Kieran (Masters)

Kieran (Japanese: スグリ Suguri) 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 Hydrapple, which can Sync Terastallize into a Fighting-type. This pair can be obtained from a Master Fair sync pair scout beginning on August 18, 2025. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX since it first released.

Kieran スグリ Suguri
Kieran's model
No.	234
English voice actor	Chris Wei Lewis
Japanese voice actor	Ibuki Kido
Description	A student who attends Blueberry Academy, he has a laid-back personality and is siblings with Carmine. He's put a grueling amount of effort into trying to beat a rival he admires.

Hydrapple

Raising this sync pair to 6★ EX will unlock Song Key 09021, which allows "Battle! (Kieran) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)" to be played in the Jukebox.

		Type			Fighting
		Move types			Fighting / Dragon
		Role			Field
		EX Role			Tech
		Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Hydrapple ♂		Weakness			Flying
These capricious syrpents have banded together. On the rare occasion that their moods align, their true power is unleashed.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		664	370	191	336	186	309
Lv. 140, Max Potential		824	430	251	396	246	349
Mega Hydrapple
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Kieran is exclusive to Master Fair scouts. His offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:

Banner	Dates	Notes
Kieran Master Fair	August 18 to September 27, 2025	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 also available in the following sync pair scouts:

Banner	Dates	Notes
Pokémon Masters Day One-Time-Only 5★-Guaranteed Scout B	Starting October 25, 2025	Available using paid gems only; one scout ×11 available on the 25th of each month
New Year's exclusive! 5★-Only Lucky Scout	December 31, 2025 to January 9, 2026	Available using paid gems only; could only be used once; began at 15:00 UTC
New Year's exclusive! Select Master Fair Lucky Scout	December 31, 2025 to January 9, 2026	Available using paid gems only; could only be used once; began at 15:00 UTC
All banners lasted from 06:00 UTC on the start date to 05:59 UTC on the end date unless noted otherwise.

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Breaking Swipe	Dragon	Physical	2	30	36	100%	All opponents	Lowers the target's Attack by one stat rank.
Potion	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	An ally	Restores an ally's HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP.
Red-Ripe Sunny Day	Fire	Status	1 (3 uses)	—	—	—	Entire field	Activation Condition: When the user's HP is at 50% or more. Deactivation Condition: When the user's HP is less than 50%. Makes the weather sunny. Reduces the user's sync move countdown by one. Increases the Sync Move ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by two ranks.
Won't Hold Back!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	An ally	Raises an ally's Attack by six stat ranks. Raises an ally's critical-hit rate by three stat ranks. Applies the Gradual Healing effect to an ally.
Terastal Move
Topaz Tera Blast	Fighting	Physical	2	150	180	100%	All opponents	Lowers one of the target's following stats by two stat ranks at random: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness. (The same stat is lowered for all opposing sync pairs.) The power of this move is not lowered even if there are multiple targets. In addition, has a chance (50%) of granting all of the following effects: This attack's power is doubled. Lowers one of the target's following stats by two stat ranks at random: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness. (The same stat is lowered for all opposing sync pairs.)
Sync moves
Start Over from Zero Tera Blast	Fighting	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: Implements the following field effect just before the user's sync move is used the first time each battle. Extends the field effect duration only that time. • Fighting Zone) (EX role effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Paldea Flag Bearer	Powers up the moves of all allied sync pairs by 10%. Reduces attack move damage taken by all allied sync pairs by 20%. The more allied sync pairs with the Paldea theme you have on your team, the higher these percentages are. (Each additional sync pair powers up moves by 10% and reduces damage by 3%. The maximum power-up is 30%, and the maximum damage reduction is 26%.)
Debut: Fighting S-Tera	The user Sync Terastallizes into Fighting type the first time it enters a battle each battle. (Before Sync Terastallizing)
Kitakami Sunlight	Turns the field of play's zone into a Fighting Zone when the user turns the weather sunny. (A Fighting Zone powers up Fighting-type attacks.) Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect and Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank when an ally activates a weather, terrain, or zone effect. (After Sync Terastallizing)
Supersweet Syrupy Apple	Lowers the target's evasiveness by one stat rank when the user's attack move against it is successful. Lowers the target's Defense by one stat rank when the user's attack move is successful while the weather is sunny. Lowers the target's Sp. Def by one stat rank when the user's attack move is successful while the zone is a Fighting Zone.
Power Play	The more the target's stats are lowered, the more it powers up the user's sync move.
Exclusive Lucky Skills
Speeding Sun 2	Quickly charges the move gauge when the weather is sunny.
Theme Skills
Fighting Field	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 24. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 24.
Paldea Field	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 7. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Rival Field	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 7. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Champion Field	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 7. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Expedition Skills
Rare ↑ 2 Fiery ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery levels by 2: • Rare Cache Lowers the following discovery level by 2: • Fiery Crystal

