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{{CharInfobox
|color={{Steel color}}
|corecolor={{blue color light}}
|bordercolor={{Steel color dark}}
|name=Paulo
|jname=キリヤ
|tmname=Kiriya
|image=Masters Paulo.png
|size=x350px
|caption=Art from Pokémon Masters
|gender=Male
|colors=yes
|eyes=Gray
|hair=Blonde
|hometown=Unknown
|region=[[Pasio]] (original region unknown)
|trainer=yes
|trainerclass=[[Pokémon Trainer]]
|game=yes
|generation={{gen|VII}} - {{gen|IX}}
|games={{pkmn|Masters EX}}
|leader=no
|team=yes
|teamname=[[Team Break]] (former)<br>[[International Police]] (informally)
|teamrank=Boss
|anime=no
|gameanim=yes
|envagame=Khoi Dao<ref name="Khoi Dao">[https://twitter.com/khoidaooo/status/1166938996481515520 Khoi Dao on Twitter]</ref>
|javagame=Ryōhei Kimura<ref>Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)</ref>
|pv=yes<!--cameo-->
|pvnum=Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
|pvname=Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
}}
{{spoilers}}
'''Paulo''' (Japanese: '''キリヤ''' ''Kiriya'') is one of the {{player}}'s [[friend]]s and [[rival]]s in {{g|Masters EX}}, forming his own team to take on the [[Pokémon Masters League]] in the [[PML Arc]]. He appears frequently in the [[Villain Arc]], where he assists with taking down evil organizations and searches for the power to protect everything he cares about. During this arc, he temporarily becomes one of the primary antagonists as the leader of [[Team Break]]. 

Paulo forms a sync pair with {{form|Lycanroc|Dusk Form}} {{p|Lycanroc}}, which is capable of [[Dynamax]]ing. This pair was made available through a Poké Fair {{DL|sync pair|sync pair scout}} beginning on September 4, 2023. This pair can be raised to {{6EX}} since it first released.

==In the games==
Paulo is a {{pkmn|Trainer}} who grew up in the same town as his friend [[Tina]]. When they were young, he and Tina found a wild {{p|Dratini}} that they started taking care of in secret. However, one day, a {{tc|Collector}} chanced upon them and caught the Dratini. When he found out that the Collector only caught it for the money, Paulo grew furious, but because he wasn't a Trainer yet, he couldn't do anything to stop the Collector from taking Dratini. From then on, he vowed to get stronger so that he would never have to lose anything important to him again.

In the present day, Paulo comes to [[Pasio]] to challenge the [[Pokémon Masters League]]. He initially forms a [[sync pair]] with his {{p|Rockruff}}, but after an encounter with [[Team Rocket]] where he and Tina nearly have their Pokémon stolen, he stops battling with Rockruff in favor of using other, stronger Pokémon.

Described as an exceptional student, Paulo is thoughtful and studious, though his pursuit of strength often gets the best of him and causes him to make hasty decisions. He exhibits a strong sense of justice, often being seen battling against [[Team Break]] and other organizations. Paulo puts immense pressure on himself; he consistently expresses frustration towards his lack of strength and often stubbornly insists on taking on difficult tasks, even after being told they're dangerous. He occasionally demonstrates a lack of self-confidence, tending to downplay his accomplishments and focusing on his weaknesses. However, he shows great perseverance and bravery in his pursuit of strength and taking down villainous organizations and he is open to trying different approaches towards Pokémon training.

Paulo grows increasingly self-reliant over the course of his journey, eventually rejecting outright the notion that relying on others can help him grow stronger. He is determined to become stronger on his own so that he can protect himself and everyone he cares about, no matter what it takes. Ultimately, he determines that the only way for him to accomplish this is by wiping out all the evil organizations on Pasio.

===[[PML Arc]]===
The player first encounters Paulo near the end of Chapter 2, where their team runs into him in a cave. After being mistaken for a Team Break member by {{mas|Barry}}, he introduces himself and helps the player's team fight off some actual members of Team Break. He thanks the player for their help and is invited to join their team for the Pokémon Masters League, to which he denies, revealing his plan to form his own team. He then advises the player to search for more teammates in the volcano area.

