Hapu/Games

Hapu first appears on on Akala Island, confronting a pair of s trying to steal a. She asks the undefined to battle one of them while she deals with the other one.

She is later met in Malie City, where she meets the player and Lillie as they're about to enter the.

She later appears on on Ula'ula Island and gives the player the ability to ride on  to traverse rocky terrain.

Later, she greets the player and Lillie when they arrive at her home on Poni Island, where she lives with her grandmother. She travels with them to the Ruins of Hope in hopes of contacting. Hapu is then chosen to be the new Island Kahuna by the guardian deity, succeeding her deceased grandfather, and receives a Sparkling Stone as a sign of her new position. Hapu then agrees to tell the player and Lillie all she knows about /, and directs them to Exeggutor Island to find the remaining flute needed to summon it.

In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, after unleashes several Ultra Beasts around Alola, Hapu is briefly seen facing a  at the Ruins of Hope.

As her first act as Kahuna, Hapu challenges the player to her grand trial at Vast Poni Canyon/Exeggutor Island, using her newly made Z-Ring/Z-Power Ring.

Hapu can be battled again as a challenger in a Title Defense battle after becoming.