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Vast Poni Canyon
ポニの大峡谷 Great Canyon of Poni
"The path to pay homage at the shrine."
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The most challenging path on Poni Island. The ups and downs of this canyon are beyond any other.
The trial site is located at the north end of the canyon. The trial begins once the player enters the trial site; they can leave the way they came in at any time, although this will reset the trial. If the player loses the battle against theTotem Pokémon, when they attempt the trial again they will only need to battle the Totem Pokémon; however, if they then leave after this, the trial will be reset. The player cannot useCharizard Glide during the trial.
This is a natural trial that has nocaptain, said to be the first ever trial. A tablet at the entrance of the trial site explains the trial. Theplayer proceeds forward through the trial site, being attacked by a wildJangmo-o and a wildHakamo-o that leap from up high as the player proceeds toward a Z-Crystal pedestal. If the player tries to proceed out of the passageway behind the pedestal, they will be forced to turn back due to the fear that the Totem Pokémon will attack them from behind. When the player attempts to take the Z-Crystal from the pedestal, they are unable to retrieve theDragonium Z before being attacked by the trial'sTotem Pokémon, aKommo-o.
In the battle with Totem Kommo-o, it will callHakamo-oSM/NoivernUSUM on its first turn, and callScizor if its HP is below 2/3 (if the ally Hakamo-oSM/NoivernUSUM has been defeated). If its HP drops below 2/3 before it has a chance to call an ally, it will call Scizor first, then call Hakamo-oSM/NoivernUSUM at the first opportunity after Scizor has fainted. Once an ally is defeated, Totem Kommo-o cannot call it again.
After completing the trial, the player collects the Dragonium Z from the pedestal.
Canyon, south of the second cave, on the south side of the rock in the clearing accessed by traversing the southern half of the second cave (requiresMudsdale Gallop)(hidden)
Canyon, south of the second cave, on the south side of the rock in the clearing accessed by traversing the southern half of the second cave (requiresMudsdale Gallop)(hidden)
Canyon, after the third cave, on the ground level, between the group of four rocks in the area behind the fallen tree south of the trial site on the west side(hidden)
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.
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.
Vast Poni Canyon first appeared inFamily Determination!, whereLillie andGladion traveled through it on their way to theAltar of the Sunne. Along the way, Lillie constantly kept seeing obstacles in their way, such as thinking that two cliff-sides would have an invisible bridge in between them, and thinking up ways to solve said obstacles, only for her assumptions to be proven wrong by Gladion. In the final cave before reaching the altar, Lillie and Gladion came face to face with aTotemKommo-o and its army of allyJangmo-o andHakamo-o. However, with Gladionchanging hisSilvally into aFairy type, the Totem Pokémon was quickly defeated. Soon after, the two were joined byAsh, the rest ofLillie's classmates, andProfessor Kukui.
The canyon reappeared inRevealing the Stuff of Legend!, where Professor Kukui went back there to saveProfessor Burnet from the Jangmo-o and Hakamo-o. With hisBraviary, Kukui was easily able to defeat the group ofDragon/Fighting Pokémon, allowing him to bring Burnet safely to the altar.
The canyon reappeared again inEvolving Research!, whereSophocles traveled there in order toevolve hisCharjabug. In the canyon, he encounteredHoracio, who was also trying to evolve hisShinyCharjabug. Horacio claimed that there was a specialEvolution stone in the canyon called the "Bug Stone" that could evolve anyBug-type Pokémon. Sophocles subsequently challenged Horacio to a contest to see which one of them could evolve their Charjabug first. When Horacio tried to cross a plank bridge to get to the Bug Stone, the old bridge broke under his feet, leaving him hanging for dear life on one side of the canyon. Sophocles's Charjabug then evolved intoVikavolt, saved Horacio, and retrieved the Bug Stone, which Sophocles gave to Horacio, since his Charjabug had already evolved. However, much to Horacio's dismay, the stone had no effect on his Charjabug whatsoever, and Sophocles revealed that it was actually thespecial magnetic field present in the canyon that causes Charjabug to evolve. Afterwards, Horacio swore to evolve his Charjabug throughtraining and then challenge Sophocles to aVikavolt raceonce he had done so.
Vast Poni Canyon first appeared inBattle in Vast Poni Canyon. It is the site whereHapu's deceased grandfather was buried. After becoming thekahuna ofPoni Island, Hapu set off to visit her grandfather's grave and show him that she succeeded him as the next kahuna. After seeing how much Hapu loved her grandfather,Sun decided to join her.
Later,Faba and a group ofAether Foundation Employees arrived at Vast Poni Canyon. Faba sent some Employees off to capture Hapu so he could interrogate her while he and the remaining Employees went to thePoni Altar. There, Faba was attacked byPlumeria, who demanded that he tell her whereGuzma was taken to after being kidnapped by aNihilego. Afterward, Faba was approached byMoon andAnabel, who wished to know about theAether Foundation's involvement with theUltra Beasts that had appeared in Alola. Faba sent the Employees to attack them while heading to the Poni Altar himself.
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.
Machoke
Murkrow
Skarmory
Boldore
Carbink
Lycanroc
Lycanroc
Kommo-o
Hakamo-o
Golbat
Dugtrio
Carbink
Sableye
Golduck
Magikarp
Gyarados
Dratini
Dragonair
Barboach
Whiscash
Mienfoo
Corphish
Crawdaunt
Basculin
