Anela

Anela (Japanese: モアニ Moani) is a recurring character who appeared in the Pokémon anime. She is a friend of Ash's Torracat and runs a fruit stall in the Hau'oli City marketplace.

History
Anela first appeared in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!, where she provided some Berries. After spotting a flock of, , and fly overhead, she explained to Litten that the flock visits the market every year to collect food. Anela happily donated some fruit to the Pokémon.

Anela reappeared in That's Why the Litten is a Scamp!‬, where she provided Litten with some more berries and explained to and  that Litten does this every day.

In One Journey Ends, Another Begins..., Anela picked up a doughnut that had fallen out of Ash's bag. She went to give it back to Ash only for Litten to grab it and run off. Ash also visited her following 's disappearance, to which Anela gave him some berries to deliver to Litten and instructed him to tell Litten it could come to the marketplace anytime.

Anela has attended multiple events at the Pokémon School including the Family Visit Day in Alolan Open House! and she watched Ash and perform in the school play in SM093. She appeared yet again in All They Want to Do is Dance Dance!, where her name was finally revealed by. Anela met Mallow and in the market place where she gave Steenee some fruit and watched as it danced. She went on to show Mallow the Hula Dance and brought out her to perform it on the street, which inspired Mallow and Steenee to do it for their upcoming Pokémon Dance performance. She was invited to the Pokémon School for a Pokémon Dance presentation, where it was revealed that she used to be a. She was later trapped by and watched as Steenee evolved into.

and often visit Anela's fruit stall, where she happily offers them and their Pokémon bowls of produce free of charge like in The Ol' Raise and Switch! and SM099. In SM102, she met who was visiting Alola and laughed after  swallowed a watermelon whole.

She attended Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet's wedding in The Professors' New Adventure!.

Anela appeared again in the banned episode SM064, where she got to meet Litten for the first time after its evolution into and gave it some Berries to eat. She also witnessed a fight between two groups of.

In Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!, Anela she offered an apple to a shrunken and his, before Ash and  arrived at her stall.

Anela briefly reappeared in Securing the Future!, where she joined the rest of Alola in showering with light so it could return to its.

Character
Anela is an affable and generous personality, as shown through her friendship with. She is a community-minded individual and enjoys an event-filled calendar outside of her role as a greengrocer. In Real Life...Inquire Within!, she delivered Berries to Nurse Joy after learning that she was unwell. Anela often gives, and their Pokémon bowls of fruit, free of charge, when they visit her stall.

Trivia

 * Dubbed closed captions refer to her as an old lady in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style! and as a shop lady in That's Why the Litten is a Scamp!‬, One Journey Ends, Another Begins..., Alolan Open House!, and The Ol' Raise and Switch!.

Names
Moani Anela Kalei モアニ 莫亞妮