Brycen (Masters)

Brycen ハチク Hachiku
Brycen's model
No.	42
English voice actor	Christopher Bevins[1]
Japanese voice actor	Hiromichi Kogami[2]
Description	This former movie star left the silver screen due to an on-set injury. Known for his stellar performance in the Brycen-Man movie, he is also a strong Gym Leader.

Brycen (Japanese: ハチク Hachiku) 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 Cryogonal. The sync pair can be obtained through the sync pair scout since the game's release.

Brycen, playing his role of Brycen-Man, forms a sync pair with Zoroark. This pair was available through a limited costume sync pair scout beginning on April 30, 2024. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX since it first released.

Cryogonal

			Type			Ice
			Move types			Ice / Rock
			Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★
Cryogonal		Weakness			Fighting
They are born in snow clouds. They use chains made of ice crystals to capture prey.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		564	230	128	230	162	406
Lv. 140, Max Potential		684	290	188	290	222	466
Mega Cryogonal
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Brycen is available in the general sync pair scout, and has been since the game's release.

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	2	46	55	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target frozen.
Ancient Power	Rock	Special	2	47	56	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (10%) of raising the user's Attack, Defense, Speed, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def, and Speed by 1 stat rank.
Stone-Cold Endurance!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Sp. Def by 2 stat ranks. Applies the Enduring effect to the user.
Haze	Ice	Status	2 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All opponents	Returns the target's raised stats to normal.
Sync moves
Lights, Camera, Ice Shard	Ice	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	This move's power increases when none of the target's stats are raised.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Snow Shelter	Protects the Pokémon from damage from a hailstorm.
Healing Hail 1	Restores the Pokémon's HP whenever it takes an action during a hailstorm.
Theme Skills
Ice Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Ice-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Unova Tech	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	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Artistic Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Masked Tech	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
Fiery ↑ 1 Soothing ↑ 1	Raises the following discovery levels by 1: • Fiery Crystal • Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

The sync grid for Brycen and Cryogonal is an expanded grid, made available on December 25, 2021.

Zoroark

Brycen-Man ハチクマン Hachiku-Man
Brycen-Man's model
No.	202
English voice actor	Christopher Bevins
Japanese voice actor	Hiromichi Kogami
Description	The Masked Man of Reality and Phantasm has no use for ideals. He carries out evil deeds with his trusted Pokémon party, but strangely shows concern for a certain champion of justice.

			Type			Dark
			Move type			Dark
			Role			Tech
			EX Role			Strike (Special)
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Zoroark ♂		Weakness			Fighting
It doesn't just transform itself—it also has the power to make hundreds of people see its illusions.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		606	312	176	336	176	358
Lv. 140, Max Potential		766	392	216	416	216	398
Mega Zoroark
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Brycen-Man is exclusive to costume scouts. He was available on the following sync pair scout banners:

• (Debut) Brycen-Man Costume Scout (April 30 to May 20, 2024)

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Night Daze	Dark	Special	4	166	199	95%	An opponent	Has a chance (40%) of lowering the target's accuracy by 1 stat rank.
Guard Spec.	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Allied side	Applies the Stat Reduction Defense effect to the allied field of play.
Eerily Captivating Fake Tears	Dark	Status	1 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All opponents	Activation Condition: When the user’s Trainer uses any moves 1 time. Deactivation Condition: When this move is used. Never misses. Lowers the target’s Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by 2 stat ranks. Lowers the target’s Dark Type Rebuff by 1 rank.
My Dark, Secret Arts!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play. Raises the user’s Sp. Atk by 4 stat ranks. Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by 2 stat ranks.
Sync moves
Dye This World Dark Beam	Dark	Special	—	200	240	—	An opponent	The more the target’s Sp. Def is lowered, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: Power of sync move increases 50%.) (EX Role effect: Sync move targets all opponents.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Hit Rebuff ↓ Opp: Free Move Next 9	Applies the Free Move Next effect to the user when its attack move is successful while the target’s Type Rebuff is lowered.
1st S-Move on Opp: Stat Ranks ↓ ×2	If the target’s stats are lowered, the amount of decrease is doubled the first time the user’s sync move targeting the opponent is successful each battle. This effect can activate only once per battle.
On a Roll 2	Raises the chance of lowering stat values with the additional effects of the user’s moves.
Theme Skills
Dark Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Dark-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Unova Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Special Costume Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Artistic Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Masked Tech	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
Soothing ↑ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: • Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

Brycen-Man and Zoroark's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.

