Ball Guy (Masters)
Ball Guy ボールガイ Ball Guy | |
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No. | 165 |
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Description | This Poké Ball enthusiast dreams of becoming the Galar Pokémon League’s official mascot. All are mystified when it comes to their true identity, age, or even gender. |
Ball Guy (Japanese: ボールガイ Ball Guy) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series games. They form a sync pair with Amoonguss. The sync pair can be obtained through a limited Variety Scout, and was first available on March 21, 2023. The pair's potential can be upgraded to 6★ EX, which unlocks Ball Guy's EX Style.
Amoonguss
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Base Potential | ★★★★★☆EX | ||||||
Amoonguss ♂ | Weakness | ![]() | |||||
They show off their Poké Ball caps to lure prey, but very few Pokémon are fooled by this. | |||||||
Stats | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | |
Lv. 140, Base Potential | 630 | 424 | 134 | 356 | 134 | 403 | |
Lv. 140, Max Potential | 730 | 464 | 174 | 396 | 174 | 443 |
Moves
Name | Type | Category | Move gauge | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Description |
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Absorb | Grass![]() |
Special | 1 | 19 | 22 | 100% | An opponent | The more damage dealt to the target, the more it restores the user’s HP. |
Move Gauge Boost | None | Status | 0 (2 uses) |
— | — | — | Self | Charges the user’s move gauge by 3. |
Clear Smog | Poison![]() |
Special | 2 (2 uses) |
63 | 75 | — | An opponent | Never misses. Returns the target’s raised stats to normal. |
On the Ball! | None | Status | 0 (1 use) |
— | — | — | All allies | Activates one of several additional effects at random. Restores the user’s HP by approximately 10% of its maximum HP. Removes all status conditions from all allied sync pairs. Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank. |
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Full of Surprises Poison Beam | Poison![]() |
Special | — | 250 | 300 | — | An opponent | (6★ EX) effect: The stat increase after a sync move is doubled once per battle. |
Skills
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Passive Skills | |
Destructive Touch 9 | Leaves an opponent that attacked the user poisoned, paralyzed, or asleep when the user is hit by an attack move. |
Underhanded Refresh 9 | Restores 1 MP for the user’s moves when its attack move is successful against targets that are affected by a status condition. |
Team Hit Me Up 9 | Raises one of the following stats of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank at random when the user is hit by an attack move: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, or Speed. |
Theme Skills | |
Poison Support | Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30. |
Galar Support | Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4. |
Expedition Skills | |
Wistful ↑ 2 | Raises the following discovery level by 2:
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Sync Grid
Ball Guy and Amoonguss's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.
Availability
Ball Guy was exclusive to the following sync pair scout banners:
- Ball Guy Variety Scout (March 21 to April 7, 2023)
Sync Pair Stories
- A Day with Ball Guy
Quotes
- Main article: Ball Guy/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX
Gallery
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VS model (Normal colors) |
6★ model (Normal colors) |
6★ model (EX colors) |
VS model (EX colors) |
Ball Guy's sync move mindscape (Turffield Stadium, Interior) | |||||||||||
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Trainer emote Nice! |
Trainer emote Watch out! |
Trainer emote Let's do this! |
Trainer emote Thanks! |
Trivia
- Ball Guy's EX colors match the color scheme of a Great Ball.
Origin
Ball Guy's design is based on their appearance in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Ball Guy is not known to own any Pokémon outside this game, but Amoonguss resembles a Poké Ball, which Ball Guy is an enthusiast of. Amoonguss's Dex entry comes from Pokémon White.
In other languages
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This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games. |