Professor Sycamore (Masters)
Professor Sycamore プラターヌ Platane | |
Professor Sycamore's model | |
No. | 116 |
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English voice actor | Ben Lepley[1] |
Japanese voice actor | Katsuyuki Konishi[2] |
Description | This friendly Pokémon Professor from Lumiose City in Kalos is researching the mysteries of Mega Evolution. His hobby is sampling food from cafés while walking around town. |
Professor Sycamore (Japanese: プラターヌ Platane) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series. He forms a sync pair with Xerneas. This sync pair was first made available on February 11, 2021. The pair's potential can be upgraded to 6★ EX from January 12, 2023, which unlocks Professor Sycamore's EX style. However, unlike most sync pairs, this pair cannot be upgraded with Champion Spirits—only Custom Legendary Spirits from the villain event Battle! Friends from Kalos can be used.
Professor Sycamore also forms a sync pair with his Bulbasaur. This pair can be obtained by reaching Friendship Level 100 with Professor Sycamore in the Trainer Lodge. This pair could be raised to 6★ EX beginning on March 29, 2023, though this pair lacks an EX style.
Professor Sycamore in his Holiday 2023 attire forms a sync pair with his Gogoat. This pair can be obtained through a limited seasonal sync pair scout beginning on December 14, 2023. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX since it first 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 |
Xerneas
Raising this sync pair to 6★ EX will unlock Song Key 06007, which allows "Battle! (Professor Sycamore) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)" to be played in the Jukebox.
Type | Fairy | ||||||
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Move types | Fairy / Grass | ||||||
Role | Support | ||||||
Base Potential | ★★★★★☆EX | ||||||
Xerneas | Weakness | Steel | |||||
Legends say it can share eternal life. It slept for a thousand years in the form of a tree before its revival. | |||||||
Stats | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | |
Lv. 140, Base Potential | 663 | 304 | 256 | 274 | 262 | 327 | |
Lv. 140, Max Potential | 763 | 344 | 296 | 314 | 302 | 367 |
Availability
Professor Sycamore could be teamed up with during the legendary event Give and Take. Starting January 14, 2022, he can be teamed up with during the Legendary Adventures of the same name.
Moves
Name | Type | Category | Move gauge | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Description |
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Dazzling Gleam | Fairy |
Special | 2 | 50 | 60 | 100% | An opponent | No additional effect. |
Moonblast | Fairy |
Special | 3 | 98 | 117 | 100% | An opponent | Has a chance (30%) of lowering the target's Sp. Atk by one stat rank. |
The World Is Vast! | None | Status | 0 (1 use) |
— | — | — | Allied side | Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play. Removes all status conditions from all allied sync pairs. Applies the Gradual Healing effect to all allied sync pairs. |
Horn Leech | Grass |
Physical | 3 | 91 | 109 | 100% | An opponent | The more damage dealt to the target, the more it restores the user's HP. |
Sync moves | ||||||||
Gentlemanly Geomancy | Fairy |
Status | — | — | — | — | All allies | Charges the user's move gauge by two for each allied sync pair on the field. When used in a co-op battle, charges the move gauges of all allied players by two instead. The higher the user's move level, the more it raises the Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed of all allied sync pairs (can be raised by up to six ranks maximum). (6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.) |
Skills
Name | Description |
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Passive Skills | |
Team Shout 4 | Has a chance (50%) of raising the Attack or Sp. Atk—or both—of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when the user is hit by an attack move. |
Fairy Power 5 | Powers up the user's Fairy-type moves. |
Theme Skills | |
Fairy Support | Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30. |
Kalos Support | Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4. |
Knowledgeable Support | Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6. |
Researcher Support | Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6. |
Old Colleagues Support | Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6. |
Expedition Skills | |
Wistful ↑ 1 per Kalos theme | Raises the following discovery level by the number of sync pairs that share the Kalos theme: • Wistful Crystal |
Sync grid
Professor Sycamore & Xerneas's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the pair first released. On February 13, 2023, Professor Sycamore & Xerneas's sync grid was further expanded, with the additional tiles being unlocked after a Power Boost from the villain event Go, Go, Team Flare!. The tiles that require the Power Boost are denoted with an asterisk (*).
