Tsareena debuted as a Bounsweet inAlola to New Adventure! alongside herTrainer. Bounsweet accompanied Mallow on her tour of the Pokémon School forAsh andPikachu, happily sharing her pleasantscent for them to enjoy. She later watched severalTeam Skull Grunts battleKiawe.
InFirst Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!, Bounsweet was attacked by awildRowlet, who was attracted to her scent and mistook her for a fruit. Bounsweet quickly responded to the attack, deflecting the Rowlet multiple times with ease before it tired itself out.
Bounsweet using Sweet Scent as a lure
InA Seasoned Search!, Bounsweet helped Ash and Mallow lure in and subsequently follow a wildOricorio to a hidden meadow, so that they could collect theYellow Nectar necessary for the food Mallow was trying to perfect. However, soon after finding the meadow, they were attacked byTeam Rocket, who tried to steal the Nectar for themselves. To save everyone, Bounsweet attacked Team Rocket andevolved intoSteenee. This allowed her to recover the stolen Nectar, free Ash and Mallow, and defeat Team Rocket.
InWhen Regions Collide!, Steenee was used in abattle againstMisty's Psyduck alongsideLana's Popplio. Steenee started the battle withMagical Leaf while Popplio quickly followed withBubble Beam. Psyduck then counterattacked withWater Gun. Popplio then created a water balloon, absorbing the Water Gun, which it then launched at the Duck Pokémon, trapping it inside. Misty commanded Psyduck to useConfusion, but Psyduck didn't respond. Steenee then attacked with another Magical Leaf, breaking the balloon and causing Psyduck land on its head, giving it a headache. This allowed Psyduck to use Confusion successfully, but before it could do anything more to its opponents,Misty told Psyduck to put Popplio and Steenee down, saying they had had enough.
InRescuing the Unwilling!, Steenee was among those used to fightLusamine'sMismagius,Milotic, andLilligant, which were underNihilego's control, to allow Ash to save Lusamine. Going up against Milotic, Steenee countered its attack withDouble Slap. Lilligant then made her dance withTeeter Dance, butAsh's Litten and Rowlet released her from the dance, joining the fight. Inthe next episode, Steenee emitted her Sweet Scent to lure Rowlet back to her. She then launched Rowlet into the air with her Double Slap and asked Mallow to throw her up. Steenee kicked Rowlet back towards the ground, and, combined with Rowlet's high-speedPeck attack, they used a move Lana dubbed "Rowlaunch" on Lilligant. The attack angered Lilligant, causing it to charge up itsSolar Beam attack, but Litten interrupted the move withFire Fang. Although Lilligant appeared to have been defeated by this move, Nihilego made it get back up and continue battling. The battle ended when Ash and Pikachu performed10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt to defeat Nihilego.
Steenee learning the "Alola Hula"
InAll They Want to Do is Dance Dance!, in preparation for the PokéDance class set up byProfessor Kukui, Steenee was taught a dance called the "Alola Hula" byAnela's Oricorio. When the day of the dance class finally came, Steenee stepped away from the others to do some last-minute practice. Due to this, she failed to notice how all the humans and the rest of the Pokémon present stepped into what turned out to be a pair of cage traps set up by Team Rocket. Noticing that Steenee was still free, Team Rocket fired a net at her, binding her arms and sepals. WhenMeowth accidentally revealed that the cages have a weak point at the top, Mallow told Steenee to attack it. With her sepals and hands binded by the net, Steenee had to resort to using her feet to attack the weak point. While doing this, Steenee unexpectedly learnedStomp, which immediately triggered her Evolution intoTsareena. After evolving, Tsareena demonstrated her increased leg strength by usingTrop Kick on Meowth and easily breaking the cages open. After Team Rocket had been carried away byBewear, Mallow happily greeted her newly evolved partner, who proceeded to perform a new, enhanced version of "Rowlauch" with Rowlet.
InBattling Besties!, Mallow used Tsareena in her battle againstLana during the first round of theManalo Conference, going up against herPrimarina. Despite a type advantage, Tsareena, as a less experienced battler, was forced to stay defensive most of the time. After she took damage from Primarina's supereffectiveIcy Wind, Mallow attempted torecall her and forfeit the match to save her from further harm. Still, Tsareena refused to go back into herPoké Ball. Lana told Mallow that Tsareena wanted to keep on fighting by her side, reminding Mallow of the times she had shared with her partner, and decided to respect her wish to continue battling. With their connection stronger than ever before, Mallow and Tsareena were able to execute a successfulBloom Doom. However, Lana countered this by having Primarina useOceanic Operetta, with the twoZ-Moves canceling each other out. Tsareena was defeated by anAqua Jet from Primarina, ending Mallow's run in the Manalo Conference.
InZ-Move Showdown!, after a trio ofGuzzlord invaded the Manalo Conference, Mallow and Tsareena combined their Z-Move with those of the other Trainers, knocking the secondShinyGuzzlord back into Ultra Space.
