Rayu

The subject of this article has no official English name. The name currently in use is a fan translation of the Japanese name.

(Japanese: ラァユ Rayu) is a character of the day who appeared in HZ106. He is a street artist active in Manpūku Town.

Rayu was struggling to sell paintings by Grafaiai due to it only painting the color pink. Disheartened, he overheard some people nearby talking about their newly bought Strong Spheres. Rayu then wondered if he could buy one to empower his Grafaiai to help it paint better.

He met Uruto after thinking he was stealing Nanab Berries, that Rayu had marked with Grafaiai's pink saliva. It turned out the Nanab Berries belonged to another Trainer and his Mabosstiff however, who chased Rayu and Uruto away. After talking with Uruto, Rayu revealed that his Grafaiai struggled to paint with different colors due to it being picky about its Berry diet. Going into the forest, they gathered other types of Berries, trying an Oran Berry first. Grafaiai finally learned to eat other Berries, gaining a blue colored saliva to paint with. Rayu and Uruto then retreated to Rayu's treehouse. After hearing how Uruto's Dusk Ball contains a powerful Pokemon, Rayu grew desperate to get a Strong Sphere to empower his Grafaiai, stealing Uruto's Dusk Ball before leaving his treehouse.

Arriving in the Manpūku Town shopping district, he was about the trade the Dusk Ball for a Strong Sphere only for Indy and Rubella to arrive. Uruto then showed up, inciting a battle against the Explorers. Grafaiai tried to help Uruto's Sableye with its Sludge Bomb, but it was easily defeated afterwards. Rayu, feeling guilty about stealing Uruto's Dusk Ball and causing this mess, begged Uruto to abandon him upon seeing Sableye struggle, but Uruto refused to quit. Uruto's Dusk Ball responded to Uruto's spirit, and it opened, revealing itself to contain a Dragonite. Dragonite easily defeated Indy and Rubella's Pokémon, and the Explorers quickly retreated. Uruto chased after them and Rayu said goodbye to him, thankful to him for defending him and Grafaiai. Rayu then encountered Roy, who was looking for Uruto. He told Roy where Uruto went and then continued painting with Grafaiai in the streets of Manpūku Town again after being encouraged by Roy.

Pokémon

Grafaiai

Debut	HZ106

Grafaiai is Rayu's only known Pokémon. It is generally used to paint paintings for Rayu to sell as a street artist.

In HZ106, Grafaiai was shown to have a picky diet, resulting in it only painting in the color pink. After Uruto and Sableye got it to try new Berries, it became less picky and produced more colors to paint with. It tried to defend Sableye against the Explorers' Darmanitan, dealing some damage but getting defeated afterwards. After the battle, Grafaiai headed back to paint with its Trainer, this time being able to paint in a wider variety of colors.

Grafaiai's only known move is Sludge Bomb.

Voice actors

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