Shauntal (Masters)

Shauntal (Japanese: シキミ Shikimi) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series. She forms a sync pair with . The sync pair can be obtained through the sync pair scout. The pair's potential can be upgraded to from October 25, 2023, which unlocks Shauntal's EX style.
Shauntal in her Fall 2024 attire forms a sync pair with . This pair can be obtained through a seasonal sync pair scout beginning on October 17, 2024. This pair can be raised to since it was first released.
==In the games==
==Chandelure==
===Availability===
Shauntal is available in the permanent sync pair scout pool, and has been since the game's release.
===Moves===
Name 	 	 	Move gauge	Base	Max 	 	Target 	Description
 	 	2	38 	45 	100%	An opponent 	This move's power is doubled when the target is affected by a status condition.	
X Sp. Atk 	0(2 uses)	—	— 	— 	Self	Raises the user's Sp. Atk by two stat ranks. 	 	
 	 	3	99 	110 	100%	An opponent 	Has a chance (20%) of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stat rank. 	
A Tale of Triumph!	0(2 uses)	—	— 	— 	Self	Raises the user's Speed by three stat ranks. Raises the user's evasiveness by two stat ranks. Leaves the user burned.	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dark Tales of the 	 	—	250 	300 	— 	An opponent 	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.) 	
===Skills===
Name 	Description
 	
 	When the user attacks, ignores damage-reducing effects on the target's field of play.
 	Powers up the user's moves when in a pinch.
 	
Ghost Strike 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Ghost-type attacks.
Unova Strike 	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Elite Four Strike 	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Glasses Strike 	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Undella Town Strike 	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
 	
Fiery ↑ 3Wistful ↓ 1	Raises the following discovery level by 3:•Fiery CrystalLowers the following discovery level by 1:•Wistful Crystal
===Sync grid===
The sync grid for Shauntal & Chandelure is an expanded grid, made available on February 25, 2023.
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
Defense +5 	Defense +5 	0 	5 	1
Defense +5 	Defense +5 	2 	24 	1
Defense +5 	Defense +5 	2 	24 	1
Sp. Atk +5 	Sp. Atk +5 	0 	5 	1
Sp. Atk +5 	Sp. Atk +5 	0 	5 	1
Sp. Atk +5 	Sp. Atk +5 	2 	24 	1
Sp. Atk +5 	Sp. Atk +5 	2 	24 	1
Sp. Atk +5 	Sp. Atk +5 	2 	24 	1
Sp. Atk +5 	Sp. Atk +5 	2 	24 	1
Sp. Atk +10 	Sp. Atk +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
Speed +5 	Speed +5 	0 	5 	1
Speed +5 	Speed +5 	2 	24 	1
Speed +5 	Speed +5 	2 	24 	1
Hex: Power +3 	Hex: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Hex: Power +3 	Hex: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Hex: Power +3 	Hex: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Hex: Power +3 	Hex: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	2
Hex: Power +3 	Hex: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	2
Hex: 	Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
Shadow Ball: Power +3 	Shadow Ball: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Shadow Ball: Power +3 	Shadow Ball: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Shadow Ball: Power +3 	Shadow Ball: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Shadow Ball: Power +3 	Shadow Ball: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Shadow Ball: Power +3 	Shadow Ball: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	2
Shadow Ball: 	Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
Shadow Ball: 	Raises the chance of lowering stat values with the additional effects of moves. 	10 	120 	3
X Sp. Atk: 	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
A Tale of Triumph!: 	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
A Tale of Triumph!: 	Raises the user's evasiveness by one stat rank when its move is successful. 	8 	96 	2
A Tale of Triumph!: 	Raises the user's critical-hit rate by one stat rank when its move is successful. 	10 	120 	3
 	Sp. Atk cannot be lowered. 	5 	60 	1
 	Reduces damage when the user is attacked by Fire-type moves. 	8 	96 	2
 	Has a chance (30%) of leaving an opponent that attacked the user burned when the user is hit by an attack move.	8 	96 	2
 	Reduces damage from being burned. Mitigates the reduction of Attack due to being burned. 	8 	96 	2
 	When the user enters battle with full HP, applies the Enduring effect to it. 	10 	120 	3
 	Powers up the user's moves when it is affected by a status condition. 	10 	120 	3
 	The more the user's Speed is raised, the more it powers up the user's moves. 	10 	120 	3
 	Powers up the user's sync move when its Sp. Atk is raised. 	10 	120 	3
Dark Tales of the Shadow Ball: Power +25	Dark Tales of the Shadow Ball: Power ↑ +25 	5 	60 	3
Dark Tales of the Shadow Ball: Power +25	Dark Tales of the Shadow Ball: Power ↑ +25 	5 	60 	3
Dark Tales of the Shadow Ball: Power +25	Dark Tales of the Shadow Ball: Power ↑ +25 	5 	60 	3
Dark Tales of the Shadow Ball: Power +25	Dark Tales of the Shadow Ball: Power ↑ +25 	5 	60 	3
==Froslass==
===Availability===
Shauntal (Fall 2024) is exclusive to seasonal scouts. Her offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:
She was also available in the following sync pair scouts:
===Moves===
Name 	 	 	Move gauge	Base	Max 	 	Target 	Description
 	 	1 	16 	19 	100%	All opponents 	Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target frozen. 	
 	 	2(2 uses)	— 	— 	— 	Entire field 	Causes a hailstorm. 	
of Cursed Ice 	 	4(1 use) 	300 	360 	100%	All opponents 	Activation Condition: When a hailstorm is caused. Deactivation Condition: When the weather condition is no longer a hailstorm.If the target's stats are lowered, the amount of decrease is doubled. Leaves the target frozen. The power of this move is not lowered even if there are multiple targets.	
Interview Time! 	0(1 use)	— 	— 	— 	Self	Raises the user's Sp. Atk by four stat ranks. Raises the user's critical-hit rate by two stat ranks. Applies the Gradual Healing effect to the user.	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lost Soul on a Snowy Mountain Frost Beam	 	— 	200 	240 	— 	An opponent 	The more the target's stats are lowered, the greater the power of this attack.(6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)(EX role effect: The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.) 	
===Skills===
Name 	Description
 	
