Spoiled and sheltered as a child, she grew into a frail and spineless girl who relied heavily on others. She's been trying her best to change, determined to be able to stand on her own two feet. Still holds a lot of beliefs from Alola's folklore that she was taught growing up, and tends to believe in things people tell her without questioning it sometimes. Often takes care of others around her, reaching out to anybody who seems troubled. Get very emotional easily, cries a lot.

Early Life

Ainakea grew up on Melemele Island, surrounded by the flowers of Melemele Meadow. Her father, Reuben, owns one of the top-rated restaurants in Alola. Her mother owns a popular little malasada shop that also sells curry and other dishes the locals consider "comfort food". Surrounded all her life by exotic aromas and flavors, she developed a very keen sense of smell and taste. So much so that her father often had her help with the flavor of many of his award-winning dishes and her grandmother often asked her to assist in developing new scents for her home-based aromatherapy business. When she was 5 years old, she was given an egg as a birthday gift, which hatched into a Petilil.

Adolescence

When she finally became of age to take on the Island Challenge, she set out with her newly-evolved Lilligant and... failed immediately. Unable to even get past the first challenge, she withdrew for a while until she suddenly had enough of being a coward. The passing of her beloved grandmother was a wake-up call, realizing that she if she couldn't stand on her own two feet, then she was going to stay down on the ground. Picturing Unova as the place that would make her stronger, she bid her family farewell and set off to live in Nimbasa, where there was sure to be a lively food scene from bakeries, to restaurants, even to street food.

Adulthood

Found work almost immediately at a crepe stand, living in a small apartment in Nimbasa while working there. She also volunteered and worked small part-time jobs here and there, such as at a plant nursery or at a small bistro as a cook. But the most lucrative job was with the bakery, which she had asked to work at when she met Ophelia, the old lady who owned the place. She was hired, and proved herself to be a skilled and talented baker, even introducing new recipes that were a hit with customers. Ainakea would also look after the old woman's granddaughters for short periods of time, which is when she met Sweet. As the years went by, Ophelia became ill and asked Ainakea to look after the bakery and take over when she was gone. Ainakea was as close as family to not just Ophelia, but even Sweet, her many siblings, and Sweet's parents. Feeling a sense of responsibility towards all of them, she agreed, and the bakery was hers soon after, with Sweet as her loyal business partner. Settled comfortably for a while, but decided she was too comfortable and getting back into old habits. With a regular named Gretel coming in for coffee all the time, they talked a little bit and she ended up getting roped into being Gretel's Multi Battle partner on the Battle Subway. The battles are heated and the motion sickness is hard to get used to, but she has her mind made up about becoming a better Trainer.