Victor (Masters)

Victor マサル Masaru
Victor's model
No.	157
English voice actor	Ben Thao[1]
Japanese voice actor	Hiro Shimono
Description	This Galar Trainer loves nature. In battle, he’s a strategist who carefully observes opponents and calls out pinpoint instructions.

Victor (Japanese: マサル Masaru) 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 Rillaboom, which is capable of Gigantamaxing. This sync pair was first made available through a limited Poké Fair scout on October 7, 2022. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX from the day it was released.

Victor also forms a sync pair with Spectrier, which is capable of Dynamaxing. This pair was first made available through a special sync pair event on August 16, 2023, and could be raised to 6★ EX from the day it was released, though this pair lacks an EX style.

Rillaboom

			Type			Grass
			Move types			Grass / Ground
			Role			Strike (Physical)
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Rillaboom ♂		Weakness			Fire
By drumming, it taps into the power of its special tree stump. The roots of the stump follow its direction in battle.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		648	380	160	224	134	268
Lv. 140, Max Potential		748	420	200	264	174	308
Mega Rillaboom
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Drum Beating	Grass	Physical	4	160	192	100%	An opponent	Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stat rank.
Dire Hit +	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's critical-hit rate by 2 stat ranks.
High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	3	106	127	95%	An opponent	No additional effect.
Attack Rhythm!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Attack by 6 stat ranks. Applies the Free Move Next effect to the user. Increases the user's Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by 1 rank.
Sync moves
Strategically Sound Grass Impact	Grass	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX) effect: Sync move targets all opponents.
Max moves
G-Max Drum Solo	Grass	Physical	0 (1 use)	450	540	—	An opponent	Ignores passive skills that would reduce the damage of this attack. Ignores passive skills that would protect the target against a critical hit.
Max Quake	Ground	Physical	0 (1 use)	400	480	—	An opponent	Raises the Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Piercing Blows	Grants all of the following effects when the user is attacking: Ignores the target's passive skills that would reduce the damage of attacks. Ignores the target's passive skills that would protect the target against a critical hit. Ignores the target's Enduring effect.
Chase Down 3	Powers up the user's moves when the target's Speed is lowered.
Targets Maxed	When the user's max move attacks an opponent, the target becomes all opposing sync pairs. The power of max moves affected by this passive skill is not lowered even if there are multiple targets.
Theme Skills
Grass Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Grass-type attacks.
Galar Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Main Character Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Galar Adventurer Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: • Fiery Crystal

Sync grid

Victor and Rillaboom's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available when the sync pair was first released.

Spectrier

			Type			Ghost
			Move types			Ghost / Ground
			Role			Field
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Spectrier		Weakness			Dark
As it dashes through the night, Spectrier absorbs the life-force of sleeping creatures. It craves silence and solitude.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		651	200	170	390	181	422
Lv. 140, Max Potential		751	240	210	430	221	462
Mega Spectrier
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	3	99	110	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (20%) of lowering the target's Sp. Def.
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	2	39	46	95%	An opponent	Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stat rank.
Haze	Ice	Status	2 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All opponents	Returns the target's raised stats to normal.
Taking the Lead!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	An ally	Raises an ally’s Sp. Atk by 2 stat ranks. Raises an ally’s critical-hit rate by 1 stat rank.
Sync moves
Night Dash Ghost Beam	Ghost	Special	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX) effect: Implements the following field effect just before the user’s sync move is used the first time each battle. Extends the field effect duration only that time. • Ghost Zone
Max moves
Max Phantasm	Ghost	Special	0 (1 use)	400	480	—	An opponent	Lowers the Defense of all opposing sync pairs by 2 stat ranks.
Max Quake	Ground	Special	0 (1 use)	400	480	—	An opponent	Raises the Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks.
Max Guard	Normal	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	An ally	Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to an ally.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Debut: Ghost Zone	Turns the field of play’s zone into a Ghost Zone the first time the user enters a battle each battle. (A Ghost Zone powers up Ghost-type attacks.)
Haunted Acceleration 3	Quickly charges the move gauge when the zone is a Ghost Zone.
MAX Regen	Applies the Gradual Healing effect to the user after using its max move.
Theme Skills
Ghost Field	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Galar Field	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Main Character Field	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Galar Adventurer Field	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Expedition Skills
Soothing ↑ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: • Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

The sync grid for Victor and Spectrier is an expanded grid, made available since the pair first released.

Other

Given away

During the story event Chef's Heartful Delivery, Mallow reveals that she received her Appletun from Victor as an Applin.