 	Raises the evasiveness of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks the first time the user's Pokémon uses a status move each battle. Lowers the accuracy of all opposing sync pairs by two stat ranks the first time the user's Pokémon uses a status move each battle.
 	Grants the following effect three times when the user's attack move is successful: Lowers one of the target's following stats by one stat rank at random: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness.
 	Protects all allied sync pairs from damage from a hailstorm.
 	
Ice Tech 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Ice-type attacks.Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Unova 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.
Seasonal Outfit 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.
Glasses 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.
 	
Soothing ↑ 3 Wistful ↓ 1	Raises the following discovery level by 3:• Soothing CrystalLowers the following discovery level by 1:• Wistful Crystal
===Sync grid===
The sync grid for Shauntal (Fall 2024) & Froslass is an expanded grid, made available since the 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
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
Sp. Atk +5 	Sp. Atk +5 	0 	5 	1
Sp. Atk +5 	Sp. Atk +5 	0 	5 	1
Sp. Atk +5 	Sp. Atk +5 	2 	24 	1
Sp. Atk +5 	Sp. Atk +5 	2 	24 	1
Sp. Atk +5 	Sp. Atk +5 	2 	24 	1
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 +10 	Sp. Def +10 	4 	48 	2
Speed +5 	Speed +5 	0 	5 	1
Speed +5 	Speed +5 	2 	24 	1
Speed +5 	Speed +5 	2 	24 	1
Powder Snow: Power +2 	Powder Snow: Power ↑ +2 	3 	36 	1
Powder Snow: Power +2 	Powder Snow: Power ↑ +2 	3 	36 	1
Powder Snow: Power +2 	Powder Snow: Power ↑ +2 	3 	36 	1
Powder Snow: Power +2 	Powder Snow: Power ↑ +2 	3 	36 	1
Powder Snow: Power +2 	Powder Snow: Power ↑ +2 	3 	36 	2
Powder Snow: 	Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when its move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
Hail: 	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
Hail: 	Increases the user's Sync Move ↑ Next effect by four ranks when its move is successful. 	10 	120 	3
Blizzard of Cursed Ice: Power +2 	Blizzard of Cursed Ice: Power ↑ +2 	3 	36 	1
Blizzard of Cursed Ice: Power +2 	Blizzard of Cursed Ice: Power ↑ +2 	3 	36 	1
Blizzard of Cursed Ice: Power +2 	Blizzard of Cursed Ice: Power ↑ +2 	3 	36 	1
Blizzard of Cursed Ice: Power +2 	Blizzard of Cursed Ice: Power ↑ +2 	3 	36 	1
Blizzard of Cursed Ice: Power +2 	Blizzard of Cursed Ice: Power ↑ +2 	3 	36 	2
Interview Time!: MP Refresh 2 	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
Interview Time!: 	Raises the user's critical-hit rate by one stat rank when its move is successful. 	10 	120 	2
 	Status conditions cannot be inflicted on the user during a hailstorm. 	7 	84 	2
 	Prevents the user from flinching, becoming confused, or becoming trapped during a hailstorm. 	7 	84 	2
 	Restores the user's HP by approximately 20% of its maximum HP the first time it is in a pinch each battle. 	8 	96 	2
 	Restores the user's HP whenever its Pokémon takes an action during a hailstorm. 	8 	96 	2
 	Quickly charges the move gauge during a hailstorm. 	9 	108 	2
 	Restores 1 MP of the user's buddy move the first time its sync move is used each battle. 	10 	120 	3
 	Powers up the moves of all allied sync pairs during a hailstorm. 	10 	120 	3
 	The more the user's Sp. Atk is raised, the more it powers up the user's sync move. 	10 	120 	3
 	Lowers the Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, and evasiveness of all opposing sync pairs by one stat rank the first time the user enters a battle each battle.	10 	120 	3
 	Lowers the target's Sp. Def by one stat rank when the user's attack move is successful during a hailstorm. 	10 	120 	3
 	Lowers the accuracy and evasiveness of all opposing sync pairs by two stat ranks the first time the user's sync move is used each battle. 	10 	120 	3
 	Extends the duration of a hailstorm when a hailstorm is caused while the user is on the field. 	10 	120 	3
Lost Soul on a Snowy Mountain Frost Beam: Power +25	Lost Soul on a Snowy Mountain Frost Beam: Power ↑ +25 	5 	60 	3
Lost Soul on a Snowy Mountain Frost Beam: Power +25	Lost Soul on a Snowy Mountain Frost Beam: Power ↑ +25 	5 	60 	3
==Appearances==
===Battle appearances===
Shauntal & Chandelure can be battled against in:
* PML Arc: (as a side foe)
* : 
* Training area: (prior to 1.12.0 update)
* Battle Villa: Challenge Shauntal
* Champion Stadium: Unova Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 ( and weaknesses)
* Battle Rally (Area 1–9)
* Training event: (September 10 to 24, 2019; January 1 to 15, 2020)
* Special event: (June 18 to July 2, 2020)
* Daily Type Rotation: (as a side foe; August 19 to 28, 2021)
* Champion Stadium: Pasio Special Stadium ( weakness; December 21, 2023 to January 4, 2024)
Shauntal (Fall 2024) & Froslass can be battled against in:
* Iono Zone Presents: Costume Battle Show (as a side foe; October 18 to November 4, 2024)
Shauntal has also been shown to pair alongside the following Pokémon and can be battled against in:
* 
** Training event: (as a side foe; March 16 to 30, 2020)
** Gear event: (as a side foe; September 23 to 30, 2021)
** Gear event: (as a side foe; July 5 to 12, 2022)
* 
** Champion Stadium: Unova Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 ( weakness)
** Battle Rally (Area 1–9)
** Champion Stadium: Pasio Special Stadium ( weakness; June 27 to July 11, 2023)
===Story appearances===
Shauntal appears in her normal outfit in the following story areas:
* PML Arc: 
* Villain Arc: 
* Story events:
** Family Ties
** Fight or Fright
** The Haunted Museum
* Solo event: A Pasio Spectacle
* Special battle event: 
* Sync pair stories:
** A Day with 
** A Day with 
Shauntal appears in her fall outfit in the following story areas:
* Story event: The Truth—Mane or Feathers?
* Iono Zone Presents: Costume Battle Show
===Sync pair stories===
====Shauntal & Chandelure====
* A Day with Shauntal
====Shauntal (Fall 2024) & Froslass====
* New Outfit Reveal!
* Jumping In as Assistants
* Uncover the Strange Phenomenon!
* The Great Reveal
* Should This Be Released?
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
===Shauntal===
 	 	 	