InThat New Old Gang of Mine!, Tsareena joined the welcome party for Ash andGoh during their visit to Alola. She later watched the battle between Kiawe and Goh.
InHelping the Hometown Hero!, Tsareena attended a party to celebrate the return of Lillie and her family after they foundMohn.
Tsareena is a friendlyPokémon, happily interacting with people and other Pokémon. She is not easily discouraged, staying positive even afterLillie was frightened by her attempts to play with her. She has a strong relationship with herTrainer. As a Bounsweet, she was normally seen resting on Mallow's shoulder. Tsareena also likes to help Mallow out at herfamily's restaurant, serving food to customers as the restaurant's poster Pokémon. In the events beforeDrawn with the Wind!, Tsareena even volunteered to stay behind withAbe to help in the kitchen while Mallow tookShaymin to go sightseeing overnight inMalie City with her classmates. In addition, she loves flowers, as shown inThe Ol' Raise and Switch. According to Mallow, she likes floral-patternedPoké Beans. InThat's Some Spicy Island Research!, Tsareena was revealed to like the taste ofPoni Island radishes.
Tsareena serving food
Tsareena is a very agile Pokémon. As a Bounsweet, she often used her quick reflexes to deflectRowlet whenever it flew toward her. However, after evolving for the first time, she started displaying this trait much less often, due to no longer needing to worry about being consumed by other Pokémon. After evolving again, Tsareena also gained great kicking strength and a more proud and mature personality, although she still remains friendly and respectful towards Mallow. Her maturity has been shown by her willingness to take action to help out people such as stomping onKiawe inThe Long Vault Home!, to snap him out of his state of fear after seeing the inside of aStakataka and by kicking away aBruxish that was about to attack Mallow inThe One That Didn't Get Away!. Despite her maturity, she tends to lose her temper when she doesn't manage to succeed in a given task, as displayed inLiving on the Cutting Edge!, where she kept stomping on amakiwara after failing to cut it with herMagical Leaf. Her willingness to not give up is a positive aspect of her character, as seen inBattling Besties!, where she refused to go back to herPoké Ball, due to wanting to continue fighting alongside Mallow.
Tsareena also enjoys relaxing, like inI Choose Paradise!, where, while most of the Pokémon were playing in the pool, she relaxed on a sun lounger at thePokémon Paradise Resort. InMemories in the Mist!, Mallow mentioned during a flashback that she saw her Tsareena, who was a Bounsweet at the time, as her little sister. In turn, Tsareena appears to care forShaymin like a big sister, as mentioned by Mallow in a flashback inDrawn with the Wind!.
Description: Rowlaunch (Japanese:ひっさつのモクシュートCertain-kill Mokushoot) After luring Ash's Rowlet in withSweet Scent, Steenee or Tsareena knocks Rowlet into the air withDouble Slap. Mallow then throws Steenee into the air or Tsareena jumps up, allowing her to kick Rowlet, sending it flying into the opponent at high speeds while usingPeck.
The move's Japanese name is a reference to that ofCatastropika.
A Japanese event distributed an in-game representation of Mallow's Steenee, along withKiawe's Turtonator andLillie's Alolan Vulpix via serial code and local wireless. The serial codes were available atÆon stores in Japan from June 17 to July 25, 2017, and they could be used until July 4, 2017. The local wireless were available atPokémon Center stores andPokémon Stores in Japan from July 22 to August 13, 2017.
The same Steeneewas distributed to players who inserted the common serial code ALOLASTEW762 from September 19 to October 31, 2017. The serial code was revealed on September 19, 2017 during the debut of brand new episodes onAnimax at 6:00 pm, onDaekyo Kids TV at 7:00 pm, and onKBS Kids at 6:45 pm. The serial code wasrevealed again on September 26, 2017 on Animax.
The release of the dual setsIslands Await You andAlolan Moonlight on March 17, 2017, collectively the second Sun & Moon Era expansion, also saw the release of several specially-illustrated deck cases and card sleeves.
Deck cases:
TheMallow's Cooking! Double Deck Case (Japanese:ダブルデッキケース「MAO'S COOKING！」) includes two deck cases, each with enough space for at least 90 cards, as well as three card dividers. The illustration featuresMallow and several Pokémon admiring the food she has prepared.
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I Choose You! accessories
To promote the release ofI Choose You! in cinemas, new card files and sleeves were made available to purchase from July 15, 2017.
The front illustration of theLana's Holiday Mini Card File (Japanese:ミニカードファイル スイレンの休日Mini Card File: Suiren's Holiday) featuresLana looking out to sea accompanied by severalWater-type Pokémon. The reverse illustration featuresMallow serving a meal whileKiawe looks at it questionably.Mallow's Steenee andKiawe's Marowak are also present.
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February 2018 Sleeves
Also available from most retailers on February 16, 2018 were two packs of specially illustrated sleeves for card protection. Each pack contains 64 sleeves; enough for a full deck plus spares. These included:
