Heahea City (Japanese: カンタイシティKantai City) is a coastal city situated on Akala Island of the Alolaregion. The city was founded long ago by Trainers from the Kanto and Johto regions.
The Game Freak office is located on the second floor of the thirdSM/fourthUSUM building to the east of the Pokémon Center; immediately to the southwest of the Dimensional Research Lab.
GAME FREAK Morimoto resides here; he will battle the player once per day after they become Champion, and will give the player the Oval Charm after defeating him for the first time. The Game Director also resides in the office, who gives the player the Shiny Charm for obtaining all the Pokémon in the Alola Pokédex, except Mythical Pokémon. There are also a few game developers working on their computers.
In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Morimoto will challenge the player in a Double Battle alongside Iwao, again under the conditions present in Sun and Moon, and give them the Oval Charm after defeating them for the first time. Speaking to Iwao after obtaining all of the Pokémon in the Alola Pokédex will earn the player the Shiny Charm and one of two clothing sets depending on the player's gender. After the player's first use of Ultra Warp Ride, an Aether Foundation Employee will be situated in the lower left corner of the office and offer to change the feature's controls between motion controls and Circle Pad controls. One of the employees in the office will give a number of statements to the player if they show him a Pokémon originating from the Virtual Console releases of the Generation I and Generation II games, the statements varying depending on the game of origin. In addition, the first time he's shown a Pokémon from a Generation II game, he will give the player a full set of ApricornPoké Balls.
Alola's Name Rater can be found inside the Akala Tourist Bureau, located east of the Ferry Terminal.
Apparel shop
Heahea City's apparel shop is located to the east of the Tourist Bureau. It sells fashion items, offering tops, bottoms, shoes, hats, and eyewear, as well as socks for female players.
An Aether Foundation office room is found on the floor above the one containing GAME FREAK's office in the building next door to the Dimension Research Lab acting as an Aether Base. This office room is mostly white matching the aesthetic of the other bases and Aether Paradise. It contains fiver Aether Foundation Employees and one scientist. If the player chooses to come here, it is their first potential exposure to the Aether Foundation, and the two employees at the service desk will explain that their purpose is to help protect Pokémon who may have been hurt. Two other employees at the tables on the left specifically mention that they are looking for ways to help Pokémon who may have been affected by Team Skull. The room serves no functionality other than world building and introductory to the Aether Foundation. It serves as one of two bases found on Akala Island, the other being on Route 8.
The Tide Song Hotel is a large hotel located in the north of the city. In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, the player can use the elevator to go to the third floor, where they'll find, among other things, Colress in one of the rooms, talking to himself prior to his appearance on Route 8.
Dimensional Research Lab
The Dimensional Research Lab is where Professor Burnet and other scientists work. It also monitors space-time in the Alola region. Professor Burnet will give the player the Reveal Glass after clearing Olivia's grand trial.
In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon only, the Surf Association has a branch building located next to the Pokémon Center, housing the Boss of the Association. After the player has achieved high scores on all of Alola's four Mantine Surf courses, the Boss will give the player a level 40 Pikachu that knows the move Surf, which it cannot normally learn.
Demographics
Pokémon Sun and Moon
The population of Heahea City is 82, making it the third largest city in Alola just behind Hau'oli City and Malie City.
After the player has achieved high scores on all of Alola's four Mantine Surf courses, they can receive a Surfing Pikachu from the Boss of the Surf Association.
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Heahea City first appeared in Going Ashore and Neighboring Akala Island. Professor Kukui transported Sun and Moon there by boat so that Sun could begin the island challenge. Shortly after arriving, Kukui left to visit the Dimensional Research Lab and asked Sun and Moon to wait at the docks until he returned. While they waited, Sun and Moon were approached by Kiawe, Lana, and Mallow. Outraged that a person not native to Alola was taking on the island challenge, Kiawe chose to battle Sun in order to test if he was worthy enough to participate in it. However, the battle ended when Sun and Kiawe discovered each other's common interest in saving up money.
Heahea City was likely designed after the many tourist attractions and resorts found on the western and southern end of Maui, Hawaii. Mainly evident of the Tide Song Hotel, the neighboring Hano Grand Resort and the Akala Tourist Bureau. Geographically, if the island of Akala was rotated 90 degrees clockwise to match Maui, Heahea City would roughly line up with Kahului.
Name origin
Language
Name
Origin
Japanese
カンタイシティ Kantai City
From 歓待 kantai (warm welcome)
English
Heahea City
From heahea (Hawaiian for "to welcome")
German
Kantai City
Same as Japanese name
Spanish
Ciudad Kantai
Same as Japanese name
French
Ho'ohale
From hoʻohale (Hawaiian for "to receive in a house")
Italian
Kantai
Same as Japanese name
Korean
환대시티 Hwandae City
From 환대 (歡待) hwandae (warm welcome)
Chinese (Mandarin)
慷待市 Kāngdài Shì
From the transcription of its Japanese name with the incorporation of 慷 kāng (generous) and 待 dài (reception)
Chinese (Cantonese)
慷待市 Hōngdoih Síh
From the Mandarin-based transcription of its Japanese name with the incorporation of 慷 hōng (generous) and 待 doih (reception)
Aether Foundation 
