Barry (Masters)

Barry ジュン Jun
Barry's model
No.	29
English voice actor	Erik Scott Kimerer[1]
Japanese voice actor	Tsubasa Yonaga[2]
Description	An incredibly impetuous, high-spirited young man who runs straight for what he wants without any hesitation, he has an earnest passion for Pokémon.

Barry (Japanese: ジュン Jun) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series games. He forms a sync pair with Piplup and its evolutions, Prinplup and Empoleon. The sync pair is obtained during the events of Chapter 2 of the Main Story. The pair's potential can be upgraded to 6★ EX from March 29, 2021, which unlocks Barry's EX Style.

Barry also forms a sync pair with his Roserade. This pair can be obtained by exchanging a BP Sync Pair Voucher beginning on August 28, 2023. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX since it first released, though this pair lacks an EX style.

Piplup → Prinplup → Empoleon

Piplup can evolve into Prinplup once it has reached level 30 through its sync pair story Piplup's Evolution, and then into Empoleon once it has reached level 45 through its sync pair story Prinplup's Evolution. Raising this sync pair to 6★ EX will unlock Song Key 04002, which allows "Battle! (Barry) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)" to be played in the Jukebox.

			Type			Water
			Move type			Water
			Role			Strike (Special)
			Base Potential			★★★☆☆☆EX
Piplup ♂		Weakness			Grass
It doesn't like to be taken care of. It's difficult to bond with since it won't listen to its Trainer.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		549	220	156	359	159	229
Lv. 140, Max Potential		669	280	216	419	216	289
Mega Piplup
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

			Type			Water
			Move type			Water
			Role			Strike (Special)
			Base Potential			★★★☆☆☆EX
Prinplup ♂		Weakness			Grass
It lives alone, away from others. Apparently, every one of them believes it is the most important.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		561	224	159	390	159	236
Lv. 140, Max Potential		681	284	219	450	219	296
Mega Prinplup
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

			Type			Water
			Move type			Water
			Role			Strike (Special)
			Base Potential			★★★☆☆☆EX
Empoleon ♂		Weakness			Grass
It swims as fast as a jet boat. The edges of its wings are sharp and can slice apart drifting ice.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		579	230	163	400	163	260
Lv. 140, Max Potential		699	290	223	460	223	320
Mega Empoleon
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Barry is teamed up with during Chapter 2 of the PML Arc.

Moves

Barry's Piplup and Prinplup use Water Sync Beam as their sync move. Upon evolution, Empoleon learns the upgraded Late Fee Bubble Beam.

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Bubble	Water	Special	1	19	22	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (10%) of lowering the target's Speed by 1 stat rank.
Full Heal	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	An ally	Removes all status conditions from an ally.
Bubble Beam	Water	Special	2	49	58	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (10%) of lowering the target's Speed by 1 stat rank.
No Hesitation!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Speed by 2 stat ranks. Raises the user's critical-hit rate by 1 stat rank.
Sync moves
Water Sync Beam	Water	Special	—	200	240	—	An opponent	(6★ EX) effect: Sync move targets all opponents.
Late Fee Bubble Beam	Water	Special	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX) effect: Sync move targets all opponents.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Power Flux 5	The fuller the move gauge when moves are selected, the more this powers up moves.
Theme Skills
Water Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Water-type attacks.
Sinnoh Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Rival Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Scarf Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Passionate Spirit Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Expedition Skills
Rare ↑ 2 Soothing ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: • Rare Cache Lowers the following discovery level by 2: • Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

Barry and Piplup's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available on June 4, 2020.

Roserade

			Type			Grass
			Move type			Grass
			Role			Support
			Base Potential			★★★★☆☆EX
Roserade ♂		Weakness			Ice
Luring prey with a sweet scent, it uses poison whips on its arms to poison, bind, and finish off the prey.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		606	122	202	176	229	268
Lv. 140, Max Potential		686	162	242	216	269	308
Mega Roserade
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Barry and Roserade can be teamed up with by exchanging a BP Sync Pair Voucher in the shop, beginning on August 28, 2023.