Applin ♀

Availability

Victor was exclusive to the following Poké Fair scout banners:

• (Debut) Victor Poké Fair Scout (October 7 to 24, 2022)
• Victor Poké Fair Scout (April 11 to 25, 2023)
• 5★-Select Poké Fair Scout ×25 (August 28 to September 28, 2023)

Victor and Spectrier can be teamed up with during the special sync pair event Victor & Spectrier (August 16 to September 30, 2023).

Battle appearances

Victor and Rillaboom can be battled against in:

• Story event: Chef's Heartful Delivery (January 31 to February 21, 2023)
• Neo Champions: Fight for the Future Together (as a side foe; February 28 to March 25, 2023)
• Story event: Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast (March 21 to April 7, 2023)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (2023) (August 10 to 28, 2023)

Story appearances

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

• Villain Arc: Galar: A Millennium into the Future
• Solo event: Severely Strained Relations
• Story events:
  • Chef's Heartful Delivery
  • Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast
• Neo Champions: Fight for the Future Together
• Special sync pair event: Victor & Spectrier
• Sync pair story: A Day with Bede (Champion)

Sync pair stories

Victor and Rillaboom

• A Day with Victor

Quotes

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

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)	Victor's sync move mindscape (Galar)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

• Victor has the widest gap between his Pokémon Masters EX debut and the debut of his female counterpart, Gloria, at 676 days.
• In a conversation with Victor in the Pokémon Center, it is revealed that his backpack is a hand-me-down from his dad, just as it is described in the core series games.
• All versions of Victor use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon) and victory with them. Those Trainers include Gloria, Hop, Marnie, Bede, Leon, and Sonia.
• Victor and Spectrier are the first sync pair with the Field role.
• Victor and Spectrier are the only sync pair available through a special sync pair event to have an initial potential of 5★.
• According to Victor, he met his Spectrier on Pasio, where it had appeared for unclear reasons.

Origin

Victor's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Rillaboom is the final evolution of Grookey, one of the starter Pokémon of Galar in the core series games. Rillaboom's Gigantamax form can be unlocked in Pokémon Sword and Shield's The Isle of Armor expansion by eating Max Soup. In addition, Victor's Pokémon Adventures counterpart is depicted with a Rillaboom. Rillaboom's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Sword.

Spectrier is a Legendary Pokémon that is obtained at Crown Shrine during the story of Pokémon Sword and Shield's The Crown Tundra expansion, though it must be caught while fused with Calyrex. Spectrier's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Shield.

In other languages

Attack Rhythm! Language Title Japanese 攻めどきかな！ Semedoki ka na! Mandarin Chinese 進攻時機！ Jìngōng Shíjī! French C'est le moment d'attaquer ! German Gehen wir in die Offensive! Italian Ora si passa all'attacco! Korean 공격할타이밍인가! Gonggyeokhal Taiming inga! Spanish ¡Marcha de ataque!

Strategically Sound Grass Impact Language Title Japanese 戦略をじっくり練った グラスインパクト Senryaku o Jikkurinetta Gurasu Inpakuto Mandarin Chinese 熟慮戰術之 草之衝擊 Shúlǜ Zhànshù zhī Cǎo-zhī Chōngjí French Un plan méticuleux ! Impact Plante ! German Pflanzenstoß der cleveren Strategie Italian Impatto Erba dalla strategia accorta Korean 차분하게 세운 전략의 그래스임팩트 Chabunhage Se-un Jeollyag-ui Geuraeseu Impaekteu Spanish Impacto Planta Muy Bien Planificado

Taking the Lead! Language Title Japanese みんなを引っ張る！ Minna o Hipparu! Mandarin Chinese 我來引領大家！ Wǒ lái Yǐnlǐng Dàjiā! French Prenons les rênes ! German Wir zeigen ihnen den Weg! Italian Prendiamo le redini! Korean 모두를이끌어줄거야! Modureur-ikkeul-eojulgeoya! Spanish ¡Toma las riendas!

Night Dash Ghost Beam Language Title Japanese 闇夜を駆ける黒き ゴーストレイ Yamiyo o Kakeru Kuroki Gōsuto Rei Mandarin Chinese 在黑夜裡奔馳之 幽靈光線 Zài Hēiyè lǐ Bēnchí zhī Yōulíng Guāngxiàn French Galopons dans les ténèbres ! Laser Spectre ! German Geisterstrahl des finsteren Galopps Italian Raggio Spettro che galoppa nella notte Korean 어두운 밤을 달리는 칠흑의 고스트레이 Eoduun Bam-eul Dallineun Chilheug-ui Goseuteu Rei Spanish Rayo Fantasma de Galopar por las Tinieblas

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