!, it appeared at Poni Island together with the other guardian deities.

In Revealing the Stuff of Legend!, Tapu Bulu and the other guardian deities reveal that they were the ones who took Nebby to Melemele Island, where Ash would eventually find and take care of it. At the Altar of the Sunne, the four guardian deities performed a ritual to allow Nebby, now a Cosmoem, to evolve into Solgaleo. When Ash received a Solganium Z from Nebby, he found that it was unable to fit in his regular Z-Ring. Tapu Koko then took the Z-Ring, and through a dance, it and the other guardian deities upgraded the Z-Ring into a Z-Power Ring so Ash could properly use Solgaleo's Z-Move, Searing Sunraze Smash. The four then dispersed after seeing Nebby carry Ash and friends through the Ultra Wormhole.

It made its first solo appearance in Some Kind of Laziness!, where Ash and Acerola visited it at the Ruins of Abundance. Ash requested that Tapu Bulu help train his team so that he may face the Island Kahuna Nanu in a rematch. While it initially ignored Ash so it could continue sleeping, Tapu Bulu eventually agreed to help. By planting seeds and growing them into trees, Tapu Bulu helped Ash's Rowlet learn Razor Leaf. Later, it deliberately dirtied Ash's Lycanroc's fur by pushing it into the water, angering Lycanroc into its berserk state until Ash calmed it down. After seeing the bond Ash and Lycanroc shared, Tapu Bulu agreed to battle with them. Though the battle ended without a victor, Tapu Bulu was impressed when Lycanroc proved to be a powerful opponent with its newly-learned Stone Edge.

Tapu Bulu reappeared in Guiding an Awakening!, where it watched Ash's battle against Nanu and dropped two Sitrus Berries for Lycanroc to consume.

Tapu Bulu reappeared in Full Moon and Many Arms!, where it watched Nanu and Acerola as they observed the sunrise during the Manalo Festival.

In Securing the Future!, Tapu Bulu, its fellow guardian deities, and the rest of Alola helped Necrozma regain its true form by giving it some of their Z-Power.

Personality and characteristics

It appears to be more serious and subdued, compared to the more expressive Tapu Lele and Tapu Fini. In Some Kind of Laziness!, Tapu Bulu was shown to be a fairly lazy Pokémon due to the fact that it constantly like to sleep on a rock in the Ruins of Abundance. Despite this, once it saw how determined Ash was to help his Lycanroc, Tapu Bulu battled the Wolf Pokémon with everything it had. Tapu Bulu was also shown to be very happy for Lycanroc when it got over its aversion to having its fur become wet or dirty.

Tapu Bulu has been shown as being kind to Pokémon, as evident in Guiding an Awakening!, when it dropped some Sitrus Berries for Lycanroc to consume during its battle against Nanu following Lycanroc's defeat of Sableye.

Moves used

Using Grassy Terrain	Move First Used In Grassy Terrain Revealing the Stuff of Legend! Wood Hammer Some Kind of Laziness! Horn Leech Some Kind of Laziness! Solar Beam Some Kind of Laziness!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Tapu Fini

Tapu Fini カプ・レヒレ Kapu-Rehire

Tapu Fini

Debuts in A Dream Encounter! Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location Poni Island

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Tapu Fini Unknown Lisa Ortiz

Tapu Fini (Japanese: カプ・ブルル Kapu-Rehire) is the guardian of Poni Island, and the fourth and final deity to appear in the anime.

History

Tapu Fini first appeared in A Dream Encounter!, where it reacted to Nebby's creation. In Family Determination!, it appeared at Poni Island together with the other guardian deities.

In Revealing the Stuff of Legend!, Tapu Fini and the other guardian deities reveal that they were the ones who took Nebby to Melemele Island, where Ash would eventually find and take care of it. At the Altar of the Sunne, the four guardian deities performed a ritual to allow Nebby, now a Cosmoem, to evolve into Solgaleo. When Ash received a Solganium Z from Nebby, he found that it was unable to fit in his regular Z-Ring. Tapu Koko then took the Z-Ring, and through a dance, it and the other guardian deities upgraded the Z-Ring into a Z-Power Ring so Ash could properly use Solgaleo's Z-Move, Searing Sunraze Smash. The four then dispersed after seeing Nebby carry Ash and friends through the Ultra Wormhole.

