Hapu

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Hapu (Japanese: ハプウ Hapu'u) is the island kahuna of Poni Island. She specializes in . She grants the Poni stamp to Trainers who defeat her.
==In the core series games==
Hapu first appears on on Akala Island, where she is seen confronting a pair of s trying to steal a . She asks the to battle one of them while she deals with the other one.
She is later met in Malie City, where she meets the player and Lillie as they're about to enter the .
She later appears on on Ula'ula Island and gives the player the ability to ride on to traverse rocky terrain.
Later, she greets the player and Lillie when they arrive at her home on Poni Island, where she lives with her grandmother. She travels with them to the Ruins of Hope in hopes of contacting . Hapu is then chosen to be the new island kahuna by the guardian deity, succeeding her deceased grandfather, and receives a Sparkling Stone as a sign of her new position. Hapu then agrees to tell the player and Lillie all she knows about /, and directs them to Exeggutor Island to find the remaining flute needed to summon it.
In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, after unleashes several Ultra Beasts around Alola, Hapu is briefly seen facing a at the Ruins of Hope.
As her first act as kahuna, Hapu challenges the player to her grand trial at Vast Poni Canyon/Exeggutor Island, using her newly made Z-Ring/Z-Power Ring.
Hapu can be battled again as a challenger in a Title Defense battle after becoming .
===Pokémon===
Hapu's Pokémon are kept in Ultra Balls.
====Pokémon Sun and Moon====
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Hapu forms a sync pair with in Pokémon Masters EX. Hapu became a playable sync pair since the game's release, with her joining the after completing the 10th chapter of the PML Arc. 
In this game, Hapu is one of the PML Leaders of the Pokémon Masters League, handing out the to those who defeat her.
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
Hapu debuted in That's Some Spicy Island Research!. She was first seen feeding a group of some Poni radishes (大根 ) that she had farmed. Later, she encountered and at her farm. Assuming Ash to be one of the radish thieves that had been stealing her crops lately, Hapu used her to battle his and won. Later, she saw Ash confronting s Tupp, Rapp, and Zipp, the actual radish thieves. With her , Hapu easily defeated the grunts, but was interrupted when Plumeria arrived to take her subordinates with her. Afterwards, Hapu apologized to Ash for her earlier accusation but refused his request to battle her.
In Showdown on Poni Island!, after praying at the Ruins of Hope, Hapu watched as Mudsdale stepped on a branch, which became lodged in its hoof and caused it to go berserk. Ash and Pikachu were able to dislodge the branch with , which calmed Mudsdale down. As they walked, Ash revealed he wanted to challenge to a battle for his grand trial. Offended by this, Hapu had Mudsdale kick Ash and send him flying. She continued to chase after Ash before being stopped by . Hapu later refereed the between Ash and . During the battle, she began to reconsider her low opinion of Ash upon learning that he had personally trained with to help his overcome its fear of dirt. She then watched as Tapu Fini flew over them.
In Evolving Research!, Hapu accompanied Ash, , and to Vast Poni Canyon during Sophocles's quest to evolve his . There, she watched them battle several of the resident wild Pokémon. In Run, Heroes, Run!, Hapu helped taste-test some of 's Poni radish-based dishes.
In Memories in the Mist!, Hapu had Ash and the others help out at her Poni radish farm. When a mist caused by Tapu Fini filled the area, Ash, Mallow, and Lillie went missing. Worried they would be trapped in the mist forever, Hapu traveled to the Ruins of Hope and confronted Tapu Fini in an attempt to stop it. The spirit of Sofu, her deceased grandfather, appeared, revealing that Tapu Fini has accepted Hapu as the next island kahuna of Poni Island. After meeting back with the others, Hapu revealed she was made the next kahuna and promised to have a grand trial with Ash after she properly received the kahuna title through a ritual.
In A Grand Debut!, Hapu performed the ritual with Tapu Fini and officially received the title of island kahuna. Later, she faced off against Ash in a grand trial but was defeated. As a reward for his victory, Hapu presented Ash a box of type-specific Z-Crystals and allowed him to choose from one of them as his prize. As gratitude for his hard work, Ash let Pikachu choose for him, and he picked the Steelium Z. Later, as Ash and his classmates headed back home to Melemele Island, Hapu gave them some Poni radish as a parting gift before saying her farewells.
In The Dealer of Destruction!, Hapu, her fellow kahunas, and helped reveal the Alola League to the public. In A High-Speed Awakening!, Hapu watched the Vikavolt race. Afterwards, Hapu gave Sophocles a Z-Ring as a reward for helping out the other contestants' Vikavolt when tried to capture them.
In Chasing Memories, Creating Dreams!, Hapu fought Gladion in the Poni Island grand trial and lost. In Battle Royal 151!, she appeared alongside her fellow kahunas, acting as a referee during the Battle Royal round of the Manalo Conference. In The Battlefield of Truth and Love!, Hapu refereed the fourth pair of first-round matches: one between Kiawe and Acerola, and the other between Gladion and Lillie. In Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Strategy!, she refereed the second-round match between James and Gladion. Hapu observed the rest of the battles from the stands for the remainder of the tournament. After the final battle ended, Hapu attended the award ceremony for the winner, only for it to be interrupted when a arrived at the stadium through an Ultra Wormhole.
