Hala (Masters)

Hala ハラ Hala
Hala's model
No.	131
English voice actor	Kane Jungbluth-Murry[1]
Japanese voice actor	Hōchū Ōtsuka[2]
Description	Hala is Hau's grandfather and the Island Kahuna of Melemele Island in Alola. He's a top-class Trainer and a master of Alolan sumo.

Hala (Japanese: ハラ Hala) 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 Crabominable. The sync pair can be obtained through a sync pair scout, starting on June 15, 2021. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX since its release.

Crabominable

			Type			Ice
			Move types			Ice / Fighting
			Role			Strike (Physical)
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Crabominable ♂		Weakness			Flying
It stores coldness in its pincers and pummels its foes. It can even smash thick walls of ice to bits!
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		737	343	202	136	186	126
Lv. 140, Max Potential		837	383	242	176	226	166
Mega Crabominable
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

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

• (Debut) Hala Spotlight Scout (June 15 to July 1, 2021)
• Super Spotlight Scout (June 10 to 24, 2022)

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Ice Hammer	Ice	Physical	4	194	232	90%	An opponent	Lowers the user's Speed by one stat rank.
Dire Hit +	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's critical-hit rate by two stat ranks.
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	2	35	42	100%	An opponent	Removes the Physical and Special Damage Reduction effects from the opponents' field of play.
Make 'Em Holla!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Attack by six stat ranks. Raises the user's accuracy by one stat rank. Applies the Enduring effect to the user.
Sync moves
Abominable Ice Hammer	Ice	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX) effect: Sync move targets all opponents.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Slow Windup 1	Powers up the user's moves when its Speed is lowered.
Headstrong	Attack cannot be lowered.
First Aid 6	Restores the user's HP by approximately 60% of its maximum HP the first time it is in a pinch each battle.
Theme Skills
Ice Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Ice-type attacks.
Alola Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Trial Giver Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Passionate Spirit Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Melemele Family Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 1 Wistful ↑ 1	Raises the following discovery levels by 1: • Fiery Crystal • Wistful Crystal

Sync grid

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

Appearances

Battle appearances

Hala and Crabominable can be battled against in:

• Champion Stadium: Alola Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Fairy-type weakness)
• Battle Rally (Area 1-9)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (August 15 to 28, 2021)
• Costume event: Poké War Games (October 29 to December 10, 2021)
• Time trial event: Top Speed (2023) (May 10 to June 2, 2023; December 4 to 18, 2023)

Hala has also been shown to pair alongside the following Pokémon and can be battled against in:

• Primeape
  • Champion Stadium: Alola Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Flying-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1-9)
• Bewear
  • Champion Stadium: Alola Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Fighting-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1-9)

Story appearances

Hala appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:

• Villain Arc: Alola: Protecting the Island
• Solo event: Town Square Street Fair
• Guzma's Battle Prep
• Story event: The Electrifying Influencer

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Hala

Quotes

Main article: Hala/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

6★ model (Normal colors)	VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)	Hala's sync move mindscape (Iki Town)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!	Villain Arc Memories Chapter 7: Alola artwork by 【LIRAN】[3]

Trivia

• Hala is the only Trainer whose Pokémon's type doesn't match their Trainer's specialty type in any of their skins. Crabominable's type is Ice, despite Hala being a Fighting-type expert.
• Hala's appearance in the Champion Stadium is a reference to him being a member of Alola's Elite Four in Pokémon Sun and Moon.
• Hala & Crabominable are the only sync pair whose expedition skill corresponds to a theme skill they are not associated with. Their expedition skill is Fiery ↑ 1 Wistful ↑ 1, which is otherwise only given to Gym Leaders.

Origin

Hala's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. In Pokémon Sun and Moon, Crabominable is Hala's signature Pokémon at the Pokémon League, while in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, it serves the same role during the post-game rematch against him. Crabominable's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

Make 'Em Holla! Language Title Japanese 本気でいきますぞ！ Honki de Ikimasu zo! Mandarin Chinese 我要認真上了！ Wǒ Yào Rènzhēn Shàng le! French Cette attaque sera musclée ! German Der alte Hala zeigt's dir! Italian Ecco a voi il temibile Hala! Korean 진심으로임하겠다! Jinsimeuro Imhagetda! Spanish ¡No me ando con chiquitas!

Abominable Ice Hammer Language Title Japanese 筋肉も脈動する全力の アイスハンマー Kinniku mo Myakudō-suru Zenryoku no Aisu Hanmā Mandarin Chinese 肌動全力之 冰錘 Jīdòng Quánlì zhī Bīngchuí French Tous muscles dehors ! Marteau de Glace ! German Eishammer der Muskelimpulse Italian Martelgelo che fa palpitare il cuore Korean 근육도 떨리는 전력의 아이스해머 Geunyukdo Tteollineun Jeollyeogui Aiseu Haemeo Spanish Martillo Hielo de las Mil Pulsaciones

References

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.