Lusamine VS Ragyō Kiryūin (Pokémon VS Kill la Kill)

Lusamine, the Aether Foundation’s Ultra Beast obsessed president from Pokémon.

Ragyō Kiryūin, REVOCS Corporation’s CEO who will submit those to become slaves to the Life Fibers from Kill la Kill.

Family is complicated. Sometimes there is love, sometimes conflict. A healthy family of a mother, a father, and their children would overcome any turmoil to be happy together. But if a parent were to alienate themselves from the world, even their own children, then they are selfish monsters. As is the case for these two stylish moms, who’d rather be one with those not of this planet. They may seem to be somewhat caring, but underneath the surface is a nasty personality that’s beyond the stars. With their husbands gone, it was up to their abused children to teach them a lesson in manners. However, what lesson will they teach each other?

Note

The main sources used for Lusamine will include her appearances in the main Pokémon games, as well as the anime and Adventures manga. While Pokémon only allows six Pokémon to be carried and used at a time, this analysis will go over every one she has used in major battles across the series, which do differ slightly throughout different media. As for Ragyō, the Kill la Kill anime and manga will be the primary sources, along with KILL la KILL - IF in terms of powers and supportive feats. While the game’s story is a dream sequence, these would theoretically be something she’d be capable of in the main canon, as they’re based on previous abilities she already has.

Lusamine

Background

"I will be like a mother to all of those poor Pokémon and shower them with love. Even Pokémon from distant worlds, far from the Alola region, are worthy of my love."

The world of Pokémon is filled with various types of creatures. Pokémon live alongside mankind. They work together, battle together, and much more. However, some humans use Pokémon for their own advantage, abusing them to the point of mistrusting humans as a whole. This is where the Aether Foundation came in. This rescue organization founded in the Alola region sought out to save Pokémon from horrible people, keeping them safe in a paradise. This was done out of the love in the heart of the company’s president: Lusamine.

Followed by her chiefs Faba and Wicke, and the rest of her employees, Lusamine was able to reach out to all the Pokémon she loved with open arms. However, the Aether Foundation wasn’t as selfless as it seemed to the rest of the world. Lusamine truly did love Pokémon, which she found beautiful, but her family life is a complicated story.

Lusamine was fascinated by Ultra Beasts, mysterious alien Pokémon from other dimensions. She and her husband Mohn conducted experiments as professors within the Aether Foundation, researching Ultra Beasts and the Ultra Wormholes used to travel to these dimensions. Using the abilities of the Legendary Pokémon Cosmog, Mohn managed to create an Ultra Wormhole, but was sucked into it, vanishing before Lusamine’s eyes.

This affected Lusamine immensely. Previously a loving wife and mother to her children Lillie and Gladion, she was now fixated on finding a way to save her husband. With more research came more and more neglect, and her beauty escalated into a desire to own others she deemed worthy, including her children. A new obsession with Ultra Beasts was formed, and would listen to no one about her misguided decisions. Lusamine’s warm motherly feelings turned into wanting control of her children for her own amusement, like telling them to wear the clothes she desired or forcing them to act how she wanted them to. The two would have enough. Gladion would end up stealing Type: Null, a man-made Pokémon created to combat Ultra Beasts, and running from home, while Lillie would escape with Cosmog after seeing how mistreated it was.

Lusamine’s mental state was at an all time low now that her children ran away from home. She would reencounter both of them, claiming they betrayed her and were ugly, being no longer worthy of her love. Having stolen Cosmog back thanks to the misguided Team Skull, Lusamine’s only wish was to open Ultra Wormholes over all of the Alola region, releasing Ultra Beasts to roam across the land.

This is where things change across Pokémon media. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Lusamine hadn’t gone insane with Ultra Wormholes after her husband’s disappearance, though still was unable to listen to her daughter or son, only wanting control over them. Despite despising them for their betrayal, she genuinely had a decent, if still ruthless and selfish, heart. She decides by herself what the best course of action is to make others happy while not considering how they actually feel, which includes commanding her children. Lusamine’s goal this time was to stop Necrozma from stealing Alola’s light, and even save her children. However, she was defeated by Necrozma and humbled by the experience after being saved, wanting to learn more about her children to become a better mother. Lusamine also had a chance meeting with an amnesiac Mohn in this timeline. Realizing he had forgotten everything, she sees how happy he is with his new life and sadly lets him go, accepting what had happened years ago at long last.

In the anime, Lusamine had no evil intentions despite Mohn’s disappearance and being interested in Ultra Beasts, having been told stories about them by her father. As usual though, she struggled to listen to what Lillie and Gladion wanted, such as evolving her Clefairy into Clefable against Lillie’s wishes. Lusamine still loved her children, even very affectionate of Lillie in particular, but there was this strain in their relationship, from the ignorance of treating Lillie like a baby to the negligence of focusing on her work. Eventually, she would end up sacrificing herself for her children, being kidnapped by a Nihilego that would transform her into a merged form that showed how childish she could really be, and doing battle with her children and their friends. Once she was defeated, Lusamine realized her wrongs. While this incident wasn’t her fault, Lillie’s words struck true while she was fused, now knowing to treat her children with respect as opposed to thinking she knows best. Lusamine would form the Ultra Guardians to return Ultra Beasts back to their worlds, a healthy change from her previous obsession. After a while, she, Lillie, and Gladion would travel the world to find Mohn. They’d find him on a snowy mountain in the Crown Tundra, suffering from amnesia, but this time, Mohn was able to eventually remember and reunite with his family, driving Lusamine to tears.

However, none is a sadder fate than in Sun and Moon, along with the Pokémon Adventures manga sharing certain details. Lusamine had lost all control, still not forgiving Lillie and Gladion for stealing Cosmog and Type: Null. She used an Ultra Wormhole to travel to Nihilego’s homeworld, as they were the only valuable things to her with her husband missing, her children’s rejection of her love, and this obsession with Ultra Beasts. Using her own Nihilego, she willingly allowed herself to fuse with her “belonging”, battling once more as a monster. In defeat, Lusamine was put in critical condition, but before fainting and being brought back to Alola, she realized just how beautiful Lillie was.

The poisons of Nihilego still in her system, Lusamine was weak, but she received help from her daughter. They would travel to the Kanto region to find a way to remove Nihilego’s lasting impact. Never to have seen her husband again and come to terms with his amnesia like in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, haunted by the trauma of merging with Nihilego unlike the anime, and all the while being saved by the children she thought didn’t deserve her kindness. This is Lusamine's ugly fate, but perhaps in the future, she will learn to be a loving mother again and find her beloved husband. Someday, she may be the one worthy of everyone’s love.

More Info

• Age: She’s Already Over 40!

• Home: Aether Paradise of the Alola region

• Mother to Lillie and Gladion

• President of the Aether Foundation

• Obsessed with Ultra Beasts due to Mohn’s disappearance

• Allied with Team Skull

• Has a room of cryogenically frozen Pokémon

• Worst mom in gaming

Equipment

Poké Balls

• Devices used to capture and carry Pokémon, monsters of various types with many different Abilities and moves.

• This is possible by transforming Pokémon into energy to contain.

• Lusamine specifically uses Ultra Balls for her Pokémon in the main games, stronger variants of Poké Balls for catching Pokémon more easily.

• Lusamine can throw one with a Pokémon inside to send it out for battle [18:15 - SM050].

• She can return a Pokémon back to its Poké Ball when it’s defeated or simply when she wants to put it back.

• Sometimes a Pokémon will automatically return to their Poké Ball upon defeat.

• Trainers like Lusamine can hold and use up to six Pokémon at a time.

• Also utilizes Beast Balls to capture specifically Ultra Beasts, which are alien Pokémon from other dimensions.

Pokémon

Clefable

• Classified as the Fairy Pokémon, Clefable is a Fairy-type Pokémon.

• Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, the Pokémon anime, and the Pokémon Adventures manga.

• Has incredible hearing and can hear sounds from far away, though because of this, she’s sensitive to loud noises.

• She can hear something as quiet as a pin dropping from over one mile away.

• Usually moves around by skipping about using her wings, which lets her walk on water.

• Possesses average to above average HP, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense with below average Attack and Speed.

• Resists Fighting, Bug, and Dark-type attacks.

• Immune to Dragon-type moves.

• Weak to Poison and Steel-type attacks.

• Magic Guard: Clefable’s Ability, which prevents her from receiving damage from non-attacks. This includes poisoning [11:36 - SM054], traps, and many other forms of passive damage.

• Moveset -

• Cosmic Power: A Psychic-type status move. Absorbs a mystical power from space to raise Defense and Special Defense. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

• Metronome: A Normal-type status move. Waggles a finger and stimulates Clefable’s brain to randomly pick and use almost any Pokémon move. While unpredictable, she can’t use every move. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

• Moonblast: A Fairy-type special move. Borrows the power of the moon to form a ball of energy that’s launched at the opponent [16:55 - SM053]. Has a 30% chance of lowering the opponent’s Special Attack. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, and the Pokémon anime.

• Moonlight: A Fairy-type status move. Summons a ray of moonlight on Clefable that restores her HP by 50% of its maximum. During harsh sunlight, this will recover 66% instead. Other weather such as rain, sandstorm, and hail will reduce the amount healed to 25%. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

• Charm: A Fairy-type status move. Gazes at the opponent rather charmingly. This makes them less wary, harshly lowering their Attack. Used in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

• Psychic: A Psychic-type special move. Uses a strong telekinetic force to strike the opponent, usually by picking them up and throwing them. Has a 10% chance of lowering the opponent’s Special Defense. Used in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

• Hyper Voice: A Normal-type special move. Lets loose a horribly echoing shout, which hits at a wide range that can hit multiple opponents. If it does, it does slightly less damage than if it hits one opponent. Used in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

• Dazzling Gleam: A Fairy-type special move. Emits a powerful flash of light that strikes the opponent [19:57 - SM053]. This hits at a wide range, being able to hit multiple opponents at the cost of doing slightly less damage. Clefable has also used this to surround herself in the light and ram into opponents [18:15 - SM050, 17:24 - SM053]. Used in the Pokémon anime.

