Mina

Mina マツリカ Matsurika
Artwork from Sun and Moon
Gender	Female
Eye color	Grey
Hair color	Blond with pink highlights
Hometown	Seafolk Village
Region	Alola
Relatives	Unnamed mother and father
Trainer class	Trial Captain
Generation	VII
Games	Sun and Moon
Specializes in	Fairy types

Mina (Japanese: マツリカ Matsurika) is the Trial Captain of Poni Island. She specializes in Fairy-type Pokémon.

In the games

Mina is an aspiring artist who starting painting at an early age. She is acquainted with Ilima.

The player first meets Mina while navigating the Vast Poni Canyon. Mina is seen surveying the landscape when she notices the player and introduces herself as a captain. However, because she spends so much time dedicated to her art, she doesn't have an actual trial prepared for the player. Instead, she gives the player a Fairium Z. She muses on what she could make her trial about before bidding the player farewell.

Quotes

Vast Poni Canyon

"Oh! Now that’s a great composition! I could paint a picture of you—the visitor to Poni!"

"Guess I didn’t introduce myself though. I’m Mina. I’m the captain. I mean, I sort of am. I actually just wander around doing my art, so I don’t have an actual trial or anything... But Vast Poni Canyon sure is a wonder, huh? Once you’ve been through this place, you can really get to understand why that Ilima boy designed his trial the way he did, right? Oh, yeah. Ohhhh, yeah. Here. Take this as a token of our acquaintance."

"It’s the Fairium Z. Get your Z on!"

"I’m the captain and all, so I’ve gotta come up with a trial. Maybe it could involve painting pictures and picking flowers... Maybe a trial like that could be cool?"

"See you later then! Alola, alola!"

Akala Motel

• Before battle

"Hallo!"

"They sent me here on an errand. Since I’m not busy doing trials or anything."

"It’s a secret. Oh, and I had one more order I was given. Or was it a request? Either way..."

"I was told I should have a real serious battle with <player> before I came back. I don’t really know why, but it seems like maybe it’s some sort of trial of strength."

"So come on! Let’s have a battle! Have a Pokémon battle against me!"

Sure: "All right! Then let’s get going already! Time for Mina to show you her full power! We’ll get our Z on!"

Hold on: "Shocking! You want me to wait? Fine then. I guess I can wait."

• Upon being defeated

"Whoa, you’re surprisingly strong!"

• After being defeated

"Then it’s no problem. Turns out, you’re strong enough, <player>."

"OK, I’m out of here!"

Poni Gauntlet

• Before battle

"Oh! The one from the great composition! Looks like you've beaten everybody else in this place, huh? Then have a battle against Captain Mina! Let's get our Z on! I hope you're ready for the extraordinary Z-Power of me and my Pokémon!"

I'll take you on!: "Then here I go! I'm going all out, big-time! Me and my team are all full-powered to the max!"

Not yet!: "OK, I guess I’ll wait. I’ll wait ri-i-ight here. And not move an inch."

• Upon being defeated

"Whoa! I'm shocked at your strength!"

• After being defeated

"Hrmmm! Well, this is frustrating. I failed to really use my full power... But it was a fun battle, so take this, big-time!"

"I'd like to draw a picture of the way you look when you're battling, <player>! Let's have another full-power Pokémon battle again sometime, yeah?"

Sprites

VS model from Sun and Moon

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	マツリカ Matsurika	From 茉莉花 matsurika, Arabian jasmine
English	Mina	From jasmine
French	Oléa	From Oleaceae, the family that contains jasmine
German	Matsurika	Same as her Japanese name
Italian, Spanish	Rika	Similar to her Japanese name
Korean	말리화 Mallihwa	From 말리화 (茉莉花) mallihwa, Arabian jasmine
Chinese (Mandarin)	茉莉 Mòlì	From 茉莉 mòlì, jasmine
Chinese (Cantonese)	茉莉 Muhtleih	From 茉莉 muhtleih, jasmine

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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