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Mina and Granbull, a 3★ sync pair

A sync pair (Japanese: バディーズ Buddies) is a pair consisting of one Pokémon Trainer and one Pokémon in Pokémon Masters. Each sync pair has one of three roles: strike sync pairs, which are focused on attacking; support sync pairs, which are focused on defending, healing HP, and increasing stats of the whole team; and tech sync pairs, which are focused on different tactics, such as inflicting status alterations.

Mechanics

Moves and skills

Main article: List of moves in Pokémon Masters

Moves and Skills menu

Sync pairs have access to two different types of moves:

• Pokémon moves - these require a specific amount of move gauge slots to be used
• Trainer moves - these are unique to Pokémon Masters. They do not require the use of move gauge slots, but can only be used a set number of times in a battle

Each sync pair knows two moves when recruited, and can know up to four moves. Sync pairs can also unleash sync moves, which are powerful moves that can be used once a certain amount of moves have been used in battle. Sync pairs can also learn passive skills, which are similar to Abilities in the core series. Certain sync pairs can learn up to three passive skills.

Unlock	Item required
Third move	5
Fourth move	10 // 3 // 30 5
Passive skill	10 // 3 // 15 10

The power of Pokémon moves can be increased. When the player scouts a sync pair that they already have, the power of the moves is increased by one level. The level of the moves starts at level one, and can be boosted to level 5. At level 5, the power of the moves is increased by 20% with respect to level 1.

Level

Sync pairs gain experience and level up by winning battles or by using Level-Up Manuals. Leveling up increases a sync pair's stats, with them being identical in their role to the stats of the main games except for Speed, which instead affects the rate at which the move gauge fills.

Sync pairs have level caps, with the number of stars determining the level cap. 3★ sync pairs have an initial level cap of 30, 4★ sync pairs have an initial level cap of 35, and 5★ sync pairs have an initial level cap of 40. The player can increase these level caps by using items or increasing the stars of the pair. The items required differs for each sync pair.

Reaching certain levels can allow the Pokémon to evolve; for example, at level 30, Barry's Piplup can evolve into Prinplup, at level 45 it can evolve into Empoleon, which then causes it to learn the sync move Late Fee Bubble Beam.

Increasing potential

The player can also increase the stats of sync pairs by using power-ups. Each power-up provides a +2 boost to HP, and a +1 boost to each other stat. Only the power-up corresponding to the number of sync pair stars can be used. For example, a 3★ power-up can only increase the potential of a 3★ sync pair. Once 20 power-ups are used, the number of stars for that sync pair increases by one. 5★ pairs can be given up to 20 5★ power-ups even though they can’t increase their number of stars, in this case each power-up increases the HP stat by 5 and the other stats by 2.

Type and resistance

Even though each pair has a single type, the resistances and defensive properties of the pair do not depend on it. Each sync pair has only a single weakness to a specific type and the resistances to status alterations, when available, are exclusively gained through passive skills.

Sync pair scout

Players can recruit sync pairs that are not available through the main story through sync pair scout at the shop. It costs 300 gems (or 100 paid gems) to scout one sync pair, which is chosen randomly from a pool of sync pairs. There is a 73% chance of obtaining a 3★ sync pair, 20% chance of a 4★ sync pair, and 7% chance of a 5★ sync pair. The animation suggests the potential of the scouted sync pair, which is proportional to the number of items needed to unlock the maximum level: if an antenna comes out of the Poryphone, a more powerful than usual sync pair is being recruited, if the background turns rainbow during the scouting process and a parabolic antenna comes out, then this guarantees the player one of the best pairs, which are usually 5★ pairs.

As previously mentioned, if the player scouts a sync pair they have already recruited, then the sync pair receives an increase in level. Once the sync pair level is maxed out to level 5, if the player again scouts that sync pair, the player will instead receive a power-up item corresponding to the sync pair's number of stars.

A scout point will be awarded for every scout pair that the player scouts through sync pair scouts. If a player manages to achieve 400 scout points, the player will be able to scout for a sync pair of their choice. However, scout points gained during a specific spotlight scout will expire once the spotlight scout expires, and they will not carry over to another spotlight scout.

The available sync pairs change as the game introduces more Trainers, with specific spotlight scouts giving a higher chance of obtaining the sync pair that the event is focused on.

