#Māmane

[tinylongwing]

A pair of Palila (Loxioides bailleui), a critically endangered Hawaiian native honeycreeper, forage on the lichen-covered branches of a māmane tree (Sophora chrysophylla).

Done as a wedding gift for a friend - I had this printed on a set of pillows for her new house!

[pokeaniepisodes]

Alola Surprise! To the ‘You Can RealLilie Do It’ send-off party! 🎉 (Sun & Moon final episode)

[pkmnjesus]

I will miss them <3

[littleeyesofpallas]

Well I can't very well stop this parade now, but this was the generation where the English localization team really just kinda started clocking out early and just used a lot of the Japanese names directly.

Ilima is Ilima

Lana is Suiren and suiren[睡蓮] is the Japanese name of the pygmy water lily, hence her stature. Her English name is taken from the hawaiian word for the same plant.

Kiawe's name is Kaki, like kaki[柿] the Japanese persimmon.

Mallow's name is Mao from hawaiian Ma'o, Gossypium tomentosum, Hawaiian Cotton.

Sophocles' name is Mamane named after the māmane, Sophora chrysophylla, which is where they got the English name.

Acerola is Acerola.

Mina's name is Matsurika and the matsurika[茉莉花] is the Arabian jasmine.

Hapu's name is Hapuu[ハプウ] in Japanese, but taken from hāpu'u 'i'i, the native name for the Hawaiian tree fern.

Oh crud... I forgot Nanu. His japanese name is Kuchinashi from kuchinashi[梔子], thr japanese name for the cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides).

Hala, Hala(Hara[ハラ]), Hala... the Hala tree, aka Thatch Screwpine.

Olivia was Lychee(Raichi[ライチ]) which is, you know, the Lychee fruit. Again, simple...

Kahili's a little more complicated. Original name is also Kahili(kahiri[カヒリ]) and Kāhili refers to a kind of feathered scepter held by Hawaiian royalty. It's from this that the Grevillea banksii gets the name Kahili Flower.

Molayne's just a weird choice of rewriting his actual name, Mullein(Maarein'[マーレイン]), which is just the Mullein plant.

(i can feel myself losing steam with this...but i'm so close to the end...)

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[theraptorcage]

Palila (No Common Name)

This finch-billed honeycreeper's entire life cycle is dependant upon māmane and naio forests. Its diet is māmane seeds, flowers, buds, and leaves and naio berries. The birds annual and seasonal population density is connected to māmane pod availability. Nesting typically occurs in māmane trees, while most roosting is done in naio trees.

[smilingperformer]

JN037 - I'm Back! Nice to See You, Alola! Full Summary & VA cast list

It's Satoshi's first time in the Alola region for quite a while, and Go's first time there ever! But even though Satoshi got to reunite with everyone from the Pokémon School, Go was the one that got challenged by Kaki!! Summary: Satoshi and Go have come to the Alola region! Satoshi goes around reuniting with Professor Kukui, the students from the Pokémon School he used to attend, as well as his Pokémon. But since this is Go's first time meeting them all, he's a bit nervous, and during the welcoming party that's held for the two at the Pokémon School, Satoshi's classmate Kaki challenges him to a battle, saying he'll "make sure this guy is a fitting rival for Satoshi"! Go accepts the challenge!! Voice Cast: Rica Matsumoto: Satoshi Daiki Yamashita: Go Ikue Ohtani: Pikachu Megumi Hayashibara: Rabbifoot Yuichi Nakamura: Sakuragi Daisuke Namikawa: Rotom Zukan Kei Shindo: Lilie Kaito Ishikawa: Kaki Reina Ueda: Mao Hitomi Kikuchi: Suiren Fumiko Takekuma: Māmane Keiichi Nakagawa: Professor Kukui Nobuhiko Okamoto: Gladio SachiKokuryu: Burnet Shinichiro Miki: Galar Kamonegi Inuko Inuyama: Wanpachi Yuji Ueda: Kuwagannon Mika Kanai: Togedemaru Kenta Miyake: Melmetal Yasuhiro Mamiya: Gangar Chika Fujimura: Amajo Risa Shimizu: Ashirene Sayaka Senbongi: Messon Wakana Minami: Shore Marina Aicholtz: Go's Smartphone Rotom Kenyu Horiuchi: Narration

[brokenfinkey]

Māmane stay boosting.

