Lusamine
| Lusamine ルザミーネLusamine | |
 Art fromSun and Moon bytake[1] | |
| Age | 40+[2] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Eye color | Green |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Hometown | Aether Paradise |
| Region | Alola |
| Relatives | Mohn (husband) Lillie (daughter) Gladion (son) Unnamed father[3] |
| Trainer class | Aether President |
| Generation | VII,VIII,IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Lusamine (Masters) |
| Games | Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Michelle Ruff(Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Sayaka Ohara[4](Masters EX) |
| Member of | Aether Foundation |
| Rank | President |
| Animated series | Pokémon the Series Pokémon Evolutions |
| Debut | A Dream Encounter!(Animated series) The Eclipse(Evolutions) |
| Counterpart(s) | Lusamine (anime) |
| English voice actor | Bobbi Hartley(Animated series) Dawn M. Bennett(Evolutions) |
| Japanese voice actor | Sayaka Kinoshita(Animated series) Mie Sonozaki(Evolutions) |
| Manga series | Pokémon Adventures |
| Debut | Unleashing the Incredible Z-Move |
Lusamine (Japanese:ルザミーネLusamine) is the head of theAether Foundation. She is theonly character in thegames to have theTrainer classAether President (Japanese:エーテルだいひょうAether President).
In the core series games
Character profile
Lusamine is the main antagonist ofPokémon Sun and Moon, running theAether Foundation as its president. Early on in theGeneration VII titles, not much is known about the character until the player meets her atAether Paradise. Lusamine is described as a lovely, beautiful woman who wishes for the protection of all Pokémon, both in and out ofAlola. Due to this, Lusamine can be seen as quite motherly, loving all hurt Pokémon as if they were her own children. She seems to have a knack for fashion, stating that her looks are the result of the right outfit and style, and is unhesitant to suggest changes to another's wardrobe.[5]
After the loss of herhusband, Lusamine's kindness eventually changed over time, becoming obsessed withUltra Beasts and neglecting her own children. After dropping her kind facade, Lusamine appears to care not for anyone who does not give her positive attention, blaming her kids and theirfriends for her own rude and neglectful behavior. Her spiral into selfishness and obsession also resulted in abuse of Pokémon, storing them in her trophy room on Aether Paradise under cryostasis. While under the influence ofNihilego, her emotions become much more abrasive and violent, causing her to lash out at herdaughter and theplayer. Lusamine's daughter,Lillie, makes the statement in Sun and Moon that Lusamine was once a very kindhearted woman before her obsessive nature with Ultra Beasts had taken over. InPokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, her relationship with Nihilego is removed, but her obsession remains, instead focusing on the protection of the Alolaregion and being unmindful of the harm she has caused to others. Her destructive and abusive nature caused both her children,Lillie andGladion, to leave, each stealing a Pokémon from the foundation before leaving Aether Paradise.
Lusamine had a husband by the name ofMohn who had previously worked at the Aether Foundation before his disappearance. The couple had two children: their son,Gladion, and their daughter,Lillie. Before the start of the Alola-based games, it is known that Lusamine had treated her children with love and care, with Lillie particularly mentioning a time when she and Lusamine had once played out in the rain together and got sick. Lusamine is known to have dressed both Gladion and Lillie in clothes they did not wish to wear. This had resulted in Lillie's outfit resembling the shape of a Nihilego. Lusamine's father, the previous Aether President, was a wealthy man and was known to love Pokémon, creating Aether to protect them.[3] Lusamine lives in a mansion that resides on Aether Paradise. Internally and on the Sun and Moon website, she is simply calledMOTHER.
Appearance
Lusamine is a woman who is over 40 years old with long blonde hair.[2] Her hair falls behind her back and reaches down towards her knees. Her hair is straight and divided into several sections forming blunt ends that wrap around her body. Her bangs fall over her left eye. Her stock art displays several purple strands. She has a ponytail that sits on top of her hair, topped with a dark green gemstone in a golden frame. Lusamine has round, but slanted eyes that are known to change shape with her expressions, displaying thick eye liner when she smiles. Her irises are green with a yellow triangular glare towards the bottom. Her irises lose detail when upset and her eyes become sharper when angry. She has three eyelashes on each eye. Her children take after her platinum-blonde hair color and lime-green eyes.
Lusamine has a skinny build, with her legs taking up most of her height. She wears a short, white, sleeveless dress that reaches down to her upper thigh. Her collar reaches all the way to her jaw and is cuffed with a gold decoration that wraps around her neck. On her chest is a large, dark green gemstone in the shape of a diamond with a golden frame along the bottom point. Two lines wrap horizontally around her dress beneath her her chest. While the skirt goes down to her thighs, it is also topped with a translucent, yellow frill-like decoration with a cut on the side that drapes down from the bottom line that begins under her chest. Lusamine has a pair of long, black-and-white stockings that reach down to her ankles. Her shoes are high-heeled with an opening on the front, locked with a single strap. The shoes are mainly black with two black gemstones on both sides of each foot. The heels are golden and give her a large amount of lift, providing an unnatural height. The soles of these shoes are a pattern-less teal color.
