Sidney (Masters)

Sidney カゲツ Kagetsu
Sidney's model
No.	140
English voice actor	SungWon Cho
Japanese voice actor	Shōhei Kajikawa
Description	One of the Hoenn League Elite Four, he loves Pokémon battles and doesn't really care if he wins or loses. He has a rough way of speaking but is actually a polite person.

Sidney (Japanese: カゲツ Kagetsu) 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 Absol, which is capable of Mega Evolving. The sync pair can be obtained through sync pair scout, starting on August 9, 2021. The pair's potential can be upgraded to 6★ EX, which unlocks Sidney's EX style.

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

Absol

		Type			Dark
		Move type			Dark
		Role			Tech
		Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Absol ♂ → Mega Absol ♂		Weakness			Bug
The only thing unlucky about Absol is its appearance. It protects fields and warns people of disaster, so one ought to be grateful for it.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		633	344	136	242	136	290
Lv. 140, Max Potential		733	384	176	282	176	330
Mega Absol
Lv. 140, Base Potential		633	412	136	242	136	347
Lv. 140, Max Potential		733	460	176	282	176	395

Availability

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

Banner	Dates	Notes
Sidney Spotlight Scout	August 9 to 28, 2021	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
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	2	40	48	100%	An opponent	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
Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	2	50	60	100%	All opponents	No additional effect.
No Hard Feelings!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Uses a maximum of three slots of the user's move gauge. The more amount used, the more this move raises the user's Attack (can be raised by up to four stat ranks maximum). Raises the user's critical-hit rate by three stat ranks. Applies the Enduring effect to the user.
Sync moves
Most Excellent Night Slash	Dark	Physical	—	160	192	—	An opponent	Become Mega Absol until the end of battle. Critical hits land more easily. This move's power increases when the target is confused. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Critical Strike 3	Powers up the user's attacks when they become critical hits. (Only before Mega Evolving)
Critical Strike 5	Powers up the user's attacks when they become critical hits. (Only after Mega Evolving)
Criticonfuse 9	Leaves the target confused when the user's move is a critical hit.
Stop Hitting Yourself 5	Raises the chance that an opponent will attack themselves due to being confused.
Theme Skills
Dark Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Dark-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Hoenn Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Elite Four Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Passionate Spirit Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Expedition Skills
Soothing ↑ 3 Fiery ↓ 1	Raises the following discovery level by 3: • Soothing Crystal Lowers the following discovery level by 1: • Fiery Crystal

Sync grid

Sidney & Absol'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 +20	HP +20	4	48	2
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 +10	Attack +10	4	48	2
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
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
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	2
Speed +10	Speed +10	4	48	1
Night Slash: Power +3	Night Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	1
Night Slash: Power +3	Night Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	1
Night Slash: Power +3	Night Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	2
Night Slash: Power +3	Night Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	2
Night 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
Night Slash: Critical Strike 3	Powers up the user's attacks when they become critical hits.	8	96	2
Brutal Swing: Power +3	Brutal Swing: Power ↑ +3	4	48	1
Brutal Swing: Power +3	Brutal Swing: Power ↑ +3	4	48	1
Brutal Swing: Power +3	Brutal Swing: Power ↑ +3	4	48	1
Brutal Swing: Power +3	Brutal Swing: Power ↑ +3	4	48	1
Brutal Swing: Move Gauge Refresh 4	Has a chance (50%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	5	60	2
Brutal Swing: Critical Strike 5	Powers up the user's attacks when they become critical hits.	10	120	3
Potion: MP Refresh 3	Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	5	60	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
No Hard Feelings!: 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
No Hard Feelings!: MP Refresh 3	Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	5	60	2
Critical Charge 9	Charges the user's move gauge by one when it lands a critical hit.	8	96	2
Super Desperate	Applies the Supereffective ↑ Next effect to the user the first time it is in a pinch each battle.	8	96	2
Fuzzy Strike 2	Powers up the user's sync moves when the target is confused.	8	96	2
Critastrophe 5	Powers up the user's sync moves when they become critical hits.	10	120	3
First Aid 4	Restores the user's HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP the first time it is in a pinch each battle.	10	120	3
Adrenaline 1	Reduces the sync move countdown by one the first time the user's sync move is used each battle.	10	120	3
Most Excellent Night Slash: Power +25	Most Excellent Night Slash: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
Most Excellent Night Slash: Power +25	Most Excellent Night Slash: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
Most Excellent Night Slash: Power +25	Most Excellent Night Slash: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
Most Excellent Night Slash: Power +25	Most Excellent Night Slash: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3

Other Pokémon

On hand

Sidney is revealed to own a Mightyena during the story event Who's the Best Singer?.

Mightyena

Appearances

Battle appearances

Sidney & Absol can be battled against in:

• Champion Stadium: Hoenn Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Fairy-type weakness)
• Battle Rally (Area 1–9)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (August 8 to 28, 2021)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (2023) (as a side foe; August 20 to 28, 2023)
• Champion Stadium: Pasio Special Stadium (Fairy-type weakness; May 22 to June 5, 2024)

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

• Cacturne
  • Champion Stadium: Hoenn Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Flying-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1–9)
• Shiftry
  • Champion Stadium: Hoenn Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Bug-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1–9)
  • High score event: Ghost and Dark Conqueror (July 5 to 21, 2024)

Story appearances

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

• Arceus Arc: Prelude: Mysterious Stones Chapter: The Echo of a Deity's Voice (flashback)
• Story event: Who's the Best Singer?
• Solo event: Challenge from Passionate Spirits

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Sidney

Quotes

Main article: Sidney/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

6★ model (Normal colors)	VS 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!	Sidney's sync move mindscape (Pokémon League, Sidney's room)

Trivia

• Sidney is the only member of the Hoenn Elite Four that does not form a Support sync pair.
• In his sync pair story, Sidney reveals that he first met Absol when it saved him from being hit by an avalanche.
• Sidney has the longest gap between his debut in the sync pair scout and his first appearance in a story area outside of his sync pair story at 814 days. He debuted in the sync pair scout on August 9, 2021, and he made his first story appearance in Who's the Best Singer? on October 31, 2023.

Origin

Sidney's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Absol is Sidney's signature Pokémon in the core series games, being able to Mega Evolve during the rematches against him in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Absol's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

No Hard Feelings! Language Title Japanese 恨みっこなしだ！ Uramikkonashida! Mandarin Chinese 可別記恨啊！ Kě Bié Jìhèn a! French Sans rancune ! German Nichts für ungut! Italian Che vinca il migliore! Korean 원망하기없기다! Wonmanghagieopgida! Spanish ¡Este combate promete!

Most Excellent Night Slash Language Title Japanese 最高の勝負を楽しむ つじぎり Saikō no Shōbu o Tanoshimu Tsujigiri Mandarin Chinese 享受最棒的對戰之 暗襲要害 Xiǎngshòu Zuìbàng de Duìzhàn zhī Ànxí Yàohài French Un combat trépidant ! Tranche-Nuit ! German Nachthieb des allerbesten Kampfes Italian Nottesferza da lotta epocale Korean 최고의 승부를 즐기는 깜짝베기 Choego-ui Seungbu-reul Jeulgineun Kkamjjagbegi Spanish Tajo Umbrío del Combate Emocionante

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