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In a trailer released on May 10, 2016, the Alola [[first partner Pokémon]] ({{p|Rowlet}}, {{p|Litten}}, and {{p|Popplio}}) were reveaked, as well as the two then-unnamed [[game mascot]]s, a lion Pokémon for Pokémon Sun and a bat-like Pokémon for Pokémon Moon,<ref>"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn25hijDL7c Starter Pokémon for Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Revealed!]" The Official Pokémon YouTube channel. ''YouTube''.</ref> whose names were later revealed to be {{p|Solgaleo}} and {{p|Lunala}}, respectively.<ref>[https://twitter.com/trademark_bot/status/721918697921777664 Tweet revealing Solgaleo and Lunala's official Japanese trademark name and romanization.]^{[''dead link'']} Posted on March 22, 2016.</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20160605014656/https://www.pokemon-sunmoon.com/en-us/pokemon/solgaleo/ Solgaleo]". Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon | Pokemon.com/SunMoon. Archived on June 5, 2016.</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20160605014651/https://www.pokemon-sunmoon.com/en-us/pokemon/lunala/ Lunala]". Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon | Pokemon.com/SunMoon. Archived on June 5, 2016.</ref> In a Japanese trailer featuring the new first partner Pokémon, a small dog-like Pokémon can briefly be seen.<ref>"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WxCKssPs3E&t=12s 【ポケモン サン・ムーン】最初のパートナーはこの３匹！モクロー、ニャビー、アシマリってどんなポケモン？]". コロコロチャンネル【公式】. ''YouTube''.</ref> This Pokémon was later revealed to be {{p|Rockruff}}, then known as "Iwanko", on June 11 in an issue of CoroCoro magazine that also revealed {{p|Komala}}, which was known as "Nekkoara" at the time.<ref>"[https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/CoroCoro_reveals_new_Pok%C3%A9mon_Nekkoara,_Iwanko CoroCoro reveals new Pokémon Nekkoara, Iwanko]." ''Bulbanews''. June 11, 2016.</ref>