Nihilego fusion
- Main article:Nihilego (Pokémon)
InPokémon Sun and Moon, Lusamine fuses with theUltra Beast,Nihilego. While it is mainly Nihilego who takes upon a new shape, Lusamine's design is altered as well. Her hair becomes black in color with all previously purple strands turning into blonde. Her hair becomes elongated and flows outward, sitting on the bottom of Nihilego's bell. Her irises turn the yellow color that was previously used for the glare. All gemstones and decorations on her outfit vanish, with the yellow frills on her skirt changing to a deep purple color. The lower half of the main outfit becomes a black color, becoming indistinguishable with her now black and purple leggings that lack any detail and have no shoes. Her arms are hidden behind her hair, but otherwise her shoulders can be seen. Her legs dangle from outside Nihilego's bell.
Lusamine can control the four front the tentacles on Nihilego's body, with four fingers on each of these tentacles that can bend and grab things such asPoké Balls. The reason for Lusamine's fainting after fusion is unknown, but can be assumed to be caused by the Pokémon's neurotoxins, the stress of the fusion, or the strain of theZ-Power that the Nihilego had. This form for the character and Nihilego goes unnamed. However, the fusion is internally referred to asMOTHERBEAST.
Pokémon Sun and Moon
Background and pre-game
Website blurb:"The lovely Lusamine functions as the Aether Foundation’s president."
Lusamine first appears inPokémon Sun and Moon in a picture of a magazine that theplayer was reading before talking withProfessor Kukui about theirTrainer Passport. Until then, she makes no appearance and is formally introduced after theAkala Grand Trial, whenHau and the player travel toAether Paradise. Lusamine took the ownership and presidency of theAether Foundation from her father, a wealthy man who loved Pokémon and had built Aether paradise to protect them. Like her father, Lusamine claims to love all Pokémon. Lusamine acts like a mother to the Pokémon kept at Aether Paradise. Her family owns theSun FluteSUS/Moon FluteMUM that was once sitting atUla'ula's Lake. Lusamine has a taste for fashion.
Because of her obsession withUltra Beasts, she became a controlling mother. For example, it is implied multiple times throughout the story that the way Lillie dresses is because of Lusamine, purposely causing her appearance to resemble that ofNihilego. She had previously signed off on and helped fund thebeast killer project, initiating the creation ofType: Null. Two years prior to the events of the game, her son had stolen aType: Null model from her. Her daughter had done something similar, stealing aCosmog, two months prior to the game and staging what would lead to the games' main events.
Meeting at Aether Paradise
The player meetsFaba onAkala Island, after helping him with a task, he invites them and their friends on a tour of Aether Paradise, to which both the player andHau agree to, whileLillie nervously declines. After theirgrand trial withKahunaOlivia,Wicke brings the two to the Conservation Area of Aether Paradise, where Lusamine is waiting. Lusamine introduces herself to them, explaining that she is a mother to all Pokémon, protecting those who may be lost or suffering, regardless of where they come from, including those from otherdimensions. Hau makes mention of Lusamine's looks, saying that she looks rather young and it is amazing how she has done all that she has with the foundation at her age. Lusamine enjoys the boy's remark, but corrects him, explaining that she is already over 40 years old, and she simply has the right outfit to make her look younger. She asks if her the player and Hau would like some new outfits to better fit her personal taste. The two decline, with Hau saying"I don't think anyone else could pull off that kind of look! Except maybe Lillie...", Lusamine takes note of this but brushes it off and says that children are better off listening to the adults around them.
At this point, Aether Paradise begins to shake. This seems to originate from their labs on the basement floor, where they test new kinds ofPoké Balls, and disrupts the facility. AnUltra Wormhole emerges in front of the group, and from it, a then unnamedUltra Beast by the name ofNihilego appears. The player battles the beast, being directed by Hau to protect the president. Lusamine sees the Ultra Beast, and identifies it as being hurt, wishing to help and treat it like any other Pokémon. The player defeats the Nihilego and it returns back to the Ultra Wormhole to where it came. Lusamine tells Wicke to bring the two trial-goers back to theirisland challenge and send themUla'ula Island, while she talks with Faba to see what exactly happened downstairs.
Kidnapping
OnUla'ula Island,Plumeria remarks to Lillie thatTeam Skull are not the only thieves inAlola, and that Lillie ought to returnNebby, Lillie'sCosmog, back to where she found it. The Team Skull Admin takes the young girl away, Hau being unable to stop her. Lillie goes with her willingly to avoid anyone getting hurt.Gladion, a boy who Hau and the player have met several times before, takes the duo to Aether Paradise, where he is certain that Lillie is at. By the time the three of them arrive, all theemployees are suddenly hostile to them includingFaba, who had locked down Lusamine's office under her orders. The three of them make it into Aether Paradise's labs, learning about the experiments done to Cosmog andType: Null. Gladion explains his history with Type: Null, and how his mother wasn't a very nice person, being forced to always wear what she wanted. The player can then read Faba's blog in this room, learning that his superior's child, had stolen one of the Type: Null. The trio then makes it back up stairs and goes outside towards the mansion, where a number ofTeam Skull Grunts andGuzma, their boss, are lined up in front, implying an alliance with the Aether Foundation.
