Tina

Tina (Japanese: リッカ Ricca) is a character introduced in Pokémon Masters EX. She forms a sync pair with . This pair can be obtained through a Poké Fair sync pair scout beginning on September 4, 2023. This pair can be raised to since it first released.
==In the games==
===Personality===
Tina is an energetic, cheerful, optimistic person who enjoys spending time with her Pokémon and making memories with them. She believes that getting stronger is pointless if the Trainer forgets about their bond with their Pokémon, and she'd rather be with a Pokémon that she's shared memories with than one that's rare or strong. She wants to treasure each encounter she has with Pokémon, so she gets excited about what kinds of cities and Pokémon she'll see while she's traveling. She is really good at running and jumping, but she has trouble studying and often forgets things. She has been friends with Paulo ever since they were little, and he sometimes tutors her in math.
===History===
As little children, Tina and Paulo took care of a together, each vowing to go on a journey with Dratini and challenge the . One day, Dratini was by a who wished to profit from the products that could be made of Dratini's shed skin. Tina was distraught at having to say goodbye to Dratini like that, while Paulo became fixated on becoming stronger so that he'd never have to experience things like that again.
Eventually, both Tina and Paulo left their hometown to start their s. On her travels, Tina visited a Pokémon graveyard and listened to the stories of the Trainers who came to visit graves. Those stories made her realize that no matter what, the time she has with her Pokémon is limited, so she began to think that she should make the most of that time.
===Villain Arc===
Tina first arrives on Pasio soon after the end of the first Pokémon Masters League tournament. She feels dismayed upon learning that she missed the tournament, but congratulates Paulo on making it to the main tournament, despite him losing early on. She immediately starts training in preparation for the next tournament, but during one training match, she notices Paulo using an uncharacteristically reckless tactic to win. Later, Tina and Paulo are confronted by a pair of s, but before they can beat them, and several more Grunts appear, easily overwhelming Tina and Paulo with their sheer numbers. However, Giovanni lets them off the hook, prioritizing his big schemes over minor Pokémon theft.
This defeat causes Paulo to start relying on Pokémon he loans from Lear instead of his to become stronger, which Tina disapproves of. The two are approached by , who explains how both good and bad people can use sync stones, because even evil connections still count as connections. also requests that the two bodyguard Colress from Team Rocket, which they accept. Later, meeting up with the and Colress, Tina asks their help in stopping Paulo's obsessive pursuit of strength. While they accept, Colress emphasizes that both making memories and becoming stronger are equally valid viewpoints, and that one shouldn't be completely rejected in favor of the other.
Tina is later kidnapped by the Shadow Triad on 's orders in order to force Paulo to bring to him in exchange for her safety. However, immediately upon Paulo's arrival, Ghetsis eats his words and says he'll keep using Tina as leverage. Paulo attempts to free her, but is overpowered by Ghetsis and the Shadow Triad. When Paulo's Rockruff is seemingly disintegrated by , Paulo's anger peaks, allowing him to take control of Hoopa with his sync stone and transform it into its form. After driving Team Plasma away, Paulo leaves to use Hoopa Unbound's power to start eradicating evil from the world, ignoring Tina's objections.
After Paulo's confrontation with Team Rocket has ended with Hoopa falling under Giovanni's control and Paulo understanding the error of his ways, Tina reveals that Rockruff is still alive, with Hoopa having transported it away before Kyurem's attack hit it. She had later found it and brought it to the Pokémon Center to recover. With Paulo's fighting spirit restored, he, Tina, and the player leave to confront Giovanni, with Tina carrying a device made by Colress that should be able to restore Hoopa to normal. Making their way through Team Rocket's forces, they eventually reach Giovanni at the Champion Stadium and battle him. Tina's ultimately succeeds in restoring Hoopa to normal, causing all the Legendary Pokémon summoned by Hoopa to disappear. With this, Giovanni calls off Team Rocket's attack and retreats for now, allowing Tina and her friends to resume training in earnest.
===In events===
