Lei

For Sun's Stakataka, see Sun (Adventures) → Lei.

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Lei (Japanese: レイ Lei) is a character of the day who appeared in That New Old Gang of Mine!. He is the newborn son of Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet.

Lei

In Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, it was revealed that Burnet was pregnant. When Ash returned to Alola in That New Old Gang of Mine!, he met Lei when he reunited with Kukui and Burnet. Although Lei met Ash for the first time, he immediately took a liking to him as a big brother.

Trivia

• Lei is the first human character to have been born during the course of the anime.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	レイ Lei	From lei (Hawaiian for "floral garland" and figurative term for "beloved child")
English	Lei	Same as his Japanese name.
Korean	레이 Rei	Transcription of his Japanese name
Thai	เรย์ Re	Transcription of his Japanese name

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