Paulo is next seen in Chapter 7, having lost to {{mas|Norman}} in an attempt to earn the {{badge|Patience}}. Upon finding out Team Break is in the area, he assists in fighting them off again. Afterwards, Norman gives him the Badge despite his loss, and Paulo vows to grow stronger before leaving.

In Chapter 10, the player once again encounters Paulo, this time having lost to {{mas|Hapu}}. Team Break is in the area once again, and Paulo runs off to defeat them in hopes of getting permission to battle Hapu again. He is defeated instead, and the player comes to his rescue. Once Hapu leaves, he explains he needs to figure out his issues, wishes the player luck in their next battle, and walks off.

In Interlude 1, Paulo is seen at the opening ceremony for the PML tournament, revealing that he had formed a team and obtained every Badge to qualify for the tournament. He promises to see the player in the finals.

Paulo is briefly seen in Chapter 21. {{mas|Brock}} and {{mas|Rosa}} comment on him having made it to the finals.

At the beginning of Chapter 22, Paulo is defending a {{tc|Youngster}} from having his Pokémon stolen by some Team Break thugs, but they manage to corner him. Fortunately, {{mas|Wikstrom}} and {{mas|Wulfric}} show up to drive them off. After thanking them for their help, Paulo asks them to join his team for the PML tournament. In the present, Paulo makes good on his promise to the player by battling them in the second round of the finals. To his dismay, he loses the battle. He forces a smile before walking off to the beach. With no tournament to continue in, he disbands his team. After Wikstrom and Wulfric leave, Paulo breaks down, expressing his frustration and inability to understand why he lost, and walks into a cave.

Paulo appears in Chapter 24 alongside other reinforcements to allow the player to battle {{mas|Elesa}} as he helps to fight off Team Break.

Paulo briefly appears in Chapter 29, where he walks past [[Lear]]. Lear notices a weird look in his eyes, but doesn't say anything to him about it.

Paulo's final appearance in the PML arc has him overhearing some former Team Break members talking about forging their own path in Chapter 30. He mentions seeing a path of his own and leaves once again. He then appears a few times in the ending montage.

===[[Villain Arc]]===
Paulo appears in most chapters of the Villain Arc, usually helping to take down whatever evil organizations are causing trouble. He is the titular character of the Paulo chapter, in which he reflects on the things he's learned and decides what the path forward will be for him now that the PML is over.

;Kanto - Team Rocket Returns
Paulo teams up with the player character ([[Scottie]] or [[Bettie]]), {{mas|Lillie}}, and {{mas|Blue}} to search for {{mas|Red}}, who went missing after going to investigate [[Team Rocket]]. Along the way, while separated from the rest of the group, Paulo is approached by a [[Team Rocket Grunt]] who senses his desire for power and invites him to join Team Rocket.

Later, Paulo is walking outside alone, where he's approached by Lillie. She asks him what's bothering him, and he says that what he's doing now isn't enough, and he needs to change his approach if he wants to get stronger. Lillie tells him that she's still trying to get stronger, too, and from her experience, it's easier to get stronger when you work together with others. Paulo assures her he knows that, but privately he thinks that relying on others to get stronger isn't going to work for him.

The next morning, Paulo travels with the group to Team Rocket's hideout, where they confront {{mas|Giovanni}}. However, he manages to escape. Paulo wants to join Red and Blue in going after him, but {{mas|Misty}} and {{mas|Erika}} tell him that he and Rockruff need some time to rest. After resting, Paulo sets out with Misty, Erika, Lillie, and the player to find Giovanni again. They find him just in time to see {{p|Mewtwo}} go out of control from the power drawn out by Giovanni's [[sync stone]], which their group soon discovers is causing Pokémon all over Pasio to go out of control as well. Paulo marvels at the power they have, even knowing that it comes at a price. 

Misty and Erika decide to go after Mewtwo, and they ask Paulo, Lillie, and the player to stay behind and help calm down the raging Pokémon. However, Paulo insists on coming with them, assuring them that he and Rockruff can protect themselves and won't be a burden. Misty and Erika agree to let him come and invite Lillie and the player along as well, and the group heads into a forest in search of Mewtwo. They find Giovanni with a large group of Team Rocket Grunts, and he claims that they don't have the tower to stop Mewtwo. Misty asks him if the "power" he's talking about is the power gained from hurting Pokémon and using Pokémon like puppets, and he says that children like them wouldn't understand - though, while looking at Paulo, he says some of them might understand one day.