Lilligant

• Classified as the Flowering Pokémon, Lilligant is a Grass-type Pokémon.

• Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, the Pokémon anime, and the Pokémon Adventures manga.

• Has a beautiful flower that needs constant care to bloom, with the flower giving off a soothing aroma that calms one’s heart and mind.

• Possesses average to above average Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed with below average HP and Attack.

• Resists Ground, Water, Grass, and Electric-type attacks.

• Immune to powder/spore-based moves/Abilities and HP-draining Leech Seeds.

• Weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire, and Ice-type attacks.

• Own Tempo: Lilligant’s Ability, which prevents her from becoming confused via having her own tempo.

• Moveset -

• Petal Dance: A Grass-type special move. Spins and scatters a spiral of petals to attack the opponent [11:37 - SM053]. She becomes fixated on using this move for a bit. Normally, once the fixation is done, she would become confused, but Own Tempo prevents this. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, and the Pokémon anime.

• Teeter Dance: A Normal-type status move. Performs a wobbly dance and creates waves of mist, confusing those all around Lilligant or making them dance along [13:16 - SM053]. Those confused will have trouble performing actions and may even attack themselves or allies. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, and the Pokémon anime.

• Stun Spore: A Grass-type status move. Scatters a cloud of numbing power that paralyzed the opponent. Paralysis causes lowered Speed and a harder time to perform actions. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

• Leech Seed: A Grass-type status move. Launches multiple seeds that attach to the opponent and sprouts, draining them of their energy. Energy drained is given to Lilligant, restoring her HP. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

• Sweet Scent: A Normal-type status move. Releases a sweet scent that distracts the opponent, lowering their evasiveness. This is widespread, being able to affect multiple opponents. This can also attract wild Pokémon or make opponents fall prey to the scent [13:44 - SM053]. Used in the Pokémon anime.

• Solar Beam: A Grass-type special move. Gathers sunlight before firing off a bundled beam at the opponent. This takes time to charge, but in harsh sunlight, this can be launched much more quickly. Other weather such as rain, sandstorm, hail, or fog will reduce the power of the attack by half. Used in the Pokémon anime.

Mismagius

• Classified as the Magical Pokémon, Mismagius is a Ghost-type Pokémon.

• Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon, the Pokémon anime, and the Pokémon Adventures manga.

• The cries she makes are incantations that can cause tormenting headaches and hallucinations.

• These incantations can also cause happiness, even helping people fall in love or warding off misfortune.

• Can disappear and reappear from out of nowhere.

• Possesses above average Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed with below average HP, Attack, and Defense.

• Resists Poison and Bug-type attacks.

• Immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves.

• Immune to being trapped.

• Weak to Ghost and Dark-type attacks.

• Levitate: Mismagius’s Ability, which enables flight through the air and makes her immune to Ground-type moves, as well as other grounded effects.

• Moveset -

• Mystical Fire: A Fire-type special move. Breathes out a special, hot fire that strikes the opponent and always lowers their Special Attack. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

• Shadow Ball: A Ghost-type special move. Hurls a shadowy blob of ghost energy at the opponent. Has a 20% chance of lowering the opponent’s Special Defense. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

• Power Gem: A Rock-type special move. Launches a ray of light at the opponent that sparkles as if it were made of gemstones. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

• Pain Split: A Normal-type status move. Makes contact with the target to add Mismagius’s HP with theirs before equalizing it between the two. When ideally used, this lets her steal HP from the opponent to heal or give HP to a weakened ally. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

• Thunderbolt: An Electric-type special move. Discharges a strong electric blast and launches it at the opponent [11:24 - SM053]. Has a 10% chance of paralyzing the opponent. Used in the Pokémon anime.

Milotic

• Classified as the Tender Pokémon, Milotic is a Water-type Pokémon.

• Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, the Pokémon anime, and the Pokémon Adventures manga.

• Said to be the most beautiful Pokémon, she can release a pulsing wave of energy that calms others.

• Possesses average to above average HP, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed with below average Attack.

• Resists Steel, Fire, Water, and Ice-type attacks.

• Weak to Grass and Electric-type attacks.

• Weak to freeze-drying and salt-curing.

• Marvel Scale: Milotic’s Ability, which boosts her Defense by 50% while she’s inflicted with a status condition.

• Moveset -

• Hydro Pump: A Water-type special move. Blasts a volume of high-pressured water at the opponent [11:22 - SM053]. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, and the Pokémon anime.

• Flail: A Normal-type physical move. Flails about aimlessly to attack the opponent. The lower Milotic’s HP is, the stronger this attack becomes. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

• Safeguard: A Normal-type status move. Creates a protective field around Milotic and her allies that prevents them from being inflicted with status conditions. Goes away after a while. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

• Recover: A Normal-type status move. Regenerates Milotic’s cells, restoring her HP by 50% of its maximum. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

• Icy Wind: A Ice-type special move. Forms a gust of chilled air that damages the opponent and lowers their Speed. This attack is widespread, so while it does less damage against multiple opponents, it also lowers both of their Speed. Used in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

• Dragon Pulse: A Dragon-type special move. Generates a beam of draconic energy and launches it at the opponent. Used in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

• Aqua Tail: A Water-type physical move. Surrounds Milotic’s tail in water before swinging it at the opponent as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm [13:08 - SM053]. Used in the Pokémon anime.

Bewear

• Classified as the Strong Arm Pokémon, Bewear is a Normal/Fighting-type Pokémon.

• Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, and the Pokémon Adventures manga.

• Capable of breaking people’s spines with her signature hugs due to her powerful arms.

• Incredibly skilled in martial arts to the point of making martial artists jealous.

• Possesses average to above average HP, Attack, and Defense with below average Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed.

• Resists Rock, Bug, and Dark-type attacks.

• Immune to Ghost-type moves.

• Weak to Fighting, Flying, Psychic, and Fairy-type attacks.

• Fluffy: Bewear’s Ability, which halves the damage she takes from attacks that make contact with her at the cost of taking twice as much damage from Fire-type attacks.

• Moveset -

• Baby-Doll Eyes: A Fairy-type status move. Stares at the opponent with baby-doll eyes, lowering their Attack. This has a higher priority, making it quicker to use than most other moves. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

• Take Down: A Normal-type physical move. Recklessly charges with Bewear’s entire body, slamming into the opponent. Bewear receives recoil damage equal to 25% of the damage she dealt to them. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

• Hammer Arm: A Fighting-type physical move. Swings and hits the opponent with a strong, heavy fist. While powerful, this will lower Bewear’s Speed with each use. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

• Pain Split: A Normal-type status move. Makes contact with the target to add Bewear’s HP with theirs before equalizing it between the two. When ideally used, this lets her steal HP from the opponent to heal or give HP to a weakened ally. Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

• Zen Headbutt: A Psychic-type physical move. Focuses Bewear’s willpower to her head and headbutts the opponent. Has a 20% chance of flinching the opponent, which prevents the opponent from performing an action briefly. Used in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

• Drain Punch: A Fighting-type physical move. Attacks the opponent with an energy-draining punch. This restores Bewear’s HP by 50% of the damage she dealt to the opponent. Used in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

• Dual Chop: A Dragon-type physical move. Strikes the opponent with brutal strikes, hitting them twice in a row back-to-back. Used in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

Lopunny

• Classified as the Rabbit Pokémon, Lopunny is a Normal-type Pokémon.

• Used in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon and the Pokémon Adventures manga.

• Capable of performing powerful kicks.

• Always monitors the area she’s in incase danger approaches.

• Said to battle like a master of karate.

• Possesses average to above average Attack, Defense, Special Defense, and Speed with below average HP and Special Attack.

• Resists no types.

• Immune to Ghost-type moves.

• Weak to Fighting-type attacks.

• Cute Charm: Lopunny’s Ability, which forces opponent’s of the opposite gender to become infatuated with her when they make physical contact with her 30% of the time. Infatuation causes opponents to sometimes be too distracted to perform any actions.

• Moveset -

• Dizzy Punch: A Normal-type physical move. Performs rhythmically launched punches at the opponent. Has a 20% chance of confusing the opponent. Used in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

• Thunder Punch: An Electric-type physical move. Punches the opponent with an electrified fist. Has a 10% chance of paralyzing the opponent. Used in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

• Ice Punch: An Ice-type physical move. Punches the opponent with an icy fist. Has a 10% chance of freezing the opponent, which encases them in ice and prevents them from doing anything until they thaw out. Used in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

• Fire Punch: A Fire-type physical move. Punches the opponent with a fiery fist. Has a 10% chance of burning the opponent. Used in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

Salazzle

• Classified as the Toxic Lizard Pokémon, Salazzle is a Poison/Fire-type Pokémon.

• Used in the Pokémon anime.

• Creates pheromones to attract male Salandit, forming a reverse harem.

• Can slap others with her flame-spewing palm.

• Possesses above average Special Attack and Speed with below average HP, Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.

• Resists Fighting, Poison, Steel, Fire and Ice-type attacks.

• Greatly resists Bug, Grass, and Fairy-type attacks.

• Immune to being poisoned and burned.

• Can remove poisonous spike traps.

• Weak to Rock, Water, and Psychic-type attacks.

• Greatly weak to Ground-type attacks.

• Moveset -

• Venoshock: A Poison-type special move. Drenches the opponent in a special poisonous liquid [9:38 - SM053]. This deals double the damage to opponents who are already poisoned. Used in the Pokémon anime.

• Sludge Wave: A Poison-type special move. Swamps the entire area with a wave of sludge [9:57 - SM053]. Has a 10% chance of poisoning the opponent. This attack is widespread, so while it does less damage against multiple opponents, it also can poison each of them. Used in the Pokémon anime.

