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[[File:SM Prerelease trial start.png|thumb|Starting [[Lana]]'s trial]]

[[File:Key island challenge amulet Sprite.png|thumb|The island challenge amulet]]

The '''island challenge''' (Japanese: '''島めぐり''' ''island-visiting'') is a rite of passage for burgeoning [[Pokémon Trainer]]s in the [[Alola]] [[region]]. Trainers can partake in these rites when they turn 11, which involve traveling through each of the four major islands of Alola and completing various '''trials''' (Japanese: '''試練''' ''trial'') on each. The goal of those taking the island challenge is to become the strongest Trainer, known as the island challenge champion.  

Participants in the island challenge are given an island challenge amulet to identify them. The island challenge consists of a number of trials on each of the Alola region's four islands, with each usually headed by a [[Trial Captain]]. Trials are not limited to [[Pokémon battle]]s; they may involve finding designated [[item]]s or a test of knowledge, among other tasks. Trials are all difficult tasks that require Trainers to prove themselves. To complete the trial, the Trainer must defeat a [[Totem Pokémon]] in an [[SOS Battle]], which allows the Totem Pokémon to call an ally Pokemon to assist them. Some Totem Pokémon can call more than one ally. It is stated that there are 7{{sup/7|SM}}/8{{sup/7|USUM}} trials active at any given time, though not all of them may be presided over by a Trial Captain.

The final trial on each island is called the '''grand trial''' (Japanese: '''大試練''' ''grand trial''). In the grand trial, the Trainer must battle the [[Island Kahuna|island kahuna]]. If they complete an island's grand trial, they are recognized as having cleared all of that island's trials and can move on to the next island.

* [[Totem Pokémon]]: {{p|Gumshoos}}{{sup/7|SUS}}, [[Regional variant|Alolan]] {{p|Raticate}}{{sup/7|MUM}}

In this grand trial, the player has to defeat [[Island Kahuna]] [[Hala]].

This trial begins with Lana leading the player through Brooklet Hill, requesting an investigation into the cause of splashing water in the area, with the help of their new ride Pokémon, {{p|Lapras}}. Upon reaching the Totem's Den, the player must defeat the Totem Pokémon, which emerges from the splashing water in the center. In Pokémon Sun and Moon, the trial site is merely in the Totem's Den, and the explicit trial consists of simply defeating the Totem Pokémon. It is revealed later in the trial that the cause of the splashing water are some {{p|Dewpider}} and some Solo Form {{p|Wishiwashi}}, and the player has to defeat them before moving downstream. There are also other [[Trainers]] in the area, which will challenge the player if eye contact is met.

In this trial, three pairs of dances are performed, and the player has to identify what is different between each pair, battling two [[Regional variant|Alolan]] {{p|Marowak}} and a {{tc|Hiker}} in between dances.

* [[Totem Pokémon]]: {{p|Salazzle}}{{sup/7|SM}}, [[Regional variant|Alolan]] {{p|Marowak}}{{sup/7|USUM}}

In this trial, the player has to find ingredients hidden in the trial site, and battle some Pokémon, respectively two {{p|Fomantis}} and a {{p|Sudowoodo}} to retrieve them. However, there is a method to avoid battling the Pokémon in the [[Lush Jungle]]. After collecting all of them, they are used to create an aroma that lures the Totem Pokemon.

In this grand trial, the player has to defeat [[Island Kahuna]] [[Olivia]].

In {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}, the player has to help Sophocles lure out the Totem Pokémon by lining up {{p|Charjabug}} together to power a {{p|Vikavolt}}-shaped machine, and battling a {{p|Elekid}} and a {{p|Electabuzz}} between each power increase.

In this trial, the player has to take a photo of the Totem Pokémon in the Abandoned Thrifty Megamart. After drawing the attention of the Totem Pokémon by photographing other Ghost-type Pokémon in the area, the player follows the Totem Pokémon to the back room and battles it after taking a photo of it. After photographing the other {{type|Ghost}} Pokemon, a {{p|Gastly}}, {{p|Haunter}}, and {{p|Gengar}}, respectively, will promptly attack the player.

In this grand trial, the player has to defeat [[Island Kahuna]] [[Nanu]].

In this grand trial, the player has to defeat [[Island Kahuna]] [[Hapu]].

In the {{pkmn|anime}}, the island challenge is a way for Trainers to obtain Z-Crystals, and are said to have been created in order to raise Trainers to love and protect the islands of [[Alola]] as well as the people and Pokémon who inhabit them, as explained in ''[[SM009|To Top a Totem!]]''. The challenges are made up of lesser trials which must be passed before challenging the [[Island Kahuna|island kahuna]] in a grand trial. These trials are not presided by [[Trial Captain]]s, and trialgoers are able to freely challenge a [[Totem Pokémon]] without having someone providing guidance or supervising them. Most Totem Pokémon are said to follow the lead of the Island Guardian.  

