Archer (Masters)

Archer アポロ Apollo
Archer's model
No.	177
English voice actor	Christian La Monte
Japanese voice actor	Kōji Takahashi
Description	A prideful executive of Team Rocket, he once took action and lead Team Rocket in Johto to bring back Giovanni, who had disappeared.

Archer (Japanese: アポロ Apollo) 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 Houndoom. This pair can be obtained through a limited variety sync pair scout beginning on September 6, 2023. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX since it first released.

Houndoom

	Type			Dark
	Move types			Dark / Fire
	Role			Sprint
	EX Role			Tech
	Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Houndoom ♂	Weakness			Fighting
They spew flames mixed with poison to finish off their opponents. They divvy up their prey evenly among the members of their pack.
Stats	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential	650	424	161	424	176	395
Lv. 140, Max Potential	810	484	221	484	236	435
Lv. 140, Base Potential	—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential	—	—	—	—	—	—

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Bite	Dark	Physical	2	42	50	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch.
X Attack	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user’s Attack by 2 stat ranks.
Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	2	30	36	100%	An opponent	Raises the user's Speed by 2 stat ranks.
Don't Care for That!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	All allies	Reduces the user’s sync move countdown by 1. Raises the Speed and evasiveness of all allied sync pairs by 3 stat ranks.
Sync moves
Regaining Evil Glory Dark Impact	Dark	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	The more the target’s Speed is lowered, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: The first time the user’s sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.) (EX Role effect: Power of sync move increases 50%.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Archer’s Proposal	Lowers the Speed of all opposing sync pairs by 1 stat rank when the user’s attack move is successful. Lowers the Speed of all opposing sync pairs by 2 stat ranks after using the user’s sync move.
Head Start 1	Reduces the user’s sync move countdown by 1 the first time it enters a battle each battle.
Hunter’s Instinct	The more the target’s Speed is lowered, the more it powers up the user’s moves.
Theme Skills
Dark Sprint	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Dark-type attacks. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Johto Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Villain Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Expedition Skills
Rare ↑ 2 Soothing ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: • Rare Cache Lowers the following discovery level by 2: • Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

The sync grid for Archer and Houndoom is an expanded grid, made available since the pair 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
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	2	24	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	2	24	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	2	24	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	2	24	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	0	5	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	0	5	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	2	24	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	0	5	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Bite: Power +3	Bite: Power ↑ +3	3	36	1
Bite: Power +3	Bite: Power ↑ +3	3	36	1
Bite: Power +3	Bite: Power ↑ +3	3	36	1
Bite: Power +3	Bite: Power ↑ +3	3	36	1
Bite: Power +3	Bite: Power ↑ +3	3	36	2
Bite: 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
Flame Charge: Power +3	Flame Charge: Power ↑ +3	3	36	1
Flame Charge: Power +3	Flame Charge: Power ↑ +3	3	36	1
Flame Charge: Power +3	Flame Charge: Power ↑ +3	3	36	1
Flame Charge: Power +3	Flame Charge: Power ↑ +3	3	36	1
Flame Charge: Power +3	Flame Charge: Power ↑ +3	3	36	2
Flame Charge: 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
Flame Charge: Scorching Touch 4	Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target burned when the user’s attack move against it is successful.	8	96	2
X Attack: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
Don’t Care for That!: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
Don’t Care for That!: Propulsion 9	Reduces the user’s sync move countdown by one when the user’s move is successful.	10	120	3
Natural Remedy	Removes all status conditions from the user the first time it is inflicted by any status condition each battle.	7	84	2
Superduper Effective 5	Powers up moves that are super effective.	8	96	2
Gobsmack 4	Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target confused when the user’s attack move against it is successful.	8	96	2
Safety Tether	Applies the Enduring effect to the user the first time its sync move is used each battle.	10	120	2
Catalyst	Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play the first time the user’s sync move is used each battle.	10	120	2
Chase Down 5	Powers up the user’s moves when the target’s Speed is lowered.	10	120	3
Cakewalk	The more the target’s Speed is lowered, the more it powers up the user’s sync move.	10	120	3
Speedster’s Sync 5	Powers up the user’s sync move when its Speed is raised.	10	120	3
Trip Wire 2	Lowers the Speed of all opposing sync pairs by 2 stat ranks when the user enters a battle.	10	120	3
Sharp Entry 1	Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by 1 stat rank when it enters a battle.	10	120	3
Trip Up 9	Lowers the target’s Speed by one stat rank when the user’s attack move against it is successful.	10	120	3
Aggravation 1	Raises the chance of inflicting the flinching, confused, or trapped condition with the additional effects of moves.	10	120	3
Regaining Evil Glory Dark Impact: Power +25	Regaining Evil Glory Dark Impact: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
Regaining Evil Glory Dark Impact: Power +25	Regaining Evil Glory Dark Impact: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3