After they catch up to Mewtwo, Giovanni approaches it and invites it to form a sync pair with him. It stops rampaging, as they've formed a bond strong enough to keep Mewtwo under control. Paulo is in awe of this power - the "true power of sync stones", as Giovanni calls it - that can be drawn out by a strong bond and a sync stone, regardless of whether the bond is good or evil.

{{incomplete|section|Role in the Sinnoh, Johto, Hoenn, Unova, and Kalos Villain Arcs}}

;Paulo - The Path Forward
He is eventually tricked by {{mas|Ghetsis}} into bringing Lear's Hoopa to [[Team Plasma]]'s base, only for Ghetsis to seemingly kill his Rockruff when he attempts to stop Team Plasma from taking Hoopa. This causes Paulo to snap, and he induces Hoopa's transformation into Hoopa Unbound using his [[sync stone]], forcing Ghetsis and the [[Shadow Triad]] to retreat. Paulo then declares that he shall become the "last evil," wiping out all who use Pokémon for selfish purposes.

To this end, Paulo takes over the remnants of Team Break, providing them with a new purpose after their failure to disrupt the PML. He uses Hoopa's power to summon numerous [[Legendary Pokémon]], which he gives to Team Break's members for use in attacking the members of other organizations, including Team Plasma, the [[Aether Foundation]], and [[Team Skull]]. Team Break's rapid rise to power troubles the other teams, prompting them to begin taking countermeasures. At Team Break's hideout, as the group's members celebrate their success, Paulo muses that they do not realize he is manipulating them to eliminate the other teams so they will be the last evil team remaining, meaning his and Team Break's eventual downfall will bring about peace.

;Final Chapter - Where Ideals Cross Paths
When the other villainous teams go into hiding during Team Break's campaign, Paulo leads a pair of members to confront Giovanni at Team Rocket's base. However, while they are able to easily defeat {{mas|Archer}} and {{mas|Ariana}}, Giovanni surprises Paulo by seizing control of Hoopa from him. Giovanni explains that, similarly to Mewtwo, Hoopa's rampaging leaves it in need of a partner who can help it focus its power with a clear mind free of doubt, which Paulo lacks. As he has lost control of Hoopa and the legendary Pokémon it summoned, Team Break abandons Paulo and joins Giovanni, who leaves to launch Team Rocket's conquest of Pasio. Later, while expressing regret for his actions at the Pokémon Center, Paulo learns from Tina, [[Tricia]], [[Trinnia]], and [[Trista]] that Rockruff is alive. Prior to its transformation, Hoopa teleported the badly injured Rockruff away before Ghetsis and {{p|Kyurem}} could strike it down. Tina found Rockruff and brought it to the Pokémon Center, where Tricia, Trinnia and Trista helped it recover. This reunion motivates Paulo to seek redemption for his mistakes, and he joins Tina and the others in their plan to stop Giovanni and save Hoopa by reverting it back to its Confined Form.

Paulo heads out with the player and Tina to find Giovanni. The three are approached by {{mas|Red}}, {{mas|Blue}} and {{mas|Leaf}}, who turn out to be {{mas|Petrel}} and two {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s in disguise. {{mas|Proton}} joins the confrontation, but {{mas|Archie}} and {{mas|Maxie}} appear to intervene, telling Paulo that they want to help because they too once held strong convictions that led them down the wrong path. Paulo, the player and Tina press onward toward the stadium, with the bosses of the other teams appearing every step of the way to keep Team Rocket from impeding their progress.

Finally, the group confronts Giovanni, who calls forth his Mewtwo and {{p|Nidoking}} to fight them alongside Hoopa. As the battle wears on, Giovanni attempts to make Paulo doubt himself again, but Paulo responds that while he acknowledges everyone has some evil in them, he now believes in the support he receives from his friends. With this newfound resolve, Rockruff evolves into a Dusk Form {{p|Lycanroc}}, and Paulo is able to [[Dynamax]] it to counter Giovanni's Dynamax Nidoking. The group at last manages to break through to Hoopa, reverting it to its Confined Form and freeing it from Giovanni's influence. With his plans in ruins, Giovanni admits defeat and uses Mewtwo to escape.