After a battle with Guzma, Hau and Gladion take out the remaining grunts. When the player enters the building, they find an upset Lillie in the same room as Lusamine, with the former begging Lusamine to come to her senses. Lusamine is not fazed by it, and berates Lillie for leaving her and claims she was never her daughter, before teleporting into another room via a pad hidden behind her mirror. Lillie and the player step on the pad too, and teleport into the room her mother went to. When they arrive, Lusamine taunts them to come closer. Afterwards, Lillie and the player are horrified to see that she has a collection of frozen Pokémon scattered about the room, "protected" for all eternity.
Hau arrives, together with Gladion. Lusamine is disgusted by her son's arrival, as he and Lillie had both stolen her Pokémon, a Type: Null and Cosmog, and had ran away from her. Gladion does not try to reason with her, deciding it is impossible at this point. Lusamine, frustrated, exclaims that she gave all her love to her children, only for them to reject it all and run away. Nebby is then revealed to be inside a cage that Lusamine is holding, and reveals that the gases from Cosmog's body can be used to create Ultra Wormholes, but the entire Pokémon can be used to a greater effect. Lillie pleads for her not to use its power, as using it would cause Nebby todie. Lusamine, however, acts as though she does not consider her statements, and uses the machine anyway, opens up an Ultra Wormhole in the room, and multiple others on the various islands ofAlola. This alerts theGuardian deities and the island kahunas on each of the islands, who prepare to deal with the Ultra Beasts that are appearing in the region.
Guzma arrives, asking Lusamine whether the experiment was a success, and Nihilego materializes behind her. Gladion commands the player to battle Lusamine, while Hau takes care of Guzma and he battles any onslaught of Ultra Beasts that may come from the wormhole. Regardless if the player has won or lost to the woman, Lusamine and Guzma jump into the Ultra Wormhole and disappear into the portal alongside the Nihilego. The cage drops from Lusamine's hands and breaks open, Nebby comes from inside, havingevolved into aCosmoem, although nobody seems to be aware of this. This change of events has caused Lillie to attempt to be a more confident person, changing her look, and wishing to save Cosmog, and her beast-obsessed mother. She leaves to go on a journey with the player toPoni Island.
Ultra Space
OnExeggutor Island, the player and Lillie go looking for the missing flute, the counterpart that to the one her family has already owned. As it begins to rain, Lillie explains some history with her mother. Lusamine wasn't always a bad person, she was in fact, a really sweet and lovely mother. Lillie recalls a time, where she had gone out to play in the rain all by herself. This had upset her mother, who had came outside to bring her back in so Lillie wouldn't get sick. The two girls instead started playing and dancing in the rain together, both winding up sick. Lusamine brought her daughter inside, having Lillie sleep with her as they recover from their cold.
At Poni's Altar, Lillie and the player summon theLegendary Pokémon,SolgaleoS/LunalaM, finding out that Nebby had been this Pokémon the entire time. Nebby flies them intoUltra Space, and discover a terrified Guzma, who has given up working with Lusamine because of his newfound fear of Nihilego possessing him, and claims she is immune to reason at this point. Lillie disagrees, and runs off to confront her mother. When they arrive at an open terrace, she is nowhere to be found, only to phase into visibility and appear sitting on a rock in front of them. Lillie continues what she was saying to her mother back at Aether Paradise, along with trying to persuade her to come back to Alola.
Guzma turns out to be correct, as Lusamine says she would rather not come back to Alola, and that Lillie "could not even be that stupid". She boasts about how Ultra Space is beautiful, that Nihilego is all she cares about now, and that Lillie became ugly after leaving her and making friends with the player. Lusamine then turns her attention to the player blaming them for her daughter's change, in which she immediately battles them, but not before merging with a Nihilego to become a pseudo-beast herself. During that battle, Lusamine's Pokémon team are enveloped of theTotem Pokémon's same special aura which increases their stats,Z-Power.
After losing, Lusamine becomes enraged and attempts to strike Lillie and the player with one of her many large tentacles she has control of. Lillie calls out to Nebby, who proceed to roar and emit energy at Lusamine, separating her from Nihilego. Nihilego returns to theBeast Ball it had originally came from it, and Lillie gets a hold of her. Before passing out, she shares a moment with her daughter, reaching out to her face and asks Lillie when she had started becoming beautiful. Lillie, Guzma and the player bring her back home to Alola. They meet up withHapu, who had been traveling with the player and Lillie the entire way through Poni making sure nobody had gotten hurt. Hapu brings the fainted Lusamine back to Aether Paradise on herMudsdale. Lusamine is never seen in person again after this.
Ending
AtIki Town's festival, Lillie tells the player she believes Lusamine is getting a bit better, having even tried to go to the player's celebration of becoming champion, and that she has been gently trying to help her mother understand the error of her ways. The following day, Lillie leaves for theKanto region to seek treatment for her mother fromBill (who, like Lusamine, has been combined with a Pokémon before) in the hopes that it will heal her of the last of Nihilego's poisons. While not seen, Lusamine leaves for Kanto with Lillie, and Gladion takes up Lusamine's role as Aether President in her absence.
Lusamine is one of the few characters to not appear in the photographs during the credits. However,Lusamine's Clefable andBewear both make an appearance with the Aether Foundation with happy expressions on their faces.
