History Fridge / PokemonSunAndMoon

* Drampa is described as a Pokemon that loves and protects any and all children, to the point where if it sees a child being bullied in any way, they will track down said bully and burn their house down. The PokeDex entries don't go into too much detail about the extent of the kind of harm coming to children that could make a Drampa go nuts, but think about it...what would a Drampa to do, say, child murderers or pedophiles?

* Out of Alola's four main islands, Akala is the only one with no meadow area; instead its signature pink flowers and nectar are found in artificial flower beds in Royal Avenue and the Oricorio varient for the island are found on Route 6 just outside the entrance. Considering the game's recurring theme of the islands being urbanized and comercialized into a tourist trap, and the implication Royal Avenue hasn't been there very long, it's a pretty reasonable assumption that there did used to be an Akala Meadow, and it was bulldozed to build Royal Avenue in its place.

* Something this troper noticed was a major physical similarity between Lillie and Nilheigo: until Lillie changes her clothes, her outfit resembles Nihilego: her large white sun hat resembles the Ultra Beast's bell, while her hair and the details on her clothing resemble its tentacles. Not only that, but the Pokedex entry mentions Nihilego often acts like a little girl. It seems weird at first, until you remember Lillie's comment that Lusamine was still picking her clothes out for her: Lusamine intentionally made her daughter dress like the Ultra Beast she was so obsessed with.

*** It is important to remember that the Ultra Beasts got stats/stat distributions that rival the legendaries, while there being multiple of them and their ability Beast Boost could easily snowball out of control against any weaker opponent. Also, the [[GameplayAndStorySegregation gameplay and story segregation]] between what the Ultra Beasts do in battle vs. what the Pokédex claims they can do is rather large. I mean, Guzzlord can supposedly devour an entire ocean and can turn all that it consumes into energy; the entire ocean disappearing would be the end of the world by itself, even without there being multiple creatures cleaving skyscrapers in half, burning down entire forests, or causing riots and paranoia through a neurotoxin. There is a reason why the international police was afraid of the [=UBs=], and there is a reason why a Pokémon Preservation Group would make a creature for the sole purpose of killing them (Type:Null/Type:Full/Silvally).

** Adding onto this, when you find the Stufful's trainer in ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', the trainer is begging for water and had to be given a Fresh Water. So in Sun and Moon, ''Stufful's trainer died from dehydration while exploring Haina Desert''.

* There is a Stufful on Route 15 waiting for its trainer. In ''Sun and Moon'' it dies by the post-game. In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' you can reunite it with the trainer in the desert. With the trainer nowhere to be found in the original ''Sun and Moon'' it probably means they are dead also.

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--> "Guzma! What is wrong with you?!" (Guzma, screaming at himself when he loses to the player)

* The Pokédex this time around is a slight bit more DarkerAndEdgier with its entries (ex: Primeape becoming so angry it dies and finally looks peaceful/Drifloon lets out a screaming soul if it pops) this time around. Aside from GF taking a chance to update some old lore, it could very well be your snarky Rotom companion deciding to not filter anything out for you. Or even exaggerating the entries [[{{Troll}} just to mess with and scare you,]] something completely in character for its species.

** It's actually more simple than that. Gladion was cold-hearted and distant at the beginning of the game, but became a more warm-hearted person after meeting the player. The reason his Golbat and Type: Null took so long to evolve was because Gladion had to learn about kindness and friendship from you first, and treat his Pokémon better as a result.
*** It might not be totally fair to frame as "learning about kindness and friendship": he clearly cared about his Pokémon from the start, given that his whole purpose in running away was protecting Type: Null from his mother's treatment. Gladion's problem seems to be more centered in, as you said, being cold-hearted and distant -- a theme throughout the game is that he cares about people, he just doesn't know how to express it, like with his relationship with his sister. It's not too much of a stretch to extend that concept to his Pokémon. He loves them, but it doesn't pay off until he learns to ''show'' it.

** Punk Boys and Punk Girls use Dusk Balls. Most delinquent activity goes on in the darkness of night.

* Decidueye's classification as a [=Grass/Ghost=] type, compared to [=Grass/Flying=] like its evolutionary predecessors, seems odd, until one realizes that Decidueye's design is inspired by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilt-owl stilt owl]], a species of owl from Hawaii that evolved to have long legs that made it better able to walk. This would explain why it loses its classification as a Flying type Pokémon. As for why its secondary type becomes Ghost: the stilt owl is dead, having been rendered extinct around the first millennium AD.
** Decidueye also looks very similar to the pueo owl, one of the more famous examples of animals believed in Hawaii to be a physical form of the aumakua, the ancestor spirits.
** Why is Decidueye an archer?
### It's a form of irony. Prior to the invention of guns, how did early man hunt and catch prey from a distance?
### Owls have excellent vision and hearing during night and day in order to pinpoint prey.
### As a former flying type from its previous stages (although its animations hint it's still capable of flight), it would naturally know how to react to and wield wind and air currents. These are all qualities you'd want an archer to have!

** Corsola that call for help usually end up attracting other Corsola. Sometimes though, they'll attract their natural predator; Mareanie, who'll promptly start attacking the Corsola.
*** [[FoeYay Ironically, Mareanie and its evolution can breed with Corsola.]]

** A Cubone (a rather notorious orphaned Pokémon) in trouble will call for help, and sometimes a [[ParentalSubstitute Kangaskhan]] will come.
*** This could also be a minor nod to the fan theory that Cubones are actually baby Kangaskhan.
*** A Cubone might also attract the attention of a Mandibuzz, bone collecting vultures whose favorite prey are Cubone.

* Several Skull grunts, along with their boss Guzma, are mentioned to have been failed trial challengers. Interestingly, they also tend to use Pokémon who are connected to the trials: The Yungoos, Ratatta, Salandit, Fomantis, and Gastly families were all used by trial captains as either Totem Pokémon, or as Pokémon you had to fight during your trial. They kept their failure close to heart, and thus were never able to get over it.
** Guzma is never mentioned to have failed the island challenge. The only thing he is confirmed to have failed at is becoming a trial captain. But to have even been considered for the position, you would think he'd have cleared his own trials first. No one would expect him to teach the class he failed at.

