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Riley ゲン Gen
Riley's model
No.	195
English voice actor	Unknown
Japanese voice actor	Unknown
Description	This mysterious Trainer with a soft demeanor trains on Iron Island in the Sinnoh region. Through his aura powers, he is able to sense the emotions of others.

Riley (Japanese: ゲン Gen) 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 Lucario, which is capable of Dynamaxing. This pair can be obtained through a special sync pair event beginning on February 19, 2024. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX since it first released.

Lucario

			Type			Fighting
			Move types			Fighting / Steel
			Role			Sprint
			EX Role			Strike (Physical)
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Lucario ♂		Weakness			Fire
It concentrates its mental energy and fires off mysterious waves called auras, which can crush boulders of large size to dust.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		651	390	136	390	136	383
Lv. 140, Max Potential		811	470	176	470	176	423
Mega Lucario
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Riley and Lucario can be teamed up with during the special sync pair event Riley & Lucario (February 19 to March 1, 2024).

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	3	124	148	100%	An opponent	Lowers the user’s Defense and Sp. Def by 1 stat rank.
Dire Hit +	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by 2 stat ranks.
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	3	132	158	75%	An opponent	Has a chance (30%) of lowering the target’s Defense by 1 stat rank.
Testing Our Skills!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Allied side	Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play. Raises the user’s Attack by 4 stat ranks. Raises the user’s Defense and Sp. Def by 2 stat ranks.
Sync moves
Aura Driven Fighting Impact	Fighting	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	The more the user’s Speed is raised, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: The first time the user’s sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three. (EX role effect: Sync move targets all opponents.)
Max moves
Max Knuckle	Fighting	Physical	—	400	480	—	An opponent	Raises the Attack of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks.
Max Steelspike	Steel	Physical	—	400	480	—	An opponent	Raises the Defense of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
MAX Countdown 3	Reduces the user’s sync move countdown by 3 after using its max move.
Dashing Team 9	Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when the user’s attack move is successful.
Unflappable	Prevents the user from flinching.
Theme Skills
Fighting Sprint	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Fighting-type attacks. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Sinnoh Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Supernatural Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Battle Partner Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Battleground Foe Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: • Fiery Crystal

Sync grid

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

Appearances

Story appearances

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

• Special sync pair event: Riley & Lucario

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Riley

Quotes

Main article: Riley/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

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

Trivia

• Riley and Lucario are the first sync pair with the Sprint role to be made obtainable outside of the sync pair scout.
  • They are also the first sync pair with an EX Role to be made obtainable outside of the sync pair scout.

Origin

Riley's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl. Lucario is Riley's signature Pokémon in the core series games. Lucario's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

Testing Our Skills! Language Title Japanese 力を試そう Chikara o Tamesou Mandarin Chinese 試試實力吧 Shìshì Shílì ba French Mettons notre force à l'épreuve ! German Messen wir unsere Kräfte! Italian Prova di forza Korean 힘을시험해보자 Him-eul Siheom-haeboja Spanish ¡Pongámonos a prueba!

Aura Driven Fighting Impact Language Title Japanese 波動に導かれし ファイティングインパクト Hadō ni Nichibikareshi Faitingu Inpakuto Mandarin Chinese 受波導指引之 格鬥衝擊 Shòu Bōdǎo Zhǐyǐn zhī Gédòu Chōngjí French Une aura d'une puissance incroyable ! Impact Combat ! German Kampfstoß der leitenden Aura Italian Impatto Lotta guidato dall'aura Korean 파동에 이끌린 파이팅임팩트 Padong-e Ikkeullin Paiting Impaekteu Spanish Impacto Lucha del Aura Guía

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