Availability

Archer was exclusive to the following variety scout banners:

• (Debut) Team Rocket Variety Scout (September 6 to 27, 2023)

Archer could also be scouted in the Team Rocket Executive Guaranteed Ticket Scout available from September 6 to October 27, 2023, which players could receive one ticket for as a log-in bonus starting from September 11, 2023.

Battle appearances

Archer and Houndoom can be battled against in:

• Villain Arc: Johto: Team Rocket's Revival

Story appearances

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

• Villain Arc:
  • Johto: Team Rocket's Revival
  • Hoenn: Delta of Land, Sea, and Sky
  • Unova: Team Plasma & Two Heroes
  • Kalos: Team Flare Flares Up
  • Final Chapter: Where Ideals Cross Paths
• Trainer Files: Kanto Elite Four (Part 2)

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Archer

Quotes

Main article: Archer/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

In the anime

Archer (left) in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Archer briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team with Giovanni and Ariana.

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)	Archer's sync move mindscape (Goldenrod Radio Tower, Observation Deck)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!	Artwork of Johto chapter of the Villain Arc

Trivia

• In his sync pair story, Archer reveals that he received his Houndoom from Giovanni as a Houndour.

Origin

Archer's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Houndoom is Archer's signature Pokémon in the Johto-based core series games, as well as Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. Houndoom's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

Don't Care for That! Language Title Japanese 気に入りませんね Ki ni Irimasen ne Mandarin Chinese 真令人不順眼 Zhēn Lìngrén Bù Shùnyǎn French Cela n'est guère honorable... German Das lasse ich dir nicht durchgehen! Italian Non mi piacete per niente! Korean 마음에들지않는군요 Ma-eum-edeuljianneungun-yo Spanish ¡No me parece de recibo!

Regaining Evil Glory Dark Impact Language Title Japanese 悪の栄光を取り戻す ダークインパクト Aku no Eikō o Torimodosu Dāku Inpakuto Mandarin Chinese 奪回邪惡榮耀之 惡之衝擊 Duóhuí Xié'è Róngyào zhī È-zhī Chōngjí French Pour notre gloire passée ! Impact Ténèbres ! German Unlichtstoß des früheren Glanzes Italian Impatto Buio che si riprende il potere Korean 악의 영광을 되돌리는 다크임팩트 Ag-ui Yeong-gwang-eul Doedollineun Dakeu Impaekteu Spanish Impacto Siniestro que Recupera la Gloria

References

Members of Team Rocket
Bosses:	Giovanni (anime • Adventures • Pocket Monsters • Masters) Madame Boss (anime only) • Masked Man (Adventures only)
Executives:	Archer (Masters) • Ariana (Masters) • Petrel (Masters) • Proton (Masters) Adventures only: Carl • Sham • Will (former) • Karen (former) Golden Boys only: Grey
Trios:	Jessie (Masters), James (Masters), & Meowth (JJM) Koga, Lt. Surge, & Sabrina (Triad) (Adventures only; former) Ken, Al, & Harry (TRET) (Adventures only) Carr, Sird (former), & Orm (T3B) (Adventures only)
Duos:	Anime only: Butch & Cassidy (former) • Attila & Hun • Annie & Oakley (dub only)
Scientists:	Gideon Anime only: Dr. Fuji • Dr. Namba • Sebastian • Dr. Zager Adventures only: Blaine (former)
Others:	Grunts • Rocket BrothersRBYFRLG/Rocket SistersPE Anime only: Domino • Iron-Masked Marauder • Rocket Scout • Wendy • Tyson Jubei • Viper • Christopher (former) • Matori (Matori Matrix) • Pierce • Gozu Radio drama only: Miyamoto • Mondo How I Became a Pokémon Card only: Kaede

Characters appearing in Pokémon Masters EX

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