* Despite the fact that the Grunts do not like him much, Gladion was said to be a favorite of Guzma and thus had a certain level of protection. With the reveal that Guzma works for Lusamine, and that Lusamine was crazy on Nihilego venom, this has the interpretation that Lusamine's good side did have enough of a influence that she ensured that her son had someone looking after him and that he would not be completely out of her sight.
** Except there was no 'good side'. Nihilego never directly controlled Lusamine and simply removed her inhibitions via its toxin. Lusamine also never knew where Gladion even was before he showed up to save Lillie. A more likely interpretation is that Guzma just took a liking to Gladion because of their similar backgrounds (and depending on whether he knew who Gladion was, never told Lusamine about his whereabouts).

** A general theme of Lusamine is that whoever she had a hand in raising tends to resemble an Ultra Beast. The fact that Guzma is working for her may be a bit out of left field, until you find the Ultra Beast Xurkitree later, and realize that Lusamine probably guided him into dressing up like it.

* UB-04 BLASTER (Celesteela) only appears in ''Moon''. UB-04 is based on the tale of Kaguya-hime, who comes from a lunar civilization.
* Nihilego makes a lot of sense as a UB that can control others, and induce evil. Why? Nihil is latin for "none". None Ego. No Ego. And if you know what the Ego does...

* Guzma seems to have set himself up as a kind of false trial captain at his base in Po Town, whether it was a concious decision or not. Trials usually involve doing a task that will usually end with multiple battles (the password pieces you need to get and the grunts that guard them) and then fighting a stronger Totem Pokémon (Guzma considers himself incredibly powerful and has a fairly strong Golisopod), earning a Z-Crystal in the process (Guzma's room has a chest filled to the brim with Buginium Z, from which you get to take one after you beat him). The grunts even try to block your path with repurposed trial barricades.

** Ironically, his "fake trial" where you fight through Team Skull mooks to get at Guzma himself might actually feel more akin to battling your way through a (particularly dilapidated) Pokemon Gym, seeing as how Trials primarily have you fighting wild pokemon, not teams belonging to other trainers. He may have failed at becoming a certified Trial Captain, but he just might've made a really good Gym Leader if he'd been in a different region.
* Dark seems to be the most common typing for Alolan forms, with 1/3rd of them being dark types (Alolan Rattata, Raticate, Meowth, Persian, Grimer, and Muk). Now remember how much of a GameBreaker Psychic was in Gen 1 and how all Alolan forms are Gen 1 Pokémon.
** Also, unlike Fairy and Steel, no Gen 1 Pokémon was reclassified into the Dark-type upon its introduction, so this finally gives Gen 1 Dark type representation.
** Similarly, Ice-types were rather rare in Gen 1: only 5 were available, and one was [[OlympusMons Articuno]]. Thus two Alolan Forms. Other rare Gen 1 types like the one-line Dragon and Ghost also got Alolan forms.

* It's quite apt that Incineroar's design hasn't played well with some fans. People were disappointed that it became bipedal, that it's yet another brawling fire-type starter... but, as a heel wrestler, it's very fitting that Incineroar's drawn the crowd's ire.

* Why do Ultra Beasts like Sun's UB-02, UB-04 (Buzzwole/Absorbtion and Kartana/Blade respectively), and both version's UB-05 (Guzzlord/Glutton)'s names sound so contemporary? The first time you encounter them in the Aether lab or post-game missions, they'll be called ???. Meaning no one actually has a name for them, save for the codename. You being the first one to catch one, you get to give them a name, and that's what happened. Your teenage player character just named them after their appearance, with their own vocabulary: Buzzwole being a giant muscular mosquito, Kartana a razor sharp origami and a mispelling of katana, and Guzzlord being nothing but mouth. This can be proved as Gladion, being the first and only trainer who made Type:Null evolve, named the evolution no one knew about Silvally.

* Mareanie and Toxapex are based on the crown-of-thorns starfish. One of the natural predators of the crown-of-thorns is the triggerfish, which Bruxish is based on. Bruxish, being part-Psychic, can inflict boosted super-effective attacks on the part-Poison Mareanie and Toxapex -- via a potentially Strong Jaw-boosted Psychic Fangs, no less. It's like they're tailor-made to eat the starfish!

This section is for Fridges that is within the Sun and Moon versions. For Fridges that applies to Gen VII individual species (including Alola regional variants), go [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies here]].

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* At first, I thought Team Skull's flower-based theme naming didn't fit the theme, but then I remembered: Don't people typically put flowers on people's graves?

* Team Skull is seen as one of the weakest teams - even the grunts mostly use unevolved Pokémon. By the time you storm Team Skull's base, you're just thinking "You guys ''again''?" and are just seeing them as annoyances. Actually, that's GameplayAndStoryIntegration - InUniverse, nobody takes Team Skull seriously, so you know ''exactly'' how the people in Alola feel towards them.

* It's pointed out on the character page for the main characters that for the first time in the series, you can make your character out to be an uncaring [[{{Jerkass}} jackass]] if you want. This, along with a number of other details presents an interesting contrast to ''Pokémon Red and Blue'', which the developers made several references back to throughout the game. When you choose a starter, you find your rival Hau, who is really friendly and always has the starter weak against yours. You proceed through the trials and complete them ahead of Hau. And when the Elite Four and the League in Alola is established, you are the one who fights your way through it and becomes the champion. If you were playing ''Pokémon Red or Blue''... you'd probably be playing as Gary/Blue.

