Noland (Masters)

Noland ダツラ Datsura
Noland's model
No.	28
English voice actor	Kaiji Tang
Japanese voice actor	Toshiki Masuda
Description	Known for being a bit gruff, the Frontier Brain takes on Trainers and Pokémon with passion. As Factory Head, he also has deep knowledge of Pokémon.

Noland (Japanese: ダツラ Datsura) 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 Pinsir, which is capable of Mega Evolving. This sync pair was first made available since the game release.

Pinsir

			Type			Bug
			Move type			Bug
			Role			Strike (Physical)
			Base Potential			★★★★
Pinsir ♂		Weakness			Flying
Although it's tough, it can't handle cold well. When night falls, it buries itself in leafage and sleeps.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		622	411	157	91	157	338
Lv. 140, Max Potential		702	451	197	131	197	378
Mega Pinsir
Lv. 140, Base Potential		622	488	193	91	157	338
Lv. 140, Max Potential		702	541	236	131	197	378

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	1	8	9	95%	An opponent	This move's power increases when used in succession.
X Attack	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Attack by 2 stat ranks.
X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	2	50	60	100%	An opponent	No additional effect.
Bring It On!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Restores the user's HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP. Raises the user's Speed by 2 stat ranks.
Sync moves
Factory Head X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	—	160	192	—	An opponent	Become Mega Pinsir until the end of battle.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Headstrong	Attack cannot be lowered. (Only before Mega Evolving)
Impervious	Stats cannot be lowered. (Only after Mega Evolving)
Unhindered	When the Pokémon attacks, ignores damage-reducing effects on the target's field of play. (Only after Mega Evolving)
Theme Skills
Bug Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Bug-type attacks.
Hoenn Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Battle Facility Foe Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Knowledgeable Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Expedition Skills
Rare ↑ 2 Wistful ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: Rare Cache Lowers the following discovery level by 2: Wistful Crystal

Sync Grid

The sync grid for Noland and Pinsir is an expanded grid, made available on August 25, 2022.

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 +10	HP +10	2	24	1
HP +10	HP +10	2	24	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 +5	Attack +5	2	24	1
Attack +20	Attack +20	7	84	2
Defense +5	Defense +5	0	5	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 +20	Speed +20	7	84	2
Fury Cutter: Power +1	Fury Cutter: Power ↑ +1	3	36	1
Fury Cutter: Power +1	Fury Cutter: Power ↑ +1	3	36	1
Fury Cutter: Power +1	Fury Cutter: Power ↑ +1	3	36	1
Fury Cutter: Power +1	Fury Cutter: Power ↑ +1	3	36	1
Fury Cutter: Power +1	Fury Cutter: Power ↑ +1	3	36	2
Fury Cutter: Accuracy +5	Fury Cutter: Accuracy ↑ +5	3	36	2
Fury Cutter: Move Gauge Refresh 9	Charges the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful.	10	120	3
X-Scissor: Power +4	X-Scissor: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
X-Scissor: Power +4	X-Scissor: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
X-Scissor: Power +4	X-Scissor: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
X-Scissor: Power +4	X-Scissor: Power ↑ +4	3	36	2
X-Scissor: Power +4	X-Scissor: Power ↑ +4	3	36	2
X-Scissor: 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
X Attack: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
X Attack: Berserker 1	Raises the user's Attack by 1 stat rank when its move is successful.	10	120	3
Bring It On!: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
Bring It On!: Critical Eye 1	Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by 1 stat rank when its move is successful.	10	120	3
Unflappable	Prevents the user from flinching.	5	60	1
Fast-Track 2	Has a chance (30%) of raising the user’s Speed by one stat rank after its Pokémon uses a move.	7	84	2
Victory Flex 2	Raises the user’s Attack by 2 stat ranks when it knocks out an opponent with a move.	8	96	2
Defense Crush 2	Has a chance (30%) of lowering the target’s Defense by one stat rank when the user’s attack move against it is successful.	10	120	3
Staggering 1	Has a chance (20%) of making the target flinch when the user’s attack move against it is successful.	10	120	3
Furious Brawn	The more the user’s Attack is raised, the more it powers up the user’s moves.	10	120	3
Inertia	The more user’s Speed is raised, the more it powers up the user’s sync move.	10	120	3
Adrenaline 1	Reduces the sync move countdown by 1 the first time the user’s sync move is used each battle.	10	120	3
Factory Head X-Scissor: Power +25	Factory Head X-Scissor: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
Factory Head X-Scissor: Power +25	Factory Head X-Scissor: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3

Availability

Noland is available in the sync pair scout since the game release.

Noland and Pinsir can be battled against in:

• Sync Pair Story: Treecko's Evolution
• Battle Villa (Single-Player)
• Training event: Flying-type Training Event (May 21 to 28, 2020)
• Training area: Strike Course (Hard) (until 1.12.0 update)

Noland has also been shown to own a Machamp. The pair can be battled against in:

• Battle Villa (Co-op)

Sync Pair Stories

• A Day with Noland

Quotes

Main article: Noland/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model from Pokémon Masters EX	Noland and Pinsir on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker			Noland's sync move mindscape (Battle Factory)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!		Trainer emote Let's do this!		Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

• Despite Noland being capable of using a multitude of different rental Pokémon in the core series, Pinsir is not among the Pokémon he can use.
  • He does, however, own a Pinsir in the anime.

Origin

Noland's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Emerald. Pinsir's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Moon.

In other languages

Bring It On! Language Title Japanese かかってこいや！ Kakatte koi ya! Mandarin Chinese 放馬過來！ Fàng Mǎ Guòlái! French Je veux savoir ce que tu vaux ! German Zeigt uns, was ihr draufhabt! Italian Fatti avanti se hai coraggio! Korean 덤벼보라구! Deombyeoboragu! Spanish ¡Aquí te espero!

Factory Head X-Scissor Language Title Japanese バチッといくぜ！ シザークロス Bachitto Iku Ze! Shizā Kurosu Mandarin Chinese 給你好看之 十字剪 Gěi Nǐ Hǎokàn zhī Shízì Jiǎn French Le secret, c'est la pratique ! Plaie-Croix ! German Kreuzschere der Kampferfahrung Italian Forbice X da manuale Korean 힘차게 가자! 시저크로스! Himchage Gaja! Sijeo Keuroseu! Spanish Tijera X del Saber

References

Characters appearing in Pokémon Masters EX

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