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The guardian deities in Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon.
The guardian deities (Japanese: 守り神 guardian deity) are a Legendary quartet in the Alola region who protect the islands where they live. Each of the four main islands in Alola has a guardian deity: Tapu Koko on Melemele Island, Tapu Lele on Akala Island, Tapu Bulu on Ula'ula Island, and Tapu Fini on Poni Island. Each deity has its own shrine or ruins dedicated to it on their own corresponding island. Island kahunas are each chosen by their island's guardian deity and are known to serve and fight along side them if necessary.
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They share a secondary type, Fairy, as well as the signature move Nature's Madness and its corresponding Z-Move Guardian of Alola. Additionally, they share the hidden ability Telepathy, and their primary abilities each create the terrain corresponding to their primary type, with the exception of Tapu Fini's Misty Surge, which instead creates terrain corresponding to the common secondary type. All four of them have the Land Spirit Pokémon category in the Pokédex.
The guardian deities can all pull their masks together and hide their bodies inside, creating an impression of a stylized animal. In its closed shell state, Tapu Koko resembles a rooster, Tapu Lele resembles a butterfly, Tapu Bulu resembles a bull, and Tapu Fini resembles a swordfish. When encapsulated in these shells, they are absorbing the energy of nature, with long periods of time causing them to become hard and sturdy. The deities are in this state when they perform their exclusive Z-Move, Guardian of Alola. The attack summons a giant, yellow headless humanoid energy-based entity from the ground. The guardian closes its shell and merges on top of the entity as its head. Each guardian's color corresponds with the island they represent. For example, Tapu Koko is yellow, whilst "Melemele" is Hawaiian for yellow.
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Throughout the Seventh Pokémon generation, the island guardians are also referred to by many names such as:
- the tapu
- the guardians
- the sacred guardians
- the island guardians
- the spirit guardians
- the land spirits
- the guardian tapu
- the Alola's Guardian Deities
Additionally, the description for Guardian of Alola will use their category of Land Spirit Pokémon (Japanese: とちがみポケモン Land Spirit Pokémon).
The Guardian deities[]
| Tapu Koko | Tapu Lele | Tapu Bulu | Tapu Fini |
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- The guardian deities are the only Pokémon to have an interpunct in their Japanese names.