Absol

• Classified as the Disaster Pokémon, Absol is a Dark-type Pokémon.

• Used in the Pokémon anime.

• Has a lifespan of 100 years.

• Can foretell natural disasters, which is done using its horn.

• Appears before people to warn them of said disasters.

• Possesses average to above average Attack, Special Attack, and Speed with below average HP, Defense, and Special Defense.

• Resists Ghost and Dark-type attacks.

• Immune to Psychic-type moves.

• Immune to Prankster.

• Weak to Fighting, Bug, and Fairy-type attacks.

• Moveset -

• Psycho Cut: A Psychic-type physical move. Tears at the opponent with blades made of psychic power [15:24 - SM053, 2:24 - SM054]. This attack has a higher chance at landing critical hits. Used in the Pokémon anime.

• Ice Beam: A Ice-type special move. Strikes the opponent with a beam of icy-cold energy [15:55 - SM053]. Has a 10% chance of freezing the opponent. Used in the Pokémon anime.

• Mean Look: A Normal-type status move. Pins the opponent with a dark and arresting look [16:06 - SM053]. This prevents opponents from fleeing, being frozen in fear. Used in the Pokémon anime.

Nihilego

• Classified as the Parasite Pokémon, Nihilego is a Rock/Poison-type Pokémon.

• Code Name: “UB-01 Symbiont”.

• Used in Pokémon Sun/Moon, the Pokémon anime, and the Pokémon Adventures manga.

• An Ultra Beast, and the one Lusamine is obsessed with the most to the point of wanting to own them as her beautiful family [Sun & Moon Chapter 26].

• A parasitic Pokémon that latches onto victims with its tentacles [17:31 - SM049, Sun & Moon Chapter 19] and injects a special neurotoxin that can alter the thoughts and actions of its host, causing feelings of excitement while removing the host’s restrictions on their actions to make them violent.

• Nihilego doesn’t manipulate its host directly and instead uses the heightened capabilities it grants them to protect itself from its host’s foes.

• Essentially, it powers the host up to their maximum capabilities but allows them to do whatever they were planning to accomplish beforehand.

• The neurotoxin also turns the host’s negative emotions into positive ones [Sun & Moon Chapter 30].

• Though this does have a limit [Sun & Moon Chapter 32], so negative emotions can still occur.

• The neurotoxin is addicting and leads to the host becoming dependent on it unless the Nihilego does this to its Trainer and causing the relationship to become mutualistic [Sun & Moon Chapter 30].

• Nihilego will prevent victims from escaping if they break through its influence [13:08 - SM054]

• This is how Nihilego feeds itself, done by draining the energy away from its host [5:58 - SM053].

• Prefers feeding on those with intense worry or anxiety [Sun & Moon Chapter 30], which it can easily sense [Sun & Moon Chapter 37].

• Acts on a self-preservation instinct, though has shown other emotions [17:31 - JN111], such as shyness [11:24 - JN111] or even happiness [21:40 - JN111, 14:30 - JN112], even sometimes acting like a young girl.

• Is also shown to have an interest in learning about its host and people [14:07 - SM054].

• Possesses above average HP, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed with below average Attack and Defense.

• Resists Normal, Flying, Bug, Fire, and Fairy-type attacks.

• Greatly resists Poison-type attacks.

• Immune to being poisoned.

• Can remove poisonous spike traps.

• Weak to Steel, Water, and Psychic-type attacks.

• Greatly weak to Ground-type attacks.

• Beast Boost: Nihilego’s Ability, which boosts its most proficient stat besides HP every time it defeats an opponent. In this case, its highest stat naturally is Special Defense.

• Moveset -

• Double Team: A Normal-type status move. Creates illusory clones by moving rapidly [18:37/18:48 - SM050], increasing its evasiveness and disorienting the opponent. Used in the Pokémon anime.

• Venoshock: A Poison-type special move. Drenches the opponent in a special poisonous liquid [18:52 - SM050]. This deals double the damage to opponents who are already poisoned. Used in the Pokémon anime.

• Using its parasitic nature to her advantage, Lusamine can merge with Nihilego and transform into what fans commonly call the Mother Beast, which allows Lusamine herself to battle.

• Since Lusamine has become Nihilego’s host, her personality has transformed into a more cold-hearted demeanor with the brattiness of a spoiled child.

• Nihilego can end the merge whenever it wants [16:50 - SM054], usually after being defeated with its host [16:03 - SM054].

• Can still use her Pokémon to battle with [9:14 - SM053] and throw Poké Balls to catch Pokémon [Sun & Moon Chapter 30].

• How Lusamine transforms is different across media.

• In the games and manga, she willingly allows Nihilego to take over [Sun & Moon Chapter 29], with the manga adding that she has done it multiple times [Sun & Moon Chapter 30].

• In the anime, she was kidnapped and became Nihilego’s host [19:26 - SM050]. This brought out Lusamine’s flaws as a person and displayed them at their worst [6:45/7:13/16:22 - SM053].

• All powers Nihilego possesses should naturally apply to it and Lusamine’s merged state.

• This will be gone over in detail in Powers & Abilities, treating these skills as her own when fused.

• Lusamine has caught and briefly used most other Ultra Beasts in the Pokémon Adventures manga [Sun & Moon Chapter 30], but Nihilego is her main one across most media.

Powers & Abilities

Trainer Strategy

• Lusamine is a highly skilled Pokémon Trainer, who brings out the best in her Pokémon’s various types.

• Will occasionally switch out her Pokémon in one-on-one battles if she notices her current Pokémon has a bad matchup against her opponent.

• Has shown to return her Pokémon if they’re in danger [18:28 - SM050].

• Is not afraid to overwhelm opponents by sending out all her Pokémon at once [11:08 - SM053, Sun & Moon Chapter 29].

• Of course, Lusamine’s Pokémon can battle without her issuing commands if she’s not by them [11:19 - SM053].

Human-Ultra Beast Fusion Physiology

• The combination of Lusamine, the host, and Nihilego, the parasite.

• The top half of Lusamine’s body is contained within Nihilego, partially protecting her.

• Injects Nihilego’s neurotoxin into Lusamine’s system, causing her to become incredibly violent and act like a child [12:27 - SM054].

• Possesses several tentacles that can be used to strike at opponents [8:53/13:43 - SM054].

• Each tentacle's end is seemingly an eye [13:43/16:33 - SM054], which could grant Lusamine and Nihilego better sight in multiple directions.

Statistics Amplification

• Another trait of Nihilego’s Beast Boost Ability.

• Lusamine is able to boost her own stats, whether for attack power, defensive capabilities, or heightened speed.

• This is due to the energy that flows within Ultra Wormholes being stored in the body and producing an aura as Ultra Beasts pass through them, which is actually Necrozma’s light, normally called Z-Power. This is the true nature of the Ability.

• Can even be applied to all of her Pokémon to make them much stronger since they are with Lusamine when she’s merged [2:29 - SM054].

• This also puts them under Nihilego’s control [10:54 - SM053].

• Can be overcome with emotional help [19:40 - SM053] or by unmerging Lusamine and Nihilego [16:03/17:13 - SM054].

• Makes Lusamine’s Pokémon able to battle much longer than they normally would be capable of via reviving them upon defeat [7:04/7:35/9:55 - SM054].

Flight

• Lusamine is capable of flying through the air in her merged state [4:39 - SM053].

Enhanced Senses

• Nihilego are attracted to those giving off intense negative emotions like worry and anxiety [Sun & Moon Chapter 37].

Poison Manipulation

• To reiterate, Nihilego takes control of its host by using a special neurotoxin, which causes a loss of inhibitions in the host to bring out their full potential without sacrificing their free will.

• The neurotoxin also affects Lusamine’s Pokémon, making them just as angry and violent as their Trainer.

• They become affected due to their Poké Balls also being inside Nihilego since they’re on Lusamine’s person.

• Can also unleash a massive pool of poison from beneath her that’s capable of filling up an entire lake [1:40 - SM054].

• This poison hurts to smell [1:58 - SM054] and burns on contact [2:05 - SM054].

• Great for preventing grounded opponents from approaching her [7:50 - SM054].

• Can telekinetically control this pool of poison to create giant waves [8:01 - SM054].

• Capable of causing the poison status condition for damage over time [10:44 - SM054].

Geokinesis

• Lusamine, while merged, can utilize geokinesis to control stone in various ways, such as:

• Forming walls to block opponents or attacks [5:24/7:34/15:01 - SM053].

• Summoning spires from the ground [5:29 - SM053].

• Creating rocks out of thin air [6:34 - SM053, 14:59 - SM054].

• Launching them as projectile attacks [0:37 - SM054].

• Raising the level of the ground beneath her [11:16/11:36 - SM054].

• Creating obstacles [12:09 - SM054].

• Shifting giant mounds of stone around herself for protection [13:53 - SM054].

• Breaking rocks down to tiny sharp shards before hurling them [14:22 - SM054].

• Curving and sharpening rocks to form spikes [14:26 - SM054].

• Most likely possesses this due to Nihilego’s partial Rock-typing.

Energy Manipulation

• Nihilego is able to use its tentacles to absorb the energy of others on contact to weaken them and make them grow tired [18:22 - SM050].

• Can absorb energy-based attacks as well if hit by them [19:00 - SM050].

• However, this isn’t limitless [16:03 - SM054].

• Drains the energy from its hosts [5:58 - SM053], meaning merging against opponents is very useful for Lusamine if she were not in her fused form.

• Lusamine can also fire off energy blasts from the four spines of her merged form [8:19/8:38 - SM054].

• Can attack this way while simultaneously using her hand tentacles for other strikes [9:06 - SM054].

Shock Wave Generation

• Lusamine is able to generate massive shock waves that span well over a small floating island [0:50 - SM054].

