Bertha (Masters)
| Bertha キクノ Kikuno | |
 Bertha's model | |
| No. | 147 |
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| English voice actor | |
| Japanese voice actor | Yorie Terauchi |
| Description | Bertha is a mild-mannered Ground-type user and a member of the Sinnoh Elite Four. She aims for victory with her specialty—a steady, unyielding battle style. |
Bertha (Japanese: キクノ Kikuno) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series games. She forms a sync pair with Hippowdon. This sync pair was first made available on May 11, 2022. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX from the day it was released.
Hippowdon
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Type |  Ground
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| Move type | Ground
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| Role |  Tech
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| Base Potential | ★★★★★☆EX | ||||||
| Hippowdon ♀ | Weakness |  Grass
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| It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking. | |||||||
| Stats | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | |
| Lv. 140, Base Potential | 681 | 351 | 202 | 240 | 202 | 241 | |
| Lv. 140, Max Potential | 781 | 391 | 242 | 280 | 242 | 281 | |
Moves
| Name | Type | Category | Move gauge | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Description |
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| Sand Tomb | Ground
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Physical | 2 | 38 | 45 | 85% | An opponent | Leaves the target trapped. |
| Stealth Rock | Rock
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Status | 2 (2 uses) |
— | — | — | Opponents’ side | Applies the Rock Damage Field effect to the opponents’ field of play. (Rock Damage Field: The sync pairs will take Rock-type damage whenever they take an action.) |
| Sandstorm | Rock
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Status | 2 (2 uses) |
— | — | — | Entire field | Causes a sandstorm. |
| Quite Something! | None | Status | 0 (2 uses) |
— | — | — | All allies | Raises the user’s Defense and Sp. Def by 1 stat rank. Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank. In addition, raises the Defense and Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank during a sandstorm. |
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| Team Effort Earthquake | Ground
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Physical | — | 200 | 240 | — | An opponent | This attack’s power increases during a sandstorm. (6★ EX) effect: Power of sync move increases by 50%. |
Skills
| Name | Description |
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| Passive Skills | |
| Sand Summoner | Causes a sandstorm the first time the user enters a battle each battle. Protects the user from damage from a sandstorm. |
| Sand Slinger 9 | Lowers the target’s Attack by one stat rank when the user’s attack move against it is successful during a sandstorm. |
| Pokey Trap 5 | Increases the amount of damage an opponent takes from being trapped. |
| Theme Skills | |
| Ground Tech | Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Ground-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12. |
| Sinnoh Tech | Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1. |
| Elite Four Tech | Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1. |
| Scarf Tech | Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2. |
| Veteran Trainer Tech | Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2. |
Sync Grid
Bertha and Hippowdon's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available when the sync pair first released.
Availability
Sync Pair Stories
- A Day with Bertha
Quotes
- Main article: Bertha/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX
Gallery
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| VS model (Normal colors) |
6★ model (Normal colors) |
6★ model (EX colors) |
VS model (EX colors) |
Bertha's sync move mindscape (Pokémon League, Bertha's room) | |||||||||||
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| Trainer emote Nice! |
Trainer emote Watch out! |
Trainer emote Let's do this! |
Trainer emote Thanks! | ||||||||||||
Trivia
Origin
Bertha's design is based on her appearance in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Hippowdon is Bertha's signature Pokémon in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Hippowdon's Dex entry comes from Pokémon HeartGold, SoulSilver, X, and Omega Ruby.