Theme skill

A theme skill (Japanese: チームスキル Team Skill) is a type of in . Theme skills are activated when two or more sync pairs with the same theme are placed in a team in a single-player battle, providing some kind of strength bonus to all of the team's members.
Version 1.12.0 introduced type skills (Japanese: タイプスキル Type Skill), which provided a bonus to all members of the team only when two or more sync pairs with the same sync move type were placed on a team. In version 2.4.0, type skills were incorporated into the broader category of theme skills.
Initially, theme skills only provided bonuses based on type, region, and Trainer group. In version 2.6.0, categories for fashion and other theme skills were added. Currently, all theme skills fall into one of these five categories.
Additional theme skills have been added to these categories over time; for example, the Galar, Alola Adventurer, and Special Costume theme skills were all added after their respective categories were added.
Normally, a sync pair can only receive new theme skills when the pair is released or when a new theme skill is added. The only case of a previously released sync pair retroactively receiving a previously released theme skill was when , , and all received the theme skill Galar Adventurer on July 14, 2022, almost a full year after the skill's release. This was done to coincide with the release of , who also received the theme skill.
==Mechanics==
Every sync pair has at least two theme skills, up to a maximum of five. Each theme skill corresponds to one of the following five categories, and a sync pair may have multiple theme skills from a single category or none at all. Not every theme skill that applies to a sync pair will be given to that sync pair, and a character's theme skills will change depending on their costume.
=== Type theme skills===
These theme skills correspond to the type of the sync pair's sync move. As such, every sync pair has a type theme skill, and no sync pair has more than one type theme skill.
=== Region theme skills===
Almost all sync pairs have a region theme skill, which indicates what region they come from. Each sync pair has at most one region theme skill, even if they have ties to multiple regions. For example, was introduced in the Hoenn region, but she has the Alola theme skill due to her role in . A sync pair's region theme skill may change between their costumes; for example, normally has the Unova theme skill, but while in his Kimono form, he has the Alola theme skill.
=== Trainer group theme skills===
Another common theme skill category is the Trainer group theme skill. These designate Trainers who hold a specific role in the Pokémon world. They can be in-universe designations, such as Gym Leader or Elite Four, or out-of-universe designations, such as Main Character. A sync pair can have multiple Trainer group theme skills or none at all.
When a character receives an alternate outfit, their Trainer group theme skill—or one of them, if they have multiple—is usually replaced with a different theme skill.
=== Fashion theme skills===
These theme skills are based on a Trainer's outfit, accessories, or hairstyle. Since those elements often differ between costumes, these theme skills are most likely to be outfit-specific. A sync pair can have multiple fashion theme skills or none at all. Since these theme skills are less common, they provide a slightly greater bonus to sync pair stats than region and Trainer group theme skills.
A character having a certain accessory does not guarantee that they will have the corresponding fashion theme skill; for example, does not have the Cape theme skill, despite his cape being a significant aspect of his design. Additionally, a character with the Pigtails theme skill—the only fashion theme skill based on a character's hairstyle—may lose the theme skill between different costumes, even if their hairstyle does not change.
The only fashion theme skills that are given to sync pairs consistently are the ones based on a Trainer's outfit: Sygna Suit, Special Costume, and Seasonal Outfit. These are given to sync pairs who receive a sygna suit, special costume, or outfit in a seasonal event, respectively. In addition, sync pairs released specifically to celebrate an anniversary (e.g. Steven (Anniversary 2021)) receive the Seasonal Outfit theme skill.
=== Other theme skills===
Any theme skills that do not fit into any of the above categories are put into the other category. Other theme skills can be anything from a shared interest, such as Rock Lover, to an out-of-universe attribute, such as Battle Partner. A sync pair can have multiple other theme skills or none at all. Like fashion theme skills, they provide a slightly greater bonus to sync pair stats than region and Trainer group theme skills.
All paired theme skills fall into the other category.
====Paired theme skills====
Certain other theme skills are specifically designed to note the relationship between two particular Trainers. As a result, these skills are only given to two specific sync pairs, and they are never given to any other sync pairs formed by either Trainer. The following table lists all paired theme skills and the specific sync pairs who have them:
Theme skill 	Sync pairs	Sync pairs
Complicated Family 	 	
Dragon Cousin 	 	
Hoenn Family 	 	
Kalos Neighbors 	 	
Melemele Family 	 	
Ninja Family 	 	
Observatory Cousin 	 	
Old-Timer 	 	
Old Colleagues 	 	
Sinnoh Bros 	 	
Team Rocket Forever	 	
Unova Gym Besties 	 	
===Effect===
Each theme skill can come in six versions, one for each role, which provide different bonuses to the team when activated. The effect of theme skills can be upgraded using Skill Spheres.
