Hapu
| Hapu ハプウHapu'u | |
 Artwork fromPokémon Sun and Moon Illustrated byKen Sugimori[1] | |
| Age | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Eye color | Gray |
| Hair color | Black |
| Hometown | Ancient Poni Path |
| Region | Alola |
| Relatives | Unnamed grandmother, unnamed grandfather (deceased) Sofu (grandfather; deceased), unnamed mother and father (anime) |
| Trainer class | Island Kahuna |
| Generation | VII,VIII,IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Hapu (Masters) |
| Games | Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Unknown(Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Ari Ozawa[2](Masters EX) |
| Member of | Island challenge |
| Rank | Island kahuna |
| Kahuna of | Poni Island |
| Z-Crystal | Groundium Z |
| Specializes in | Ground types |
| Animated series | Pokémon the Series |
| Debut | That's Some Spicy Island Research! |
| English voice actor | Brittney Lee Hamilton |
| Japanese voice actor | Junko Takeuchi |
| Manga series | Pokémon Adventures |
| Debut | Thieving and Boss Crabominable |
Hapu (Japanese:ハプウHapu'u) is theisland kahuna ofPoni Island. Shespecializes inGround-typePokémon. She grants thePoni stamp to Trainers who defeat her.
In the core series games
Hapu first appears onRoute 6 onAkala Island, where she is seen confronting a pair ofTeam Skull Grunts trying to steal aDrifloon. She asks theplayer to battle one of them while she deals with the other one.
She is later met inMalie City, where she meets the player andLillie as they're about to enter theMalie Library.
She later appears onRoute 12 onUla'ula Island and gives the player the ability toride onMudsdale to traverse rocky terrain.
Later, she greets the player and Lillie when they arrive at her home onPoni Island, where she lives with her grandmother. She travels with them to theRuins of Hope in hopes of contactingTapu Fini. Hapu is then chosen to be the newisland kahuna by the guardian deity, succeeding her deceased grandfather, and receives aSparkling Stone as a sign of her new position. Hapu then agrees to tell the player and Lillie all she knows aboutSolgaleoSUS/LunalaMUM, and directs them toExeggutor Island to find the remaining flute needed to summon it.
InPokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, afterNecrozma unleashes severalUltra Beasts aroundAlola, Hapu is briefly seen facing aXurkitree at theRuins of Hope.
As her first act as kahuna, Hapu challenges the player to hergrand trial atVast Poni CanyonSM/Exeggutor IslandUSUM, using her newly madeZ-RingSM/Z-Power RingUSUM.
Hapu can be battled again as aPokémon League challenger in aTitle Defense battle after becomingChampion.
Pokémon
Hapu's Pokémon are kept inUltra Balls.
Pokémon Sun and Moon
Grand trial battle
Title Defense battle
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Grand trial battle
Title Defense battle
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Hapu (Masters)
Hapu forms async pair withMudsdale inPokémon Masters EX. Hapu became a playable sync pair since the game's release, with her joining theplayer after completing the 10th chapter of thePML Arc.
In this game, Hapu is one of the PML Leaders of thePokémon Masters League, handing out thePride Badge to those who defeat her.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #058 |  | Hapu | #0750 |  | Mudsdale♂ | Ground | Grass |  | ★★★☆☆☆EX | Story Chapter 10 | |
Quotes
- Main article:Hapu/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Hapu debuted inThat's Some Spicy Island Research!. She was first seen feeding a group ofSensu StyleOricorio some Poni radishes (大根daikon) that she had farmed. Later, she encounteredAsh andhis classmates at her farm. Assuming Ash to be one of the radish thieves that had been stealing her crops lately, Hapu used herGolurk to battle hisPikachu and won. Later, she saw Ash confrontingTeam Skull GruntsTupp,Rapp, andZipp, the actual radish thieves. With herMudsdale, Hapu easily defeated the grunts, but was interrupted whenPlumeria arrived to take her subordinates with her. Afterwards, Hapu apologized to Ash for her earlier accusation but refused his request to battle her.
InShowdown on Poni Island!, after praying at theRuins of Hope, Hapu watched as Mudsdale stepped on aCorsola branch, which became lodged in its hoof and caused it to go berserk. Ash and Pikachu were able to dislodge the branch withIron Tail, which calmed Mudsdale down. As they walked, Ash revealed he wanted to challengeTapu Fini 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 byLillie. Hapu laterrefereed thebattle between Ash andGladion. During the battle, she began to reconsider her low opinion of Ash upon learning that he had personally trained withTapu Bulu to help hisLycanroc overcome its fear of dirt. She then watched as Tapu Fini flew over them.
