A student at the Pokémon School from Pallet Town in the Kanto region. He has a bright personality and hates to lose. He occasionally goofs around. The first Champion of the Alola League. His dream is to become a Pokémon Master. He lives at Professor Kukui's house. He uses Firium Z, Grassium Z, Normalium Z, Lycanium Z, and Pikashunium Z. Party Pokémon - Pikachu Ash's partner. Electric type. Moves: Thunderbolt, Electroweb, Iron Tail, Quick Attack - Rowlet Often falls asleep. Grass/Flying type. Item: Everstone Moves: Leafage, Seed Bomb, Brave Bird, Feather Dance - Torracat Fire type. Moves: Flame Charge, Fire Blast, Fire Fang, Revenge - Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Rock type. Moves: Stone Edge, Counter, Accelerock, Bite - Melmetal Steel type. Moves: Flash Cannon, Double Iron Bash

A student at the Pokémon School. He is the second strongest in the class at Pokémon battling and is an experienced trainer who has completed the island challenge. He runs a ranch with his family and has a soft spot for his younger sister, Mimo. He's likely a doting overprotective brother. He gets furious at any disrespectful behavior toward the guardian deities of Alola. He often ends up as a gag character. He uses Firium Z. Party Pokémon - Turtonator Fire/Dragon type. Moves: Flamethrower, Dragon Tail, Focus Blast, Shell Smash, Shell Trap - Marowak (Alolan Form) Fire/Ghost type. Moves: Bonemerang, Shadow Bone, Iron Head, Flare Blitz - Charizard Fire/Flying type. Moves: Flamethrower, Fire Punch, Slash, Aerial Ace

A student at the Pokémon School. He is quite short, only about half Ash's height. He is afraid of the dark. A genius who handles everything from programming to engineering. He uses Buginium Z. Party Pokémon - Togedemaru Electric type. Moves: Zing Zap, Spiky Shield - Vikavolt Electric/Bug type. Moves: Discharge, String Shot, Signal Beam, Zap Cannon

A student at the Pokémon School. The poster girl for Aina's Kitchen on Melemele Island. She is a great cook, though she occasionally does mysterious things like adding Pikachu's Thunderbolt to her recipes. She uses Grassium Z. Party Pokémon - Tsareena Grass type. Moves: Trop Kick, Magical Leaf, Double Slap, Stomp

A student at the Pokémon School. The daughter of a fisherman and the eldest of three sisters. She has excellent athletic reflexes. She is playful and sharp-tongued, frequently telling tall tales (e.g., claiming she caught Kyogre). She's usually calm, but scary when angry. She actually wears a school swimsuit under her clothes. She uses Waterium Z and Primarium Z. Party Pokémon - Primarina Water/Fairy type. Moves: Sparkling Aria, Aqua Jet, Surf, Icy Wind - Eevee (Nickname: Sandy) Normal type. Moves: Tackle, Double-Edge

A student at the Pokémon School. A native of the Alola region. She has extensive knowledge about Pokémon and loves them, though she was previously unable to touch them. She lives in a large mansion with a butler named Hobbes. She refers to herself as "watakushi" and speaks mostly in polite honorifics. She is the daughter of Lusamine, the president of the Aether Foundation, and has an older brother named Gladion. She uses Icium Z. Party Pokémon - Vulpix (Alolan Form) Ice type. Moves: Powder Snow, Hail, Aurora Veil

The homeroom teacher for Ash and the others, and a Pokémon Professor. He frequently works move names into his speech. First person: I (masculine, casual). He is married to Professor Burnet. Party Pokémon - Incineroar Fire/Dark type. Moves: Darkest Lariat, Blast Burn, Bulk Up, Throat Chop - Braviary Normal/Flying type. Moves: Brave Bird, Superpower, Steel Wing, Sky Drop, Rock Slide

Professor Kukui's wife and a researcher for the Aether Foundation. She studies Pokémon extensively. She is a skilled cook and is always in charge of the meals. Her partner is Munchlax.

From left to right: Lusamine Wicke Faba

The leader of Team Skull. He seems to hold a grudge against Professor Kukui. His partner is Golisopod.