Mallow (anime)

Mallow マオ Mao
Art from the Sun & Moon series
Gender	Female
Eye color	Green
Hair color	Green
Hometown	Hau'oli City
Region	Alola
Relatives	Unnamed father and brother
Trainer class	Trainer
Game counterpart	Mallow
Specializes in	Grass types
Anime debut	Alola to New Adventure!
English voice actor	Jessica Paquet
Japanese voice actor	Reina Ueda

Mallow (Japanese: マオ Mao) is a student at the Pokémon School on Melemele Island and one of Ash's classmates. She made her debut in Alola to New Adventure!.

History

Mallow first appeared in Alola to New Adventure! while riding a Ride Tauros with her classmates Lana and Sophocles at the Pokémon School. She accidentally ran over Ash when he stumbled upon the school and, mistaking him for a new student, introduced him as such to her principal, Samson Oak. After the misunderstanding was cleared up, she decided to show Ash around the campus, showing him to her teacher, Professor Kukui, along the way. She then witnessed Ash join Kiawe in a scuffle against some Team Skull Grunts, and was amazed by his and Pikachu's battle skills. Shortly after the battle, Ash saw the guardian deity Tapu Koko in the sky, but it flew off before Mallow and the other students could see it.

In The Guardian's Challenge!, once Ash formally enrolled in the school, Mallow saw his new Z-Ring given to him by Tapu Koko, and concluded that Ash had somehow gained the guardian's favor to receive it. The next day, Mallow threw Ash a surprise welcome party, acting as referee in a series of games between him and the other students. During a lunch break, Mallow and the others saw Tapu Koko for the first time when it challenged Ash and Pikachu's worthiness of the Z-Ring.

Character

Mallow is an upbeat and friendly girl who gets along well with her classmates at the Pokémon School. She admits herself to be so energetic that she sometimes misses important details and jumps to the wrong conclusions. She is shown to have a firm sense of right and wrong, such as her distaste for Team Skull's bullying of other students. Much like Brock, Cilan, and Clemont, she is also a talented cook for both people and Pokémon, and is a self-proclaimed poster girl at her family's restaurant, the (アイナ食堂 Aina Cafeteria). She also appears to be a particularly close friend of Lillie.

Pokémon

On hand

Bounsweet → Steenee ♀

Ride Pokémon

		Tauros ♂
		Mallow was first seen riding a Poké Ride Tauros around Pokémon School. None of Tauros's moves are known.
Debut	Alola to New Adventure!

		Lapras
		Mallow was first seen riding a Poké Ride Lapras around Melemele Island. None of Lapras's moves are known.
Debut	SM005

Pokémon competitions

Mallow has competed in the following Pokémon competitions:

• Pokémon Pancake Race - Disqualified (SM013)

Voice actors

Trivia

• Mallow's schoolbag is based on the Forage Bag, an item her game counterpart hands out in Pokémon Sun and Moon.

Names

Related articles

• Mallow

Mallow's Pokémon
On hand:	Tsareena
Unofficial:	Shaymin
Ride Pokémon:	Tauros	Lapras	Stoutland	Flygon	Mantine
Temporary:	Pikachu	Togedemaru
Befriended:	Oranguru	Grandpa Forest

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