* Hyper Training involves trading in bottle caps to increase the Pokémon's [=IV=]s. Bottle caps might be similar to [[AnyoneRememberPogs POGs]]... Which were invented in... get this... Hawaii.
** Upon launch, it is found that Hyper Training actually does not raise [=IV=]s, but the Pokémon keeps its new stats ''as if'' it had better [=IVs=]. Thus, Hyper Training is ''actual training'' -- and not genetic modification at all -- that helps the Pokémon reach the full potential of its species.
* The Islands-based region has variations of the same bird Pokémon per island. For those who don't get the reference: Hawaiian honeycreepers, a group of about 20 (formerly nearly 50, but many are extinct now) songbirds endemic to Hawaii.
** The variation factor also somewhat justifies the Alola versions. Though why Sandshrew, whose name is Sand in Japan, can [[FridgeLogic still become an Ice Type with its name]] is left up to question.
*** Alolan Vulpix's Pokédex entry in Sun says, "Elderly people in Alola call this Pokémon by an older name — [[IHaveManyNames Keokeo]]." [[FridgeBrilliance This could mean Alolan Sandshrew didn't originally have "sand" in its name, and is now known by its new name like Alolan Vulpix.]]
*** Snow is kinda like sand, only that it's white, cold, and watery.
*** Sand is the ''Polar'' opposite to snow. Its brown, hot, and dry!
** In Japan, the Dark-type is the 'Evil'-type, despite the fact that quite a few members of the type [[DarkIsNotEvil aren't evil]]; just [[CombatPragmatist pragmatic]], mischievous, or any number of things. No doubt for Sandshrew, the majority are the normal ones and were named Sand; the Ice ones are simply offshoots, which can happen in nature per regular evolution, not the franchise's version -- their name is the same because of convenience, presumably.
* Alolan forms appear to be a strange addition to Pokémon, but when you think about the reasons behind these changes, they become quite brilliant.
** It seems that Pokémon that are getting Alola forms are mostly Gen 1 species. While this may seem like fanservice at first glance, there is indeed some in-universe justification for it: Hawaii, on which Alola is based, has a sizable Japanese population. This is reflected in the design of Alola, in that it was mentioned (in Oricorio's bio) that many inhabitants of Alola hail from Kanto (which is more or less the Pokémon world's counterpart to Japan). So... maybe there are so many Alola forms of Kanto Pokémon because they were first brought in by immigrants from Kanto?
*** This is true for some like Vulpix and Meowth, who were brought to Alola by people from elsewhere.
** The Alolan forms may also be deliberate attempts by Game Freak at making these Pokémon better competitively or at least stand out, particularly ones that they feel are under-used. For example, the new typings given to Marowak and Sandslash's Alolan forms let them fulfill new and unique roles separate from the myriad of Ground-types that they received extreme competition from such as Garchomp and Landorus-T, Alolan Exeggutor is a real conversation piece as well as a more effective mixed attacker, and Ninetales is faster, can summon Hail and immediately make use of Aurora Veil, which is effectively Reflect and Light Screen rolled into one move.
** Alolan forms in general are just a brilliant nod to Hawaiian wildlife. In Hawaii, animals have evolved differently from their mainland North American and mainland Asian counterparts. ''Pokémon Sun and Moon'' have taken the concept and ''ran'' with it in the Alola region, with Alolan forms giving Pokémon new appearances, types, and abilities.
** Alolan Exeggutor (and Alolans calling it the "true form" of Exeggutor) may be a rather clever nod to its third gen (and ''ORAS'') Pokédex entries which refer to it as having originated in the tropics and that strong sunlight makes it grow larger (albeit that point was about its heads growing larger). It may be that Alola is meant to be the region that Exeggutor originated. Also, the [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/66/JPJungleBoosterbox.jpg Japanese Jungle TCG Booster Box]] featured a Palm Tree Exeggutor on the front and depicted a tropical environment. While it may be unintentional, Alolan Exeggutor's existence has been foreshadowed all this time. Creator/GameFreak never forgets.
** Alolan Vulpix: its Pokédex entries mention that it's born with a single ''snow white'' tail. Also Ninetales has already been shown living in icy areas in [[VideoGame/PokemonRanger some]] side [[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonRescueTeam games]].
** Alolan Sandshrew: The ''Yellow'' dex entry states that ''"Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew."''
** Alolan Marowak being part Ghost might have something to do with Lavender Tower, where Cubone were first found and having to fight a Marowak ghost.
** Alolan Meowth's Dark-typing might be a reference to being associated with at least the anime's depiction of Meowth and Giovanni. Or, more likely, to the Alolan Meowth being so pampered that it increased their pride to the point that they became Dark-types.
** Alolan Raichu is a love letter to Puka, the surfing Pikachu who can sense waves.
*** The artwork of Palossand devouring Pikachu gives a pretty good reason why the Alolan Raichu learned to float on its tail.
** Alolan Rattata, who are part Dark-type, became nocturnal to avoid the diurnal Yungoos. It's also noted that Alolan Raticate serve as Alolan Rattata's 'boss', meaning that Rattata and Raticate have some sort of syndicate going on -- referencing that the Dark type is called 'Evil' in Japan. Additionally, Alolan Rattata and Raticate have Gluttony as one ability and are noted for their love of fresh food compared to normal ones. Their greed may be what caused the change to Dark-type. It is also a reference to how Team Rocket frequently used Ratatta and Raticate.
*** This design choice also helps the line be parallel to the Yungoos and Gumshoos line. Yungoos and Gumshoos are based off of detectives, who solve mysteries and stop crimes. In this case, the Rattata and Raticate line would be the criminals that Yungoos and Gumshoos would be trying to stop, especially considering they were brought into the Alola region to stop them in the first place.
** Alolan Grimer is a Dark-type; like Ratatta, it's a common evil team Pokémon. It could also be a reference to Big Oil, which many people see as evil (and supported by how colorful Alolan Muk is; oil spilled in water creates a rainbow). Alternatively, as with Rattata and Raticate, the change to Dark-type may be due to them being able to freely indulge in gluttony by eating garbage.
*** The Alolan Grimer and Muk notably have their regular and shiny colors reversed from the normal Grimer and Muk. Why is this the case? Remember, Alola being in the tropics means it gets pretty hot. Perhaps what happened is the shiny Grimers and Muks had an easier time adapting to the warmer environment because lighter colors absorb less heat, and overtime, it became more common for the Grimer line to be green. And the shiny Grimers and Muks being purple is actually a remnant of the normal Grimers and Muks they evolved from.
** A thing that few people have noticed about the regional variants is that 3 families (Vulpix, Sandshrew, and Meowth) used to all be exclusive to one version of the Gen 1 games (Green in Japan, Blue internationally). Maybe it's coincidental that the former 2 are have regional variants that are blue in color (what with being Ice types) while Alolan Persian has a blue gem. It might also be a possible hint that Ekans, Growlithe, and Mankey (version counterparts of those three families) may get regional variants in a future game?
** Something else to note is that no Water or Flying Pokémon were given Alolan forms. This is due to the fact that these Pokémon can easily travel to or from Alola (either by flying or swimming). Thus, there's little chance for genetic isolation and Darwinian evolution to occur.
* The first Totem Pokémon differs between versions. In ''Sun'', it's a Gumshoos, while in ''Moon'', it's an Alola Raticate. Since it's said that Alola Rattata emerged by becoming nocturnal to avoid Yungoos, it makes this version difference a clever nod to the in-game lore.
* Mimikyu's cry is strange, as it sounds like it's saying its own name... until you remember that the Pokémon it's trying to copy is the only one that actually ''does'' say its name.

