Norman (Masters)

Norman センリ Senri
Norman's model
No.	22
English voice actor	Keith Silverstein[1]
Japanese voice actor	Tomokazu Sugita[2]
Description	This Gym Leader is a serious, stoic family man who never neglects his training to become stronger—nor caring for his family—in his pursuit of victory.

Norman (Japanese: センリ Senri) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series. He forms a sync pair with Slaking. He is one of the Pokémon Masters League Leaders in Pasio, and he hands out the Patience Badge to Trainers who defeat him. This sync pair was first made available since the game release.

Slaking

			Type			Normal
			Move type			Normal
			Role			Strike (Physical)
			Base Potential			★★★
Slaking ♂		Weakness			Fighting
Slaking spends all day lying down and lolling about. It eats grass growing within its reach. If it eats all the grass it can reach, this Pokémon reluctantly moves to another spot.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		615	386	156	43	156	144
Lv. 140, Max Potential		735	446	216	103	216	204
Mega Slaking
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Norman is teamed up with by completing Chapter 7 of the PML Arc.

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	2	53	63	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target paralyzed.
X Attack	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Attack by 2 stat ranks.
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	3	167	200	100%	An opponent	The user also takes 25% of the damage it dealt to the target.
All-Out Effort!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Restores the user's HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP. Charges the user's move gauge by 2.
Sync moves
Power-Chasing Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	—	300	360	—	An opponent	No additional effect.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Power Reserves 2	Powers up moves in a pinch.
Theme Skills
Normal Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Normal-type attacks.
Hoenn Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Gym Leader Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Hoenn Family Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Passionate Spirit 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

Norman and Slaking's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available on October 25, 2022.

Appearances

Battle appearances

Norman and Slaking can be battled against in:

• PML Arc: Chapter 7: Bravery is Half the Victory
• Sync pair story: Grovyle's Evolution
• Battle Rally (Area 1-9)
• Story event: Family Ties (September 10 to 30, 2020; September 7 to 17, 2021; February 22 to March 7, 2024)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (as a side foe; August 13 to 28, 2021)
• Story event: Tower Tycoon and Hall Matron (September 16 to October 3, 2023)

Story appearances

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

• PML Arc:
  • Chapter 7: Bravery Is Half the Victory
  • Chapter 8: A Cold, Harsh Winter
  • Chapter 24: A Shining Spotlight
  • Chapter 30: The Road to Victory
• Legendary event/Legendary Adventures: Father or Foe
• Villain Arc: Paulo: The Path Forward
• Story events:
  • Family Ties
  • Tower Tycoon and Hall Matron
• Sync pair story: Grovyle's Evolution

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Norman

Quotes

Main article: Norman/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

In the anime

Norman (left) in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Norman briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team with Brendan.

Pokémon

		Slaking
		Main article: Norman's Slaking Slaking is Norman's only known Pokémon. None of Slaking's moves are known.
Debut	Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Gallery

VS model from Pokémon Masters EX	Norman and Slaking on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker	Norman's sync move mindscape (Petalburg Gym)	Artwork of Chapter 8: A Cold, Harsh Winter
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

• Norman is the father of Brendan, as he is based on the Hoenn player character.

Origin

Norman's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Slaking is Norman's signature Pokémon in the core series games. Slaking's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ruby.

In other languages

All-Out Effort! Language Title Japanese 全力を尽くす！ Zenryoku o Tsukusu! Mandarin Chinese 全力以赴！ Quánlìyǐfù! French À pleine puissance ! German Jetzt geben wir alles! Italian Darò il massimo! Korean 최선을다하마! Choeseoneul Dahama! Spanish ¡A por todas!

Power-Chasing Giga Impact Language Title Japanese 強さを追い求める ギガインパクト Tsuyosa o Oimotomeru Giga Inpakuto Mandarin Chinese 追求強大之 終極衝擊 Zhuīqiú Qiángdà zhī Zhōngjí Chōngjí French Toujours plus de puissance ! Giga Impact ! German Gigastoß des Strebens nach Stärke Italian Gigaimpatto poderoso Korean 강함을 추구하는 기가임팩트 Ganghameul Chuguhaneun Giga Impaekteu Spanish Giga Impacto Ambicioso

References

PML Leaders of Pasio
Chapter 4 Erika	Chapter 5 Skyla	Chapter 7 Norman	Chapter 8 Pryce	Chapter 10 Hapu

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