Toucannon's flock

Toucannon's flock is a group of recurring Pokémon that appeared in the. The flock consists of multiple, who are led by a and. They were also the foster family of before   it.

Toucannon
is the leader of a group of Pikipek and one Trumbeak that lives in a forest on Melemele Island. Toucannon is responsible for hatching the Pikipek from Pokémon Eggs, while it leaves the hunt for food to Trumbeak and the Pikipek. By mistake, a was born into the nest of Pikipek and would grow up alongside them.

Toucannon debuted in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!, where it was waiting at its nest for the Pikipek, Trumbeak, and Rowlet to return with fruit. When it turned out Rowlet had accidentally brought a wind chime instead of fruit, Trumbeak gave it a scolding and sent it back out. The next day, as the Pikipek and Trumbeak were out looking for food, Toucannon was flashing back to the time where Rowlet's Egg hatched among the Pikipek when Rowlet returned with a melon. At that moment, the group was attacked by, who were trying to get 's back. With the help of, Rowlet managed to save them. Ash planned to catch Rowlet, but upon seeing it happy with its family, he decided not to. Nevertheless, Toucannon successfully encouraged Rowlet to join Ash.

In A Seasoned Search!, Toucannon was briefly reunited with Rowlet when Ash and visited its nest to see if its flock knew where to find Yellow Nectar. However, they didn't know where to find it.

In Securing the Future!, Toucannon and Trumbeak helped regain its  by giving it some of their Z-Power.

In No Stone Unturned!, Rowlet visited the family after losing to Hau and his. Trumbeak used alongside Toucannon, which helped teach Rowlet how to use.

In SM132, the family headed over to Manalo Stadium, where Rowlet was preparing to battle Hau and his. Toucannon and Trumbeak showed Rowlet how to use, though Rowlet was unable to perfect the move in time for its battle. Toucannon later watched as Rowlet battled Decidueye.

In SM133, Toucannon continued to observe the match between Rowlet and Decidueye. It watched as Rowlet mastered Feather Dance before defeating Decidueye. After the match, Toucannon and the rest of the flock returned home.

Personality and characteristics
Toucannon has a caring personality, as shown when it was looking after the young Pikipek and Rowlet. It was also worried for Rowlet while it was searching for fruit by itself, as seen when it was pacing about the nest, remembering the time Rowlet accidentally hatched from an. In addition, Toucannon gets annoyed if someone touches its beak, as seen when did so to see if it felt hot, making Toucannon intentionally heat up its beak to burn Rotom.

Even after it left the family, Toucannon continued to help Rowlet, as seen in No Stone Unturned!, where, after Rowlet's loss to Hau and, it helped it learn. This would later be essential to Rowlet's victory in a rematch against Dartrix. This was seen again in SM132, when Toucannon and the rest of its flock headed over to Manalo Stadium to support Rowlet by showing it how to use. Despite being one of the flock's leaders, it has a softer side, which was displayed in the Poké Problem segment of the same episode, where it reluctantly joined in on the Pikipek's cheering routine.

Trumbeak
is part of a family of led by a  that lives in a forest on Melemele Island. Its exact position in the group is unknown, although it is the second-in-command after Toucannon. By mistake, a was born into the nest of Pikipek and would grow up alongside them.

Trumbeak debuted in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!, where it was leading the Pikipek in taking fruit from the citizens of Hau'oli City. The people of Melemele Island allow the group of Pikipek to take their fruit so that people and Pokémon can live in harmony. After taking the fruit back to their nest, it was discovered that Rowlet had accidentally brought a wind chime instead of fruit. Trumbeak scolded Rowlet for this and sent it back out.

The next day, Trumbeak led the Pikipek out once to more to get more food and invaded 's den and took all of the present. Returning to the nest, Trumbeak congratulated Rowlet, who had returned with a melon before the group was attacked by, who were trying to get Bewear's berries back. With the help of, Rowlet managed to save them. They thanked it, with Trumbeak hugging Rowlet. It then watched as Rowlet left the group to join Ash.

In A Seasoned Search!, Trumbeak was briefly reunited with Rowlet when Ash and visited its nest to see if its flock knew where to find Yellow Nectar. However, they didn't know where to find it.

