The Yungoos is safe, but in your absence Team Skull has come back: Lillie stepped in to protect the children and was taken away, along with Cosmog. Gladion arrives, beside himself.
- Objective
- Reach Malie City’s harbor with Gladion
- Enemies
- Gladion, Nanu
- Rewards
- Darkinium Z
- Recommended level
- 37 to 39
🔥Gladion
At Aether House, Hau tells you about Lillie’s kidnapping. Gladion storms in; he is so angry that he challenges you on the spot.

Gladion
📍 Aether House
- Poison Fang
- Acrobatics
Ability: Inner Focus

- Icy Wind
- Metal Claw
- Feint Attack
- Quick Attack
Ability: Inner Focus

- Crush Claw
- Pursuit
- X-Scissor
Ability: Battle Armor
Golbat, level 37, is weak to Electric, Ice, Rock and Psychic.
Sneasel, level 37, a Dark and Ice type, is very fast but frail. A Fighting move hits it four times over.
Type: Null, level 38, can take a lot of punishment. Fighting remains its only weakness.
Calmer, Gladion explains: Lillie still has Cosmog with her, and Cosmog is in danger. He knows where she was taken and offers to go with you. Meet at Malie City’s harbor.
😼Nanu’s Grand Trial
On the dock, a surprise awaits you. You have not yet taken Ula’ula Island’s Grand Trial… and its Kahuna is right there: it is Nanu, the jaded policeman from Po Town, chosen by Tapu Bulu. He challenges you here and now.

Nanu
📍 Malie City harborDark
- Power Gem
- Shadow Ball
- Fake Out

- Crunch
- Assurance
- Swagger
- Earthquake
Ability: Intimidate

- Power Gem
- Fake Out
- Dark Pulse
Item: Darkinium Z
Sableye, level 38, a Dark and Ghost type, has only one weakness: Fairy.
Krokorok, level 38, a Ground and Dark type, is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Bug and Fairy.
Alolan Persian, level 39, is the most dangerous. Fighting, Bug and Fairy hit it hard.
Nanu gives you the Darkinium Z and heals your Pokémon. Hau joins you, and Gladion announces your destination: Aether Paradise.
Next step: Aether Paradise: rescuing Lillie.


