Totem Pokémon (Japanese: ぬしポケモン Leader Pokémon) are a type of variant Pokémon that are battled at the end of every trial. In the core series, most Totem Pokémon have been trained by their respective Captain, providing them their role. Trial-goers are expected to prove their strength to these powerful Pokémon and those who win are considered to have completed the trial and are rewarded with a Z-Crystal.

There is currently twelve known Totem Pokémon. These Pokémon (with exception of Totem Wishiwashi) appear larger than normal, and weigh approximately two to four times as much as other Pokémon of the same species. The eleven with changed height and weight can be obtained as Totem-sized Pokémon from Samson Oak at Heahea Beach.

In the core series games

At the start of a battle, Totem Pokémon are enveloped in a special aura which boosts one or more of its stats by a fixed number of stages, this is the same energy used in Z-Moves, Z-Power. According to Wicke, their size and aura are a result of being bathed in the energy spilled from Ultra Wormholes, the same kind that the Ultra Beasts use to store within their bodies, giving them a similar stat boost. This energy is further revealed in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon to be Necrozma's light. Their size and weight mechanically affect their battles and are not only visual aesthetic, moves such as Grass Knot and Heavy Slam are affected by these weights and Sky Drop will fail against Totem Araquanid and Kommo-o. Totem Pokémon are battled in SOS Battles, which allows them to summon an ally to help.

SOS Battles with Totem Pokémon differ from regular SOS Battles in that their supply of allies may be limited, which allies they call is not influenced by the weather, and they call allies at specific times rather than at random (so their calls are unaffected by the Adrenaline Orb and status conditions). Both the Totem Pokémon and their allies have more advanced artificial intelligence than wild Pokémon, mirroring Trainer behavior. Totem Pokémon each also hold a specific item, usually one that will synergize effectively with their particular strategies or cover their weaknesses. Due to the island challenge rules, Totem Pokémon and their allies cannot be caught. Like all wild Pokémon, if the player steals an item from a Totem Pokémon (such as by using Thief), the player's Pokémon will still be holding the stolen item at the end of battle.

The battle theme for the Totem Pokémon is a remix of the wild Pokémon battle theme from the original Sun and Moon games. Totem Pokémon and Totem-sized Pokémon are not registered in the Pokédex as unique forms, despite behaving as such.

Totem Kommo-o is the only Totem Pokémon to not be accompanied by a Trial Captain.

List of Totem Pokémon

Melemele Island

Melemele Island has one Totem Pokémon who is governed by by the Captain Ilima at Verdant Cavern. The Pokémon here changes based on the game being played, in Sun and Ultra Sun, a Gumshoos will appear as the Totem, while in Moon and Ultra Moon, it is an Alolan Raticate. The Totem Gumshoos and Raticate in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are the only Totem Pokémon that can be battled during the post-game and the only ones that can be rematched.

Akala Island

Akala Island has three Totem Pokémon who were trained under the Captains of Lana, Kiawe and Mallow respectively. In Sun and Moon, Lana and Kiawe have trained a Totem Wishiwashi and Salazzle, while in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon they have trained a Araquanid and Alolan Marowak instead. Mallow's Lurantis remains in all four versions. Totem Wishiwashi is the only Totem Pokémon without a change in weight or height, taking advantage of its unique form change that is controlled by its Schooling ability.

Ula'ula Island

Ula'ula Island has two Totem Pokémon cared for by Sophocles and Acerola. Sophocles' Totem Pokémon is a Vikavolt in Sun and Moon, while in Ultra Sun and Ultra moon, he has trained a Togedemaru.

Poni Island

Poni Island's Totem Pokémon count changes based on title played, in Sun and Moon exclusively, it has one, a Kommo-o, who lacks any sort of Trial Captain. Mina is a Captain who lives in Seafolk Village and is one of Poni's Captains, but has no respective Totem Pokémon. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, along with Totem Kommo-o who reappars, Poni Island has another Totem Pokémon, a Totem Ribombee who is cared for by Captain Mina.

Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version

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A Totem Hakamo-o is found exclusively at the trial at Ten Carat Hill in the Sun and Moon Special Demo. Similarly to the Kommo-o in the full game's Vast Poni Canyon, it is not accompanied or cared for by a Trial Captain. Unlike the other Totem Pokémon, the player is rewarded with an Electrium Z, a Z-Crystal with no relation to the type of the Totem Pokémon.

Totem-sized Pokémon

Totem-sized Pokémon are obtainable variants of the Totem Pokémon found at trial sites. Acting as near replicas the actual Totem Pokémon, they too are larger in height and weight compared to their original species counterparts, affecting the mechanics of some moves (such as Low Kick and Sky Drop). Totem-sized Pokémon can be only obtained in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, where they can be received from Samson Oak at Heahea Beach after meeting him for the first time at Route 2 depending on the number of Totem Stickers the player has obtained. The Pokémon obtained are often version exclusive based on either Ultra Sun or Ultra Moon.

