Faba ザオボーSauboh
Art from Sun and Moon series
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Blond
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Alola
Game counterpart	Faba
Animated debut	A Dream Encounter!
English voice actor	Daniel J. Edwards(SM043-SM132) Unknown(SM137-SM146) Kaiji Tang(JN112)
Japanese voice actor	Mitsuaki Madono

Faba (Japanese:ザオボーSauboh) is a recurring character inPokémon the Series. He works at theAether Foundation. At first, Faba acted antagonistically towardsAsh andhis classmates, in particularLillie, but went on to become an ally.

History

Pre-series

Faba was revealed to be a founding member of theAether Foundation inThe Secret Princess, alongsideWicke, and the married coupleLusamine andMohn. Following Mohn's disappearance during anUltra Wormhole experiment, Faba remained at the Aether Foundation, serving as its Branch Chief.

Some time later, Faba worked on the creation ofSilvally, a Pokémon created to combatUltra Beasts. Although the project was a success, Faba lied to Lusamine and reported it to be a failure, keeping Silvally's existence a secret from her. Four years prior to the start ofPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, Faba secretly opened an Ultra Wormhole down inAether Paradise's underground research area and successfully summoned aNihilego.

However, whenLillie stumbled across the site, the Ultra Beast took notice of her and attempted to take her back with it. As Faba could only watch in horror, Lillie was saved by Silvally. The fear Lillie felt caused her to suppress her memories of the event. However, her traumatic emotions still remained, causing her to become unable to touch any Pokémon. Sometime after the incident, Faba put restrictions on Silvally by giving it a special limiter mask, reverting it to aType: Null. Because of this mistreatment,Gladion ultimately stole Silvally from him.

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Faba debuted inA Dream Encounter!. He, along with Lusamine,Professor Burnet, and Wicke, investigated theAltar of the Sunne due to Ultra Aura being detected from that location. When they were unable to find anything, Faba blamed this on Burnet's equipment malfunctioning, only for Lusamine to point out his jealousy of Burnet. Later, after receiving another Ultra Aura response, Faba accompanied Lusamine and Professor Burnet toProfessor Kukui's house onMelemele Island, where he metAsh andNebby. He became upset with Lusamine when she entrusted Nebby to Ash, and for not letting theAether Foundation take care of it instead.

InDeceiving Appearances!, Faba and Wicke welcomed Ash andhis classmates to Aether Paradise. During their tour of Aether Paradise, he followed the group around to learn more about Nebby. Faba also began feeling troubled by Lillie making contact with Pokémon again, not wanting her to remember the incident that caused her fear. It was also revealed that he hiredTeam Rocket asAether Foundation employees after taking a keen interest in their talkingMeowth.

InMission: Total Recall!, Faba traveled to Gladion's hotel room to take back Type: Null. After defeating Gladion's Pokémon in battle, hehypnotized Gladion and successfully retrieved Type: Null. Later that day, Faba noticed Lillie and Ash, wandering through Aether Paradise's lab area on a quest to remember the cause of Lillie's fear. Fearing that Lillie had regained her memories, Faba attacked her and Ash and attempted to erase her memories. However, he was stopped when Gladion and Lusamine arrived after having found Type: Null. Upon being sent out, Type: Null broke free from its helmet andevolved intoSilvally, allowing it to easily defeat Faba's Pokémon. Seeing Silvally made Lillie remember everything and helped her overcome her fear. As Lillie celebrated being able to touch Pokémon again, Faba managed to sneak away.

