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Aether Foundation Employee エーテル財団 職員Aether Foundation Staff
Artwork fromSun and Moon bytake[1]
Other names
Introduced in	Generation VII
Appears in	Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon Masters EX
Gender	Both
Counterpart	{{{counterpart}}}
Notable members	Jessie,James, andMeowth(Pokémon the Series,SM046 -SM049;SM096)
Animated debut	A Dream Encounter!
TCG debut	[[(TCG)|]]
TCG card	{{{card}}}
Manga debut	Homecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer (Adventures)

Aether Foundation Employees (Japanese:エーテル財団 職員Aether Foundation Staff) are employees of theAether Foundation dressed in white, futuristic uniforms. They are part of theAether FoundationTrainer class.

Theplayer battles the Employees while raidingAether Paradise in search of the kidnappedLillie. During this sequence, the Employees act and look villainous when battled, acting similarly to theGrunts ofvillainous teams. In addition to the traditional male and female variants, the player will also battle masked scientist Employees in the Foundation's secret lab. Most of the Employees keep their Pokémon inGreat Balls, although scientist Employees useRepeat Balls instead.

Most other Employees are battled outside of the main storyline at theBattle Tree andBattle Royal Dome. The Aether Foundation Trainers at the Battle Royal Dome exclusively useWater- andGrass-typePokémon; however, those at the Battle Tree do not appear to specialize in anything. These Employees are friendly and are truer to the ideals of the Aether Foundation.

Gallery

Artwork

Concept art fromSun and Moon

Sprites and models

In thecore series

In-battle models from Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

VS models from Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Overworld models from Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

In other games

Models from Masters EX

VS models from Masters EX

Trainer list

Pokémon Sun and Moon

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Aether FoundationEmployee♂	Initial battle	$1,776	Lv.37	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♀	Initial battle	$1,776	Lv.36	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♀	Initial battle	$1,728	Lv.37	Lv.36	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂	Initial battle	$1,776	Lv.36	Lv.36	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂	Initial battle	$1,776	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee*	Initial battle	$1,776	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee*	Initial battle	$1,776	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee*	Initial battle	$1,776	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂*	Initial battle	$1,776	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♀*	Initial battle	$1,776	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂*	Initial battle	$1,776	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂*	Initial battle	$1,776	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂*	Initial battle	$1,824	Lv.38	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂*	Initial battle	$1,824	Lv.38	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂*	Initial battle	$1,824	Lv.38	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Aether FoundationEmployee♂	Initial battle	$1,920	Lv.40	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♀	Initial battle	$1,920	Lv.40	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♀	Initial battle	$1,920	Lv.40	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂	Initial battle	$1,920	Lv.40	Lv.40	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂	Initial battle	$1,920	Lv.40	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee*	Initial battle	$1,968	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee*	Initial battle	$1,968	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee*	Initial battle	$1,968	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee*	Initial battle	$1,968	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂*	Initial battle	$1,968	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♀*	Initial battle	$1,968	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂*	Initial battle	$1,968	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂*	Initial battle	$1,968	Lv.41	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂*	Initial battle	$2,016	Lv.42	Lv.42	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂*	Initial battle	$2,016	Lv.42	Lv.42	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂*	Initial battle	$2,112	Lv.42	Lv.42	-------	-------	-------	-------
Aether FoundationEmployee♂*	Initial battle	$2,928	Lv.61	Lv.61	Lv.61	-------	-------	-------

See also:

List of Battle Royal Dome Trainers/Aether Foundation

List of Battle Tree Trainers/Aether Foundation

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

An Aether Foundation Employee first appeared inA Dream Encounter!. Several other Employees appeared inDeceiving Appearances!, including a disguisedTeam Rocket, who had been personally hired byFaba to serve as his underlings. However, they resigned inMission: Total Recall! upon discovering Faba's plans to eraseLillie's memories, with them declaring that even they wouldn't stoop so low.

Several Aether Foundation Employees appeared inDon't Ignore the Small Stufful!. They listened asWicke made an announcement about a missingStufful. Team Rocket were also seen in their Employee disguises, working under Wicke. They had planned to steal the Pokémon living inAether Paradise's conservation area as an offering toGiovanni, but their covers were blown after they were caught with Stufful. Others appeared in flashbacks, seen releasing a group ofBraviary andWishiwashi.

InThe Secret Princess!, Wicke was revealed to have been an Aether Foundation Employee back when the Aether Foundation was founded.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Aether Foundation Employees debuted inHomecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer, where two were seen on a commercial advertising their organization.

InUnleashing the Incredible Z-Move, a group of Employees were seen atAether Paradise filming another Aether Foundation commercial.

