Mega Evolution (Masters)

Mega Evolution (Japanese: メガシンカ Mega Evolution) is a temporary transformation that certain Pokémon can undergo in Pokémon Masters EX.

List of sync pairs

Certain sync pairs, including some Trainers that do not have Key Stones in the core series, Mega Evolve their Pokémon using their sync stones. This occurs immediately before the sync pair uses their sync move for the first time each battle. After Mega Evolving, their sync partner will receive a stat boost, typically split between two stats, that adds up to a 40% (×1.4) increase. The sync pair will sometimes have different moves and passive skills for the rest of the battle. As a trade-off, most sync pairs that Mega Evolve have a sync move that is weaker than usual—160 base power instead of the usual 200 or 250. Arc suit sync pairs that can Mega Evolve do not have weakened sync moves, and their Pokémon gets a 10% boost to all their stats (excluding HP), for a total stat increase of 50%. On May 20, 2025, to coincide with the release of the Mega Evolve—Luck of the Draw event, all sync pairs that use Mega Evolution with a base 160 power sync move received sync grid tiles available at move level 1 and at no energy cost that increase the power of their sync moves by a total of 90. This effectively raised the base power of their sync moves to 250, matching that of regular sync moves.

The following sync pairs can Mega Evolve:

Trainer	Normal form	Mega Evolution	Move changes	Passive skill changes	Stat multipliers
Trainer	Normal form	Mega Evolution	Move changes	Passive skill changes	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Agatha	Gengar ♀	Mega Gengar ♀	Lick → Hex	None	1	1	1	1.2	1.1	1.1
Bugsy	Beedrill ♂	Mega Beedrill ♂	None	Added passive: Amped Up 1	1	1.2	1	1	1	1.2
Karen	Houndoom ♀	Mega Houndoom ♀	Bite → Dark Pulse	None	1	1	1.1	1.1	1	1.2
Brendan*	Sceptile ♂	Mega Sceptile ♂	None	None	1	1.3	1	1.1	1	1
Sygna Suit Brendan	Latios ♂	Mega Latios ♂	None	Freevenge 4 → Freevenge 9	1	1	1.2	1	1.2	1
Noland	Pinsir ♂	Mega Pinsir ♂	None	Headstrong → Impervious Added passive: Unhindered	1	1.2	1.2	1	1	1
Barry (Special Costume)	Heracross ♂	Mega Heracross ♂	None	Guaranteed Triple → No Quarter	1	1.2	1	1	1.2	1
Korrina	Lucario ♂	Mega Lucario ♂	Vacuum Wave → Power-Up Punch	None	1	1.2	1	1	1	1.2
Blue	Pidgeot ♂	Mega Pidgeot ♂	Air Slash → Hurricane	None	1	1	1	1.2	1	1.2
Sygna Suit Blue	Blastoise ♂	Mega Blastoise ♂	None	None	1	1	1.2	1	1.2	1
Blue (Classic)	Aerodactyl ♂	Mega Aerodactyl ♂	Dire Hit All + → Double-Edge*	Endurance → Recoil Removal 9	1	1.2	1	1.2	1	1
Arc Suit Blue	Pidgeot ♂	Mega Pidgeot ♂	Air Slash → Almighty Air Slash	None	1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
Hilda (Special Costume)	Diancie	Mega Diancie	None	Head Start 1 → Fuel Economy 1	1	1.2	1	1	1	1.2
Caitlin (Fall 2021)	Sableye ♀	Mega Sableye ♀	None	Quick Tempo → Opening Blockade	1	1	1.2	1	1.2	1
Glacia	Glalie ♂	Mega Glalie ♂	Ice Beam → Frost Breath	Added passive: Last Word	1	1	1	1.2	1	1.2
Sygna Suit Grimsley	Sharpedo ♂	Mega Sharpedo ♂	Waterfall → Aqua Jet	None	1	1.1	1	1	1	1.3
Grimsley (Kimono)	Absol ♀	Mega Absol ♀	Feint Attack Heads → Feint Attack Tails	None	1	1.2	1	1	1	1.2
Giovanni*	Mewtwo	Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion → Psystrike	None	1	1	1	1.2	1	1.2
Sygna Suit Leaf	Venusaur ♀	Mega Venusaur ♀	None	Venomous 4 → Potent Toxin 2	1	1	1	1.2	1.2	1
Lance	Charizard ♂	Mega Charizard Y ♂	None	None	1	1.2	1	1	1	1.2
