Piers (Masters)

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Piers ネズ Nezu
Piers's model
No.	117
English voice actor
Japanese voice actor	Kishō Taniyama
Description	This Galar Gym Leader who loves Dark-type Pokémon is also a well-known singer and songwriter. Many of his fans were charmed by his melancholic vocal quality.

Piers (Japanese: ネズ Nezu) 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 Obstagoon. The sync pair can be obtained through the sync pair scout, starting from February 18, 2021.

Obstagoon

			Type			Dark
			Move type			Dark
			Role			Support
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Obstagoon ♂		Weakness			Fighting
Its voice is staggering in volume. Obstagoon has a tendency to take on a threatening posture and shout—this move is known as Obstruct.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		617	318	262	212	215	216
Lv. 140, Max Potential		717	398	342	292	295	296
Mega Obstagoon
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	2	40	48	100%	An opponent	Critical hits land more easily.
Dire Hit All +	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Sharply raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs.
Shout My Name!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Charges the move gauges of all allied sync pairs by two. Makes the user able to endure the next hit it takes that would reduce it to 0 HP.
Obstruct	Dark	Status	2 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	The user takes up a defensive posture. Using this move again will make the user leave this defensive posture. No other actions can be taken when in this defensive posture. Nullifies an attack move that targets the user while it is in this defensive posture, then the user leaves the defensive posture. If the move was a physical attack move, sharply lowers the Defense of the opponent that used it.
Sync moves
No Encores Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	No additional effect.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Hunker Down 9	Raises the user’s Defense when the user nullifies an opponent’s move while in a defensive posture.
Hold Fast 9	Raises the user’s Sp. Def when the user nullifies an opponent’s move while in a defensive posture.
Team Riposte 9	Raises the Attack of all allied sync pairs when the user nullifies an opponent’s move while in a defensive posture.
Theme Skills
Dark Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30.
Gym Leader Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.

Sync Grid

Piers and Obstagoon's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the sync 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 +20	HP +20	4	48	2
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	2	24	1
Attack +10	Attack +10	4	48	2
Defense +5	Defense +5	0	5	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	2	24	1
Defense +10	Defense +10	4	48	2
Defense +20	Defense +20	4	48	2
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
Sp. Def +20	Sp. Def +20	7	84	3
Speed +5	Speed +5	0	5	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Speed +10	Speed +10	4	48	2
Speed +10	Speed +10	4	48	2
Speed +10	Speed +10	4	48	2
Night Slash: Power +3	Night Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	1
Night Slash: Power +3	Night Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	1
Night Slash: Power +3	Night Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	2
Night Slash: Power +3	Night Slash: Power ↑ +3	4	48	2
Night Slash: Move Gauge Refresh 3	Has a moderately good chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	7	84	1
Obstruct: Move Gauge Refresh 3	Has a moderately good chance of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	7	84	2
Obstruct: MP Refresh 2	Has a moderate chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful.	7	84	1
Obstruct: MP Refresh 2	Has a moderate chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful.	7	84	2
Dire Hit All +: MP Refresh 2	Has a moderate chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful.	7	84	1
Shout My Name!: MP Refresh 3	Has a moderately good chance of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful.	7	84	1
Unbending	Defense cannot be lowered.	4	48	1
Stalwart	Sp. Def cannot be lowered.	4	48	1
On the Ropes 3	Reduces damage when the Pokémon is in a pinch and is hit by a physical attack move.	10	120	2
Outrun 3	Quickly charges the move gauge when the Pokémon is affected by a status condition.	7	84	3
Power Reserves 3	Powers up moves in a pinch.	8	96	3
Block and Heal 1	Has a small chance of restoring the user's HP when the user nullifies an opponent’s move while in a defensive posture.	8	96	3
Block and Lunge 1	Has a small chance of reducing the user's sync move countdown by one when the user nullifies an opponent’s move while in a defensive posture.	10	120	3
Critical Strike 1	Powers up attacks if they become critical hits.	10	120	3
Unyielding 3	When the user has endured the most recent hit and has 1 HP remaining, has a moderately good chance of allowing the user to endure an additional hit that would reduce it to 0 HP.	10	120	3
Gritty 5	Powers up moves if the Pokémon is affected by a status condition.	10	120	3
No Encores Throat Chop: Power +25	No Encores Throat Chop: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
No Encores Throat Chop: Power +25	No Encores Throat Chop: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3

Availability

Sync Pair Stories

• A Day with Piers

Quotes

Main article: Piers/Quotes#Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

5★ model

5★ VS model

6★ EX model

6★ EX VS model

Piers's sync move mindscape (Spikemuth Gym)

Trainer emote Nice!

Trainer emote Watch out!

Trainer emote Let's do this!

Trainer emote Thanks!

In other languages

Shout My Name! Language Title Japanese 名前を呼んでくれ！ Namae o Yondekure! Mandarin Chinese 呼喊我的名字！ Hūhǎn Wǒde Míngzì! French Le public nous acclame ! German Ruf meinen Namen! Italian Standing ovation! Korean 이름을불러줘! Ireumeul Bulleojwo! Spanish ¡Intimidando, que es gerundio!

No Encores Throat Chop Language Title Japanese とっておきのナンバー！ じごくづき Totteoki no Nanbā! Jigoku Zuki Mandarin Chinese 這可是我壓箱的一首歌！之 地獄突刺 Zhèkěshì Wǒyāxiāngde Yīshǒugē！ zhī Dìyù Tūcì French Pour mon public ! Exécu-Son ! German Neck Strike der letzten Nummer Italian Colpo Infernale che manda in delirio Korean 비장의 넘버! 지옥찌르기 Bijang-ui Number! Jiok Jjireugi Spanish Golpe Mordaza con Temazo

References

Team Yell
Spikemuth
Captain	Related
Piers (Masters)	Marnie (Masters)
Lower members
Team Yell Grunts • Spikemuth Gym Trainers

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