[illustrious-rocket]

SM127 summary and cast

Source is Pocketmonsters

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Everyone has gathered at Lilie's house for Z-Move training! Will Lilie succeed in using a Z-Move?! Meanwhile, Gladio has been searching for something on Melemele Island... Also, the "Pokémon GO" app will... Summary: Satoshi and his friends from the Pokémon School have gathered at Lilie's house for Z-Move training when Lilie introduces them all to the motionless Magearna. Meanwhile, Gladio has been searching for something on Melemele Island. It appears Blacky is the key to all this, but just what is it he's seaching for in the first place?! Lilie also once again attempts to use her father Mohn's Z-Ring to unleash a Z-Move! What will be the result of the fully powered training she's done with Snowball?! It's super popular! The "Pokémon GO" app will... Voice cast: Rica Matsumoto: Satoshi Ikue Ohtani: Pikachu Daisuke Namikawa: Rotom Kei Shindo: Lilie Kaito Ishikawa: Kaki Reina Ueda: Mao Hitomi Kikuchi: Suiren Fumiko Takekuma: Māmane Keiichi Nakagawa: Professor Kukui Megumi Hayashibara: Musashi Shinichiro Miki: Kojiro Inuko Inuyama: Nyarth Yuji Ueda: Sonansu Mika Kanai: Togedemaru Chika Fujimura: Amajo Chinami Nishimura: Nyaheat Kenta Miyake: Bakugames Risa Shimizu: Ashirene Wakana Kingyo: Shore Rikako Aikawa: Blacky Toru Sakurai: Gaogaen Ryota Iwasaki: Zoroark Junko Takeuchi: Hapu'u Nobuhiko Okamoto: Gladio Jiro Saito: Mohn Sayaka Kinoshita: Lusamine Sachi Kokuryu: Burnet Shinya Fukumatsu: James Mitsuaki Madono: Sauboh Kenyu Horiuchi: Narration 

[pkmnomegaverse]

Do you have any HC’s for Zossie/Mallow and Ryuki/Sophocles?

I’m still debating some things, so these could easily change.  I actually have a doc going right now with ideas for Alola couples/fankids, so I’ll post a combinations of those along with the set hcs I have.

- Zossie/Mallow (EelGrassShipping)

[Set HCs] The ship name (and even the pairing itself) was suggested to me by @moenecropyromancer​. As Zossie’s name comes from Zostera, the genus for eelgrass, and Mallow is a grass type trainer, it was an obvious choice for a ship name.    

Their relationship sort of starts out as a fling.  Kind of.  Zossie and Dulse travel around Alola asking about Elio, getting people’s opinion of him.  Which is how Zossie and Mallow meet. They more get caught up in things so the relationship progresses very quickly.  Caught up in the heat of the moment, one thing leads to another, and bam, they get Tilia.  

Their daughter, Tilia, inherits a fair amount of Zossie’s alien characteristics.  She has blue skin, orange pupils, and an inability to handle the harsh sunlight of Alola, which mostly translates to her getting heatstroke and burning easily when exposed to too much sunlight.  From Mallow she inherits her green hair and green eyes.    

Tilia is Starlord. Minus the dead mom bit (unless I go hard and Ulu raises her). Zossie is essentially a disappeared dad because she didn’t know Mallow was pregnant.   Dulse was very firm on them returning home, which is why Zossie leaves despite liking Mallow and this version of Alola. Gotta live their own lives in their own world, not throw that all away for some girl.  Constantly opening up wormholes to go back and forth is bad because it destabilizes things and attracts Ultra Beasts.  Makes the area a hotspot for weirdness.