InShipwreck and "Oh, What Sharp Teeth You Have, Bruxish!", a male Employee reported toFaba aboutMoon,Professor Kukui, andProfessor Burnet, who had been rescued from a shipwreck and taken to Aether Paradise to recuperate. Faba had hisHypno attack the Employee for failing to use his proper title of Branch Chief as a way of ensuring that he would never do it again. Scared, the Employee apologized for his mistake and ran away.

InA Photoshoot and the Abandoned Thrifty Megamart, two Employees appeared in a flashback where they were seen protecting a pair ofLillipup from a group ofTeam Skull Grunts. They were rescued byMallow.

InThe Truth and Island Kahuna Hapu, Faba and a group of masked Employees set off toVast Poni Canyon. After arriving at their destination, Faba sent a small group of Employees to captureHapu, the newly appointedkahuna ofPoni Island, while he and the remaining Employees traveled to thePoni Altar. Before the Altar team could leave, they were attacked by Moon andAnabel. Worried that his plans would be jeopardized, Faba had the Employees battle Moon's Pokémon, hoping that the clash would be enough of a distraction to allow him to escape.

After Faba left, Anabel switched out Moon's Pokémon for her own and used them to keep the Altar team busy while she, Moon, andPlumeria followed after the Branch Chief. Elsewhere, the kahuna team encounteredHapu andSun, but before they could capture their target, aXurkitree that had been defeated byGladion was thrown on top of them. Scared, the kahuna team ran away and was told to join the Altar team and meet back with Faba. Once they arrived, Faba had the Employees join him in battling Moon, Anabel, and Plumeria.

InAdventure in the Dark Dimension, it was revealed that six months after the Poni Island incident, Faba had managed to take control of the Aether Foundation, running it like a dictatorship. Despite this, several Employees refused to fully ally themselves with Faba and secretly planned to stop him. WhenLusamine whet missing, a female Employee and Wicke managed to locate her on Poni Island playing with a group ofUltra Beasts. Their attempts to dock on the island were thwarted by aCelesteela, forcing them to return to theAether House onUla'ula Island and meet up withGladion andLillie. Wicke decided the best option was for her and the Employee to return to Aether Paradise and gather information before making their next move.

InDarkness!! The Mysterious Claws of Necrozma!, a group of masked Employees accompaniedLusamine andPhyco to theUltra Megalopolis so they could captureNecrozma. After Lusamine fused with herNihilego, she teamed up with the Employees to attack Necrozma.

InMadness!! Mother Lusamine!, the female Employee and Wicke returned to Poni, only to find it empty. They returned to shore, where they foundMina and an injuredGuzma. Mina traveled to Poni to meet with the otherTrial Captains, but mistakenly went to the wrong location. The Employee and Wicke had Guzma taken toExeggutor Island to recuperate.

Later, several masked Employees under Faba's command attacked the Trial Captains' group onMount Lanakila. With the power of their newly-acquiredZ-Moves, the captains managed to defeat several of the beasts.Olivia,Acerola, andKahili instead teamed up with one of theguardian deities to lead some of the beasts to other islands and battle them alone.

Pokémon

Ledian (×2)

Debut	Battle in Vast Poni Canyon

ALedian was used to battle a group of attackingTeam Skull Grunts in order to protect someLillipup. Another Ledian was used by an Employee atVast Poni Canyon to battle againstMoon'sRowlet. Later, it was used to battle Moon andAnabel again in order to prevent them from chasing after Faba.

None of their moves are known.

Lileep

Debut	Battle in Vast Poni Canyon

Lileep was sent out by an Employee as part ofFaba's plan to captureHapu.

None of Lileep's moves are known.

Magneton

Debut	Battle in Vast Poni Canyon

Magneton was sent out by an Employee as part ofFaba's plan to captureHapu. Later, it was used to battleMoon andAnabel in order to prevent them from chasing after Faba.

None of Magneton's moves are known.

Raticate

Debut	Battle in Vast Poni Canyon

AnAlolanRaticate was sent out by an Employee as part ofFaba's plan to captureHapu.

None of Raticate's moves are known.

Vanilluxe

Debut	Battle in Vast Poni Canyon

Vanilluxe was sent out by an Employee atVast Poni Canyon to battle againstMoon. It battled against Moon'sMareanie. Later, it was used to battle Moon andAnabel again in order to prevent them from chasing afterFaba.

None of Vanilluxe's moves are known.

Sliggoo

Debut	Battle in Vast Poni Canyon

Sliggoo was sent out by an Employee atVast Poni Canyon to battle againstMoon.

None of Sliggoo's moves are known.

Lumineon

Debut	Battle in Vast Poni Canyon

Lumineon was sent out by an Employee atVast Poni Canyon to battle againstMoon. Later, it was used to battle Moon andAnabel again in order to prevent them from chasing afterFaba.

None of Lumineon's moves are known.