Shauntal's sync move mindscape()	Shauntal's sync move mindscape()	Shauntal & Chandelure on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker	Shauntal & Chandelure on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker
 	 	 	
6★ model(Normal colors) 	VS model(Normal colors) 	6★ model(EX colors) 	VS model(EX colors)
 	 	 	
Trainer emoteNice! 	Trainer emoteWatch out! 	Trainer emoteLet's do this! 	Trainer emoteThanks!
===Shauntal (Fall 2024)===
 	 	 	 	
VS model(Normal colors) 	6★ model(Normal colors) 	6★ model(EX colors) 	VS model(EX colors) 	Shauntal's sync move mindscape(Fall 2024)
 	 	 	 	
Trainer emoteNice! 	Trainer emoteWatch out! 	Trainer emoteLet's do this! 	Trainer emoteThanks! 	
 	 	 	 	
Medal1★ The Truth—Mane or Feathers? 	Medal2★ The Truth—Mane or Feathers? 	Medal3★ The Truth—Mane or Feathers? 	MedalSuper Popular Creator Collab! 	
 	 	 	 	
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==Trivia==
* In one of her Pokémon Center conversations, Shauntal says that she met her when she was a child, and it was still a .
* In her sync pair story, Shauntal says that she's planning to write a novel set in Pasio.
* All versions of Shauntal use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon) and victory with them. Those Trainers include and .
* Though Shauntal continued the trend of a Ghost-type specialist receiving a Fall seasonal sync pair, she is the first Ghost-type specialist to receive a Fall seasonal sync pair to not be a Ghost-type sync pair.
===Origin===
Shauntal's design is based on her appearance in . Chandelure is Shauntal's signature Pokémon in the core series games. Chandelure's entry comes from Pokémon White.
Shauntal's Fall 2024 costume was likely inspired by , a yōkai who may also be the basis for Froslass. Shauntal uses Froslass during her rematch with the in Black, White, Black 2, and White 2. Froslass's Dex entry comes from .
==In other languages==
A Tale of Triumph!
Dark Tales of the Shadow Ball
Blizzard of Cursed Ice
Interview Time!
Lost Soul on a Snowy Mountain Frost Beam
==References==
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