Piers (Masters)

Piers ネズ Nezu
Piers's model
No.	117
English voice actor	Aleks Le
Japanese voice actor	Kishō Taniyama
Description	This Galar Gym Leader who loves Dark-type Pokémon is also a well-known singer and songwriter. Many of his fans were charmed by his melancholic vocal quality.

Piers (Japanese: ネズ Nezu) 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 Obstagoon. The sync pair can be obtained through the sync pair scout, starting from February 18, 2021. The pair's potential can be upgraded to 6★ EX since it was first released, which unlocks Piers's EX Style.

Obstagoon

Raising this sync pair to 6★ EX will unlock Song Key 08001, which allows "Battle! (Piers) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)" to be played in the Jukebox.

			Type			Dark
			Move type			Dark
			Role			Support
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Obstagoon ♂		Weakness			Fighting
Its voice is staggering in volume. Obstagoon has a tendency to take on a threatening posture and shout—this move is known as Obstruct.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		645	336	276	224	227	228
Lv. 140, Max Potential		745	376	316	264	267	268
Mega Obstagoon
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	2	40	48	100%	An opponent	Critical hits land more easily.
Dire Hit All +	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks.
Shout My Name!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Charges the move gauges of all allied sync pairs by two for each allied sync pair on the field. When used in a co-op battle, charges the move gauges of all allied players by two instead. Applies the Enduring effect to the user.
Obstruct	Dark	Status	2 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	The user takes up a defensive posture. Using this move again will make the user leave this defensive posture. No other actions can be taken when in this defensive posture. Nullifies an attack move that targets the user while it is in this defensive posture, then the user leaves the defensive posture. If the move was a physical attack move, lowers the Defense of the target that used it by two stat ranks.
Sync moves
No Encores Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX) effect: The stat increase after a sync move is doubled once per battle.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Hunker Down 9	Raises the user's Defense by one stat rank when it nullifies an opponent's move while in a defensive posture.
Hold Fast 9	Raises the user's Sp. Def by one stat rank when it nullifies an opponent's move while in a defensive posture.
Team Riposte 9	Raises the Attack of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when the user nullifies an opponent's move while in a defensive posture.
Theme Skills
Dark Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30.
Galar Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
Gym Leader Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
Artistic Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 1 Wistful ↑ 1	Raises the following discovery levels by 1: • Fiery Crystal • Wistful Crystal

Sync grid

Piers and Obstagoon's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.

Name	Effect	Energy required	Sync orb required	Move level required
HP +10	HP +10	0	5	1
HP +10	HP +10	2	24	1
HP +10	HP +10	2	24	1
HP +20	HP +20	4	48	2
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	2	24	1
Attack +10	Attack +10	4	48	2
Defense +5	Defense +5	0	5	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	1
Defense +10	Defense +10	4	48	2
Defense +20	Defense +20	4	48	2
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	0	5	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	2	24	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	2	24	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	2	24	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	2	24	1
Sp. Def +20	Sp. Def +20	7	84	3
Speed +5	Speed +5	0	5	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +10	Speed +10	4	48	2
Speed +10	Speed +10	4	48	2
Speed +10	Speed +10	4	48	2
Night Slash: Power +3	Night Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	1
Night Slash: Power +3	Night Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	1
Night Slash: Power +3	Night Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	2
Night Slash: Power +3	Night Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	2
Night Slash: Move Gauge Refresh 3	Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	7	84	1
Obstruct: Move Gauge Refresh 3	Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	7	84	2
Obstruct: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	7	84	1
Obstruct: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
Dire Hit All +: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	7	84	1
Shout My Name!: MP Refresh 3	Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	7	84	1
Unbending	Defense cannot be lowered.	4	48	1
Stalwart	Sp. Def cannot be lowered.	4	48	1
On the Ropes 3	Reduces damage when the user is hit by a physical attack move while in a pinch.	10	120	2
Outrun 3	Quickly charges the move gauge when the user is affected by a status condition.	7	84	3
Power Reserves 3	Powers up the user's moves when in a pinch.	8	96	3
Block and Heal 1	Has a chance (20%) of restoring the user's HP by approximately 20% of its maximum HP when the user nullifies an opponent's move while in a defensive posture.	8	96	3
Block and Lunge 1	Has a chance (20%) of reducing the user's sync move countdown by one when the user nullifies an opponent's move while in a defensive posture.	10	120	3
Critical Strike 1	Powers up the user's attacks when they become critical hits.	10	120	3
Unyielding 3	When the user's Enduring effect activates and the user has 1 HP remaining, has a chance (40%) of applying the Enduring effect to the user again.	10	120	3
Gritty 5	Powers up the user's moves when it is affected by a status condition.	10	120	3
No Encores Throat Chop: Power +25	No Encores Throat Chop: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
No Encores Throat Chop: Power +25	No Encores Throat Chop: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3

Availability

Piers is available in the general sync pair scout. His offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scout banners:

• (Debut) Piers Spotlight Scout (February 18 to March 11, 2021)
• Piers Spotlight Scout (May 17 to 29, 2021)

Battle appearances

Piers and Obstagoon can be battled against in:

• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (as a side foe; August 8 to 28, 2021)
• Story event: Gather Up! Dream Duo! (January 1 to 18, 2023)
• Extreme battle event: Show the Best Teamwork! (March 2 to 21, 2023)

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Piers

Quotes

Main article: Piers/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

6★ model (Normal colors)	VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!	Piers's sync move mindscape (Spikemuth Gym)

Trivia

• Piers shares his Japanese voice actor, Kishō Taniyama, with his counterpart from the Pokémon: Twilight Wings miniseries.
• Piers is the only named character from Galar who does not have any special voice-over lines upon being added to a team or winning a battle with certain Trainers.
• Excluding Grimsley & Liepard, whose banner had to be ended early and restarted to fix a glitch, Piers & Obstagoon are the sync pair with the shortest gap between their initial run and first rerun, at 88 days.

Origin

Piers's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Obstagoon is Piers's signature Pokémon in the core series games. Obstagoon's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Sword.

In other languages

Shout My Name! Language Title Japanese 名前を呼んでくれ！ Namae o Yondekure! Mandarin Chinese 呼喊我的名字！ Hūhǎn Wǒde Míngzì! French Le public nous acclame ! German Ruf meinen Namen! Italian Standing ovation! Korean 이름을불러줘! Ireumeul Bulleojwo! Spanish ¡Intimidando, que es gerundio!

No Encores Throat Chop Language Title Japanese とっておきのナンバー！ じごくづき Totteoki no Nanbā! Jigoku Zuki Mandarin Chinese 這可是我壓箱的一首歌！之 地獄突刺 Zhè kěshì Wǒ Yāxiāng-de Yī Shǒu Gē! zhī Dìyù Tūcì French Pour mon public ! Exécu-Son ! German Neck Strike der letzten Nummer Italian Colpo Infernale che manda in delirio Korean 비장의 넘버! 지옥찌르기 Bijang-ui Number! Jiok Jjireugi Spanish Golpe Mordaza con Temazo

References

Team Yell Captain: Piers (Masters) Lower members: Team Yell Grunts Spikemuth Gym Trainers Related: Marnie (Masters) Locations: Spikemuth

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