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{{CharInfobox
|color={{platinum color}}
|corecolor={{soulsilver color light}}
|bordercolor={{red color dark}}
|name=Lear
|jname=ライヤー
|tmname=Lyer
|image=Masters Lear.png
|size=150px
|caption=Art from Pokémon Masters
|gender=Male
|colors=yes
|eyes=Purple
|hair=Lavender
|hometown=Unknown
|region=Unknown
|trainer=yes
|trainerclass=[[Pokémon Trainer]]
|game=yes
|generation={{gen|VII}}
|games={{pkmn|Masters}}
|leader=no
|anime=no
|gameanim=yes
|envagame=[[Bryce Papenbrook]]
|javagame=[[Mamoru Miyano]]  
}}

'''Lear''' (Japanese: '''ライヤー''' ''Lyer'') is a character introduced in [[Pokémon Masters]]. He is the founder of [[Pasio]] and the [[Pokémon Masters League]].

==In the games==
Lear is the prince of an unknown country. After losing to a {{pkmn|Trainer}} wearing a red hat, Lear built the artificial island of Pasio and founded the [[Pokémon Masters League]] with the hopes of overcoming his weaknesses and becoming the PML champion. If the PML is a success, the king has promised to name Lear as his heir. It is revealed that Lear and his subordinates, {{OBP|Sawyer|Masters}} and [[Rachel]], have been using {{p|Hoopa}} to transport sync pairs over to Pasio to increase excitement over the PML. 

Lear is an arrogant Trainer who believes himself to be the strongest and is adamant he will win the PML. He insults others who believe that the bond between Trainer and Pokémon is the key to battling, and treats his Pokémon as tools for winning. This is evident when Lear replaces his {{p|Krookodile}} with {{p|Staraptor}} after the battle between Lear's Krookodile and Iris' Haxorus ends in a draw. His lack of bond with his Pokémon also means he cannot use [[sync move]]s, as the sync stone relies on the power found in the bond between Trainer and Pokémon. Lear also believes that teamwork or friendship is a weakness as it means one has to rely on another. He prefers to handle things himself and does not even consider his subordinates as friends despite their unending support. He also considers victory as the only purpose of battling and that other aspects, such as having fun, are worthless.

The player first meets Lear at the end of Chapter 2 who insults the player for wearing a shoddy hat. They next meet Lear in Chapter 5 who defeats [[Skyla]] and earns a badge. After learning that the player will join the PML, Lear has a one-on-one battle with the player and wins.

The two cross paths again in Chapter 9 after the player defeats members of [[Team Break]]. Lear remarks that he too does not want Team Break sabotaging the PML but still insults the player as being pathetic. Iris defends the player and has a battle against Lear and his Krookodile. Despite a fierce battle, Lear leaves without finishing the battle. 

After the first half of the PML tournament is finished, Lear challenges the player to a battle. He aims to disqualify the team if they refuse to battle or lose. The player battles against Lear, Rachel and Sawyer and wins. Despite his loss, Lear remains in denial that he is the strongest and that he can win without bond or friendship.

After hearing news that Team Break have stolen Hoopa, Lear ditches the opening ceremony to the PML finals and goes hunting for Team Break. He finds that the Team Break hideout has already been cleared by Cynthia and the player's team, and finds no signs of Hoopa. 

===Pokémon===
{| style="float:left; width: 96px"
|- 
| {{ActivePoké|Lear|Krookodile|Masters553.png|Ground|Dark|size=100px|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Lear|Staraptor|Masters398.png|Normal|Flying|size=100px|link=no}} ♂
|}
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===Sprites===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{red color dark}}; background: #{{platinum color}}; font-size: 80%"
|- 
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{red color dark}}; background: #{{soulsilver color light}};"| [[File:VSLear Masters.png|120px]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{red color dark}}; background: #{{soulsilver color light}};"| [[File:Spr Masters Lear.png|120px]]
|-
| VS model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Masters|Masters}}
| Model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Masters|Masters}}
|}

==In the anime==
[[File:Lear Masters Trailer.png|thumb|250px|Lear in the [[Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer]]]]
===In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer===
Lear briefly appeared in the [[Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer]] in a montage.
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==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{platinum color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{red color dark}}"
|- 
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| Japanese
| ライヤー ''Lyer''
| From プライヤー ''{{wp|pliers}}''
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| English
| Lear
| From ''pliers''
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| German
| Lyer
| From his Japanese name
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| Spanish
| Alik
| From ''alicates'' (pliers)
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| French
| Alexis
| From ''alicates'' (Spanish for pliers)
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| Italian
| Kelian
| Possibly from ''alicates'' (Spanish for pliers)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean	
| 라이어 ''Lyer''
| From his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
| 鎯琊 ''Lángyé''
|rowspan="2"| From 鎯頭 ''lángtóu / lòhngtàuh'' (hammer)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 鎯琊 ''Lòhngyèh''
|}
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[[Category:Masters characters]]
[[Category:Royalty]]

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