Mallow

Mallow マオ Mao
Artwork from Sun and Moon
Age	11-19SM
Gender	Female
Eye color	Green
Hair color	Green
Hometown	Konikoni City
Region	Alola
Relatives	Father and unnamed older brother
Trainer class	Trial Captain
Generation	VII
Games	Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Specializes in	Grass types
Anime counterpart	Mallow
Counterpart debut	Alola to New Adventure!

Mallow (Japanese: マオ Mao) is the Trial Captain of Akala Island's Lush Jungle. She specializes in Grass-type Pokémon.

In the games

Mallow is an energetic girl who loves cooking, but her sense of taste can be peculiar.

The player first meets Mallow alongside Island Kahuna Olivia upon arriving in Heahea City. She later appears in Paniola Ranch where she registers the Stoutland Search into the player's Ride Pager. Her trial is the last the player undergoes before challenging the Kahuna. In the trial of Lush Jungle, Mallow give the player a Forage Bag and asks the player to gather four ingredients; a Tiny Mushroom, a Mago Berry, a Miracle Seed, and a Revival Herb. After the ingredients are gathered, Mallow will call over Lana and Kiawe, who will provide cooking supplies. Mallow asks the player to pound the ingredients together, which she then makes into a meal, which attracts the trial's Totem Pokémon, Lurantis.

In Pokémon Moon, after defeating Olivia, during the day the player can visit the second floor of a restaurant in Konikoni City, where Mallow is in her room. Mallow will go to the Lush Jungle for a battle, but after she leaves, her older brother asks the player to ask Mallow to look for his Wimpod. Upon arriving in the jungle, Mallow explains that Wimpod was gathering ingredients for the restaurant her family owns before challenging the player. After the battle, Mallow discusses her future and her plans to take over her family business. Shortly after telling her story, she will award the player the Reverent battle style. She leaves after realizing she needs to bring back her brother's Pokémon. She can later be encountered again at the Battle Tree as a possible opponent or Multi Battle partner.

Pokémon

Pokémon Moon

Mallow's Pokémon are kept in Ultra Balls.

First possible battle

Captain Mallow Lush Jungle Moon Reward: $3,240

Types: Ghost Grass Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Phantump♀ Lv.26 Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Feint Attack Dark Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Astonish Ghost Physical   --       Types: Grass Fairy Ability: Effect Spore Held item: None Shiinotic♀ Lv.26 Ingrain Grass Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Astonish Ghost Physical   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Leaf Guard Held item: None Steenee♀ Lv.27 Teeter Dance Normal Status   --       Magical Leaf Grass Special   --       Double Slap Normal Physical   --       Rapid Spin Normal Physical   --

Battle Tree

Mallow appears in the Battle Tree exclusively in Pokémon Moon. She uses three of the Pokémon below in Single Battles, four in Double Battles, and two in Multi Battles.

Captain Mallow Battle Tree Moon Reward: 2 to 7 BP

Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow or Unburden Held item: White Herb Sceptile♂/♀ Lv.50 Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Detect Fighting Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow or Unburden Held item: Sceptilite Sceptile♂/♀ Lv.50 Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       Dual Chop Dragon Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Flame Body or Gale Wings Held item: Focus Sash Talonflame♂/♀ Lv.50 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Flail Normal Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Flame Body or Gale Wings Held item: Sitrus Berry Talonflame♂/♀ Lv.50 Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Types: Ghost Grass Ability: Natural Cure or Frisk Held item: Choice Band Trevenant♂/♀ Lv.50 Horn Leech Grass Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Types: Ghost Grass Ability: Natural Cure or Frisk Held item: Iron Ball Trevenant♂/♀ Lv.50 Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye or Skill Link Held item: Sitrus Berry Toucannon♂/♀ Lv.50 Beak Blast Flying Physical   --       Roost Flying Status   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Bullet Seed Grass Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye or Skill Link Held item: Rocky Helmet Toucannon♂/♀ Lv.50 Beak Blast Flying Physical   --       Roost Flying Status   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Leaf Guard or Contrary Held item: Power Herb Lurantis♂/♀ Lv.50 Solar Blade Grass Physical   --       Leech Life Bug Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Leaf Guard or Contrary Held item: Quick Claw Lurantis♂/♀ Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Solar Blade Grass Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Leaf Guard or Queenly Majesty Held item: Assault Vest Tsareena♀ Lv.50 Trop Kick Grass Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       High Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Leaf Guard or Queenly Majesty Held item: Choice Scarf Tsareena♀ Lv.50 Trop Kick Grass Physical   --       High Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Flower Veil or Triage Held item: Grassium Z Comfey♂/♀ Lv.50 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Petal Blizzard Grass Physical   --       Grassy Terrain Grass Status   --       Floral Healing Fairy Status   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Flower Veil or Triage Held item: Big Root Comfey♂/♀ Lv.50 Draining Kiss Fairy Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Sweet Kiss Fairy Status   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --

