Molayne (Masters)

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Molayne マーレイン Mullein
Molayne's model
No.	106
English voice actor	Unknown
Japanese voice actor	Takayuki Kondo
Description	The friendly and highly curious Molayne runs the Hokulani Observatory and manages the PC box system in Alola. He is Sophocles's cousin and friends with Professor Kukui.

Molayne (Japanese: マーレイン Mullein) 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 Alolan Dugtrio. The sync pair is available during the events of Chapter 26 of the Main Story.

Dugtrio

			Type			Steel
			Move type			Steel
			Role			Strike (Physical)
			Base Potential			★★★★
Dugtrio ♂		Weakness			Fire
Its metallic whiskers are heavy, so it's not very fast, but it has the power to dig through bedrock.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		427	344	156	220	161	418
Lv. 140, Max Potential		507	384	196	260	201	458
Mega Dugtrio
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	1	21	25	95%	An opponent	Has a very small chance of raising the user's Attack.
X Attack	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	3	92	110	100%	An opponent	Has a moderate chance of making the target flinch.
Bend but Don't Break!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Defense and Sp. Def. Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Sync moves
Supernova Corkscrew Crash	Steel	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	No additional effect.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Arresting Glare 1	Has a small chance of lowering the target's Speed when the user is hit by a physical attack move.
Backfire 2	Sharply lowers the Attack and Sp. Atk of all opposing sync pairs just before the user faints.
Type Skills
Steel Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Steel-type attacks.
Alola Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Elite Four Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Glasses Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Observatory Cousin Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.

Sync Grid

Molayne and Dugtrio's sync grid is a basic grid, which has yet to be expanded.

Name	Effect	Energy required	Sync orb required	Move level required
HP +10	HP +10	0	5	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	0	5	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	0	5	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	0	5	1

Availability

Molayne and his Dugtrio can be battled against in:

• Main Story Chapter 26: The Future Is Now!

Sync Pair Stories

Molayne and Dugtrio:

• A Day with Molayne

Quotes

Main article: Molayne/Quotes#Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model from Pokémon Masters EX		Molayne's sync move mindscape (Hokulani Observatory)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!

Origin

Molayne's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. Alolan Dugtrio is Molayne's signature Pokémon in the core series games. Alolan Dugtrio's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

Bend but Don't Break! Language Title Japanese しなやかに硬く Shinayaka ni Kataku Mandarin Chinese 柔中帶剛 Róuzhōngdàigāng French Souples et solides ! German Flexibel, aber kräftig! Italian Flessibili e resistenti! Korean 부드럽고단단하게 Budeureopgo Dandanhage Spanish ¡Ágil pero duro!

Supernova Corkscrew Crash Language Title Japanese スーパーノヴァする ちょうぜつらせんれんげき Sūpānova Suru Chōzetsu Rasen Rengeki Mandarin Chinese 超新星大爆炸之 超絕螺旋連擊 Chāoxīnxīng Dàbàozhà zhī Chāojué Luóxuán Liánjí French Comme une supernova ! Vrille Maximum ! German Turbo-Spiralkombo der Supernova Italian Spirale Perforante della supernova Korean 슈퍼노바하는 초월나선연격 Supernova-haneun Chowol Naseon Yeon-gyeok Spanish Hélice Trepanadora Supernova

References

Pokémon Storage System developers Bill (Adventures) • Lanette • Brigette • Celio • Bebe • Hayley • Amanita • Cassius • Molayne (Masters) • Grand Oak

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