Mei

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Mei
Alias(es)	Mei Yue
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Aether Foundation survivors
Occupation/Role	Pokémon Trainer; Lillie's protector
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 40

Background

Mei is an Alola-region Trainer who was invited to the Aether Foundation shortly before Ultra Wormholes opened and Ultra Beasts overran the facility. Unable to stop the invasion, she went into hiding beneath a damaged bridge, maintaining a small shelter with food, water, and supplies while searching for a way to save her captured best friend, Lillie. 40

The disaster left Mei isolated from the outside world and unable to charge her Rotom Dex. She remains determined to escape the facility and restore its basic infrastructure after the Nihilego threat is cleared. 40 46

Appearance

Mei is a short-haired girl who wears a red hat and typically carries a faint smile. By the time Qiao Ran finds her beneath the Aether Foundation, exhaustion and prolonged survival have left her visibly worn down. 40

• Short black hair.
• Sunny, large eyes.
• Red hat.
• Noticeable dark circles from lack of sleep.
• Torn, worn clothing from living through the Ultra Beast invasion. 40

Personality

Mei is warm and expressive, quickly opening up to Qiao Ran after learning that he knows Lillie and shares her goal of fighting the Nihilego. Her strongest motivation is loyalty to Lillie; she keeps Lillie's Clefairy doll, repeatedly risks herself to rescue her, and fears being left alone after Lillie departs with Qiao Ran. 40 43 47

Despite her circumstances, Mei is brave and capable under pressure. She readily acts as bait to draw out the black Nihilego, follows Qiao Ran's battle plan in the midst of a swarm, and remains focused on rebuilding the Aether Foundation after the immediate crisis. 41 42 46

She can also be possessive and suspicious where Lillie's safety is concerned. Mei misreads Lillie's growing closeness with Qiao Ran and warns him not to mistreat her friend. 45 47

Abilities & Skills

Pokémon Battling

Mei has cleared several Alolan Captain trials and considers herself a talented Trainer. Her team is generally around level 37, but its heavy Poison-type focus leaves her poorly matched against Rock/Poison-type Nihilego. 40 41

• Uses a Poison-oriented roster built around Pokémon she finds cute. 40
• Knows how to exploit her team's Poison resistance against Nihilego's venom. 42
• Coordinates effectively with Qiao Ran during the operation against the black Nihilego. 41 42
• Her team has limited access to Ground-, Steel-, Water-, or Psychic-type attacks needed to counter Nihilego; Toxapex's Scald is her principal super-effective option. 41

Survival and Evasion

Mei survived alone in the occupied Aether Foundation by establishing a hidden base beneath a bridge and avoiding the largest Nihilego concentrations. 40

• Uses Toxapex and its Scald as crowd control against multiple Nihilego. 42
• Escapes encirclement by using Toxapex as a makeshift cannon to clear a route. 43
• Uses herself as bait to draw Nihilego toward the target area during Qiao Ran's plan. 41 42

Pokémon

• Decidueye — Part of Mei's active team. 40
• Alolan Muk — Poison-type team member. 40
• Toxapex — Uses Scald and helps Mei break through groups of Nihilego. 41 42 43
• Salazzle — Poison-type team member. 40
• Drapion — Poison-type team member. 40
• Tropius — Transport Pokémon that catches Qiao Ran after he falls into the abyss. 40
• Rotom Dex — An Alolan Rotom Dex that is out of power due to the lack of electricity and sunlight in the facility. 40

Equipment / Items

• Clefairy doll — Lillie's favorite doll, which Mei deliberately recovered and keeps at her shelter. 40
• Rotom Dex — Unusable until it can be recharged. 40

Relationships

• Lillie — Best friend. Mei dedicates herself to rescuing and protecting her, though Lillie's attachment to Qiao Ran later makes Mei feel excluded and worried. 40 43 45 47
• Qiao Ran — Ally in the battle against Nihilego. Mei initially cooperates with him out of necessity, then comes to trust his planning while remaining wary of his relationship with Lillie. 40 42 45
• Lusamine — Lillie's mother. Mei knows Lillie froze Lusamine in a container to prevent her from being parasitized by Nihilego. 42

Story Role / Major Arcs

Aether Foundation Survivor

Qiao Ran encounters Mei after falling into the Nihilego-infested Aether Foundation. She explains the Ultra Beast invasion, reveals that Lillie has been captured, and agrees to work with him to defeat the Nihilego controlling the others. 40 41

Hunt for the Black Nihilego

Mei carries out Qiao Ran's strategy by drawing Nihilego toward herself and approaching Lusamine's container, provoking the black Nihilego into exposing itself. Her Poison-type Pokémon hold back the swarm while Qiao Ran's team strikes the target with super-effective attacks. 41 42

After the black Nihilego is defeated, Mei escapes with Toxapex and helps Qiao Ran attempt to separate the Ultra Beast from Lillie. She is distressed when Qiao Ran captures both of them in a Poké Ball, but reunites with Lillie once the two are separated. 43

Rebuilding Alola

Following Lillie's rescue, Mei plans to eliminate the remaining Nihilego, restore the Aether Foundation's infrastructure, awaken Lusamine, and search for the people lost during the invasion. When Qiao Ran takes Lillie to his world temporarily, Mei stays behind and prepares to continue rebuilding the facility. 46 47