Quotes

Sun and Moon

Heahea City

"Hey! Thanks for stopping by! I'm Mallow, one of the captains here!"

"Yup! My trial will be a chance for all the fine ingredients that make up your team to shine!"

"Especially you two! Your Pokémon look ready to cook with gas!"

Paniola Ranch

"Thanks for stopping by! The Moomoo Milk from Paniola Ranch is the best. It's so rich and creamy when you use it in white sauce and other things... Mmm! The taste can't even be described!"

"Oh, by the way! Since I was lucky enough to run into you here, I'll do you a little favor."

"See, Stoutland can sniff out items for you that are buried in the dirt where you can't even see them! When you're riding Stoutland, pressing the B Button to use that Stoutland Search is what it's all about! Get up there and try it! There's all kinds of stuff laying around waiting for you to find it! If you go all the way down Route 5, you'll come out on Brooklet Hill. My friend Lana is up there, so say hi to her for me if you see her!"

Lush Jungle

"Thanks for stopping by! Welcome to Lush Jungle, the trial grounds for me, Mallow! I knew it the first time I saw you and your team... You've chosen only the finest ingredients! That's why I'm gonna make you help me—er, no! I mean, that's why you should try my trial! You are the one who got a Sparkling Stone straight from Tapu Koko, aren't you? You're so totally ready for this! Ah, the breath of the jungle... I can tell just what today's special should be..."

"Yup! It's gotta be! My personal specialty: the Mallow Special! I'm gonna need you to find four ingredients for me! I'll need a Mago Berry, a Tiny Mushroom, a Revival Herb, and a Miracle Seed! Here you go! I brought you a Forage Bag to hold all the ingredients gathered for your trial."

"If you put the trial ingredients in your own bag, they'd get mixed up with your stuff, right? When you're hunting for ingredients, you're gonna want to rely on Stoutland's help. It'll find things that you don't see, after all. You remember what I told you at the farm, right? Just press the B Button to use Stoutland Search! OK, one more time! There are four things you need to get for me to clear your trial! A Mago Berry, a Tiny Mushroom, a Revival Herb, and a Miracle Seed! You got that? OK, then here in Lush Jungle... It's time for Mallow's trial to begin!"

• If talked to again

"I'm gonna need you to find four ingredients for me! I'll need a Mago Berry, a Tiny Mushroom, a Revival Herb, and a Miracle Seed! Don't forget to get a helping paw from Stoutland during the trial! What? Could it be?! You want to leave the jungle?! You'll have to start this trial over from scratch! Is that OK with you?"

Yes: "Well, come back to the trial whenever you've got your items and your mind right!"

No: "OK! Then get out there and find my ingredients!"

• After finding the Tiny Mushroom

"Hey, it's me, Mallow! Ooh, a Tiny Mushroom! That's great! There's a secret to why they're so popular with some people. You'll have to try one to find out what it is!"

• After finding the Mago Berry

"Hey, it's me, Mallow! Congrats on finding that Mago Berry! The bigger and more twisted a Mago Berry, the sweeter it will taste!"

