Heahea City

Heahea City (Japanese: カンタイシティ Kantai City) is a coastal city situated on Akala Island of the Alola region. The city was founded long ago by Trainers from the Kanto and Johto regions.

Akala Ferry Terminal
The Akala Ferry Terminal is located on the west side of the city.

The player can take the ferry to Hau'oli City as soon as they can visit the Ferry Terminal. The player can take the ferry to Aether Paradise once they visit Aether Paradise. The player can take the ferry to Malie City once they visit Ula'ula Island. The player can take the ferry to Seafolk Village once they visit Poni Island.

After battling Gladion at Aether House, but before battling Lusamine at Aether Paradise, the ferry is undergoing maintenance and cannot be taken.

Game Freak office
The Game Freak office is located on the second floor of the third/fourth building to the east of the Pokémon Center; immediately to the southwest of the Dimensional Research Lab.

GAME FREAK Morimoto resides here; he will battle the player once per day after they become, and will give the player the Oval Charm after defeating him for the first time. The Game Director also resides in the office, who gives the player the Shiny Charm for obtaining all the Pokémon in the Alola Pokédex, except Mythical Pokémon. There are also a few game developers working on their computers.

In, Morimoto will challenge the player in a Double Battle alongside Iwao, again under the conditions present in Sun and Moon, and give them the Oval Charm after defeating them for the first time. Speaking to Iwao after obtaining all of the Pokémon in the Alola Pokédex will earn the player the Shiny Charm and one of two clothing sets depending on the player's. After the player's first use of Ultra Warp Ride, an will be situated in the lower left corner of the office and offer to change the feature's controls between motion controls and Circle Pad controls. One of the employees in the office will give a number of statements to the player if they show him a Pokémon originating from the Virtual Console releases of the Generation I and Generation II games, the statements varying depending on the game of origin. In addition, the first time he's shown a Pokémon from a Generation II game, he will give the player a full set of Apricorn Poké Balls.

Name Rater
Alola's Name Rater can be found inside the Akala Tourist Bureau, located east of the Ferry Terminal.

Apparel shop
Heahea City's apparel shop is located to the east of the Tourist Bureau. It sells fashion items, offering tops, bottoms, shoes, hats, and eyewear, as well as socks for female players.

Tide Song Hotel
The Tide Song Hotel is a large hotel located in the north of the city. In, the player can use the elevator to go to the third floor, where they'll find, among other things, Colress in one of the rooms, talking to himself prior to his appearance on.

Dimensional Research Lab
The Dimensional Research Lab is where Professor Burnet and other scientists work. It also monitors space-time in the Alola region.

Surf Association, Heahea Branch
In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon only, the Surf Association has a branch building located next to the Pokémon Center, housing the Boss of the Association. After the player has achieved high scores on all of Alola's four Mantine Surf courses, the Boss will give the player a level 40 that knows the move, which it cannot normally learn.

Pokémon Sun and Moon
The population of Heahea City is 68, tying it with Malie City for the title of the second largest city in Alola.

Pokémon Center Café
At the Pokémon Center Café, the owner will give the player two gifts the first time they buy a drink each day: an item and a dozen Poké Beans.

He will also give the player a Rare Candy if they have fed certain amounts of Poké Beans to their Pokémon.

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
After the player has achieved high scores on all of Alola's four Mantine Surf courses, they can receive a from the Boss of the Surf Association.

Game Freak office




Game Freak office




In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Heahea City first appeared in Going Ashore and Neighboring Akala Island. Professor Kukui transported and  there by boat so that Sun may begin the island challenge. Shortly after arriving, Kukui went to talk to Professor Burnet at the Dimensional Research Lab and asked Sun and Moon to wait at the docks until he returned. While they wait, Sun and Moon were approached by Kiawe, Lana, and Mallow, who chose to battle Sun in order to test if he was worthy enough to participate in the island challenge.

Name origin
Kantai City Ciudad Kantai Ho'ohale Kantai カンタイシティ 慷待市