The latest chapter of the villain arc is under way in Pokémon Masters EX, and Hoenn’s villains are taking center stage. Hoenn’s young heroes, Brendan and May, have already touched down on Pasio, and Sygna Suit Steven is ready to lend a hand and show off his Champion charm with his latest partner—the DNA Pokémon Deoxys. Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys will be available to scout until August 27, 2022, at 10:59 p.m. PDT.

Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys

Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys are a Psychic-type tech sync pair that have four different forms: Normal Forme, Attack Forme, Defense Forme, and Speed Forme. Deoxys will always begin each battle as Normal Forme Deoxys and will change its passive skills, moves, and form depending on which move is used. For example, using Attack! will change Deoxys into Attack Forme until the end of the battle, while using Faster! will change Deoxys into Speed Forme until the end of the battle.

Each form offers a change in stats as well as a unique move and two unique passive skills, making the pair flexible enough to adapt to any strategy. No matter the form, Deoxys will always have four moves and three passive skills. Whether you want to raise your team’s defenses with Defense Forme Deoxys’s Iron Defense and passive skill, Stat Share 9, or deal massive damage with Attack Forme Deoxys’s Psycho Boost and passive skill, Power Chain 2, this out-of-this-world pair can truly do it all.

Moves

Name (Type)	Power	Description
Try This!	n/a	Turns the field of play’s terrain into Psychic Terrain. Raises the user’s Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by two stat ranks. Replaces the user’s moves with different moves. Replaces some of the user’s passive skills with different passive skills.
Attack!	n/a	Raises the user’s Sp. Atk by six stat ranks. Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by three stat ranks. Changes Deoxys into Attack Forme until the end of battle.
Faster!	n/a	Reduces the user’s sync move countdown by two. Raises the user’s Speed by six stat ranks. Raises the user’s evasiveness by three stat ranks. Changes Deoxys into Speed Forme until the end of battle.
Defend!	n/a	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by four stat ranks. Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to the user. Changes Deoxys into Defense Forme until the end of battle.

Common Moves

Name (Type/Form)	Power	Description
Psycho Boost (Psychic/All forms)	200	Lowers the user’s Sp. Atk by two stat ranks.
Zen Headbutt (Psychic/All forms)	51	Has a chance (20%) of making the target flinch.
Cosmic Power (Psychic/All forms)	n/a	Raises the user’s Defense and Sp. Def by one stat rank.

Unique Moves

Name (Type/Form)	Power	Description
Recover (Normal/Normal Forme)	n/a	Restores the user’s HP by approximately 50% of its maximum HP.
Protect (Normal/Attack Forme)	n/a	Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to the user.
Iron Defense (Normal/Defense Forme)	n/a	Raises the user’s Defense by two stat ranks.
Double Team (Normal/Speed Forme)	n/a	Raises the user’s evasiveness by one stat rank.

Sync Move

Name (Type)	Power	Description
Space Rocks Psycho Boost	200	The more the user’s stats are raised, the greater the power of this attack.

Passive Skills

Normal Forme Deoxys (Pre-Try This!)

Name	Description
Downside Up	When the user’s stats would be lowered, raises the user’s stats by the same amount instead.
Pinpoint Entry 1	Raises the user’s accuracy by one stat rank when it enters a battle.
Entry Freebie	Applies the Free Move Next effect to the user when it enters a battle.

Normal Forme Deoxys (Post-Try This!)

Name	Description
Downside Up	When the user’s stats would be lowered, raises the user’s stats by the same amount instead.
Fuel Economy 1	Decreases the amount of move gauge slots the user’s Pokémon needs to use moves by one.
Aggravation 2	Raises the chance of inflicting the flinching, confused, or trapped condition with the additional effects of moves.

Attack Forme Deoxys

Name	Description
Downside Up	When the user’s stats would be lowered, raises the user’s stats by the same amount instead.
Expanded Sync	When the user’s sync move attacks an opponent, the target becomes all opposing sync pairs. The power of sync moves affected by this passive skill is not lowered even if there are multiple targets.
Power Chain 2	Has a chance (30%) of increasing the user’s Physical Moves ↑ Next effect and Special Moves ↑  Next effect by one rank when its move is successful.

Defense Forme Deoxys

Name	Description
Downside Up	When the user’s stats would be lowered, raises the user’s stats by the same amount instead.
Stat Share 9	When a status move used by the user’s Pokémon raises its stats only, raises the same stats by the same amount for all allied sync pairs instead.
Team Mind-Bracing Infliction+ 9	Raises the Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks when the user’s Pokémon uses a status move.

Speed Forme Deoxys

Name	Description
Downside Up	When the user’s stats would be lowered, raises the user’s stats by the same amount instead.
Afflicter’s Fervor 2	Reduces the sync move countdown by two the first time the user’s Pokémon uses a status move each battle.
Catalytic Infliction	Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play the first time the user’s Pokémon uses a status move each battle.

Theme Skills

Name	Conditions	Effects
Psychic Tech	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises allied Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Psychic-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.
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.
Sygna Suit 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.
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 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.

Recommended Sync Pairs to Partner with Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys

Giovanni & Mewtwo

Giovanni & Mewtwo are one of the most powerful Psychic-type strike sync pairs in Pokémon Masters EX, and teaming them up with Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys only pushes that power even further. Try This! not only raises Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys’s Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def by two stat ranks, but it also turns the field’s terrain into Psychic Terrain, which boosts the damage of all Psychic-type moves. This sets up Giovanni & Mewtwo to do significant damage with both Psychic and Psystrike after Mega Evolving. This combo is especially powerful in stages where terrain effects persist until changed, allowing Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys to deal significant damage on their own. Giovanni & Mewtwo can be acquired after completing Lurking Shadow in the Legendary Adventures section of the main story.

Bianca & Musharna

Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys have the potential to support a powerful pair like Giovanni & Mewtwo, but Attack Forme Deoxys also has plenty of tools to bolster a more offense-focused approach. Attack! raises their Sp. Atk by six stat ranks and unlocks the passive skills Expanded Sync and Power Chain 2. Expanded Sync allows Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys’s sync move to target all opposing sync pairs while Power Chain 2 boosts their overall Sp. Atk damage. Bianca & Musharna can effectively support the pair with their move Psychic Terrain, further raising the damage of Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys’s Psychic moves. Bianca & Musharna are available to scout from the general pool of 5★ sync pairs as well as from the 5★-Guaranteed Ticket Scout and 5★-Guaranteed Unova Ticket Scout.