Following his foiled scheme, Faba had been looked for, but could not be found. InFaba's Revenge!, he was seen watching Ash and his classmates at thePokémon School. He planned on kidnapping Nebby to open an Ultra Wormhole and catch an Ultra Beast in order to restore his honor. While everyone's attention was elsewhere, Faba managed to lure Nebby away from the group and tricked it intoteleporting them to Aether Paradise's lab area. He was soon confronted by Ash, Lillie, Gladion, and Lusamine who successfully managed to free Nebby from the machine before he was able to successfully open up an Ultra Wormhole. However, Nebby then evolved intoCosmoem, radiating enough Ultra Aura for a wormhole to appear, summoning a Nihilego. As Faba stared in admiration, Nihilego knocked him aside before engaging in battle with the others, eventually succeeding in taking Lusamine with it into the Ultra Wormhole. Inthe next episode, when Faba was confronted by Wicke and Burnet about Lusamine's capture, he desperately attempted to pin the blame of the incident on Lusamine herself.

After Lusamine's rescue, Faba attended Kukui and Burnet's wedding inThe Professors' New Adventure!. He apologized to Ash and his classmates for his actions and revealed that he was demoted and made into Wicke's subordinate. He was then asked to show the group details of theUltra Guardians, a task force dedicated to dealing with any potential Ultra Beast incidents.

InDummy, You Shrunk the Kids!, Faba was invited to be a special teacher at the Pokémon School to teach about science. He showed off his new invention, which could shrink objects, allowing them to be placed inPoké Ball-like capsules. Faba attempted to demonstrate it on a blackboard, only for the machine to malfunction, which resulted in Ash, Lillie, andSophocles getting shrunk. A subsequent accident caused them to be swept away from the school. Whilst the others set off to find Ash, Lillie, and Sophocles, Faba stayed behind to make repairs on his machine with help from theRotom Pokédex. After Ash, Lillie, and Sophocles were returned to their normal sizes, Faba attempted to demonstrate his machine once more, which resulted inTogedemaru growing in size.

InThe Shape of Love to Come!, Faba was seen with Lusamine and Wicke, when Ash, Professor Burnet, and Professor Kukui called the Aether Foundation to inform them aboutPoipole's habit of putting its feelings into its drawings. While Wicke thought it was romantic, Faba was disappointed that it wasn't really "scientific".

InFilling the Light with Darkness!, mysterious dark clouds appeared overAlola, leaving all of the adults tired and without motivation. After doing some research, Faba, Lusamine, Wicke, and Burnet, found out that the cause of the incident was a small Ultra Wormhole that was slowly draining Alola's Ultra Aura. The Ultra Guardians were sent to the Altar of the Sunne, where, under Faba's instruction, the members withZ-Rings combined theirZ-Power to fuel his machine that could disperse the clouds and reveal the hidden Ultra Wormhole. Inthe next episode, he and the others witnessedLunala andNecrozma emerging from the wormhole. He was later seen arriving at Melemele Island, along with Lusamine, Wicke, and Burnet. While everyone was later watching Lunala recover in the Ultra Guardians base, Faba informed them ofTeam Rocket'sMatori Matrix.

After the Ultra Guardians left forUltra Space with a fully recovered Lunala inThe Prism Between Light and Darkness!, Faba and Professor Kukui volunteered to aid them. OnTen Carat Hill, he and Kukui confronted the Matori Matrix by using their Pokémon to damage the team's airship and prevent them from entering the Ultra Wormhole. Afterwards, Faba and Kukui facedGozu and hisMegaAggron in battle, but their Pokémon were swiftly beaten. Inthe next episode, Faba didn't own any more Pokémon, forcing Kukui to sent out hisIncineroar, who was able to defeat Mega Aggron with itsMalicious Moonsault. Faba quickly figured out Kukui's secret identity upon noticing the resemblance between him and the Masked Royal, and revealed he was a big fan of the Masked Royal. He and Kukui then witnessedTapu Koko attacking Team Rocket's airship, after which the team retreated. Faba later joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could revert to itstrue form. After Necrozma had returned to itsUltra form, Faba watched as the Ultra Guardians, Nebby, and Lunala returned to Alola, alongside Kukui, Lusamine, Burnet, and Wicke.

