Encounter 1: Route 5

Location: Route 5

You first encounter Gladion in Route 5 where you encounter him battling with Hau. He managed to defeat Hau and doesn't understand why Hau isn't taking it seriously and is instead finding his loss enjoyable. He then challenges you

Team Skull Gladion ZubatType: Null
Battle Type

Items
Level 17Level 18


Attacks:
Bite
Wing Attack

Attacks:
Tackle
Pursuit

Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:
No Item

Defeat him and he will explain how he has been doing odd jobs for Team Skull. Then, Team Skull appear and chastise Gladion for stopping them from stealing the local Totem Pokémon and how despite Guzma liking him, he will never be a part of Team Skull. He will then leave.

Encounter 2: Royal Avenue

Location: Royal Avenue

Your next encounter with Gladion is in the Battle Royal Dome in Royal Avenue. He originally goes there to just bury his sorrow in the crowd, but when The Masked Royal spots you and Hau there, he offers a Battle Royal and then invites Gladion to be the fourth person

Team Skull Gladion Type: Null
Battle Type

Items
Level 19

Attacks:
Tackle
Pursuit

Hold Item:
No Item
Encounter 3: Route 8

Location: Route 8

Your next encounter with Gladion is a rather abrupt one. In the Motel in Route 8, you will learn that the person renting the room has paid up for a long time in advance. Go inside and you'll find that it is Gladion. Speak to him and he will simply utter his request for you to leave.

Encounter 4: Route 13

Location: Route 13

When you reach Route 13, Gladion will appear in front of you and Hau again, this time mentioning that Team Skull is looking for a Pokémon called Cosmog. Asking if you know anything about it, Hau acts coy causing Gladion to realise you do know about it. He explains how Cosmog may not be powerful but it can bring powerful Pokémon to Alola which would cause disaster and begs for you to protect Cosmog above all else. He then leaves.

Encounter 5: Aether House

Location: Aether House

After you have defeated Guzma in the Shady House, when you return to the Aether House in Route 15 to find Lillie has been kidnapped. He overhears you mention that Lillie took Cosmog and is angry that you and Hau allowed for her and Cosmog to be captured and challenges you to a battle.

Team Skull Gladion GolbatSneaselType: Null
Battle Type

Items
Level 37Level 37Level 38



Attacks:
Acrobatics
Poison Fang

Attacks:
Icy Wind
Metal Claw
Feint Attack
Quick Attack
Attacks:
Pursuit
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:
No Item

After defeating him, he will apologise for how he acted and mention that you have to go to the Aether Foundation with him in order to save Lillie. Go to the ferry dock in Malie City and he'll be waiting for you and Hau.

Encounter 6: Aether Paradise

Location: Aether Paradise

In the Aether Paradise, you, Gladion & Hau battle through the various Aether employees in a bid to rescue Lillie. This requires you to go to the secret laboratories in the basement of the building. However, the lift won't go down so you need to go up where you battle with Faba, with Gladion by your side. Soon after that, Wicke appears and indicates that she has history with Gladion, calling him master. Going down to the basement, he asks you not to enter the Secret Laboratory A, but to go to Secret Laboratory B. Return upwards and you'll be ambushed yet again, this time where you have a Multi Battle with Gladion

Team Skull Gladion GolbatType: Null
Battle Type

Items
Level 38Level 39


Attacks:
Acrobatics
Poison Fang

Attacks:
Pursuit
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:
No Item
Encounter 6: Aether Paradise

Location: Aether Paradise

Fighting through the rest of the Aether Foundation, you will come topside where Gladion will see a line of Team Skull members and barge through them, rushing to Guzma in order to challenge him, but he loses and starts feeling down that all his training and effort was for nothing, with Guzma condescending him in the process.

After you defeat Guzma, he requests you save Lillie and you go in to stop Lusamine. During this, Lusamine reveals that she is Gladion & Lillie's mother and how disappointed she is in them for stealing her Pokémon, Type: Null and Lillie. Then, forcing Cosmog to create a wormhole, her plan comes to fruition, opening Ultra Wormholes throughout the region. Gladion suggests the three of you stop them, with him and Type: Null taking on the Ultra Beasts while you face Lusamine and Hau takes on Guzma. Lusamine then disappears into the wormhole.

After that situation, Gladion thanks you for your help and gives you the Moon Flute/Sun Flute in order to go find Solgaleo/Lunala to bring his mother home. He also gives you the Master Ball. He then takes you and Lillie to Poni Island and suggests looking for the Kahuna to get their assistance.