• After finding the Revival Herb

"Hey, it's me, Mallow! That's a fine Revival Herb! Its bitter bite is even a shock to Pokémon, but that's what will add depth to the flavor!"

• After finding the Miracle Seed

"Hey, it's me, Mallow! That's a great Miracle Seed! Miracle Seeds are bursting with nutrition. They really are a miraculous gift from the jungle."

• After finding one item

"Still three ingredients left to get! We still need a whole big helping!"

• After finding two items

"Still two more ingredients left to get! Just a little more to find!"

• After finding three items

"Just one last ingredient left! Get back out there and find it!"

• After finding all items

"Ooh, looks like you got everything! OK, it's time for us to start cooking, so come on back to the entrance of the jungle!"

• After getting all the items

"Hey, <player>! Great! Now that we've got all the ingredients, we just need..."

"Thanks, Lana! Thanks, Kiawe! Now we've got everything we need! You're up next, <player>! We're going to cook up a storm and lure out the Totem Pokémon of Lush Jungle!"

"Let me see what you've got for me... One Mago Berry, check! One Tiny Mushroom, check! One Revival Herb, check! One Miracle Seed, check! Perfect! Just what the recipe calls for. Now we can make the Mallow Special!"

"The aroma of this tasty dish will draw that Totem Pokémon right to us! Ready to start cooking?"

No: "Got it! Then let me know when you are ready."

• If talked to again

"The aroma of this tasty dish will draw that Totem Pokémon right to us! Ready to start cooking?"

Yes: "OK! Lana! Flip that Rocky Helmet over, and let's pour that Fresh Water into it!"

"Then in go the Mago Berry, the Tiny Mushroom, the Revival Herb, and the Miracle Seed... Kiawe, let us use the Thick Club and that Rare Bone for a minute!"

"OK, <player>! Grab the Thick Club and the Rare Bone and pound it all to a pulp!"

"Smack it!"

"Crush it!"

"Grind it!"

"Turn it to goo!"

• After defeating Totem Lurantis

"Wow, <player>, you're strong, huh! You were really able to draw out the flavor of your Pokémon in that battle! The Totem Pokémon bowed right down to you!"

"All right, you've cleared all three of Akala's trials! You even managed to get through my trial, and I'd say it's a real doozy! Here! A gift for such an inspiring young Trainer!"

"Let me show you how to use Grass-type Z-Moves! You go like "Graaassss," 'K?"

"Since you've cleared my trial, <player>, I want you to help me train some Pokémon from here in Lush Jungle. Here, have some Nest Balls!"

"Hm? Looks like Lurantis didn't finish all the food. Oooh, I really want you guys to try some! Have a bite, Kiawe! You, too, Lana!"

"What? What's wrong with you guys? Don't you have any taste?! Are you headed off to Olivia's for the grand trial?!"

Konikoni City^M

"Hey, <player>! What's up?"

Regardless of choice: "All right, let's do it! Of course if two Trainers are going to play, it's gotta be a Pokémon battle, right? Yup, it's decided! I guess we should head to Lush Jungle. Let's make this like a little treasure hunt. Come find me where the Wimpod is! Don't be late!"

Lush Jungle^M

"Oh, you made it!"

"Wimpod is in my big brother's party."

"It's out here gathering ingredients for our restaurant!"

"You've got all the ingredients you need for a delicious battle, right?"

Gimme a minute...: "Oh really? Well come back and tell me when you're ready!"

Let's do this!: "Time for you to see that I can do more than just cook!"

• Upon being defeated

"Sure enough, when it comes to you and Pokémon, the quality of the ingredients shines forth!"

• After being defeated

"That battle was a piece of cake for you, wasn't it? I should've known—you did clear my trial, after all! As your captain, I am very proud of you, though!"

"There's no doubt in my mind that you'll go on to be an amazing Trainer! Like, you could even be a kahuna someday!"

"Do you ever think about the future, <player>?"