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Absorb	Grass	Special	1	19	22	100%	An opponent	The more damage dealt to the target, the more it restores the user’s HP.
Synthesis	Grass	Status	2 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Restores the user’s HP by approximately 50% of its maximum HP. HP is restored by 60% instead when the weather is sunny, and 40% when the weather is rainy or during a hailstorm or a sandstorm.
Stun Spore	Grass	Status	2	—	—	90%	An opponent	Leaves the target paralyzed.
THUD!!!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Allied side	Applies the Critical-Hit Defense effect to the allied field of play. Raises the user’s Defense and Sp. Def by 1 stat rank. Raises the Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks.
Sync moves
Grow Up Right Grass Beam	Grass	Special	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX) effect: The stat increase after a sync move is doubled once per battle

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Team Critical Shock 9	Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank when the user’s attack move is successful against a paralyzed opponent.
Attack Trap 4	Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target trapped when the user’s attack move against it is successful.
Natural Remedy	Removes all status conditions from the user the first time it is inflicted by any status condition each battle.
Theme Skills
Water Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30.
Sinnoh Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
Rival Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
Scarf Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6.
Passionate Spirit Strike	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6.
Expedition Skills
Rare ↑ 2 Soothing ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: • Rare Cache Lowers the following discovery level by 2: • Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

Barry and Roserade's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the pair first released.

Appearances

Battle appearances

Barry and Piplup can be battled against in:

• PML Arc: Chapter 2: New Friends, New Foes
• Battle Rally (as a side foe; Area 1-9)
• Story event: New Year and New Friends (as a side foe; January 1 to 18, 2022; January 4 to 18, 2023)

Barry and Empoleon can be battled against in:

• Training area: Tech Drill 5 (since 2.8.0 update)
• Training area: Field Drill 5 (since August 16, 2023)
• EX Plaza: EX Challenge: Barry
• Battle Rally (all areas)
• Ultimate Battle: Palmer's Rumbling Might (as a side foe; since March 9, 2024)
• Story event: The Strongest There Is (February 14 to March 16, 2020)
• Story event: Pasio Eggsplorers (April 2 to 16, 2021; April 4 to 18, 2022; April 6 to 20, 2023)
• Pokémon Masters Day: Special Pika-Challenge! (April 25, 2022, July 25, 2023)
• Special event: Rival Challenge (as a side foe; June 20 to July 4, 2022; January 23 to February 6, 2023)
• Story event: Tower Tycoon and Hall Matron (September 16 to October 3, 2023)
• Story event: Together in an Unknown Land (as a side foe; September 29, 2023 to October 16, 2023)

Barry has also been shown to pair alongside Staraptor and can be battled against in:

• Solo event: Flying Types Incoming! (April 14 to 28, 2020)

Story appearances

Barry appears in the following story areas:

• PML Arc:
  • Chapter 2: New Friends, New Foes
  • Chapter 3: Rise beyond the Flames
  • Chapter 8: A Cold, Harsh Winter
  • Chapter 30: The Road to Victory
• Villain Arc:
  • Sinnoh: Dreaming in Darkness
  • Paulo: The Path Forward
• Story events:
  • The Strongest There Is
  • Pasio Eggsplorers
  • Trials on the Isle
  • All Aboard the Victory Train
  • New Year and New Friends
  • Revel in Rivalry
  • Travelers from a Distant Past
  • Tower Tycoon and Hall Matron
  • Together in an Unknown Land
• Find the Ditto impostors!
• Solo event: Challenge from Passionate Spirits

Sync pair stories

Barry and Piplup

• A Day with Barry

Evolution

Name	Trainer	Pokémon	Price	First-Time Rewards
Piplup's Evolution	Cheryl	Blissey Weakness:	Evolution Shard ×5	Piplup evolves into Prinplup Gems ×30
Prinplup's Evolution	Crasher Wake	Floatzel Weakness:	Evolution Crystal ×3	Prinplup evolves into Empoleon Gems ×30

Quotes

Main article: Barry (game)/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

In the anime

Barry in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Barry appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer, where he joined Bettie and Iris in a journey across Pasio. In a stadium, the trio came across Skyla, Flint, and Acerola; and battled their Swanna, Infernape, and Palossand, respectively. The outcome of the battle was left unknown.