List of sync pairs

The following is a list of currently playable sync pairs, listed in the order they are presented on the Dex page.

Move types are also listed according to the Dex page. Only damaging move types are listed.

Trainer	NDex	Pokémon		Move Type(s)		Weakness	Role	Passive Skill(s)	Base Potential	Availability
#Scottie		025	#Pika	File:MastersIconPikachu.png	1♂	Electric	Electric	File:Masters Ground.png		Endurance
#Bettie		025	#Pika	File:MastersIconPikachu.png	1♂	Electric	Electric	File:Masters Ground.png		Endurance
#Scottie		255	#Torc	File:MastersIconTorchic.png	1♂	Fire	Fire	File:Masters Water.png		Haste
#Bettie		255	#Torc	File:MastersIconTorchic.png	1♂	Fire	Fire	File:Masters Water.png		Haste
#Brock		095	#Onix	File:MastersIconOnix.png	1♂	Rock	Rock	File:Masters Grass.png		Stoic 2
#Brock		Synga Suit 248	#Tyra	File:MastersIconTyranitar.png	1♂	Rock	Rock	File:Masters Fighting.png		Sand Fortress
#Misty		121	#Star	File:MastersIconStarmie.png	1	Water	Water	File:Masters Electric.png		Healing Hand 2
#Lt. Surge		100	#Volt	File:MastersIconVoltorb.png	1	Electric	Electric	File:Masters Ground.png		Last Word
#Erika		045 f	#Vile	File:MastersIconVileplume.png	1♀	Grass	Grass	File:Masters Fire.png		Piercing Gaze
#Blaine		077	#Pony	File:MastersIconPonyta.png	1♂	Fire	Fire	File:Masters Rock.png		Hostile Environment 1
#Lorelei		131	#Lapr	File:MastersIconLapras.png	1♀	Ice	Ice	File:Masters Grass.png		Hostile Environment 1
#Bruno		068	#Mach	File:MastersIconMachamp.png	1♂	Fighting	Fighting	File:Masters Flying.png		Critical Strike 2
#Agatha		094	#Geng	File:MastersIconGengar.png	1♀	Ghost	Ghost	File:Masters Dark.png		Wide Awake
#Agatha		094M	#Geng	File:MastersIconGengar.png	1♀ Mega Gengar	Ghost	Ghost	File:Masters Dark.png		Wide Awake
#Kris		158	#Toto	File:MastersIconTotodile.png	2♀	Water	Normal	File:Masters Grass.png		Endurance Water Shift
#Kris		159	#Croc	File:MastersIconCroconaw.png	2♀	Water	Normal	File:Masters Grass.png		Endurance Water Shift
#Kris		160	#Fera	File:MastersIconFeraligatr.png	2♀	Water	Normal	File:Masters Grass.png		Endurance Water Shift
#Bugsy		015	#Beed	File:MastersIconBeedrill.png	1♂	Bug	Bug	File:Masters Rock.png		Critical Strike 2
#Bugsy		015M	#Beed	File:MastersIconBeedrill.png	1♂ Mega Beedrill	Bug	Bug	File:Masters Rock.png		Critical Strike 2
#Whitney		241	#Milt	File:MastersIconMiltank.png	1♀	Normal	Normal	File:Masters Fighting.png		Mad Strength 2
#Pryce		086	#Seel	File:MastersIconSeel.png	1♂	Ice	Ice	File:Masters Electric.png		Superduper Effective 2
#Pryce		087	#Dewg	File:MastersIconDewgong.png	1♂	Ice	Ice	File:Masters Electric.png		Superduper Effective 2
#Clair		230	#King	File:MastersIconKingdra.png	1♀	Dragon	Dragon	File:Masters Dragon.png		Racing Rain 2
#Janine		168	#Aria	File:MastersIconAriados.png	1♀	Poison	Poison	File:Masters Fire.png		Hostile Environment 1
#Will		178	#Xatu	File:MastersIconXatu.png	2♀	Psychic	Flying	File:Masters Electric.png		Impervious
#Karen		229 f	#Houn	File:MastersIconHoundoom.png	1♀	Dark	Dark	File:Masters Fighting.png		Flameproof Wide Awake
#Karen		229M	#Houn	File:MastersIconHoundoom.png	1♀ Mega Houndoom	Dark	Dark	File:Masters Fighting.png		Flameproof Wide Awake
#Brendan		252	#Tree	File:MastersIconTreecko.png	1♂	Grass	Grass	File:Masters Poison.png		Haste Lithe
#Brendan		253	#Grov	File:MastersIconGrovyle.png	1♂	Grass	Grass	File:Masters Poison.png		Haste Lithe
#Brendan		254	#Scep	File:MastersIconSceptile.png	1♂	Grass	Grass	File:Masters Poison.png		Haste Lithe
#Roxanne		299	#Nose	File:MastersIconNosepass.png	1♀	Rock	Rock	File:Masters Fighting.png		Surging Sand 5