Name | Effect | Energy required | Sync orb required | Move level required |
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HP +10 | HP +10 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
HP +10 | HP +10 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
HP +40 | HP +40 | 8 | 96 | 3 |
Attack +5 | Attack +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Attack +5 | Attack +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Attack +20 | Attack +20 | 7 | 84 | 3 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Defense +20* | Defense +20 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +10 | Sp. Atk +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 +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Speed +10 | Speed +10 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
Speed +20* | Speed +20 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Dazzling Gleam: Power +4 | Dazzling Gleam: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Dazzling Gleam: Power +4 | Dazzling Gleam: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Dazzling Gleam: Power +4 | Dazzling Gleam: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
Dazzling Gleam: Power +4 | Dazzling Gleam: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
Dazzling Gleam: Power +4 | Dazzling Gleam: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
Dazzling Gleam: Move Gauge Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 1 |
Moonblast: Power +3 | Moonblast: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
Moonblast: Power +3 | Moonblast: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
Moonblast: Power +3 | Moonblast: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
Moonblast: Power +3 | Moonblast: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
Moonblast: Move Gauge Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 1 |
Moonblast: On a Roll 1 | Raises the chance of lowering stat values with the additional effects of moves. | 8 | 96 | 3 |
Horn Leech: Power +3 | Horn Leech: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
Horn Leech: Power +3 | Horn Leech: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
Horn Leech: Power +3 | Horn Leech: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
Horn Leech: Power +3 | Horn Leech: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
Horn Leech: Move Gauge Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 1 |
Horn Leech: Master Healer 1 | Increases the amount of HP restored by the user's healing moves. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
Horn Leech: Master Healer 1 | Increases the amount of HP restored by the user's healing moves. | 8 | 96 | 3 |
The World Is Vast!: MP Refresh 2 | Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 1 |
Quick Cure* | Removes the confused, flinching, and trapped conditions from the user the first time they are inflicted each battle. | 3 | 36 | 2 |
Team Beef Up 4* | Has a chance (50%) of raising the Attack of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank when the user is hit by an attack move. | 3 | 36 | 2 |
Impervious | Stats cannot be lowered. | 8 | 96 | 3 |
Force Field 1 | Has a chance (20%) of raising the Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when the user's Pokémon uses a move. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Revenge Boost 4 | Has a chance (50%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when the user is hit by an attack move. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Healing Hand 2 | Has a chance (30%) of removing all status conditions from all allied sync pairs after the user's Pokémon uses a move. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Team Sharp Entry 1* | Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank when the user enters a battle. | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Freevenge 4* | Has a chance (50%) of applying the Free Move Next effect to the user when it is hit by an attack move. | 5 | 60 | 3 |
S-Move: HP Recovery (M) 1 | Restores the user's HP by approximately 20% of its maximum HP after using its sync move. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Adrenaline 1 | Reduces the sync move countdown by one when a sync move is used for the first time. | 12 | 144 | 3 |
Bulbasaur
Type | Grass | ||||||
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Move types | Grass / Poison | ||||||
Role | Strike (Special) | ||||||
Base Potential | ★★★★☆☆EX | ||||||
Bulbasaur ♂ | Weakness | Psychic | |||||
Bulbasaur can be seen napping in bright sunlight. There is a seed on its back. By soaking up the sun’s rays, the seed grows progressively larger. | |||||||
Stats | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | |
Lv. 140, Base Potential | 568 | 200 | 117 | 268 | 117 | 270 | |
Lv. 140, Max Potential | 648 | 240 | 157 | 308 | 157 | 310 |
Availability
Professor Sycamore & Bulbasaur can be teamed up with by teaming up with Professor Sycamore and raising him to friendship level 100 in the Trainer Lodge.
