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'''Nanu''' (Japanese: '''クチナシ''' ''Kuchinashi'')  is a character introduced in {{g|Sun and Moon}}. He is the [[Island Kahuna|Kahuna]] of [[Ula'ula Island]]. He [[Type expert|specializes]] in {{type|Dark}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. He grants the [[Trainer Card (game)#Stamps|Ula'ula stamp]] to Trainers who defeat him.

Nanu is a police officer who first shows up to aid the {{player}} in getting into [[Po Town]]. After [[Team Skull]] is defeated by the player, he reveals that he is the Kahuna of Ula'ula Island and challenges the player in [[Malie City]] for their [[island challenge]] grand trial. Upon defeat, he grants the player the [[Darkinium Z]] and wishes them well as they, along with [[Gladion]] and [[Hau]], head to [[Aether Paradise]] to rescue [[Lillie]].

When [[Professor Kukui]] forms the [[Alola]] {{al|Pokémon League}}, he offers Nanu a position in the Alola [[Elite Four]]. He turns down the offer, however, stating that he has no obligation to join, unlike when the {{p|Tapu Bulu|guardian deity}} chose him to become the Kahuna. As such, [[Acerola]] joins the Elite Four in his place.

In [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]], after {{p|Necrozma}} unleashes several Ultra Beasts around Alola, Nanu is briefly seen facing a Guzzlord at the [[Ruins of Abundance]]. Later, he also appears in Acerola's place at the [[Aether House]] during [[Mina]]'s trial. In Ultra Moon, he challenges the player to a rematch, while in Ultra Sun, he is not in the mood for a battle due to having just been defeated by [[Hau]]. In both games, he then gives the player the [[Purple Petal]], the final flower petal of the trial. In these games, it is also revealed that, after the death of [[Hapu]]'s grandfather, the previous Kahuna of Poni Island, Nanu had been responsible for holding the grand trials on Poni before Hapu was elected as the new Kahuna by {{p|Tapu Fini}}. At one point, he is also seen giving a beginning Trainer his [[starter Pokémon]], with the choice being between three {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Meowth}} with different personalities.

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Nanu debuted in ''[[SM073|Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?]]'', where {{TRT}} hoped to get a [[Z-Ring]] from him at the recommendation of {{an|Giovanni}}. However, he initially refused to give one to them, even claiming that the [[Island Kahuna]] was away at the time. Later, when [[Acerola‎‎]] had been kidnapped by a {{p|Gengar}} [[nickname]]d Greedy Rapooh and Team Rocket helped save her, Nanu reconsidered and gave them a [[Z-Power Ring]], which they used in conjunction with their [[Darkinium Z]] to activate {{m|Black Hole Eclipse}} and defeat Rapooh.

In ''[[SM074|Tough Guy Trials!]]'', Nanu received a phone call from Giovanni, who was surprised to learn Nanu had become both a police officer and an Island Kahuna. He asked Nanu to tell him about the Pokémon the people of [[Alola]] call "the {{p|Necrozma|Blinding One}}", but the call was interrupted by the arrival of {{Ash}}, who came to challenge Nanu in a [[island challenge|grand trial]]. Believing that Ash wasn't ready to challenge him, Nanu lied, claiming that he was a different person, and he had Ash play with his {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Meowth}} while he went somewhere else. Later, after realizing his {{wp|kendama}} had gone missing, Nanu visited Acerola to retrieve it. Acerola forced Nanu to let Ash have a battle with him, which he begrudgingly accepted. During the battle, [[Ash's Lycanroc]] went berserk after its fur got dirty, allowing Nanu's {{p|Krookodile}} to swiftly defeat it. When Nanu told Ash that he should just return to [[Melemele Island]], Ash refused and instead decided to remain on {{isl|Ula'ula}} and train for a [[rematch]].

In ''[[SM115|The Dealer of Destruction!]]'', Nanu, his fellow Kahunas, and {{an|Lusamine}} helped {{an|Professor Kukui}} unveil the upcoming [[Alola League]] to the public. In ''[[SM129|Battle Royal 151!]]'', Nanu appeared alongside his fellow Kahunas, acting as a [[Battle judge|referee]] during the [[Battle Royal]] round of the [[Manalo Conference]]. In ''[[SM131|The Battlefield of Truth and Love!]]'', Nanu refereed the third pair of first-round matches: one between {{an|Sophocles}} and [[Mina]], and the other being between [[Jessie]] and [[James]].

In ''[[SM140|Z-Move Showdown!]]'', Nanu and the other Island Kahunas joined forces to battle Guzzlord. The guardian deities later came to their assistance, using their powers to keep Guzzlord in place long enough for Nanu and the others to fire off their Z-Moves. The combined attacks launched Guzzlord back into the wormhole it came out of, successfully sending it back into Ultra Space.

Despite his [[Island Kahuna]] title, Nanu prefers to relax and distract himself with his {{wp|kendama}}. He finds the responsibility exhausting, often complaining about it and lying in order to get himself out of any situation in which he must commit to his duties. However, when forced into battle, Nanu enjoys bringing out the passion in a challenger through anger. During their grand trial, Ash quickly learned that Nanu's underhanded tactics like berating comments were just part of his battle strategy.

In ''[[SM140|Z-Move Showdown!]]'', Nanu used Persian alongside the other Kahunas' Pokémon to battle a {{DL|Ultra Beasts (anime)|Manalo Stadium Guzzlord|Guzzlord}} and successfully managed to send it back in its [[Ultra Wormhole]] using their combined Z-Moves.

In ''[[PASM21|Thieving and Boss Crabominable]]'', Nanu, Hala, and Olivia met at Hala's house, where they decided to name [[Hapu]] the next Kahuna of [[Poni Island]]. Nanu and Olivia decided to head to their respective islands to help the [[Trial Captain]]s fend off the [[Ultra Beast]]s that appeared in Alola. Before they could leave, a {{p|Kartana}} and {{p|Buzzwole}} burst into the building and attacked. Hala decided to fight the two beasts alone and told Nanu and Olivia to go defend their islands. By the time Nanu made it to Ula'ula, the {{p|Celesteela}} and {{p|Guzzlord}} that had been attacking the island were already defeated by [[Gladion]]. After being told that {{p|Tapu Bulu}} never showed up to help, Nanu suspected that it and the other guardian deities must be up to something.

In ''[[PASM26|Adventure in the Dark Dimension]]'', the Island Kahunas and Trial Captains were revealed to have spent six months on [[Exeggutor Island]] {{pkmn|training}} to prepare for another clash with the Ultra Beasts. After their training was finished, [[Sophocles]] and [[Molayne]] took everyone to [[Mount Lanakila]], where a wormhole had opened up earlier. Shortly after they arrived, their ship was attacked by a group of {{tc|Aether Foundation Employee}}s and their Ultra Beasts. While the others battled the beasts and won, Nanu went further up the mountain, where he witnessed {{p|Zygarde}} battling {{p|Necrozma}}.