In Securing the Future!, Tapu Fini, its fellow guardian deities, and the rest of Alola helped Necrozma regain its true form by giving it some of their Z-Power.

Tapu Fini made its first solo appearance in SM105, where it flew over Ash, Lillie, Gladion, and Hapu following Ash's battle against Gladion.

Tapu Fini reappeared in SM107. It became angered when Kiawe and Ash were battling at the Ruins of Hope and trapped Ash, Pikachu, Turtonator and Marowak in a veil of water and gave Kiawe a task to retrieve scales from Tapu Lele within a certain time. When Kiawe returned with the scales, Tapu Fini rewarded him with a Flyinium Z and watched as Kiawe and Charizard performed Supersonic Skystrike.

Tapu Fini reappeared in SM108 and SM109.

Personality and characteristics

While little is known about Tapu Fini's personality, it appears to be a caring Pokémon, as it was shown holding a sleeping Nebby before leaving it for Ash to find.

More of Tapu Fini's personality was seen in SM107, when it became angered by Kiawe and Ash battling at the Ruins of Hope and trapped Ash, Pikachu, Turtonator and Marowak in a veil of water and set Kiawe a task that he must complete in a certain time.

Moves used

Using Misty Terrain	Move First Used In Misty Terrain Revealing the Stuff of Legend!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Shiny Tapu Koko

Tapu Koko カプ・コケコ Kapu-Kokeko

Shiny Tapu Koko

Debuts in SM100 Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location Ultra Ruin Melemele Island

File:HOME785s.png This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Tapu Koko Unknown N/A

This Shiny Tapu Koko (Japanese: カプ・コケコ Kapu-Kokeko) is the guardian of the alternate world Melemele Island of the Ultra Ruin.

History

The Shiny Tapu Koko first appeared in SM100, where it assisted its regularly-colored counterpart in transporting Ash and Pikachu to the Ultra Ruin during Ash's battle with the latter. It reappeared in SM101, where it watched the battle between Ash and Dia before transporting Ash back to his own world.

Personality and characteristics

Related articles

For more information on these Pokémon's species, see Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, and Tapu Fini.

• Guardian deities

Recurring wild Pokémon characters in the anime
Fearow	Ho-Oh	Pink Butterfree	Haunter	Jigglypuff	Clefairy
Mewtwo	Slowking (M02)	Lapras	Suicune	Pichu Posse	Articuno (OS)
Lugia (OS)	Silver	Wynaut	Larvitar	Loudred	Spoink
Kyogre and Groudon (RS)	Articuno (RS)	Deoxys	Lake guardians	Marill	Hippopotas
Zekrom	Forces of Nature	Carracosta	Meloetta	Reshiram	Malamar
Super-ancient Pokémon (XY)	Wooper	Florges	Squishy	Z2	Guardian deities
Bewear	Toucannon's flock	Stoutland	Exeggutor	Oranguru	Lunala
Necrozma	Stufful	Ultra Beasts	Grandpa Forest	Melemele Greens	Mantine
Zeraora	Meltan	Shaymin	Magearna	Celebi	Wingull
Mew	Lugia (JN)	Thievul trio	Drednaw	Slowking (JN)	Legendary heroes
Mewtwo's friends	Cresselia	Darkrai	Dialga	Palkia	Heatran
Latias	Terapagos
Recurring wild Pokémon that have been caught
Caterpie	Gyarados	Aipom	Gible	Krokorok	Dedenne
Goodra	Litten	Rockruff	Mimikyu	Mareanie	Poipole
Eevee	Greedy Rapooh	Meltan	Scorbunny	Gengar	Sobble
Eternatus	Morpeko	Fuecoco	Wattrel	Quaxly

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