Shapeshifting

• Nihilego can slightly alter its body, allowing it to:

• Extend its tentacles for physical strikes [19:05 - SM050].

• This is also how it captures hosts [19:26 - SM050] and fuses with them.

• Lengthen and control its host’s hair to prevent them from escaping by smothering them with it [13:03 - SM054].

• Increase its size to become much stronger and tougher [13:39 - SM054].

Illusion Creation

• Nihilego has the ability to create illusions to trick others, which could lead to an opening for Lusamine to attack.

• Can appear to not be in an area before suddenly showing up.

• Can disguise itself as someone or something else [10:48 - JN111].

• Nihilego can let others like Lusamine take a part in these illusions and affect only those it wishes to be affected [16:25 - JN111], meaning she should be capable of performing this in her merged state and potentially hide her Pokémon from opponents while at the same time preventing her Pokémon from being affected.

Invisibility

• Nihilego are capable of turning invisible to remain hidden from others [11:24/13:07/13:27/16:07/21:19 - JN111].

• Allows for surprise attacks [15:55 - JN111].

Memory Reading

• Nihilego are capable of learning years worth of memories from others through contact with them in seconds [13:10/17:35 - JN111].

Teleportation

• Nihilego are capable of teleporting to instantly appear in new locations or dodge attacks [14:33 - JN111].

Healing

• Nihilego are able to heal others through contact with them [18:31 - JN111], enough to make an injured person conscious again.

• This could be applied to heal Lusamine or her other Pokémon.

Resistances

• Normal, Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire, and Fairy-type Attacks: Lusamine should logically resist the same elemental attacks that Nihilego resists from its typing when fused with it.

• This includes a resistance to Poison-type attacks that is twice as strong as her other resistances due to both of Nihilego’s types resisting it.

Feats

Strength & Attack Potency

• The Bewear species are capable of breaking human spines with hugs

• The Bewear species are capable of throwing a hot air balloon full of people from Alola to Kanto [12:04 - SM146]

• Formed a giant wall of rocks [7:34 - SM053]

• Created many large rocks out of nothing [6:34 - SM053]

• Filled up an entire lake with poison [1:40 - SM054]

Speed

• Dodged Ash’s Pikachu’s Electro Ball [8:47 - SM054]

• Pikachu’s attacks can intercept natural lightning [15:16 - PK04]

• The Bewear species are capable of traveling from Kanto to Alola by running on the ocean between them in just over three days [20:33 - SM043]

• Generated multiple shock waves in her merged form that spanned a small floating island in seconds [0:50 - SM054]

• Traveled through an Ultra Wormhole to get to Ultra Megalopolis, which is many light-years away

Durability

• Took a hit from Stakataka in her merged form [Sun & Moon Chapter 30]

• Survived a hit from Solgaleo/Lunala in her merged form

• Survived Ash’s Pikachu’s 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt that created a small thunderstorm and massive pillar of electricity in her merged form [16:03 - SM054]

• Four weakened Z-Moves were able to power a machine that dispersed a large group of clouds [16:09/16:37 - SM087], which covered the whole Alola region [2:04 - SM087, 2:14 - SM088]

• Pikachu’s Thunder blew up Triangle Rock [18:27 - AG018] (3.8 Megatons of TNT - Small City Level)

Scaling

• Elio & Selene: As a fellow human who is hip with the kids, Lusamine would more or less be physically superior to Elio and Selene, since they are only 11-year-old children.

• Rode and steered Solgaleo or Lunala as they traveled thousands of light-years throughout Ultra Space in a short amount of time (1,072,723,360.506c - Massively Faster Than Light+)

• Ultra Beasts: As Nihilego is an Ultra Beast itself, and since it gains Z-Power via the Ultra Wormholes it passes through like the other beasts, Lusamine should scale to these Pokémon when merged with Nihilego. The Z-Power from Beast Boost powering up her Pokémon should also allow them to scale to these feats.

• Buzzwole’s muscles are stronger than steel

• Buzzwole can pulverize a dump truck in a single punch

• Kartana can cut through a gigantic steel tower

• Kartana can split a giant gold statue in two [6:46 - SM124]

• Kartana can destroy a meteor [17:53 - SM124], which was devastating enough to where an evacuation of citizens within a mile radius of where the meteor would land was needed [15:44 - SM124]

• Pheromosa can move over 120 mph in an instant

• Celesteela can reach escape velocity

• Ultra Beasts are capable of matching Alola’s island guardians

• Solgaleo & Lunala: In the Pokémon Adventures manga, merged Lusamine was a match for Dawn Wings Necrozma [Sun & Moon Chapter 30 and Chapter 31], who is a fusion of Necrozma and Lunala [Sun & Moon Chapter 30]. Add to the fact that Solgaleo is Lunala’s counterpart, and Lusamine should scale to these two’s manga feats. She would also scale to Cosmog in any continuity due to how it’s supposed to be an incredibly weak Pokémon.

• Created a massive cloud above the Alola region when forming several Ultra Wormholes as a Cosmog

• Lunala traveled through Ultra Space to the Ultra Deep Sea [Sun & Moon Chapter 26 and Chapter 27], which took at most a day as exactly five months had passed since departing and arriving [Sun & Moon Chapter 26]

• Necrozma: In the Pokémon Adventures manga, merged Lusamine was capable of battling Dawn Wings Necrozma for a while [Sun & Moon Chapter 30 and Chapter 31]. Other Ultra Beasts like Stakataka have tangled with base Necrozma as well [Sun & Moon Chapter 33]. Because of this, she should scale to a lot of Necrozma's manga feats. Scaling to Ultra Necrozma won’t be included due to it being stronger than anything Lusamine has fought, but it should be noted that it is confirmed feats prior to its debut in Pokémon Adventures wasn’t Ultra Necrozma performing them [Sun & Moon Chapter 35].

• Threatened to absorb the sun’s light [Sun & Moon Chapter 35]

• Absorbed all the light in Ultra Space after being weakened [Sun & Moon Chapter 29] (1.198368 YottaFoe - Galaxy Level)

• Traveled through Ultra Space to the Ultra Deep Sea while taking Solgaleo [Sun & Moon Chapter 26 and Chapter 27], which took at most a day as exactly five months had passed since departing and arriving [Sun & Moon Chapter 26]

• Illuminated all of Ultra Space and reached beyond it to Alola [Sun & Moon Chapter 29] (3,396,884,147,570.712c - Massively Faster Than Light+)

Training & Experience

• President of the Aether Foundation, a company that has saved Pokémon from horrible people for years

• Worked with Team Skull to recapture Cosmog and Lillie

• Caught a Naganadel despite the lack of experience in capturing Ultra Beasts [Sun & Moon Chapter 29]

• Potentially defeated Elio / Selene

• Made it through the Alola League’s Elite Four

Weaknesses

• Each of her Pokémon has a type weakness, some even double weaknesses.

• While merged with Nihilego, Lusamine would logically be weak to the same elements it is weak to, which includes Steel, Water, and Psychic-type attacks, while being greatly weak to Ground-type attacks.

• Lusamine herself doesn’t fight unless she is merged with Nihilego.

• Is overconfident of her abilities.

• Is extremely obsessed with Ultra Beasts to a fault [6:19 - SM053, Sun & Moon Chapter 19].

• This is due to her finding Ultra Beasts and their world beautiful, which has distracted her briefly during important moments before [17:45 - SM050].

• Her being childish when she can’t get what she wants is prevalent even before fusing with Nihilego.

• But it definitely has become worse once fused [6:28/6:45/7:13/7:49/16:22 - SM053, 12:27 - SM054].

• Selfish and only cares about what she wants most [Sun & Moon Chapter 14].

• Suffers from abandonment issues due to Mohn’s disappearance [Sun & Moon Chapter 31].

• Lusamine and Nihilego’s fusion is detrimental to the former’s health. This is caused by the neurotoxin that’s in her system once fused, which lingers even after they become unmerged.

• The only hope she had of removing the toxin was receiving treatment from Bill in Kanto, who has experience of fusing and defusing with a Pokémon.

• The neurotoxin also drives her mad and is even more unlikely to listen to reason for the most part.

• Lusamine’s anime counterpart could break through Nihilego’s influence briefly with help [13:08/17:44 - SM054].

• Being merged also causes Nihilego to drain the host of their energy [5:58 - SM053], though this Nihilego wasn’t owned by her, so it’s possible she could command her own to not have this detriment when fused.

• It was also theorized that the immense Z-Power through the fusion put a strain on Lusamine’s body and mind, which has shown to be true throughout media [Sun & Moon Chapter 13].

• Lusamine can be separated from Nihilego if their merged form takes enough damage or Lusamine suffers from a very huge emotional breakdown [Sun & Moon Chapter 32].

• Separating from Nihilego can cause her to faint, now suffering from physical and psychological shock.

Ragyō Kiryūin

Background

“La vie est drôle... Life is indeed amusing.”

Honnōji Academy, located in Honnō City, Japan, is a high school known for its cruel rule over its students and even the city itself. It is a totalitarian society where the strong survive and the weak are purged. At the very top was president of the Student Council: Satsuki Kiryūin, who’s authority and power granted her a great deal of respect, whether through awe or fear. It was Satsuki’s goal to govern the masses by taking over other high schools. People were simply pigs in human clothing to her in a world that would be hers. But you might wonder, just what kind of parent had raised such a child to be so stern with the determination to match? That would be none other than her mother Ragyō Kiryūin.

As the CEO of the REVOCS Corporation, a world famous textile company, and the chair of Honnōji Academy’s board of directors, Ragyō possessed an aura of dominance. If Satsuki was an expert at showing off her authority, then Ragyō was a shining pro, with her company making clothes for people all around the world. Satsuki’s will was her will, and together they would collaborate in the development of Honnōji Academy’s signature Goku Uniforms, outfits made out of powerful threads called Life Fibers. These would enhance the school’s students’ abilities, improving their performances in school clubs, with the end goal of conquering every school in Japan, and eventually be in command of the world. Ragyō had entrusted her daughter with a lot.

