Brycen (Masters)

Brycen ハチク Hachiku
Brycen's model
No.	42
English voice actor	Christopher Bevins
Japanese voice actor	Hiromichi Kogami
Description	This former movie star left the silver screen due to an on-set injury. Known for his stellar performance in the Brycen-Man movie, he is also a strong Gym Leader.

Brycen (Japanese: ハチク Hachiku) 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 Cryogonal. The sync pair can be obtained through the sync pair scout.

Cryogonal

	Type			Ice
	Move types			Ice / Rock
	Role			Tech
	Base Potential			★★★
Cryogonal	Weakness			Fighting
They are born in snow clouds. They use chains made of ice crystals to capture prey.
Stats	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential	564	230	128	230	162	406
Lv. 140, Max Potential	684	290	188	290	222	466
Lv. 140, Base Potential	—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential	—	—	—	—	—	—

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	2	46	55	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target frozen.
Ancient Power	Rock	Special	2	47	56	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (10%) of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Speed, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def, and Speed by 1 stat rank.
Stone-Cold Endurance!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Sp. Def by 2 stat ranks. Applies the Enduring effect to the user.
Haze	Ice	Status	2 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All opponents	Returns the target's raised stats to normal.
Sync moves
Lights, Camera, Ice Shard	Ice	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	This move's power increases when none of the target's stats are raised.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Snow Shelter	Protects the Pokémon from damage from a hailstorm.
Healing Hail 1	Restores the Pokémon's HP whenever it takes an action during a hailstorm.
Theme Skills
Ice Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Ice-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Unova Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Gym Leader Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Artistic Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Masked Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 1 Soothing ↑ 1	Raises the following discovery levels by 1: Fiery Crystal Soothing Crystal

Sync Grid

The sync grid for Brycen and Cryogonal is an expanded grid, made available on December 25, 2021.

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
HP +10	HP +10	2	24	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	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
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	1
Defense +10	Defense +10	4	48	2
Sp. Atk +5	Sp. Atk +5	0	5	1
Sp. Atk +5	Sp. Atk +5	2	24	1
Sp. Atk +5	Sp. Atk +5	2	24	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	0	5	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	2	24	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	2	24	1
Sp. Def +10	Sp. Def +10	4	48	2
Speed +5	Speed +5	0	5	1
Speed +10	Speed +10	4	48	1
Ice Beam: Power +4	Ice Beam: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Ice Beam: Power +4	Ice Beam: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Ice Beam: Power +4	Ice Beam: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Ice Beam: Power +4	Ice Beam: Power ↑ +4	3	36	2
Ice Beam: Power +4	Ice Beam: Power ↑ +4	3	36	2
Ice Beam: Move Gauge Refresh 3	Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	7	84	3
Ice Beam: Hostile Environment 2	Raises the chance of inflicting status conditions with the additional effects of moves.	9	108	3
Ice Beam: Freeze Synergy 5	Powers up the user's moves when the target is frozen.	10	120	2
Ancient Power: Power +4	Ancient Power: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Ancient Power: Power +4	Ancient Power: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Ancient Power: Power +4	Ancient Power: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Ancient Power: Power +4	Ancient Power: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Ancient Power: Power +4	Ancient Power: Power ↑ +4	3	36	2
Ancient Power: Power +4	Ancient Power: Power ↑ +4	3	36	2
Ancient Power: 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
Ancient Power: Swag Bag 2	Raises the chance of raising stat values with the additional effects of moves.	9	108	3
Haze: Move Gauge Refresh 9	Charges the user's move gauge by one when its move is successful.	7	84	1
Haze: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
Haze: Flag Bearer 4	Has a chance (50%) of raising the Attack of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when the user's Pokémon uses a move.	9	108	3
Haze: Hype Up 4	Has a chance (50%) of raising the Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when the user's Pokémon uses a move.	9	108	3
Stone-Cold Endurance!: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
Grand Entry 2	Raises the user's Sp. Atk by 2 stat ranks when it enters a battle.	8	96	2
Heavy Hail 5	Powers up the user's sync move during a hailstorm.	8	96	2
Invigorating Hail 3	Powers up the user's moves during a hailstorm.	8	96	3
Hasty Hail 2	Quickly charges the move gauge during a hailstorm.	10	120	3
Freezer Burn 5	Powers up the user's sync moves when the target is frozen.	8	96	3
Lights, Camera, Ice Shard: Power +25	Lights, Camera, Ice Shard: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
Lights, Camera, Ice Shard: Power +25	Lights, Camera, Ice Shard: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3

Availability

Brycen and Cryogonal can be battled against in:

• Training event: Fighting-type Training Event (May 14 to 28, 2020)
• Training area: Tech Course (Ultra Hard) (until 1.12.0)

Brycen has also been shown to own a Zoroark and a Walrein. The pair can be battled against in:

• Zoroark
  • Sync Pair Story: Snivy's Evolution
• Walrein
  • Training event: Fighting-type (May 14 to 28, 2020)
  • Gear event: Fighting-type Gear Event (November 8 to 15, 2021)

Sync Pair Stories

• A Day with Brycen

Quotes

Main article: Brycen/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model from Pokémon Masters EX	Brycen and Cryogonal on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker			Brycen's sync move mindscape (Pokéstar Studios; Brycen-Man Strikes Back 2)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!		Trainer emote Let's do this!		Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

• Brycen, Sophocles, and Candice are the first scout-exclusive, non-5★ sync pairs to get their sync grids expanded.
• The Zoroark that Brycen uses to help evolve Rosa's Snivy is a reference to him using one as the titular villain of Brycen-Man movies at Pokéstar Studios.

Origin

Brycen's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2. Cryogonal is one of the Pokémon Brycen uses in the core series games. Cryogonal's Dex entry comes from Pokémon White.

In other languages

Stone-Cold Endurance! Language Title Japanese 強き心を見せよ！ Tsuyoki Kokoro o Miseyo! Mandarin Chinese 展現堅強之心！ Zhǎnxiàn Jiānqiáng zhī Xīn! French Montre-moi ta puissance ! German Wir zeigen euch unseren Mut! Italian Cuore impavido! Korean 강한마음을보여라 Ganghan Ma-eumeul Boyeora Spanish ¡Yo no uso dobles!

Lights, Camera, Ice Shard Language Title Japanese 銀幕に命をかける こおりのつぶて Ginmaku ni Inochi o Kakeru Kōri no Tsubute Mandarin Chinese 大銀幕即是人生之 冰礫 Dàyínmù Jíshì Rénshēng zhī Bīnglì French Silence, moteur, Éclats Glace ! German Eissplitter des Rampenlichts Italian Geloscheggia della ribalta Korean 은막에 목숨 건 얼음뭉치 Eunmage Moksum Geon Eoreum Mungchi Spanish Canto Helado de Cine

References

Characters appearing in Pokémon Masters EX

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