Bertha (Masters)

Bertha キクノ Kikuno
Bertha's model
No.	147
English voice actor	Dorah Fine
Japanese voice actor	Yorie Terauchi
Description	Bertha is a mild-mannered Ground-type user and a member of the Sinnoh Elite Four. She aims for victory with her specialty—a steady, unyielding battle style.

Bertha (Japanese: キクノ Kikuno) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series games. She forms a sync pair with Hippowdon. This sync pair was first made available on May 11, 2022. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX from the day it was released.

In the games

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Hippowdon

			Type			Ground
			Move type			Ground
			Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Hippowdon ♀		Weakness			Grass
It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		681	351	202	240	202	241
Lv. 140, Max Potential		781	391	242	280	242	281
Mega Hippowdon
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Bertha is available in the permanent sync pair scout pool. Her offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:

Banner	Dates	Notes
Bertha Spotlight Scout	May 11 to 27, 2022	Debut
All banners lasted from 06:00 UTC on the start date to 05:59 UTC on the end date unless noted otherwise.

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	2	38	45	85%	An opponent	Leaves the target trapped.
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	2 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Opponents’ side	Applies the Rock Damage Field effect to the opponents’ field of play. (Rock Damage Field: The sync pairs will take Rock-type damage whenever they take an action.)
Sandstorm	Rock	Status	2 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Entire field	Causes a sandstorm.
Quite Something!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the user's Defense and Sp. Def by 1 stat rank. Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank. In addition, raises the Defense and Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank during a sandstorm.
Sync moves
Team Effort Earthquake	Ground	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	This attack's power increases during a sandstorm. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Sand Summoner	Causes a sandstorm the first time the user enters a battle each battle. Protects the user from damage from a sandstorm.
Sand Slinger 9	Lowers the target's Attack by one stat rank when the user's attack move against it is successful during a sandstorm.
Pokey Trap 5	Increases the amount of damage an opponent takes from being trapped.
Theme Skills
Ground Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Ground-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Sinnoh 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.
Elite Four 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.
Scarf Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Veteran Trainer Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Expedition Skills
Soothing ↑ 3 Wistful ↓ 1	Raises the following discovery level by 3: • Soothing Crystal Lowers the following discovery level by 1: • Wistful Crystal

Sync grid

Bertha & Hippowdon's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available when the sync pair 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 +5	Attack +5	2	24	1
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
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
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Sand Tomb: Power +4	Sand Tomb: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Sand Tomb: Power +4	Sand Tomb: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Sand Tomb: Power +4	Sand Tomb: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Sand Tomb: Power +4	Sand Tomb: Power ↑ +4	3	36	2
Sand Tomb: Power +4	Sand Tomb: Power ↑ +4	3	36	2
Sand Tomb: Accuracy +5	Sand Tomb: Accuracy ↑ +5	3	36	1
Sand Tomb: Accuracy +10	Sand Tomb: Accuracy ↑ +10	5	60	2
Sand Tomb: 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
Sand Tomb: Sand Slinger 9	Lowers the target’s Attack by one stat rank when the user’s attack move against it is successful during a sandstorm.	8	96	3
Stealth Rock: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
Sandstorm: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful.	7	84	3
Quite Something!: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
Quite Something!: Hit and Heal 9	Applies the Gradual Healing effect to the user when its move is successful.	8	96	2
Escape Artist	Prevents the user from becoming trapped.	5	60	1
Wide Awake	Prevents the user from falling asleep.	5	60	1
Shifting Sand	Raises the user’s evasiveness by 1 stat rank during a sandstorm.	7	84	2
Sands of Time 2	Quickly charges the move gauge during a sandstorm.	8	96	2
Soothing Sand 1	Restores the user’s HP whenever its Pokémon takes an action during a sandstorm.	8	96	2
Sand Castle 2	Reduces damage when the user is hit by an attack move during a sandstorm.	10	120	3
Gritty Guardian 3	Has a chance (40%) of raising the user’s Defense and Sp. Def by one stat rank when its Pokémon uses a move during a sandstorm.	10	120	3
Endurance	When the user enters battle with full HP, applies the Enduring effect to it.	10	120	3
Team Sharp Entry 1	Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank when the user enters a battle.	10	120	3
Trap and Sync 5	Powers up the user’s sync move against targets that are trapped.	8	96	3
Sand Blaster 9	Powers up sync moves during a sandstorm.	10	120	3
Team Effort Earthquake: Power +25	Team Effort Earthquake: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
Team Effort Earthquake: Power +25	Team Effort Earthquake: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3

Appearances

Battle appearances

Bertha & Hippowdon can be battled against in:

• Champion Stadium: Sinnoh Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Grass-type weakness)
• Battle Rally (Area 1-9)
• Champion Stadium: Pasio Special Stadium (Grass-type weakness) (April 11 to 25, 2023; March 5 to 19, 2024)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (2023) (August 15 to 28, 2023)

Bertha has also been shown to pair alongside the following Pokémon and can be battled against in:

• Rhyperior
  • Champion Stadium: Sinnoh Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Steel-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1-9)
  • Extreme battle event: Serious Battle with Powerful Trainers (August 30 to October 3, 2022)
• Nidoking
  • Champion Stadium: Sinnoh Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Ice-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1-9)
  • Solo event: Sinnoh Elite Four Assemble (May 13 to 27, 2022)

Story appearances

Bertha appears in her normal outfit in the following story areas:

• Solo event: Sinnoh Elite Four Assemble
• Special event: Electricity Disruptors
• Story event: Middle-Aged Opposites

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Bertha

Quotes

Main article: Bertha/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!	Bertha's sync move mindscape (Pokémon League, Bertha's room)

Trivia

• Bertha & Hippowdon were the first Ground-type sync pair to be added to the general sync pair scout pool since the game's launch, being the second one after Clay.
  • The Ground type went longer than any other type without a new sync pair in the general pool, at 987 days.

Origin

Bertha's design is based on her appearance in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Hippowdon is Bertha's signature Pokémon in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Hippowdon's Dex entry comes from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In other languages

Quite Something! Language Title Japanese たいしたものね Taishita Monone Mandarin Chinese 真是優秀呢 Zhēnshì Yōuxiù ne French Je suis impressionnée ! German Ganz schön beeindruckend! Italian Sono colpita! Korean 대단하구나 Daedanhaguna Spanish ¡Impresionante, joven!

Team Effort Earthquake Language Title Japanese 力をあわせて勝ち取るじしん Chikara o Awasete Kachitoru Jishin Mandarin Chinese 同心協力贏得勝利之 地震 Tóngxīn Xiélì Yíngdé Shènglì zhī Dìzhèn French Notre lien fait notre force ! Séisme ! German Erdbeben der vereinten Kräfte Italian Terremoto collaborativo Korean 힘을 합쳐 쟁취한 승리의 지진 Himeul Hapchyeo Jaengchwihan Seungni-ui Jijin Spanish Terremoto del Trabajo en Equipo

References

Characters appearing in Pokémon Masters EX

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