Some time later, Paulo reveals that he is now working with the [[International Police]] as part of his probation for his actions as the leader of Team Break, an arrangement that {{mas|Looker}}, {{mas|Anabel}}, {{mas|Emma}} and {{mas|Nanu}} argued for with their superiors.

==Lycanroc (Dusk Form)==
Raising this sync pair to 6★ EX will unlock Song Key 00046, which allows "Battle! (Paulo)" to be played in the {{mas|Jukebox}}.
{| class="roundy" style="float: right; background:#{{rock color}}; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px; border:3px solid #{{rock color dark}}; width:30%"
|- style="text-align:center"
| colspan="2" | <big><big>'''Paulo'''</big></big><br><span lang="ja">'''キリヤ'''</span> ''{{{jtrans|Kiriya}}}''
|-
! class="roundytl" style="text-align:right; background:#{{rock color light}}" | No.
| class="roundytr" style="background:#FFF" | 175
|-
! class="roundybl" style="text-align:right; background:#{{rock color light}}" | Description
| class="roundybr" style="background:#FFF" width=200px | This Trainer came to [[Pasio]] from another region. Due to past experiences, he despises anything evil and once went down the wrong path in pursuit of strength. Currently, his goal is to combat evil with the heart.
|}

{{Masters
|name=Lycanroc
|ndex=745Du
|type=Rock
|gender=m
|role=Sprint
|exrole=Support
|move1=Rock
|base=6
|weakness=Ground
|description=Bathed in the setting sun of evening, Lycanroc has undergone a special kind of evolution. An intense fighting spirit underlies its calmness.
|hp=650|atk=424|def=190|spatk=268|spdef=190|spe=463
|hp2=810|atk2=464|def2=270|spatk2=308|spdef2=270|spe2=503
}}
{{-}}
===Moves===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{rock color}}; border:3px solid #{{rock color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{rock color light}}"
! Name
! {{color2|000|Type}}
! {{color2|000|Damage category|Category}}
! Move gauge
! Base {{color2|000|Power}}
! Max {{color2|000|Power}}
! {{color2|000|Accuracy}}
! Target
! width=200px | Description
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Stone Edge}}
|{{t|Rock}}<br>[[File:RockIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Physical}}
|3
|100
|120
|80%
|An opponent
|Critical hits land more easily.
|- style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Accelerock}}
|{{t|Rock}}<br>[[File:RockIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Physical}}
|0<br>(3 uses)
|75
|90
|100%
|An opponent
|No additional effect.
|- style="background:#fff"
|Willful {{m|Howl}}
|{{t|Normal}}<br>[[File:NormalIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Status}}
|0<br>(1 use)
|—
|—
|—
|All allies
|Activation Condition: When the user uses a sync move once. Deactivation Condition: Cannot be deactivated.<br>Uses a maximum of 3 slots of the user’s move gauge. The more amount used, the more it raises the Attack, Defense, Sp. Def, and Speed of all allied sync pairs (can be raised by up to 4 stat ranks maximum). Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by 2 ranks.
|- style="background:#fff"
|Gotta Think!
{{typetable|None}}
{{statustable|Status}}
|0<br>(1 use)
|—
|—
|—
|Self
|Reduces the user’s sync move countdown by 1. Raises the user’s Attack by 4 stat ranks. Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by 2 stat ranks.
|- style="background: #{{rock color light}}"
! colspan=9 | {{color2|000|Sync move|Sync moves}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|On the Path Together Rock Impact
|{{t|Rock}}<br>[[File:RockIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Physical}}
|—
|200
|240
|—
|An opponent
|This attack’s power increases during a sandstorm.<br>''(6★ EX) effect: The first time the user’s sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.''<br>''EX Role effect: The stat increase after a sync move is doubled once per battle.''
|- style="background:#{{rock color light}}"
! colspan=9 | {{color2|000|Max Move|Max moves}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Max Rockfall}}{{tt|*|Replaces Stone Edge}}
|{{t|Rock}}<br>[[File:RockIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Physical}}
|0<br>(1 use)
|400
|480
|—
|An opponent
|Causes a sandstorm.
|-style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Max Rockfall}}{{tt|*|Replaces Accelerock}}
|{{t|Rock}}<br>[[File:RockIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Physical}}
|0<br>(1 use)
|400
|480
|—
|An opponent
|Causes a sandstorm.
|-style="background:#fff"
|{{m|Max Guard}}
|{{t|Normal}}<br>[[File:NormalIC Masters.png|20px]]
{{statustable|Status}}
|0<br>(1 use)
|—
|—
|—
|An ally
|Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to an ally.
|}

