Theme skill
A theme skill (Japanese: チームスキル Team Skill) , known as type skill (Japanese: タイプスキル Type Skill) prior to version 2.4.0, is a game mechanic in Pokémon Masters EX that was introduced in update 1.12.0. Theme skills are activated when two or more sync pairs with the same type or theme are placed in a team in single-player, thereby strengthening all of the team's members.
From version 2.4.0, type skills are now part of theme skills. There are new skills by region: Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, and Alola; skills by trainer group: Main Character, Elite Four, Gym Leader, and Champion.
Version 2.6.0 added the last new region skill, Galar, as well as multiple new trainer groups: Rival, Villain, Trial Giver, and Battle Facility Foe. In addition, several fashion-related and other miscellaneous new theme skills were added.
Version 2.9.0 added the Alola Adventurer, Melemele Family, and Masked theme skills.
Mechanics
There are three different kinds of theme skills for each role. The effect of theme skills can be upgraded using Skill Spheres.
| Category | Role | Effect | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lv. 1 | Lv. 2 | Lv. 3 | Lv. 4 | |||
| Type | Strike | Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk when using attacks of the same type | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| Support | Raises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | |
| Tech | Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk when using attacks of the same type Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs |
12 12 |
16 16 |
20 20 |
24 24 | |
| Region / Trainer Group | Strike | Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Support | Raises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | |
| Tech | Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk Raises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs |
1 1 |
2 3 |
3 5 |
4 7 | |
| Fashion / Other | Strike | Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Support | Raises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | |
| Tech | Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk Raises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs |
2 2 |
3 4 |
4 6 |
5 8 | |
| Raise in type skill level | Skill Spheres required |
|---|---|
| 1 → 2 | 10 |
| 2 → 3 | 20 |
| 3 → 4 | 30 |
List of theme skills
Trainer Group
Fashion
| Theme Skill | Characters |
|---|---|
| Cape | Clair, Rosa (Holiday 2019), Grimsley (Sygna Suit), Lance, Zinnia, Alder |
| Glasses | Lorelei, Roark, Shauntal, Clemont, Molayne, Bianca, Maxie |
| Masked | Will, Crasher Wake, Brycen, The Masked Royal |
| Pigtails | Kris, Candice, Hapu, Lyra, Lyra (Summer 2020), Rosa, Roxanne, Whitney, Marnie |
| Scarf | Pryce, Janine, Barry, Koga, Grimsley, Wallace, Dawn, Burgh, Morty |
| Seasonal Outfit | Erika (Holiday 2020), Rosa (Holiday 2019), Skyla (Holiday 2020), Siebold (Holiday 2019), Acerola (Fall 2020), Lyra (Summer 2020), Hilbert (Fall 2020), Lance (New Year's 2021), Steven (Summer 2020), Dawn (Paletine's 2021), Burgh (Spring 2021), Serena (Paletine's 2021), Lillie (New Year's 2021), May (Spring 2021) |
| Sunglasses | Lt. Surge, Blaine, Calem, Professor Kukui, Steven (Summer 2020), Guzma, Serena |
| Sygna Suit | Blue (Sygna Suit), Brock (Sygna Suit), Elesa (Sygna Suit), Grimsley (Sygna Suit), Cynthia (Sygna Suit), Red, Leaf (Sygna Suit) |
Other
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