EX role

An EX role (Japanese: EXロール EX role) is an upgrade that can be applied to sync pairs in , introduced in version 2.36.0. Unlocking a sync pair's EX role will grant them a stat boost, and if the pair is also raised to , then they will gain an additional effect on their sync move.
Sync pairs normally have one of five possible roles: Strike, Support, Tech, Sprint, or Field. A pair's EX role will also be one of these five, but will differ from the pair's original role. The EX role of a given sync pair is predetermined, meaning the player cannot freely select which role to have as a pair's EX role.
Not all sync pairs have EX roles, though EX roles are planned to be given to additional sync pairs in the future. This feature is currently limited to 5★ sync pairs, though like 6★ EX, this may be expanded to 3★ and 4★ sync pairs later on. Since the debut of , newly introduced 5★ sync pairs have unlockable EX roles from the beginning, and existing 5★ sync pairs that feature again in sync pair scouts gain an EX role.
==Mechanics==
To unlock an EX role, a sync pair must use a roll cake matching the EX role. For example, would need to use a Strike Roll Cake to unlock their Special Strike EX role.
===Stat boost===
Unlocking an EX role will grant a stat boost of 140 points to the sync pair. HP is always increased by 60 points, and the remaining 80 points are distributed among the other five stats. The distribution of these points varies, depending on what the EX role is:
EX role	Stats gained	Stats gained	Stats gained	Stats gained	Stats gained	Stats gained
EX role	HP 	Attack 	Defense 	Sp. Atk 	Sp. Def 	Speed
 	+60 	+40 	 	+40 	 	
 	+60 	 	+40 	 	+40 	
 	+60 	+20 	+20 	+20 	+20 	
 	+60 	 	+20 	 	+20 	+40
 	+60 	+20 	 	+20 	 	+40
===Sync move effects===
Normally, upgrading a sync pair to grants extra effects on their sync move, depending on the sync pair's role:
* Strike : Sync move targets all opponents without its damage scaling down, even if multiple targets are present.
* Tech : Power of sync move increases by 50%.
* Support : The user's first sync move of each battle doubles the number of sync buffs granted to their team (from one to two). A sync move buff acts in stages, similar to a stat buff in the core series, with a +50% increase to overall damage per buff. Effectively, except in special circumstances, this boosts that team's damage from 1.5× after the first sync move to 2× instead.
* Sprint : The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.
* Field : Implements a specified field effect before the user's sync move is used the first time each battle. Extends the field effect duration only that time.
If a sync pair is raised to 6★ EX and unlocks their EX role (in either order), then they will have two role-based effects applied to their sync move: the effect matching their original role, and the effect matching their EX role. For example, a Strike sync pair that has unlocked a Tech EX role will have their sync move both attack all opponents (from the Strike role) and deal 50% more damage (from the Tech role).
==List of sync pairs with EX roles==
Sync pair	Originalrole	EX role	EX roleavailability
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 	 	 	December 31, 2023Unlike all other listed sync pairs, Sygna Suit Cynthia (Aura) & Lucario as well as Sygna Suit Red (Thunderbolt) & Pikachu received their EX roles at 15:00 UTC. This timing contributed to these EX roles being added on January 1, 2024 at 0:00 JST.
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==In other languages==
==Notes==
==References==
==See also==
* 6★ EX
Category:Pokémon Masters EX
Category:Game mechanics
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