InEvolving Research!, Hapu accompanied Ash,Kiawe, andSophocles toVast Poni Canyon during Sophocles's quest to evolve hisCharjabug. There, she watched them battle several of the residentwild Pokémon. InRun, Heroes, Run!, Hapu helped taste-test some ofMallow's Poni radish-based dishes.
InMemories 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 ofSofu, her deceased grandfather, appeared, revealing that Tapu Fini has accepted Hapu as the nextisland 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.
InA 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-specificZ-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 theSteelium Z. Later, as Ash and his classmates headed back home toMelemele Island, Hapu gave them some Poni radish as a parting gift before saying her farewells.
InThe Dealer of Destruction!, Hapu, her fellow kahunas, andLusamine helpedProfessor Kukui reveal theAlola League to the public. InA High-Speed Awakening!, Hapu watched theVikavolt race. Afterwards, Hapu gave Sophocles aZ-Ring as a reward for helping out the other contestants' Vikavolt whenTeam Rocket tried to capture them.
InChasing Memories, Creating Dreams!, Hapu fought Gladion in the Poni Island grand trial and lost. InBattle Royal 151!, she appeared alongside her fellow kahunas, acting as a referee during theBattle Royal round of theManalo Conference. InThe Battlefield of Truth and Love!, Hapu refereed the fourth pair of first-round matches: one between Kiawe andAcerola, and the other between Gladion and Lillie. InImitation Is the Sincerest Form of Strategy!, she refereed the second-round match betweenJames 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 aGuzzlord arrived at the stadium through anUltra Wormhole.
InZ-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 theirZ-Moves. The combined attacks launched Guzzlord back into the wormhole it came out of, successfully sending it back intoUltra Space.
InExhibition Unmasked!,Fiery Surprises!, andFrom Z to Shining Z!, Hapu watched theexhibition match between Ash and Professor Kukui.
Hapu appeared in a fantasy inDreams of the Sun and Moon!.
Character
Hapu is a particularly reserved individual. Sinceher 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, inThat's Some Spicy Island Research!, after encounteringAsh andhis classmates, 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 onPoni 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 ofA Grand Debut!, she even agreed to battle Ash again just for fun, something she wouldn't do before.
Being the granddaughter of a formerisland kahuna, Hapu possesses great, intimate knowledge behind the concept and true meaning of being a kahuna, while also showcasing vast knowledge about the myths surroundingTapu Fini 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 inA Grand Debut!.
Pokémon
This listing is of Hapu'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. |
| Debut | That's Some Spicy Island Research! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Keiichi Nakagawa |
| English | H.D. Quinn |
Golurk is Hapu's first known Pokémon. It helps Hapu with her farming by picking Poni radishes out of the ground and helps its Trainer get around by flying around the island. When Hapu assumedAsh to be a radish thief, she used Golurk to battleAsh's Pikachu and won.
It reappeared inChasing Memories, Creating Dreams!, where it was shown battling and losing toGladion's Lycanroc in agrand trial battle.
Golurk's known moves areFlash Cannon andHigh Horsepower.
- Main article:Hapu's Mudsdale
Mudsdale is Hapu's second known Pokémon. She uses it to transport Poni radishes by loading them on bags on its side. When confrontingTeam Skull, she used Mudsdale to battle them and easily won. InA Grand Debut!, Mudsdale was used in Hapu'sgrand trial against Ash. Despite its strength, Mudsdale was eventually defeated whenPikachu splashed water on it, simulating the effects ofSoak, allowing it to defeat it withGigavolt Havoc.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 竹内順子Junko Takeuchi | |
| English | Brittney Lee Hamilton | |
| Finnish | Ella Tarvonen | |
| European French | Lise Leclercq | |
| German | Lara Wurmer | |
| Italian | Giada Bonanomi | |
| Polish | Daria Głowacka | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Isabelle Cunha | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Marysol Lobo |
| Spain | Patricia Rada | |
GOTCHA!
Hapu briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Hapu debuted inThieving and Boss Crabominable. She was first mentioned byHala,Olivia, andNanu, who all agreed to name her the nextisland kahuna ofPoni Island. She first appeared in person at theSeafolk Village, where she rescuedSun from a group of wildCrabrawler led by aCrabominable. With Sun's help, Hapu eventually defeated Crabominable and its minions. Afterward, Hapu received aSparkling Stone fromTapu Fini, who had been watching the battle.
