Head Start (Skill)

Head Start (Japanese: 初登場時ＢＣ加速 'B C Acceleration On First Entry) is a family of skills in Pokémon Masters EX.

Head Start	初登場時ＢＣ加速
	B C Acceleration On First Entry
Flavor text Passive Skill Reduces the user’s sync move countdown by [1-9] the first time it enters a battle each battle.

Effect

When the Pokémon first enters a battle, it will reduce the sync move countdown by one per rank of this skill.

Skill rank	Reduction
Head Start 1	1
Head Start 2	2
Head Start 3	3
Head Start 4	4
Head Start 5	5
Head Start 6	6
Head Start 7	7
Head Start 8	8
Head Start 9	9

Availability

Head Start 1

Sync pairs (innate)

Cynthia
& Kommo-o

Raihan
& Duraludon

Hilda
(Special Costume)
& Diancie

Serena
& Zygarde

Sygna Suit Wally
& Gardevoir
(Only before Mega Evolving)

Archer
& Houndoom

Sync pairs (sync grid - yellow tiles)

Grimsley
& Sharpedo

Gloria
& Zacian

Gloria
(Dojo Uniform)
& Urshifu

Diantha
& Gardevoir

Emmet
& Archeops

Steven
(Anniversary 2021)
& Rayquaza

Sygna Suit Steven
& Deoxys

Blue
& Pidgeot

Blue
(Classic)
& Aerodactyl

Morty
(Fall 2021)
& Banette

Marnie
(Palentine's 2022)
& Mawile

Sygna Suit Brendan
& Latios

Sygna Suit Cynthia
(Aura)
& Lucario

Sygna Suit Wally
& Gardevoir

Sygna Suit N
& Kyurem

Gordie
& Coalossal

Rei
& Hisuian Decidueye

Paulo
& Lycanroc

Viola
(Holiday 2023)
& Vivillon

Sygna Suit Piers
& Toxtricity

Lucky Cookies

Lucky Cookie	Appearance Rate
1★ Deluxe Lucky Cookie	0.41%
2★ Deluxe Lucky Cookie	0.83%
3★ Deluxe Lucky Cookie	8.33%
Guaranteed Lucky Cookie 1	100%

Head Start 2

Sync pairs (innate)

Lear
& Hoopa

Sygna Suit May
& Blaziken

Sygna Suit Wally
& Gardevoir
(Only after Mega Evolving)

Emma
& Crobat

In other languages

Language Title Japanese 初登場時ＢＣ加速 Mandarin Chinese 首次上場時計數加速 French Intro Compteur ↓ German Erstantritt-GA-Countd.↓ Italian Sprint Korean 첫등장시BC가속 Cheot Deungjangsi BC Gasok Spanish Entrada Furor

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