* The disproportionate ratio of male-to-female Salandits threw gamers for a loop, especially since only female Salandits are capable of evolving into Salazzles. But if you pay attention to the Pokédex entries, it's revealed that the packs are composed of Salazzle (which are the alphas) and their male Salandit harem. So it would only make sense that female Salandits are harder to come by.
** This may also be a reference to how some parthenogenic lizards reproduce. Many of these reptiles have ZZ genetics, where a male has one chromosome while a female has two. When no mates are available, a female will lay a clutch of eggs that will all hatch into males. Even after mating, at least some of their offspring will be male, producing a gender imbalance.
* Incineroar being a Fire/Dark type works on 2 levels because it’s based on a wrestling heel who are supposed to pretend to be evil but also because the Dark typing gives it a weakness to Fighting types, a wrestler is weak to real fighters
* Cosmoem's name. Cosmo (referring to space) and embryo. [[spoiler:Embryos are what most beings are before they're born, like how Cosmoem is what Solgaleo and Lunala are before they evolve.]] Some languages render the name as Cosmovum, which is much less subtle; ovum literally means egg, both in Latin and as the proper scientific term.
* Why does Gladion's Golbat and Type: Null take so long to evolve? Well, both evolve based on friendship, which is decreased if the Pokémon faints. Since they only evolve after you beat them three times [[spoiler:(with another for his loss to Guzma)]], maybe they didn't evolve 'till late game because you always caused them to faint.

** Also, considering that [[spoiler:the Type: Null all went berserk and were stuffed into freezers shortly after they were made]], it may imply that nobody ''knew'' Type: Null could evolve until Gladion did it. In other words, he might not have known that he needed to do anything special with it. (Also, Type: Null may have been slow to open up to Gladion for that same reason.)
** It's actually more simple than that. [[spoiler:Gladion was cold-hearted and distant at the beginning of the game, but became a more warm-hearted person after meeting the player. The reason his Golbat and Type: Null took so long to evolve was because Gladion had to learn about kindness and friendship from you first, and treat his Pokémon better as a result.]]

** It could also be related to Gladion's striking resemblance to Silver from the Johto-based games. They both [[spoiler:steal their starter from a lab, are the son of the BigBad, are initially antagonistic toward the player, help the player take down the BigBad, end the game on friendly terms with the player]], and the last battle you have with both of them reveals that their [[spoiler:Crobat/Crobat-and-Silvally were finally able to evolve, signifying their character growth]].

* [[spoiler:Grimsley's]] new look in this generation, or rather his new choice of colors. Specifically, [[spoiler:he trades his trademark blue suit for a black-and-white kimono, his blue hair is now black, and the hair on his temples has streaks of white]]. Don't get it yet? [[spoiler:Grimsley, aside from Colress, is representing [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite the Unova region]] and, by extension, the ''[[VisualPun Black and White]]'' games.]]

* Wicke is noted by many for wearing a sweater despite being in the tropics, but this may have an effect beyond fanservice: [[spoiler:Lusamine and other members of the Aether Foundation were affected by the toxins of Nihilego. Her thicker clothing may have made it harder for the jellyfish-like Ultra Beast to inject her with venom compared to the thinner clothing of the other members]].
* Despite the fact that the Grunts do not like him much, Gladion was said to be a favorite of Guzma and thus had a certain level of protection. [[spoiler:With the reveal that Guzma works for Lusamine, and that Lusamine was crazy on Nihilego venom, this has the interpretation that Lusamine's good side did have enough of a influence that she ensured that her son had someone looking after him and that he would not be completely out of her sight.]]
** [[spoiler:Except there was no 'good side'. Nihilego never directly controlled Lusamine and simply removed her inhibitions via its toxin. Lusamine also never knew where Gladion even was before he showed up to save Lillie.]] A more likely interpretation is that Guzma just took a liking to Gladion because of their similar backgrounds (and depending on whether he knew who Gladion was, never told Lusamine about his whereabouts).
* One of [[spoiler:Lusamine's]] Pokémon is a Bewear, a Pokémon who wants to be loved but ends up harming people when expressing it. The trainer who uses it [[spoiler:ended up crazy enough that trying to express affection ended up being harmful, now didn't she?]]
** Also, [[spoiler:people have complained that Lusamine only uses five Pokémon in her final battle, despite that final space being fillable by a Nihilego. Technically, it ''is'' filled by a Nihilego -- she's shown letting one out of a Beast Ball before the fight. She just fuses with it to power up the rest of her team.]]
** Additionally, she also has a Lilligant on her team. Given [[spoiler:who her daughter is, now we know where she got the name]].
** A general theme of Lusamine is that whoever she had a hand in raising tends to resemble an Ultra Beast. [[spoiler: The fact that Guzma is working for her may be a bit out of left field, until you find the Ultra Beast Xurkitree later, and realize that Lusamine probably guided him into dressing up like it.]]
* When the Island Challenge was first revealed, many expressed remorse that there would be no Dark-type Gym Leader, and the Dark type would be relegated to the Elite Four. However, if the Kahunas are considered Gym Leaders, that makes Nanu close enough to one. [[spoiler:It's also a very humourous nod to this trend to have Nanu outright refuse to become an Elite Four member.]]
* At the end of the game, [[spoiler:Lillie gives you a Poké Doll. Not only does this signify letting go of her childhood in favor of gaining maturity, traditionally a Poké Doll is an item that lets you run away from a wild Pokémon. And since Lillie is not a Trainer, she probably had to rely on the doll a lot to get out of tight situations.]]
* Hoenn's representatives in the Battle Tree; Wally with Mega Gallade represents ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' while [[spoiler:Anabel]] represents ''Emerald''.
* Tying to the point above is [[spoiler:Anabel]] uses the original Battle Frontier theme from ''Emerald'' instead of the remixed version introduced in ''Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire''. While it can be argued that it was used for the sake of nostalgia, it also reflects how this [[spoiler:Anabel]] is the one from the [[spoiler:non-Mega Evolution timeline, which she originates from]].
* Here's another one for Nanu. Acerola points out that Nanu could've asked the Aether Foundation for help with Team Skull messing around with Po Town, but instead Nanu chooses to work by himself at the police station on Route 17. [[spoiler:It's most likely because Nanu didn't trust the Aether Foundation, and therefore chose to work alone so he could observe Team Skull's activities for himself and see if there was a connection.]]
* When the Player Character, Hau, and [[spoiler:Gladion infiltrate the Aether Foundation during the latter portion of the game to find Lillie, the the trio split up to investigate different research labs. Gladion curiously immediately calls dibs on one of the research labs and refuses to allow the Player and Hau to enter it with him. At a later point, you can enter the room, which contains scattered files on Type: Null, with most of them having been deleted. Sounds like Gladion actually knew exactly what was in the room all along, and decided to kill two birds with one stone by erasing most of Aether's research on Type: Null.]]
** Also, [[spoiler:if you talk to Gladion while he's standing in front of the lab, he'll specifically comment on something being missing. If he didn't delete the files himself, then someone else at Aether did, and this could foreshadow the fact that the player won't get to read all of the Type: Null files when they come back later.]]
*** I think [[spoiler:Gladion was talking about ''Cosmog'' not being in the room, him saying "It's not here" is just part of his warning to the player to not try to get inside.]]

