Part two of the Galar villain arc is under way! Rose’s speech about sync stones and the world’s energy problems creates conflict between his supporters and Lear’s. The situation continues to worsen, but Leon will not stand idle in the face of this threat. Gloria is also up to the challenge of resolving the dispute as one of Galar’s rising stars. What plan will they come up with to deal with Chairman Rose’s ambitions?
Leon (Alt.) & Dragapult
Leon dons his Battle Tower garb and partners with one of his signature Pokémon, Dragapult, to form a sync pair that can take on any challenger. This Dragon-type tech sync pair excels at lowering their target’s stats with Unfortunate Strike 9 and their smashing buddy move, B Breaking Swipe. Both increase the strength of their sync move, Rise to the Peak Dragon Impact, which does more damage the more their target’s stats are lowered!
Leon (Alt.) & Dragapult are available to scout until August 18, 2023, at 10:59 p.m. PDT.
Moves
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Name (Type) |
Power |
Description |
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Dragon Darts (Dragon) |
100 |
Attacks twice in a row. |
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Will-O-Wisp (Fire) |
n/a |
Leaves the target burned. |
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B Breaking Swipe (Dragon) |
120 |
Activation Condition: When the user uses any move once. Deactivation Condition: Cannot be deactivated. Lowers the target’s Attack, Defense, and Speed by one stat rank. |
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Let’s Have a Blast! |
Raises the user’s Attack by four stat ranks. Raises the user’s Speed by one stat rank. Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by three stat ranks. |
Sync Move
|
Name (Type) |
Power |
Description |
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Rise to the Peak Dragon Impact (Dragon) |
200 |
The more the target’s stats are lowered, the greater the power of this attack. |
Max Moves
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Name (Type) |
Power |
Description |
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Max Wyrmwind |
400 |
Lowers the Attack of all opposing sync pairs by two stat ranks. |
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Max Guard |
n/a |
Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to an ally. |
Passive Skills
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Name |
Description |
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Piercing Blows |
Grants all of the following effects when the user is attacking: Ignores the target’s passive skills that would reduce the damage of attacks. Ignores the target’s passive skills that would protect the target against a critical hit. Ignore the target’s Enduring effect. |
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Unfortunate Strike 9 |
Lowers one of the target’s following stats by one stat rank at random when the user’s attack move against it hits: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness. If the move has the multistrike effect tag, lower one of the target’s following stats by one stat rank at random for each hit: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness. |
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Impervious |
The user’s stats cannot be lowered. |
Theme Skills
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Name |
Conditions |
Effects |
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Dragon Tech |
Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same type. |
Raises allies’ Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Dragon-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12. |
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Galar Tech |
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 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1. |
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Champion Tech |
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 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1. |
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Battle Facility Foe Tech |
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 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1. |
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Passionate Spirit Tech |
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. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2. |
Expedition Skills
|
Name |
Effect |
|
Rare ↑3 Fiery ↓2 Wistful ↓2 |
Raises the following discovery level by 3: Rare Cache. Lowers the following discovery levels by 2: Fiery Crystal. Wistful Crystal. |
Recommended Sync Pairs to Partner with Leon (Alt.) & Dragapult
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Sonia & Yamper
Leon and Sonia are longtime friends who have each other’s back, and it’s no different on Pasio. Sonia & Yamper have the passive skill Defense Crush 9, which lowers the target’s Defense by one stat rank when Sonia & Yamper’s attack move against it is successful. Combined with Leon (Alt.) & Dragapult’s passive skill Unfortunate Strike 9 and move B Breaking Swipe, this team can quickly reduce a target’s Defense stat by six ranks. Sonia & Yamper also offer strong defensive utility by using Ruff Buff to raise Defense, Potion to heal when necessary, and Catalyzing Recovery to keep the move gauge rising. Sonia & Yamper are available to scout from the general pool of 5★ sync pairs, as well as from the 5★-Guaranteed Ticket Scout and the 5★-Guaranteed Galar Ticket Scout.
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Gordie & Coalossal
Leon (Alt.) & Dragapult shine even brighter when working with other sync pairs that lower stats, and Gordie & Coalossal are an excellent choice! Three of their moves lower Speed, which synergizes nicely with their passive skill Hunter’s Instinct, which powers up their moves when their target’s Speed is lowered. Combined with Leon (Alt.) & Dragapult’s B Breaking Swipe, which also lowers Speed, both sync pairs can quickly deal increasing damage. Gordie & Coalossal also offer some type coverage, dealing Rock-type and Fire-type damage in addition to Leon (Alt.) & Dragapult’s Dragon-type attacks. Gordie & Coalossal are available to scout from the general pool of 5★ sync pairs.
