Team Skull
- If you were looking for the exploration team in the Mystery Dungeon series, see Team Skull (Mystery Dungeon).
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Artwork of Team Skull Grunts from Sun and Moon | ||||||||||||
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Team Skull (Japanese: スカル団 Skull-dan, literally Skull Gang) is the villainous team in the Alola region. They steal Pokémon from people, but unlike previous villainous teams, they do not have a specific goal other than cause trouble.
In the games
In Pokémon Sun and Moon
Team Skull appears in Sun and Moon. As revealed by some of their members, Team Skull is composed of misfits who failed the Island challenge.
In the anime
Team Skull makes their first appearance in Alola to New Adventure!, where three Team Skull Grunts were seen harassing Kiawe in front of the Pokémon School. Though the three Grunts outnumbered Kiawe and Ash, they emerged victorious though the combined efforts of Ash's Pikachu and Kiawe's Turtonator. More Grunts appeared in a flashback in SM005, where they were harassing a Popplio on the beach until Lana intervened by freezing them solid with her Ride Pokémon, Lapras.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | スカル団 Team Skull | From skull |
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese |
Team Skull | Same as Japanese name |
Korean | 스컬단 Skull-dan | Same as Japanese name |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 骷髏隊 / 骷髅队 Kūlóu Duì | From 骷髏 / 骷髅 kūlóu, skull |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 骷髏隊 Fūlòuh Déui | From 骷髏 fūlòuh, skull |
Czech | Tým Skull | Same as Japanese name |
Hungarian | Koponya Csapat | From koponya (skull) |
Polish | Zespół Skull | Same as Japanese name |
Russian | Команда Череп Komanda Cherep | From череп cherep (skull) |
Related articles
Team Skull | ||||||
Po Town • Shady House | ||||||
Boss | Administrator | Enforcer | ||||
Guzma (Masters) | Plumeria (Masters) | Gladion (Masters) | ||||
Other members | ||||||
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Team Skull Grunts Pokémon the Series: Tupp • Zipp • Rapp • Okazaki Manga: Borosue (I Choose You! Remix) | ||||||
Former members | ||||||
Punk Guy • Punk Girl | ||||||
See also: Aether Foundation |