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	Abe (father), unnamed brother and grandfather
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.

In First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!, Mallow continued to accompany Ash in his attempts to catch a Pokémon and was present when he caught his Rowlet.

In A Seasoned Search!, she revealed that her number one goal was to make the Aina's Kitchen the best in the world and wanted to recreate a special recipe to attract more customers but the key ingredient Yellow Nectar was out of season and after trying unsuccessfully by using Pikachu's Thunderbolt as a substitute, set of in search of an Oricorio to help find the Yellow Nectar. During the fight with Team Rocket who tried to steal the Yellow Nectar, Bounsweet evolved into Steenee and she successfully recreated the secret recipe.

In SM039, Mallow had enough of being overworked by her father at the Kitchen which led to run away. She tripped on a rock and fell down a hill, injuring her knee but was found by an Oranguru who helped her recover. Later when Team Rocket captured her Steenee, Oranguru helped to save her just as Abe and her friends arrived. Abe recognized the Oranguru from his past and she made up with Abe and returned home.

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, Aina's Kitchen. She is shown to be good friends with Lillie as shown in Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge! when she completed her chores early and headed over to see how she was getting on with the Egg. Her friendship with Lillie is shown once more in Getting to Know You! when she dragged Ash along to see how she and Snowy were getting along.

Pokémon

On hand

Bounsweet → Steenee ♀

Ride Pokémon

		Tauros ♂
		Mallow was first seen riding a Poké Ride Tauros around Pokémon School in a race with Sophocles and Lana which ended when Ash unknowingly crossed the racetrack. 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	Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!

		Stoutland
		Mallow used a Poké Ride Stoutland to hunt for treasure around Akala Island. None of Stoutland's moves are known.
Debut	Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!

Temporary

		Togedemaru ♀
		Main article: Sophocles's Togedemaru In The Ol' Raise and Switch!, Professor Kukui tasked everyone with switching their partner Pokémon with somebody else and Mallow was given Togedemaru.
Debut	Alola to New Adventure!
Voice actors
Japanese	Mika Kanai
English	Kate Bristol

Befriended

		Oranguru
		Mallow befriended Oranguru when she ran away from home after it saved her when she was injured during a fall. Oranguru later rescued Steenee from Team Rocket. When Abe found her, he recognized Oranguru as the one who he befriended in his youth. Oranguru's only known move is Instruct.
Debut	SM039

Pokémon competitions

Mallow has competed in the following Pokémon competitions:

• Pokémon Pancake Race - Disqualified (Racing to a Big Event!)

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
• Episodes focusing on Mallow
• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

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