InBattle in Vast Poni Canyon, Hapu decided to travel to her grandfather's grave onVast 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 theMoon Flute and asked Sun if he was capable of playing it. Later, Hapu and Sun witnessedNebby and anotherCosmoem fly towards thePoni Altar. Hapu decided to postpone the grave visit and follow the two Protostar Pokémon.
InPlay the Melody That Echoes in the Altar, Hapu and Sun were cornered by a group ofAether Foundation Employees demanding that Hapu come with them to the Poni Altar. The Employees were defeated by aXurkitree that had been knocked out byGladion, who hadLillie with him. After the Employees retreated, Hapu noticed Lillie had theSun Flute meant to go with herMoon Flute. The fourguardian deities of Alola appeared and took Sun and both flutes to the Poni Altar while Hapu, Gladion, and Lillie followed after them.
InSummon the Emissaries of the Moon and the Sun, Hapu and the others metAnabel and discovered that Sun andMoon used the flutes to evolve Nebby and the other Cosmoem intoLunala andSolgaleo, respectively. Anabel received a call fromLooker, who told her that a large number ofUltra Beasts made their way to Poni Island. While Hapu, Moon, Gladion, Anabel, and Hapu fought off the beasts, Solgaleo was possessed by aNecrozma that appeared from anUltra Wormhole. Necrozma grabbed Sun and dragged him into the wormhole, forcing Moon and Lunala to chase after them.
InAdventure in the Dark Dimension, the island kahunas andTrial Captains were revealed to have spent six months onExeggutor Islandtraining to prepare for another clash with the Ultra Beasts. After their training was finished,Sophocles andMolayne took everyone toMount 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 theZ-Moves they had acquired, Hapu and the others managed to defeat the Ultra Beasts.
Pokémon
- Main article:Hapu's Mudsdale
Mudsdale is Hapu's first known Pokémon. It was first used to rescueSun from a group ofwildCrabrawler at theSeafolk Village before defeating the Crabrawler's leader, aCrabominable. Later, it battled anAether Foundation Employee'sBlacephalon onMount Lanakila and won using aZ-Move.
Flygon is Hapu's second known Pokémon. It was first seen inside of itsPoké Ball when Hapu rejectedCrabominable's request to join her team.
None of Flygon's moves are known.
Golurk is Hapu's third known Pokémon. It was first seen inside of itsPoké Ball when Hapu rejectedCrabominable's request to join her team.
None of Golurk's moves are known.
Gastrodon is Hapu's fourth known Pokémon. It was first seen inside of itsPoké Ball when Hapu rejectedCrabominable's request to join her team.
None of Gastrodon's moves are known.
In the TCG
- Main article:Hapu (Unified Minds 200)
Hapu was introduced as aSupporter card in thePokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sun & Moon Series (the Japanese SM Era). It was first released in the JapaneseEspeon & Deoxys-GX TAG TEAM GX Starter Set before debuting in English in theUnified Minds expansion, with artwork byKen Sugimori. It was also released as aFull Art card in the JapaneseTag All Stars subset, with artwork byRyota 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
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| Concept art fromSun and Moon | Ending screenshot withMina fromSun and Moon |
Sprites and models
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| VS model from Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon | High-poly model from Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
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| Overworld model from Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon | |
Trivia
- Hapu is the onlyisland kahuna whose type specialty is weak to the primary typing of the island guardian of their island,Tapu Fini.
- When theplayer encounters Hapu inMalie City, she refers to herMudsdale as a female. However, the Mudsdale she uses inbattle is male.
- Hapu and her unnamed grandmother are the only inhabitants on Poni Island not to live inSeafolk Village.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハプウHapu'u | Fromhāpuʻu (Hawaiian name for the species ofmanfern found in Hawaii) |
| English, Latin American Spanish | Hapu | From her Japanese name |
| German | Hapu’u | Same as Japanese name |
| European Spanish | Hela | Fromhelecho (fern) |
| French | Paulie | From the classPolypodiopsida (fern) |
| Italian | Hapi | Similar to her Japanese name |
| Korean | 하푸우Hapu'u | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 哈普烏Hāpǔwū /Hāpóuwū | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 哈普乌Hāpǔwū | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Lélia | Possibly fromlei |
References
- ↑Hapu (Unified Minds 200)
- ↑Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)
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