Totem Pokémon

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 their calls are unaffected by the Adrenaline Orb and status conditions). 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.

Totem Stickers

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In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Totem Stickers scattered around the Alola region will allow the player to obtain Totem-sized Pokémon depending on the number of stickers obtained. The player unlocks to the Totem-sized Pokémon from Samson Oak at Heahea Beach after meeting him for the first time at Big Wave Beach. He will called the player through the Rotom Pokedex to inform him/her when they reached a certain amount of Totem Stickers.

When 20 Totem Stickers are obtained its, Samson gives the player. Gumshoos^US/Alolan Raticate^UM. When 40 Stickers are collected, Samson gives out a Alolan Marowak^US/Araquanid^UM. When 50 stickers are collected, its Lurantis^US/Salazzle^UM. When 70 Toem Stickers are collected , Samson gives the player a Vikavolt^US/Togedemaru^UM. When the player collects 80 Totem Stickers, Samson gives the player a Mimikyu. Finally when all 100 Totem stickers, Samson gives the player a Ribombee^US/Kommo-o^UM.

The Totem-Size Pokémon have different height and weight form their original counterparts and three max EV Stats. Also they cannot be obtained as Shiny Pokémon. Also a Totem-size Pokémon's size can not be passed down through Pokémon breeding.

List of Totem Pokémon

Island	Location	Totem Pokémon	Aura	Ally Pokémon
Melemele Island	Verdant Cavern	GumshoosSUS Level 12	Defense +1	YungoosSUS Level 10
		Alolan RaticateMUM Level 12	Defense +1	Alolan RattataMUM Level 10
Akala Island	Brooklet Hill	WishiwashiSM (School Form) Level 20	Defense +1	Wishiwashi and AlomomolaSM Level 18
		AraquanidUSUM Level 20	Speed +1	Dewpider and MasquerainUSUM Level 18
	Wela Volcano Park	SalazzleSM Level 22	Sp. Defense +1	SalanditSM Level 20
		Alolan MarowakUSUM Level 22	Speed +2	SalazzleUSUM Level 20
	Lush Jungle	Lurantis Level 24	Speed +2	Trumbeak and CastformSM Level 22
				Comfey and KecleonUSUM Level 22
Ula'ula Island	Hokulani Observatory	VikavoltSM Level 29	Attack, Defense, Sp. Attack, Sp. Defense Speed +1	Charjabug ×2SM Level 27
		TogedemaruUSUM Level 33	Defense +2	Skarmory and DedenneUSUM Level 32/31
	Thrifty Megamart (Abandoned Site)	Mimikyu Level 33SM/35USUM	Attack, Defense, Sp. Attack, Sp. Defense Speed +1	Haunter and GengarSM Level 27
				Banette and JellicentUSUM Level 27/33
Poni Island	Vast Poni Canyon	Kommo-o Level 45SM/49USUM	Attack, Defense, Sp. Attack, Sp. Defense Speed +1	Hakamo-o and ScizorSM Level 32
				Noivern and ScizorUSUM Level 48/46
	Seafolk VillageUSUM	Ribombee Level 55	Attack, Defense, Sp. Attack, Sp. Defense Speed +2	Blissey and Pelipper Level 53/52

Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version

Island	Location	Totem Pokémon	Aura	Ally Pokémon
Melemele Island	Ten Carat Hill	Hakamo-o Level 36	Sp. Defense +1	Rockruff Level 30

In the anime

Totem Pokémon

		Totem Gumshoos
		Ash battled the Totem Gumshoos as part of the Verdant Cavern trial, using his Pikachu and Rowlet. Gumshoos was able to defeat Rowlet but was eventually defeated by Pikachu. 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 Frustration and Sand Attack.
Debut	To Top a Totem!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Billy Bob Thompson

		Totem Raticate
		A Totem Alolan Raticate was seen guarding a Darkinium Z, which was being targeted by Team Rocket and Team Skull. Although an extremely powerful opponent, taking down Meowth, James's Mareanie, and all of Team Skull's Pokémon, it was eventually defeated by Jessie's Mimikyu. Raticate's known moves are Tail Whip, Hyper Fang, and Hyper Beam.
Debut	A Team-on-Team Tussle!

		Totem Wishiwashi
		A Totem Wishiwashi appeared at Brooklet Hill, being hooked up by Lana, who then proceeded to battle it with her Popplio. It was eventually defeated by Popplio's newly learned Aqua Jet, earning Lana a Waterium Z from it as a reward. None of Wishiwashi's moves are known.
Debut	Big Sky, Small Fry!

