The Galar villain arc is kicking off in Pokémon Masters EX, and Chairman Rose stands at the center of this latest plot. During the events of the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield games, Rose attempted to harness Galar Particles to use as an energy source. Though thwarted in Galar, Rose is looking to do more of the same on Pasio using the island’s unique sync stones—and with a new accomplice by his side. Experience the newest chapter of the villain arc and find out whether Rose will succeed, once and for all.

Rose & Copperajah are a Steel-type strike sync pair with the potential to trample their opponents with their powerful max moves and their unique passive skill, P-Moves & Max Moves Expansion. This passive skill makes it so Rose & Copperajah’s moves or max moves hit all opposing sync pairs. Coupled with their passive skill Hit the Gas 5—which increases the damage of all moves—Rose & Copperajah will have no problem crushing their opponents.

Rose & Copperajah are available to scout until August 18, 2023, at 10:59 p.m. PDT.

Moves

Name (Type)	Power	Description
Iron Head (Steel)	138	Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch.
Stone Edge (Rock)	150	Critical hits land more easily.
High Horsepower (Ground)	159	No additional effect.
Actions, Not Words!	n/a	Raises the user’s Attack by six stat ranks. Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by three stat ranks. Increases the user’s Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by one rank. Lowers the user’s Speed by two stat ranks.

Sync Move

Name (Type)	Power	Description
Millennium from Now Steel Impact	250	No additional effect.

Max Moves

Name (Type)	Power	Description
G-Max Steelsurge (Steel)	400	Applies the Steel Damage Field effect to the opponents’ field of play. (Steel Damage Field: The sync pairs will take Steel-type damage whenever they take an action.)
Max Rockfall (Rock)	400	Causes a sandstorm.
Max Quake (Ground)	400	Raises the Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks.

Passive Skills

Name	Description
P-Moves & Max Moves Expansion	When a move used by the user’s Pokémon that targets itself or an ally is successful, the target becomes all allied sync pairs. When a move used by the user’s Pokémon that targets an opponent is successful, the target becomes all opposing sync pairs. When the user’s max move attacks an opponent, the target becomes all opposing sync pairs. The power and chance of applying additional effects of moves and max moves affected by this passive skill are not lowered even if there are multiple targets.
Hit the Gas 5	Increases the amount of move gauge slots needed to use attack moves by one and powers up moves.
Rose’s Results	Powers up the user’s Steel-type moves. The user’s moves never miss.

Theme Skills

Name	Conditions	Effects
Steel Strike	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same type.	Raises allies’ Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Steel-type attacks.
Galar Strike	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Villain Strike	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Passionate Spirit	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.

Expedition Skills

Name	Effect
Rare ↑ 3 Soothing ↓ 2 Wistful ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 3: Rare Cache. Lowers the following discovery levels by 2: Soothing Crystal and Wistful Crystal.

Recommended Sync Pairs to Partner with Rose & Copperajah

• Sonia & Yamper

  Rose & Copperajah have powerful moves that can easily overwhelm opposing sync pairs, but they need help keeping their move gauge full due to their low Speed and Hit the Gas 5’s additional cost. Sonia & Yamper are easily able supply that support with Team Swift Reaction 9, which raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank each time Sonia & Yamper are hit by a move. Their Catalyzing Recovery passive skill can also apply the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play whenever Sonia & Yamper use a move that heals—including Potion. Sonia & Yamper are available to scout from the general pool of 5★ sync pairs, as well as from the 5★-Guaranteed Ticket Scout and 5★-Guaranteed Galar Ticket Scout.

• Grimsley (Kimono) & Bisharp

  Rose & Copperajah can fully raise their Attack and critical-hit rate with Actions, Not Words! but there are still other ways to increase the damage their moves do by selecting the right allies. Grimsley (Kimono) & Bisharp can use the move Screech to lower their target’s Defense by two stat ranks, increasing the damage that opponent takes from physical moves. Grimsley (Kimono) & Bisharp are also a Steel-type tech sync pair with the Steel theme skill, which raises the Attack, Sp. Atk, and HP of all allied sync pairs when they’re on a team with at least one other Steel-type sync pair. Teaming them up with Rose & Copperajah also grants a Steel theme skill benefit, raising the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs. Grimsley (Kimono) & Bisharp are available to scout from the general pool of 5★ sync pairs.

Stay steely, Trainers!