Lei

For Sun's Stakataka, see Sun (Adventures)#Lei.

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Lei with Burnet and Kukui

(Japanese: レイ Lei) is a character of the day who appeared in JN037. He is the son of Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet.

In Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, it was revealed that Burnet was pregnant. When Ash returned to Alola, he met Lei when he reunited with Kukui and Burnet. Although Lei met Ash for the first time, he was shown to immediately take a liking to him as a big brother.

Trivia

• Lei is notable as being the first human character to have been born during the course of the anime.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	レイ Lei	From lei (Hawaiian for "floral garland" and figurative term for "beloved child")

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