What starts as a vacation in the tropical Alola region turns into the next chapter in Ash Ketchum's quest to become a Pokémon Master alongside his best friend Pikachu a there's plenty for Ash and Pikachu to explore in this sunny new region, with exciting new Pokémon to discover and interesting people to learn from along the wait, including the Alola's Professor Kukui and the fun-loving Samson Oak. More new faces will help guide Ash's Alolan adventure, in the form of a group of skilled new friend Kiawe, Lana, Mallow, and Sophocles, and a mysterious girl called Lillie. Frequent foes Team Rocket have also made the trip to Alola, looking to swipe some high-powered new Pokémon. But they have some heavy competition on the villainy front: the ruffians of Team Skull, who delight in causing chaos and may have more sinister intentions