In Securing the Future!, Trumbeak and Toucannon helped regain its  by giving it some of their Z-Power.

In No Stone Unturned!, Rowlet visited the family after losing to Hau and his. Trumbeak used alongside Toucannon, which helped teach Rowlet how to use.

In SM132, the family headed over to Manalo Stadium, where Rowlet was preparing to battle Hau and his. Trumbeak and Toucannon showed Rowlet how to use, though Rowlet was unable to perfect the move in time for its battle. It then flew off with the Pikipek before returning with a cloak resembling Decidueye for Rowlet to wear. Trumbeak later watched as Rowlet battled Decidueye.

In SM133, Trumbeak continued to observe the match between Rowlet and Decidueye. It watched as Rowlet mastered Feather Dance before defeating Decidueye. After the match, Trumbeak and the rest of the flock returned home.

Personality and characteristics
Trumbeak is rather stern, but caring all the same. It scolded Rowlet when it failed to bring food back to the nest and became annoyed at Rowlet when it fell asleep as it was telling Rowlet off.

Despite being annoyed towards Rowlet, Trumbeak praised it when it returned with a melon and is thankful of Rowlet's efforts. It even gave Rowlet a hug as it left to join Ash's team. This was seen again in No Stone Unturned!, where it welcomed Rowlet back into its flock and helped teach it how to use. This was seen again in SM132, when Trumbeak and the rest of its flock headed over to Manalo Stadium to support Rowlet by showing it how to use. Despite being one of the flock's leaders, it has a softer side, which was displayed in the Poké Problem segment of the same episode, where it reluctantly joined in on the Pikipek's cheering routine.

Pikipek
A group of is part of a family led by a  and a  that lives in a forest on Melemele Island. The Pikipek are bred from Pokémon Eggs by Toucannon. By mistake, a was born into the nest of Pikipek and would grow up alongside them.

The Pikipek debuted in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!, where they were taking fruit from the citizens of Hau'oli City. The people of Melemele Island allow the group of Pikipek to take their fruit so that people and Pokémon can live in harmony. The next day, the Pikipek and Trumbeak invaded 's den and took the present. Later, back at their nest, the group was attacked by, who were trying to get Bewear's berries back before being saved by Rowlet. They thanked it and then watched as Rowlet left the group to join.

Three of the Pikipek reappeared in A Seasoned Search!, where they were briefly reunited with Rowlet when Ash and visited its nest to see if its flock knew where to find Yellow Nectar. However, they didn't know where to find it.

Five of them reappeared in No Stone Unturned!, when Rowlet visited the family after losing to Hau and his.

Four of them reappeared in SM132, where they headed over to Manalo Stadium as Rowlet was preparing to battle Hau and his. After Trumbeak and Toucannon showed Rowlet how to use, the Pikipek flew off with Trumbeak and returned with a cloak resembling Decidueye for Rowlet to wear. They later watched as Rowlet battled Decidueye. In SM133, they continued to observe the match between Rowlet and Decidueye. They watched as Rowlet mastered Feather Dance before defeating Decidueye. After the match, the flock returned home.

Personality and characteristics
The Pikipek are friendly Pokémon and seem to have a good bond with. They are usually seen together as a flock and follow Trumbeak around whenever they are collecting fruit.

The Pikipek are supportive of Rowlet, as seen in SM132, when they joined Toucannon and Trumbeak in traveling to Manalo Stadium and gave Rowlet a cloak shaped like a before staying to watch the battle. Some of them seem to be assertive, as seen in the Poké Problem segment of the same episode, where they each cheered in a routine and stared at Trumbeak and Toucannon until they also joined in on their routine.

Rowlet
Rowlet was accidentally inducted into the group after hatching from an in their nest, but it was quickly accepted as a member of the flock despite it being of a different species. Having brought a wind chime back to the den, Rowlet was sent off to find real fruit in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!. Rowlet later returned to the group with a melon which had given it, hoping to catch it. It later freed the group from who attempted to get 's  back. Toucannon, realizing that Rowlet would be happy with Ash, gave it permission to leave the flock, which it did.

Rowlet has revisited the flock on several occasions, including in A Seasoned Search!, and also in No Stone Unturned!, after its loss to Hau and his, where it mastered after some guidance from its family.

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