Aaron (Masters)

Aaron リョウ Ryou
Aaron's model
No.	146
English voice actor	Kevin Gomez
Japanese voice actor	Yoshitaka Yamaya
Description	Aaron, a member of the Sinnoh Elite Four, aims to become a perfect Trainer who is as strong and beautiful as his beloved Bug-type Pokémon.

Aaron (Japanese: リョウ Ryou) 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 Vespiquen. This sync pair was first made available on May 9, 2022. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX from the day it was released.

In the games

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: History & Role in Pokémon Masters EX

Vespiquen

			Type			Bug
			Move type			Bug
			Role			Support
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Vespiquen ♀		Weakness			Ice
It houses its colony in cells in its body and releases various pheromones to make those grubs do its bidding.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		666	210	269	210	269	271
Lv. 140, Max Potential		766	250	309	250	309	311
Mega Vespiquen
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Aaron is available in the permanent sync pair scout pool. His offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:

Banner	Dates	Notes
Aaron Spotlight Scout	May 9 to 27, 2022	Debut
All banners lasted from 06:00 UTC on the start date to 05:59 UTC on the end date unless noted otherwise.

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Attack Order	Bug	Physical	3	80	96	100%	An opponent	Critical hits land more easily.
Heal Order	Bug	Status	1 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Restores the user's HP by approximately 50% of its maximum HP.
Defend Order	Bug	Status	1	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Defense and Sp. Def by 1 stat rank.
Cool, Right?!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the Attack of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks. Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank. Applies the Gradual Healing effect to the user.
Sync moves
Perfect Swarm Attack Order	Bug	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Stat Share 9	When a status move used by the user's Pokémon raises its stats only, raises the same stats by the same amount for all allied sync pairs instead.
"Heals" Move: Team HP Recovery (M) 1	Restores the HP of all allied sync pairs by approximately 20% of their maximum HP when the user uses a move that has the heal effect tag.
Move Gauge Refresh 4	Has a chance (50%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.
Theme Skills
Bug Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30.
Sinnoh Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
Elite Four Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
Nature Lover Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6.
Expedition Skills
Wistful ↑ 3 Fiery ↓ 1	Raises the following discovery level by 3: • Wistful Crystal Lowers the following discovery level by 1: • Fiery Crystal

Sync grid

Aaron & Vespiquen's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available when the sync pair first released.

Name	Effect	Energy required	Sync orb required	Move level required
HP +10	HP +10	0	5	1
HP +10	HP +10	2	24	1
HP +10	HP +10	2	24	1
HP +40	HP +40	7	84	3
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	2	24	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	2	24	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	2	24	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	2	24	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	0	5	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	1
Defense +10	Defense +10	4	48	2
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	0	5	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	2	24	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	2	24	1
Sp. Def +10	Sp. Def +10	4	48	2
Speed +5	Speed +5	0	5	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +10	Speed +10	4	48	2
Attack Order: Power +3	Attack Order: Power ↑ +3	3	36	1
Attack Order: Power +3	Attack Order: Power ↑ +3	3	36	1
Attack Order: Power +3	Attack Order: Power ↑ +3	3	36	1
Attack Order: Power +3	Attack Order: Power ↑ +3	3	36	2
Attack Order: Power +3	Attack Order: Power ↑ +3	3	36	2
Attack Order: Move Gauge Refresh 9	Charges the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	8	96	2
Attack Order: Staggering 4	Has a chance (50%) of making the target flinch when the user's attack move is successful.	10	120	3
Heal Order: Move Gauge Refresh 3	Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	7	84	2
Defend Order: Move Gauge Refresh 3	Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	7	84	2
Cool, Right?!: MP Refresh 3	Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
Cool, Right?!: Precision Pals 1	Raises the accuracy of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank when the user’s move is successful.	8	96	3
Lithe	Prevents the user from getting paralyzed.	5	60	1
Unbending	Defense cannot be lowered.	5	60	1
Stalwart	Sp. Def cannot be lowered.	5	60	1
Quick Cure	Removes the confused, flinching, and trapped conditions from the user the first time they are inflicted each battle.	7	84	2
Natural Remedy	Removes all status conditions from the user the first time it is inflicted by any status condition each battle.	7	84	3
Insect Acceleration 2	Quickly charges the move gauge when the zone is Bug Zone.	9	108	2
Insect Healing 1	Restores the user’s HP whenever its Pokémon takes an action when the zone is a Bug Zone.	10	120	2
Team Full-Bracing Infliction 1	Raises the Defense and Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank the first time the user’s Pokémon uses a status move each battle.	9	108	3
Team Strengthening Heal 9	Once per battle, increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect and Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank when the user uses a move that has the heal effect tag.	10	120	3
Catalyst	Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play the first time the user’s sync move is used each battle.	10	120	3
Healthy Buffer 5	Reduces damage when the user is hit by an attack move when its HP is full.	10	120	3
Perfect Swarm Attack Order: Power +25	Perfect Swarm Attack Order: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
Perfect Swarm Attack Order: Power +25	Perfect Swarm Attack Order: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3

Appearances

Battle appearances

Aaron & Vespiquen can be battled against in:

• Champion Stadium: Sinnoh Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Electric-type weakness)
• Battle Rally (Area 1-9)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (2023) (August 17 to 28, 2023)
• Champion Stadium: Pasio Special Stadium (Electric-type weakness; June 5 to 19, 2024)

Aaron has also been shown to pair alongside the following Pokémon and can be battled against in:

• Heracross
  • Champion Stadium: Sinnoh Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Fire-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1-9)
• Drapion
  • Champion Stadium: Sinnoh Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Ground-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1-9)

Story appearances

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

• Solo event: Sinnoh Elite Four Assemble

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Aaron

Quotes

Main article: Aaron/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!	Aaron's sync move mindscape (Pokémon League, Aaron's room)

Trivia

• As a Champion Stadium opponent, Aaron is the only member of the Sinnoh Pokémon League who does not use any of his Pokémon that he only uses in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Origin

Aaron's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Aaron uses Vespiquen during his battle with the player in the Sinnoh-based core series games. Vespiquen's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

In other languages

Cool, Right?! Language Title Japanese かっこいいでしょ！ Kakko Īdesho! Mandarin Chinese 很酷吧！ Hěn Kù ba! French Mon Pokémon est redoutable ! German Toll, oder?! Italian Forti i Pokémon Coleottero, eh? Korean 멋지지? Meotjiji? Spanish ¡Tan formidables como hermosos!

Perfect Swarm Attack Order Language Title Japanese パーフェクトな虫のこうげきしれい Pāfekuto na Mushi no Kōgeki Shirei Mandarin Chinese 完美的蟲之攻擊指令 Wánměi de Chóng zhī Gōngjī Zhǐlìng French Perfection entomique ! Appel Attaque ! German Schlagbefehl der Käfer-Pokémon Italian Comandurto Coleottero perfetto Korean 퍼펙트한 벌레의 공격지령 Peopekteuhan Beolle-ui Gonggyeok Jiryeong Spanish Perfectinsecto Al Ataque

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