This setups means easy drama for Mallow since she has to deal with the difficulty of raising a half-alien child with unique needs without a parent who would easily understand and have solutions.   Mallow does her best and handles things fairly well though.  Remains optimistic through it all. She works in her family’s restaurant, Tilia assisting her with cooking once she’s old enough.

[My Musings] Because the pairing itself has potential, I like the idea of either Tilia trying to find a way to meet Zossie, or Zossie coming back years later and rekindling her relationship with Mallow (plus actually being a parent to Tilia).    

Maybe once Zossie comes back, she makes the decision to forsake her world and live with her new family.   That’s the happy end.  Other end is she already has a family now in her other world so her and Mallow are doomed, but that defeats the purpose of exploring this couple.  

I do think a younger sibling for Tilia would be interesting.  Either half-sibling (cause doesn’t struggle with being half-alien) or a step-sibling.  If half-sibling route, the father is someone who is unimportant.  Mallow is still single momming it.  Or she breaks up with the guy/lady by the time Zossie is back.

- Ryuki/Sophocles (PalilaShipping)

[Set HCs] The ship name comes from a type of Hawaiian bird called a palila, which has a very close ecological relationship with the māmane tree (Mamane being Sophocles’ Japanese name).  Papilas build their nests in māmane trees and despite the seeds of the tree being highly poisonous, they are the primary part of the palila’s diet, as the birds are immune.  The name implies an ability to coexist peacefully despite what would be a normally toxic situation.

The conception of their son, Mucuna, was 100% a hook up leads to baby situation. They are working together, collaborating on one of Ryuki’s concerts, and Sophocles ends up crushing on this cool punk guy pretty hard.  Ryuki teasingly flirts back a bit, fueling things, since he’s like that in general.  When Sophocles heat hits, one thing leads to another and bam, baby.  They’re fairly isolated when this happens, setting up the concert along a route.  Thus forest sex.  

Despite not actually dating at the time, they do try to make things work because Ryuki does want to be there for baby Mucuna.  And Sophocles does like the guy.  It’s maybe not the way he’d like them to get together, but it’s better than nothing.

[My Musings] It’s not discussed between them, but Ryuki is likely the type to hook up with groupies and such and just not say anything because, to him, it doesn’t mean anything.  Unspoken he’s cheating on Soffy. There are multiple drama routes here.

(1) Ryuki (or really Sophocles) gets baby dropped on him from one of the hookups.  Thus Soffy raising Mucuna’s half-siblings.

(2) Sophocles cheats on Ryuki because if his sort of mate is doing it, he can too.  But then baby #2 cause drama. Anyone is fine, but a hot dude is preferred. Cross is an option if jerk route is desired. So now he’s the one at fault for the Mucuna’s half-sibling to raise.  Ryuki might not care that much tbh.

(3) Leaves his cheating man and settles down in a new region with someone else.  He 100% cannot stay in Alola for this route.  So I’m at the impasse again of needing a ship for him. I can see a nice science man being an option.  But the who is the question.  Conway?  Watch more movies for ideas???

[maskedkitsune]

SM108: Inside Kapu-Rehire's Mist (February 10th)

At Hapu'u's house, Satoshi and the others get enshrouded in Kapu-Rehire's mysterious mist. Apparently Kapu-Rehire has the power to let you meet people that are no longer with us. And the ones Satoshi and the others meet in the mist are... Summary: Apparently the guardian deity of Poni Island, Kapu-Rehire, has a mysterious power that lets you meet people that are no longer with us. When Mao hears this, she gets really sad for some reason. What suddenly came to her mind...? And when the group went to stay at Hapu'u's house for the night, they got enshrouded in Kapu-Rehire's mysterious mist. As they make their way forward, lost in the mist, they all encounter someone important to them. Meanwhile, Hapu'u heads to Kapu-Rehire's in order to save them from the mist. Voice Cast: Rica Matsumoto: Satoshi Ikue Ohtani: Pikachu Daisuke Namikawa: Rotom Kei Shindo: Lilie Kaito Ishikawa: Kaki Reina Ueda: Mao Hitomi Kikuchi: Suiren Fumiko Takekuma: Māmane Mika Kanai: Togedemaru Yuji Ueda: Kuwagannon Chinami Nishimura: Nyaheat Chika Fujimura: Amajo Wakana Kingyo: Shore Shinichiro Miki: Lugarugan Toru Sakurai: Silvady Keiichi Nakagawa: Goloog Nobuhiko Okamoto: Gladio Junko Takeuchi: Hapu'u Chiwa Saito: Mao's Mom Ken Uo: Sofu'u Kenyu Horiuchi: Narration

