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Melony メロン Melon
Melony's model
No.	156
English voice actor	Wendee Lee[1]
Japanese voice actor	Yūko Kaida
Description	Melony has been the Ice-type Gym Leader in Galar since she was in her twenties. She is also known as a very effective coach, but her coaching style is incredibly strict.

Melony (Japanese: メロン Melon) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series games. She forms a sync pair with Lapras, which is capable of Gigantamaxing. This sync pair was first made available on October 5, 2022. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX from the day it was released.

Lapras

			Type			Ice
			Move type			Ice
			Role			Support
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Lapras ♀		Weakness			Rock
They've been so cherished that there's now an overabundance. The fish Pokémon has declined in waters with too many Lapras.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		679	195	274	224	286	242
Lv. 140, Max Potential		779	235	314	264	326	282
Mega Lapras
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Melony is available in the general sync pair scout. Her offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scout banners:

• (Debut) Melony Spotlight Scout (October 5 to 24, 2022)

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.
Safeguard	Normal	Status	3 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Allied side	Applies the Status Condition Defense effect to the allied field of play.
Sing	Normal	Status	1	—	—	45%	An opponent	Puts the target to sleep.
I Won't Hold Back!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks. Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank.
Sync moves
Chilling Invitation Frost Beam	Ice	Special	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX) effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.
Max moves
G-Max Resonance	Ice	Special	0 (1 use)	400	480	—	An opponent	Applies the Physical Damage Reduction effect to the allied field of play. Applies the Special Damage Reduction effect to the allied field of play.
Max Guard*	Normal	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	An ally	Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to an ally.
Max Guard*	Normal	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	An ally	Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to an ally.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Persisting Shield 5	Extends the duration of the Physical Damage Reduction effect when the Physical Damage Reduction effect applies to the allied field of play.
Persisting Barrier 5	Extends the duration of the Special Damage Reduction effect when the Special Damage Reduction effect applies to the allied field of play.
Persisting Immunity 5	Extends the duration of the Status Condition Defense effect when the Status Condition Defense effect applies to the allied field of play.
Theme Skills
Ice Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30.
Galar 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.
Veteran Trainer Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6.
Grown Woman Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6.
Expedition Skills
Soothing ↑ 1 Wistful ↑ 1	Raises the following discovery levels by 1: • Soothing Crystal • Wistful Crystal

Sync grid

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

Other Pokémon

Given away

During the story event Victor's Cooking Class!, Candice reveals that she had raised her Galarian Darmanitan from an Egg given to her by Melony.

Egg

Appearances

Battle appearances

Melony and Lapras can be battled against in:

• Battle Rally (Area 1-9)
• Solo event: Severely Strained Relations (October 3 to 24, 2022)
• Solo event: With Beauty and Grace {as a side foe; January 16 to 31, 2023)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (2023) (August 14 to 28, 2023)

Story appearances

Melony appears in her normal outfit in the following story areas:

• Solo events:
  • Severely Strained Relations
  • With Beauty and Grace
• Costume events:
  • Solve the Case! (Part 1)
  • Solve the Case! (Part 2)
• Story event: Victor's Cooking Class!

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Melony

Quotes

Main article: Melony/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ 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!	Melony's sync move mindscape (Circhester Stadium)

Trivia

• Melony and Lapras were the first sync pair with two max moves that are identical in name and category.
• All versions of Melony use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon). Those Trainers include Nessa, Gordie, Raihan, Lorelei, Pryce, and Candice.
  • Melony also uses special voice-over lines upon winning a battle with Nessa, Gordie, Raihan, or Candice in the same team.

Origin

Melony's design is based on her appearance in Pokémon Shield. Lapras is Melony's signature Pokémon in the core series games, where it is also capable of Gigantamaxing. Lapras's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Moon.

In other languages

I Won't Hold Back! Language Title Japanese 手加減しないよ！ Tekagen-shinai yo! Mandarin Chinese 我不會手下留情喔！ Wǒ Bùhuì Shǒuxià Liúqíng ō! French Je ne te ferai pas de cadeau. German Du bekommst kein Schonprogramm! Italian Non avrò pietà! Korean 봐주지않을거란다! Bwajujianeulgeoranda! Spanish ¡No pienso ponértelo fácil!

Chilling Invitation Frost Beam Language Title Japanese 氷点下の世界に誘うジ・ アイスレイ Hyōtenka no Sekai ni Izanau Ji Aisu Rei Mandarin Chinese 領進冰點下世界的酷媽之 冰之光線 Lǐngjìn Bīngdiǎnxià Shìjiè de Kùmā zhī Bīng-zhī Guāngxiàn French Le zéro absolu ! Laser Glace ! German Eisstrahl der ewigen Kälte Italian Raggio Ghiaccio che manda sotto zero Korean 영하의 세계로 안내하는 디 아이스레이 Yeongha-ui Segye-ro Annaehaneun Di Aiseu Rei Spanish Rayo Gélido que te Dejará Helado

References