Summer is coming to Pasio, and Mossdeep City’s twin Gym Leaders, Tate and Liza, are hoping to shine with a stellar dance performance during Pasio’s star festival. But something is amiss: Anabel and Liza have gone missing and their partner Pokémon were left behind. Will Tate be able to find his sister or will Anabel and Liza remain in the mysterious realm they landed in? Find out in the Twin Stars Far Apart story event!  

This young Gym Leader from the Hoenn region is battling alongside Jirachi in a brand-new summer outfit. Tate (Summer 2023) & Jirachi are a Steel-type tech sync pair that can deal serious damage with their unique passive skill 2 P-Moves: Doom Desire while also lowering their target’s Sp. Def with P-Move on Opp: Sp. Def ↓2 9. They can even raise a random stat of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks with Use Doom Desire: Team Same Stat ↑2. Whether you choose to fire damage with Flash Cannon, slow things down with Thunder Wave, or captivate opponents with Charm, Tate (Summer 2023) & Jirachi are the all-around assist your team needs.

Tate (Summer 2023) & Jirachi are available to scout until July 16, 2023, at 10:59 p.m. PDT.

Moves

Name (Type)	Power	Description
Flash Cannon (Steel)	99	Has a chance (10%) of lowering the target’s Sp. Def by one stat rank.
Thunder Wave (Electric)	n/a	Leaves the target Paralyzed.
Charm (Fairy)	n/a	Lowers the target’s Attack stat by two stat ranks.
Wish upon a Star!	n/a	Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play. Raises the user’s Sp. Atk by four stat ranks. Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by three stat ranks.

Sync Move

Name (Type)	Power	Description
Friends Forever Steel Beam (Steel)	200	The more the target’s Attack is lowered, the greater the power of this attack.

Passive Skills

Name	Description
2 P-Moves: Doom Desire	Every two times the user’s Pokémon uses a move, deals additional damage to the opponent targeted by the second move. (Type: Steel, Category: Special) This additional damage is not affected by some status changes.
Use Doom Desire: Team Same Stat ↑2	Raises one of the following stats of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks at random when the user’s 2 P-Moves Doom Desire is successful: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness. (The same stat is raised for all sync pairs.)
P-Move on Opp: Sp. Def ↓2 9	Lowers the target’s Sp. Def by two stat ranks when the user’s Pokémon uses a move targeting that opponent.

Theme Skills

Name	Conditions	Effects
Steel 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 Steel-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Hoenn 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.
Gym Leader 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.
Seasonal Outfit 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 2.
Space Cadet 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 2.

Expedition Skills

Name	Effect
Soothing ↑1 Wistful ↑1	Raises the following discovery levels by 1: Soothing Crystal and Wistful Crystal.

Recommended Sync Pairs to Partner with Tate (Summer 2023) & Jirachi

Sabrina & Alakazam

Tate (Summer 2023) & Jirachi can immediately raise their own Sp. Atk by four stat ranks with Wish upon a Star! But getting the most out of their Flash Cannon attack requires outside help, and Sabrina & Alakazam can boost Tate (Summer 2023) & Jirachi’s Sp. Atk those final two stat ranks with Sixth Sense! This Trainer move also heals an allied sync pair by 40% of their maximum HP and raises the accuracy of their moves by one stat rank—ensuring that Tate (Summer 2023) & Jirachi can stay in battle and avoid missing moves due to pesky accuracy drops. Sabrina & Alakazam are available to scout from the general pool of 5★ sync pairs, as well as from the 5★-Guaranteed Ticket Scout and 5★-Guaranteed Kanto Ticket Scout.

Giovanni & Mewtwo

It’s not often that a Gym Leader supports Team Rocket, but together, Tate (Summer 2023) & Jirachi and Giovanni & Mewtwo can really tear down opposing sync pairs’ defenses. Tate (Summer 2023) & Jirachi’s passive skill P-Move on Opp: Sp. Def ↓2 9 quickly reduces the Sp. Def stat of an opponent, increasing the damage Giovanni & Mewtwo can do with Psychic, Shadow Ball, and World Domination Psystrike. Giovanni & Mewtwo can also increase the rate at which an opponent’s Sp. Def stat falls with Psychic and Shadow Ball. This strategy can be even more effective if their Shadow Ball: On a Roll 1 and Psychic: One a Roll 2 sync grid tiles have been activated. Giovanni & Mewtwo can be acquired after completing Lurking Shadow in the Legendary Adventures section of the main story.

May all your wishes come true, Trainers!