Oranguru (anime)/History

In the past, Oranguru helped Abe when he got lost in the forest. After tasting Oranguru's Pinap Juice, Abe got inspired to put the juice on Aina's Kitchen's menu. Rumors of Oranguru and its juice soon spread throughout Melemele Island, causing people to begin visiting the Sage Pokémon, eventually resulting in the creation of its café.

Oranguru first appeared in Mallow and the Forest Teacher!, where it took care of, who had fallen down a slope. In the same fashion as with her father, it served Mallow its Pinap Juice and listened to her recent problems with Abe. The two soon heard the screams of Mallow's Steenee, who had been captured by. Through the use of, Oranguru was able to free Steenee. After Team Rocket was taken away by, , , and Abe arrived at Oranguru's bar and reunited with Mallow. After reuniting with its student, Oranguru urged Abe to apologize to his daughter. It was later seen serving Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny inside its bar.

In Now You See Them, Now You Don't!, Oranguru greeted Mallow who had unknowingly been ed to its place by Nebby, only to see them disappear moments later. It later watched as Nebby teleported a wet and  to its bar before teleporting them away soon after. Oranguru was seen serving in Acting True to Form!. It listened to Meowth's problems as the Scratch Cat Pokémon felt dejected when Jessie and James favored an over him.

In I Choose Paradise!, Ash and his classmates noticed Oranguru on the boat to the Pokémon Paradise Resort, where it was revealed to be a regular customer of the resort. It was later seen checking in and resting in a hot spring near some s and Pokémon. Near the end of the episode, it was nearby when Bewear and Team Rocket were resting in a hot spring after being defeated.

In Filling the Light with Darkness!, Oranguru found its bar busy with customers requiring drinks during their sleepy state induced by.

In Securing the Future!, Oranguru joined the rest of Alola in showering with light so it could return to its.

In A Recipe for Success!, Mallow visited Oranguru to get some Big Mushrooms for Aina's Kitchen, only to learn that Pokémon visited the café in addition to humans. Hoping to lessen Oranguru's workload, Mallow decided to stay and help it serve customers for the day. Among the customers was, who gave Mallow the task of feeding it. After Mallow successfully made a dish that Tapu Koko liked, it awarded her a Grassium Z. As thanks for helping it, Oranguru gave Mallow the Big Mushrooms she wanted, as well as a worn-out Z-Ring.