Totem-sized Pokémon are Shiny-locked, and their sizes cannot be passed down through Pokémon breeding. Even if their species normally have multiple Abilities, Totem-sized Pokémon can only have a particular Ability, as listed below. The Ability is the species' Hidden Ability if the species has two standard Abilities, and the species' sole standard Ability otherwise; thus Totem-sized Pokémon's Ability cannot be changed by Ability Capsule. Some Totem-sized Pokémon have different abilities than what their trial site counterparts may have. Totem-sized Pokémon always have at least three perfect IVs.

Totem-sized Pokémon that are based on Totem Pokémon in Pokémon Sun and Moon are the only ones that can be traded to the original Sun and Moon games and deposited in Pokémon Bank. Totem-sized Pokémon based on Totem Pokémon that only appear in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon cannot be deposited in Pokémon Bank or traded to the original Sun and Moon games.

Totem-sized Pokémon that are transferred to Pokémon HOME are turned into their normal-sized forms.

In the anime

While most of the Totem Pokémon from the anime are based on those from the games, Totem Trevenant is the only anime-original Totem Pokémon and the only depicted Totem Pokémon that is neither a Generation VII Pokémon nor a regional form. In addition, not every Totem Pokémon was adapted, even from the original games. Unlike the games, Ally Pokémon have had at least one instance of being caught in the case of Officer Jenny's Gumshoos.

Totem Pokémon

		Totem Trevenant
		Totem Trevenant lived in the forests of Melemele Island. It was good friends with Professor Kukui when he was a child. Trevenant rewarded Kukui with a Firium Z after he had his Litten use Scratch to ease its sneezing. It appeared when Ash was accidentally transported to the past by Celebi. When Trevenant kept sneezing due to multiple Cutiefly being stuck in its leaves, Ash and a young Professor Kukui freed the Cutiefly and used their Torracat and Litten, respectively, to warm up some of the Cutiefly. Afterwards, Trevenant rewarded Ash with a Firium Z. When Ash returned to the present, Trevenant was revealed to have died. None of Trevenant's moves are known.
Debut	A Timeless Encounter!

Ally Pokémon

Totem Gumshoos

Totem Raticate

Totem Wishiwashi

Totem Lurantis

Totem Kommo-o

In the manga

Movie adaptations

Pokémon Adventures

Unlike the anime where Ally Pokémon have been caught or the games where neither can be captured, Totem Pokémon have been caught, particularly by Sun.

Totem Pokémon

		Totem Wishiwashi
		Main article: Sun (Adventures) → Quarter This Wishiwashi is the Totem of Brooklet Hill. When Sun traveled to Brooklet Hill to begin his first trial, he encountered a wild Solo Form Wishiwashi that helped retrieve a one yen coin he dropped in the water. Taking a liking to the Pokémon, Sun decided to name it Quarter and asked it to help him find the Totem Pokémon of Brooklet Hill. Quarter led Sun around the area for hours but failed to find the Totem each time. Angered by this, Sun's Litten, Dollar, attacked Quarter, causing it to get scared and run away. Several other Wishiwashi soon began surrounding Sun and leaped out of the water as a School Form Wishiwashi, revealing that Quarter and the other Wishiwashi together were the Totem Pokémon the whole time. Sun eventually defeated the Totem by attacking its left eye, which contained Quarter, the leader controlling the other Wishiwashi. With Quarter defeated, the Totem broke apart into several Solo Form Wishiwashi. Wishiwashi's known moves are Water Gun and Aqua Tail, and its Ability is Schooling.
Debut	True Identity and the Totem Pokémon of Brooklet Hill

Ally Pokémon

Totem Lurantis

Pokémon Horizon

A Totem Lucario appeared in Mastering the Z-Move!.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Sun and Moon, in the battle against Totem Wishiwashi at Brooklet Hill, the Totem Pokémon can summon an Ally Alomomola which knows Water Gun, but Alomomola cannot legitimately have the move in any of the games.
• In Pokémon Moon and Ultra Moon, during the cutscene before Totem Raticate's battle, it cries out Gumshoos's cry instead of its own cry.
• Compared to their non-Totem counterparts, every Totem Pokémon's weight is increased less than appropriately to its height. If a Pokémon's density were to remain the same between its Totem and non-Totem variants, a Totem Pokémon twice the height should be eight times the weight.
• In all languages of the games except English and Chinese, the same terms are used to refer to both Totem Pokémon and Titan Pokémon.
  • The Japanese term for Titan Pokémon (Japanese: ヌシポケモン Leader Pokémon) is fully written in katakana, distinguishing it from Totem Pokémon (Japanese: ぬしポケモン Leader Pokémon), but the two terms are otherwise identical, being pronounced the same and having the same meaning.

In other languages

Totem Pokémon

Ally Pokémon

See also

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