* The Zygarde Cores are all located in the homes of the five greatest Trainers in the Alola region: Hala's house in Iki Town, Olivia's shop in Konikoni City, Nanu's station on Route 17, Hapu's homestead on the Ancient Poni Path, and [[spoiler:your house on Route 1. Foreshadowing?]]
* Hidden in the data for ''Pokémon Red and Blue'' is a battle against Professor Oak, with levels associated with a Champion or post-Champion battle and carrying the starter that was not chosen by any character. [[spoiler:Took 'em twenty years to implement it in a different region with a different professor.]]
* UB-04 BLASTER ([[spoiler:Celesteela]]) only appears in ''Moon''. UB-04 is based on the tale of Kaguya-hime, who comes from a lunar civilization.
* [[spoiler:Nihilego]] makes a lot of sense as a UB that can control others, and induce evil. Why? [[spoiler:Nihil is latin for "none". None Ego. No Ego. And if you know what the Ego does...]]
* Nebby doesn't really listen to Lillie and always escapes from her bag to float around, despite Lillie telling it many times that it's too dangerous for it to possibly be seen by anybody. [[spoiler:Given that Cosmog evolves at level 43 and it evolves during the course of the story despite Lillie never using it to fight, Nebby is probably too high of a level for Lillie to command.]]
** A Pokémon with a matching OT number should listen to its trainer no matter what. [[spoiler:Rather, Nebby was too high a level for Lillie to properly ''capture'', meaning that she was forced to keep it in her bag rather than a Pokéball, and when you ''do'' properly capture Nebby, it has you listed as its OT rather than her]].

** Another point on Nebby's level: [[spoiler:it can use Teleport at the very start of the game, albeit not ''well''. That means that it has to be level 23 at the time Lillie rescues it, which vastly outdoes anything on Melemele Island with the exception of Tapu Koko or Necrozma. Furthermore, since Nebby manages to reach level 43 by the end of the Ula'ula section of the game, it's very likely that it was level 42 or close to it from the beginning. During the Poni section, it gets all the way to ''level 53!'' No wonder Lillie's Repels are effective, if Nebby counts as "the first Pokemon in her party list". She's never in an area where there's a higher-levelled wild encounter than what she has in her bag!]]

* The pre-release trailers for the game foreshadowed [[spoiler:Gladion being Lusamine's son]] by [[spoiler:introducing him alongside the Aether Foundation instead of the rest of Team Skull, who were introduced in an earlier trailer]].

** Also, much later in the game, [[spoiler:Celesteela]] can potentially be found in the Haina Desert, which is right near Tapu Village. Considering what [[spoiler:the Ultra Beasts]] are capable of, it's quite fitting that Absol is near where one of them can be found.

* What [[spoiler:the Nihilego's "neurotoxin" actually is]]. If one takes a second to think about it, what it actually is becomes clear: [[spoiler:a psychoactive drug]]. It's pretty clear why Pokémon didn't use the proper term in-game, given the rating, but the proper term explains the behavior of the BigBad significantly more. [[spoiler:Lusamine was an addict. She was a good parent until she got hooked to the Nihilego's drug, which reduced her inhibitions and almost certainly made her feel good. When Gladion took the Type: Null (a clear attempt at replicating Arceus) from her, he deprived her of a way to get more of her drug of choice, hence her worsening behavior with Lillie. When Lillie did the same with Cosmog, Lusamine got (more) unhinged. Even her collapse after the final battle is explained: she was no longer subjected to a constant dose of the drug from the Nihilego. The drug itself was not a narcoleptic, she was just crashing from the huge dose followed by being so completely cut off.]]

*** The nature of how you get your own Cosmog supports this: [[spoiler:Documents at the Aether Foundation imply that Cosmog is an Ultra Beast for all intents and purposes, so it isn't too much of a leap of logic to assume that its evolved forms count as Ultra Beasts too, or are at least closely related to them. In the post-game, if you take your cover legendary to the Altar at a certain time of day (daytime in ''Moon'', nighttime in ''Sun''), you can travel to another world where you can meet the other cover legendary, and together they generate a Cosmog for you to take. The book Lillie reads in Malie Library all but outright states that Cosmog is their offspring, but you can't just stick Solgaleo and Lunala in the Nursery and expect a Cosmog egg -- the conditions needed for them to reproduce are ''far'' more specific. So it's not too much of a stretch to assume that the same holds true for other Ultra Beasts -- they can breed, just not in the traditional sense.]]

