Tierno (Masters)

Tierno ティエルノ Tierno
Tierno's model
No.	197
English voice actor	Jordan Dash Cruz
Japanese voice actor	Daisuke Kasuya
Description	This Trainer who has traveled around Kalos loves to dance, and his dream is to create a Pokémon dance team. He gets mesmerized by the movements of Pokémon, even during battle.

Tierno (Japanese: ティエルノ Tierno) 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 Crawdaunt. This pair was first made available on March 18, 2024. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX since it first released.

In the games

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Crawdaunt

			Type			Dark
			Move type			Dark
			Role			Support
			EX Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Crawdaunt ♂		Weakness			Grass
Its temperament is rough and it loves to fight, but as soon as its pincers break off, it turns cowardly. It stays timid until they grow back.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		650	171	284	132	282	268
Lv. 140, Max Potential		810	231	344	192	342	308
Mega Crawdaunt
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

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

Banner	Dates	Notes
Tierno Spotlight Scout	March 18 to April 3, 2024	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
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	2	40	48	100%	An opponent	Critical hits land more easily.
X Defense All	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the Defense of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks.
Leer	Normal	Status	1	—	—	100%	All opponents	Lowers the target's Defense by one stat rank.
All Right!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the Attack of all allied sync pairs by 4 stat ranks. Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks. Applies the Gradual Healing effect to the user.
Sync moves
Best Dance Team Dark Impact	Dark	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.) (EX role effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Hit: HP Recovery 9	Restores the user's HP when its attack move is successful.
Team Attack ↓ Immunity	Attack cannot be lowered for all allied sync pairs.
Vigilance	Protects the user against critical hits.
Theme Skills
Dark Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30.
Kalos Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
Rival Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
Artistic Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6.
Expedition Skills
Rare ↑ 2 Soothing ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: • Rare Cache Lowers the following discovery level by 2: • Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

The sync grid for Tierno & Crawdaunt is an expanded grid, made available since the 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 +10	HP +10	2	24	1
HP +10	HP +10	2	24	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	1
Attack +5	Attack +5	0	5	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 +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
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
Speed +5	Speed +5	2	24	1
Night Slash: Power +4	Night Slash: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Night Slash: Power +4	Night Slash: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Night Slash: Power +4	Night Slash: Power ↑ +4	3	36	1
Night Slash: Power +4	Night Slash: Power ↑ +4	3	36	2
Night Slash: Power +4	Night Slash: Power ↑ +4	3	36	2
Night Slash: 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
Night Slash: Attack Trap 4	Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target trapped when the user's attack move against it is successful.	8	96	3
Night Slash: Trip Up 9	Lowers the target's Speed by one stat rank when the user's attack move against it is successful.	10	120	3
Leer: Move Gauge Refresh 9	Charges the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful.	9	108	2
Leer: Catalytic Infliction	Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play the first time the user's Pokémon uses a status move each battle.	10	120	3
X Defense All: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
All Right!: MP Refresh 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful.	7	84	2
All Right!: Group Moral Support 9	Raises the Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when the user's Trainer uses a move.	10	120	2
All Right!: Pep Rally 2	Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks when the user's move is successful.	9	108	3
Flameproof	Prevents the user from getting burned.	5	60	1
Unbending	Defense cannot be lowered.	5	60	2
Quick Cure	Removes the confused, flinching, and trapped conditions from the user the first time they are inflicted each battle.	7	84	2
Natural Remedy	Removes all status conditions from the user the first time it is inflicted by any status condition each battle.	7	84	2
Psychic Guard	Reduces damage when the user is attacked by Psychic-type moves.	9	108	2
Sterner Stuff 2	Reduces damage when the user is hit by a physical attack move.	5	60	3
S-Move: Team HP Recovery (M) 1	Restores the HP of all allied sync pairs by approximately 20% of their maximum HP after using the user's sync move.	10	120	3
Team Triage Tank 2	Has a chance (30%) of restoring the HP of all allied sync pairs when the user is hit by an attack move.	10	120	3
Safety Tether	Applies the Enduring effect to the user the first time its sync move is used each battle.	10	120	3
Best Dance Team Dark Impact: Power +25	Best Dance Team Dark Impact: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3
Best Dance Team Dark Impact: Power +25	Best Dance Team Dark Impact: Power ↑ +25	5	60	3

Appearances

Battle appearances

Tierno & Crawdaunt can be battled against in:

• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (2024) (as a side foe; September 13 to October 6, 2024)

Tierno has also been shown to pair alongside Talonflame and can be battled against in:

• Villain event: Battle! Friends from Kalos (January 12 to March 6, 2023; November 24 to December 6, 2023)

Story appearances

Tierno appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:

• Villain Arc: Kalos: Team Flare Flares Up
• Story events:
  • Focus on the Shining Shot!
  • Middle-Aged Opposites
  • Festive Sun and Moon
• Costume event: The Power of Dance

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Tierno

Quotes

Main article: Tierno/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!	Tierno's sync move mindscape (Aquacorde Town)

Trivia

• All versions of Tierno use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon). Those Trainers include Calem, Serena, Shauna, Professor Sycamore, Fantina, Kiawe, Dahlia, and Trevor.
  • Tierno also uses special voice-over lines upon winning a battle with Calem, Serena, Shauna, Professor Sycamore, Dahlia, or Trevor on the same team.

Origin

Tierno's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon X and Y. Crawdaunt is Tierno's signature Pokémon in the core series games. Crawdaunt's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

All Right! Language Title Japanese オーライ！ Ōrai! Mandarin Chinese 好咧！ Hǎo liě! French D'acc' ! German Alles Roger! Italian D'accordo così! Korean 좋았어! Joh-ass-eo Spanish ¡Qué ganas de bailar!

Best Dance Team Dark Impact Language Title Japanese 最高ダンスチームを目指す ダークインパクト Saikō Dansu Chīmu o Mezasu Dāku Inpakuto Mandarin Chinese 組出最棒的舞蹈隊之 惡之衝擊 Zǔchū Zuìbàng de Wǔdǎoduì zhī È zhī Chōngjí French Le meilleur groupe de backup ! Impact Ténèbres ! German Unlichtstoß des traumhaften Tanzteams Italian Impatto Buio per un corpo di ballo ideale Korean 최고의 댄스팀을 노리는 다크임팩트 Choego-ui Daenseutim-eul Norineun Dakeu Impaekteu Spanish Impacto Siniestro del Mejor Grupo Bailongo

References

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