Sync grid

The sync grid for Kieran & Hydrapple 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
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 +10	Attack +10	4	48	2
Defense +5	Defense +5	0	5	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	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
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
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Breaking Swipe: Power +4	Breaking Swipe: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Breaking Swipe: Power +4	Breaking Swipe: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Breaking Swipe: Power +4	Breaking Swipe: Power ↑ +4	3	36	2
Breaking Swipe: 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
Breaking Swipe: Attack Trap 4	Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target trapped when the user's attack move against it is successful.	8	96	2
Breaking Swipe: Discombobulate 9	Lowers the target's accuracy by one stat rank when the user's attack move against it is successful.	10	120	3
Red-Ripe Sunny Day: 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
Topaz Tera Blast: Power +2	Topaz Tera Blast: Power ↑ +2	3	36	1
Topaz Tera Blast: Power +2	Topaz Tera Blast: Power ↑ +2	3	36	1
Topaz Tera Blast: Power +2	Topaz Tera Blast: Power ↑ +2	3	36	2
Topaz Tera Blast: 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
Potion: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	7	84	3
Potion: Master Healer 1	Increases the amount of HP restored by the user's healing moves.	10	120	2
Won't Hold Back!: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
Headstrong	Attack cannot be lowered.	5	60	1
Sunscreen 2	Reduces damage when the user is hit by an attack move while the weather is sunny.	8	96	2
Healing Sun 1	Restores the user's HP whenever its Pokémon takes an action while the weather is sunny.	8	96	2
Brawling Acceleration 2	Quickly charges the move gauge when the zone is a Fighting Zone.	9	108	2
Sync Freebie	Applies the Free Move Next effect to the user after using its sync move.	9	108	2
Super Sun 4	Has a chance (50%) of applying the Supereffective ↑ Next effect to the user when its Pokémon uses a move while the weather is sunny.	9	108	3
Foul Fighting 3	Powers up the user's moves against targets that are flinching, confused, or trapped.	10	120	3
Sunny: Team Moves ↑ 2	Powers up the moves of all allied sync pairs when the weather is sunny.	10	120	3
Haymaker	The more the user's Attack is raised, the more it powers up the user's sync move.	10	120	3
Endurance	Applies the Enduring effect to the user if its HP is full when it enters a battle.	10	120	3
Strike: Sync Move Boost ↑1 9	Increases the user's Sync Move ↑ Next effect by one rank when its attack move hits. If the move has the Multistrike effect tag, increases the user's Sync Move ↑ Next effect by one rank for each hit.	10	120	3
Sync Burst 1	Restores one MP for the user the first time its sync move is used each battle.	0	5	4
Sun & Fighting Zone Extension 3	Extends the duration of sunny weather when the weather turns sunny while the user is on the field. Extends the duration of the Fighting Zone when the zone turns into a Fighting Zone while the user is on the field.	0	5	5
Start Over from Zero Tera Blast: Power +25	Start Over from Zero Tera Blast: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
Start Over from Zero Tera Blast: Power +25	Start Over from Zero Tera Blast: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3