Pokémon

		Piplup
		Piplup is Barry's only known Pokémon. Alongside Bettie's Pikachu and Iris's Haxorus, it battled Skyla's Swanna, Flint's Infernape, and Acerola's Palossand. Piplup's known moves are Ice Beam and Bubble Beam.
Debut	Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Gallery

Artwork of Barry and Piplup in Pokémon Masters EX	Barry and Piplup on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker	Barry's sync move mindscape (Lake Acuity)	Artwork of Chapter 8: A Cold, Harsh Winter
6★ model (Normal colors)	VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

• Barry's rival is Dawn, as Dawn mentions that Barry is her childhood friend.
• In his sync pair story, Barry reveals that he keeps trying to fine people because he wants to gather money for his own Battle Tower so he could challenge his father there.
• Barry's Empoleon is the only Pokémon in Pokémon Masters EX with a weakness it does not have in the core series games, as Empoleon is otherwise neutral to Grass due to its Water/Steel typing.
• Barry and Anabel are the only characters who can be battled in any area in the Battle Rally.
  • Barry is the only character who can be battled at any difficulty level in any area, as Anabel cannot appear in Areas 1-9 at Normal or Hard difficulty.

Origin

Barry's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Piplup is one of the first partner Pokémon of Sinnoh in the core series games. Piplup and its evolutions are Barry's signature Pokémon if the player chooses Chimchar as their first partner Pokémon in the Sinnoh-based core series games. In addition, Barry's anime counterpart is depicted with an Empoleon. Piplup's Dex entry comes from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Prinplup's from Pokémon Diamond, and Empoleon's from Pokémon Pearl.

Roserade is a Pokémon that Barry uses in the Sinnoh-based core series games if the player chooses Turtwig or Chimchar as their first partner Pokémon. In addition, Barry's anime counterpart is depicted with a Roserade. Roserade's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

In other languages

No Hesitation! Language Title Japanese まったなしだぜ！ Mattanashida ze! Mandarin Chinese 沒空等你啦！ Méi Kōng Děng Nǐ la! French On s'active ! German Kein Jammern, kein Zögern! Italian Che lo show abbia inizio! Korean 기다리게하기없기 Gidarige Hagi-eopgi Spanish ¡Ahora o nunca!

Late Fee Bubble Beam Language Title Japanese 罰金１００万円分の バブルこうせん Bakkin Hyakuman Enbun no Baburu Kōsen Mandarin Chinese 罰金一百萬之 泡沫光線 Fájīn Yībǎiwàn zhī Pàomò Guāngxiàn French Pas de crédit ! Bulles d'O ! German Blubbstrahl der Millionenstrafe Italian Bollaraggio della multa salatissima Korean 벌금 100만 원어치 거품광선 Beolgeum Baeng-man Woneochi Geopumgwangseon Spanish Rayo Burbuja Castigador

THUD!!! Language Title Japanese どんッ！！ Don!! Mandarin Chinese 咚！！ Dōng!! French Boum !!! German Rumms! Italian Pum!!! Korean 쿵!! Kung!! Spanish ¡¡Eh!!

Grow Up Right Grass Beam Language Title Japanese まっすぐに成長していく グラスレイ Massugu ni Seichō-shiteiku Gurasu Rei Mandarin Chinese 心無旁騖地成長之 草之光線 Xīnwúpángwù dì Chéngzhǎng zhī Cǎo-zhī Guāngxiàn French On va devenir super balèze ! Laser Plante ! German Pflanzenstrahl des aufrechten Wachstums Italian Raggio Erba dritto per la sua strada Korean 올곧게 성장해 가는 그래스레이 Olgodge Seongjang-hae Ganeun Geuraeseu Rei Spanish Rayo Planta de Desarrollar mi Fuerza

References

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.