Satsuki was dominant with her ambitions, until the day a young girl named Ryūko Matoi entered the scene in search of her father’s, Isshin Matoi, murderer and stirred up a shock to the Kiryūin clan with a Kamui called Senketsu bestowed upon her, with Kamui being outfits made out of 100% Life Fibers. The two would clash many times as Ragyō silently watched her daughter, who possessed a Kamui of her own now named Junketsu, continuing their efforts of world domination. All was going according to plan, until during Satsuki’s First Naturals Election for the Student Council when Isshin’s killer Nui Harime showed up to cut the election short, setting Ryūko’s sights on her, but the multi-side conflict that was being created never stopped Satsuki.

Ragyō would go on to explain the truth about Life Fibers after her daughter’s successful takeover of all of Japan’s schools. Life Fibers are, in fact, alien parasites that latch onto people, coming from space from the crash landing of a large bundle of thread called the Primordial Life Fiber. They reproduce by eating the electrical current of their host’s nervous system, and this new desire for humanity to cover themselves in clothing was brought on by Life Fibers, as breeding is more effective when worn than being inside the host’s body. To Ragyō, clothing was the world, but a sin she would sell through REVOCS, which sells clothes woven with Life Fibers to 100% of the world’s countries. It was what binded the world together, and mankind should serve clothing as a result of Life Fibers aiding their evolution.

After their initial effect on humanity’s evolution, Life Fibers went into dormancy, though were reawakened eventually by, who else, Ragyō Kiryūin as part of the Kiryūin clan’s duty to protect the Primordial Life Fiber until humanity was evolved enough for their takeover. Due to her support in helping the Life Fibers with their instinct of devouring humanity, Ragyō had her body infused with Life Fibers. She and her husband, Sōichirō Kiryūin, would have Satsuki, with Ragyō having the intent of fusing her own child with Life Fibers as well. The process failed with Satsuki due to her being too old, as well as their second child, who was just born and was thrown away like useless trash.

Eventually, Ragyō’s plan to conquer the world with Satsuki would come to fruition, having the weak pigs in human clothing eaten by their own clothes… Until the sudden twist of Satsuki’s betrayal, stabbing and crucifying Ragyō as she learned she had been fooled by her daughter. Satsuki’s true goal was to build up an army of powerful soldiers to overthrow Ragyō. She had used her position as Student Council president to weed out the weak and keep only the strong for this mission amidst her ambition, which would end up including Ryūko as well. All for the sake of protecting the world from the Life Fibers and proving that people do not live for clothing, as well as in honor of her late baby sister.

It was at this instant that Ragyō would get her own hands dirty, showcasing the strength of someone imbued with the power of the Life Fibers. She defeated Satsuki and Ryūko and figured out a wonderful truth for herself. Ryūko had been her second child that she presumed was long dead, as well as Satsuki’s sister. What Ragyō didn’t know was that the experiment was a success, with her husband rebelling against her to save their second daughter and stop the Life Fibers. Sōichirō Kiryūin had disguised himself as Isshin Matoi, and used his science for good by creating Senketsu and the Rending Scissors for Ryūko. This came at a cost when Nui, under Ragyō’s orders, came to murder him. This was the truth behind his murder.

This was a joyous day for Ragyō, as Ryūko being infused with Life Fibers meant she could finally have a daughter that was the same as her. With the defeat of the heroes, Ragyō took over Japan and fought off the resistance towards her. She would have her own Kamui called Shinra-Kōketsu be crafted and complete the Cocoon Sphere Genesis to cover the whole planet with the Life Fibers every person in the world wore from her REVOCS sales. Even after failing to have Ryūko manipulated to serve her, Ragyō was a dangerous threat, and Shinra-Kōketsu granted her the power to fight off anyone who dared to withstand her might.

Ragyō’s plan to reproduce the Life Fibers almost came to be, if not for her daughters’ constant meddling in her plans. Satsuki and Ryūko would make sure to destroy the Primordial Life Fiber and reverse the effects of Ragyō’s control over the people’s clothes that made them Life Fibers. Defeated in battle and choosing death for herself over returning home, Ragyō reminded the daughter who defeated her at her strongest, Ryūko, of the eventual fate of Earth: the Life Fibers will return and humanity will become slaves to the clothing that made them who they are. Even in hearing Ryūko’s retort that people will still be people, Ragyō simply stuck with her motherly smile as she crushed her own heart, ending her life. Ragyō Kiryūin was dazzling in a haunting way even on her way to her eternal beauty rest.

More Info

• Alias: The Director

• Home: Kiryūin Manor in Japan

• Mother to Ryūko and Satsuki

• CEO of REVOCS Corporation

• Chair of Honnōji Academy’s board of directors

• Continues the Kiryūin clan’s many century long service to the Life Fibers

• Number 1 enemy of a rebellion of nudists

• Worst mom in anime

Equipment

Shinra-Kōketsu

• An outfit called a Kamui, which is a uniform made out of 100% Life Fibers [4:17 - Episode 3], which is much stronger than Goku Uniforms due to those only partially being made out of Life Fibers [3:57/6:28 - Episode 3].

• Referred to as the ultimate Kamui [17:43 - Episode 19].

• Ragyō is capable of wearing a Kamui with no drawbacks due to her human-Life Fiber physiology, increasing her already superhuman strength, speed, durability, endurance, and regenerative abilities even further once transformed.

• Transforms into Life Fiber Domination mode [23:41 - Episode 23], where powerful bio-energy flows through its Life Fibers [10:18 - Episode 15], granting the user this awesome strength.

• Those incapable of wearing a Kamui can even be killed [9:14 - Episode 3].

• Can only unleash its true power after absorbing a host [23:41 - Episode 23].

• Grants many new abilities to Ragyō, such as:

• Absolute Submission: Grants Ragyō complete control over all Life Fibers with a field of paralyzing light created by an orb of energy [1:05 - Episode 24], allowing her to perform the following so long as the absorbed host that’s powering it isn’t removed [5:29 - Episode 24]:

• Depowering opponents and weapons that utilize Life Fibers and render them useless [1:14/1:44/14:42 - Episode 24].

• Doesn’t work on humans infused with Life Fibers or Life Fibers infused with human DNA [4:54/6:26 - Episode 24].

• Awakening Life Fibers from their dormant sleep [2:08 - Episode 24].

• Turning Life Fibers into liquid to create massive floods [2:57 - Episode 24].

• Broadcasting the Absolute Submission around the world using her REVOCS communications satellite from space [11:43 - Episode 24].

• Absorbing others no matter if they’re human [23:51 - Episode 23] or Life Fibers [11:01 - Episode 24].

• The absorption of Life Fibers will improve her regenerative abilities even greater to the point of healing off attacks that cut from both sides [9:46/11:11 - Episode 24].

• Shapeshifting the Kamui’s butterfly wing decorations to form:

• Spikes to impale opponents and defend [2:46/5:38/15:04/16:16 - Episode 24].

• Can also shapeshift her sleeves into giant spikes [16:45 - Episode 24].

• Beams of powerful energy.

• Rocket-powered flight via created boosters for faster air speed [11:23/14:12 - Episode 24].

• Possesses a second form that Ragyō transforms into after rejecting all of her humanity on a subconscious level that is even more powerful [16:06 - Episode 24].

• Able to overpower Ryūko’s Senketsu Kisaragi form [16:16 - Episode 24].

Life Fiber Swords

• A giant pair of needle-like swords that are made out of ultra-hardened Life Fibers produced by the Primordial Life Fiber [4:42/4:56 - Episode 23], which Ragyō masterfully wields in combat against other skilled dual wielding swordswomen like Ryūko and Satsuki at the same time [5:13/5:59 - Episode 23].

• Can sever other Life Fibers [3:22/5:01 - Episode 23], including those like her who are infused with them [11:54 - Episode 23].

• Can turn into larger spikier blades that are much deadlier to wield [11:03/11:10 - Episode 23].

COVERS

• Clothing made by the Primordial Life Fiber [13:06/13:24 - Episode 16].

• Are fed energy in their cloth form through a thread connected to the Primordial Life Fiber [19:29 - Episode 19].

• Should theoretically be able to be controlled by Ragyō after she absorbed the Primordial Life Fiber [11:01 - Episode 24].

• Hundreds to thousands can be used at once within areas [0:00/18:29 - Episode 19, 13:45 - Episode 21].

• Captures victims with Life Fiber threads before forcing them to be worn to incapacitate and use said victims as bodies and for energy [0:15/19:39 - Episode 19].

• Attacking from the inside of them is futile [6:51/7:04 - Episode 19].

• Are able to fight by Ragyō’s side and help other COVERS be worn after absorbing an individual [0:44 - Episode 19].

• Come in different sizes [18:29 - Episode 19, 21:55/22:10 - Episode 22].

• Can go out on patrol in search of hosts [4:47 - Episode 19], among other orders [8:24 - Episode 20].

• Can form into a harp and produce screeching music [20:52 - Episode 19].

• Can be used to shield Ragyō from attacks [14:01/14:20/14:37 - Episode 20].

• Reacts to being stepped on if hidden on the ground [5:08 - Episode 19].

Powers & Abilities

Human-Life Fiber Hybrid Physiology

• Life Fibers are alien parasites from outer space that use people as hosts by being worn on their bodies [14:41/15:12 - Episode 16].

• They enhance their hosts' strength when worn and grant new abilities [4:06 - Episode 3, 19:50 - Episode 18].

• Ragyō has infused her body with Life Fibers [3:50 - Episode 18].

• As a hybrid, she has superhuman strength, speed, durability, and stamina.

• She can breathe and survive in space even without her Kamui [18:55 - Episode 24].

