Hapu

Hapu ハプウ Hāpuʻu
Artwork from Sun and Moon
Gender	Female
Eye color	Grey
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Poni Island
Region	Alola
Relatives	Unnamed grandmother, unnamed grandfather (deceased)
Trainer class	Island Kahuna
Generation	VII
Games	Sun and Moon
Specializes in	Ground types

Hapu (Japanese: ハプウ Hāpuʻu) is the Island Kahuna of Poni Island. She specializes in Ground-type Pokémon.

In the games

Hapu first appears in Pokémon Sun and Moon on Route 6 confronting some Team Skull Grunts and asks the player to battle them.

After that she later appears on Ula'ula Island and gives the player the ability to ride on Mudsdale to traverse rocky terrain.

Finally she greets the player and Lillie when they arrive on her home of Poni Island where she lives with her grandmother. She travels with them to the Ruins of Hope in hopes of contacting Tapu Fini. Hapu is then chosen to be Island Kahuna by the guardian, succeeding her recently deceased grandfather, and receives a Sparkling Stone. Hapu then agrees to tell the player and Lillie all she knows about Solgaleo^S/Lunala^M, and directs them to Exeggutor Island to find the remaining flute.

As her first act as Kahuna, Hapu challenges the player to their Grand Trial within the Vast Poni Canyon.

Pokémon

Island Kahuna Hapu Vast Poni Canyon Sun and Moon Reward: $

Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Veil Held item: None Dugtrio♀ Lv.47 Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Sticky Hold Held item: None Gastrodon♀ Lv.47 Muddy Water Water Special   --       Mud Bomb Ground Special   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Ground Dragon Ability: Levitate Held item: None Flygon♂ Lv.47 Earth Power Ground Special   --       Dragon Breath Dragon Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Ground Unknown Ability: Stamina Held item: Groundium Z Mudsdale♂ Lv.48 Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Counter Fighting Physical   --

Sprites

VS model from Sun and Moon

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ハプウ Hāpuʻu	From hāpuʻu, Hawaiian for Cibotium fern
English	Hapu	From her Japanese name
French	Paulie	Possibly from Polypodiopsida
German	Hapu’u	Same as Japanese name
Italian	Hapi	Similar to her Japanese name
Spanish	Hela	From helecho, fern
Korean	하푸우 Hāpuʻu	Transliteration of her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	哈普烏 / 哈普乌 Hāpǔwū	Transliteration of her Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	哈普烏 Hāpóuwū	Transliteration of her Japanese name

Trial Captains and island kahunas of the Alola region

Verdant Cavern

Ilima

Brooklet Hill

Lana

Wela Volcano Park

Kiawe

Lush Jungle

Mallow

Hokulani Observatory

Sophocles

Thrifty Megamart

Acerola

Seafolk Village

Mina

Melemele Island

Hala

Akala Island

Olivia

Ula'ula Island

Nanu

Poni Island

Hapu

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