#Brawly		296	#Maku	File:MastersIconMakuhita.png	1♂	Fighting	Fighting	File:Masters Flying.png		Power Reserves 2
#Flannery		324	#Tork	File:MastersIconTorkoal.png	1♀	Fire	Fire	File:Masters Water.png		Impervious
#Norman		289	#Slak	File:MastersIconSlaking.png	1♂	Normal	Normal	File:Masters Fighting.png		Power Reserves 2
#Winona		279	#Peli	File:MastersIconPelipper.png	1♀	Flying	Flying	File:Masters Electric.png		Racing Rain 2
#Tate		338	#Solr	File:MastersIconSolrock.png	2	Psychic	Rock	File:Masters Dark.png		Power Chain 3 Headstrong Unbending
#Liza		337	#Luna	File:MastersIconLunatone.png	1	Psychic	Psychic	File:Masters Bug.png		Power Chain 3 Dauntless Stalwart
#Phoebe		356	#Dusc	File:MastersIconDusclops.png	2♂	Ghost	Normal	File:Masters Dark.png		Pass It On Vigilance
#Drake		373	#Sala	File:MastersIconSalamence.png	1♂	Dragon	Dragon	File:Masters Fairy.png		Terrify 1
#Noland		127	#Pins	File:MastersIconPinsir.png	1♂	Bug	Bug	File:Masters Flying.png		Headstrong
#Noland		127M	#Pins	File:MastersIconPinsir.png	1♂ Mega Pinsir	Bug	Bug	File:Masters Flying.png		Headstrong Unhindered
#Barry		393	#Pipl	File:MastersIconPiplup.png	1♂	Water	Water	File:Masters Grass.png		Power Flux 5
#Barry		394	#Prin	File:MastersIconPrinplup.png	1♂	Water	Water	File:Masters Grass.png		Power Flux 5
#Barry		395	#Empo	File:MastersIconEmpoleon.png	1♂	Water	Water	File:Masters Grass.png		Power Flux 5
#Roark		408	#Cran	File:MastersIconCranidos.png	1♂	Rock	Rock	File:Masters Water.png		Headstrong
#Gardenia		407	#Rose	File:MastersIconRoserade.png	1♀	Grass	Grass	File:Masters Flying.png		Speeding Sun 2
#Maylene		307	#Medi	File:MastersIconMeditite.png	1♀	Fighting	Fighting	File:Masters Fairy.png		On the Ropes 3
#Crasher Wake		419	#Floa	File:MastersIconFloatzel.png	1♂	Water	Water	File:Masters Grass.png		Racing Rain 2 Aggravation 1
#Candice		460	#Abom	File:MastersIconAbomasnow.png	1♀	Ice	Ice	File:Masters Fire.png		Antifreeze Snow Shelter
#Flint		392	#Infe	File:MastersIconInfernape.png	1♂	Fire	Fire	File:Masters Water.png		Power Reserves 2
#Thorton		437	#Bron	File:MastersIconBronzong.png	2	Steel	Psychic	File:Masters Fire.png		Aggravation 1
#Cheryl		242	#Blis	File:MastersIconBlissey.png	2♀	Normal	Fire	File:Masters Fighting.png		Healing Hand 2
#Marley		059	#Arca	File:MastersIconArcanine.png	1♂	Fire	Fire	File:Masters Ground.png		Haste
#Rosa		495	#Sniv	File:MastersIconSnivy.png	1♀	Grass	Grass	File:Masters Flying.png		Stalwart
#Rosa		496	#Serv	File:MastersIconServine.png	1♀	Grass	Grass	File:Masters Flying.png		Stalwart
#Rosa		497	#Serp	File:MastersIconSerperior.png	1♀	Grass	Grass	File:Masters Flying.png		Stalwart
#Clay		536	#Palp	File:MastersIconPalpitoad.png	1♂	Ground	Ground	File:Masters Grass.png		Antitoxin
#Skyla		581	#Swan	File:MastersIconSwanna.png	1♀	Flying	Flying	File:Masters Rock.png		Haste
#Brycen		615	#Cryo	File:MastersIconCryogonal.png	2	Ice	Rock	File:Masters Fighting.png		Snow Shelter Healing Hail 1
#Iris		612	#Haxo	File:MastersIconHaxorus.png	1♀	Dragon	Dragon	File:Masters Ice.png		Power Reserves 2
#Roxie		544	#Whir	File:MastersIconWhirlipede.png	1♀	Poison	Poison	File:Masters Psychic.png		Hit and Run 2
#Marlon		565	#Carr	File:MastersIconCarracosta.png	2♂	Water	Rock	File:Masters Grass.png		Unbending
#Shauntal		609	#Chan	File:MastersIconChandelure.png	1♀	Ghost	Ghost	File:Masters Rock.png		Unhindered Power Reserves 2
#Marshal		534	#Conk	File:MastersIconConkeldurr.png	1♂	Fighting	Fighting	File:Masters Psychic.png		Gritty 5
#Grant		698	#Amau	File:MastersIconAmaura.png	1♂	Rock	Rock	File:Masters Steel.png		Snow Shelter Sand Shelter Aggravation 1
