Petrel (Masters)

Petrel ラムダ Lambda
Petrel's model
No.	179
English voice actor	Todd Haberkorn[1]
Japanese voice actor	Taichi Takeda
Description	This Team Rocket executive is difficult to read. He's good at creating the perfect disguise but can't impersonate voices well. He uses his talent for his evil schemes.

Petrel (Japanese: ラムダ Lambda) 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 Weezing. This pair can be obtained through a limited variety sync pair scout beginning on September 6, 2023. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX since it first released.

Weezing

			Type			Poison
			Move type			Poison
			Role			Strike (Special)
			EX Role			Support
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Weezing ♂		Weakness			Psychic
Weezing loves the gases given off by rotted kitchen garbage. This Pokémon will find a dirty, unkempt house and make it its home. At night, when the people in the house are asleep, it will go through the trash.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		632	448	137	448	132	268
Lv. 140, Max Potential		762	488	217	488	212	308
Mega Weezing
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Petrel is exclusive to variety scouts. He was available in the following sync pair scout banners:

• (Debut) Team Rocket Variety Scout (September 6 to 27, 2023)
• Red Mix Scout (November 1, 2023 to May 1, 2024)
• 5★-Select Variety Scout ×11 (March 5 to 19, 2024)

Petrel could also be scouted in the Team Rocket Executive Guaranteed Ticket Scout available from September 6 to October 27, 2023, which players could receive one ticket for as a log-in bonus starting from September 11, 2023.

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Clear Smog	Poison	Special	2 (2 uses)	63	75	—	An opponent	Never misses. Returns the target’s raised stats to normal.
X Sp. Atk	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user’s Sp. Atk by 2 stat ranks.
Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	3	92	110	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target poisoned.
Mwahahaha!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user’s Defense by 2 stat ranks. Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by 3 stat ranks. Applies the Supereffective ↑ Next effect to the user. Applies the Enduring effect to the user.
Sync moves
Deceiving Disguise Poison Beam	Poison	Special	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: Sync move targets all opponents.) (EX Role effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Petrel’s Ploy	Has a chance (30%) of lowering the target’s Sp. Def by 1 stat rank when the user’s attack move against the target is successful. Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch when the user’s attack move against it is successful.
Piercing Blows	Grants all of the following effects when the user is attacking: Ignores the target’s passive skills that would reduce the damage of attacks. Ignores the target’s passive skills that would protect the target against a critical hit. Ignores the target’s Enduring effect.
Last Word	The user uses Explosion immediately before fainting.
Theme Skills
Poison Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Poison-type attacks.
Johto Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Villain Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Expedition Skills
Rare ↑ 2 Wistful ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: • Rare Cache Lowers the following discovery level by 2: • Wistful Crystal

Sync grid

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

Other Pokémon

On hand

During the Villain Arc, Petrel is shown to own a Honchkrow, which he uses while attempting to impersonate Giovanni.

Honchkrow

Appearances

Battle appearances

Petrel and Weezing can be battled against in:

• Villain Arc: Johto: Team Rocket's Revival (as a side foe)
• Villain event: Rocket Execs Assemble (May 19 to June 16, 2022; December 7, 2022 to January 1, 2023; August 16 to 28, 2023)

Story appearances

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

• Villain Arc:
  • Johto: Team Rocket's Revival
  • Hoenn: Delta of Land, Sea, and Sky
  • Unova: Team Plasma & Two Heroes
  • Kalos: Team Flare Flares Up
  • Final Chapter: Where Ideals Cross Paths
• Trainer Files: Kanto Elite Four (Part 2)

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Petrel

Quotes

Main article: Petrel/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)	Petrel's sync move mindscape (Team Rocket HQ)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!	Artwork of Johto chapter of the Villain Arc

Trivia

Origin

Petrel's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Weezing is Petrel's signature Pokémon when battling the player in the Goldenrod Radio Tower. Weezing's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ruby.

In other languages

Mwahahaha! Language Title Japanese ぐっふっふっ Guffuffu Mandarin Chinese 呵呵呵 Hēhēhē French Gnihihi... German Hnhnhnhn! Italian Ghie eh eh eh! Korean 후후훗 Huhuhut Spanish ¡Ju, ju, ju, ju!

Deceiving Disguise Poison Beam Language Title Japanese 姿を欺きだます ポイズンレイ Sugata o Azamukidamasu Poizun Rei Mandarin Chinese 以假亂真之 毒之光線 Yǐjiǎ-Luànzhēn zhī Dú-zhī Guāngxiàn French Apparences trompeuses ! Laser Poison ! German Giftstrahl der trügerischen Tarnung Italian Raggio Veleno del maestro dell'inganno Korean 모습을 속이는 포이즌레이 Moseup-eul Sog-ineun Poijeun Rei Spanish Rayo Veneno de la Apariencia que Engaña

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.