Moves
Name | Type | Category | Move gauge | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Description |
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Leaf Storm | Grass |
Special | 3 | 136 | 163 | 90% | An opponent | Lowers the user's Sp. Atk by 2 stat ranks. |
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. |
Shall We Start? | None | Status | 0 (1 use) |
— | — | — | Self | Raises the user's Sp. Def, Speed, and critical-hit rate by 2 stat ranks. |
Sync moves | ||||||||
Bon Voyage Grass Beam | Grass |
Special | — | 250 | 300 | — | An opponent | (6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.) |
Skills
Name | Description |
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Passive Skills | |
Impervious | Stats cannot be lowered. |
Toxic Power 3 | Powers up the user's moves when the target is poisoned or badly poisoned. |
Ramming Speed | The more the user's Speed is raised, the more it powers up the user's moves. |
Theme Skills | |
Grass Strike | Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Grass-type attacks. |
Kalos Strike | Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. |
Knowledgeable Strike | Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3. |
Researcher Strike | Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3. |
Expedition Skills | |
Fiery ↑ 2 | Raises the following discovery level by 2: • Fiery Crystal |
Sync grid
Professor Sycamore & Bulbasaur's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the pair first released.
Name | Effect | Energy required | Sync orb required | Move level required |
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HP +10 | HP +10 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +10 | Sp. Atk +10 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
Sp. Def +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Sp. Def +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
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 |
Leaf Storm: Power +3 | Leaf Storm: Power ↑ +3 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Leaf Storm: Power +3 | Leaf Storm: Power ↑ +3 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Leaf Storm: Power +3 | Leaf Storm: Power ↑ +3 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Leaf Storm: Power +3 | Leaf Storm: Power ↑ +3 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
Leaf Storm: Accuracy +5 | Leaf Storm: Accuracy ↑ +5 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Leaf Storm: Accuracy +5 | Leaf Storm: Accuracy ↑ +5 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
Leaf Storm: 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 |
Leaf Storm: Acumen 9 | Raises the user's Sp. Def by one stat rank when its Pokémon uses a move. | 8 | 96 | 3 |
Sludge Bomb: Power +3 | Sludge Bomb: Power ↑ +3 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Sludge Bomb: Power +3 | Sludge Bomb: Power ↑ +3 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Sludge Bomb: Power +3 | Sludge Bomb: Power ↑ +3 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Sludge Bomb: Power +3 | Sludge Bomb: Power ↑ +3 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
Sludge Bomb: 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 |
Sludge Bomb: Superduper Effective 3 | Powers up moves that are super effective. | 8 | 96 | 3 |
X Sp. Atk: 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 |
X Sp. Atk: MP Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 3 |
Shall We Start?: 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 |
Shall We Start?: MP Refresh 2 | Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 3 |
Antitoxin | Prevents the user from getting poisoned or badly poisoned. | 5 | 60 | 1 |
Turbo Turf 1 | Quickly charges the move gauge when the terrain is Grassy Terrain. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
Super Syncer | Applies the Supereffective ↑ Next effect to the user the first time its sync move is used each battle. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
Double Down 3 | Powers up sync moves that are super effective. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
Virulent Toxin 5 | Powers up the user's sync move when the target is poisoned or badly poisoned. | 10 | 120 | 2 |
Fast-Track 6 | Has a chance (70%) of raising the user's Speed by one stat rank after its Pokémon uses a move. | 8 | 96 | 3 |
