Alder (Masters)

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Alder アデク Adeku
Alder's model
No.	108
English voice actor	Unknown
Japanese voice actor	Masaki Terasoma
Description	Alder is the highly experienced former Champion of Unova. He wanders around, telling younger generations the good news of a wonderful future with Pokémon.

Alder (Japanese: アデク Adeku) 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 Volcarona. The sync pair can be obtained through a limited sync pair scout, and was first available on November 6, 2020. The pair's potential can be upgraded to 6★ EX, which unlocks Alder's EX Style.

Volcarona

			Type			Bug
			Move type			Bug
			Role			Strike (Special)
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Volcarona ♂		Weakness			Rock
As it flies, it scatters its flaming scales. It was feared by ancient people, who referred to it as “the rage of the sun.”
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		718	302	127	370	127	356
Lv. 140, Max Potential		818	342	167	410	167	396
Mega Volcarona
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	2	30	36	100%	All opponents	Lowers the target's Sp. Atk.
Dire Hit +	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Sharply raises the user's critical-hit rate.
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	4	223	267	90%	An opponent	No additional effect.
Unparalleled Power!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Radically raises the user's Sp. Atk. Sharply raises the user's Sp. Def and Speed. Drastically lowers the user's Defense.
Sync moves
Voyager's Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX) effect: Sync move targets all opponents.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Bug Shift	Normal-type moves become Bug-type moves.
Rejuvenate 6	Increases the user's move gauge by six after using a sync move.
Adrenaline 2	Reduces the sync move countdown by two when a sync move is used for the first time.
Theme Skills
Bug Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Bug-type attacks.
Unova Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Champion Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Cape Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Veteran Trainer Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.

Sync Grid

Alder and Volcarona's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the pair was first released.

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	1
HP +20	HP +20	5	60	2
Defense +5	Defense +5	0	5	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	1
Sp. Atk +5	Sp. Atk +5	0	5	1
Sp. Atk +5	Sp. Atk +5	0	5	1
Sp. Atk +5	Sp. Atk +5	2	24	1
Sp. Atk +5	Sp. Atk +5	2	24	1
Sp. Atk +5	Sp. Atk +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
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
Struggle Bug: Power +3	Struggle Bug: Power ↑ +3	3	36	1
Struggle Bug: Power +3	Struggle Bug: Power ↑ +3	3	36	1
Struggle Bug: Power +3	Struggle Bug: Power ↑ +3	3	36	1
Struggle Bug: Power +3	Struggle Bug: Power ↑ +3	4	48	2
Struggle Bug: Power +3	Struggle Bug: Power ↑ +3	4	48	2
Struggle Bug: Power +3	Struggle Bug: Power ↑ +3	4	48	2
Struggle Bug: Move Gauge Refresh 3	Has a moderately good chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	6	72	2
Struggle Bug: Critical Strike 5	Powers up attacks if they become critical hits.	10	120	3
Struggle Bug: Superduper Effective 9	Powers up moves that are super effective.	10	120	3
Hyper Beam: Power +2	Hyper Beam: Power ↑ +2	4	48	1
Hyper Beam: Power +2	Hyper Beam: Power ↑ +2	4	48	2
Hyper Beam: Power +2	Hyper Beam: Power ↑ +2	4	48	2
Hyper Beam: Power +3	Hyper Beam: Power ↑ +3	4	48	3
Hyper Beam: Accuracy +5	Hyper Beam: Accuracy ↑ +5	5	60	2
Hyper Beam: Accuracy +5	Hyper Beam: Accuracy ↑ +5	5	60	3
Hyper Beam: Move Gauge Refresh 2	Has a moderate chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	7	84	2
Hyper Beam: Move Gauge Refresh 2	Has a moderate chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	7	84	3
Dire Hit +: MP Refresh 3	Has a moderately good chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful.	7	84	1
Unparalleled Power!: MP Refresh 3	Has a moderately good chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful.	7	84	2
Unparalleled Power!: Hit and Heal 9	Makes the user gradually heal itself when a move is successful.	10	120	3
Flameproof	Prevents the Pokémon from getting burned.	3	36	1
Power Reserves 2	Powers up moves in a pinch.	10	120	2
Leg Up 2	Once per battle, has a moderate chance of reducing the user's sync move countdown by one when the Pokémon enters the battle.	12	144	2
Overpower	The more the target's Sp. Atk has been lowered, the more this powers up moves.	10	120	3
Devastation	The more the target's Sp. Atk has been lowered, the more this powers up sync moves.	10	120	3
Voyager's Bug Buzz: Power +25	Voyager's Bug Buzz: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
Voyager's Bug Buzz: Power +25	Voyager's Bug Buzz: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3

Availability

Alder and Volcarona can be battled against in:

• Champion Stadium: Unova Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Rock-type weakness)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up: Challenge the Bug Types (August 18 to 28, 2021)

Sync Pair Stories

• A Day with Alder

Quotes

Main article: Alder/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

5★ model

5★ VS model

6★ EX model

6★ EX VS model

Alder's sync move mindscape (Pokémon League, Alder's room)

Trainer emote Nice!

Trainer emote Watch out!

Trainer emote Let's do this!

Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

Origin

Alder's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2. Volcarona is Alder's signature Pokémon in the core series games. Volcarona's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

Unparalleled Power! Language Title Japanese 天下無双なり！ Tenkamusō Nari! Mandarin Chinese 天下無雙！ Tiānxià-Wúshuāng! French Il n'y en a pas deux comme moi ! German Wahrlich einzigartig! Italian Siamo davvero imbattibili! Korean 천하무쌍이니라! Cheonhamussang-inira! Spanish ¡Por la fuerza!

Voyager's Bug Buzz Language Title Japanese 絆を伝える むしのさざめき Kizuna o Tsutaeru Mushi no Sazameki Mandarin Chinese 傳遞牽絆之 蟲鳴 Chuándì Qiānbàn zhī Chóngmíng French Ce lien qui nous unit ! Bourdon ! German Käfergebrumm der Verbundenheit Italian Ronzio del Campione vagabondo Korean 유대를 전하는 벌레의야단법석 Yudaereul Jeonhaneun Beolle-ui Yadanbeopseok Spanish Zumbido del Entendimiento Mutuo

References

Characters appearing in Pokémon Masters EX

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