Mallow, one of Akala Island’s Trial Captains, has a new partner Pokémon, and together they’re serving up a heaping helping of team support. Mallow & Shiinotic are a Grass-type support sync pair whose X Sp. Def All and Today’s Special! boost the entire team’s Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, accuracy, and critical-hit rate—not a bad spread! Stun Spore can be used to paralyze opponents, while Giga Drain helps keep Mallow & Shiinotic in battle longer with its HP restoration.

Mallow & Shiinotic are available to scout until August 3, 2023, at 10:59 p.m. PDT.

Moves

Name (Type)	Power	Description
Giga Drain (Grass)	91	The more damage dealt to the target, the more it restores the user’s HP.
X Sp. Def All	n/a	Raises the Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks.
Stun Spore (Grass)	n/a	Leaves the target paralyzed.
Today’s Special!	n/a	Raises the Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 4 stat ranks. Raises the accuracy of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank. Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks.

Sync Move

Name (Type)	Power	Description
Strong Kick to It Bloom Doom (Grass)	250	No additional effect.

Passive Skills

Name	Description
“Absorbs” Hit: Attack ↓	Lowers the target’s Attack by 1 stat rank when the user’s attack move that has the absorbs effect tag is successful.
Hit Paralyzed Opp: Recover HP 9	Restores the user’s HP when its attack move is successful against a paralyzed opponent.
Status Immunity	Status conditions cannot be inflicted on the user.

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.
Alola 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.
Trial Giver 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.
Cook 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 Skills

Name	Effect
Wistful ↑3 Fiery ↓1	Raises the following discovery level by 3: Wistful Crystal. Lowers the following discovery level by 1: Fiery Crystal.

Recommended Sync Pairs to Partner with Mallow & Shiinotic

• Mallow & Tsareena

  Cook up double the trouble with Mallow & Shiinotic and Mallow & Tsareena. While Mallow & Shiinotic can’t raise Mallow & Tsareena’s Attack, they can instead increase the damage Mallow & Tsareena’s moves do in a rather unique way. Each time Mallow & Shiinotic use Giga Drain, they lower their target’s Attack by one stat rank with “Absorbs” Hit: Attack ↓, thus powering up Mallow & Tsareena’s moves thanks to their own Power Posture passive skill. The two sync pairs also benefit from stat bonuses thanks to their shared Alola, Cook, Grass, and Trial Giver theme skills. Mallow & Tsareena 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.

• Brendan & Sceptile

  Brendan & Sceptile were already a strong Grass-type strike sync pair, but now that they can Mega Evolve, they’re even more formidable. The only downside to their power is that their most devastating move, Leaf Storm, lowers their Sp. Atk by two stat ranks with each use. Brendan & Sceptile’s No Turning Back! can fully raise their Sp. Atk if timed correctly, but they need a solid support sync pair to get them through long battles. Mallow & Shiinotic’s Today’s Special! serves up that necessary support by raising Brendan & Sceptile’s Sp. Atk by four stat ranks. And if you activate Mallow & Shiinotic’s Today’s Special! : MP Refresh 2 sync grid tile, you might even be able to use that move two or three more times to continually recover the Sp. Atk Brendan & Sceptile lose. Brendan & Sceptile are available to scout from the general pool of 5★ sync pairs, as well as from the 5★-Guaranteed Ticket Scout and 5★-Guaranteed Hoenn Ticket Scout.