James (Masters)

James (Japanese: コジロウ Kojirō) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the , who later went on to make appearances in the core series . He forms a sync pair with . The sync pair could be obtained during the limited-time event Blasting Off Again, and was first made available on September 17, 2020.
==In the games==
===History===
James has experienced all the events from I Choose You! and The Power of Us up until Secrets of the Jungle. At some point during Secrets of the Jungle, James, , and chased a through the Forest of Okoya and somehow ended up in Pasio.
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==Weezing==
===Availability===
James could be teamed up with during the special event (September 17, 2020 to January 25, 2021).
===Moves===
Name 	 	 	Move gauge	Base	Max 	 	Target 	Description
 	 	2	42 	50 	100%	An opponent 	Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target poisoned. 	
X Defense 	0 (2 uses)	—	— 	— 	Self	Raises the user's Defense by two stat ranks. 	 	
 	 	2	— 	— 	90% 	All opponents 	Leaves the target poisoned. 	
Prepare to Fight!	0 (2 uses)	—	— 	— 	Self	Restores the user's HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP. Raises the user's Sp. Def by two stat ranks.	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Make It Double 	 	—	200 	240 	— 	An opponent 	This move's power increases when the target is poisoned or badly poisoned.	
===Skills===
Name 	Description
 	
 	The user uses immediately before fainting.
 	
Poison Tech 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Poison-type attacks.Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Kanto 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.
Villain 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.
Team Rocket Forever 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.
 	
Rare ↑ 2 Fiery ↓ 2 	Raises the following discovery level by 2:• Rare CacheLowers the following discovery level by 2:• Fiery Crystal
===Sync grid===
The sync grid for James & Weezing is a basic grid which has not yet been expanded.
Name 	Effect 	Energy required	Sync orb required	Move level required
HP +10 	HP +10 	0 	5 	1
Defense +5	Defense +5	0 	5 	1
Sp. Atk +5	Sp. Atk +5	0 	5 	1
Sp. Atk +5	Sp. Atk +5	0 	5 	1
Sp. Def +5	Sp. Def +5	0 	5 	1
Speed +5 	Speed +5 	0 	5 	1
==Other Pokémon==
===Traveling with===
♂
==Appearances==
===Battle appearances===
James & Weezing can be battled against in:
* Special event: (September 17, 2020 to January 25, 2021)
===Story appearances===
James appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:
* Special events:
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===Sync pair stories===
* Team Rocket On the Move!
* Prepare for Fireworks!
* Extend Our Plot to the Stars Above!
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
 	 	 	
VS model 	VS model 	James's sync move mindscape( logo)	James's sync move mindscape( logo)
 	 	 	
Trainer emoteNice!	Trainer emoteWatch out!	Trainer emoteLet's do this! 	Trainer emoteThanks!
==Trivia==
* This James is from the alternate continuity, as makes a reference to chasing a through a jungle before arriving on Pasio.
** Despite this, he wears his original uniform instead of the alternate design introduced in The Power of Us.
* James is one of the few characters in Pokémon Masters EX who shares his English and Japanese voice actors with his counterpart.
* Upon reaching his maximum level, James breaks the fourth wall by saying, "No one can stop us now, not even the writers!"
* One of James's special log-in conversations references from the Battle Frontier saga of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
* James is one of the few sync pairs with less than seven dialogues in the Pokémon Center, with only three.
* and James are the only two non-Egg sync pairs to still lack an expanded sync grid.
===Origin===
James's design is based on his appearance in the , as well as in , Let's Go, Pikachu!, and Let's Go, Eevee!. During the original series of the animated series, served as James's signature Pokémon. It is also his only known Pokémon in the core series games. Weezing's entry comes from .
==In other languages==
Prepare to Fight!	
Make It Double Sludge
==Related articles==
Category:Members of Team Rocket
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