Parasect

Debut	Play the Melody That Echoes in the Altar

Parasect was sent out by an Employee as part ofFaba's plan to captureHapu.

None of Parasect's moves are known.

Houndoom

Debut	Play the Melody That Echoes in the Altar

Houndoom was sent out by an Employee as part ofFaba's plan to captureHapu. Later, it was used to battleMoon andAnabel in order to prevent them from chasing after Faba.

None of Houndoom's moves are known.

Pupitar

Debut	Play the Melody That Echoes in the Altar

Pupitar was sent out by an Employee as part ofFaba's plan to captureHapu.

None of Pupitar's moves are known.

Arbok

Debut	Play the Melody That Echoes in the Altar

Arbok was sent out by an Employee as part ofFaba's plan to captureHapu. Later, it was used to battleMoon andAnabel in order to prevent them from chasing after Faba.

None of Arbok's moves are known.

Naganadel (multiple)

Debut	Darkness!! The Mysterious Claws of Necrozma!

TheseNaganadel were used by several Employees to travel to theUltra Megalopolis.

None of Naganadel's moves are known.

Stoutland

Debut	Madness!! Mother Lusamine!

Stoutland was used by an Employee to scout aroundPoni Island to search forLusamine and herUltra Beasts.

None of Stoutland's moves are known.

Nihilego (×4)

Debut	Tyrant!! The Fiendish Man!

TheseNihilego were used to attack theTrial Captains' group onMount Lanakila. Two were later defeated by a combination ofGigavolt Havoc andCorkscrew Crash fromSophocles'sTogedemaru andMolayne'sDugtrio.

None of their moves are known.

Buzzwole

Debut	Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon chapter

Buzzwole was used to attack theTrial Captains' group onMount Lanakila. It later got into a battle withTapu Fini, who led it toResolution Cave onPoni Island.

None of Buzzwole's moves are known.

Pheromosa (×3)

Debut	Destroy!! Results of the Training!

ThesePheromosa were used to attack theTrial Captains' group onMount Lanakila. Two were defeated byKiawe'sMarowak'sInferno Overdrive while the last was defeated byMallow'sTsareena'sBloom Doom.

None of their moves are known.

Xurkitree

Debut	Destroy!! Results of the Training!

Xurkitree was used to attack theTrial Captains' group onMount Lanakila. It was later defeated by a combination ofBreakneck Blitz andTwinkle Tackle fromIlima'sGumshoos andMina'sRibombee.

None of Xurkitree's moves are known.

Kartana (×3)

Debut	Destroy!! Results of the Training!

TheseKartana were used to attack theTrial Captains' group onMount Lanakila. They later got into a battle withAcerola andTapu Lele, who led them toAkala Island.

None of their moves are known.

Celesteela

Debut	Destroy!! Results of the Training!

Celesteela was used to attack theTrial Captains' group onMount Lanakila. It later got into a battle withKahili andTapu Bulu.

None of Celesteela's moves are known.

Guzzlord

Debut	Destroy!! Results of the Training!

Guzzlord was used to attack theTrial Captains' group onMount Lanakila. It later got into a battle withOlivia andTapu Koko, who led it toMelemele Island.

None of Guzzlord's moves are known.

Blacephalon (×2)

Debut	Destroy!! Results of the Training!

TheseBlacephalon were used to attack theTrial Captains' group onMount Lanakila. They were later defeated by a combination ofHydro Vortex andTectonic Rage fromLana'sAraquanid andHapu'sMudsdale.

None of their moves are known.

Huntail

Debut	Regeneration!! The Power of the Sun and the Moon!

Huntail was sent out by an Employee to captureMoon. It was defeated by her Pokémon.

None of Huntail's moves are known.

Gorebyss

Debut	Regeneration!! The Power of the Sun and the Moon!

Gorebyss was sent out by an Employee to captureMoon. It was defeated by her Pokémon.

None of Gorebyss's moves are known.

In the TCG

This is a listing of cards mentioning or featuring Aether Foundation Employees in thePokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Aether Foundation Employee	Su	Lost Thunder		168/214	SM-P Promotional cards		219/SM-P
		Hidden Fates		SV81/SV94	GX Ultra Shiny		151/150

In other languages

References

Related articles

Aether Foundation
Aether Bases (Heahea City •Route 8 •Route 16) •Aether Paradise •Aether House
President	Branch Chiefs
Lusamine (Masters •anime)	Wicke	Faba (anime)
Other members
Aether Foundation Employees
Related
Mohn •Lillie (Masters •anime) •Gladion (Masters •anime)
InPokémon the Series
Former members:Jessie •James •Meowth Ultra Guardians:Ash •Lana •Kiawe •Lillie •Sophocles •Mallow •Gladion
See also:Team Skull •Ultra Recon Squad

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