Smart Cookie | The more the user's Sp. Def is raised, the more it powers up the user's moves. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Bon Voyage Grass Beam: Power +25 | Bon Voyage Grass Beam: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Bon Voyage Grass Beam: Power +25 | Bon Voyage Grass Beam: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Bon Voyage Grass Beam: Power +25 | Bon Voyage Grass Beam: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Bon Voyage Grass Beam: Power +25 | Bon Voyage Grass Beam: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Gogoat
Sycamore (Holiday 2023) プラターヌ (23シーズン) Platane (2023 Season) | |
Professor Sycamore's model (Holiday 2023) | |
No. | 116 |
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English voice actor | Ben Lepley |
Japanese voice actor | Katsuyuki Konishi |
Description | Professor Sycamore is joining a photo contest. Since there is a chance that he might be in someone else’s picture, he’s asked Serena for help with fashion. |
Type | Grass | ||||||
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Move type | Grass | ||||||
Role | Support | ||||||
EX Role | Strike (Physical) | ||||||
Base Potential | ★★★★★☆EX | ||||||
Gogoat ♂ | Weakness | Fire | |||||
It can tell how its Trainer is feeling by subtle shifts in the grip on its horns. This empathic sense lets them run as if one being. | |||||||
Stats | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | |
Lv. 140, Base Potential | 695 | 200 | 269 | 180 | 299 | 225 | |
Lv. 140, Max Potential | 855 | 280 | 309 | 260 | 339 | 265 |
Availability
Sycamore (Holiday 2023) is exclusive to seasonal scouts. His offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:
Banner | Dates | Notes |
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Sycamore Seasonal Scout | December 14 to 30, 2023 | Debut |
All banners lasted from 06:00 UTC on the start date to 05:59 UTC on the end date unless noted otherwise. |
He was also available in the following sync pair scouts:
Banner | Dates | Notes |
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Blue Mix Scout | May 1 to September 1, 2024 | Available using paid gems only |
5★-Select Seasonal Scout ×11 C | August 25 to September 4, 2024 | Available using paid gems only |
Leaf Mix Scout | September 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025 | Available using paid gems only |
Daily Scout | Starting September 1, 2024 | One scout available daily |
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 |
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Razor Leaf | Grass |
Physical | 2 | 43 | 51 | 95% | All opponents | Critical hits land more easily. |
Potion | None | Status | 0 (2 uses) |
— | — | — | An ally | Restores an ally’s HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP. |
Dire Hit All + | None | Status | 0 (2 uses) |
— | — | — | All allies | Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks. |
Let’s All Have a Battle! | None | Status | 0 (1 use) |
— | — | — | All allies | Raises the Defense and Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by 4 stat ranks. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks. |
Sync moves | ||||||||
Gallop with Glee Grass Impact | Grass |
Physical | — | 250 | 300 | — | An opponent | (6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.) (EX role effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.) |
Skills
Name | Description |
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Passive Skills | |
Grass-Type Research Results | Lowers the target’s Grass Type Rebuff by 1 rank the first time the user’s attack move is successful each battle. Raises the Grass Type Rebuff of all allied sync pairs by 1 rank the first time the user’s attack move is successful each battle. |
Hit: HP Recovery 9 | Restores the user’s HP when its attack move is successful. |
Group Grass Guard | Reduces the damage all allied sync pairs take when attacked by Grass-type moves. |
Theme Skills | |
Grass Support | Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30. |
Kalos Support | Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4. |
Seasonal Outfit Support | Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6. |
Knowledgeable Support | Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6. |
Researcher Support | Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6. |
Expedition Skills | |
Wistful ↑ 2 | Raises the following discovery level by 2: • Wistful Crystal |
Sync grid
Sycamore (Holiday 2023) & Gogoat's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the pair first released.