		Totem Lurantis
		Totem Lurantis challenged Ash while he was collecting ingredients for the "Akala Curry" in Lush Jungle with Mallow. Ash then proceeded to battle it with Litten and Rowlet. Although it proved to be an extremely tough opponent, Ash was finally able to defeat it with Litten's Breakneck Blitz, after which it rewarded Ash with a Grassium Z. Lurantis's known moves are Petal Blizzard, Solar Blade, and Synthesis.
Debut	Currying Favor and Flavor!
Voice actors
Japanese	Risa Shimizu

Ally Pokémon

Totem Gumshoos

		Ally Yungoos
		Ash battled this Yungoos when he first entered the Verdant Cavern trial. It later assisted Officer Jenny with tackling an outbreak of Alolan Rattata and Raticate. Yungoos's known moves are Hyper Fang and Sand Attack.
Debut	To Top a Totem!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Billy Bob Thompson

		Ally Gumshoos
		Main article: Officer Jenny's Gumshoos Ash battled this Gumshoos when he first entered the Verdant Cavern trial. It later assisted Officer Jenny with tackling an outbreak of Alolan Rattata and Raticate. Melemele Island's Officer Jenny later convinced Gumshoos to stay with her.
Debut	To Top a Totem!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kaito Ishikawa
English	Billy Bob Thompson

Totem Raticate

		Ally Rattata (multiple)
		These Alolan Rattata were seen guarding a Darkinium Z, which was being targeted by Team Rocket and Team Skull. Although powerful they were lured into a cage of Berries and trapped there. They later escaped and continued their attack on the thieves. Rattata's only known move is Hyper Fang.
Debut	A Team-on-Team Tussle!

		Ally Raticate (multiple)
		These Alolan Raticate were seen guarding a Darkinium Z, which was being targeted by Team Rocket and Team Skull. Although powerful they were lured into a cage of Berries and trapped there. They later escaped and continued their attack on the thieves. Raticate's only known move is Hyper Fang.
Debut	A Team-on-Team Tussle!

Totem Wishiwashi

		Ally Alomomola
		This Alomomola appeared to support Totem Wishiwashi during Lana's trial against it, healing it with Heal Pulse. In order to help Lana, Ash then proceeded to fish up the Alomomola and had Pikachu use Electro Ball on it, defeating it and causing it to flee in a fit of tears. Alomomola's only known move is Heal Pulse.
Debut	Big Sky, Small Fry!

Totem Lurantis

		Ally Castform
		This Castform appeared to support Totem Lurantis when it called for help during Ash's battle against it. With its help, Lurantis gained an upper hand over Litten. The Weather Pokémon was eventually defeated by Rowlet. Castform's known moves are Sunny Day and Water Gun, and its Ability is Forecast.
Debut	Currying Favor and Flavor!

Totem Kommo-o

		Ally Jangmo-o (multiple)
		These Jangmo-o attacked Lillie and Gladion when the two ventured through the trial site of Vast Poni Canyon. Following the defeat of the Totem Kommo-o, they all retreated as the ceiling began to collapse. They reappeared in the next episode, in which they had cornered Professor Burnet. The Scaly Pokémon were swiftly defeated though by Professor Kukui's Braviary. None of Jangmo-o's moves are known.
Debut	SM051

In the manga

In the movie adaptations

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Totem Pokémon

		Totem Lurantis
		This Lurantis is the Totem of Lush Jungle. In order to get strong enough to face the Ultra Beasts threatening to invade Alola, Moon summoned Lurantis to Konikoni City with a soup made by Mallow and battled it as a form of training. Despite the assistance of many ally Pokémon, Lurantis was eventually defeated by Moon's Mareanie. Lurantis's only known move is Solar Blade.
Debut	Sun & Moon chapter

Ally Pokémon

Totem Lurantis

		Ally Castform (×2)
		These Castform appeared to support Totem Lurantis when it battled against Moon. Despite a lengthy battle, they were all defeated. None of Castform's moves are known.
Debut	Sun & Moon chapter

		Ally Trumbeak (×2)
		These Trumbeak appeared to support Totem Lurantis when it battled against Moon. Despite a lengthy battle, they were all defeated. None of Trumbeak's moves are known.
Debut	Sun & Moon chapter

		Ally Comfey (×3)
		These Comfey appeared to support Totem Lurantis when it battled against Moon. Despite a lengthy battle, they were all defeated. None of Comfey's moves are known.
Debut	Sun & Moon chapter

		Ally Kecleon
		This Kecleon appeared to support Totem Lurantis when it battled against Moon. Despite a lengthy battle, they were all defeated. None of Kecleon's moves are known.
Debut	Sun & Moon chapter

Trivia

• The battle theme for the Totem Pokémon is a remix of the wild Pokémon battle theme in Pokémon Sun and Moon.

In other languages

Totem Pokémon Language Title Chinese Cantonese 霸主寶可夢 Bajyú Pokémon Mandarin 霸主寶可夢 / 霸主宝可梦 Bàzhǔ Pokémon Czech Totemový pokémon Danish Totem Pokémon Dutch Totem Pokémon Finnish Toteemi-Pokémon French Pokémon Dominant German Herrscher-Pokémon Hungarian Totem Pokémon Italian Pokémon dominante Korean 주인 포켓몬 Ju-in Pokémon Norwegian Totem Pokémon Polish Pokémon Totem Portuguese Pokémon Totem Russian Покемон-Тотем Pokémon-Totem Spanish Pokémon dominante Swedish Totem Pokémon Vietnamese Pokémon Đầu Đàn

Ally Pokémon Language Title Danish Alliered Dutch Bondgenoot Finnish Liittolainen French Allié German Mitstreiter Norwegian Alliert Spanish Aliado Swedish Bundsförvant

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