Ball Guy (Masters)

Ball Guy (Japanese: ボールガイ Ball Guy) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series . They form a sync pair with . The sync pair can be obtained through a limited variety sync pair scout, and was first available on March 21, 2023. The pair's potential can be upgraded to since it was first released, which unlocks Ball Guy's EX style.
==In the games==
==Amoonguss==
===Availability===
Ball Guy is exclusive to variety scouts. Their offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:
They were also available in the following sync pair scouts:
===Moves===
Name 	 	 	Move gauge	Base	Max 	 	Target 	Description
 	 	1 	19 	22 	100% 	An opponent 	The more damage dealt to the target, the more it restores the user's HP. 	
Move Gauge Boost 	0(2 uses)	— 	— 	— 	Self 	Charges the user's move gauge by three. 	 	
 	 	2(2 uses)	63 	75 	— 	An opponent 	Never misses. Returns the target's raised stats to normal. 	
On the Ball! 	0(1 use) 	— 	— 	— 	All allies	Activates one of several additional effects at random. Restores the user's HP by approximately 10% of its maximum HP. Removes all status conditions from all allied sync pairs. Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank.	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Full of Surprises Poison Beam	 	— 	250 	300 	— 	An opponent 	(6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)	
===Skills===
Name 	Description
 	
 	Leaves an opponent that attacked the user poisoned, paralyzed, or asleep when the user is hit by an attack move.
 	Restores 1 MP for the user's moves when its attack move is successful against targets that are affected by a status condition.
 	Raises one of the following stats of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank at random when the user is hit by an attack move: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, or Speed.
 	
Poison Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30.
Galar 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===
Ball Guy & Amoonguss's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the sync 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 	2
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. 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. 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 	2
Sp. Def +5 	Sp. Def +5 	2 	24 	3
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
Absorb: Power +4 	Absorb: Power ↑ +4 	3 	36 	1
Absorb: Power +4 	Absorb: Power ↑ +4 	3 	36 	1
Absorb: Power +4 	Absorb: Power ↑ +4 	3 	36 	1
Absorb: Power +4 	Absorb: Power ↑ +4 	3 	36 	2
Absorb: Power +4 	Absorb: Power ↑ +4 	3 	36 	2
Absorb: 	Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
Absorb: 	Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target poisoned when a move targeting that opponent is successful. 	8 	96 	3
Clear Smog: Power +4 	Clear Smog: Power ↑ +4 	3 	36 	1
Clear Smog: Power +4 	Clear Smog: Power ↑ +4 	3 	36 	1
Clear Smog: Power +4 	Clear Smog: Power ↑ +4 	3 	36 	1
Clear Smog: Power +4 	Clear Smog: Power ↑ +4 	3 	36 	1
Clear Smog: Power +4 	Clear Smog: Power ↑ +4 	3 	36 	2
Clear Smog: 	Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
Clear Smog: 	Raises the user's Defense by one stat rank when its Pokémon uses a move. 	7 	84 	2
Clear Smog: 	Raises the user's Sp. Def by one stat rank when its Pokémon uses a move. 	7 	84 	2
Move Gauge Boost: 	Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
Move Gauge Boost: 	Charges the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. 	7 	84 	3
On the Ball!: 	Raises one of the following stats of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank at random when the user's move is successful: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, or Speed. 	10 	120 	1
On the Ball!: 	Has a chance (20%) of reducing the user's sync move countdown by one when the user's move is successful. 	8 	96 	2
On the Ball!: 	Increases the amount of HP restored by the user's healing moves. 	10 	120 	3
 	Prevents the user from flinching, becoming confused, or becoming trapped. 	9 	108 	3
 	The user's stats cannot be lowered. 	10 	120 	3
 	Protects the user against critical hits. 	10 	120 	3
 	Raises one of the following stats of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank at random when the user is hit by an attack move: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, or Speed.	10 	120 	3
Full of Surprises Poison Beam: Power +25	Full of Surprises Poison Beam: Power ↑ +25 	5 	60 	3
Full of Surprises Poison Beam: Power +25	Full of Surprises Poison Beam: Power ↑ +25 	5 	60 	3
==Appearances==
===Battle appearances===
Ball Guy & Amoonguss can be battled against in:
* Training area: (March 21 to April 14, 2023)
* Story event: Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast (March 21 to April 7, 2023)
* Egg event: (March 21 to April 7, 2023)
* Gear event: (March 21 to April 7, 2023)
===Story appearances===
Ball Guy appears in the following story areas:
* Story events:
** Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast
** The Electrifying Influencer
* Expedition event: 
===Sync pair stories===
* A Day with Ball Guy
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
 	 	 	 	
VS model(Normal colors) 	6★ model(Normal colors) 	6★ model(EX colors) 	VS model(EX colors) 	Ball Guy's sync move mindscape()
 	 	 	 	
Trainer emoteNice! 	Trainer emoteWatch out! 	Trainer emoteLet's do this! 	Trainer emoteThanks!	
 	 	 	 	
Medal1★ Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast	Medal2★ Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast	Medal3★ Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast	MedalIncrediball! 	
==Trivia==
* Ball Guy's EX colors match the color scheme of a Great Ball.
* Ball Guy is the first sync pair to not be confirmed to be a until their debut in Pokémon Masters EX.
* In their sync pair story, Ball Guy mentions they first met Amoonguss as a , and also alludes to other : , , and .
* During the expedition event, Ball Guy can be seen using the Secret Technique Chop Down from .
* Ball Guy and are the only Trainers from the Galar region whose English voice actors do not give them a British accent.
===Origin===
Ball Guy's design is based on their appearance in . Ball Guy is not known to own any Pokémon outside this game, but Amoonguss resembles a , which Ball Guy is an enthusiast of. Amoonguss's entry comes from .
==In other languages==
On the Ball!	
Full of Surprises Poison Beam
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Masters EX characters with an EX style
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