===Skills===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{rock color}}; border:3px solid #{{rock color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{rock color light}}"
! Name
! Description
|- style="background: #{{rock color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Passive skill|Passive Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|Paulo’s Resolve
|Reduces the user’s sync move countdown by 1 after using its max move. Extends the duration of a sandstorm when a sandstorm is caused while the user is on the field. Protects all allied sync pairs from damage from a sandstorm.
|-style="background:#fff"
|“Quick Move”: Sync CD ↓ 9
|Reduces the user’s sync move countdown by 1 when it uses a move that has the quick move effect tag.
|-style="background:#fff"
|“Quick Move”: Physical Boost ↑1 9
|Increases the user’s Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by 1 rank when it uses a move that has the quick move effect tag.
|- style="background: #{{rock color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Theme skill|Theme Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|[[File:Theme skill icon type.png|20px]] Rock Sprint
|Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Rock-type attacks.<br>Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 12.
|-style="background:#fff"
|[[File:Theme skill icon Trainer group.png|20px]] Rival Sprint
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1.<br>Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 1.
|-style="background:#fff"
|[[File:Theme skill icon other.png|20px]] Knowledgeable Sprint
|Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.<br>Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 2.
|- style="background: #{{rock color light}}"
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Expedition skill|Expedition Skills}}
|-style="background:#fff"
|[[File:Masters Rare Cache icon.png|20px|link=]]Rare ↑ 2 [[File:Masters Soothing Crystal icon.png|20px|link=]]Soothing ↓ 1 [[File:Masters Wistful Crystal icon.png|20px|link=]]Wistful ↓ 1
|Raises the following discovery level by 2:<br>• [[File:Masters Rare Cache icon.png|20px|link=]]Rare Cache<br>Lowers the following discovery levels by 1:<br>• [[File:Masters Soothing Crystal icon.png|20px|link=]]Soothing Crystal<br>• [[File:Masters Wistful Crystal icon.png|20px|link=]]Wistful Crystal
|}