* During the after-credits legendary hunt in ''ORAS'', some of the legendaries use unremixed versions of their battle music, even if they had more modern versions. With [[spoiler:Anabel retaining her old theme in this game, and the implication that this Anabel is the one from ''Emerald'' and not the ''ORAS'' timeline, this hints that some of those legends came from the other timeline]].

* Why do Ultra Beasts like Sun's UB-02, UB-04 [[spoiler:(Buzzwole/Absorbtion and Kartana/Blade respectively)]], and both version's UB-05 [[spoiler:(Guzzlord/Glutton)]]'s names sound so contemporary? The first time you encounter them in the [[spoiler:Aether lab or post-game missions]], they'll be called ???. Meaning no one actually has a name for them, save for the codename. You being the first one to catch one, you get to give them a name, and that's what happened. Your teenage player character just named them after their appearance, with their own vocabulary: [[spoiler:Buzzwole being a giant muscular mosquito, Kartana a razor sharp origami and a mispelling of katana, and Guzzlord being nothing but mouth.]] This can be proved as [[spoiler:Gladion, being the first and only trainer who made Type:Null evolve, named the evolution no one knew about Silvally]].

* [[spoiler:Professor Kukui]]'s team is made up of evolutions of Pokémon found in Melemele Island [[spoiler:(Lycanroc, Braviary, Magnezone, Snorlax, the stronger starter)]] where he lives. The only exception is Alolan Ninetales. Most likely, he caught it to easily defeat Dragon-type Pokémon, [[spoiler:considering he had lost to Lance while taking on the Indigo League]].
** [[spoiler:It was also noticed how Alolan Ninetales resembles Professor Burnet's hair; perhaps it's also to help him feel like his wife is with him when they're not in the same place?]]

* Why isn't [[spoiler:Hapu]] part of the Elite Four? Because [[spoiler:she only became Kahuna recently, with the previous Kahuna having passed away a few years ago]]. Kukui presumably knew about the latter and contacted someone else instead.
* During the Eeeveelution sidequest, you battle all the retired Eeveelution users whose Pokémon are all Level 55...except the Sylveon user who is only Level 54. This fits perfectly with the fact that [[spoiler:you don't directly fight the actual Sylveon user herself, as she had already passed away in the present, and in her place you battle against her granddaughter who had inherited her Eeveelution instead. Considering her granddaugher is still too young (she has the overworld model of a preschooler), it is likely possible she does not yet know how to properly train the Sylveon yet and/or the Sylveon user passed away a long time ago.]]

* Lillie is said to [[spoiler:have gone to Kanto for her mother to receive treatment from Bill, who had formerly fused with a Pokémon. Until after the Elite Four, the last you see of her is her leaving on Poni Island]]. Now, who runs Poni Island's battle facility? Red, the same person who saw Bill fused with a Pokémon and ran the Cell Seperation System to de-fuse him. Likely, before leaving Poni Island, Lillie must have met Red somewhere and told him about [[spoiler:Lusamine's]] predicament (though how [[TheVoiceless Red]] managed to tell her is an entirely different story).
* Being a MilestoneCelebration, ''[=SuMo=]'' is full of nostalgia callbacks, especially to Gen 1 and other things that were happening in the franchise around that time: the Indigo arc of the anime, the TCG up to Jungle, etc. A big part of engagement with a property you love like ''Pokémon'' is, of course, creating fanworks, and many people out there have nostalgia for their old fanfics, even if a lot of it was SelfInsertFic about being TrappedInAnotherWorld. [[spoiler:With Anabel's return and the fact that she's the one from the first timeline, not the current one, and was dropped into the latter through a portal, the stories grown players wrote as kids and that younger players are still writing now fit more easily into canon!]]

** Sophocles is nice, but noticeably has NoSocialSkills, Acerola is a cheerful FriendToAllChildren [[spoiler:and is a surprisingly powerful member of the Elite Four]], and Nanu comes off as a rather lazy kahuna. Tapu Bulu is the nicest of the Tapu, but prefers to stay away from both people and Pokémon alike and, even though it's very powerful, it dislikes fighting, leading to people calling it lazy.

* The Poké Doll that Lillie owns (and later gives you) is a Clefairy. She says it's her childhood toy, so she probably received it from a parent. [[spoiler:What is her mother's main Pokémon? Clefable, Clefairy's evolution.]]

!FridgeHorror
* Following on from the FridgeBrilliance entries on the types of Pokéballs opposing trainers use, the [[spoiler:Aether Foundation lab workers]] use Repeat Balls (which are better at catching species you've caught before). Think about that for a minute. This could imply they [[WeHaveReserves routinely go through masses of the same Pokémon in their experiments.]]

** Turns out it's [[spoiler:because Ultra Beasts are the ultimate invasive species, seemingly capable of a lot of destruction]]. Is it any surprise that the worst one has a 4x weakness to ground types?

* If (and this is a big if given how flimsy the evidence is) [[spoiler:[[EldritchAbomination Ultra Beasts]] destroyed the pre-Gen VI universe, then there must be something really ''[[CrapsackWorld wrong]]'' with this world that makes it horrifying and terrifying about it. Ask yourselves, why did the Ultra Beasts destroy it? [[ShootTheShaggyDog For this world]], [[GodIsEvil Arceus and other Legendary Pokémon]], [[PunyEarthlings Humans]], and [[CosmicHorrorStory beyond.]]]]
** This is assuming, of course, [[spoiler:that it had nothing to do with the parasitic jellyfish that, among other things, ''induce aggression''. Nobody committed a crime apart from "exist when the Nihilego population is booming".]]