[yoakkemae]

V: SATOSHI. ( S&M ).

to give context to his s&m verse, i got’a talk about his canon divergence in xy&z: satoshi did, in fact, win in the finals against alain ( you can take this win from my cold, dead hands ), but the kalos crisis still plays out as it does IN CANON and because of the kalos crisis, satoshi has to postpone his matches against the elite four and carnet indefinitely until kalos is “healed”.

he still returns to kanto, shaken after everything that happened with fleur-de-lis and suffers from a sudden attack to his confidence. even after winning, even after moving one milestone closer to achieving his dream, he wonders if he really did deserve his victory. he barely scrapped through qualifying for the league in the first place, and he doesn’t really like the trainer he’s become ( so focused on winning without the heart of it all – he’s not happy, and he realises that he really hasn’t been for a while ).

so, he gets… stuck. he doesn’t really train with his POKéMON exactly, perhaps as he should considering he might have to battle an elite four + champion soon – instead, he kind of just… lounges around the house, and that really worries hanako. she does suggest that he go visit his POKéMON, which he does, and that helps, and so does helping her with her restaurant ( cleaning and serving only – hanako wouldn’t let him cook), but he still feels and acts down.

then, barri-chan wins a trip voucher to alola, and satoshi… actually starts to brighten up. he really enjoys his holiday in alola – the nature and the beauty of it all, and the fact that alola seems so open to the friendship between humans and POKéMON ( and hanako breathes out a sigh of relief seeing it ).

while doing a “tour” of the POKéMON school with mao, satoshi had debated about enrolling even though he’d technically be at the age to “graduate” in a few weeks’ time. however, when kapu kokeko gives him a z-ring, satoshi had a serious talk with pikachu about staying ( he really wanted alola to be a holiday and to stay as a holiday, and to have a POKéMON like kapu kokeko give him a z-ring, he knows that any holiday would be cut short ), but the two of them decided together that they’d stay and take each day as it is.

in my verse, satoshi is one-two years older than the rest of the teenagers in the cast (māmane is the only one two years younger – he skipped ahead a grade based on the merit of his science ), and he’s definitely the most experienced trainer there, even though kaki is quite good as well. he actually helps sneakily lecture sometimes without meaning to, just based on his experiences alone.

initially, ōkido nariya is the only one who is aware that satoshi was the latest winner of the kalos league ( since the crisis immediately drove away thoughts of who the winner might be from people’s minds, and not a lot of people in alola watch the kalos league ), but, after a while, kukui-hakase realises where exactly he thought he recognised satoshi from– as the winner of the kalos league, but he keeps quiet about his recognition of satoshi since satoshi’s been keeping that quiet for a while now, and kukui-hakase guesses satoshi might have a reason for that.

[metinndemir]

Kuşlar dünyayı nasıl görüyor ?