When spoken to in the post-game, Gladion speculates that Lusamine's fixation with the Ultra Beasts may have started when his father and Lusamine's husband, ProfessorMohn, had vanished during his study of the Ultra Wormholes and, in an ill-fated attempt to find him, eventually grew obsessed with the Ultra Beasts to the point of monomania, as a way of trying to get to him. Wicke and Lillie suggests three possible reasons for Lusamine's fainting in Ultra Space, this could have been a result of the neurotoxins Nihilego had injected into her, the overwhelming amount of Z-Power surrounding her, or because of the literal fusion with Nihilego itself.
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Background and pre-game
InPokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Lusamine's goals and background are slightly changed. While her personality and character largely remains the same, the context of how she is presented is changed. The introductory to the character largely remains the same. She makes no in-person appearance until after the player has completed theirAkala Grand Trial. Lusamine took the ownership and presidency of theAether Foundation from her father, a wealthy man who loved Pokémon and had built Aether Paradise to protect them. Like her father, Lusamine claims to love all Pokémon. Lusamine acts like a mother to the Pokémon kept at Aether Paradise. She has a taste for fashion. Her family owns theSun FluteSUS/Moon FluteMUM that was once sitting atUla'ula's Lake.
Meeting at Aether Paradise
The player meetsFaba onAkala Island, after helping him with a task, he invites them and their friends on a tour of Aether Paradise, to which both the player andHau agree to, whileLillie nervously declines. After theirgrand trial,Wicke brings the two to the Conservation Area of Aether Paradise, where Lusamine is waiting. Lusamine introduces herself to them, explaining that she is a mother to all Pokémon, protecting those who may be lost or suffering, regardless if they may have come fromAlola or not. Hau makes mention of Lusamine's looks, saying that she looks rather young and it is amazing how she has done all that she has with the foundation at her age. Lusamine enjoys the boy's remark, but corrects him, explaining that she is already over 40 years old, and she simply just has the right outfit to make her look younger. She asks if her the player would like some new outfits to better fit her personal taste. The two decline, with Hau saying"I don't think anyone else could pull off that kind of look! Except maybe Lillie...", Lusamine takes note of this but brushes it off and says that children are better off listening to the adults around them.
At this point, shaking comes from Aether Paradise's labs, the basement floor, where they test new kinds ofPoké Balls disrupts the facility. AnUltra Wormhole emerges in front of the group, and from it, a then unnamedUltra Beast by the name ofNihilego appears. The player battles the beast, being directed by Hau to protect the president. Lusamine sees the Ultra Beast, and identifies it as being hurt, wishing to help it and treat it like any other Pokémon. The player defeats the Nihilego and it returns back to the Ultra Wormhole to where it came. TheUltra Recon Squad immediately show up, upon which Lusamine explains that they are assisting the Aether Foundation in researching Ultra Beasts. Lusamine tells Wicke to bring the two trial goers back to theirisland challenge and send themUla'ula Island, while she talks with Faba to see what exactly happened downstairs.
Kidnapping
OnUla'ula Island,Plumeria remarks to Lillie thatTeam Skull are not the only thieves in Alola, and that Lillie ought to returnNebby, Lillie'sCosmog. The Team Skull Admin takes the young girl away, Hau being unable to stop her. Lillie goes with her willingly to avoid anyone getting hurt.Gladion, a boy who Hau and the player have met several times before, takes the duo to Aether Paradise, where he is certain that Lillie is at. By the time the three of them arrive, all theemployees are suddenly hostile to them includingFaba, who had locked down Lusamine's office under her orders. The three of them make it into Aether Paradise's labs, learning about experiments done to Cosmog andType: Null. Gladion explains his history with Type: Null, and how his mother wasn't a very nice person, being forced to always wear what she wanted. The player can then read Faba's blog in this room, learning that his superior's child, had stolen one of the Type: Null. The trio then makes it back up stairs and goes outside towards the mansion, where a number ofTeam Skull Grunts andGuzma, their boss, are present, implying an alliance with the Aether Foundation.
After a battle with Guzma, Hau and Gladion take out the remaining grunts. When the player enters the building, they find an upset Lillie in the same room as Lusamine, with the former begging Lusamine to come to her senses. Lusamine is not fazed by it, and berates Lillie for leaving her and claims she was never her daughter, before teleporting into another room via a pad hidden behind her mirror. Lillie and the player step on the pad too, and teleport into the room her mother went to. When they arrive, Lusamine taunts them to come closer. Afterwards, Lillie and the player are horrified to see that she has a collection of frozen Pokémon scattered about the room, "protected" for all eternity.
At this point, the story diverges from the originalSun andMoon: Hau arrives with Gladion, who tries to reason with her, not wanting his mother to disappear just like his father did. Lusamine, however, dismisses his concerns, and challenges the player to a battle to prove her strength. Regardless of the outcome, Lusamine remarks that the player should just resume their island challenge. She reassures everyone that she will be fine because Guzma will be accompanying her, but rejects Gladion's request to join her as well, repeating her line that children would be better off listening to the adults around them. Guzma arrives shortly, and using the cube containing Nebby, Lusamine opens up a large wormhole in the room. Lusamine disappears into the Ultra Wormhole, and Guzma follows.