*** An above fridge brilliance feeds into this horror: the fact that many of the legendaries that were fought in ORAS in the post game had their old themes, just like [[spoiler:Anabel]]. That hints that at least some of these legendaries were the ones from the timelines where those themes existed, if not all of them. With that in mind, it is possible that the world of those legendaries was deprived of the Johto, Sinnoh, and Unova legendary Pokémon except for the Mystical Legendaries. That is a lot of firepower lost, and even with a few tough ones like Mewtwo and Arceus left, that still is like having Superman and Wonderwoman go fight a galactic conquering threat, after 90% of the Justice League went missing without a trace. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice Job Breaking It Hoopa]]. Though this is likely overthinking things, especially when non-legendary Pokémon in the story of the games themselves can hold off Ultra Beasts.

* [[spoiler:Think of it, if Lusamine had succeeded, either the Post-Gen VI World becomes a AssimilationPlot mixed with WorldOfSilence at best, OmnicidalManiac with SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum at worst. Though as has been mentioned elsewhere, the idea that her plot could have had any effects beyond potential damage to the Alola region doesn't really have any evidence to support it. She tears open wormholes but the most anyone worries about is the region getting flooded with violent Ultra Beasts, not the world or universe getting damaged/destroyed.]]
* The survival of [[spoiler:Lusamine]] is probably [[CruelMercy one of the worst things that could happen to her]]. [[spoiler:Besides whatever damage having a combination steroid/neurotoxin applied to her constantly for ''over a decade'' is going to cause, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone how do you think she's going to react]] once [[GoMadFromTheRevelation she realizes what she's been doing to her Foundation and family?]] Worse, Nihilego don't directly control their hosts, and she knows this -- so on some level, she ''knows'' that almost all the horrible things she did were partially done of her own free will.]]
** Apparently [[spoiler:not that bad actually. During the celebration for you becoming the Alolan League's first-ever Champion, Lillie mentions that Lusamine recovered from the neurotoxins enough that she ''tried to come to the celebration for you'', but she couldn't (or Lillie wouldn't let her, she doesn't specify) because she was still too weak. She might still be ''[[HeroicBSOD incredibly]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone remorseful]]'', however, but we haven't seen her after Lillie takes her with her to Kanto.]] [[spoiler:In addition, Lillie alludes that Lusamine doesn't quite understand what she was even doing wrong or why it was wrong yet.]]
* The Ultra Beasts' Pokédex entries mention them doing such things as [[spoiler:burning down entire forests, destroying dump trucks, possessing people on the streets, raiding power plants, swallowing entire oceans, and cutting down skyscrapers]]. This, [[NightmareFuel while creepy]], may not make sense at first, seeing as how there is [[spoiler:no sign of Ultra Beast-caused chaos in Alola, and had they attacked other regions, ''someone'' would have noticed the entire ocean disappearing, and Alola would have felt the same impact. Then it hits you; the entries may not be talking about this universe at all. They might be dropping hints ''at exactly what fate'' befell the pre-Gen VI universe(s) (assuming that they actually were attacked) and how it happened. The "eyewitnesses" said to have seen the attacks may be Fallers similar to Anabel.]]
* There is something dubious from the get-go about [[spoiler:recruiting an 11-year-old child to wrangle and keep an inter-dimensional parasite creature that is known to affect people on a neurological level, along with the other Ultra Beasts. It gets worse, however, when Looker outright admits to recruiting you as bait -- you're a Faller, like Anabel, and he wanted to use you to distract the [=UBs=] from her. That is... kind of messed up. The fact that the International Police has a history of exploiting Fallers makes it even more troubling that they won't stop when children are involved (granted, said child is a powerful trainer, but still).]]
** [[spoiler:Not just a powerful trainer, but the ''regional champion'' who has already tangled with Ultra Beasts before. On top of that, not only do they possess the cover legendary at this point, but they likely have a guardian deity and could potentially have a Pokeémon ''tailor-made'' to deal with Ultra Beasts at their disposal. They could have done a better job of forewarning you of the dangers, no doubt, but with so many advantages, recruiting you regardless of your age isn't a bad idea in and of itself.]]
* The very concept of what Nihilego does to whatever gets injected with its neurotoxins. [[spoiler:It exacerbates natural qualities and leads to a lack of inhibition.]] From this, we can gather that [[spoiler:Lusamine was most likely a strict, but not abusive mother]]. But imagine if the venom were to be injected in someone who was already [[spoiler:a rotten person, such as Ghetsis? Or hell, even Cyrus, Giovanni, Archie, Maxie, or, heaven help us all, Ardos]]. And of course, we have to thank our lucky stars that this is a series for kids, because otherwise, [[spoiler:Lusamine]] could have done a ''lot'' of worse things. Remember, [[spoiler:Lusamine]] has been compared to [[spoiler:[[Anime/KillLaKill Ragyo Kiryuin]]]]. And we all know what [[spoiler:Ragyo [[ParentalIncest did to her kids]]]].
* During the post-game, you can return to the lab area of the Aether Foundation and you can find an employee who gives you the DNA Splicers, Prison Bottle, and Soul Dew, before mentioning Lusamine planned on adding those Pokémon. Two of these items get a little more significant when reading into the implications. [[spoiler:Lusamine likely read up about Hoopa's abilities to open portals and drag out anything on the other end and considered that a possible way to access Ultra Space, while the Splicers may have given her the idea to fuse with Nihilego. Also considering her [[HumanPopsicle collection]], this was likely what she intended to do with Hoopa and the dragons.]]

* So... [[spoiler:Where's the third Type:Null? Is it still frozen? Did it escape? [[DarkerAndEdgier Is it dead?]]]]
** [[spoiler:It's probably just to give them a flexible explanation for an in-game Type: Null gift for future installments.]]
** [[spoiler:Given its connection to Arceus, it could be a plot hook for an eventual [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl DPPt]] remake.]]
* On Route 2 of Melemele Island, there is a house with a sad father who has regrets about the hurtful things he has done concerning his son, who has left him. In the corner of the living room is a ''bag full of bent golf clubs''. The implications of having beaten his son with the clubs are hanging in the air. [[spoiler:It gets worse when you later find out that that was where Guzma grew up. Yes, Guzma, who was once a promising Trial-goer, who had won some awards for his abilities. It makes you wonder just ''what'' led his relationship with his father to crumble that badly. But then you notice that all of the trophies are either silver or bronze, not a single gold one.]]
** Taking into account that [[spoiler:Guzma failed to become Trial Captain, even though his room was filled with trophies]]...