Life Fiber Manipulation

• An ability blessed upon Ragyō for becoming a human infused with Life Fibers [3:50 - Episode 18].

• Life Fibers can be manipulated in order to:

• Wrap up others and constrain them [12:20 - Episode 18, 23:41 - Episode 23].

• Can also attach them to tacking needles embedded into their skin for a similar effect [16:49/16:59 - Episode 20].

• Strike and tangle opponents.

• Can release opponents to send them flying.

• Slice through others [15:07 - Episode 25].

• Create a ball that sucks in opponents and damages them on contact before exploding into either threads or large bullets.

• Summon bullets that explode on contact.

• Can be formed around opponents.

• Can be rapid-fired.

• Can launch larger ones.

• Can form wires upon impact with opponents or surfaces.

• Can combine into a ball of fibers that damages on contact and explodes after a while or floats in place while rapidly firing bullets.

• Can fire while approaching with physical strikes.

• Can block attacks.

• Launch balls of fibers that release many wires.

• Control objects like puppets [17:45/18:39 - Episode 13].

• Disguise oneself [19:02 - Episode 13].

• Create new limbs for others [19:33 - Episode 23].

• Can be used from Ragyō’s hand or appear out of the ground or air, even all around opponents or herself.

• Can keep them underground before surprising opponents with a barrage of threads when they go over them.

• Life Fibers are stated to be harder than steel [10:50/20:20 - Episode 1].

Flight

• Ragyō is able to take flight and travel through the air at high speeds [5:36 - Episode 23].

• Unlike her daughters, she doesn’t require her Kamui to do this [5:48 - Episode 23].

• Skilled at air-to-air combat [5:57 - Episode 23].

Regeneration

• Due to the Life Fibers that compose her body, Ragyō possesses potent regenerative abilities [3:50 - Episode 18, 11:45 - Episode 23].

• Life Fibers will begin the regenerative process as fast as a cut is being made [3:26 - Episode 23].

• The only way to stop it is to cut from both sides like a pair of scissors or be fast enough to slice through before it begins [3:32 - Episode 23].

• Both methods work since regenerating requires at least a single Life Fiber thread to still be connected [18:49/18:57 - Episode 18], so if they’re all separated, then they won’t regenerate [5:58/6:17 - Episode 22].

• The threads connecting body parts reach very far [12:09/13:34 - Episode 23].

• Ragyō has regenerated from:

• Impalement and crucifixion [21:32/21:50 - Episode 17].

• This was through the heart [3:44 - Episode 18].

• Decapitation [17:57/18:49 - Episode 18].

• Limbs cut off [1:58 - Episode 19].

• Being sliced to pieces [9:46/11:01 - Episode 24].

• Multiple hole wounds through the head from gunfire [15:00 - Episode 25].

• Ryūko has regenerated from:

• Having her heart ripped out of her body [22:03 - Episode 18, 2:09 - Episode 19].

• Bisection [11:54/13:34 - Episode 23].

• Can fight with the rest of her body without her head attached [18:51 - Episode 18].

• Has intentionally taken a strike to get an opening over her opponent before regenerating the damage done to her [0:51 - Episode 24].

Mind Stitching

• Ragyō is able to sew Life Fibers into the brains of many victims at once in order to take total control over their minds and bodies [10:39/11:04/12:32 - Episode 18].

• Ties up their nervous system [13:53 - Episode 18].

• Can make others fight for her [12:53 - Episode 18], among other orders [16:59 - Episode 19].

Energy Projection

• Ragyō possesses the power to project energy to attack opponents in various ways, such as:

• Launching beams.

• Can be panned horizontally to cover a wider area.

• Can be shot from areas where Ragyō isn’t standing to strike from different angles.

• Can blast multiple at once.

• Likes to grab opponents to force them to take the full force of it at point-blank range [20:19 - Episode 18].

• Erupting pillars of energy from the ground, even multiple back-to-back or at the same time.

Air Manipulation

• Ragyō can unleash gusts of wind as a side effect of casual attacks to blast and disarm opponents with [12:48 - Episode 23].

Light Manipulation

• Through her sheer eminence, Ragyō can emanate a dazzle of rainbow light [16:18/16:44/17:20 - Episode 11, 14:01 - Episode 17], which is bright enough to partially blind others [12:23 - Episode 3].

• Used when making an entrance to get people’s attention [8:38 - Episode 16, 17:51 - Episode 19].

• Can move this light around besides being directly on herself [9:41 - Episode 13].

• Leaves a trail of light when moving at high speeds [5:43 - Episode 23].

• This flash of light can also launch opponents who are close away from her.

Astral Projection

• Ragyō can project an image of herself made out of Life Fibers to communicate with others from very far away [3:01/4:02 - Episode 20].

• Can regenerate if damaged [3:27 - Episode 20].

• Can stretch and reform its body [3:47 - Episode 20].

• Disperses once she’s done with it [4:14 - Episode 20].

Resistances

• Mind, Memory, Empathic, and Morality Manipulation: Life Fibers are capable of twisting one’s mind to make them go berserk [6:44 - Episode 3], even in Goku Uniforms made with 50% Life Fibers [6:27 - Episode 3]. Life Fibers can also influence others mentally and erase memories [9:34/9:51 - Episode 19]. Ragyō can wear Shinra-Kōketsu [23:41 - Episode 23] and is infused with Life Fibers herself [3:50 - Episode 18], having zero repercussions to her mind and memories.

• Life Fiber infused people like Ryūko have resisted Ragyō’s Mind Stitching [14:18 - Episode 18].

• Wearing Life Fibers continuously will build up a resistance toward their manipulation for the first 20 years of their lives [10:11/13:52 - Episode 19].

Feats

Strength & Attack Potency

• Threw Satsuki with enough force to form a small crater in a wall [21:16 - Episode 18]

• Broke Bakuzan during its strike against her [19:50 - Episode 18], a sword capable of slicing through Life Fibers [21:44 - Episode 2, 3:22 - Episode 23]

• Pierced through Ryūko’s chest and took out her heart [22:03 - Episode 18]

• Shined a light bright enough to fill a whole stadium [18:54 - Episode 17]

• Turned the Primordial Life Fiber into a massive flood using Shinra-Kōketsu [2:57 - Episode 24]

Speed

• Moved faster than the eye can see

• Got behind Ryūko before she could react [21:56 - Episode 18]

• Blitzed many soldiers [15:07 - Episode 25]

• Dodged a missile [13:51 - Episode 20]

• Flew into space with Shinra-Kōketsu [11:23/11:43/11:58 - Episode 24]

Durability

• Blocked an onslaught of strikes from Ryūko and Satsuki simultaneously [5:59 - Episode 23]

• Her COVERS blocked several explosions larger than the top of Honnōji Academy [14:01/14:20 - Episode 20]

• Tanked a massive explosion that destroyed Ragyō Stadium [2:41 - Episode 19] (1.15 Petatons of TNT - Continent Level)

Scaling

• Ryūko Matoi: Ragyō at the end of Kill la Kill was still able to overpower Ryūko even when both were fighting in their strongest states [16:16 - Episode 24]. Before wearing Shinra-Kōketsu, Ragyō kept up with Ryūko’s non-Kisaragi forms [22:03 - Episode 18, 5:13/5:59 - Episode 23], so she should scale appropriately.

• Lifted her Scissor Blades in their city-sized Alumni Mode [22:28 - Episode 25]

• Cratered a wall with the force of her punch from far away [20:43 - Episode 3]

• Sliced through buildings from far away [5:02 - Episode 20]

• Obliterated an arena in her Berserker state [8:56/10:16 - Episode 12]

• Destroyed the S.S. Naked Sun and Honnōji Academy with her Alumni Mode Rending Scissors [23:03 - Episode 25]

• Caused a massive shock wave in her clash with Satsuki [21:03 - Episode 3] (112.915 Kilotons of TNT - Large Town Level)

• Dispersed a large mass of Life Fibers by creating a large hole through the Cocoon Sphere Genesis in her Senketsu Kisaragi form [14:01/14:23 - Episode 24] (31.0489006 Exatons of TNT - Moon Level)

• Caught her Scissor Blades falling from orbit back to Earth in seconds [21:04 - Episode 25]

• Flew into space in about 15 seconds in her Senketsu Kisaragi form [13:48 - Episode 24]

• Sliced 220 tennis balls five times each in less than a second [15:10 - Episode 2] (Mach 8,937 / 1% c - Sub-Relativistic)

• Survived being launched into the air and landing on the ground so hard it cratered it greatly [19:33 - Episode 6]

• Satsuki Kiryūin: Ragyō has defeated Satsuki [19:50 - Episode 18] and continuously kept up with her even after she got stronger and Junketsu attained the ability to transform [5:13/5:59 - Episode 23]. And of course, Shinra-Kōketsu at its strongest is above everything Satsuki has done.

• Shattered steel armor [13:28 - Episode 9]

• Cratered a wall with the force of her kick from far away [20:49 - Episode 3]

• Split and knocked over a tower in Osaka [17:56 - Episode 15]

• Caused a massive shock wave in her clash with Berserker Ryūko [15:23 - Episode 12]

• Caused five massive spiked pillars to be sent flying at over 780 m/s in her clash with Berserker Ryūko [15:48 - Episode 12] (2.85457 Megatons of TNT - Small City Level)

• Caught Ryūko after she fell from orbit [20:02/21:16 - Episode 24]

• Elite Four: As the final antagonist of Kill la Kill, Ragyō is obviously stronger than any of the Elite Four, even before acquiring Shinra-Kōketsu. The Elite Four utilizes Three-Star Goku Uniforms, which are uniforms made up of 30% Life Fibers, so Ragyō would most definitely be above them with her Life Fiber infused body. Of course, her tangling with her daughters, who are already stronger than the Elite Four, should also support this scaling.

