Sophocles

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Sophocles (Japanese: マーマネ Mamane) is the Trial Captain of Ula'ula Island's Hokulani Observatory. He specializes in . Molayne affectionately refers to him as Soffy (Japanese: マーくん Mā-kun).
==In the core series games==
Sophocles is good with mechanics, having invented various machines, and shares a close bond with his cousin, Molayne. However, he is also quite shy. While Captains are typically picked by their respective island kahuna, Sophocles was picked by his cousin to succeed him.
===Pokémon Sun and Moon===
In the Pokémon Sun and Moon storyline, the first meets Sophocles at the Hokulani Observatory on Ula'ula Island, where the Captain reveals he built a machine he calls the "Ping Totem Pokémon 2.0" (Japanese: ぬしポケモンこいこいマーク2 Come Here Leader Pokémon Mark 2). The invention broadcasts sounds audible only to Pokémon to lure the Totem Pokémon to him. He then tells the player that their trial will serve as a test run of his invention. Sophocles activates the Ping Totem Pokémon 2.0, only to cause a fuse to blow, and the trial proper to begin. After completing a series of audio tests and wild Pokémon battles, the player battles and defeats the Totem , and power is restored to the observatory. Sophocles awards the player with an Electrium Z.
During the post-game, Sophocles is one of the possible challengers the player may face at the while defending their title.
The player can also meet Sophocles in Festival Plaza, which he owns. There, Sophocles will introduce the player to the basic mechanics of the facility, reward them when they level up the plaza, and help them install new shops.
===Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon===
In , Sophocles's trial involves using a machine known as the Roller (Japanese: くるくるくん Spin Around-kun) to line up a group of nine in order to provide electricity to a -shaped device that will power another machine known as the Pinger (Japanese: こいこいちゃん Come Here-chan) capable of luring out the Totem Pokémon. Though the player succeeds in lining all nine Charjabug, the device malfunctions and instead attacks the Charjabug, forcing to step in and absorb the electricity with . When the electricity is too much for Togemaru to handle, it is saved by Totem Togedemaru, who then challenges the player to a battle. After Totem Togedemaru is defeated, Sophocles awards the player with an Electrium Z.
When the player participates in Mina's trial, the player must challenge each of the Trial Captains to receive a flower petal from them. When the player meets with Sophocles, they find him expressing disappointment because Molayane is temporarily leaving. In Ultra Sun only, Sophocles will then challenge the player to a battle. Afterwards, the player will receive a Yellow Petal from him and be offered to be escorted to their next destination at the Aether House on .
In the prologue to Episode RR, he comes to the player's house to warn the player that Team Rainbow Rocket has taken over Festival Plaza and has redesigned the main plaza. Due to the Grunts messing with Festival Plaza's systems, the player is unable to use their on-hand Pokémon and must instead borrow three rental Pokémon from the Battle Agency to battle a . Once the Grunt is defeated, Sophocles hacks Festival Plaza's systems and uses it to remove the Grunts. Once everything has returned to normal, Sophocles allows the player to use Team Rainbow Rocket's design of the main plaza if the player wishes to, as well as giving them an Eject Button.
Like in the original Sun and Moon games, Sophocles is also one of the possible opponents for the Title Defense battle in the Champion's room at the Pokémon League. He also initially appears as a boss at the Battle Agency, though after Episode RR has started, he replaces his own boss avatar with a battle program mimicking Giovanni's appearance.
===Pokémon===
Sophocles's Pokémon are kept in Ultra Balls.
====Pokémon Sun and Moon====
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=====At Hokulani Observatory=====
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Sophocles forms a sync pair with and in Pokémon Masters EX. Sophocles became a playable sync pair since the game's release.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	
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===Sprites and models===
 	
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
Sophocles debuted in . He is a student at the Pokémon School of Melemele Island and one of 's former . He also reappeared in .
===GOTCHA!===
Sophocles briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Sophocles debuted in Truth and the Mastermind Behind Team Skull. He and Molayne were first seen helping innocent civilians escape from the Ultra Beasts that had escaped from Po Town to wreak havoc on Ula'ula Island. They managed to evacuate the people to Hokulani Observatory, but with the beasts still on the loose, they worried that it may eventually get attacked as well. To circumvent this problem, Sophocles decided to use an invention designed to call Totem Pokémon in order to guide the beasts away from the observatory, though it never worked.
In The Truth and Island Kahuna Hapu, Sophocles, Molayne, Acerola, Professor Kukui, and Gladion fought off a and at to prevent them from reaching Hokulani Observatory. Gladion easily defeated Celesteela and later defeated Guzzlord to prevent it from hurting Lillie.
In Adventure in the Dark Dimension, the Trial Captains and island kahunas were revealed to have spent six months on Exeggutor Island to prepare for another clash with the Ultra Beasts. After their training was finished, Sophocles and Molayne used a -shaped airship to transport the others to Mount Lanakila, where a wormhole had opened up earlier. Shortly after they arrived, their ship was attacked by a group of s and their Ultra Beasts. With the Z-Moves they had acquired, Sophocles and the others managed to defeat the Ultra Beasts.
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==In the TCG==
Sophocles was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sun & Moon Series (the Japanese SM Era). It was first released in the Japanese before debuting in English in the expansion, with an illustration based on the Ken Sugimori artwork of the character. It was later released as both a regular and s in Facing a New Trial and Burning Shadows, with an illustration by Sanosuke Sakuma. It allows the player to discard 2 cards from their hand and draw 4 cards.
==Trivia==
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, Sophocles is the only Trial Captain not to give the player a set of Poké Balls after clearing their trial.
* Sophocles's shirt has a symbol very similar to the one that is seen next to a Pokémon if the Pokémon was transferred via Poké Transporter.
* Sophocles is the only notable expert who is not a Gym Leader.
* Sophocles's English name and type speciality might allude to the Ancient Greek tragedian, and his tragedy, .
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	マーマネ Māmane 	From māmane (Hawaiian for )
English 	Sophocles 	From Sophora chrysophylla and possibly (author of ; possibly referring to Sophocles specializing in the Electric type)
German, French, Italian 	Chrys 	From Sophora chrysophylla
Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese	Chris 	From Sophora chrysophylla
Korean 	마마네 Mamane 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	馬瑪內 / 马玛内 Mǎmǎnèi 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	馬瑪內 Máhmáhnoih 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Finnish 	Sofocles 	Similar to his English name
Indonesian 	Sofokles 	Similar to his English name
European Portuguese 	Sófocles 	Similar to his English name
Russian 	Софоклис Sofoklis 	Transcription of his English name
Thai 	มามาเนะ Mamane 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Vietnamese 	Mamane 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Soffy
==References==
==Related articles==
* Sophocles (anime)
Category:Sun and Moon characters
Category:Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon characters
Category:Electric-type Trainers
Category:Trial Captains
Category:Trainers with Z-Rings
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
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