Name | Effect | Energy required | Sync orb required | Move level required |
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HP +10 | HP +10 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
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 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Defense +5 | Defense +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 |
Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Razor Leaf: Power +3 | Razor Leaf: Power ↑ +3 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Razor Leaf: Power +3 | Razor Leaf: Power ↑ +3 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Razor Leaf: Power +3 | Razor Leaf: Power ↑ +3 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Razor Leaf: Power +3 | Razor Leaf: Power ↑ +3 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Razor Leaf: Power +3 | Razor Leaf: Power ↑ +3 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Razor Leaf: Accuracy +5 | Razor Leaf: Accuracy ↑ +5 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Razor Leaf: Move Gauge Refresh 2 | Has a chance (30%) of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Razor Leaf: Flabbergast 5 | Has a chance (60%) of leaving the target confused when a move targeting that opponent is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Potion: MP Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 3 |
Potion: Master Healer 1 | Increases the amount of HP restored by the user’s healing moves. | 10 | 120 | 2 |
Potion: Master Healer 1 | Increases the amount of HP restored by the user’s healing moves. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Dire Hit All +: MP Refresh 2 | Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Let’s All Have a Battle!: MP Refresh 2 | Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Let’s All Have a Battle!: Move: Crit Defense 9 | Applies the Critical-Hit Defense effect to the allied field of play when the user’s move is successful. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Lithe | Prevents the user from getting paralyzed. | 5 | 60 | 1 |
Unbending | Defense cannot be lowered. | 5 | 60 | 2 |
Quick Cure | Removes the confused, flinching, and trapped conditions from the user the first time they are inflicted each battle. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Grassy Cushion 2 | Reduces damage when the user is hit by an attack move while the terrain is Grassy Terrain. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Team Sync Regen | Applies the Gradual Healing effect to all allied sync pairs after the user uses a sync move. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Dashing Team 5 | Has a chance (60%) of raising the Speed of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when the user’s attack move is successful. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
Grass Guard | Reduces damage when the user is attacked by Grass-type moves. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
Turbo Turf 2 | Quickly charges the move gauge when the terrain is Grassy Terrain. | 9 | 108 | 2 |
Triage Tank 9 | Restores the user’s HP when it is hit by an attack move. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Revenge Boost 9 | Charges the user’s move gauge by one when the user is hit by an attack move. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Endurance | When the user enters battle with full HP, applies the Enduring effect to it. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Debut: Grass Rebuff ↑ 1 | Raises the user’s Grass Type Rebuff by 1 rank the first time it enters a battle each battle. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Opening Blockade | Applies the Physical Damage Reduction effect and the Special Damage Reduction effect to the allied field of play the first time the user enters a battle each battle. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Gallop with Glee Grass Impact: Power +25 | Gallop with Glee Grass Impact: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Gallop with Glee Grass Impact: Power +25 | Gallop with Glee Grass Impact: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Appearances
Battle appearances
Professor Sycamore & Xerneas can be battled against in:
- Solo event: Special Day with the Guys (as a side foe; March 14 to 31, 2023)
Professor Sycamore & Bulbasaur can be battled against in:
- Legendary event: Give and Take (February 11 to March 4, 2021; August 19 to September 16, 2021)
- Legendary Adventures: Give and Take (since January 14, 2022)
Professor Sycamore has also been shown to pair alongside Venusaur and can be battled against in:
- Story event: Mysterious Kalos Duo (November 15 to December 6, 2024)
Story appearances
Professor Sycamore appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:
- Legendary events/Legendary Adventures:
- Villain Arc:
- Story events:
- Special event: A Strange Specimen
- Solo event: Special Day with the Guys
- Sync pair stories:
- A Day with Steven (Anniversary 2021)
- A Day with Sygna Suit Serena
- A Day with Colress
- A Day with Dexio
Professor Sycamore appears in his holiday outfit in the following story areas:
Sync pair stories
Professor Sycamore & Xerneas
- A Shadow Chasing Eternal Life
- Research Request: Xerneas
- A Beautiful World
- As Friends...
- Message to the Future
- Flames of Conviction
Sycamore (Holiday 2023) & Gogoat
- The Photo Contest Begins!
- Stylish Professor from Lumiose!
- Go, Go, Gogoat
- Photo Ops Around Town
- A Casual Shot
Quotes
- Main article: Professor Sycamore/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX
In animation
Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
Professor Sycamore briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team with Professors Oak and Kukui.