#Korrina		448	#Luca	File:MastersIconLucario.png	1♂	Fighting	Fighting	File:Masters Fire.png		Unflappable
#Korrina		448M	#Luca	File:MastersIconLucario.png	1♂ Mega Lucario	Fighting	Fighting	File:Masters Fire.png		Unflappable
#Ramos		070	#Weep	File:MastersIconWeepinbell.png	1♂	Grass	Grass	File:Masters Ice.png		Defense Crush 2
#Wulfric		713	#Aval	File:MastersIconAvalugg.png	1♂	Ice	Ice	File:Masters Fire.png		Clearheaded
#Siebold		693	#Claw	File:MastersIconClawitzer.png	2♂	Water	Fighting	File:Masters Electric.png		Critical Focus 1
#Wikstrom		681	#Aegi	File:MastersIconAegislash.png	1♂ Shield Forme	Steel	Steel	File:Masters Fire.png		Stance Change Vigilance
#Wikstrom		681B	#Aegi	File:MastersIconAegislash.png	1♂ Blade Forme	Steel	Steel	File:Masters Fire.png		Stance Change Vigilance
#Hau		026A	#Raic	File:MastersIconRaichu.png	1♂ Alola Form	Electric	Electric	File:Masters Ground.png		First Aid 4
#Sophocles		777	#Toge	File:MastersIconTogedemaru.png	1♀	Electric	Electric	File:Masters Ground.png		Endurance
#Mina		210	#Gran	File:MastersIconGranbull.png	1♂	Fairy	Fairy	File:Masters Steel.png		Impervious
#Olivia		745Mn	#Lyca	File:MastersIconLycanroc.png	1♂ Midnight Form	Rock	Rock	File:Masters Grass.png		Amped Up 1
#Hapu		750	#Muds	File:MastersIconMudsdale.png	1♂	Ground	Ground	File:Masters Grass.png		Clearheaded
#Kahili		733	#Touc	File:MastersIconToucannon.png	1♂	Flying	Flying	File:Masters Ice.png		Piercing Gaze
#Viola		283	#Surs	File:MastersIconSurskit.png	1♀	Bug	Bug	File:Masters Rock.png		Terrify 1
#Viola		284	#Masq	File:MastersIconMasquerain.png	1♀	Bug	Bug	File:Masters Rock.png		Terrify 1
#Nanu		053A	#Pers	File:MastersIconPersian.png	1♀ Alola Form	Dark	Dark	File:Masters Bug.png		Critical Sting 1
#Koga		169	#Crob	File:MastersIconCrobat.png	1♂	Poison	Poison	File:Masters Electric.png		Haste
#Acerola		770	#Palo	File:MastersIconPalossand.png	1♀	Ghost	Ghost	File:Masters Ice.png		Sand Fortress
#Cheren		508	#Stou	File:MastersIconStoutland.png	2♂	Normal	Dark	File:Masters Fighting.png		Outrun 4
#Blue		018	#Pidg	File:MastersIconPidgeot.png	1♂	Flying	Flying	File:Masters Rock.png		Acuity Haste
#Blue		018M	#Pidg	File:MastersIconPidgeot.png	1♂ Mega Pidgeot	Flying	Flying	File:Masters Rock.png		Acuity Haste
#Lyra		152	#Chik	File:MastersIconChikorita.png	1♀	Grass	Grass	File:Masters Fire.png		Solar Shield
#Lyra		153	#Bayl	File:MastersIconBayleef.png	1♀	Grass	Grass	File:Masters Fire.png		Solar Shield
#Lyra		154	#Mega	File:MastersIconMeganium.png	1♀	Grass	Grass	File:Masters Fire.png		Solar Shield
#Hilbert		501	#Osha	File:MastersIconOshawott.png	1♂	Water	Water	File:Masters Electric.png		Impervious
#Hilda		498	#Tepi	File:MastersIconTepig.png	1♀	Fire	Fire	File:Masters Water.png		Antitoxin First Aid 4
#Hilda		499	#Pign	File:MastersIconPignite.png	1♀	Fire	Fire	File:Masters Water.png		Antitoxin First Aid 4
#Hilda		500	#Embo	File:MastersIconEmboar.png	1♀	Fire	Fire	File:Masters Water.png		Antitoxin First Aid 4
#Elesa		523	#Zebs	File:MastersIconZebstrika.png	1♀	Electric	Electric	File:Masters Ground.png		Hit and Run 2 Lithe
#Caitlin		579	#Reun	File:MastersIconReuniclus.png	1♀	Psychic	Psychic	File:Masters Ghost.png		Antitoxin Flameproof Escape Artist
#Calem		677	#Espu	File:MastersIconEspurr.png	1♂	Psychic	Psychic	File:Masters Ghost.png		Acuity Aggravation 1
#Glacia		362	#Glal	File:MastersIconGlalie.png	1♂	Ice	Ice	File:Masters Steel.png		Snow Shelter Fortuitous 4
#Glacia		362M	#Glal	File:MastersIconGlalie.png	1♂ Mega Glalie	Ice	Ice	File:Masters Steel.png		Snow Shelter Fortuitous 4 Last Word