İnsan dahil Dünyada yaşayan tüm canlılar arasında benzersiz farklılıklar olduğu çok açıktır. Merak konusu olan bir çok farklılıklar, bilim insanları tarafından araştırılmıştır. Bu araştırmalardan biri ise kuşlar ile insanların arasında ki görme farkıdır. Fakat bu sadece bilim insanları değil, aynı zamanda sıradan insanların da merak konusu olmuştur. Kuşları,  incelendiğinde çok tuhaf tuhaf yaratıklar oldukları görülmektedir. Örneğin, penguenlerin sadece tuzlu ve ekşi tatları tanıyan kuş türleridir. Ayrıca Hawaii'de yaşayan Palila kuşları, diğer küçük hayvanları kolayca öldürebilecek düzeyde toksinler içeren māmane bitkisinin tohumlarıyla beslenirler. Güvercinlerin bu dünyadaki hayvanlara göre daha fazla renk tespiti yapabildiğini ve arama kurtarma görevlerinde sıklıkla kullanıldığı bilinmektedir. İnsan spektral aralığı kuşlarınkiler ile karşılaştırıldığında, kuşlar tetrakromatlar olduğu için dört renk görme yetisine sahiptirler: UV, mavi, yeşil ve kırmızı renkleri daha iyi görürler. İnsanlar ise, trikromatlar ve sadece üç rengi görebiliyorlar: mavi, yeşil, kırmızı. Yaşadığımız dünya ve onu saran evrende bilmediğimiz o kadar şey var ki...Bildiğimizi zannettiğimiz şeyler ise, aslında deniz kenarındaki bir kum tanesi kadar olmaktan öte değil. Her gün bir şeyler öğrenip, öğrendiklerimi sizlerle paylaşmanın keyfini yaşıyorum. İyi seyirler.

[pokeaniepisodes]

This is how you make a finale...as they show the end credits of the final Sun & Moon episode (now with Satoshi and Lilie gone), the group slowly depletes from 6 to 4 to 2 and to 1, and focusing on Mao who is the only one staying in Alola as everyone goes for their separate goals for the time being.

The Alola classroom fam may not be together anymore, but they all made sure to send EACH OTHER OFF without letting single one being left alone to bid farewell to until the end. This is the true meaning behind “Alola, Manalo”.

[pkmnjesus]

Everyone’s reaction to Ash’s big Exeggutor friends (Sun & Moon ep. 102)

[djsockpuppet]

SM44 Summary and Voice Cast

Translation by Dephender

Satoshi finds a Pokémon he's never seen before. He names it "Starcloud" and started looking after it, but since he doesn't know how it should be taken care of, trouble occurs... Summary: Satoshi has dreamed that he met a legendary Pokémon. Then, the next morning, he finds a mysterious Pokémon on his way to the Pokémon School. There's not even anything on it in the Rotom Zukan, so Satoshi names it "Starcloud" and decides to take care of it. But then Lilie's mother Lusamine appears before him and asks him if he'd please entrust it to her. But just what is Starcloud? Voice Cast: Rica Matsumoto: Satoshi Ikue Ohtani: Pikachu Daisuke Namikawa: Rotom Kei Shindo: Lilie Kaito Ishikawa: Kaki Reina Ueda: Mao Hitomi Kikuchi: Suiren Fumiko Takekuma: Māmane Keiichi Nakagawa: Professor Kukui Unsho Ishizuka: Principal Okido Megumi Hayashibara: Mokuroh Mika Kanai: Togedemaru Rikako Aikawa: Ashimari Chika Fujimura: Amamaiko Chinami Nishimura: Nyabby Toru Sakurai: Type: Null Risa Shimizu: Kapu-Tetefu Nobuhiko Okamoto: Gladio Mitsuaki Madono: Sauboh Sayaka Kinoshita: Lusamine Sachi Kokuryu: Burnet Azu Sakura: Ana

[zsl-edge-of-existence]

The palila is a critically endangered species of Hawaiian honeycreeper that feeds almost exclusively on the toxic seeds of the māmane plant.  The poisonous seed coats are discarded, but the birds are still unaffected by the  quinolizidine alkaloids in the seeds themselves, toxins strong enough to kill similarly-sized animals.   The palila seem to avoid particular plants, which may have higher levels of poisons in their seeds, but it’s unknown how the birds know to avoid them.  It is known that palila nestlings are not fed on the seeds, possibly because they are not yet immune to the toxins, and instead eat caterpillars that feed on māmane plants, perhaps building up the young birds’ resistance over time,