Ending
Lusamine is not seen again until after the player reaches the Altar of the SunneUS/Altar of the MooneUM and Nebby, now a Cosmoem, evolves into SolgaleoUS/LunalaUM. An Ultra Wormhole suddenly appears, ejecting both Guzma and Lusamine, and out comes Necrozma, who captures and fuses with the newly evolved Nebby. After being battled, Necrozma steals the light from Alola and disappears into an Ultra Wormhole, and the Ultra Recon Squad, having witnessed the battle, arrives at the altar. Lusamine makes a request to use the Ultra Recon Squad's Legendary Pokémon to travel Ultra Space, butDulseUS/PhycoUM berates her in response. After the player defeats Necrozma atUltra Megalopolis and returns to the Altar, a humbled Lusamine admits to Lillie that she was right to take Cosmog away. She hands the player threeBeast Balls before taking Lillie back to Aether Paradise to care for the weakened Nebby.
After the player's victory celebration, Lusamine is seen waving goodbye to Gladion at the docks as he sails off toKanto, much to the latter's pleasant surprise.
Episode RR and post-game
InEpisode RR, Lusamine is kidnapped byTeam Rainbow Rocket and held hostage byGiovanni. When the player finally reaches Giovanni, Lusamine is seen lying unconscious on the floor. Giovanni states that he has used the power of an Ultra Beast to make her sleep, and claims that he will brainwash her to serve Team Rainbow Rocket. She awakens after Giovanni is defeated and the mansion is restored. Upon finding out about Faba's attempt to betray the Aether Foundation to Team Rainbow Rocket, Lusamine demotes him to intern.
If spoken to after becoming Champion, Lusamine will express remorse for everything she has done, vowing to better herself as a protector of Pokémon and a mother to Gladion and Lillie without interfering with either again. On the first day of every month, Lusamine can appear at thePokémon League to challenge the player to aTitle Defense battle, replacing Faba from Sun and Moon.
After Gladion is defeated at the Pokémon League, Mohn will pay a visit to Aether Paradise, during which Lusamine will see him for the first time since his disappearance. Though surprised to see him once again, she chooses not to tell him about his past, believing that he seems happy enough as he is. The two share a tender conversation and Lusamine finally says goodbye to him with all the pain in her heart, but glad to see him happy and safe.
Pokémon
Lusamine's Pokémon are kept inUltra Balls.
Pokémon Sun and Moon
First battle
Winning this battle is not mandatory. The player will notblack out and the story will progress either way.
Second battle
Each of Lusamine's Pokémon has an aura that boosts one of itsstats, similar to the aura seen on theTotem Pokémon. Her Pokémon all have a perpetual angry expression, the same as when a Pokémon uses aZ-Move. Despite this, no Z-Moves are used within the fight and all her Pokémon lack anyZ-Crystals.
The player will not gainprize money after winning.
Status unknown
| Debut | Pokémon Sun and Moon |
|---|
InPokémon Sun and Moon, Lusamine catches aNihilego in aBeast Ball inUltra Deep Sea and sends it out, willingly letting theUltra Beast merge with her body to battle theplayer. Their merged appeared to have empowered her Pokémon and made them angrier during the battle. After the combined Lusamine is defeated in battle,Nebby forcefully separates the two, and Nihilego returns to its Beast Ball, which falls next to Lusamine. It's unknown if Nihilego was left behind in Ultra Space as the player and the others escaped.
None of Nihilego's moves are known.
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Lusamine uses this team both in the one-time battle at Aether Paradise and in theTitle Defense battles at thePokémon League.
Winning against Lusamine during the main story is not mandatory. The player will notblack out and the story will progress either way.
Kept frozen
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 Pikachu♂ |  Slowpoke |  Starmie |  Magmar |  Snubbull |  Drifloon |  Rowlet |  Litten |
 Popplio |  Pyukumuku |  Type: Null |
Previously owned
Stolen byGladion
- Main article:Gladion's Silvally
ThisSilvally, along with two others, was a research subject of theAether Foundation, genetically created as a part of the Beast Killer Project (BKP) under the name Type: Full. After being deemed a failure, the Pokémon was put into a cryogenic state, was given a helmet to restrict its powers and then renamed toType: Null. Sometime prior to the events of the game,Gladion had stolen a Type: Null, managing to evolve it by the end of the game.
Stolen byLillie
- Main article:Nebby
ThisCosmog, nicknamedNebby (Japanese:ほしぐもちゃんHoshigumo-chan) by Lillie, was a research subject of theAether Foundation. Lillie rescued the Pokémon when she learned that the organization's experiments would eventually kill it, and thanks to its ability to teleport, was able to flee. Since escaping, Lillie has been taking Nebby to the ruins of theguardian deities ofAlola, believing she can learn something about Nebby's true nature. Eventually being stolen back by Lusamine in a set up withTeam Skull, Lusamine uses its power to open Ultra Wormholes around Alola.
Nebby evolves intoCosmoem during the events of it and Lillie's kidnapping by the Aether Foundation. It then evolves intoSolgaleoSUS/LunalaMUM, and after confronting LusamineSM/NecrozmaUSUM, is left in the custody of the player.
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Lusamine (Masters)
Lusamine forms async pair withPheromosa,Dusk ManeNecrozma,Lilligant, andMilotic inPokémon Masters EX. Her Necrozma can useUltra Burst to become Ultra Necrozma. Lusamine became a playable sync pair on September 10, 2020.
