Marlon (Masters)

Marlon シズイ Shizui
Marlon's model
No.	45
English voice actor	Ray Chase
Japanese voice actor	Ryota Iwasaki
Description	This Gym Leader loves the ocean so much, people say he is a bigger splash than the sea. Since his Gym is right by the ocean, he swims whenever he has no challengers.

Marlon (Japanese: シズイ Shizui) 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 Carracosta. The sync pair can be obtained through the sync pair scout.

Carracosta

			Type			Water
			Move types			Water / Rock
			Role			Support
			Base Potential			★★★
Carracosta ♂		Weakness			Grass
Its jaws are terrifyingly powerful. It could eat Omastar and Omanyte whole and not be bothered in the slightest by their shells.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		493	249	191	113	135	155
Lv. 140, Max Potential		613	309	251	173	195	215
Mega Carracosta
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	2	56	67	90%	An opponent	No additional effect.
X Defense All	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the Defense of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks.
Rough Seas Ahead!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Makes opponents target the user for a short time. Applies the Enduring effect to the user.
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	2	39	46	95%	An opponent	Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stat rank.
Sync moves
Oversplash Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	The more the user's Defense is raised, the greater the power of this move.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Unbending	Defense cannot be lowered.
Theme Skills
Water Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30.
Unova Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
Gym Leader Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
Nature Lover Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6.
Body Builder Strike	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 1 Wistful ↑ 1	Raises the following discovery levels by 1: Fiery Crystal Wistful Crystal

Sync Grid

Marlon and Carracosta's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available on January 25, 2023.

Name	Effect	Energy required	Sync orb required	Move level required
HP +10	HP +10	0	5	1
HP +10	HP +10	2	24	1
HP +10	HP +10	2	24	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	2	24	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	2	24	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	0	5	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	1
Defense +10	Defense +10	4	48	2
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	0	5	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	2	24	1
Sp. Def +30	Sp. Def +30	10	120	3
Speed +5	Speed +5	0	5	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Aqua Tail: Power +4	Aqua Tail: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Aqua Tail: Power +4	Aqua Tail: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Aqua Tail: Power +4	Aqua Tail: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Aqua Tail: Power +4	Aqua Tail: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Aqua Tail: Power +4	Aqua Tail: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Aqua Tail: Accuracy +10	Aqua Tail: Accuracy ↑ +10	5	60	2
Aqua Tail: Move Gauge Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful.	7	84	2
Aqua Tail: Move Gauge Refresh 9	Charges the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful.	10	120	3
Rock Tomb: Power +4	Rock Tomb: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Rock Tomb: Power +4	Rock Tomb: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Rock Tomb: Power +4	Rock Tomb: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Rock Tomb: Power +4	Rock Tomb: Power ↑ +4	3	36	2
Rock Tomb: Power +4	Rock Tomb: Power ↑ +4	3	36	2
Rock Tomb: Accuracy +5	Rock Tomb: Accuracy ↑ +5	3	36	2
Rock Tomb: Move Gauge Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful.	7	84	2
X Defense All: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
X Defense All: Barricade Buddies 1	Raises the Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank when the user’s move is successful.	10	120	3
Rough Seas Ahead!: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
Stalwart	Sp. Def cannot be lowered.	5	60	1
Flameproof	Prevents the user from getting burned.	5	60	1
Antitoxin	Prevents the user from getting poisoned or badly poisoned.	5	60	1
Rain Gear 2	Reduces damage when the user is hit by an attack move while the weather is rainy.	8	96	2
Racing Rain 2	Quickly charges the move gauge when the weather is rainy.	9	108	2
Hunter's Instinct	The more the target’s Speed is lowered, the more it powers up the user’s moves.	10	120	2
Team Pinpoint Entry 1	Raises the accuracy of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank when the user enters a battle.	9	108	3
Unyielding 2	When the user’s Enduring effect activates and the user has 1 HP remaining, has a chance (30%) of applying the Enduring effect to the user again.	9	108	3
First Aid 4	Restores the user’s HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP the first time it is in a pinch each battle.	10	120	3
Recuperation 1	Restores the user’s HP by approximately 20% of its maximum HP after using its sync move.	10	120	3
Team Sync Cure 9	Removes all status conditions from all allied sync pairs after using the user’s sync move.	10	120	3
Oversplash Aqua Tail: Power +25	Oversplash Aqua Tail: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
Oversplash Aqua Tail: Power +25	Oversplash Aqua Tail: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3

Availability

Marlon and Carracosta can be battled against in:

• Training event: Grass-type Training Event (September 17 to 30, 2019; October 24 to November 7, 2019; January 1 to 15, 2020; February 10 to 24, 2020)
• Training area: Support Drill 3 (since 2.0.0 update)
• Story event: Trials on the Isle (April 15 to May 2, 2021; April 18 to May 2, 2022)
• Gear event: Grass-type Gear Event (January 18 to February 1, 2023)

Sync Pair Stories

• A Day with Marlon

Quotes

Main article: Marlon/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model from Pokémon Masters EX	Marlon and Carracosta on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker			Marlon's sync move mindscape (Humilau Gym)
	File:Marlon Wake Emote 2 Masters.png
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!		Trainer emote Let's do this!		Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

Origin

Marlon's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Carracosta is one of Marlon's Pokémon in the core series games. Carracosta's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

Rough Seas Ahead! Language Title Japanese はじめよーかい！ Hajime yō kai! Mandarin Chinese 趕快開始吧～！ Gǎnkuài Kāishǐ ba~! French On plonge ! German Komm schon, los geht's! Italian Restiamo a galla! Korean 시작해볼까! Sijakhae Bolkka! Spanish ¡Somos la mar de duros!

Oversplash Aqua Tail Language Title Japanese 海よりも海な アクアテール Umi yori mo Umi na Akua Tēru Mandarin Chinese 比大海還大海之 水流尾 Bǐ Dàhǎi hái Dàhǎi zhī Shuǐliú Wěi French Plus marin que la mer ! Hydroqueue ! German Nassschweif des Meeres Italian Idrondata oltremare Korean 바다보다 바다 같은 아쿠아테일 Badaboda Bada Gateun Akua Teil Spanish Acua Cola de la Mar Salada

References

Characters appearing in Pokémon Masters EX

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