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While walking along the beach on Pasio, the (Scottie or Bettie) and Tina find passed out due to hunger. They take Ash to Lear to get him some food, then agree to help Ash get accustomed to Pasio. After watching the player battle Ash and show him what a sync move is, Tina battles Ash. While battling, Tina fails to perform a sync move with her Flareon, while Ash successfully performs his first sync move with his and wins the battle. Tina shrugs off this failure, saying that they just need more practice, although she mentions that this has never happened before. Ash's Pikachu tries to cheer up Flareon, only for Flareon to scare him away. Tina asks Flareon why he is acting so rude, only for him to lash out at Tina and run away. Tina is shocked, as she and Flareon never fought when he was an . However, he has become a bit feisty ever since he evolved. Ash tells Tina that her Flareon is just going through a rebellious stage; he went through a before, but everything turned out fine in the end. Ash assures Tina that she and Flareon will be fine because Flareon is important to her. The player, Ash, and Tina then head off to search for Flareon.
After searching for Flareon for a while with no success, Tina starts to suspect that he was stolen by some of the bad people on the island. Suddenly, Team Break shows up saying that Tina will never get her Flareon back. After Tina briefs Ash on who Team Break is, he asks them what they meant, and they reveal that Tina's Flareon has joined them. The player and Ash battle Team Break to get Flareon back, but Ash has difficulty going all out against a friend's Pokémon and the player's Pikachu is knocked out by Team Break's other Pokémon. Tina is distraught at this turn of events, but Ash encourages her to not give up and tell Flareon how she feels. Tina apologizes to Flareon for being a bad Trainer and not understanding his feelings. She says she wants to be by Flareon's side no matter what, because Flareon is her partner and she hates being separated from him. Tina's Flareon is moved by her speech, and Team Break is annoyed that Flareon is still loyal to his Trainer. They send a to knock him out, but Ash takes the attack to protect Flareon. Tina is surprised by Ash's actions, and Ash tells Flareon that Tina will never replace him, prompting Flareon to return to her side. Once Flareon reunites with Tina, Ash and Pikachu knock out Team Break's Crobat with ease. Once Team Break runs away, Ash, the player, and Tina celebrate their victory.
Later, Ash guesses that Flareon was just jealous and thought that Tina was going to be taken away from him because he lost to Pikachu. Ash then invites Tina to battle again to cheer her up from the day's events, and the two proceed to battle.
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While walking through Centra City, the (Scottie or Bettie), , and Tina notice a crowd has gathered to watch an announcement that Lear is making. He announces a single battle tournament called the "Single Master Challenge Cup" for Trainers who just arrived on Pasio, with the winner being able to challenge the leader of the team that won the first-ever PML: the player. This shocks the whole group, especially the player, and Tina is surprised that the player didn't know anything about this beforehand. Ash wonders why the tournament is for single battles instead of Pasio's standard team battles; Tina guesses that it's because the tournament is for Trainers who are new to Pasio, and they'll be able to do better in a battle format they're used to. Tina and Ash both decide to enter the tournament and vow to win the whole thing.
Tina's first match in the tournament is a close battle, and it comes down to both Tina and her opponent having one Pokémon left. Tina sends out Flareon, while her opponent sends out . Tina realizes she's at a type disadvantage, but following Ash's example, she says she won't give up until the end. Unfortunately, Tina's Flareon is defeated, eliminating her from the tournament.
Tina joins the audience to watch the rest of the tournament, receiving compliments from and on her great battle when she first arrives. During Ash's match against the player, Tina is shocked when Ash defeats the player's . At the end of the tournament, Tina joins Lear and the player to congratulate Ash on winning. Afterwards, she joins the player and Ash for a team battle against Lear, Rachel, and .
====Challenge from Passionate Spirits====
Tina battles with her Flareon against and her , but loses. Although frustrated, Dana encourages Tina to challenge her again, with her saying that she'll be back.
==Flareon==
Tinaリッカ Ricca 	Tinaリッカ Ricca
No. 	176
Description 	This Trainer came to Pasio from another region. She is Paulo's childhood friend, and they challenge each other as rivals. She cherishes the time she spends with her Pokémon more than anything.
===Availability===
Tina is exclusive to Poké Fair 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
 	 	2	30 	36 	100% 	An opponent 	Raises the user's Speed by one stat rank. 	
Dire Hit All + 	0(2 uses)	—	— 	— 	Self 	Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks. 	 	
 	 	2	— 	— 	100% 	An opponent 	Lowers the target's Attack by two stat ranks. 	
We're Going Too! 	0(2 uses)	—	— 	— 	All allies	Raises the Attack, Defense, Sp. Def, and Speed of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank.	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Warm Feelings Fire Impact	 	—	250 	300 	— 	An opponent 	(6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)	
===Skills===
Name 	Description
 	