This incarnation of Lusamine seems to be a fusion of her depictions in thecore series games, as inFamily Ties, her debut story event, she mentions having opened Ultra Wormholes across Alola, an event exclusive toPokémon Sun and Moon, while the events fromPokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are also referenced, as she mentions previously meeting aNecrozma that she considered "a menace to be defeated... before it could steal all the world's light".
Lusamine played a notable role in the game'sVillain Arc of the Main Story.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #101 |  | Lusamine | #0795 |  | Pheromosa | Bug | Fire |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #101 |  | Sygna Suit Lusamine | #0800 |  | Necrozma Dusk Mane → Ultra Necrozma | Psychic | Ghost | |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Master Fair Sync Pair Scout |
| #101 | | Lusamine | #0549 |  | Lilligant♀ | Grass | Bug | | ★★★★☆☆EX | Battle Points | |
| #101 | | Lusamine | #0350 |  | Milotic♀ | Water | Electric |  | ★★★★☆☆EX | Trainer Lodge Friendship Level 100 | |
Quotes
- Main article:Lusamine/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
- Main article:Lusamine (anime)
Lusamine is a recurring character inPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, debuting in aphotograph with her childrenLillie andGladion seen inLillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge! andA Glaring Rivalry!. She physically debuted inA Dream Encounter!. Unlike thegames, Lusamine is not an antagonist and aidedAsh andhis classmates as they dealt with theUltra Beasts.
GOTCHA!
Lusamine briefly appeared as a silhouette inGOTCHA!.
Pokémon Evolutions
Lusamine appeared inThe Eclipse. She was first seen in a flashback atAether Paradise, beratingLillie for leaving her before opening anUltra Wormhole in order to go and stopNecrozma. She andGuzma later fell out of another wormhole at theAltar of the Moone, badly hurt by Necrozma and telling Lillie andSelene to run.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 園崎未恵Mie Sonozaki | |
| English | Dawn M. Bennett | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 劉如蘋Liú Rúpíng | |
| German | Anna Ewelina | |
| Italian | Laura Brambilla | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Isabele Riccart | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Marisol Romero |
| Spain | Ruth Pazo Olivares | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Lusamine is the head of theAether Foundation and the mother ofLillie andGladion. Despite her organization being dedicated to the conservation of Pokémon, Lusamine's true goal is to make a paradise only for herself and theUltra Beasts she covets.
Lusamine debuted inUnleashing the Incredible Z-Move. She was first seen at Aether Paradise talking to anAether Foundation Employee who had finished filming a commercial for their organization.
InFlash and Cosmog's Secret,Lillie was reminded of a painful memory of when she was forcibly made to dress in her current attire by Lusamine against her wishes.
After the disappearance ofSun,Moon,Lunala, andSolgaleo inPlay the Melody That Echoes in the Altar,Summon the Emissaries of the Moon and the Sun, Lusamine had managed to capture a large group of Ultra Beasts that appeared in Alola over the next few months, taking overPoni Island. Six months after that, she played with her Ultra Beasts, claiming that they would never leave her side.
InArrival at the Scientific Megalopolis, Lusamine received a large amount ofBeast Balls fromColress. She revealed her next goal was to captureNecrozma, the Pokémon worshiped as the "Blinding One" by the people of theUltra Megalopolis. Afterward,Phyco of theUltra Recon Squad arrived at thePoni Altar to take Lusamine to the Ultra Megalopolis. After seeing the wildNaganadel Phyco used to travel throughUltra Space, Lusamine demonstrated the Beast Ball's power by using one to catch it. She then requested that Phyco take her to Naganadel's habitat before heading to their actual destination. After arriving at the Ultra Megalopolis, Lusamine, Phyco, and severalAether Foundation Employees found Necrozma battlingSun andMoon. Lusamine's presence angered Sun, who claimed that she was responsible for taking away hisgreat-grandfather's island. Offended by Sun's claim, Lusamine sent out aNihilego and had it fuse with her.
InMadness!! Mother Lusamine!, the fused Lusamine and her team attackedDawn Wings Necrozma to capture it. With one of the Beast Balls dropped in the fight, Sun caught aStakataka and used it to attack Lusamine, who retaliated by sending out her other Ultra Beasts. When Necrozma fled toMegalo Tower, Lusamine and her Ultra Beasts followed it. At the top, Lusamine expressed anger that Necrozma refused to listen to her before being hit by one of its attacks. Afterwards, Lusamine was sucked into a wormhole Necrozma created, dropping her back to Alola.
Later, Lillie, Sun,Sina,Dexio, andSamson Oak found a barely-conscious Lusamine on the summit ofMount Lanakila. Lillie confronted her mother, revealing to her thatMohn was still alive in Alola somewhere. Overwhelmed with emotion, Lusamine separated from Nihilego, but passed out immediately afterward. Sun tried getting Lusamine to a hospital, only to notice that Necrozma had arrived. As such, Lillie and Gladion started taking her down the mountain instead while Sun stayed to fight Necrozma. Along the way, they were attacked byPlumeria, whom Faba had sent to kill her as a revenge for her having rejected his lustful affection towards her once. Lillie was able to defeat Plumeria and convince her to stop her attack, saving Lusamine's life.
After the Ultra Beast threat had been ended, Lillie decided to take her mother toKanto in order to get help in curing her from Nihilego's toxins fromanother person who had experienced fusing with a Pokémon.
