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 ZoruaType: NullZubat
Battle Type

Items
Level 17Level 18Level 17



Attacks:
Feint Attack
Scratch

Attacks:
Tackle
Pursuit

Attacks:
Bite
Wing Attack

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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 20

Attacks:
Tackle
Pursuit

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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 GolbatZoroarkType: Null
Battle Type

Items
Level 42Level 42Level 43



Attacks:
Acrobatics
Poison Fang
Venoshock
Attacks:
Snarl
Hyper Voice

Attacks:
Pursuit
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
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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 Type: NullGolbatZoroark
Battle Type

Items
Level 44Level 43Level 43



Attacks:
Pursuit
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Iron Head
Attacks:
Acrobatics
Poison Fang
Venoshock
Steel Wing
Attacks:
Snarl
Hyper Voice
Grass Knot
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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 from going to Ultra Megalopolis to stop Necrozma. 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.

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 CrobatZoroarkSilvallyLucario
Battle Type

Items
Level 53Level 53Level 55Level 53




Attacks:
Acrobatics
Cross Poison

Attacks:
Night Daze
Hyper Voice
Grass Knot
Attacks:
Crunch
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Multi-Attack
Attacks:
Aura Sphere
Metal Claw
Quick Attack
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Darkinium Z
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Fire Memory
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Rowlet Chosen
Pokémon Trainer Gladion CrobatZoroarkSilvallyLucario
Battle Type

Items
Level 53Level 53Level 55Level 55




Attacks:
Acrobatics
Cross Poison

Attacks:
Night Daze
Hyper Voice
Grass Knot
Attacks:
Crunch
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Multi-Attack
Attacks:
Aura Sphere
Metal Claw
Quick Attack
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No Item
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Darkinium Z
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Water Memory
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No Item
Litten Chosen
Pokémon Trainer Gladion CrobatZoroarkSilvallyLucario
Battle Type

Items
Level 53Level 53Level 55Level 53




Attacks:
Acrobatics
Cross Poison

Attacks:
Night Daze
Hyper Voice
Grass Knot
Attacks:
Crunch
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Multi-Attack
Attacks:
Aura Sphere
Metal Claw
Quick Attack
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Darkinium Z
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Grass Memory
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No Item
Popplio Chosen
Encounter 8: Credits

During the game's credits, we will see Galdion get on a boat. If you speak to Wicke in the Aether Foundation, she will note that Gladion has gone to Kanto and Johto in order to be a strong trainer. She will also give you the Type Null that he was saving for you

Type: Null
Level 60
OT:Yours
ID:Yours
Ability:Battle Armor
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None
??? Nature.
Date of Receiving
Ancient Poni Path. Caught at Lv. 60
Metal Sound
Iron Head
Double Hit
Air Slash
Encounter 9: Elite Four

Challenger: Gladion
Specialty: None

Details:
Having left Alola to go train in Kanto and Johto, on rare occasions, Gladion will return to the Pokémon League to put forward what he learned against you. His team has an advantage over yours and he now has Kanto Starters.

Pokémon Trainer Gladion CrobatZoroarkPorygon-ZLucarioVenusaurSilvally
Battle Type

Items
Level 68Level 68Level 68Level 68Level 68Level 70






Attacks:
Acrobatics
Cross Poison
X-Scissor
Steel Wing
Attacks:
Night Daze
Hyper Voice
Grass Knot
Foul Play
Attacks:
Tri Attack
Dark Pulse
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt
Attacks:
Aura Sphere
Flash Cannon
Extreme Speed
Psychic
Attacks:
Petal Blizzard
Sludge Bomb
Earthquake
Outrage
Attacks:
Crunch
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Multi-Attack
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Darkinium Z
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No Item
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No Item
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No Item
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Fire Memory
Pokémon Trainer Gladion CrobatZoroarkPorygon-ZLucarioCharizardSilvally
Battle Type

Items
Level 68Level 68Level 68Level 68Level 68Level 70






Attacks:
Acrobatics
Cross Poison
X-Scissor
Steel Wing
Attacks:
Night Daze
Hyper Voice
Grass Knot
Foul Play
Attacks:
Tri Attack
Dark Pulse
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt
Attacks:
Aura Sphere
Flash Cannon
Extreme Speed
Psychic
Attacks:
Air Slash
Flamethrower
Earthquake
Outrage
Attacks:
Crunch
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Multi-Attack
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No Item
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Darkinium Z
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No Item
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No Item
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No Item
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Water Memory
Pokémon Trainer Gladion CrobatZoroarkPorygon-ZLucarioBlastoiseSilvally
Battle Type

Items
Level 68Level 68Level 68Level 68Level 68Level 70






Attacks:
Acrobatics
Cross Poison
X-Scissor
Steel Wing
Attacks:
Night Daze
Hyper Voice
Grass Knot
Foul Play
Attacks:
Tri Attack
Dark Pulse
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt
Attacks:
Aura Sphere
Flash Cannon
Extreme Speed
Psychic
Attacks:
Surf
Ice Beam
Earthquake
Outrage
Attacks:
Crunch
Crush Claw
X-Scissor
Multi-Attack
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No Item
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Darkinium Z
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No Item
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No Item
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No Item
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Grass Memory