Molayne (Masters)

Molayne マーレイン Mullein
Molayne's model
No.	106
English voice actor	Ezra Weisz[1]
Japanese voice actor	Takayuki Kondo[2]
Description	The friendly and highly curious Molayne runs the Hokulani Observatory and manages the PC box system in Alola. He is Sophocles's cousin and friends with Professor Kukui.

Molayne (Japanese: マーレイン Mullein) 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 Alolan Dugtrio. The sync pair is available during the events of Chapter 26 of the Main Story.

Dugtrio (Alola Form)

			Type			Steel
			Move type			Steel
			Role			Strike (Physical)
			Base Potential			★★★★
Dugtrio ♂		Weakness			Fire
Its metallic whiskers are heavy, so it's not very fast, but it has the power to dig through bedrock.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		427	344	156	220	161	418
Lv. 140, Max Potential		507	384	196	260	201	458
Mega Dugtrio
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Molayne is teamed up with during Chapter 26 of the PML Arc.

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	1	21	25	95%	An opponent	Has a chance (10%) of raising the user's Attack by one stat rank.
X Attack	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Attack by two stat ranks.
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	3	92	110	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch.
Bend but Don't Break!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Defense and Sp. Def by one stat rank. Raises the user's Speed by two stat ranks.
Sync moves
Supernova Corkscrew Crash	Steel	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	No additional effect.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Arresting Glare 1	Has a chance (20%) of lowering the target's Speed by one stat rank when the user is hit by a physical attack move.
Backfire 2	Lowers the Attack and Sp. Atk of all opposing sync pairs by two stat ranks just before the user faints.
Type Skills
Steel Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Steel-type attacks.
Alola Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Elite Four Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Glasses Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Observatory Cousin Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 3 Soothing ↓ 1	Raises the following discovery level by 3: • Fiery Crystal Lowers the following discovery level by 1: • Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

Molayne and Dugtrio's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available on September 25, 2022.

Appearances

Battle appearances

Molayne and Alolan Dugtrio can be battled against in:

• PML Arc: Chapter 26: The Future Is Now!
• Main Story (Co-op): Chapter 26: The Future Is Now!
• Champion Stadium: Alola Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Ground-type weakness)
• Battle Rally (Area 1-9)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (2023) (as a side foe; August 8 to 28, 2023)

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

• Metagross
  • Champion Stadium: Alola Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Fire-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1-9)
  • Champion Stadium: Pasio Special Stadium (Fire-type weakness; August 30 to September 15, 2023)
• Bisharp
  • Champion Stadium: Alola Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Fighting-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1-9)

Story appearances

Molayne appears in his normal outfit in the following story aresa:

• PML Arc:
  • Chapter 26: The Future Is Now!
  • Chapter 30: The Road to Victory
• Legendary event/Legendary Adventures: Give and Take
• Mysterious Stones Chapter
• Story events:
  • Trials on the Isle
  • Twin Stars Far Apart
• Solo event: A Pasio Spectacle
• Expedition event: Search for the Ball Pokémon!

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Molayne

Quotes

Main article: Molayne/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model from Pokémon Masters EX		Molayne's sync move mindscape (Hokulani Observatory)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

• Molayne's battle theme in the Champion Stadium,Battle! (Alola Elite Four: Molayne) (Pokémon Masters EX Version), remixes two other songs into the standard Alola Elite Four battle theme: Battle! (Alola Trainer), possibly referencing the fact that he is battled as a normal Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Sun and Moon, and the background music from Hokulani Observatory.

Origin

Molayne's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. Alolan Dugtrio is Molayne's signature Pokémon in the core series games. Alolan Dugtrio's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

Bend but Don't Break! Language Title Japanese しなやかに硬く Shinayaka ni Kataku Mandarin Chinese 柔中帶剛 Róuzhōngdàigāng French Souples et solides ! German Flexibel, aber kräftig! Italian Flessibili e resistenti! Korean 부드럽고단단하게 Budeureopgo Dandanhage Spanish ¡Ágil pero duro!

Supernova Corkscrew Crash Language Title Japanese スーパーノヴァする ちょうぜつらせんれんげき Sūpānova Suru Chōzetsu Rasen Rengeki Mandarin Chinese 超新星大爆炸之 超絕螺旋連擊 Chāoxīnxīng Dàbàozhà zhī Chāojué Luóxuán Liánjí French Comme une supernova ! Vrille Maximum ! German Turbo-Spiralkombo der Supernova Italian Spirale Perforante della supernova Korean 슈퍼노바하는 초월나선연격 Supernova-haneun Chowol Naseon Yeon-gyeok Spanish Hélice Trepanadora Supernova

References

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.