*** The worst thing, though, is when he comes into contact with [[spoiler:Nihilego's poison, he says that all he experienced was overwhelming terror. He then claims to never have felt fear before... but the thing is, Nihilego only enhances the ''native traits'' of its victims. While Lusamine went utterly nuts in her desire for control, Guzma was consumed by fear, giving the impression that being afraid must have been a central part of his life for quite some time.]]
** Plumeria mentions that [[spoiler:Lusamine was apparently the only adult to give Guzma any respect, which is why he's so loyal to her. If the group of adults who never respected Guzma includes ''his own father'', then it's not hard to see why he would latch onto Lusamine's apparent kindness. Of course, she's just manipulating him, and has been badly mistreating her own children as well. It's sadly rather common in the real world for abuse survivors to keep getting into abusive relationships of all types because they simply can't tell what a good relationship is like.]]
* At the game's climax, [[spoiler:the player visits Ultra Space and finds multiple Nihilego floating around, which could suggest that they are ComMons there. What if they are just the Ultra Space equivalent to Tentacool? Something as powerful (albeit indirectly, thanks to its toxins) as Nihilego is just something common in Ultra Space. It then begs the question, what would be the Ultra Space equivalent to Tentacruel, or an equivalent to a truly powerful Pokémon? It may be something too powerful to comprehend.]]

* Whilst the most prominent UB wormholes in the game were opened by [[spoiler:Lusamine]] by torturing Cosmog, the lore establishes that UB wormholes have constantly opened throughout Alola even ''before'' the incident; the Tapus are stated to have battled the Ultra Beasts a very long time ago, [[spoiler:Solgaleo, Lunala, and Necrozma]] all arrived to the normal dimension via the wormholes a long time ago too, and [[spoiler:Guzzlord was released from a wormhole]] at least 10 years prior to the game, when Lusamine was still likely sane. So basically, any day, at any time, these things can randomly come out of holes in the sky and cause massive destruction. CrapsaccharineWorld much?

** However, it's also said that [[spoiler:Nihilego and Guzzlord]] were the ''only'' Ultra Beasts that had appeared in Alola before. Presumably, we can take from this that wormholes ''can'' open whenever, but it's still a fairly rare event.
* If Looker's comments about the main character are anything, [[spoiler:Lillie and Lusamine]] are likely also Fallers. Now, let's just hope that they don't encounter an Ultra Beast anytime soon, especially while [[spoiler:Lillie is still a newbie at training and Lusamine is still weak and recovering]]...
** Really? I assumed he said that because you've been in Ultra Space, so of course you'd have the aura of it.
*** [[spoiler:Lillie was in Ultra Space with you.]]
** This would likely also apply to [[spoiler:Guzma]] as well. While he can probably defend himself a lot more easily than [[spoiler:Lillie and Lusamine]] can, it's still worrying to think about what might happen if he had more prolonged exposure to something like Nihilego than he did in Ultra Space. It's implied that [[spoiler:Guzma]] is at least ''starting'' on a HeelFaceTurn post-game, but considering he already has some violent tendencies, one can only hope he doesn't encounter the Ultra Beasts again.
** Even more unsettling, this [[https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/5eryv5/for_those_of_you_sad_about_a_certain_character/ post]] on r/pokemon states that had they stayed behind, they would have almost certainly been used as bait by Interpol, despite having very little combat abilities ([[spoiler:and [[ToServeMan look what happened]] the last time someone with little combat abilities was used as bait]]). [[spoiler:That's right, Lillie and Lusamine leaving for Kanto '''saved their lives.''']]

* Sure, we are all happy that Anabel is back, [[spoiler:and that she's actually the same one from ''Emerald'', but what's going on in her home universe, in reaction to her disappearance]]? Not to mention that she was a ''kid'' in ''Emerald'', [[spoiler:and (assuming that wormholes do not also displace people by time) seeing as how both Kanto and Hoenn both take place 10 years before ''SM'', she likely fell into the wormhole not long after Emerald's events.]]
* Just ''who'' was the [[spoiler:Faller killed by Guzzlord? Looker's remarks about her imply that she passed through the wormhole from another universe, just like Anabel (as opposed to simply having wormhole radiation from encountering one). And seeing how we already knew Anabel before, it is very possible that the unnamed Faller ''was someone we knew from previous games'', and their ultimate fate was being eaten and converted to energy by a monstrous alien]].
* A minor gameplay example: [[spoiler:Cosmog cannot be bred]]. Which means it's going to be a ''lot'' more difficult to fill out the National Pokedex in future installments, seeing as how [[spoiler:most people evolve it to become Solgaleo/Lunala]].

* [[spoiler:Mother Beast Lusamine's]] Pokémon each gain a new move while she's in that state: Two learn Pain Split, one Flail, one Stun Spore, and finally Moonlight. Given both their overall odd appearances during the battle and later their trainer's condition after said battle, it paints a somewhat unsettling picture.

** On a related note, the Ultra Beasts tend to show up very close to the Totems: [[spoiler:Nihilego can appear in Wela Volcano Park; Buzzwole shows up in Melemele Meadow, which is right next to Verdant Cavern; Pheromosa appears ''inside'' Verdant Cavern; Xurkitree can be found in Lush Jungle; lastly, Guzzlord appears in the Vast Poni Canyon. The only two who don't do this are Celesteela and Kartana.]] The Ultra Beasts may have been drawn to the trial sites for the same reason they're drawn to Fallers... in which case, the player might well have saved the Totems from being attacked by them.

!FridgeLogic

** Bug: Your arms make antennae.

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This section is for Fridges that is within the Sun and Moon versions. For Fridges that applies to Gen VII individual species, go [[Fridge/PokemonGenerationVIIFamilies here]].

** Poison: You pantomine acid or poison bubbling up and spreading.

* It's been noted that the Ghost and Dark Z-Move poses are very similar to one another. The characters who give you the Ghostium Z, Darkium Z, and teach you those poses are Acerola and Nanu, who, while not related by blood, are very close.