 	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.
 	Raises the Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks the first time the user's Pokémon uses a status move each battle.
 	When the user enters battle with full HP, applies the Enduring effect to it.
 	
Fire Support 	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30.
Free Spirit Support 	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6.
Passionate Spirit Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 6.
Pasio Support 	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4.
 	
Wistful ↑ 2 	Raises the following discovery level by 2:• Wistful Crystal
===Sync grid===
Tina & Flareon's sync grid 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
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
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
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 +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
Speed +5 	Speed +5 	2 	24 	1
Flame Charge: Power +3 	Flame Charge: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Flame Charge: Power +3 	Flame Charge: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Flame Charge: Power +3 	Flame Charge: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Flame Charge: Power +3 	Flame Charge: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Flame Charge: Power +3 	Flame Charge: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	2
Flame Charge: 	Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
Flame Charge: 	Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target burned when the user's attack move against it is successful. 	8 	96 	2
Charm: 	Charges the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. 	10 	120 	3
Charm: 	Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target confused when a move targeting that opponent is successful. 	10 	120 	2
Dire Hit All +: 	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
We're Going Too!: 	Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
 	Prevents the user from getting burned. 	5 	60 	1
 	Removes the confused, flinching, and trapped conditions from the user the first time they are inflicted each battle. 	7 	84 	2
 	Quickly charges the move gauge when the weather is sunny. 	9 	108 	2
 	Raises the Defense of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when the user enters a battle. 	10 	120 	2
 	Raises the Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank when the user enters a battle. 	10 	120 	2
 	Restores the user's HP whenever its Pokémon takes an action while the weather is sunny. 	8 	96 	3
 	Restores the user's HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP the first time it is in a pinch each battle. 	10 	120 	3
 	Applies the Gradual Healing effect to all allied sync pairs after the user uses a sync move. 	10 	120 	3
 	Lowers the target's Speed by one stat rank when the user's attack move against it is successful. 	10 	120 	3
 	Has a chance (40%) of restoring the HP of all allied sync pairs when a status move used by the user's Pokémon is successful. 	10 	120 	3
 	Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play the first time the user's sync move is used each battle.	10 	120 	3
 	Reduces damage when the user is attacked by Fire-type moves. 	10 	120 	3
Warm Feelings Fire Impact: Power +25	Warm Feelings Fire Impact: Power ↑ +25 	5 	60 	3
Warm Feelings Fire Impact: Power +25	Warm Feelings Fire Impact: Power ↑ +25 	5 	60 	3
==Other Pokémon==
Tina has two other Pokémon besides Flareon, which she used in the Single Master Challenge Cup during the special event . However, nothing is known about the identities of these Pokémon.
===Flashback===
In the special event , Tina reminisces about her before it evolved into a Flareon.
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==Appearances==
===Battle appearances===
Tina & Flareon can be battled against in:
* Daily Type Rotation: (as a side foe; September 12 to October 6, 2024)
===Story appearances===
Tina appears in the following story areas:
* Villain Arc:
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* Arceus Arc: Prelude: Mysterious Stones Chapter: The Echo of a Deity's Voice
* Special events:
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* Solo event: Challenge from Passionate Spirits
* Story event: Golden Bonds on Pasio
===Sync pair stories===
* A Day with Tina
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
 	 	 	
Tina's sync move mindscape	Tina's sync move mindscape	Artwork from the Paulochapter of the	Artwork from the Paulochapter of the
 	 	 	
VS model(Normal colors) 	6★ model(Normal colors) 	VS model(EX colors) 	6★ model(EX colors)
 	 	 	
Trainer emoteNice! 	Trainer emoteWatch out! 	Trainer emoteLet's do this! 	Trainer emoteThanks!
==Trivia==
* The internal data of Pokémon Masters prior to version 1.4.0 had initially listed Tina as Camilla (Japanese: サザンカ Sazanka). The data had remained unused and was removed in subsequent versions, before it was added back in version 2.15.0 with the character officially introduced in the main story under her current name. This may have been due to her initial name being the same as Sanqua's in Japanese, German, Spanish, Italian, and Korean.
* In special event, Tina is revealed to have owned her Flareon ever since he was an .
** Tina's sync pair story confirms that Eevee was her first Pokémon.In Pokémon Masters EX, a Day with Tina:"Flareon... or really, Eevee...was the very first Pokémon I got when I started out as a Trainer."
* In her sync pair story, Tina says she debated on what her Eevee should evolve into. She considered or because they are nice and chilly, or for its speed, but ultimately settled on Flareon because she felt its burning flames and passion were the best fit for her.
* All versions of Tina use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon). Those Trainers include Scottie, Bettie, and Paulo.
** Tina also uses special voice-over lines upon winning a battle with Paulo in the same team.
===Origin===
Flareon's entry comes from .
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	リッカ Ricca 	
English 	Tina 	
German, French	Rika 	Similar to her Japanese name
Spanish 	Rina 	Similar to her Japanese and English name
Italian 	Lena 	Similar to her English name
Korean 	리카 Rika 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	俐卡 Lìkǎ 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	俐卡 Leihkā 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Camilla
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	サザンカ Sazanka 	From 山茶花 sazanka ()
English 	Camilla 	From
German 	Sazanka 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Spanish 	Sasha 	From Camellia sasanqua (scientific name of sasanqua camellia)
French 	Camélia 	From camélia (camellia)
Italian 	Amelia 	From camèlia (camellia)
Korean 	산다화 Sandahwa 	From 산다화 (山茶花) sandahwa (sasanqua camellia)
Chinese ()	山茶 Shānchá 	From 山茶 shānchá / sāanchàh (camellia)
Chinese ()	山茶 Sāanchàh 	From 山茶 shānchá / sāanchàh (camellia)
We're Going Too!	
Warm Feelings	Fire Impact
==References==
==Related articles==
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