Hau

Hau is one of the two tritagonists (alongside Hapu) of the 2016 3DS videogames Pokémon Sun & Moon and its 2017 remakes. He is the grandson of the Island Kahuna for Melemele Island known as Hala. Hau serves as a rival as well as an ally to the player.
In the video game series, he was voiced by in the Japanese version and by Laura Stahl in the English version.
In the anime series, he was voiced by in the Japanese version, and by Neo Cihi in the English version.
==Appearance==
Hau is a boy with dark skin, dark green hair tied into a short ponytail with an orange band and gray eyes. He wears a black shirt, yellow board shorts with orange and white flowers on them and orange shoes. He carries an orange backpack with him.
==In the games==
Hau is a boy who lives in Iki Town of Melemele Island. After the player character (Sun or Moon) arrives in Alola, Hau quickly befriends the player character and they become rivals. He battles the player character several times across the Alola region.
==In the anime==
Hau makes his debut in "No Stone Unturned!", where he is seen training with his Dartrix before the latter bound Ash, Pikachu and Rotom to a tree, thinking that they are enemies. However, Hau realized that Ash has battled Hala, his grandfather, in a grand trial.
==Gallery==
===Images===
Sun Moon Hau.png
Hau Adventures.png|Hau in the manga
Hau anime.png|Hau in the anime
==Trivia==
*Hau is the third rival to pick the Pokémon which has the type disadvantage, with the first being Bianca and the second being Shauna.
**He is also the first male rival to pick the Pokémon which has the type disadvantage, later followed by Hop in Pokémon Sword & Shield.
*Hau is the first rival to have dark skin, a trait he shares with Hop in Pokémon Sword & Shield.
**Hop's league card shows him posing in the same pose as Hau's signature pose, as both put their arms behind their head and smile widely while closing their eyes (see picture here).
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