===Sync Grid===
Paulo and Lycanroc's [[sync grid]] is an expanded grid, made available when the sync pair was first released.
{| class="roundy sortable" style="margin:auto; background:#{{rock color}}; border:3px solid #{{rock color dark}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background: #{{rock color light}}"
! Name
! Effect
! Energy required
! Sync orb required
! Move level required
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| HP +10
| HP +10
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Attack +5
| Attack +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Attack +5
| Attack +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Attack +5
| Attack +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Attack +5
| Attack +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Attack +5
| Attack +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Attack +5
| Attack +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Attack +10
| Attack +10
| 4
| 48
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Defense +5
| Defense +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sp. Def +5
| Sp. Def +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 0
| 5
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Speed +5
| Speed +5
| 2
| 24
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Stone Edge: Power +3
| Stone Edge: Power ↑ +3
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Stone Edge: Power +3
| Stone Edge: Power ↑ +3
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Stone Edge: Power +3
| Stone Edge: Power ↑ +3
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Stone Edge: Power +3
| Stone Edge: Power ↑ +3
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Stone Edge: Power +3
| Stone Edge: Power ↑ +3
| 3
| 36
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Stone Edge: Accuracy +10
| Stone Edge: Accuracy ↑ +10
| 5
| 60
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Stone Edge: Accuracy +10
| Stone Edge: Accuracy ↑ +10
| 5
| 60
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Stone Edge: 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
|-style="background:#fff"
| Accelerock: Power +3
| Accelerock: Power ↑ +3
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Accelerock: Power +3
| Accelerock: Power ↑ +3
| 3
| 36
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Accelerock: Power +3
| Accelerock: Power ↑ +3
| 3
| 36
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Accelerock: Power +3
| Accelerock: Power ↑ +3
| 3
| 36
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Accelerock: Power +3
| Accelerock: Power ↑ +3
| 3
| 36
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Accelerock: BOGO 9
| Applies the Free Move Next effect to the user when its move is successful.
| 10
| 120
| 4
|-style="background:#fff"
| Accelerock: Defense Destroyer 9
| Lowers the target’s Defense by 2 stat ranks when the user’s attack move against the target is successful.
| 10
| 120
| 5
|-style="background:#fff"
| Gotta Think!: MP Refresh 2
| Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Gotta Think!: Pep Rally 2
| Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks when the user’s move is successful.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Unflappable
| Prevents the user from flinching.
| 5
| 60
| 1
|-style="background:#fff"
| Headstrong
| Attack cannot be lowered.
| 5
| 60
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Natural Remedy
| Removes all status conditions from the user the first time it is inflicted by any status condition each battle.
| 7
| 84
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Surging Sand 2
| Powers up the user’s moves during a sandstorm.
| 8
| 96
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Surging Sand 5
| Powers up the user’s moves during a sandstorm.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Soothing Sand 1
| Restores the user’s HP whenever its Pokémon takes an action during a sandstorm.
| 8
| 96
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sands of Time 2
| Quickly charges the move gauge during a sandstorm.
| 9
| 108
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Catalyst
| Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play the first time the user’s sync move is used each battle.
| 10
| 120
| 2
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sand Blaster 9
| Powers up the user’s sync move during a sandstorm.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Brawn Sync 5
| Powers up the user’s sync move when its Attack is raised.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| 1st S-Move: Restore “Quick Move” MP 1
| Restores 1 MP of the user’s moves that have the quick move effect tag the first time its sync move is used each battle.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Sharp Entry 1
| Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by 1 stat rank when it enters a battle.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Fierce Entry 2
| Raises the user’s Attack by 2 stat ranks when it enters a battle.
| 10
| 120
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| Head Start 1
| Reduces the user’s sync move countdown by 1 the first time it enters a battle each battle.
| 10
| 120
| 4
|-style="background:#fff"
| Max Move: Team Free Move Next
| Applies the Free Move Next effect to all allied sync pairs after using the user’s max move.
| 10
| 120
| 5
|-style="background:#fff"
| Max Rockfall: Power +100
| Max Rockfall: Power ↑ +100
| 8
| 96
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| On the Path Together Rock Impact: Power +25
| On the Path Together Rock Impact: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|-style="background:#fff"
| On the Path Together Rock Impact: Power +25
| On the Path Together Rock Impact: Power ↑ +25
| 5
| 60
| 3
|}

==Other==
===Evolved===
Paulo had a {{p|Rockruff}} before it evolved into Dusk Form Lycanroc.
{| style="width: 96px"
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| {{ActivePoké|Paulo|Rockruff|Masters744.png|rock|size=100px|link=no}} ♂
|}

===Borrowed===
These Pokémon were all loaned to Paulo by [[Lear]] as part of an experiment to explore the potential of sync pairs.
{| style="width: 96px"
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| {{ActivePoké|Paulo|Alakazam|Masters065.png|Psychic|size=100px|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Paulo|Tyranitar|Masters248.png|Rock|Dark|size=100px|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Paulo|Gyarados|Masters130.png|Water|Flying|size=100px|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Paulo|Hydreigon|Masters635.png|Dark|Dragon|size=100px|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Paulo|Metagross|Masters376.png|Steel|Psychic|size=100px|link=no}}
|}

===Controlled via sync stone===
{| style="width: 170px"
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| {{ActivePoké|Paulo|Hoopa (Hoopa Unbound)|Masters720U.png|Psychic|Dark|size=100px|link=Lear#Hoopa (Hoopa Confined)}}
|}

==Availability==
Paulo was exclusive to the following Poké Fair scout banners:
* (Debut) Double Feature Poké Fair Scout (September 4 to October 4, 2023)

===Battle appearances===
Paulo has also been shown to pair alongside {{p|Rockruff}} and can be battled against in:
* [[PML Arc]]: {{DL|PML Arc|Chapter 22: Rival Face-Off!}}
* {{pkmn|Masters EX/Main Story (Co-op)|Main Story (Co-op)}}: {{DL|Pokémon Masters EX/Main Story (Co-op)|Chapter 22: Rival Face-Off!}}