InTurning the Other Mask!, Faba andJames participated in a handshake event held by the Masked Royal. Later, the two headed backstage, hoping to get an autograph, only to discoverMolayne preparing to change into the Masked Royal costume to cover for Kukui. Mistaking him for an impostor, Faba and James attacked Molayne and tied him up. WhenMad Magmar appeared, demanding the Masked Royal face him in a rematch, Faba took on the Masked Royal persona and tried to battle him with Incineroar, only to be easily defeated. Later, after Mad Magmar had been defeated, Faba woke up in the bleachers and tried to resume the fight, only to discover that it was over, however, he then found out that the Masked Royal autographed his prized Masked Royal T-shirt, making him very happy.

InDon't Ignore the Small Stufful!, Faba encountered Team Rocket, who had secured jobs at the Aether Foundation thanks to Wicke. He was suspicious of them at first, but Wicke spoke up for them. Later, Faba discovered a list of potential Pokémon targets that Team Rocket had. He then realized that aStufful was unaccounted for and alerted Wicke. They later found Stufful clinging toJessie's hair, accused them of stealing Stufful, and didn't believe their excuses after they ran. Faba then watched asBewear arrived to collect Team Rocket and was reunited with Stufful, who was its child, in the process.

InChasing Memories, Creating Dreams!, Faba initially did not want to participate in the upcomingAlola League, due to preferring to be a spectator. However, he later expressed interest in the prospect and ultimately decided to join after learning that the winner would get to fight the Masked Royal.

He was among the 151 Trainers taking part in theBattle Royal preliminary round of theManalo Conference inBattle Royal 151!, using hisAlakazam. In the end, Faba was among the Trainers to progress to the Top 16. The match-ups for the next round revealed that he would be battling Ash, prompting Faba to start thinking of a strategy to defeat him.

Inthe following episode, Faba faced off against Ash in the first match of the Manalo Conference, using hisHypno. Having spied on Ash the night before, Faba assumedAsh's Meltan was the weakest member of his team and had Hypno ensure that Ash had to battle with Meltan instead ofPikachu as Ash had originally intended. But it backfired when Meltan ate part of Hypno's pendulum rendering Hypno powerless, and Hypno was soon defeated, eliminating Faba from the competition. Faba then continued to make appearances throughout the Manalo Conference, watching the battles alongside Lusamine, Professor Burnet, and Wicke.

InEnter the Champion!, Faba attended the award ceremony for Ash's victory, only for it to be interrupted when threeGuzzlord arrived at the stadium through wormholes. InZ-Move Showdown!, Faba helped monitor the situation while Ash, his classmates, Gladion,Hau, Kukui, and theisland kahunas teamed up to defeat the Junkivore Pokémon and send them back to Ultra Space. Following the incident, he watched the exhibition match between Ash and Professor Kukui, enthusiastically cheering for the latter.

InThank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, Faba bade farewell to Lusamine and her children when they left on their journey to find Mohn. He was later seen working at Aether Paradise alongside Wicke and Rotom.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

InHelping the Hometown Hero!, Faba greeted Lusamine and her family on their return to Alola and was reunited with Mohn. The next day, he and Wicke acted as commentators during the Battle Royal match between Professor Kukui, Ash, Gladion, andKiawe.

Character

When Faba first appeared, he was rather mean-spirited, constantly trying to grabNebby. Realizing that his past actions involvingNihilego may be revealed, Faba took measures to prevent it from happening by ruthlessly attackingGladion andAsh, whilst preparing to wipeLillie's memories of the incident. He later apologized profusely for his actions and was forgiven. Faba has since become a trusted ally for theUltra Guardians and theAether Foundation.

A different side to Faba was shown inSecuring the Future!, when he realized thatProfessor Kukui was in fact the Masked Royal. He revealed that he was a big fan and honored Kukui's request to keep his identity secret.

Faba is a bit clumsy, as seen inBeauty is Only Crystal Deep!, when he attempted to show off an invention that would allow the Ultra Guardians to catchPheromosa, only to get stuck on the glue himself. His attempts to free himself failed untilWicke suggested that he take off his jacket.