Appearances

Battle appearances

Kieran & Hydrapple can be battled against in:

• Story event: From Kitakami—Continued (as a side foe; August 18 to 28, 2025)
• Six-Year Anniversary Event: Terastal Festival (as a side foe; August 28 to October 7, 2025)

Story appearances

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

• Story event: From Kitakami—Continued
• Six-Year Anniversary Event: Terastal Festival

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Kieran

Quotes

Main article: Kieran/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)	Kieran's sync move mindscape (Blueberry Academy)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!
Medal 1★ From Kitakami—Continued	Medal 2★ From Kitakami—Continued	Medal 3★ From Kitakami—Continued	Medal Welcome to Kitakami	Debut artwork with Carmine
Welcome Kieran commemorative artwork

Trivia

• Excluding sync pairs with Pokémon able to evolve, Kieran & Hydrapple is the first sync pair whose sync move type does not correspond to one of his Pokémon's base types.
  • However, it does match his Hydrapple's Tera Type from the core series games.
• All versions of Kieran use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon) and victory with them. Those Trainers include Florian, Juliana, Carmine, and Lacey.
• Kieran shares similarities to Juliana:
  • Both are Fighting-type sync pairs from the Master Fair Scout with Tech EX Role.
  • Both (alongside Florian) were released to commemorate a run-up to an anniversary event (5.5th Anniversary and 6th Anniversary respectively).
  • Both of their original sync pairs create sunny weather (Juliana's Koraidon uses Hungry Pulse while Kieran's Hydrapple uses Red-Ripe Sunny Day).
  • Both of their respective normal attires depict them holding a Poké Ball.

Origin

Kieran's design is based on his appearance in The Indigo Disk expansion of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Hydrapple is Kieran's signature Pokémon when battling the player at Blueberry Academy, where it is also capable of Terastallizing into a Fighting-type. Hydrapple's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Violet.

In other languages

Red-Ripe Sunny Day

Language		Title
Japanese		紅熟のにほんばれ Kōjuku no Nihonbare
Mandarin Chinese		果實熟紅的大晴天 Guǒshí Shúhóng de Dà Qíngtiān
French		Zénith mûrissant
German		Sonnentag der süßen Reife
Italian		Giornodisole maturo
Korean		붉게익은쾌청 Bulgeigeun Kwaecheong
Spanish		Día Soleado Maduro

Won't Hold Back!

Language		Title
Japanese		本気さぶつける！ Honki-sa Butsukeru!
Mandarin Chinese		使出全力！ Shǐchū Quánlì!
French		J'vais tout donner !
German		Ich mache Ernst!
Italian		Non saremo da meno!
Korean		전력으로부딪칠게! Jeonlleok-eulo Buditchilge!
Spanish		¡No pienso darte cuartel!

Topaz Tera Blast

Language		Title
Japanese		テラバースト・黄玉 Tera Bāsuto - Ōgyoku
Mandarin Chinese		太晶爆發・黃玉 Tàijīng Bàofā - Huángyù
French		Téra Explosion topaze
German		Tera-Ausbruch des glänzenden Topas
Italian		Terascoppio: topazio
Korean		테라버스트:황옥 Tera Beoseuteu: Hwang-ok
Spanish		Teraexplosión Topacio

Start Over from Zero Tera Blast

Language		Title
Japanese		ゼロから再スタートする テラバースト Zero kara Sai Sutāto-suru Tera Bāsuto
Mandarin Chinese		從零再次開始之 太晶爆發 Cóng Líng Zàicì Kāishǐ zhī Tàijīng Bàofā
French		On repart à zéro ! Téra Explosion !
German		Tera-Ausbruch des erhofften Neustarts
Italian		Terascoppio: amici come prima
Korean		제로부터 다시 시작하는 테라버스트 Jero-buteo Dasi Sijakhaneun Tera Beoseuteu
Spanish		Teraexplosión de Empezar de Cero

References

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