The Kalos villain arc is under way on Pasio, and Shauna & Chesnaught are prepared to protect their friends, as well as your sync pairs. Shauna & Chesnaught are a Grass-type support sync pair that proves the best offense is a great defense. Spiky Shield has Shauna & Chesnaught take up a defensive posture, nullifying the next move that hits them—and if the nullified move was physical, Spiky Shield deals damage back to the opposing sync pair. Spiky Shield can only be used twice (unless Shauna & Chesnaught’s MP is restored), so defend wisely!

Shauna & Chesnaught will be available to scout until February 5, 2023, at 9:59 p.m. PST.

Moves

Name (Type)	Power	Description
Vine Whip (Grass)	20	No additional effect.
Mini Potion All	n/a	Restores the HP of all allied sync pairs by approximately 20% of their maximum HP.
Spiky Shield (Grass)	n/a	The user takes up a defensive posture. Using this move again will make the user leave this defensive posture. No other actions can be taken when in this defensive posture. Nullifies moves when hit while in this defensive posture, then the user leaves the defensive posture. If the move was a physical attack move, deals damage to the opponent that used it. (Type: Grass, Category: Physical)
Off We Go!	n/a	Raises the Attack of all allied sync pairs by two ranks. Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank.

Sync Move

Name (Type)	Power	Description
Thorny Needle Arm	250	No additional effect.

Passive Skills

Name	Description
Team Dauntless Defender 9	Raises the Defense and Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when the user nullifies an opponent’s move while in a defensive posture.
Block and Charge 3	Charges the user’s move gauge by three when it nullifies an opponent’s move while in a defensive posture.
Sync Burst 1	Restores one MP for the user the first time its sync move is used each battle.

Theme Skills

Name	Conditions	Effects
Grass Support	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same type.	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30.
Kalos Support	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
Rival Support	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
Pigtails Support	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6.

Expedition Skill

Name	Effect
Rare ↑ 2 Fiery ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: - Rare Cache Lowers the following discovery level by 2: - Fiery Crystal

Recommended Sync Pairs to Partner with Shauna & Chesnaught

Professor Sycamore & Xerneas

It’s uncommon to have two support sync pairs on the same team, but these pairs from Kalos complement each other nicely. Professor Sycamore & Xerneas can fully raise the Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed stats of all allied sync pairs after using their sync move, Gentlemanly Geomancy, but can struggle to raise their Attack stat when only relying on their passive skill Team Shout 4. Shauna & Chesnaught fill this gap with Off We Go! and raise Professor Sycamore & Xerneas’s Attack and critical-hit rate. With these stats raised, Professor Sycamore & Xerneas can outlast opposing sync pairs as your team’s first target thanks to Horn Leech dealing huge damage and healing significant HP. Professor Sycamore & Xerneas can be acquired after completing Give and Take in the Legendary Adventures section of the main story.

Selene & Decidueye

Shauna & Chesnaught excel at supporting Grass-type sync pairs with a focus on physical damage, especially those that require a bit more time to set up. Off We Go! helps Selene & Decidueye fully raise their Attack and critical-hit rate in just a few moves. Since Selene & Decidueye won’t need to use X Attack twice with Shauna & Chesnaught on their team, they’ll be able to use Spirit Shackle earlier to activate the bonus damage multipliers from their passive skills Hold Hostage 5 and Hold and Hit 5. Selene & Decidueye are available to scout from the general pool of 5★ sync pairs, as well as from the 5★-Guaranteed Ticket Scout and 5★-Guaranteed Alola Ticket Scout.