Kukui (Masters)
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| Kukui ククイ Kukui | |
 Kukui's model | |
| No. | 79 |
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| English voice actor | Alejandro Saab |
| Japanese voice actor | |
| Description | This Pokémon Professor made his dream of establishing a Pokémon League in the Alola region come true. His life's work is studying Pokémon moves. |
Kukui (Japanese: ククイ Kukui) 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 Midday Form Lycanroc. The sync pair can be obtained through the sync pair scout.
Lycanroc (Midday Form)
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Type |  Rock
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| Move type | Rock
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| Role |  Tech
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| Base Potential | ★★★★★ | ||||||
| Lycanroc ♂ | Weakness |  Water
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| The sharp rocks in its mane can cut like knives. Lycanroc wears its prey down by degrees before finishing them off. | |||||||
| Stats | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | |
| Lv. 140, Base Potential | 547 | 251 | 170 | 82 | 163 | 419 | |
| Lv. 140, Max Potential | 647 | 291 | 210 | 122 | 203 | 459 | |
Moves
| Name | Type | Category | Move gauge | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Description |
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| Rock Tomb | Rock
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Physical | 2 | 39 | 46 | 95% | An opponent | Lowers the target's Speed. |
| Accelerock | Rock
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Physical | 0 (3 uses) |
75 | 90 | 100% | An opponent | No additional effect. |
| Woo! Refreshing! | None | Status | 0 (2 uses) |
— | — | — | Self | Refreshes the number of times the user can use its quick moves by three. Sharply raises the user's Attack. |
| Leer | Normal
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Status | 1 | — | — | — | All opponents | Lowers the target's Defense. |
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| Island Splintered Stormshards | Rock
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Physical | — | 250 | 300 | — | An opponent | Removes physical and special damage-reducing effects from the opponents' field of play. |
Skills
| Name | Description |
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| Passive Skills | |
| Surging Sand 5 | Powers up moves in a sandstorm. |
| Unflappable | Prevents the Pokémon from flinching. |
| Type Skills | |
| Rock Tech | Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Rock-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12. |
Sync Grid
Kukui and Lycanroc's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available when the pair was first released.
| 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 |
| HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| HP +20 | HP +20 | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| Attack +5 | Attack +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Attack +5 | Attack +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Attack +20 | Attack +20 | 7 | 84 | 3 |
| Attack +20 | Attack +20 | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 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 +10 | Sp. Def +10 | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| Sp. Def +10 | Sp. Def +10 | 5 | 60 | 2 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Speed +10 | Speed +10 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
| Speed +10 | Speed +10 | 4 | 48 | 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 | 3 |
| Rock Tomb: Move Gauge Refresh 2 | Has a moderate chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 5 | 60 | 2 |
| Rock Tomb: Move Gauge Refresh 2 | Has a moderate chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Accelerock: Power +6 | Accelerock: Power ↑ +6 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Accelerock: Power +6 | Accelerock: Power ↑ +6 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Accelerock: Power +6 | Accelerock: Power ↑ +6 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Accelerock: Power +6 | Accelerock: Power ↑ +6 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Accelerock: Power +6 | Accelerock: Power ↑ +6 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
| Accelerock: Staggering 5 | Has a very good chance of making the target flinch when an attack is successful. | 13 | 156 | 3 |
| Leer: Move Gauge Refresh 4 | Has a good chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 6 | 72 | 1 |
| Woo! Refreshing!: MP Refresh 3 | Has a moderately good chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 1 |
| Unbending | Defense cannot be lowered. | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Sand Shelter | Protects the Pokémon from damage from a sandstorm. | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Shifting Sand | Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm. | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| Soothing Sand 1 | Restores the Pokémon's HP whenever it takes an action during a sandstorm. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
| Sands of Time 2 | Quickly charges the move gauge in a sandstorm. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
| Surging Sand 5 | Powers up moves in a sandstorm. | 9 | 108 | 2 |
| Fanfare 1 | Raises the Attack of all allied sync pairs after using a sync move. | 5 | 60 | 2 |
| Hunter's Instinct | The more the target's Speed is lowered, the more it powers up moves. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
| Cakewalk | The more the target's Speed is lowered, the more it powers up sync moves. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
| Sand Blaster 5 | Powers up sync moves in a sandstorm. | 8 | 96 | 3 |
| Power Flux 3 | The fuller the move gauge, the more this powers up moves. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Island Splintered Stormshards: Power +25 | Island Splintered Stormshards: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Island Splintered Stormshards: Power +25 | Island Splintered Stormshards: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Availability
Sync Pair Stories
- A Day with Kukui
Quotes
- Main article: Professor Kukui/Quotes#Pokémon Masters EX
In the anime
Professor Kukui (far right) in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
Professor Kukui briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team with Professors Oak and Sycamore.
Pokémon
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This Midday Form Lycanroc is Professor Kukui's only known Pokémon. | ||
| Debut | Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer | |
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Gallery
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| VS model from Pokémon Masters EX |
Kukui and Lycanroc on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker |
Kukui's sync move mindscape (Mount Lanakila) | ||||
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| Trainer emote Nice! |
Trainer emote Watch out! |
Trainer emote Let's do this! |
Trainer emote Thanks! | |||
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