Falkner (Masters)

Falkner ハヤト Hayato
Falkner's model
No.	139
English voice actor	Howard Wang
Japanese voice actor	Kōsuke Tanabe
Description	This Flying-type Pokémon user and Johto Gym Leader has a serious demeanor and can be a bit hardheaded. He aims to become a great Trainer like his father.

Falkner (Japanese: ハヤト Hayato) 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 Swellow. This sync pair was first made available on August 5, 2021. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX from the day it was released.

Swellow

	Type			Flying
	Move type			Flying
	Role			Support
	Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Swellow ♂	Weakness			Ice
Swellow flies high above our heads, making graceful arcs in the sky. This Pokémon dives at a steep angle as soon as it spots its prey. The hapless prey is tightly grasped by Swellow's clawed feet, preventing escape.
Stats	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential	638	117	232	93	231	320
Lv. 140, Max Potential	738	157	272	133	271	360
Lv. 140, Base Potential	—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential	—	—	—	—	—	—

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Air Slash	Flying	Special	2	45	54	95%	An opponent	Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch.
Dire Hit All +	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks.
Fly	Flying	Physical	0 (3 uses)	169	202	95%	An opponent	The user begins flying. After a set time, the user stops flying and attacks. No other actions can be taken while flying. Most moves used by opponents will not hit the user while it is flying. If the user is hit by a sync move or max move while flying, it will stop flying.
Soar!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks. Raises the user's Speed by one stat rank.
Sync moves
Magnificent Winds Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX) effect: The stat increase after a sync move is doubled once per battle.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Ridicure 4	Has a chance (50%) of restoring the HP by approximately 20% of its maximum HP when an opponent's attack move targeting the user misses.
Fail Forward 1	Charges the user's move gauge by 1 when an opponent's attack move targeting the user misses.
Group Slapdash 9	Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when an opponent's attack move targeting the user misses.
Theme Skills
Flying Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30.
Johto 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.
Pokéathlete 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

Falkner and Swellow's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was 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	2
HP +20	HP +20	4	48	2
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	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 +10	Defense +10	4	48	2
Sp. Atk +5	Sp. Atk +5	0	5	1
Sp. Atk +5	Sp. Atk +5	2	24	1
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 +5	Sp. Def +5	2	24	2
Speed +5	Speed +5	0	5	1
Speed +20	Speed +20	7	84	2
Air Slash: Power +3	Air Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	1
Air Slash: Power +3	Air Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	1
Air Slash: Power +3	Air Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	1
Air Slash: Power +3	Air Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	1
Air Slash: Accuracy +5	Air Slash: Accuracy ↑ +5	5	60	2
Air Slash: Move Gauge Refresh 4	Has a chance (50%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	5	60	1
Air Slash: Foul Fighting 5	Powers up the user's moves when the move's target or targets are flinching, confused, or trapped.	7	84	2
Air Slash: Aggravation 1	Raises the chance of inflicting the flinching, confused, or trapped condition with the additional effects of moves.	10	120	3
Fly: Power +2	Fly: Power ↑ +2	3	36	1
Fly: Power +2	Fly: Power ↑ +2	3	36	1
Fly: Power +2	Fly: Power ↑ +2	3	36	1
Fly: Power +2	Fly: Power ↑ +2	3	36	1
Fly: Power +2	Fly: Power ↑ +2	3	36	1
Fly: Power +2	Fly: Power ↑ +2	3	36	1
Fly: MP Refresh 1	Has a chance (20%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	5	60	2
Fly: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	7	84	3
Dire Hit All +: MP Refresh 3	Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	7	84	1
Soar!: Move Gauge Refresh 4	Has a chance (50%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	7	84	1
Soar!: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
Inertia	The more the user's Speed is raised, the more it powers up the user's sync moves.	8	96	2
Quick Cure	Removes the confused, flinching, and trapped conditions from the user the first time they are inflicted each battle.	8	96	2
Group Spectacle 9	Raises the accuracy of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when an opponent's move targeting the user misses.	8	96	2
Group Gloat 9	Raises the Attack, Sp. Atk—or both—of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when an opponent's attack move targeting the user misses.	10	120	3
Quick Tempo	Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play the first time the user enters a battle each battle.	9	108	3
Haste	Speed cannot be lowered.	10	120	3
Sync Cure	Removes all status conditions from the user after using a sync move.	8	96	3
Sync Quickening 1	Restores 1 MP of the user's moves with a quick move effect tag after using its sync move.	7	84	3
Synchro Healing 1	Restores the HP of all allied sync pairs by approximately 20% of their maximum HP after using the user's sync move.	10	120	3
Magnificent Winds Aerial Ace: Power +25	Magnificent Winds Aerial Ace: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
Magnificent Winds Aerial Ace: Power +25	Magnificent Winds Aerial Ace: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3

Availability

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

• (Debut) Falkner Spotlight Scout (August 5 to 28, 2021)

Falkner and Swellow can be battled against in:

• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up: Challenge the Flying Types (August 5 to 28, 2021)

Sync Pair Stories

• A Day with Falkner

Quotes

Main article: Falkner/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)

6★ model (Normal colors)

6★ model (EX colors)

VS model (EX colors)

Falkner's sync move mindscape (Violet Gym)

Trainer emote Nice!

Trainer emote Watch out!

Trainer emote Let's do this!

Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

Origin

Falkner's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Falkner uses Swellow during his rematch with the player in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, as well as at the Pokémon World Tournament in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Swellow's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ruby.

In other languages

Soar! Language Title Japanese もっと高くだ！ Motto Takaku da! Mandarin Chinese 飛得更高！ Fēi dé Gèng Gāo! French Plus haut ! German Auf zum Höhenflug! Italian Puntiamo al cielo! Korean 더높이! Deonopi! Spanish ¡Volemos más alto!

Magnificent Winds Aerial Ace Language Title Japanese 大空を舞う華麗なる つばめがえし Ōzora o Mau Kareinaru Tsubamegaeshi Mandarin Chinese 空中飛舞華麗燦爛之 燕返 Kōngzhōng Fēiwǔ Huálì Cànlàn zhī Yànfǎn French Sur les ailes du vent ! Aéropique ! German Aero-Ass des Auftriebs Italian Aeroassalto dai volteggi eleganti Korean 파란 하늘을 화려하게 나는 제비반환 Paran Haneureul Hwaryeohage Naneun Jebibanhwan Spanish Golpe Aéreo de Gracilidad Sublime

References

Characters appearing in Pokémon Masters EX

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