Jacq (Masters)

Jacq (Japanese: ジニア Zinnia) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series . He forms a sync pair with . This pair can be obtained through a Poké Fair sync pair scout beginning on March 31, 2024. This pair can be raised to since it first released.
==In the games==
==Farigiraf==
===Availability===
Jacq is exclusive to Poké Fair scouts. His offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:
He was also available in the following sync pair scouts:
===Moves===
Name 	 	 	Move gauge	Base	Max 	 	Target 	Description
 	 	2	25 	30 	100% 	An opponent 	Attacks twice in a row. 	
Lum Berry 	0(3 uses)	—	— 	— 	An ally	Removes all status conditions from an ally. 	 	
Experimental 	 	2	150 	180 	— 	An opponent 	Activation Condition: When the user's stats are raised by a total of ten stat ranks or more. Deactivation Condition: When the user's stats are raised by a total of nine stat ranks or less.Never misses. Except in certain circumstances, successful hits with this attack become critical hits. The more the user's stats are raised, the greater the power of this attack. Removes all of the user's stat increases.	
There You Have It! 	0(2 uses)	—	— 	— 	Self 	If the user's stats are raised, the amount of increase is doubled. Applies the Gradual Healing effect to the user. Applies the Supereffective ↑ Next effect to the user.	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Laid-Back Biology Teacher	 	—	200 	240 	— 	An opponent 	The more the user's stats are raised, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)(EX role effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.) 	
===Skills===
Name 	Description
 	
Jacq's Lesson 	Reduces MP by one for the user's moves that have the Berry effect tag and raises its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by two stat ranks when its attack move is successful.
 	Restores 3 MP of the user's moves that have the Berry effect tag after using its sync move.
 	Raises one of the user's following stats by two stat ranks at random when its attack move hits: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness. If the move has the multistrike effect tag, raises one of the user's following stats by two stat ranks at random for each hit: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness.
 	
Former Researcher's Technique	Reduces the user's sync move countdown by one the first time it enters a battle each battle. Raises the user's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, and evasiveness by one stat rank the first time it enters a battle each battle. Reduces the sync move countdown by one the first time the user's sync move is used each battle.
 	
Psychic Tech 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Psychic-type attacks.Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Paldea 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.
Knowledgeable 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.
Gadgeteer 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.
Free Spirit 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 ↑ 2 	Raises the following discovery level by 2:• Soothing Crystal
===Sync grid===
The sync grid for Jacq & Farigiraf 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
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 +10 	Sp. Atk +10 	4 	48 	2
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
Twin Beam: Power +3 	Twin Beam: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Twin Beam: Power +3 	Twin Beam: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Twin Beam: Power +3 	Twin Beam: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Twin Beam: Power +3 	Twin Beam: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Twin Beam: Power +3 	Twin Beam: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	2
Twin Beam: 	Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
Twin Beam: 	Powers up moves that are super effective. 	8 	96 	2
Twin Beam: 	Has a chance (20%) of making the target flinch when the user's attack move hits. If the move has the multistrike effect tag, has a chance (20%) of making the target flinch for each hit. 	8 	96 	3
Experimental Stored Power: Power +3 	Experimental Stored Power: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Experimental Stored Power: Power +3 	Experimental Stored Power: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Experimental Stored Power: Power +3 	Experimental Stored Power: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Experimental Stored Power: Power +3 	Experimental Stored Power: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	1
Experimental Stored Power: Power +3 	Experimental Stored Power: Power ↑ +3 	3 	36 	2
Experimental Stored Power: 	Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
There You Have It!: 	Raises the user's accuracy by one stat rank when its move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
There You Have It!: 	Increases the user's Special Moves ↑ Next effect by one rank when its move is successful. 	10 	120 	4
 	Prevents the user from flinching. 	5 	60 	1
 	Powers up moves that are super effective. 	7 	84 	2
 	Removes the confused, flinching, and trapped conditions from the user the first time they are inflicted each battle. 	7 	84 	2
 	Removes all status conditions from the user the first time it is inflicted by any status condition each battle. 	7 	84 	2
 	Raises the user's evasiveness by one stat rank the first time it is in a pinch each battle. 	7 	84 	2
 	Reduces damage when the user is attacked by Grass-type moves. 	7 	84 	2
 	Reduces damage when the user is attacked by Ghost-type moves. 	7 	84 	2
 	Reduces the sync move countdown by one the first time the user's sync move is used each battle. 	10 	120 	3
 	The more the user's stats are raised, the more it powers up the user's sync move. 	10 	120 	3
 	Restores 1 MP for the user's Trainer the first time its sync move is used each battle. 	10 	120 	3
 	Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to the user the first time its sync move is used each battle. 	10 	120 	3
 	Raises the user's critical-hit rate by one stat rank when its attack move hits. If the move has the multistrike effect tag, raises the user's critical-hit rate by one stat rank for each hit. 	10 	120 	3
 	Lowers one of the target's following stats by one stat rank at random when the user's attack move against it hits: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness. If the move has the multistrike effect tag, lowers one of the target's following stats by one stat rank at random for each hit: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness.	10 	120 	3
 	Protects the user against critical hits. 	10 	120 	3
 	Critical hits land more easily when the user attacks with a sync move. 	10 	120 	4
 	Lowers the target's Sp. Def by one stat rank when the user's attack move against it hits. If the move has the multistrike effect tag, lowers the target's Sp. Def by one stat rank for each hit. 	10 	120 	5
 	Raises the user's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, and evasiveness by one stat rank after using its sync move. 	10 	120 	5
Laid-Back Biology Teacher Twin Beam: Power +25	Laid-Back Biology Teacher Twin Beam: Power ↑ +25 	5 	60 	3
Laid-Back Biology Teacher Twin Beam: Power +25	Laid-Back Biology Teacher Twin Beam: Power ↑ +25 	5 	60 	3
==Appearances==
===Battle appearances===
Jacq & Farigiraf can be battled against in:
* Daily Type Rotation: (as a side foe; September 24 to October 6, 2024)
===Story appearances===
Jacq appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:
* Arceus Arc: Prelude: Mysterious Stones Chapter: The Echo of a Deity's Voice
* Story events:
** Researcher and Seeker
** Ancient Visitor
* Solo event: Updating the Pokémon Center
===Sync pair stories===
* A Day with Jacq
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
 	 	 	 	
VS model(Normal colors) 	6★ model(Normal colors) 	6★ model(EX colors) 	VS model(EX colors) 	Jacq's sync move mindscape(, Classroom 1-A)
 	 	 	 	
Trainer emoteNice! 	Trainer emoteWatch out! 	Trainer emoteLet's do this! 	Trainer emoteThanks! 	
 	 	 	 	
Medal1★ Researcher and Seeker	Medal2★ Researcher and Seeker	Medal3★ Researcher and Seeker	MedalExcited for the Complete Pokédex	
==Trivia==
* All versions of Jacq 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 .
* Jacq, Clavell, and are the only Generation IX characters to not feature in the splash screen or title screen art for their respective debut events.
===Origin===
Jacq's design is based on his appearance in . Farigiraf is Jacq's signature Pokémon in the core series games. Farigiraf's entry comes from Pokémon Scarlet.
==In other languages==
Experimental Stored Power
There You Have It!
Laid-Back Biology Teacher Twin Beam
==References==
==Related articles==
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Category:Masters EX characters with an EX style
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