Our office-appropriate excitement has reached heretofore unseen levels of normalcy now that Larry & Dudunsparce have arrived in Pokémon Masters EX. The Gym Leader of the Paldea region’s Medali Gym may seem like just another run-of-the-mill salaryman, but true fans know Larry is the Exceptional Everyman, making this Normal-type sprint sync pair everything but ordinary.

Larry & Dudunsparce’s Working Man’s Methods passive skill raises their Attack by four stat ranks when they enter a battle, and when they attack, ignores the target’s damage-reducing passive skills. Plus, the pair’s Plain and Simple Trainer move is a good way to begin a battle. This move boosts your team by applying the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play while also raising the Speed of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks. It also reduces Larry & Dudunsparce’s sync move countdown by one.

Once you’ve had the duo use one move, you can fire off their powerful Bullet Speed Hyper Drill buddy move, which never misses. In addition to dealing damage, this attack also lowers the target’s Defense by two stat ranks and their Normal Type Rebuff by one rank. It even applies the Free Move Next effect to Larry & Dudunsparce, so their next attack won’t deplete the move gauge.

Speaking of Type Rebuffs, Larry & Dudunsparce’s Rebuff Reducing Hit (Weakness) passive skill lowers the target’s Type Rebuff of its weakness type by one rank the first time the user’s attack is successful each battle. These lowered Type Rebuffs will prove extra useful as they activate the pair’s Opp Rebuff ↓: Team Moves ↑ 2 passive skill, which powers up the attacks of all allied sync pairs when attacking a target with a lowered Type Rebuff. Larry & Dudunsparce are always looking out for their cowork—erm, teammates.

For more details on this sync pair’s passive skills and moves, check out Larry & Dudunsparce’s in-game sync pair scout screen. Larry & Dudunsparce are available to scout from June 13, at 11:00 p.m. PDT to July 10, 2024, at 10:59 p.m. PDT.

Whitney & Miltank

Normal does not mean weak! While Normal-type moves and sync moves aren’t anyone’s weakness, Normal-type sync pairs can still do plenty of damage, especially alongside the right teammates. Whitney & Miltank have a powerful sync move that hits even harder when their target is paralyzed, and Larry & Dudunsparce’s Bullet Speed Hyper Drill amplifies Whitney & Miltank’s potential power by lowering the Normal-type Rebuff of an opponent—a rare feat in Pokémon Masters EX. Since Whitney & Miltank deal physical damage, they can also benefit from the two-rank Defense drop Bullet Speed Hyper Drill also does.

Whitney & Miltank are available to scout from the general pool of 4★ sync pairs as well as from the no-cost Daily Scout.

Sonia & Yamper

If you prefer to use Larry & Dudunsparce to deal physical damage, Sonia & Yamper are one of the best sync pairs to put alongside them. Sonia & Yamper can help max out Larry & Dudunsparce’s Attack stat with a single use of Ruff Buff!, and their Defense Crush 9 passive skill paves the way to maximum damage by lowering their target’s Defense whenever Sonia & Yamper successfully land an attack. As a sprint sync pair, Larry & Dudunsparce also make quick work of getting your team to their sync moves faster, which Sonia & Yamper can make all the more powerful thanks to the bonuses available after they’re raised to 6★ EX.

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.

Get down to business, Trainers!