===Story appearances===
Paulo appears in the following story areas:
* [[PML Arc]]:
** {{DL|PML Arc|Chapter 2: New Friends, New Foes}}
** {{DL|PML Arc|Chapter 7: Bravery Is Half the Victory}}
** {{DL|PML Arc|Chapter 10: A Matter of Pride}}
** {{DL|PML Arc|Interlude 1: Brock's Grit}}
** {{DL|PML Arc|Chapter 22: Rival Face-Off!}}
** {{DL|PML Arc|Chapter 24: A Shining Spotlight}}
** {{DL|PML Arc|Chapter 30: The Road to Victory}}
* [[Villain Arc]]:
** {{DL|Villain Arc|Kanto: Team Rocket Returns}}
** {{DL|Villain Arc|Johto: Team Rocket's Revival}}
** {{DL|Villain Arc|Hoenn: Delta of Land, Sea, and Sky}}
** {{DL|Villain Arc|Sinnoh: Dreaming in Darkness}}
** {{DL|Villain Arc|Unova: Team Plasma & Two Heroes}}
** {{DL|Villain Arc|Kalos: Team Flare Flares Up}}
** {{DL|Villain Arc|Paulo: The Path Forward}}
** {{DL|Villain Arc|Final Chapter: Where Ideals Cross Paths}}

===Sync pair stories===
* A Day with Paulo

==Quotes==
{{main|Paulo/Quotes}}

==Gallery==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; background: #{{steel color}}; font-size: 80%"
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| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|5px}} border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; background: #{{blue color light}}"| [[File:Paulo Mindscape.png|x200px]]
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|5px}} border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; background: #{{blue color light}}"| [[File:Masters Villain Arc Paulo Interlude artwork.png|x200px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; background: #{{blue color light}}"| [[File:Masters Villain Arc Memories Paulo.jpg|x200px]]
|-
| colspan=2 | Paulo's sync move mindscape
| colspan=2 | Artwork from the Paulo<br>chapter of the {{color2|000|Villain Arc}}
| Villain Arc Memories Paulo chapter artwork<br>by 【LIRAN】<ref>[https://twitter.com/PokemonMasters/status/1694545186007748886 Villain Arc Memories Paulo tweet]</ref>
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; background: #{{blue color light}}"| [[File:VSPaulo Masters.png|120px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; background: #{{blue color light}}"| [[File:Spr Masters Paulo 2.png|120px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; background: #{{blue color light}}"| [[File:VSPaulo EX Masters.png|120px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; background: #{{blue color light}}"| [[File:Spr Masters Paulo EX.png|120px]]
| rowspan=3 style="{{roundy|5px}} border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; background: #{{blue color light}}"| [[File:Masters Villain Arc Final Chapter artwork.png|x250px]]
|-
| VS model<br>(Normal colors)
| 6★ model<br>(Normal colors)
| VS model<br>(EX colors)
| 6★ model<br>(EX colors)
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; background:#{{blue color light}}" | [[File:Paulo Emote 1 Masters.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; background:#{{blue color light}}" | [[File:Paulo Emote 2 Masters.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; background:#{{blue color light}}" | [[File:Paulo Emote 3 Masters.png|80px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; background:#{{blue color light}}" | [[File:Paulo Emote 4 Masters.png|80px]]
|-
| Trainer emote<br>Nice!
| Trainer emote<br>Watch out!
| Trainer emote<br>Let's do this!
| Trainer emote<br>Thanks!
| Artwork from the {{color2|000|Villain Arc#Final Chapter: Where Ideals Cross Paths|Final Chapter}} of the Villain Arc
|}

==In the anime==
[[File:Paulo Rockruff Masters Trailer.png|thumb|250px|Paulo in the [[Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer]]]]
===Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer===
Paulo briefly appeared in the [[Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer]] in a montage alongside his {{p|Rockruff}}.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|width=68
|trainer=Paulo
|pkmn=Rockruff
|type1=Rock
|img=Paulo Rockruff Masters Trailer.png
|epnum=Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
|epname=Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Rockruff}} is Paulo's only known Pokémon.

None of Rockruff's moves are known.}}

==Trivia==
* Paulo has the longest gap between his debut as an NPC and his release as a playable character of anyone in Pokémon Masters EX at {{tt|1468 days|4 years, 7 days}}. He first appeared as an NPC when the game was released (on August 29, 2019), and he became playable on September 4, 2023.
** This more than doubles the previous record held by [[Lear]], {{mas|Sawyer}}, and [[Rachel]], at 702 days.

