Theme skill

A theme skill (known as type skill prior to version 2.4.0) (Japanese: タイプスキル Type Skill) is a game mechanic in Pokémon Masters EX that was introduced in update 1.12.0. Theme skills are activated when two or more sync pairs with the same type or theme are placed in a team in single-player, thereby strengthening all of the team's members.

Skill Sphere

From version 2.4.0, type skills are now part of theme skills. There are new skills by region: Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, and Alola; skills by trainer type: Main Character, Elite Four, Gym Leader, and Champion.

Version 2.6.0 added the last new region skill, Galar, as well as multiple new trainer types: Rival, Villain, Trial Giver, and Battle Facility Foe. In addition, several other miscellaneous new theme skills were added.

Mechanics

There are three different kinds of theme skills for each role. The effect of theme skills can be upgraded using Skill Spheres.

Category	Role	Effect	Value
			Lv. 1	Lv. 2	Lv. 3	Lv. 4
Type	Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk when using attacks of the same type	15	20	25	30
	Support	Raises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs	30	40	50	60
	Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk when using attacks of the same type Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs	12 12	16 16	20 20	24 24
Region / Trainer Group	Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk	2	4	6	8
	Support	Raises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs	4	7	10	13
	Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk Raises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs	1 1	2 3	3 5	4 7
Other	Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk	3	5	7	9
	Support	Raises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs	6	9	12	15
	Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk Raises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs	2 2	3 4	4 6	5 8

Raise in type skill level	Skill Spheres required
1 → 2	10
2 → 3	20
3 → 4	30

List of theme skills

Trainer class

Theme Skill	Characters
Gym Leader	Brock, Misty, Lt. Surge, Erika, Blaine, Bugsy, Whitney, Pryce, Clair, Janine, Roxanne, Brawly, Flannery, Norman, Winona, Tate, Liza, Roark, Gardenia, Maylene, Crasher Wake, Candice, Clay, Skyla, Brycen, Iris, Roxie, Marlon, Grant, Korrina, Ramos, Wulfric, Viola, Cheren, Elesa, Valerie, Sabrina, Fantina, Clemont, Wallace, Jasmine, Burgh, Morty, Volkner, Piers
Elite Four	Acerola, Lorelei, Bruno,Agatha, Will, Karen, Phoebe, Drake, Flint, Shauntal, Marshal, Siebold, Wikstrom, Olivia, Kahili, Koga, Caitlin, Glacia, Grimsley, Molayne
Champion	Blue, Iris (Champion), Cynthia, Lance, Steven, Alder, Leon, Diantha
Main Character	Scottie, Bettie, Kris, Brendan, Rosa, Lyra, Hilbert, Hilda, Calem, Ethan, Leaf, Red, Dawn, Serena, Nate, Gloria, May
Rival	Barry, Blue, Hau, Cheren, Blue (Sygna Suit), Silver, Wally, Gladion, Bianca, N, Marnie
Villain	Giovanni, Plumeria, Guzma, Jessie, Cyrus, Lusamine, Gladion, James, N, Lysandre
Trial Giver	Sophocles, Mina, Olivia, Hapu, Nanu, Acerola, Acerola (Fall 2020), Mallow
Battle Facility Foe	Noland, Thorton, Cynthia (Sygna Suit), Wally, Lucy, Leon

Appearance

Theme Skill	Characters
Cape	Clair, Rosa (Holiday 2019), Grimsley (Sygna Suit), Lance, Zinnia, Alder
Glasses	Lorelei, Roark, Shauntal, Clemont, Molayne, Bianca
Pigtails	Kris, Candice, Hapu, Lyra, Lyra (Summer 2020), Rosa, Roxanne, Whitney, Marnie
Scarf	Pryce, Janine, Barry, Koga, Grimsley, Wallace, Dawn, Burgh, Morty
Seasonal Outfit	Erika (Holiday 2020), Rosa (Holiday 2019), Skyla (Holiday 2020), Siebold (Holiday 2019), Acerola (Fall 2020), Lyra (Summer 2020), Hilbert (Fall 2020), Lance (New Year's 2021), Steven (Summer 2020), Dawn (Paletine's 2021), Serena (Paletine's 2021), Lillie (New Year's 2021)
Sunglasses	Lt. Surge, Blaine, Calem, Professor Kukui, Steven (Summer 2020), Guzma, Serena
Sygna Suit	Blue (Sygna Suit), Brock (Sygna Suit), Elesa (Sygna Suit), Grimsley (Sygna Suit), Cynthia (Sygna Suit), Red, Leaf (Sygna Suit)

