Malie Garden, like the rest of Malie City, was designed by people who moved to Alola fromJohto. As such, it sports a very Johto-like outlook, with a tower similar to theBell Tower inEcruteak City standing at one of its corners. To serve the manytourists visiting the garden, a tea shop is located in the middle of it. The use ofRide Pokémon (excludingCharizard) is prohibited within the garden walls.
After the player defeats Guzma, the bridge at the front of the garden becomes populated by five Trainers and their leader,mimicking theNugget Bridge fromKanto in both dialogue and team structure, despite many of the Trainers' Pokémon not being native to Alola. If the player defeats all five Trainers, they will receive aBig Nugget fromVeteran Don at the end, before battling him as well. After he is defeated, he and the other Trainers on the bridge leave.
In the northwest of the garden after passingNanu'sgrand trial, from theLass by the sitting area in the middle of the lake for correctly answering her quizDay
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
Special encounters
Pokémon Sun
FourKartana will appear here and onRoute 17 during the fourthUltra Beast mission. Multiple Kartana can be caught in either location. The Kartana respawn immediately if defeated or run from. Kartana is not registered as seen in thePokédex and appears as ??? until the first one is caught. They are coded to never beShiny.
TwoCelesteela will appear here and inHaina Desert during the fourthUltra Beast mission. One Celesteela can be caught in one location, and the other in another. The Celesteela respawn immediately if defeated or run from. Celesteela is not registered as seen in thePokédex and appears as ??? until the first one is caught. They are coded to never beShiny.
Theteams used by the Nugget Bridge Trainers are the exact same ones as those used by the original Nugget Bridge Trainers inPokémon Red and Blue.
This even includes Pokémon not native to Alola, such as two of them useNidoran♀, which cannot be obtained in Alola.
According to the girl who gives the player an Air Balloon, the lake inside Malie Garden is designed after aGyarados.
PreschoolerAiley in Sun and Moon had her English name changed toNancy in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. A likely reason for this change is to avoid reusage of the name Ailey as it was already in use forthe player character of the same name in promotional material in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.