Pokémon
- Main article:Lusamine's Clefable
Clefable is one of Lusamine's Pokémon. It was first seen with its Trainer atAether Paradise.
Bewear is one of Lusamine's Pokémon. It was first seen with its Trainer atAether Paradise. Later, it was used to battle theUltra Recon Squad'sNaganadel so Lusamine could catch it.
None of Bewear's moves are known.
Lilligant is one of Lusamine's Pokémon. She was first seen with her Trainer atAether Paradise. Later, she was used to battle theUltra Recon Squad'sNaganadel so Lusamine could catch it.
None of Lilligant's moves are known.
Milotic is one of Lusamine's Pokémon. It was first seen with its Trainer atAether Paradise. Later, it was used to battle theUltra Recon Squad'sNaganadel so Lusamine could catch it.
None of Milotic's moves are known.
Mismagius is one of Lusamine's Pokémon. It was first seen with its Trainer atAether Paradise.
None of Mismagius's moves are known.
Lopunny is one of Lusamine's Pokémon. It was first used to battle theUltra Recon Squad'sNaganadel so Lusamine could catch it.
None of Lopunny's moves are known.
Naganadel is one of Lusamine's Pokémon. It was originally befriended byPhyco so it could take him throughUltra Space viaUltra Warp Ride. It was later caught by Lusamine in aBeast Ball to add to her collection.
None of Naganadel's moves are known.
Nihilego is one of Lusamine's Pokémon and was caught in aBeast Ball. It was first summoned withCosmog's power. Guzma was captured by Nihilego, who proceeded to drag him into anUltra Wormhole. It was later caught by Lusamine and used to confrontSun andMoon at theUltra Megalopolis by fusing with Lusamine.
None of Nihilego's moves are known.
TheseUltra Beasts were summoned toAlola withCosmog's power and include an unknown number ofNihilego,Buzzwole,Pheromosa,Xurkitree,Celesteela,Kartana,Guzzlord, andBlacephalon. After converging onPoni Island, they werecaught by Lusamine. Later, they were used to battleSun at theUltra Megalopolis.
None of their moves are known.
Celesteela is one of the Ultra Beasts Lusamine caught. It was first used to preventWicke and anAether Foundation Employee from getting onPoni Island to meet with Lusamine.
None of Celesteela's moves are known.
In the TCG
Crimson Invasion
- Main article:Lusamine (Crimson Invasion 96)
Lusamine was introduced as aSupporter card in thePokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sun and Moon series (the Japanese Sun & Moon Era). It was first released in the JapaneseUltradimensional Beasts expansion and the EnglishCrimson Invasion expansion. Twoultra rare versions were released in the same sets. The card allows the player to put 2 in any combination of Supporter and Stadium cards from their discard pile into their hand.
Aruling effective February 15, 2019 banned this card from theExpanded format due to a pair of these cards enabling an infinite cycle of Supporter cards. This potentially led to stalemates and enabled strategies that negatively impacted the game. It has been thenunbanned starting March 5, 2021 since the previous ban ofLt. Surge's Strategy limited its stalling potential.
Lost Thunder
- Main article:Lusamine ♢ (Lost Thunder 182)
Lusamine received aPrism StarSupporter card, released in the JapaneseSuper-Burst Impact expansion and the EnglishLost Thunder expansion. This card allows the player to prevent all damage done to their Ultra Beasts by attacks during their opponent's next turn, but can only be played if the opponent has exactly 3 Prize cards remaining.
Card gallery
Card list
| 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. | |||||||
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| Card | Type | English Expansion | Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion | Rarity | # |
| Lusamine | Su | Crimson Invasion |  | 96/111 | Ultradimensional Beasts |  | 047/050 |
| Crimson Invasion |  | 110/111 | Ultradimensional Beasts |  | 055/050 | ||
| GX Battle Boost | 109/114 | ||||||
| Ultra Prism | | 153/156 | GX Battle Boost | | 120/114 | ||
| GX Ultra Shiny | 136/150 | ||||||
| Yellow A Alternate cards | 153a/156 | Sky Legend |  | 054/054 | |||
Lusamine | Su | Lost Thunder |  | 182/214 | Super-Burst Impact |  | 092/095 |
Pokémon card art life
Cards featuring Lusamine in the TCG have also been spotlighted on thePokémon card art life account.
| May 14, 2023 | |
| Original text: | 本日「母の日」にちなんで、お母さんでもあるトレーナーたちが描かれた3枚のカードをご紹介。 イラストに描かれた表情からは、どこかほっとする温かさを感じられるね。今日はお母さんに感謝の気持ちを伝えてみよう！ |
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| Translation: | Today, in honor of Mother's Day, we're introducing three cards featuring our trainers who are also moms. The expressions in the illustrations convey a comforting warmth, don't they? Let's express our gratitude to our moms today! |
Merchandise
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Lusamine has had a variety of merchandise released exclusively for the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
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Lusamine Family
A long card box and sleeves as theLusamine Family. They were released exclusively at Pokémon Card Gym meetings. Customers who purchased at least 1 booster box of a main expansion and 1 booster box of a subset at participating venues were given this card box for as long as supplies lasted. The box features Lusamine, now seemingly at peace with her children, Lillie and Gladion. Lillie sleeps holding a Poké Doll while Lusamine affectionately looks on. The short faces of the box feature the Aether Foundation emblem.