Cynthia	Garchomp ♀	Mega Garchomp ♀	Stomping Tantrum → Slash*	Added passive: Ground Shift	1	1.2	1.2	1	1	1
Sygna Suit Cynthia (Aura)	Lucario ♂	Mega Lucario ♂	None	None	1	1	1.2	1	1.2	1
Arc Suit Cynthia	Garchomp ♀	Mega Garchomp ♀	None	None	1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
Zinnia*	Rayquaza	Mega Rayquaza	Aerial Ace → Dragon Ascent	Added passive: Fresh Start Added passive: Move Gauge Refresh 2	1	1	1	1.2	1	1.2
Steven	Metagross	Mega Metagross	Meteor Mash → Bullet Punch	None	1	1.2	1.1	1	1.1	1
Steven (Anniversary 2021)	Rayquaza	Mega Rayquaza	None	None	1	1	1	1	1	1.4
Arc Suit Steven	Metagross	Mega Metagross	None	Triage Tank 9 → Team Triage Tank 9	1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
Sygna Suit Red	Charizard ♂	Mega Charizard X ♂	Dire Hit + → Flare Blitz	None	1	1.2	1	1.2	1	1
Sabrina	Alakazam ♂	Mega Alakazam ♂	Psybeam → Psychic	None	1	1	1	1.2	1	1.2
Silver (Champion)	Tyranitar ♂	Mega Tyranitar ♂	None	None	1	1.2	1.2	1	1	1
Wally	Gallade ♂	Mega Gallade ♂	Low Sweep → Close Combat	Added passive: Zero In 1 Added passive: Fast-Track 2	1	1.2	1	1.2	1	1
Sygna Suit Wally	Gardevoir ♂	Mega Gardevoir ♂	None	Head Start 1 → Head Start 2	1	1	1	1.2	1.2	1
Jasmine	Steelix ♀	Mega Steelix ♀	None	Added passive: Last Word	1	1.2	1.2	1	1	1
Jasmine (Holiday 2022)	Ampharos ♀	Mega Ampharos ♀	None	Endurance → Debut Regen Full-Bracing Command 9 → Full-Bracing Command+ 9	1	1	1.2	1	1.2	1
Morty (Fall 2021)	Banette ♂	Mega Banette ♂	Shadow Claw → Shadow Sneak	Wide Awake → Searing Quick Combo 9	1	1.2	1	1	1	1.2
Lisia	Altaria ♂	Mega Altaria ♂	Twister → Dragon Pulse	None	1	1	1	1.2	1.2	1
May	Swampert ♀	Mega Swampert ♀	None	Raging Rain 3 → Raging Rain 5 Racing Rain 2 → Racing Rain 4	1	1	1.2	1.2	1	1
May (Spring 2021)	Lopunny ♀	Mega Lopunny ♀	Headbutt → Move Gauge Boost X Defense All → High Jump Kick	Revenge Boost 5 → Propelling Strike 5	1	1.2	1	1	1	1.2
May (Anniversary 2022)	Latias ♀	Mega Latias ♀	None	On a Roll 1 → Unexpected Benefit ×2	1	1	1	1.2	1.2	1
Sygna Suit May	Blaziken ♂	Mega Blaziken ♂	None	Head Start 2 → Fuel Economy 1 Team Debut Dash 2 → Propulsion 1 Defense Crush 9 → Defense Destroyer 9	1	1.2	1	1	1	1.2
Marnie (Palentine's 2022)	Mawile ♀	Mega Mawile ♀	None	None	1	1.2	1.2	1	1	1
Diantha	Gardevoir ♀	Mega Gardevoir ♀	None	Mutually Assured → Fairy Power 5	1	1	1	1.2	1.2	1
Sygna Suit Diantha	Diancie	Mega Diancie	None	None	1	1.2	1.2	1	1	1
Selene (Special Costume)	Scizor ♀	Mega Scizor ♀	None	Metallic Acceleration 2 → Metallic Acceleration 3 Metallic Power 2 → Metallic Power 5	1	1	1.2	1	1.2	1
Sidney	Absol ♂	Mega Absol ♂	None	Critical Strike 3 → Critical Strike 5	1	1.2	1	1	1	1.2
Courtney	Camerupt ♀	Mega Camerupt ♀	None	Defense Crush 2 → Defense Crush 9 Chase Down 2 → Chase Down 5	1	1.2	1.2	1	1	1
Poppy (New Year's 2025)	Steelix ♀	Mega Steelix ♀	None	None	1	1.2	1.2	1	1	1

Trivia

Brendan & Sceptile, Giovanni & Mewtwo, and Zinnia & Rayquaza are the only sync pairs that can use Mega Evolution whose sync move's base power is not lower than that if other strike sync pairs.
- Of those three, only Brendan & Sceptile's Mega Evolution is accessible without a power boost.
May (Spring 2021) & Lopunny are the only sync pair that can use Mega Evolution whose sync move has a base power of 200.
Sygna Suit May & Blaziken are the only sync pair to change all their passive skills upon Mega Evolving.

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