Regardless of choice: "Oh, I see. Well, I've got my future all planned out! I mean, we have to move on from being captains when we turn 20 anyway. It may be ordinary, but I'm hoping to take over my family's restaurant. I think I could be an even better chef than my dad and big brother one day!"

"Huh? What's up? Is it something about my big brother?"

Regardless of choice: "Sorry, <player>! I've gotta get back! Come on, Wimpod. You, too! Big brother's waiting for us!"

"It's been fun, <player>! See you later! Bye!"

Battle Tree^M

• Before battle

"Thanks for stopping by! Here's today's Mallow Special!

• Upon being defeated

"Abilities must have been the secret ingredient! There are many recipes for battle!"

• If the player is defeated

"You taste defeat when you can't draw out the excellence of your Pokémon."

• If picked as a partner

"With your Pokémon, I can produce a flavor that no one can imagine!"

Sprites

VS model from Sun and Moon

Overworld model from Sun and Moon

In the anime

Mallow in the anime

Main article: Mallow (anime)

Mallow appeared in Alola to New Adventure!. She is a student at the Pokémon School of Melemele Island and one of Ash's classmates.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Mallow in Pokémon Adventures

Mallow debuts in the Sun & Moon arc. She, Lana, and Kiawe travel to Heahea City to meet with Sun, who had been approved to take part in the island challenge. The three were initially reluctant if Sun was worthy enough to take place in the island challenge, so Kiawe chose to battle Sun to test him. After a short battle, Kiawe bonds with Sun and accepts him as a trialgoer, but Lana is still reluctant and tells everyone to follow her to Brooklet Hill.

The group travels to Route 5, where Lana reveals that she wants Sun to defeat the Totem Pokémon that is causing havoc at Brooklet Hill. While Sun and Lana head off to the trial site, Mallow takes Moon to Lush Jungle so that the latter may harvest Berries that only grow in Alola as well as find a special Mirage Berry. Shortly after arriving, they found Tapu Lele in battle with a mysterious creature emerging from a crack in the sky.

Moon fires a Poké Ball-tipped arrow from her bow in an attempt to capture the creature. Though the Ball successfully hits the target, it completely fails to capture the creature, which proceeds to retreat back into the crack. Angered by the incident, Tapu Lele proceeds to fly off while Moon collects its fallen scales. Moon guesses that the only way to find information about the creature is to ask Tapu Lele directly and suggests they find a special Berry that will allow them to meet with the guardian deity. Mallow suggests that they give the creature the code name "Lighting" so they have something to call it.

After several failed attempts to find the Mirage Berry, Mallow has her and Moon's Pokémon communicate with the wild Pokémon in the area to help them. The wild Pokémon help by finding Berries and bringing them together into a large pile. As they search through the pile, Mallow receives a phone call from Kiawe, who is currently under attack by someone near the Ruins of Life. Mallow informs everyone and tells them to rendezvous at Konikoni City. After meeting up, the four travel to Memorial Hill, where they find an injured Kiawe lying on the ground, defeated. A group of Team Skull Grunts appear and claim that they were the ones who attacked Kiawe. Angered by this, Mallow and Lana send out their Pokémon to battle the Grunts and tell Sun and Moon to tend to Kiawe's wounds.

Pokémon

		Steenee ♀
		Main article: Mallow's Steenee Steenee is Mallow's only known Pokémon. It was first used to help search for the Mirage Berry at Lush Jungle.
Debut	Sun & Moon chapter

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Mallow in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Mallow 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	#
Mallow	Su	Guardians Rising		127/145	Alolan Moonlight		049/050
		Guardians Rising		145/145	Alolan Moonlight		055/050

Names

Related articles

• Mallow (anime)

Trial Captains and island kahunas of the Alola region
Verdant Cavern Ilima	Brooklet Hill Lana	Wela Volcano Park Kiawe	Lush Jungle Mallow
Hokulani Observatory Sophocles	Thrifty Megamart Acerola	Seafolk Village Mina
Melemele Island Hala	Akala Island Olivia	Ula'ula Island Nanu	Poni Island Hapu

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