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Lillie & Gladion & Lusamine
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Lusamine, along with Gladion and Lillie, were given their own merchandise line titledLillie & Gladion & Lusamine (Japanese:リーリエ＆グラジオ＆ルザミーネLilie & Glazio & Lusamine). All pieces of Lusamine related merchandise from this line were released in Japan only. The line primarily focused on the family and their Pokémon during the events ofPokémon Sun and Moon. Lusamine's first appearance showcases the character being surrounded byNihilego admiring their appearance in theUltra Deep Sea. The second focuses specifically only a Nihilego looking at aBeast Ball, based on the one she caught during the events of the game. Much of the artwork was featured on sleeves, a deck case and a deck shield for thePokémon Trading Card Game. All artwork was drawn byMegumi Mizutani.
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 Poster |  Deck Case and Sleeves |  Deck Shield (Front) |  Deck Shield (Back) |
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 Acrylic Key Chain |  Clear File (Front) |  Clear File (Back) |  Dialogue Sticker |
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 Handkerchief |  Paper Theater |  Postcard (Front) |  Postcard (Back) |
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 Nihilego Postcard |  Pouch (Front) |  Pouch (Back) |  Sticker |
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Gallery
For images related to heranimated series counterpart, seeLusamine (anime).
For images related toPokémon Masters EX, seeLusamine (Masters).
Core series game artwork
This is a selection of artwork featuring Lusamine from the core series Pokémon games.
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| S M | S M Merged withNihilego | ||
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| S M Concept art by take[6] | |||
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| S M Nihilego concept art, featuring Lusamine | S M Nebby containment cage concept art, by James Turner andtake[7] | ||
Core series game assets
This is a selection of game assets featuring Lusamine from the core series Pokémon games.
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| S M US UM Model (Overworld) | S M US UM Model (High-poly) | S M US UM Model (VS pose) | ||
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| S M Model when merged with Nihilego (High-poly) | S M Model when merged with Nihilego (VS pose) | |||
Trivia
- Lusamine is the first female main antagonist in thecore series.
- The second battle against Lusamine in Pokémon Sun and Moon is the first Trainer battle in the core seriesgames where the player's Pokémon gainexperience, but the player doesn't getprize money for winning.
- InPokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon only, Lusamine's Pokemon each give out at least oneEV perstat—except Defense—after defeating them, withClefable for HP,Lilligant for Special Attack,Lopunny for Speed,Milotic for Special Defense, andBewear for Attack.
Names
The Japanese names of all important members of theAether Foundation and the members of Lusamine's family are based on German words for plants.
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ルザミーネLusamine | FromBalsamine (German for "garden balsam") |
| English, Latin American Spanish, Indonesian | Lusamine | From her Japanese name |
| German | Samantha | FromBalsamine (garden balsam) and ἄνθοςánthos (Greek for "flower") |
| European Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese | Samina | Frombalsamina (garden balsam) |
| French | Elsa-Mina | From the partial anagram ofbalsamine (garden balsam) and possibly an anagram ofmalsaine (feminine word for "unhealthy") |
| Korean | 루자미네Lusamine | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 露莎米奈Lùshāmǐnài /Louhsāmáihnoih | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 露莎米奈Lùshāmǐnài | |
| Russian | ЛузаминLuzamin | Transcription of English name |
| Thai | ลูซามีเนะLusamine | Transcription of Japanese name |
Aether President
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Cantonese | 以太理事長Yíhtaai Léihsihjéung |
| Mandarin | 以太理事長 / 以太理事长Yǐtài Lǐshìzhǎng | |
| Czech | Prezidentka nadace* Prezidentka Aether Foundation* | |
| Finnish | Aether-säätiön pääjohtaja | |
| French | Présidente d'Æther | |
| German | Æther-Präsidentin | |
| Hungarian | Aether Alapítvány elnöke | |
| Italian | Direttrice Æther | |
| Korean | 에테르대표Etereu Daepyo | |
| Polish | Prezes fundacji Aether* Prezes Fundacji Aether* | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Presidente da Fundação Aether | |
| Spanish | Presidenta Æther | |
References
- ↑Lusamine (Crimson Invasion 96)
- ↑2.02.1Lusamine:"Oh, you sweet boy! I'm alreadyover 40!" (Pokémon Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon)
- ↑3.03.1Scientist,Aether Paradise:"The current president's father was a very, very wealthy man and a great lover of Pokémon. He built the Aether Foundation to protect them." (Pokémon Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon)
- ↑Sayaka Ohara on Twitter
- ↑Lusamine:"Oh, you! The right style does wonders, you know. And, Hau, your style is a bit wanting, hm? I'll have to take you out sometime and help you pick a smashing outfit." (Pokémon Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon)
- ↑take confirming she designed Lusamine.
- ↑Partially derived from Lusamine's concept art drawn by take and the Ultra Wormhole concept art drawn by Turner.
Related articles
 Aether Foundation | |||||
| Aether Bases (Heahea City •Route 8 •Route 16) •Aether Paradise •Aether House | |||||
| President | Branch Chiefs | ||||
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| Lusamine (Masters •anime) | Wicke | Faba (anime) | |||
| Other members | |||||
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| 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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