Category 	Role	Effect 	Value	Value	Value	Value
Category 	Role	Effect 	Lv. 1	Lv. 2	Lv. 3	Lv. 4
Type 	 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk when using attacks of the same type 	15 	20 	25 	30
Type 	 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk when using attacks of the same typeRaises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs	1212 	1616 	2020 	2424
Type 	 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk when using attacks of the same typeRaises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs	1212 	1616 	2020 	2424
Type 	 	Raises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs 	30 	40 	50 	60
Type 	 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk when using attacks of the same typeRaises the Speed of all allied sync pairs 	1212 	1616 	2020 	2424
Type 	 	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairsRaises the Speed of all allied sync pairs 	1212 	1616 	2020 	2424
Region Trainer group	 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk 	2 	4 	6 	8
Region Trainer group	 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. AtkRaises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs 	11 	23 	35 	47
Region Trainer group	 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. AtkRaises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs 	11 	23 	35 	47
Region Trainer group	 	Raises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs 	4 	7 	10 	13
Region Trainer group	 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. AtkRaises the Speed of allied sync pairs 	11 	23 	35 	47
Region Trainer group	 	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairsRaises the Speed of all allied sync pairs 	11 	33 	55 	77
Fashion Other 	 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk 	3 	5 	7 	9
Fashion Other 	 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. AtkRaises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs 	22 	34 	46 	58
Fashion Other 	 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. AtkRaises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs 	22 	34 	46 	58
Fashion Other 	 	Raises the maximum HP of allied sync pairs 	6 	9 	12 	15
Fashion Other 	 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. AtkRaises the Speed of allied sync pairs 	22 	34 	46 	58
Fashion Other 	 	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairsRaises the Speed of all allied sync pairs 	22 	44 	66 	88
The number of Skill Spheres needed to upgrade a theme skill increases with each level, as shown in the following table. In total, it takes 60 Skill Spheres to fully upgrade a single theme skill.
Raise in theme skill level	Skill Spheres required
1 → 2 	10
2 → 3 	20
3 → 4 	30
==Release dates==
The following type skills were all released in version 1.12.0 (July 29, 2020) and reclassified as theme skills in version 2.4.0 (December 21, 2020):
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The following table lists all other theme skills and the date they were released:
Date 	Theme skills introduced 	Theme skills introduced 	Theme skills introduced 	Theme skills introduced
Date 	Region 	Trainer group 	Fashion 	Other
December 21, 2020 	Kanto Johto Hoenn Sinnoh Unova Kalos Alola	Main Character Elite Four Gym Leader 	- 	-
February 26, 2021 	Galar 	Rival Villain Trial Giver Battle Facility Foe	Sygna Suit Sunglasses Glasses Cape Scarf Seasonal Outfit Pigtails	Body Builder Rock Lover Undella Town Pallet Town Battle Partner Dragon Cousin Knowledgeable Ninja Family Cook Complicated Family Lover Observatory Cousin Old-Timer Researcher Pokéathlete Kalos Neighbors Unova Adventurer Sinnoh Bros Nature Lover Hoenn Family Artistic Battleground Foe Supernatural Gadgeteer Sweet Tooth Passionate Spirit Space Cadet Unova Gym Besties Free Spirit Old Colleagues Team Rocket Forever
May 28, 2021 	- 	- 	- 	Alola Adventurer
June 15, 2021 	- 	- 	- 	Melemele Family
June 17, 2021 	- 	- 	Masked 	-
August 12, 2021 	- 	- 	- 	Galar Adventurer
November 18, 2021 	- 	- 	Special Costume 	-
February 28, 2024 	Paldea 	- 	- 	-
September 17, 2024	Pasio 	- 	- 	-
February 20, 2025 	- 	- 	- 	
==List of theme skills by sync pair==
All sync pairs formed with a Trainer in the same outfit have the same region, Trainer group, and fashion theme skills, varying only by role. They also have the same other theme skills unless the character has a paired theme skill, in which case other sync pairs they form in that outfit will not have the paired theme skill. The only exception is , who has the Knowledgeable theme skill in place of 's Old-Timer theme skill.
===Type===
Scottie/Bettie can have any type theme skill by forming sync pairs with . The pairs listed in this table are all the sync pairs that Scottie/Bettie can form that are not Egg Pokémon.
Theme Skill	Characters
Normal 	
Fire 	
Water 	
Electric 	
Grass 	
Ice 	
Fighting 	
Poison 	
Ground 	
Flying 	
Psychic 	
Bug 	
Rock 	
Ghost 	
Dragon 	
Dark 	
Steel 	
Fairy 	
===Region===
Theme Skill	Characters
Kanto 	
Johto 	
Hoenn 	
Sinnoh 	
Unova 	
Kalos 	
Alola 	
Galar 	
Paldea 	
Pasio 	
===Trainer group===
Theme Skill 	Characters
Gym Leader 	
Elite Four 	
Champion 	
Main Character 	
Rival 	
Villain 	
Trial Giver 	
Battle Facility Foe	
===Fashion===
Theme Skill 	Characters
Sygna Suit 	
Sunglasses 	
Glasses 	
Masked 	
Cape 	
Scarf 	
Seasonal Outfit	
Pigtails 	
Special Costume	
===Other===
Theme Skill 	Characters	Characters
Alola Adventurer 	 	
Artistic 	 	
Battleground Foe 	 	
Battle Partner 	 	
Body Builder 	 	
Complicated Family 	 	
Contest Lover 	 	
Cook 	 	
Dragon Cousin 	 	
Egg 	 	
Fancy Lady 	 	
Free Spirit 	 	
Gadgeteer 	 	
Galar Adventurer 	 	
Grown Woman 	 	
Hoenn Family 	 	
Kalos Neighbors 	 	
Knowledgeable 	 	
Melemele Family 	 	
Nature Lover 	 	
Ninja Family 	 	
Observatory Cousin 	 	
Old Colleagues 	 	
Old-Timer 	 	
Pallet Town 	 	
Passionate Spirit 	 	
Pokéathlete 	 	
Researcher 	 	
Rock Lover 	 	
Sinnoh Bros 	 	
Space Cadet 	 	
Supernatural 	 	
Sweet Tooth 	 	
Team Rocket Forever	 	
Undella Town 	 	
Unova Adventurer 	 	
Unova Gym Besties 	 	
Veteran Trainer 	 	
==In other languages==
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==See also==
* Skill (Masters)
* Expedition skill
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