Lt. Surge (Masters)

Lt. Surge マチス Matis
Lt. Surge's model
No.	4
English voice actor	Patrick Seitz
Japanese voice actor	Fumihiko Tachiki
Description	This cautious Electric-type Gym Leader sets a lot of traps in his Gym. He excels at paralyzing his opponents in battle.

Lt. Surge (Japanese: マチス Matis) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series. He forms a sync pair with Voltorb, and its evolved form, Electrode. The sync pair can be obtained through the sync pair scout.

Voltorb → Electrode

Voltorb can evolve into Electrode once it has reached level 30 through its Sync Pair Story Voltorb's Evolution

			Type			Electric
			Move type			Electric
			Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★
Voltorb		Weakness			Ground
Voltorb was first sighted at a company that manufactures Poké Balls. The link between that sighting and the fact that this Pokémon looks very similar to a Poké Ball remains a mystery.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		482	150	147	206	147	436
Lv. 140, Max Potential		602	210	207	266	207	496
Mega Voltorb
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

			Type			Electric
			Move type			Electric
			Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★
Electrode		Weakness			Ground
Electrode eats electricity in the atmosphere. On days when lightning strikes, you can see this Pokémon exploding all over the place from eating too much electricity.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		497	153	150	210	150	446
Lv. 140, Max Potential		617	213	210	270	210	506
Mega Electrode
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Moves

Lt. Surge's Voltorb uses Electric Sync Beam as its sync move. Upon evolution, Electrode learns the upgraded Surging Charge Beam.

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	2	47	56	100%	An opponent	Has a very small chance of leaving the target paralyzed.
X Speed	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Eerie Impulse	Electric	Status	2	—	—	100%	An opponent	Sharply lowers the target's Sp. Atk.
A Surge of Power!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk and evasiveness.
Sync moves
Electric Sync Beam	Electric	Special	—	200	240	—	An opponent	No additional effect.
Surging Charge Beam	Electric	Special	—	200	240	—	An opponent	The more the target's Sp. Atk has been lowered, the greater the power of this move.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Last Word	The Pokémon uses Explosion immediately before fainting.
Theme Skills
Electric Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Electric-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Kanto Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Gym Leader Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1.

Sync Grid

Lt. Surge and Electrode'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
Defense +5	Defense +5	0	5	1
Sp. Atk +5	Sp. Atk +5	0	5	1
Sp. Atk +5	Sp. Atk +5	0	5	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	0	5	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	0	5	1

Availability

Lt. Surge and Electrode can be battled against in:

• Tech Course (Very Hard) (until 1.12.0 update)
• Tech Drill 1 (since 1.12.0 update)

Sync Pair Stories

• A Day with Lt. Surge
• Voltorb's Evolution

Quotes

Main article: Lt. Surge/Quotes#Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model from Pokémon Masters EX	Lt. Surge and Voltorb on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker			Lt. Surge's sync move mindscape (Vermilion Gym)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!		Trainer emote Let's do this!		Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

• Lt. Surge is one of the few characters in Pokémon Masters EX who shares his Japanese voice actor, Fumihiko Tachiki, with his main series anime counterpart.

In other languages

A Surge of Power! Language Title Japanese エレクトリック！ Erekutorikku! Mandarin Chinese 電力十足！ Diànlì Shízú! French Chargés à bloc ! German Gleich schlägt der Blitz ein! Italian Electric! Korean 일렉트릭! Electric! Spanish ¡Alto voltaje!

Surging Charge Beam Language Title Japanese イナズマタクティクス チャージビーム Inazuma Takutikusu Chāji Bīmu Mandarin Chinese 閃電戰略之 充電光束 Shǎndiàn Zhànlüè-zhī Chōngdiàn Guāngshù French Comme à l'entraînement ! Rayon Chargé ! German Ladestrahl der blitzschnellen Taktik Italian Raggioscossa very shocking Korean 라이트닝 택틱스 차지빔 Lightning Tactics Charge Beam Spanish Rayo Carga Táctico

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