Unreleased characters

The following Trainers have been shown in supplementary material and in the game itself, but are not currently playable. They may become available in future updates. Note that some characters do not yet have a known sync partner.

Character	Partner Pokémon	Design Origin
Paulo	Rockruff	Masters
Professor Bellis	Unknown	Masters
Lear	Staraptor	Masters
Sawyer	Honchkrow	Masters
Rachel	Umbreon	Masters
Red	Charizard (Mega Charizard X)	Masters
Leaf	Unknown	FireRed and LeafGreen
Professor Oak	Unknown	FireRed and LeafGreen
Sabrina	Unknown	FireRed and LeafGreen
Giovanni	Unknown	FireRed and LeafGreen
Lance	Dragonite	HeartGold and SoulSilver
Silver	Unknown	HeartGold and SoulSilver
Archer	Unknown	HeartGold and SoulSilver
Ariana	Unknown	HeartGold and SoulSilver
Wally	Unknown	Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Steven	Metagross	Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Fantina	Unknown	Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Cynthia	File:Masters445.png Garchomp	Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Palmer	Unknown	Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver
Hugh	Unknown	Black 2 and White 2
Cilan	Unknown	Black, White, Black 2, and White 2
Chili	Unknown	Black, White, Black 2, and White 2
Cress	Unknown	Black, White, Black 2, and White 2
Grimsley	Liepard	Black, White, Black 2, and White 2
Professor Sycamore	Unknown	X and Y
Diantha	Gardevoir	X and Y
Professor Kukui	Lycanroc (Midday Form)	Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Lillie	Unknown	Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Gladion	Unknown	Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Lusamine	Unknown	Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

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