Alola

Alola is a region of the Pokémon World. It's made up of 4 islands. Just like the rest of the world, it was created by Arceus, who shaped it with the power provided by its Plates.

Geographical Layout
Alola is based on the American state of Hawaii, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.

It is made up of 4 islands. The islands are as follows: Alola is not connected to any other region, meaning one would have to travel to/from it by plane or boat.
 * Melemele Island
 * Akala Island
 * Ula'ula Island
 * Poni Island

History
Alola is the main region where Zenryoku Crystals come from. In Tears of the Fallen, it's unknown where exactly their origin is rooted. Legends say it came as a gift from the region's guardian deities.

Alola is the ONLY region where Z-Crystals can officially be bought. They're at a bit of a high price, though, due to their slight rarity. They're also traded among citizens, even used as a type of currency. They used to be given as awards for completing Island Challenges, but this changed due to the challenges and the entire Alola League being shut down by the Tekiyoku. Z-Crystals are n ow also one of the three items needed for Manipulation meditation.

Alola used to serve as the region of operations for the evil organization known as Team Skull. This is not the case anymore, due to all previous smaller evil groups being merged into the Tekiyoku.

Alola was later taken over by the revitalized Tekiyoku, along with all other regions. All Island Challenges were shut down and the Alola League was discontinued. Citizens there were forced to start paying the Tekiyoku taxes every now and then.

Cities and Towns
The following is a list of each city and town in Alola that's present in Tears of the Fallen, along with the island it's located on. If a city or town is in the official Pokémon games, but not in the Pokémon anime, then it won't be shown here and it won't be featured in Tears of the Fallen. Other than that, the other cities and towns are basically present in Tears of the Fallen, even though some might not be mentioned in the series. Pokémon anime-exclusive locations may be shown here as well.

See more about a city/town on its page by clicking the name.
 * Iki Town (Melemele Island)
 * Hau'oli City (Melemele Island)
 * Paniola Town (Akala Island)
 * Malie City (Ula'ula Island)
 * Po Town (Ula'ula Island)
 * Seafolk Village (Poni Island)

Schooling
There's an unofficial academy in this region that runs in the summer. Its purpose is to provide additional specific Alolan knowledge that can't otherwise be taught in the two main academies, Kalos Academy and Sinnoh Academy. With Alolan culture being so vastly different, this academy is beneficial. It's run by Professor Kukui.
 * Main article: Academies

Kukui is passionate about this academy, but since it's unofficial, taking part in it won't count towards one's education requirements. Therefore, attendance is low. Only truly dedicated students take place in it due to their trust in Kukui.

The academy building is located in an old auditorium building in Hau'oli City on Melemele Island.

Present
In the search for Arceus's Plates, Alola was the fourth region traveled to by Alain and the Mokusetsu. They're currently there now. After speaking to Professor Kukui, they were able to recruit his current students at his academy. Everyone who is traveling as a member or just to help out in Alola are Alain, Ash, Dawn, Lillie, Mallow, Lana, and Kiawe.

The first Plate encountered by the Mokusetsu was Hi no Tama, the Fire Plate. This was in Paniola Town on Akala Island. A fight occurred there between the Mokusetsu and the Tekiyoku over control of the Plate. The second Plate to be encountered is Ganseki, the Rock Plate. This is in Hau'oli City on Melemele Island. The Mokusetsu hasn't come across this Plate yet.

Characters From Here
This section will show characters in Tears of the Fallen who are from Alola. Only characters revealed in the series so far will be shown here. If a character's been revealed, but their hometown is meant to be hidden for plot purposes, they will not appear here.
 * Lillie Hidaka (Hau'oli City; Melemele Island)
 * Kiawe Miliani (Paniola Town; Akala Island)
 * Mallow Nawahine (Hau'oli City; Melemele Island)
 * Lana 'Opunui (Hau'oli City; Melemele Island)
 * Professor Kukui (Iki Town; Melemele Island)
 * Tupp Pane'e (Po Town; Ula'ula Island)
 * Rapp Nohealani (Po Town; Ula'ula Island)
 * Zipp Ulani (Po Town; Ula'ula Island)
 * Sima Miliani (Paniola Town; Akala Island)
 * Rango Miliani (Paniola Town; Akala Island)
 * Mimo Miliani (Paniola Town; Akala Island)
 * 'Ulu Nawahine (Hau'oli City; Melemele Island)
 * Abe Nawahine (Seafolk Village; Poni Island)
 * Harper 'Opunui (Hau'oli City; Melemele Island)
 * Sarah 'Opunui (Hau'oli City; Melemele Island)
 * Harry Kale (Paniola Town; Akala Island)
 * Lusamine Hidaka (Hau'oli City; Melemele Island)
 * Mohn Hidaka (Hau'oli City; Melemele Island)
 * Gladion Hidaka (Hau'oli City; Melemele Island)

Plates Hidden Here
This section will list Arceus's Plates that were hidden in Alola after Giratina hid the Plates in ancient times when Arceus created its special move, "Omnipotent Purēto Scatter". Only Plates whose locations have been revealed in the series will appear here.
 * Hi no Tama (Fire) (Paniola Town; Akala Island)
 * Ganseki (Rock) (Hau'oli City; Melemele Island)

Trivia

 * The name, "Alola" may come from ola, which is Hawaiian for "life". It also comes from the traditonal Hawaiian greeting, "Aloha".
 * Alola is one of two regions based on areas of the United States of America, the other being Unova.
 * With only 6, this region has the least cities/towns that are present in Tears of the Fallen.