Encounter 7: Mount Lanakila

Location: Mount Lanakila

After stopping the situation with Team Skull & Lusamine, when you go to take on the Pokémon League, Gladion will appear, thanks you for what you did, and challenges you to a battle to test his strength and understand why Lillie calls you the best trainer in the world. His Type: Null will have evolved and will be of the type that is super effective against your Starter Pokémon.

Pokémon Trainer Gladion CrobatWeavileLucarioSilvally
Battle Type

Items
Level 52Level 52Level 52Level 53




Attacks:
Acrobatics
Cross Poison

Attacks:
Ice Shard
Night Slash
Metal Claw
Attacks:
Aura Sphere
Metal Claw
Quick Attack
Attacks:
Crunch
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Multi-Attack
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:

Steelium Z
Hold Item:

Fire Memory
Rowlet Chosen
Pokémon Trainer Gladion CrobatWeavileLucarioSilvally
Battle Type

Items
Level 52Level 52Level 52Level 53




Attacks:
Acrobatics
Cross Poison

Attacks:
Ice Shard
Night Slash
Metal Claw
Attacks:
Aura Sphere
Metal Claw
Quick Attack
Attacks:
Crunch
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Multi-Attack
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:

Steelium Z
Hold Item:

Water Memory
Litten Chosen
Pokémon Trainer Gladion CrobatWeavileLucarioSilvally
Battle Type

Items
Level 52Level 52Level 52Level 53




Attacks:
Acrobatics
Cross Poison

Attacks:
Ice Shard
Night Slash
Metal Claw
Attacks:
Aura Sphere
Metal Claw
Quick Attack
Attacks:
Crunch
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Multi-Attack
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:

Steelium Z
Hold Item:

Grass Memory
Popplio Chosen
Encounter 8: Aether Paradise

Location: Aether Paradise

After you have stopped Lusamine's plans and rescued her from the Ultra Space and beaten the Elite Four, you can return to the Aether Paradise and go up to the Conservation Area where you will find Gladion. Thankful for your help, Gladion will give you one of the other Type: Null that the Aether Foundation created. He will also give you all the Memory items for use when it evolves into Silvally.

Type: Null
Level 40
OT:Yours
ID:Yours
Ability:Battle Armor
Hold Item:
None
??? Nature.
Date of Receiving
Aether Foundation. Caught at Lv. 40
Crush Claw
Scary Face
X-Scissor
Take Down
Encounter 9: Pokémon League

Pokémon: Pokémon League

Details:
The Pokémon League is the next and final place that you will find Gladion. During subsequent bouts against the Elite Four, Gladion will appear randomly as one of the many challengers to the Champion title

Pokémon Trainer Gladion CrobatWeavilePorygon-ZLucarioSilvally
Battle Type

Items
Level 63Level 63Level 63Level 63Level 63





Attacks:
Acrobatics
Cross Poison
X-Scissor
Steel Wing
Attacks:
Ice Shard
Night Slash
Brick Break
Shadow Claw
Attacks:
Tri Attack
Dark Pulse
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt
Attacks:
Aura Sphere
Flash Cannon
Extreme Speed
Psychic
Attacks:
Crunch
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Multi-Attack
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:

Steelium Z
Hold Item:

Fire Memory
Rowlet Chosen
Pokémon Trainer Gladion CrobatWeavilePorygon-ZLucarioSilvally
Battle Type

Items
Level 63Level 63Level 63Level 63Level 63





Attacks:
Acrobatics
Cross Poison
X-Scissor
Steel Wing
Attacks:
Ice Shard
Night Slash
Brick Break
Shadow Claw
Attacks:
Tri Attack
Dark Pulse
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt
Attacks:
Aura Sphere
Flash Cannon
Extreme Speed
Psychic
Attacks:
Crunch
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Multi-Attack
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:

Steelium Z
Hold Item:

Water Memory
Litten Chosen
Pokémon Trainer Gladion CrobatWeavilePorygon-ZLucarioSilvally
Battle Type

Items
Level 63Level 63Level 63Level 63Level 63





Attacks:
Acrobatics
Cross Poison
X-Scissor
Steel Wing
Attacks:
Ice Shard
Night Slash
Brick Break
Shadow Claw
Attacks:
Tri Attack
Dark Pulse
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt
Attacks:
Aura Sphere
Flash Cannon
Extreme Speed
Psychic
Attacks:
Crunch
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Multi-Attack
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:

Steelium Z
Hold Item:

Grass Memory
Popplio Chosen