Appearances

Battle appearances

Brycen and Cryogonal can be battled against in:

• Training area: Tech Course (prior to version 1.12.0)

Brycen-Man and Zoroark can be battled against in:

• Sync pair story: Snivy's Evolution*

Brycen has also been shown to pair alongside Walrein and can be battled against in:

• Training event: Fighting-type Training Event (as a side foe; May 14 to 28, 2020)
• Gear event: Fighting-type Gear Event (as a side foe; November 8 to 15, 2021)

Story appearances

Brycen appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:

• Villain Arc: Unova: Team Plasma & Two Heroes
• Story events:
  • Shining Heart of Dragons
  • New Year and New Friends
  • Sub-zero—My Past, My Future
• Costume event: Infamous Pokéstar Villains
• Sync pair story: Snivy's Evolution

Brycen-Man appears in the following story areas:

• Costume event: Infamous Pokéstar Villains

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Brycen

Quotes

Main article: Brycen/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

Brycen

VS model from Pokémon Masters EX	Brycen and Cryogonal on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker		Brycen's sync move mindscape (Pokéstar Studios; Brycen-Man Strikes Back 2)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!

Brycen-Man

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)	Brycen-Man's sync move mindscape (Pokéstar Studios)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

• Brycen, Sophocles, and Candice were the first scout-exclusive, non-5★ sync pairs to get their sync grids expanded.
• Though Brycen-Man has a different name and Dex number than Brycen, they are still considered the same character and they cannot be placed on the same Trainer Lodge expedition team. They share this trait with Kukui and the Masked Royal, as well as Sabrina and Bellelba.

Origin

Brycen's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2. Cryogonal is one of the Pokémon that Brycen uses in the core series games. Cryogonal's Dex entry comes from Pokémon White.

Brycen-Man's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Zoroark is a Pokémon Brycen-Man uses during the films Brycen-Man Strikes Back 2 and Brycen-Man Strikes Back Harder. Zoroark's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

Stone-Cold Endurance!

Language Title Japanese 強き心を見せよ！ Tsuyoki Kokoro o Miseyo! Mandarin Chinese 展現堅強之心！ Zhǎnxiàn Jiānqiáng zhī Xīn! French Montre-moi ta puissance ! German Wir zeigen euch unseren Mut! Italian Cuore impavido! Korean 강한마음을보여라 Ganghan Ma-eum-eul Boyeora Spanish ¡Yo no uso dobles!

Lights, Camera, Ice Shard

Language Title Japanese 銀幕に命をかける こおりのつぶて Ginmaku ni Inochi o Kakeru Kōri no Tsubute Mandarin Chinese 大銀幕即是人生之 冰礫 Dàyínmù Jíshì Rénshēng zhī Bīnglì French Silence, moteur, Éclats Glace ! German Eissplitter des Rampenlichts Italian Geloscheggia della ribalta Korean 은막에 목숨 건 얼음뭉치 Eunmage Moksum Geon Eoreum Mungchi Spanish Canto Helado de Cine

Eerily Captivating Fake Tears

Language Title Japanese 怪演のうそなき Kaien no Usonaki Mandarin Chinese 詭怪演技之假哭 Guǐguài Yǎnjì zhī Jiǎkū French Croco Larme mélodramatique German Trugträne der Schauspielerei Italian Falselacrime eccentriche Korean 소름돋는연기의거짓울음 Soreumdonneun Yeongi-ui Geojisureum Spanish Llanto Falso Histriónico

My Dark, Secret Arts!

Language Title Japanese 悪の奥義！ Aku no Ōgi! Mandarin Chinese 惡之精髓！ È zhī Jīngsuǐ! French Super technique secrète du mal ! German Werde Zeuge meiner finsteren Kräfte! Italian Segrete arti oscure! Korean 악의극비기술! Ak-ui Geukbi Gisul! Spanish ¡Artes oscuras!

Dye This World Dark Beam

Language Title Japanese 世界を悪に染める ダークレイ Sekai o Aku ni Someru Dāku Rei Mandarin Chinese 讓世界染上邪惡之 惡之光線 Ràng Shìjiè Rǎnshàng Xié'è zhī È zhī Guāngxiàn French Repeindre ce monde aux couleurs du Mal ! r Ténèbres ! German Unlichtstrahl der Welt des Bösen Italian Raggio Buio che fa Lasesprofondare nelle tenebre Korean 세계를 악으로 물들이는 다크레이 Segye-reul Ak-euro Muldeur-ineun Dakeu Rei Spanish Rayo Siniestro de los Colores del Averno

References

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