Alder (Masters)

Alder アデク Adeku
Alder's model
No.	108
English voice actor	Unknown
Japanese voice actor	Masaki Terasoma[1]
Description	Alder is the highly experienced former Champion of Unova. He wanders around, telling younger generations the good news of a wonderful future with Pokémon.

Alder (Japanese: アデク Adeku) 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 Volcarona. The sync pair can be obtained through a limited sync pair scout, and was first available on November 6, 2020. The pair's potential can be upgraded to 6★ EX, which unlocks Alder's EX Style.

Volcarona

Raising this sync pair to 6★ EX will unlock Song Key 05006, which allows "Battle! (Alder) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)" to be played in the Jukebox.

			Type			Bug
			Move type			Bug
			Role			Strike (Special)
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Volcarona ♂		Weakness			Rock
As it flies, it scatters its flaming scales. It was feared by ancient people, who referred to it as “the rage of the sun.”
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		718	302	127	370	127	356
Lv. 140, Max Potential		818	342	167	410	167	396
Mega Volcarona
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	2	30	36	100%	All opponents	Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1 stat rank.
Dire Hit +	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's critical-hit rate by 2 stat ranks.
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	4	223	267	90%	An opponent	No additional effect.
Unparalleled Power!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user’s Sp. Atk by 6 stat ranks. Raises the user’s Sp. Def and Speed by 2 stat ranks. Lowers the user’s Defense by 3 stat ranks.
Sync moves
Voyager's Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX) effect: Sync move targets all opponents.

Skills

Sync Grid

Alder and Volcarona's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the pair was first released.

Other

On hand

Accelgor

Availability

Alder and Volcarona can be battled against in:

• Champion Stadium: Unova Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Rock-type weakness)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up: Challenge the Bug Types (August 18 to 28, 2021)

Alder has also been shown to pair alongside Chandelure and can be battled against in:

• Extreme Battle Event: Let Your Heart Shine! (December 2 to 19, 2022)

Sync Pair Stories

• A Day with Alder

Quotes

Main article: Alder/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

5★ model

5★ VS model

6★ EX model

6★ EX VS model

Alder's sync move mindscape (Pokémon League, Alder's room)

Trainer emote Nice!

Trainer emote Watch out!

Trainer emote Let's do this!

Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

Origin

Alder's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2. Volcarona is Alder's signature Pokémon in the core series games. Volcarona's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

Unparalleled Power! Language Title Japanese 天下無双なり！ Tenkamusō Nari! Mandarin Chinese 天下無雙！ Tiānxià-Wúshuāng! French Il n'y en a pas deux comme moi ! German Wahrlich einzigartig! Italian Siamo davvero imbattibili! Korean 천하무쌍이니라! Cheonhamussang-inira! Spanish ¡Por la fuerza!

Voyager's Bug Buzz Language Title Japanese 絆を伝える むしのさざめき Kizuna o Tsutaeru Mushi no Sazameki Mandarin Chinese 傳遞牽絆之 蟲鳴 Chuándì Qiānbàn zhī Chóngmíng French Ce lien qui nous unit ! Bourdon ! German Käfergebrumm der Verbundenheit Italian Ronzio del Campione vagabondo Korean 유대를 전하는 벌레의야단법석 Yudaereul Jeonhaneun Beolle-ui Yadanbeopseok Spanish Zumbido del Entendimiento Mutuo

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.