Ruins of Life/Anime

The Ruins of Life first appeared in Trials and Determinations!, in which, , and passed through them on their way to the site of Ash's grand trial with Olivia. Olivia, after paying her respects to at the altar in the ruins, joined the group at the battlefield located right next to the site, where she and Ash had their grand trial battle. The battle ended in Ash's victory, earning him a Rockium Z.

The ruins appeared again in Rising from the Ruins!. After Ash's was saved from drowning in a river by Olivia's, it and 's Lycanroc brought it to the Ruins of Life to be healed by Tapu Lele. When Ash, Olivia, and Professor Kukui arrived at the ruins while looking for Rockruff, Tapu Lele used to absorb energy from the two Lycanroc and Ash, using it to heal Rockruff. Soon after, Rockruff evolved into a  in the light of the setting sun's.

In Full Moon and Many Arms!, Olivia was shown at the ruins, paying respects to as a part of the Manalo Festival. Tapu Lele was nearby, watching Olivia as she prayed.

The Ruins of Life reappeared once again in Run, Heroes, Run!, where had to retrieve some scales from Tapu Lele in order to free Ash,, , and  from a water veil that  had trapped them in. After battling Tapu Lele with his, Kiawe received the scales he needed.