Chuck (Masters)

Chuck (Japanese: シジマ Shijima) 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 Poliwrath. This pair can be obtained through the sync pair scout beginning on September 14, 2024. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX since it first released.

Chuck シジマ Shijima
Chuck's model
No.	213
English voice actor	Bob Carter
Japanese voice actor	Hironori Kondoh
Description	This Fighting Gym Leader from Johto trains his own body alongside his Pokémon. He loves sweets so much that he sneaks snack breaks between training sessions.

Poliwrath

			Type			Fighting
			Move type			Fighting
			Role			Strike (Physical)
			EX Role			Sprint
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Poliwrath ♂		Weakness			Electric
It's quite a gifted swimmer, even among Water-type Pokémon, but it normally spends its time on land.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		684	390	146	326	144	283
Lv. 140, Max Potential		844	450	186	386	184	363
Mega Poliwrath
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Chuck is available in the permanent sync pair scout pool. His offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:

Banner	Dates	Notes
Chuck Spotlight Scout	September 14 to October 7, 2024	Debut
All banners lasted from 06:00 UTC on the start date to 05:59 UTC on the end date unless noted otherwise.

He was added to the Daily Scout on October 1, 2024, but he was removed from it on November 1, 2024. He was re-added to the Daily Scout on December 1, 2024.

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	Physical	4	198	237	50%	An opponent	Leaves the target confused.
Protect	Normal	Status	2 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to the user.
Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	2	46	55	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (50%) of lowering the target's Defense by one stat rank.
Oooarrgh!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Attack by four stat ranks. Raises the user's accuracy by six stat ranks.
Sync moves
Roaring Fists Fighting Impact	Fighting	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.) (EX role effect: The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
P-Move: Physical Boost ↑1 4	Has a chance (50%) of increasing the user's Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by one rank when its Pokémon uses a move.
Critical Eye 1	Raises the user's critical-hit rate by one stat rank when its move is successful.
Water Guard	Reduces damage when the user is attacked by Water-type moves.
Theme Skills
Fighting Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 30 when using Fighting-type attacks.
Johto Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Gym Leader Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Body Builder Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9.
Sweet Tooth Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 1 Soothing ↑ 1	Raises the following discovery levels by 1: • Fiery Crystal • Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

Chuck & Poliwrath's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was 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
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 +20	Attack +20	7	84	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 +5	Sp. Def +5	2	24	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
Dynamic Punch: Power +2	Dynamic Punch: Power ↑ +2	3	36	1
Dynamic Punch: Power +2	Dynamic Punch: Power ↑ +2	3	36	1
Dynamic Punch: Power +2	Dynamic Punch: Power ↑ +2	3	36	1
Dynamic Punch: Power +2	Dynamic Punch: Power ↑ +2	3	36	1
Dynamic Punch: Power +2	Dynamic Punch: Power ↑ +2	3	36	2
Dynamic Punch: Move Gauge Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when its move is successful.	7	84	2
Dynamic Punch: Move Gauge Refresh 9	Charges the user's move gauge by one when its move is successful.	9	108	3
Protect: Move Gauge Refresh 9	Charges the user's move gauge by one when its move is successful.	7	84	2
Protect: Catalyzing Infliction	Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play when the user's Pokémon uses a status move.	10	120	2
Protect: Use Status P-Move: Physical Boost ↑2 9	Increases the user's Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by two ranks when its Pokémon uses a status move.	10	120	3
Rock Smash: Power +4	Rock Smash: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Rock Smash: Power +4	Rock Smash: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Rock Smash: Power +4	Rock Smash: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Rock Smash: Power +4	Rock Smash: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Rock Smash: Power +4	Rock Smash: Power ↑ +4	3	36	2
Rock Smash: Move Gauge Refresh 3	Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when its move is successful.	7	84	2
Rock Smash: Defense Crush 9	Lowers the target's Defense by one stat rank when the user's attack move against it is successful.	9	108	3
Oooarrgh!: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
Oooarrgh!: Fleet Feet 2	Raises the user's Speed by two stat ranks when its move is successful.	8	96	2
Oooarrgh!: Super Preparation 9	Applies the Supereffective ↑ Next effect to the user when its move is successful.	10	120	3
Acuity	Accuracy cannot be lowered.	5	60	1
Quick Cure	Removes the confused, flinching, and trapped conditions from the user the first time they are inflicted each battle.	7	84	2
Natural Remedy	Removes all status conditions from the user the first time it is inflicted by any status condition each battle.	7	84	2
Mad Strength 9	Raises the user's Attack by one stat rank when its attack move is successful.	10	120	2
Confusion Synergy 3	Powers up the user's moves when the target is confused.	9	108	3
Rejuvenate 6	Charges the user's move gauge by six after using a sync move.	10	120	3
Interference Sync 9	Powers up the user's sync move against targets that are flinching, confused, or trapped.	10	120	3
Roaring Fists Fighting Impact: Power +25	Roaring Fists Fighting Impact: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
Roaring Fists Fighting Impact: Power +25	Roaring Fists Fighting Impact: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3

Appearances

Battle appearances

Chuck & Poliwrath can be battled against in:

• Battle Rally (Area 1–9)
• Solo event: Strongest Fighters (July 14 to 30, 2022; June 10 to 24, 2024)
• Costume event: Super Tour Guide Rosa (as a side foe; September 15 to October 1, 2022; September 10 to 24, 2023)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (2024) (September 14 to October 6, 2024)
• Arceus Arc Celebration: Special Battle Event (as a side foe; July 15 to August 2, 2025)

Story appearances

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

• Arceus Arc: Chapter 5: Competitive Heart and Soul
• Solo event: Strongest Fighters
• Costume event: Super Tour Guide Rosa
• Story event: Victor's Cooking Class!

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Chuck

Quotes

Main article: Chuck/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!	Chuck's sync move mindscape (Cianwood Gym)

Trivia

• Chuck was the last Johto Gym Leader to become playable in Pokémon Masters EX, over three years after the second-to-last Johto Gym Leader, Falkner, was added to the game.
  • His addition to the roster of playable characters made Johto the third region to have all its Gym Leaders playable in the game, after Kanto and Kalos.
• All versions of Chuck use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon). Those Trainers include Bruno, Brawly, Marshal, and Hala.

Origin

Chuck's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Poliwrath is Chuck's signature Pokémon in the core series games. Poliwrath's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

Oooarrgh!

Language		Title
Japanese		どりゃああ！！ Doryāa!!
Mandarin Chinese		嘿啊啊啊！！ Hēi'a'a'a!!
French		Aaaaargh !!!
German		Urggh! Oooarrgh!
Italian		Oooarrrg!
Korean		이야아압! Iyaaap!
Spanish		¡Aaaargh!

Roaring Fists Fighting Impact

Language		Title
Japanese		うなる拳で戦う ファイティングインパクト Unaru Kobushi de Tatakau Faitingu Inpakuto
Mandarin Chinese		用嘶吼的拳頭對戰之 格鬥衝擊 Yòng Sīhǒu de Quántóu Duìzhàn zhī Gédòu Chōngjí
French		Nous, on se bat avec nos poings ! Impact Combat !
German		Kampfstoß der schlagenden Argumente
Italian		Impatto Lotta dai pugni roboanti
Korean		꽉 쥔 주먹으로 싸우는 파이팅임팩트 Kkwak Jwin Jumeok-euro Ssauneun Paiting Impaekteu
Spanish		Impacto Lucha cuyos Puños Hablan por Él

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