Guardian deities/Anime

Tapu Koko first appeared in Alola to New Adventure!, where it gave a Z-Ring. In the next episode, it challenged Ash and to a battle, where it taught them how to use the Z-Move  before fleeing. In Trial and Tribulation!, it briefly appears to return Ash's Electrium Z after his battle with Hala. In A Guardian Rematch!, it has a rematch with Ash in front of the students at the Pokemon School, and rescues both him and Pikachu after they fall off a cliff during the battle.

Tapu Lele made its first appearance in Partner Promises!, where it was briefly spotted by Ash at nighttime and healed a scratch he suffered while rescuing a trapped in a cave.

In A Dream Encounter!, the four guardian deities were all alerted to the creation of.

They all appeared again in Family Determination! and Revealing the Stuff of Legend!, where they performed a ritual by singing to activate the Altar of the Sunne to evolve Nebby into. They also upgraded 's Z-Ring to a Z-Power Ring to allow him and Nebby to perform to open an Ultra Wormhole.