• Sanageyama greatly cratered the ground by launching Ryūko’s body into it [19:33 - Episode 6]

• Jakuzure caused explosions much larger than the arena she was fighting in with several missiles [21:03 - Episode 10]

• Jakuzure destroyed the Nudist Beach’s base with missiles [21:32 - Episode 15, 10:26 - Episode 16]

• Created a large explosion from defeated COVERS bigger than the S.S. Naked Sun with their combined strength [10:00 - Episode 23]

• Gamagōri lashed his whip around the walls of Honnōji Academy multiple times in about a second [2:27 - Episode 1]

• Did so again with the many whips of his Scourge Regalia [9:29 - Episode 9]

• Mako Mankanshoku: Mako is someone every main fighter from Kill la Kill would scale to, including Ragyō obviously. Mako’s Goku Uniform is a Two-Star, being made of 20% Life Fibers. This means even the Elite Four and their Three-Star uniforms, who Ragyō already scales to, are above her.

• Created a large crater [20:57 - Episode 7] (2.70281 Kilotons of TNT - Small Town Level)

• Casually survived an explosion larger than several houses [9:33 - Episode 4]

Training & Experience

• Caused students and families to become devoured by Life Fibers [19:30 - Episode 17], and eventually the entire world [12:01 - Episode 24]

• Took over Honnō City and all schools conquered by Honnōji Academy with her army of COVERS within a month [4:37/8:12 - Episode 19]

• Can fight off Ryūko and Satsuki at the same time [5:13/5:59 - Episode 23]

• Took out many trained soldiers [15:07 - Episode 25]

• Defeated Satsuki in fist-to-sword combat [19:50 - Episode 18]

Weaknesses

• Clothes made out of Life Fibers, such as Shinra-Kōketsu, possess a thread called a Banshi, which holds the will to become clothing [19:41 - Episode 11] and will cause it to unravel if cut or removed [18:32 - Episode 11].

• Spotting a Banshi is admittedly incredibly tough and it has many layers of protection to prevent it from severing from attacks [19:33/19:49 - Episode 11].

• Kamui like Shinra-Kōketsu have more than one Banshi [4:42 - Episode 12].

• Losing a piece of Shinra-Kōketsu in the event of overpowering its regenerative abilities would prevent Ragyō from transforming with it properly [10:22/13:37 - Episode 15].

• Mind Stitching can be negated if the Life Fiber thread around the victim’s brain is destroyed or ripped out [14:27 - Episode 18].

• Can also be cancelled out if the Life Fibers are destroyed before they take control [5:43 - Episode 22].

• The same applies to the thread used to capture people for COVERS [0:59 - Episode 19].

• COVERS can be defeated in their cloth form by cutting the Life Fiber they’re being controlled with [5:20/19:29 - Episode 19].

• Their hosts can be removed with enough force even without defeating them [19:21 - Episode 19].

• Is too overconfident, to the point where she was backstabbed by Satsuki when she least expected it [21:32 - Episode 17] and tricked into thinking Ryūko was dead [12:55/13:34/13:55 - Episode 23].

• Eventually led to her defeat after not believing Ryūko would be capable of stopping the Cocoon Sphere Genesis [16:45/17:14 - Episode 24].

• Regeneration can be negated if her Life Fibers are split fast enough or are cut from both sides [3:32 - Episode 23].

• Burning Life Fibers is also effective in destroying them [4:12 - Episode 18, 20:02/20:38 - Episode 24].

• Freezing them also leaves them dormant and vulnerable [9:52 - Episode 18].

• Destroying Ragyō’s heart in its entirety could also possibly kill her [19:44 - Episode 24], but her heart has regenerated from impalement before [3:44 - Episode 18].

• The removal of her host while donning Shinra-Kōketsu will prevent Ragyō from utilizing Absolute Submission [6:36 - Episode 24].

• With the absorption of Nui Harime and the Primordial Life Fiber [11:01 - Episode 24], Ragyō can use Absolute Submission without a human host [11:59 - Episode 24], instead using the Life Fibers from both Nui and the Primordial Life Fiber to power it.

Verdict

Stats

For Ragyō’s best in base form for attack potency and durability, she managed to survive the explosion of Ragyō Stadium, which at its highest end would equal just over 1 petaton of TNT, or Continent Level. This was a last ditch effort on Satsuki’s end, yet Satsuki, Ryūko, Ragyō, and others managed to take this blast. While donning Shinra-Kōketsu, she was capable of overpowering Ryūko in her Senketsu Kisaragi form, who blew a hole through the Cocoon Sphere Genesis, which is made out of Life Fibers. Doing this would yield about 51 exatons of TNT, or Moon Level, for attack potency and durability in their strongest states.

Meanwhile, Lusamine is a bit of a weirder case. As a Trainer, she normally doesn’t do the fighting herself, so she as an individual has a poor power output, but her durability wouldn’t be an issue, having taken attacks from Pokémon who do have potent feats. Her own Pokémon, of course, would scale to various feats, such as Ash’s Pikachu blowing up Triangle Rock, which would require an output of 3.8 Megatons of TNT, or Small City Level, for attack potency and durability at the very least.

However, Ultra Beasts like Nihilego are on a whole other level, being able to battle Dawn Wings Necrozma in the Pokémon Adventures manga. Necrozma is a Pokémon capable of both absorbing all light throughout Ultra Space while weakened. Ultra Space is at least 4000+ light-years in length, but is likely longer since absorbing all the light means there are stars further beyond what the game and manga show. It was also described when Necrozma released light throughout Ultra Space that it reached the other side of it into the Alola region. Assuming it is a universe would equal a bit over 1 YottaFoe, or Galaxy Level. Even if it wasn’t the size of a full universe, it would still more than likely be higher than Ragyō’s best attacking stats. This level of power wouldn’t just apply to Nihilego, but also to Lusamine when merged and her other Pokémon due to how they also become empowered by its Beast Boost.

As for speed, it should be noted that for Lusamine, her speed isn’t low just because she isn’t fighting. Just like her durability, it’s surprisingly high when not merged. Lusamine was able to travel to Ultra Megalopolis through an Ultra Wormhole all by herself. While we don’t see her travel, and there isn’t an exact timeframe between this and when she returned, the context of why she went should prove it couldn’t have been that long. Necrozma threatened to absorb all of Alola’s light, so Lusamine went to stop it. It’s not like a couple of days or weeks wouldn’t make that not still faster than light. Usually Ultra Space is traveled through on Solgaleo or Lunala, but we don’t know for sure if she used one of them, so for all we know, she went that distance herself. This wouldn’t make sense in the context of how it’s normally done through Ultra Warp Rides, but sticking to reaction times of the player character steering Solgaleo or Lunala thousands of light-years through Ultra Space in a short amount of time would still be over 1 billion times faster than light.

So when it’s all said and done, humans like Lusamine and the player can react at speeds massively faster than light, and this would of course scale to her Pokémon. You know, the ones actually battling. When merged with Nihilego, this speed goes even further. Keeping up with Dawn Wings Necrozma for a bit means she is competing with a Pokémon who spread light across all of Ultra Space, equaling almost 3.4 trillion times faster than light. Necrozma also uses its light in battle for various strong attacks, so this is applicable in a combat setting. And a final reminder that this was not Ultra Necrozma performing the illuminating and absorbing light feats, as stated by Captain Phyco of the Ultra Recon Squad [Sun & Moon Chapter 35]. His people were closest to Necrozma, so they would know their history.

Now Ragyō is much, much slower than even base Lusamine. Her highest showing of speed when it’s not dodging missiles or flying into space is scaling to Ryūko’s tennis ball slicing, which reaches the sub-relativistic speeds of 1% the speed of light. So overall, Lusamine and her Pokémon, besides Nihilego, are weaker than Ragyō in base. With Nihilego itself or when merged with it however, she takes over the stat trinity, and these stats apply to each and every one of her Pokémon too thanks to Beast Boost.

Equipment & Abilities

Firstly, let’s go over each of their resistances before delving deep into what they have and how it would interact with each other. Lusamine’s Pokémon have their own elemental resistances, along with Nihilego, who Lusamine would most likely share its resistances with when merged together. This would notably allow her to take less damage from Ragyō’s casual blasts of air and energy projection attacks. Whether Ragyō’s energy attacks would classify as Normal or Fire-type attacks when hitting Lusamine doesn’t matter since she resists both. That’s also if Ragyō would be able to overpower Nihilego’s energy absorption, negating many of her ranged options.

That said, Ragyō’s resistance to mind manipulation, among other mental resistances, means Nihilego wouldn’t be able to make her its host. While Lusamine has never forced this upon someone else, Nihilego acts on a self-preservation instinct, so in the off chance it did attempt this on Ragyō, she would be fine. These resistances would also most likely aid her if Lusamine’s Lilligant or Lopunny were to use their confusion inducing moves, or even Absol’s Mean Look that would normally freeze her in fear. That said, Lusamine definitely has the edge in what she and her Pokémon resist compared to Ragyō, who is resisting something Lusamine’s Nihilego has never done for her before or just very specific moves from her other Pokémon.

As for their non-resistances, let’s start with Ragyō’s Mind Stitching. When it comes to this, there are a few arguments that can be made regarding how this affects Lusamine and her Pokémon. The least credible involves her Lilligant, whose Own Tempo Ability negates confusion in the main series. Would confusion be considered some sort of mind manipulation? Many Psychic-type Pokémon known for having mental powers learn moves that can cause it, so it isn’t completely out of nowhere. This would allow Lilligant to keep on fighting or aid Lusamine while she or other Pokémon are being manipulated. This is a similar amount of leniency given for Ragyō resisting confusion. Of course, with so many Pokémon at her disposal, one could argue that the Mind Stitching Life Fibers could be destroyed before they even affect Lusamine and her team. There is one last argument you could make on how Lusamine could handle it.