Gallery
Professor Sycamore
Professor Sycamore's sync move mindscape (Sycamore Pokémon Lab) |
Villain Arc Memories Chapter 6: Kalos artwork by Kani Shirasuna[3] |
Trainer Lodge Friend Snapshot | ||
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! |
Trainer Lodge Story Snapshot |
Medal 1★ Give and Take |
Medal 2★ Give and Take |
Medal 3★ Give and Take |
Medal Clash of Convictions |
Professor Sycamore Plushie decoration for the Trainer Lodge |
Artwork with N and Rosa by Peron | Trainer Lodge artwork |
Sycamore (Holiday 2023)
VS model (Normal colors) |
6★ model (Normal colors) |
6★ model (EX colors) |
VS model (EX colors) |
Sycamore's sync move mindscape (Holiday 2023) |
Trainer emote Nice! |
Trainer emote Watch out! |
Trainer emote Let's do this! |
Trainer emote Thanks! | |
Medal 1★ Focus on the Shining Shot! |
Medal 2★ Focus on the Shining Shot! |
Medal 3★ Focus on the Shining Shot! |
Medal Snap the Perfect Shot! |
Trainer Lodge Friend Snapshot |
Focus on the Shining Shot! artwork by Shiro Kikuya[4] |
Trivia
- Professor Sycamore & Xerneas are the only sync pair obtained through Legendary Adventures that level up at the same rate as other sync pairs; all other Legendary Adventures sync pairs have a much slower leveling rate.
- All versions of Professor Sycamore use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon) and victory with them. Those Trainers include Calem, Serena, Shauna, Tierno, Trevor, Lysandre, Cynthia, Dexio, and Sina.
- In his holiday outfit, Professor Sycamore's full name is Sycamore (Holiday 2023), despite his dialogue boxes being labeled Professor Sycamore. This is most likely due to size constraints on menus and other UI elements.
- Sycamore (Holiday 2023) & Gogoat are the first sync pair to be able to raise a sync pair's type rebuff, despite being added more than a year after the mechanic was introduced.
Origin
Professor Sycamore's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon X and Y. Xerneas is a Legendary Pokémon that Sycamore is not seen owning in the core series games. His pairing with Xerneas, however, does parallel Lysandre's partner Yveltal, Xerneas's counterpart. Xerneas's Dex entry comes from Pokémon X.
Bulbasaur is a Pokémon that Professor Sycamore can gift to the player in Pokémon X and Y. He also uses it alongside the other Kanto first partner Pokémon to battle the player. Bulbasaur's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
While Professor Sycamore is not seen owning a Gogoat outside this game, he is seen sending out a Skiddo during the intro of Pokémon X and Y. It is also a common form of transportation in his hometown of Lumiose City through the Gogoat Shuttle service. Gogoat's Dex entry comes from Pokémon X.
In other languages
The World Is Vast!
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Gentlemanly Geomancy
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Shall We Start?
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Bon Voyage Grass Beam
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Let's All Have a Battle!
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Gallop with Glee Grass Impact
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References
Related articles
Pokémon Professors | |
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Core series | Oak • Elm • Birch • Cozmo • Rowan • Aurea Juniper • Cedric Juniper • Sycamore • Kukui • Burnet • Samson • Mohn • Magnolia • Sonia • Laventon • Sada • Turo |
Masters EX | Oak • Sycamore • Kukui • Sonia |
Other spin-offs |
Krane • P • Hastings • Holly • Burnet • Tetra • Willow • Mirror • Phorus • Fir • Neroli |
Animated series | Oak • Ivy • Elm • Birch • Cozmo • Rowan • Carolina • Hastings • Aurea Juniper • Cedric Juniper • Sycamore • Kukui • Burnet • Samson • Mohn • Cerise • Magnolia • Sonia • Amaranth • Friede • Willow |
Adventures | Oak • Elm • Birch • Cozmo • Rowan • Berlitz • Aurea Juniper • Cedric Juniper • Sycamore • Kukui • Burnet • Samson • Mohn • Magnolia • Sonia • Turo |
Other manga | Oak (Pocket Monsters) |
For more, see the Professors category |
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. |