Other

Theme Skill	Characters
Artistic	Brycen, Roxie, Siebold (Sygna Suit), Mina, Viola, Elesa, Valerie, Fantina, Burgh, Lisia, Piers, Diantha
Battleground Foe	Gardenia, Maylene, Candice, Cheryl, Marley
Battle Partner	Cheryl, Marley, Silver, Lance, Lillie, Lillie (Holiday 2020), Nate
Body Builder	Brock, Brock (Sygna Suit), Lt. Surge, Bruno, Brawly, Crasher Wake, Marlon, Marshal, Wikstrom
Complicated Family	Giovanni, Silver
Contest Lover	Fantina, Wallace, Jasmine, Dawn, Lisia, May
Cook	Rosa (Holiday 2019), Siebold, Siebold (Holiday 2019), Dawn (Palentine's 2021), Serena (Palentine's 2021), Gloria, Mallow
Dragon Cousin	Clair, Lance
Fancy Lady	Erika, Kahili, Acerola, Caitlin, Lillie, Lillie (Holiday 2020), Marnie
Free Spirit	Erika (Holiday 2020), Winona, Phoebe, Hau, Mina, Elesa (Sygna Suit), Valerie, Leon
Gadgeteer	Sophocles, Thorton, Clemont, Cyrus, Volkner, Lysandre
Grown Woman	Lorelei, Karen, Flannery, Cheryl, Kahili, Glacia, Plumeria, Lucy, Diantha, Lusamine
Hoenn Family	Norman, Brendan
Kalos Neighbors	Calem, Serena
Knowledgeable	Kris, Bugsy, Noland, Thorton, Professor Kukui, Professor Sycamore
Nature Lover	Erika, Brawly, Winona, Gardenia, Marlon, Ramos, Hapu
Ninja Family	Janine, Koga
Observatory Cousin	Sophocles, Molayne
Old-Timer	Agatha, Professor Oak
Old Colleagues	Lysandre, Professor Sycamore
Pallet Town	Blue, Blue (Sygna Suit), Red, Leaf, Leaf (Sygna Suit)
Passionate Spirit	Misty, Flannery, Norman, Barry, Flint, Korrina, Marshal, Wulfric, Siebold, Wikstrom, Hilda, Wally, Lucy
Pokéathlete	Whitney, Maylene, Lyra, Lyra (Summer 2020), Ethan, Jasmine
Researcher	Blaine, Bugsy, Cynthia, Cynthia (Sygna Suit), Professor Kukui, Professor Oak, Professor Sycamore
Rock Lover	Brock, Brock (Sygna Suit), Roxanne, Roark, Clay, Grant, Olivia, Steven, Steve (Summer 2020)
Sinnoh Bros	Flint, Volkner
Space Cadet	Brendan, Tate, Liza, Zinnia, Steven, May
Sweet Tooth	Bruno, Grant, Hilbert (Fall 2020), Dawn (Paletine's 2021), Serena (Paletine's 2021)
Team Rocket Forever	Jessie, James
Undella Town	Skyla, Skyla (Holiday 2020), Iris, Iris (Champion), Roxie, Shauntal, Elesa, Caitlin, Cynthia
Unova Adventurer	Rosa, Cheren, Hilbert, Hilda, Nate, Bianca, N
Unova Gym Besties	Skyla, Elesa (Sygna Suit)
Veteran	Agatha, Pryce, Drake, Clay, Ramos, Wulfric, Nanu, Alder

In other languages

Language Title French Talent de type German Typenfähigkeiten Italian Tipabilità Korean 타입스킬 Type Skill Spanish Habilidad de tipo

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