Roark (Masters)

Roark ヒョウタ Hyouta
Roark's model
No.	30
English voice actor	Alejandro Saab[1]
Japanese voice actor	Kenji Nojima[2]
Description	A Gym Leader who uses Rock types and works in a mine, he's good at digging holes and likes to collect fossils. He respects his father, Byron, who is also a Gym Leader.

Roark (Japanese: ヒョウタ Hyouta) 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 Cranidos and its evolved form, Rampardos. The sync pair can be obtained through sync pair scout.

Cranidos → Rampardos

Cranidos can evolve into Rampardos once it has reached level 30 through its sync pair story Cranidos's Evolution.

			Type			Rock
			Move type			Rock
			Role			Strike (Physical)
			Base Potential			★★★
Cranidos ♂		Weakness			Water
A primeval Pokémon, it possesses a hard and sturdy skull, lacking any intelligence within.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		927	361	114	114	113	225
Lv. 140, Max Potential		1047	421	174	174	173	285
Mega Cranidos
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

			Type			Rock
			Move type			Rock
			Role			Strike (Physical)
			Base Potential			★★★
Rampardos ♂		Weakness			Water
In ancient times, people would dig up fossils of this Pokémon and use its skull, which is harder than steel, to make helmets.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		952	388	117	116	115	229
Lv. 140, Max Potential		1072	448	177	176	175	289
Mega Rampardos
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Roark is available in the general sync pair scout, and has been since the game's release.

Moves

Roark's Cranidos uses Rock Sync Impact as its sync move. Upon evolution, Rampardos learns the upgraded Rock Head Smash.

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Smack Down	Rock	Physical	1	20	24	100%	An opponent	No additional effect.
X Attack	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Attack by 2 stat ranks.
Head Smash	Rock	Physical	3	188	225	80%	An opponent	The user also takes approximately 33% of the damage it dealt to the target.
You're Gonna Need a Helmet!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Charges the user's move gauge by 3. Applies the Sure Hit Next effect to the user.
Sync moves
Rock Sync Impact	Rock	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	No additional effect.
Rock Head Smash	Rock	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	No additional effect.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Headstrong	Attack cannot be lowered.
Theme Skills
Rock Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Rock-type attacks.
Sinnoh 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.
Glasses Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Rock Lover Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 1 Soothing ↑ 1	Raises the following discovery levels by 1: • Fiery Crystal • Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

Roark and Rampardos's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available on February 25, 2023.

Appearances

Battle appearances

Roark and Rampardos can be battled against in:

• Training area: Strike Course (prior to 1.12.0 update)
• Training area: Sync Orb Drill (since 1.12.0 update)
• Battle Rally (Area 1-9)
• Training event: Water-type Training Event (September 23 to October 7, 2019; November 21 to December 5, 2019; January 1 to 15, 2020; June 4 to 18, 2020)
• Gear event: Water-type Gear Event (as a side foe; July 11 to 25, 2023)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (2023) (as a side foe; August 5 to 28, 2023)
• Story event: The Haunted Museum (October 12, 2023 to November 1, 2023)
• Special sync pair event: Riley & Lucario (February 19 to March 31, 2024)

Story appearances

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

• Mysterious Stones Chapter
• Special event: Evolution Material Mining!
• Story events:
  • All Aboard the Victory Train
  • Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast
  • The Haunted Museum
  • The Electrifying Influencer
• Solo event: A Pasio Spectacle
• Special sync pair event: Riley & Lucario
• Sync pair story: A Day with Sygna Suit Hilbert

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Roark

Evolution

Name	Trainer	Pokémon	Price	First-Time Rewards
Cranidos's Evolution	Roxanne	Nosepass Weakness:	Evolution Shard ×5	Cranidos evolves into Rampardos Gems ×30

Quotes

Main article: Roark/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model from Pokémon Masters EX	Roark and Cranidos on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker		Roark's sync move mindscape (Oreburgh Mine)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

• At maximum potential, Roark's Rampardos has the highest HP stat of all Pokémon in Pokémon Masters EX.
• In his sync pair story, Roark says that he dreams of digging up enough fossils to open his own museum.

Origin

Roark's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. Cranidos is Roark's signature Pokémon during his Gym battle against the player in the core series games, while Rampardos serves the same role during the rematches against him in Pokémon Platinum and during the Pokémon World Tournament in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Cranidos and Rampardos's Dex entries come from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

You're Gonna Need a Helmet! Language Title Japanese ザ・ロック！ Za Rokku! Mandarin Chinese 巨石！ Jùshí! French Le Roc, c'est moi ! German Ich bin Veit, der Fels! Italian Sono una roccia! Korean 더락! Deo Rak! Spanish ¡Soy la Roca!

Rock Head Smash Language Title Japanese いわを知り尽くした もろはのずつき Iwa o Shiritsukushita Moroha no Zutsuki Mandarin Chinese 通曉岩石之 雙刃頭錘 Tōngxiǎo Yánshí zhī Shuāngrèn Tóuchúi French Le Roc sort de sa mine ! Fracass'Tête ! German Kopfstoß des Felsenkenners Italian Zuccata sotterranea Korean 바위에 통달한 양날박치기 Bawie Tongdalhan Yangnal Bakchigi Spanish Testarazo Rocoso

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.