All trials seen so far work similarly to the [[Vast Poni Canyon]] trial from the {{pkmn|games}}, with {{pkmn|Trainer}}s being rewarded by the Totem Pokémon itself if successful in {{pkmn|battle}}. However, [[Hala]] contradicts this by noting that it is rare for a Totem Pokémon to directly give the Z-Crystal to the Trainer themselves. Another difference lies in the fact that completing all trials in an island is not required for a battle with the island kahuna; Trainers will earn the right to face off against a kahuna after completing just one trial.  

{{Ash}} is currently taking the island challenge in conjunction with his studies at the [[Pokémon School]] in the [[Alola]] [[region]]. He competed in his first trial in ''[[SM009|To Top a Totem!]]'', when he cleared the [[Verdant Cavern]] trial, earning a [[Normalium Z]] from the Totem {{p|Gumshoos}} in the process. In ''[[SM010|Trial and Tribulation!]]'', he battled against Hala in the [[Melemele Island]] grand trial and won. Hala was about to reward him with a [[Fightinium Z]], but {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Tapu Koko}} switched it with an [[Electrium Z]]. His third trial took place in ''[[SM035|Currying Favor and Flavor!]]'', when he cleared the [[Lush Jungle]] trial, earning a [[Grassium Z]] from the Totem {{p|Lurantis}}. He then faced Olivia in the Akala Island grand trial in ''[[SM036|Trials and Determinations!]]'', earning a [[Rockium Z]] for defeating her. Ash traveled to [[Ula'ula Island]] in ''[[SM073|Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?]]'' and had a battle against [[Nanu]] in the [[SM074|next episode]], but he lost. He then cleared the {{OBP|Thrifty Megamart|Abandoned Site}} trial in ''[[SM076|A Battle Hand-Off!]]'', after defeating [[Jessie's Mimikyu]]; this allowed Ash to formally compete against Nanu in the grand trial. The grand trial occurred in ''[[SM077|Guiding an Awakening!]]'', where Ash cleared it with his Lycanroc. After considering giving Ash a [[Darkinium Z]] for his victory, Nanu instead gave him a [[Lycanium Z]]. In [[SM104]], it is revealed Ash was planning to challenge Poni Island's Kahuna for his Pokémon School research project, but upon learning that Poni Island had no reigning Kahuna, he decided to challenge {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Tapu Fini}} directly instead.

{{ashcl|Ash's classmates}} have completed some trials as well. For instance, {{an|Kiawe}} completed [[Olivia]]'s grand trial on [[Akala Island]] prior to ''[[SM001|Alola to New Adventure!]]'', receiving a [[Z-Ring]] and [[Firium Z]] as a reward. {{an|Lana}} completed the trial on [[Brooklet Hill]] in ''[[SM033|Big Sky, Small Fry!]]'' by defeating a Totem {{p|Wishiwashi}} in its [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Wishiwashi|School Form]] with her {{TP|Lana|Popplio}}, receiving a [[Waterium Z]] from the Pokémon and a Z-Ring, made from her [[Sparkling Stone]], from Olivia afterward.

The island challenge debuted in the {{chap|Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon}}. In ''[[PASM03|Pokémon Move Specialist Professor Kukui]]'', [[Hala]], [[Olivia]], and [[Nanu]] orchestrated a tournament to be held at an [[Iki Town]] festival. The winner of the tournament will be awarded an island challenge amulet and be given the task of doing the island challenge in order to calm the [[guardian deities]], who had been angered by something. In ''[[PASM07|The Final Match and a Surprising Finale!]]'', {{adv|Sun}} won the tournament and was awarded the amulet as the grand prize.

Sun's second trial happened at the {{OBP|Thrifty Megamart|Abandoned Site}} and was given to him by [[Acerola]]. For the trial Sun had to take a photo of the Totem {{p|Mimikyu}} inside. He eventually managed to calm it down and captured it, allowing him to take the photo and complete the trial.

===In the Pokémon Horizon manga===

The island challenge has no age limit and is open to anyone of all ages.

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* Although it is made clear that adults cannot take part in the island challenge, several adult NPCs are among the people who may attempt [[Ilima]]'s trial while the player is tasked with substituting for a [[Trial Guide]] at the end of [[Alola Route 2]].

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* {{cat|Episodes with trials}}