In Z-Move Showdown!, Hapu and the other island kahunas joined forces to battle Guzzlord. The guardian deities later came to their assistance, using their powers to keep Guzzlord in place long enough for Hapu and the others to fire off their Z-Moves. The combined attacks launched Guzzlord back into the wormhole it came out of, successfully sending it back into Ultra Space.
In Exhibition Unmasked!, Fiery Surprises!, and From Z to Shining Z!, Hapu watched the between Ash and Professor Kukui.
Hapu appeared in a fantasy in Dreams of the Sun and Moon!.
====Character====
Hapu is a particularly reserved individual. Since her grandfather's passing, she has grown accustomed to spending her days by herself. She is often seen harvesting Poni radishes to relive the days she spent with her grandfather. However, in That's Some Spicy Island Research!, after encountering and , Hapu was initially defensive, though she began to open up to the students after learning they also deeply cared about Pokémon. In her following appearances, Hapu tended to accompany the group and even invited them into her home while they were completing their school projects on Poni Island. She tends to act stoic and denies being lonely, claiming she feels comfortable being alone even to her own Pokémon.
She holds herself in high regard and speaks in a rather sophisticated manner, using longer and old-fashioned sentences to express herself. She is also quick to judge others, such as when she assumed Ash was the one behind the theft of her radishes, despite having no evidence to support this. Upon being proven wrong, Hapu is also able to easily and quickly recognize her mistakes and apologize. At the end of A Grand Debut!, she even agreed to battle Ash again just for fun, something she wouldn't do before.
Being the granddaughter of a former island kahuna, Hapu possesses great, intimate knowledge behind the concept and true meaning of being a kahuna, while also showcasing vast knowledge about the myths surrounding and its abilities. She is an impassioned battler who seeks to truly challenge any opponents to prove their worth. Her dedication to her island's history and traditions led Tapu Fini to recognize Hapu as being a worthy next island kahuna in A Grand Debut!.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Hapu's known in :
====Voice actors====
===GOTCHA!===
Hapu briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Hapu debuted in Thieving and Boss Crabominable. She was first mentioned by Hala, Olivia, and Nanu, who all agreed to name her the next island kahuna of Poni Island. She first appeared in person at the Seafolk Village, where she rescued from a group of wild led by a . With Sun's help, Hapu eventually defeated Crabominable and its minions. Afterward, Hapu received a Sparkling Stone from , who had been watching the battle.
In Battle in Vast Poni Canyon, Hapu decided to travel to her grandfather's grave on Vast Poni Canyon and tell him that she became Poni's next kahuna. As she and Sun traveled, Crabominable appeared, asking to join Hapu's team. Hapu rejected Crabominable's request and suggested it join Sun's team instead, which it reluctantly agreed to. Hapu then revealed she possessed the Moon Flute and asked Sun if he was capable of playing it. Later, Hapu and Sun witnessed Nebby and another fly towards the Poni Altar. Hapu decided to postpone the grave visit and follow the two Protostar Pokémon.
In Play the Melody That Echoes in the Altar, Hapu and Sun were cornered by a group of s demanding that Hapu come with them to the Poni Altar. The Employees were defeated by a that had been knocked out by Gladion, who had Lillie with him. After the Employees retreated, Hapu noticed Lillie had the Sun Flute meant to go with her Moon Flute. The four guardian deities of Alola appeared and took Sun and both flutes to the Poni Altar while Hapu, Gladion, and Lillie followed after them.
In Summon the Emissaries of the Moon and the Sun, Hapu and the others met Anabel and discovered that Sun and used the flutes to evolve Nebby and the other Cosmoem into and , respectively. Anabel received a call from , who told her that a large number of Ultra Beasts made their way to Poni Island. While Hapu, Moon, Gladion, Anabel, and Hapu fought off the beasts, Solgaleo was possessed by a that appeared from an Ultra Wormhole. Necrozma grabbed Sun and dragged him into the wormhole, forcing Moon and Lunala to chase after them.
In Adventure in the Dark Dimension, the island kahunas and Trial Captains 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 took everyone to Mount Lanakila, where a wormhole had opened up earlier. Shortly after they arrived, their ship was attacked by a group of Aether Foundation Employees and their Ultra Beasts. With the Z-Moves they had acquired, Hapu and the others managed to defeat the Ultra Beasts.
====Pokémon====
==In the TCG==
Hapu 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 artwork by Ken Sugimori. It was also released as a in the Japanese subset, with artwork by Ryota Murayama. It allows the player to look at the top six cards of their deck, then put two of them in their hand and discard the rest.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	
Concept art from	Ending screenshot with from
===Sprites and models===
 	
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Overworld model from,	Overworld model from,
==Trivia==
* When the encounters Hapu in Malie City, she refers to her as a female. However, the Mudsdale she uses in is male.
* Hapu and her unnamed grandmother are the only inhabitants on Poni Island not to live in Seafolk Village.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ハプウ Hapu'u 	From (Hawaiian tree fern)
English 	Hapu 	From her Japanese name
German 	Hapu’u 	Same as Japanese name
Spanish 	Hela 	From helecho (fern)
French 	Paulie 	From the fern class
Italian 	Hapi 	Similar to her Japanese name
Korean 	하푸우 Hapu'u 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	哈普烏 / 哈普乌 Hāpǔwū 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	哈普烏 Hāpóuwū 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese	Lélia 	
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Sun and Moon characters
Category:Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon characters
Category:Island Kahunas
Category:Ground-type Trainers
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Trainers with Z-Rings
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