Nihilego seemingly lacks a brain, as it is based on a jellyfish, and acts on the aforementioned self-preservation instinct, so the likelihood of Mind Stitching working on it is questionable due to how the ability functions by taking control of the victim’s brain and nervous system. Though this whole scenario would be if Ragyō was under the impression that it was a creature and not just something Lusamine wore. If Lusamine used Nihilego in battle, this would be easy to figure out, but if she just put Nihilego on to merge with it like she’s done before, Ragyō would most likely think it’s some sort of Kamui and not attempt to control it, only to be surprised that Nihilego’s influence would counteract Ragyō’s Mind Stitching for Lusamine’s Pokémon. Remember, Nihilego takes control of her team, so they would be able to fend off Ragyō even if she got a hold of Lusamine and perhaps even free their Trainer. And if Ragyō were to mistake Nihilego being worn as a Kamui, she would also be in for a surprise that her Absolute Submission wouldn’t be effective. Lastly on this topic, forcing Lusamine to exit her merged state is also not an option, since Nihilego has stopped her from trying to unmerge before [13:35 - SM054].

When it comes to stamina and healing options, Ragyō knocks it out of the park. Life Fibers are able to regenerate any wound that isn’t fast enough or coming from both sides. Combine this with being capable of fighting for long periods of time and she outshines Lusamine and her Pokémon. They are capable of healing and being revived from fainting, but there’s been no showing of repairing severe damage to their bodies, with the slight exception being Milotic’s Recover regenerating cells. Even then, it wouldn’t be superior to Ragyō’s Life Fibers, so she would have an easier time in a longer battle.

Knowing that, Lusamine still has ways to overcome Ragyō’s Life Fibers in the form of various Fire and Poison-type attacks coming from Mismagius, Lopunny, Salazzle, and most importantly Nihilego. Life Fibers are able to be burnt up like any other cloth, and while it’s not a huge weakness like cutting the fibers from both sides, it is a viable option to disintegrate Ragyō all at once. Ragyō could perhaps counter these options by turning Life Fibers into liquid to take the brunt of all the fire and poison, but this isn’t guaranteed since those are also Life Fibers and the massive flood she caused was from converting the Primordial Life Fiber into liquid using Absolute Submission, something that she’s already absorbed at this point, meaning one of that scale would be hard to create without loads of Life Fibers being available. She would have a ton of COVERS for this, but that also means sacrificing lots of her army for it. Freezing Life Fibers is also effective, which Lusamine also has at her disposal with her Absol’s Ice Beam.

For attacking options, Lusamine has more available due to the wide variety of Pokémon by her side. She has various elements along with all the abilities granted to her from fusing with Nihilego, like invisibility, teleportation, and illusions that would be able to outmaneuver and outsmart Ragyō. Illusions in particular could play into Ragyō’s overconfidence by making her think something has worked in her favor when it actually hasn’t. Meanwhile, with Nihilego’s energy absorption, the only projectile attacks Ragyō could use would come from Life Fibers. These are still useful, as they could ensnare some of Lusamine’s Pokémon coming after her.

And even if they aren’t as varied as the Pokémon, Ragyō does have thousands of COVERS by her side to help defend against attacks and possibly capture Lusamine or her team. Though, it is likely that the strength and abilities of Lusamine’s merged state would prevent this from occurring, but with Mind Stitching also being a possibility simultaneously, Lusamine still has a lot to focus on in battle. It’s not impossible for her to avoid all this with the many eyes she possesses at the end of each tentacle when merged, along with her Pokémon, but it’s something that could be seemingly overwhelming. Also, Ragyō’s Life Fiber swords, which are ultra-hardened Life Fibers, may be interpreted as Steel-type attacks, which are super effective on Nihilego and their merged state. Life Fibers are also stated to be harder than steel, so this does have merit.

All in all, despite Ragyō’s impressive list of equipment and abilities, a lot of it can be played around, leaving her with her Life Fiber swords, shapeshifting, and Life Fiber threads and projectiles, while the only things that could counter Lusamine are Mind Stitching, which only affects her while her Pokémon continue to fight under Nihilego’s will, or COVERS capturing some of her Pokémon. Perhaps Ragyō could use her astral projection to form something Lusamine would mistake as an enemy, but illusions messing with Ragyō and COVERS are superior to even that.

Training & Experience

This is a pretty simple category to discuss for these two. While it isn’t exactly known how long they battled and trained, we do know that Ragyō’s family clan served the Primordial Life Fiber, so we can assume she was infused with Life Fibers since birth like Ryūko. Being that young and having the innate connection to Life Fibers means that Ragyō has upheld her family’s servitude for a few decades. She’s also beaten trained soldiers, so she has the edge on Lusamine when it comes to battle experience, especially when fighting with her abilities on her own. Lusamine only did so when merged with Nihilego, and while she’s been a Trainer for quite some time, long enough to where she became the president of the Aether Foundation, it just isn’t known or could be interpreted that she’s fought and trained as long as Ragyō. Ragyō’s hand-to-hand and sword fighting from her many battles shows just how far her skill has come compared to Lusamine’s experience.

Conclusion

Lusamine has the edge in a lot of ways in this fight. Not only does she possess the stat trinity when merged with Nihilego, but even without it, she can get around Ragyō’s tools with her speed alone. Lusamine’s massively faster than light reaction speed would allow her to realize her Pokémon aren’t scratching Ragyō even in her base form while avoiding anything lethal. She would be able to figure out that she needs to use her ace in the hole right away: battling or fusing with Nihilego. Merging is something she has done at the beginning of battles before when Nihilego was available to her, so if Lusamine wouldn’t do it right away here, she’s fast enough to realize the situation and pull off the fusion anyway. This, of course, leads to her Galaxy Level dominance over Ragyō’s Moon Level attack potency with Shinra-Kōketsu while increasing her speed even further to match Necrozma’s light releasing throughout Ultra Space.

The speed difference also brings yet another answer to Ragyō’s Mind Stitching pre-merging by avoiding the Life Fibers altogether, as it’s a power of hers that relies on Life Fibers making contact with the victim. Ragyō has ways to wrap Lusamine up with Life Fibers to make sure Mind Stitching works, like hiding Life Fibers in the ground to surprise Lusamine, but her Pokémon won’t just let their Trainer be controlled. Ragyō has to focus on all of them, and while they in return have to focus on COVERS, the speed advantage she and all of Pokémon possess aids them even here.

Even without all of Lusamine’s extra abilities that would most definitely be useful, like teleportation, illusions, and more, this battle really does boil down to Lusamine’s much more impressive strength, speed, and durability when merged and being capable of handling Ragyō’s most deadly powers even without fusing right away under most circumstances. Ragyō can’t take advantage of any of Lusamine’s weaknesses besides dealing Steel-type super effective damage with her Life Fiber swords against merged Lusamine, as they’re both just as overconfident of their own capabilities. Forcing Lusamine to unmerge with Mind Stitching would also be impossible due to Nihilego preventing her from escaping its control of her own volition in the past. Experience and regeneration can only do so much for Ragyō when her opponent is just so much more dominant, with options to destroy her Life Fibers for good. From vaporizing her with Fire or Poison-type attacks to simply damaging her quicker than her Life Fibers can regenerate thanks to her speed advantage, Lusamine will no doubt overshadow Ragyō’s ego using the Pokémon she loves with every fiber of her being.

Summary

Lusamine

"I don't care if you are my child or not! I don't care if you were loyal to me or not! I don't care if you're the rarest Pokémon there is in the world or not! If you're not beautiful enough to be worthy of my love, then I don't NEED you!"

Advantages

• Stronger when fused with Nihilego

• Faster

• More durable when fused with Nihilego

• Has more varied abilities with all of her Pokémon by her side

• Better maneuverability

• Illusions can be used to outsmart Ragyō or even make her think she’s winning, leading to overconfidence

• Can handle Mind Stitching for the most part thanks to Nihilego’s control over her Pokémon, including preventing her from unmerging with it

• Resists Ragyō’s energy and air attacks, even being able to absorb the former

• Is strong and fast enough to overpower Ragyō’s Life Fiber regeneration and can burn it away with Fire or Poison-type attacks or freeze it with Ice-type attacks

• Actually started to have a healthy relationship with her kids upon her defeat

Disadvantages

• Is less experienced and relies on her Pokémon to fight when not merged with Nihilego

• Has worse stamina and healing capabilities

• Confusion, fear inducement, and Nihilego’s influence aren’t options against Ragyō’s mental resistances

• Mind Stitching still affects her

• Some Pokémon like Lilligant or Bewear could be weak to Ragyō’s energy and air attacks

• Life Fiber swords would likely be super effective Steel-type attacks

• Outnumbered by Ragyō’s COVERS

Ragyō Kiryūin

“Humans are such fragile things, aren't they? And when they're naked like this, it makes them so uncomfortable. They're overcome with the urge to cover themselves with the miracle of clothing. That is instinct, my dear. But if a species should defy its instinct... it will eventually meet with extinction.”

Advantages

• More experienced overall and is better at battling by herself

• Superior stamina and regeneration than Lusamine and her Pokémon’s healing options

• Mental resistances prevent confusion, fear inducement, and Nihilego’s control

• Some of Lusamine’s Pokémon could be weak to energy or wind attacks

• Life Fiber swords could be considered Steel-type attacks that are super effective against Lusamine’s merged state

• More manageable hair

• Has a numbers advantage with COVERS…

Disadvantages

• …But Lusamine’s Pokémon are more versatile and useful overall

• Weaker

• Slower

• Less durable

• Worse maneuverability

• More prone to being outsmarted and becoming overconfident due to illusions

• Can’t guarantee that Mind Stitching will affect all of Lusamine’s Pokémon

• Incapable of forcing Lusamine to unmerge with Mind Stitching due to Nihilego’s influence

• Energy attacks can be absorbed while gusts of wind are resisted

• Regeneration can be overpowered, especially with the help of the Fire, Poison, and Ice-type attacks Lusamine has