Gloria (Alt. 2) & Cinderace
This young hero from the Galar region sports her classic Gym Challenge uniform alongside her first-partner Pokémon, Cinderace. Gloria (Alt. 2) & Cinderace are a Fire-type tech sync pair that aims to deal heavy damage with their signature Pyro Ball and a variety of powerful max moves. They also have the unique capability to inflict different types of Type Rebuff depending on which max move they use. Gloria & Cinderace are exceptionally light on their feet and can pivot with ease—their passive skill Pasio’s Ace grants the pair new passive skills and a new sync move after using Max Airstream or Max Knuckle!
Gloria (Alt. 2) & Cinderace will be available to scout from August 1, 2023, at 11:00 p.m. PDT to August 18, 2023, at 10:59 p.m. PDT.
Moves
|
Name (Type) |
Power |
Description |
|
Pyro Ball (Fire) |
172 |
Removes the frozen condition from the user. Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target burned. |
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Bounce (Flying) |
182 |
The user begins bouncing. After a set time, the user stops bouncing and attacks. Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target paralyzed. No other actions can be taken while bouncing. Most moves will not hit the user while it is bouncing. If the user is attacked by a sync move or max move while bouncing, it will stop bouncing. |
|
High Jump Kick (Fighting) |
135 |
When it fails, the user takes damage equal to 50% of its maximum HP. |
|
Kickoff! |
n/a |
Raises the user’s Attack by four stat ranks. Raises the user’s evasiveness by one stat rank. Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by three stat ranks. |
Sync Move
|
Name (Type) |
Power |
Description |
|
Ace of the Team Fire Impact (Fire) |
200 |
This attack’s power increases when the target’s Type Rebuff is lowered. |
Max Moves
|
Name (Type) |
Power |
Description |
|
G-Max Fireball |
450 |
Ignores passive skills that would reduce the damage of this attack. Ignores passive skills that would protect the target against a critical hit. |
|
Max Airstream |
400 |
Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks. |
|
Max Knuckle |
400 |
Raises the Attack of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks. |
Passive Skills
|
Name |
Description |
|
Pasio’s Ace |
Lowers the opponent’s Type Rebuff by two ranks after the user uses its max move. The Type Rebuff lowered is the same type as the max move used. Replaces some of the user’s passive skills and sync move with different passive skills and a sync move after using its Max Airstream. Replaces some of the user’s passive skills and sync move with different passive skills and a sync move after using its Max Knuckle. |
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Fuel Economy 2 |
Decreases the amount of move gauge slots the user’s Pokémon needs to use moves by two. |
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Brawn Sync 5 |
Powers up the user’s sync move when its Attack is raised. |
Theme Skills
|
Name |
Conditions |
Effects |
|
Fire Tech |
Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same type. |
Raises allies’ Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Fire-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12. |
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Galar Tech |
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 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1. |
|
Main Character |
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 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1. |
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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 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2. |
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Galar Adventurer |
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. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2. |
Expedition Skills
|
Name |
Effect |
|
Soothing ↑2 |
Raises the following discovery level by 2: Soothing Crystal. |
Recommended Sync Pairs to Partner with Gloria (Alt. 2) & Cinderace
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Bea & Sirfetch’d
Gloria (Alt. 2) & Cinderace is a terrific sync pair partner for Bea & Sirfetch’d. One use of Gloria (Alt. 2) & Cinderace’s max move Max Knuckle both raises Bea & Sirfetch’d’s Attack stat by two stat ranks and lowers the Fighting Type Rebuff of the opposing target. This combination ensures that Bea & Sirfetch’d can strike for even more damage with both Meteor Assault and Worthy Foe Meteor Assault. The two sync pairs also benefit from having the Galar Tech and Galar Strike theme skills, granting them bonus damage on their Fire-type and Fighting-type moves when on the same team. Bea & Sirfetch’d are available to scout from the general pool of 5★ sync pairs, as well as from the 5★-Guaranteed Ticket Scout and the 5★-Guaranteed Galar Ticket Scout.
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Hop & Zamazenta
Gloria’s first sync partner on Pasio was none other than the Legendary Pokémon Zacian, so it’s no surprise that she teams up well with Hop & Zamazenta. Hop & Zamazenta fulfill the key role of being a strong, defensive support sync pair by raising the Attack, Defense, and critical-hit rate of their partners with Hop to It! Gloria (Alt. 2) & Cinderace can’t normally raise their Attack by the full six stat ranks without using Max Knuckle, so this extra boost opens up options in choosing a max move. Hop & Zamazenta also recently received the capability to be raised to 6★ EX, so their sync move can now be used for double the sync buff!
Hop & Zamazenta can be acquired by completing the Howling Shield of Eternity in the Legendary Adventures section of the main story. Champion Spirit used to raise Hop & Zamazenta to 6★ EX can currently be acquired by exchanging Event Voucher Y in the Lamenting a Millennium item exchange.