===Origin===
Dusk Form Lycanroc's Dex entry comes from {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Pokémon Ultra Sun}}.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{steel color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{blue color dark}}"
|-
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| Japanese
| キリヤ ''Kiriya''
| From 桐 ''kiri'' ({{wp|Paulownia tomentosa|princesstree}})
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| English
| Paulo
| From ''{{wp|Paulownia}}'', the genus that contains the princesstree
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| German
| Kilian
| From ''Kiribaum'' (princesstree)
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| Spanish
| Paolo
| From ''Paulownia''
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| French
| Kyrill
| From ''kiri'' (Japanese for princesstree)
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| Italian
| Owen
| From ''Paulownia''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean	
| 고상 ''Gosang''
| From 고상 (高尚) ''gosang'' (noble, refined), referring to the symbolic meaning of the princesstree in the language of flowers
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
| 梧桐 ''Wútóng''
|rowspan="2"| From 梧桐 ''wútóng / ǹgh-tùhng'' ({{wp|Firmiana simplex|Chinese parasol tree}})
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 梧桐 ''Ǹgh-tùhng''
|}
{{-}}

{| style="float:left"
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''Willful Howl''
{{langtable
|color={{rock color}}|bordercolor={{rock color dark}}
|ja=決意のとおぼえ ''{{tt|Ketsui no Tooboe|Resolute Howl}}''
|zh_cmn=決心之長嚎 ''{{tt|Juéxīn zhī Chángháo|Resolute Howl}}''
|fr=Grondement S
|de=Jauler der inneren Stärke
|ko=결의의멀리짖음 ''{{tt|Gyeor-ui-ui Meollijijeum|Resolute Howl}}''
|it=Gridodilotta deciso
|es=Aullido del Corazón
}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''Gotta Think!''
{{langtable
|color={{rock color}}|bordercolor={{rock color dark}}
|ja=考えるんだ……！ ''{{tt|Kangaerunda...!|Gotta Think...!}}''
|zh_cmn=動腦思考……！ ''{{tt|Dòngnǎo Sīkǎo!|Gotta Think...!}}''
|fr=Voici ma théorie !
|de=Reflektieren wir darüber!
|ko=생각하는거야...! ''{{tt|Saeng-gakhaneungeoya!|Gotta Think...!}}''
|it=Devo pensare...!
|es=¡Tengo que reflexionar!
}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |
''On the Path Together Rock Impact''
{{langtable
|color={{rock color}}|bordercolor={{rock color dark}}
|ja=進むべき道を共に歩む ロックインパクト ''{{tt|Susumubeki Michi o Tomo ni Ayumu Rokku Inpakuto|Walking Together on the Path to Take Rock Impact}}''
|zh_cmn=共同邁步該走的路途之 岩石衝擊 ''{{tt|Gòngtóng Màibù Gāi Zǒu de Lùtú zhī Yánshí Chōngjí|Walking Together on the Path to Take Rock Impact}}''
|fr=Ensemble sur le droit chemin ! Impact Roche !
|de=Gesteinsstoß des Pfades der Besserung
|ko=나아가야 할 길을 함께 걷는 록임팩트 ''{{tt|Naagaya Hal Gir-eul Hamkke Geonneun Rok Impaekteu|Walking Together on the Path to Take Rock Impact}}''
|it=Impatto Roccia: la via da seguire insieme
|es=Impacto Roca del Camino que Seguir
}}
|}
{{-}}


==References==
<references/>
{{Rival characters|steel}}<br/>
{{Team Break}}
{{Masterscharacters|steel}}<br/>
{{DoubleProjectTag|CharacterDex|Sidegames|characters in the spin-off games.}}

[[Category:Masters EX characters]]
[[Category:Villainous team leaders]]
[[Category:Criminal masterminds]]
[[Category:Trainers with Mythical Pokémon]]
[[Category:Trainers with Dynamax Bands]]

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[[es:Paolo]]
[[fr:Kyrill]]
[[it:Owen]]
[[ja:キリヤ]]
[[zh:梧桐]]