Tierno (Masters)
Tierno ティエルノ Tierno | |
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No. | 197 |
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English voice actor | Jordan Dash Cruz[1] |
Japanese voice actor | Daisuke Kasuya |
Description | This Trainer who has traveled around Kalos loves to dance, and his dream is to create a Pokémon dance team. He gets mesmerized by the movements of Pokémon, even during battle. |
Tierno (Japanese: ティエルノ Tierno) 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 Crawdaunt. This pair was first made available on March 18, 2024. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX since it first released.
In the games
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Crawdaunt
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Base Potential | ★★★★★☆EX | ||||||
Crawdaunt ♂ | Weakness | ![]() | |||||
Its temperament is rough and it loves to fight, but as soon as its pincers break off, it turns cowardly. It stays timid until they grow back. | |||||||
Stats | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | |
Lv. 140, Base Potential | 650 | 171 | 284 | 132 | 282 | 268 | |
Lv. 140, Max Potential | 810 | 231 | 344 | 192 | 342 | 308 |
Availability
Tierno is available in the permanent sync pair scout pool. His offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:
Banner | Dates | Notes |
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Tierno Spotlight Scout | March 18 to April 3, 2024 | 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 |
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Night Slash | Dark![]() |
Physical | 2 | 40 | 48 | 100% | An opponent | Critical hits land more easily. |
X Defense All | None | Status | 0 (2 uses) |
— | — | — | All allies | Raises the Defense of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks. |
Leer | Normal![]() |
Status | 1 | — | — | 100% | All opponents | Lowers the target's Defense by one stat rank. |
All Right! | None | Status | 0 (1 use) |
— | — | — | All allies | Raises the Attack of all allied sync pairs by 4 stat ranks. Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks. Applies the Gradual Healing effect to the user. |
Sync moves | ||||||||
Best Dance Team Dark Impact | Dark![]() |
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 move power will be multiplied by 1.5.) |
Skills
Name | Description |
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Passive Skills | |
Hit: HP Recovery 9 | Restores the user's HP when its attack move is successful. |
Team Attack ↓ Immunity | Attack cannot be lowered for all allied sync pairs. |
Vigilance | Protects the user against critical hits. |
Theme Skills | |
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Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30. |
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Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4. |
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Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4. |
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Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6. |
Expedition Skills | |
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Raises the following discovery level by 2: • ![]() Lowers the following discovery level by 2: • ![]() |
Sync grid
The sync grid for Tierno & Crawdaunt 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 |
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 |
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 |
Defense +10 | Defense +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 +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Night Slash: Power +4 | Night Slash: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Night Slash: Power +4 | Night Slash: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Night Slash: Power +4 | Night Slash: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Night Slash: Power +4 | Night Slash: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
Night Slash: Power +4 | Night Slash: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
Night Slash: 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 |
Night Slash: Attack Trap 4 | Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target trapped when the user's attack move against it is successful. | 8 | 96 | 3 |
Night Slash: Trip Up 9 | Lowers the target's Speed by one stat rank when the user's attack move against it is successful. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Leer: Move Gauge Refresh 9 | Charges the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 9 | 108 | 2 |
Leer: Catalytic Infliction | Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play the first time the user's Pokémon uses a status move each battle. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
X Defense 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 |
All Right!: MP Refresh 2 | Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
All Right!: Group Moral Support 9 | Raises the Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when the user's Trainer uses a move. | 10 | 120 | 2 |
All Right!: Pep Rally 2 | Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks when the user's move is successful. | 9 | 108 | 3 |
Flameproof | Prevents the user from getting burned. | 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 |
Natural Remedy | Removes all status conditions from the user the first time it is inflicted by any status condition each battle. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Psychic Guard | Reduces damage when the user is attacked by Psychic-type moves. | 9 | 108 | 2 |
Sterner Stuff 2 | Reduces damage when the user is hit by a physical attack move. | 5 | 60 | 3 |
S-Move: Team HP Recovery (M) 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 |
Team Triage Tank 2 | Has a chance (30%) of restoring the HP of all allied sync pairs when the user is hit by an attack move. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Safety Tether | Applies the Enduring effect to the user the first time its sync move is used each battle. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Best Dance Team Dark Impact: Power +25 | Best Dance Team Dark Impact: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Best Dance Team Dark Impact: Power +25 | Best Dance Team Dark Impact: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Appearances
Battle appearances
Tierno has also been shown to pair alongside Talonflame and can be battled against in:
- Villain event: Battle! Friends from Kalos (January 12 to March 6, 2023; November 24 to December 6, 2023)
Story appearances
Tierno appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:
Sync pair stories
- A Day with Tierno
Quotes
- Main article: Tierno/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX
Gallery
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VS model (Normal colors) |
6★ model (Normal colors) |
6★ model (EX colors) |
VS model (EX colors) | |
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Trainer emote Nice! |
Trainer emote Watch out! |
Trainer emote Let's do this! |
Trainer emote Thanks! |
Tierno's sync move mindscape (Aquacorde Town) |
Trivia
- All versions of Tierno use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon). Those Trainers include Calem, Serena, Shauna, Professor Sycamore, Fantina, Kiawe, and Dahlia.
- Tierno also uses special voice-over lines upon winning a battle with Calem, Serena, Shauna, Professor Sycamore, or Dahlia on the same team.
Origin
Tierno's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon X and Y. Crawdaunt is Tierno's signature Pokémon in the core series games. Crawdaunt's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.
In other languages
All Right!
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Best Dance Team Dark Impact
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References
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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. |