Faba tends to use sneaky tactics in battle. This was seen inBattling Besties!, where he had Hypno use itsPsychic powers to ensure Meltan was sent out to battle instead of Pikachu like Ash originally intended.

Pokémon

This listing is of Faba's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:

This article is missing information on this character's Japanese voice actor. Please feel free to edit this article to add this information.

On hand

Alakazam

Debut	Mission: Total Recall!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Bill Rogers

Alakazam is Faba's first known Pokémon. It was first used alongsideHypno tobattleGladion'sUmbreon andLycanroc. It was able to defeat Umbreon using a combination ofMiracle Eye andPsychic. It was later used to stopAsh from savingLillie, but was defeated byGladion's Silvally. It reappeared in a flashback inFaba's Revenge!. InThe Professors' New Adventure!, it attended the wedding ofProfessor Kukui andProfessor Burnet with Faba.

InThe Prism Between Light and Darkness!, Alakazam battledGozu alongside Hypno and Professor Kukui'sBraviary, only to be hit by hisMegaAggron'sHeavy Slam. Alakazam briefly reappeared inSecuring the Future!, where it was recalled into itsPoké Ball after being defeated.

InBattle Royal 151!, Faba used Alakazam in theBattle Royal preliminary round of theManalo Conference, where it was seen defeating aBoldore. Alakazam was among the 16 Pokémon left fighting, allowing Faba to progress to the next round.

Alakazam's known moves areMiracle Eye,Psychic,Teleport, andShadow Ball.

Hypno

Debut	Mission: Total Recall!
Voice actors
Japanese	Sunshine Ikezaki
English	Jake Paque

Hypno is Faba's second and only other Pokémon. It was first used alongside Alakazam to battleGladion'sUmbreon andLycanroc. It was able to incapacitate both Lycanroc and itsTrainer usingHypnosis. Faba had planned to use Hypno's Hypnosis to eraseLillie's memories of theUltra Beast incident, but it was stopped byAsh's Pikachu and eventually defeated byGladion's Silvally. InThe Professors' New Adventure!, it attended the wedding ofProfessor Kukui andProfessor Burnet with Faba.

InThe Prism Between Light and Darkness!, Hypno battledGozu alongside Alakazam and Professor Kukui'sBraviary, only to be hit by hisMegaAggron'sHeavy Slam. Hypno briefly reappeared inSecuring the Future!, where it was recalled into itsPoké Ball after being defeated.

InBattling Besties!, Faba used Hypno during his battle against Ash in theManalo Conference. However, it was defeated byMeltan after it had eaten its pendulum.

Hypno reappeared in a flashback inFinal Rivals!.

Hypno's known moves areReflect,Hypnosis, andPsychic.

Created

Silvally →Type: Null

Debut	Rising from the Ruins!
Voice actors
Japanese	Toru Sakurai
English	Abe Goldfarb

Main article:Gladion's Type: Null

Silvally was created by Faba in order to combatUltra Beasts. Due to an incident where it causedLillie's fear of touching Pokémon, it was given a special limiter mask, reverting it to aType: Null. It was later taken byGladion and added to his team.

Temporary

Incineroar

Debut	Pushing the Fiery Envelope!
Voice actors
Japanese	Toru Sakurai
English	H.D. Quinn

Main article:Professor Kukui's Incineroar

Masquerading as the Masked Royal, Faba sentIncineroar to battleMad Magmar and hisMagmortar, only to be quickly defeated.

Achievements

Pokémon League

Faba has competed in the followingPokémon League Conferences:

• Manalo Conference - Top 16 (Battling Besties!)

Voice actors

Trivia

• In promotional material for theManalo Conference, Faba was given the title of (Japanese: アローラの発明王Alola's inventor king).
• Faba'sAlakazam is the only Pokémon inPokémon the Series to have used the moveMiracle Eye.

Names

Related articles

• Faba

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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