Marlon (Masters)
| Marlon シズイ Shizui | |
 Marlon's model | |
| No. | 45 |
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| English voice actor | Ray Chase[1] |
| Japanese voice actor | Ryota Iwasaki[2] |
| Description | This Gym Leader loves the ocean so much, people say he is a bigger splash than the sea. Since his Gym is right by the ocean, he swims whenever he has no challengers. |
Marlon (Japanese: シズイ Shizui) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series games. He forms a sync pair with Carracosta. The sync pair can be obtained through the sync pair scout.
Carracosta
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Type |  Water
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| Move types | Water /  Rock
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| Role |  Support
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| Base Potential | ★★★ | ||||||
| Carracosta ♂ | Weakness |  Grass
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| Its jaws are terrifyingly powerful. It could eat Omastar and Omanyte whole and not be bothered in the slightest by their shells. | |||||||
| Stats | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | |
| Lv. 140, Base Potential | 493 | 249 | 191 | 113 | 135 | 155 | |
| Lv. 140, Max Potential | 613 | 309 | 251 | 173 | 195 | 215 | |
Availability
Marlon is available in the general sync pair scout, and has been since the game's release.
Moves
| Name | Type | Category | Move gauge | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Description |
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| Aqua Tail | Water
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Physical | 2 | 56 | 67 | 90% | An opponent | No additional effect. |
| X Defense All | None | Status | 0 (2 uses) |
— | — | — | All allies | Raises the Defense of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks. |
| Rough Seas Ahead! | None | Status | 0 (1 use) |
— | — | — | Self | Makes opponents target the user for a short time. Applies the Enduring effect to the user. |
| Rock Tomb | Rock
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Physical | 2 | 39 | 46 | 95% | An opponent | Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stat rank. |
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| Oversplash Aqua Tail | Water
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Physical | — | 200 | 240 | — | An opponent | The more the user's Defense is raised, the greater the power of this move. |
Skills
| Name | Description |
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| Passive Skills | |
| Unbending | Defense cannot be lowered. |
| Theme Skills | |
 Water Support
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Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30. |
 Unova Support
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Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4. |
 Gym Leader Support
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Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4. |
 Nature Lover Support
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Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6. |
| Body Builder Strike
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Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6. |
| Expedition Skills | |
 Fiery ↑ 1  Wistful ↑ 1
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Raises the following discovery levels by 1: • Fiery Crystal• Wistful Crystal
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Sync grid
Marlon and Carracosta's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available on January 25, 2023.
| Name | Effect | Energy required | Sync orb required | Move level required |
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| HP +10 | HP +10 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Attack +5 | Attack +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Attack +5 | Attack +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Attack +5 | Attack +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Attack +5 | Attack +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Defense +10 | Defense +10 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
| Sp. Def +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Sp. Def +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Sp. Def +30 | Sp. Def +30 | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Aqua Tail: Power +4 | Aqua Tail: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Aqua Tail: Power +4 | Aqua Tail: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Aqua Tail: Power +4 | Aqua Tail: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Aqua Tail: Power +4 | Aqua Tail: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Aqua Tail: Power +4 | Aqua Tail: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Aqua Tail: Accuracy +10 | Aqua Tail: Accuracy ↑ +10 | 5 | 60 | 2 |
| Aqua Tail: Move Gauge Refresh 2 | Has a chance (30%) of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
| Aqua Tail: Move Gauge Refresh 9 | Charges the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Rock Tomb: Power +4 | Rock Tomb: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Rock Tomb: Power +4 | Rock Tomb: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Rock Tomb: Power +4 | Rock Tomb: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Rock Tomb: Power +4 | Rock Tomb: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
| Rock Tomb: Power +4 | Rock Tomb: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
| Rock Tomb: Accuracy +5 | Rock Tomb: Accuracy ↑ +5 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
| Rock Tomb: Move Gauge Refresh 2 | Has a chance (30%) of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
| X Defense All: MP Refresh 2 | Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
| X Defense All: Barricade Buddies 1 | Raises the Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank when the user’s move is successful. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Rough Seas Ahead!: MP Refresh 2 | Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
| Stalwart | Sp. Def cannot be lowered. | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| Flameproof | Prevents the user from getting burned. | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| Antitoxin | Prevents the user from getting poisoned or badly poisoned. | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| Rain Gear 2 | Reduces damage when the user is hit by an attack move while the weather is rainy. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
| Racing Rain 2 | Quickly charges the move gauge when the weather is rainy. | 9 | 108 | 2 |
| Hunter's Instinct | The more the target’s Speed is lowered, the more it powers up the user’s moves. | 10 | 120 | 2 |
| Team Pinpoint Entry 1 | Raises the accuracy of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank when the user enters a battle. | 9 | 108 | 3 |
| Unyielding 2 | When the user’s Enduring effect activates and the user has 1 HP remaining, has a chance (30%) of applying the Enduring effect to the user again. | 9 | 108 | 3 |
| First Aid 4 | Restores the user’s HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP the first time it is in a pinch each battle. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Recuperation 1 | Restores the user’s HP by approximately 20% of its maximum HP after using its sync move. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Team Sync Cure 9 | Removes all status conditions from all allied sync pairs after using the user’s sync move. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Oversplash Aqua Tail: Power +25 | Oversplash Aqua Tail: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Oversplash Aqua Tail: Power +25 | Oversplash Aqua Tail: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Appearances
Battle appearances
Marlon and Carracosta can be battled against in:
- Training area: Support Drill 3 (since 2.0.0 update)
- Training event: Grass-type Training Event (September 17 to 30, 2019; October 24 to November 7, 2019; January 1 to 15, 2020; February 10 to 24, 2020)
- Story event: Trials on the Isle (April 15 to May 2, 2021; April 18 to May 2, 2022; May 16 to June 2, 2023)
- Gear event: Grass-type Gear Event (January 18 to February 1, 2023)
- High score event: Water-Type Masters (July 11 to 25, 2023)
- Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (2023) (as a side foe; August 6 to 28, 2023)
Story appearances
Marlon appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:
- Story event: Trials on the Isle
- Neo Champions: A Pure and Touching Heart
- Sync pair story: A Day with Raihan
Sync pair stories
- A Day with Marlon
Quotes
- Main article: Marlon/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX
Gallery
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| VS model from Pokémon Masters EX |
Marlon and Carracosta on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker |
Marlon's sync move mindscape (Humilau Gym) | |
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| Trainer emote Nice! |
Trainer emote Watch out! |
Trainer emote Let's do this! |
Trainer emote Thanks! |
Trivia
- In his sync pair story, Marlon says that he and Carracosta ended up on Pasio after swimming through a weird circle they found in the ocean in Unova, implying that they were brought to Pasio by one of Hoopa's rings.
Origin
Marlon's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Carracosta is one of Marlon's Pokémon in the core series games. Carracosta's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.
In other languages
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Rough Seas Ahead!
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Oversplash Aqua Tail
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References
- ↑ Ray Chase on Twitter
- ↑ Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)
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