EX role

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AnEX role[note 1] (Japanese:EXロールEX role) is an upgrade that can be applied tosync pairs inPokémon Masters EX, 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 to6★ EX, then they will gain an additional effect on theirsync 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 Red (Champion) & Articuno, newly introduced 5★ sync pairs have unlockable EX roles from the beginning, and existing 5★ sync pairs that feature again insync 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,Blue (Champion) & Zapdos 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 roleStats gained
HPAttackDefenseSp. AtkSp. DefSpeed
Strike+60+40N/A+40N/AN/A
Support+60N/A+40N/A+40N/A
Tech+60+20+20+20+20N/A
Field+60N/A+20N/A+20+40
Sprint+60+20N/A+20N/A+40

Sync move effects

Normally, upgrading a sync pair to6★ EX grants extra effects on theirsync 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 pairOriginal
role
EX roleEX role
availability
Special Strike TechAugust 28, 2023
Tech SupportAugust 30, 2023
Support Special StrikeSeptember 1, 2023
Sprint SupportSeptember 4, 2023
Field Physical StrikeSeptember 6, 2023
Sprint TechSeptember 6, 2023
Tech Physical StrikeSeptember 6, 2023
Special Strike SupportSeptember 6, 2023
Support TechSeptember 6, 2023
Physical Strike TechSeptember 16, 2023
Support TechSeptember 18, 2023
Special Strike SupportSeptember 25, 2023
Field Physical StrikeSeptember 29, 2023
Sprint Physical StrikeOctober 1, 2023
Field SupportOctober 5, 2023
Sprint Physical StrikeOctober 7, 2023
Support TechOctober 12, 2023
Tech Physical StrikeOctober 14, 2023
Support TechOctober 16, 2023
Support TechOctober 25, 2023
Tech Special StrikeOctober 31, 2023
Field Special StrikeNovember 1, 2023
Special Strike SupportNovember 2, 2023
Tech Special StrikeNovember 4, 2023
Support Special StrikeNovember 10, 2023
Support TechNovember 17, 2023
Tech SupportNovember 21, 2023
Tech SupportNovember 21, 2023
Tech SupportNovember 25, 2023
Physical Strike FieldNovember 30, 2023
Field TechDecember 12, 2023
Support Physical StrikeDecember 14, 2023
Support SprintDecember 25, 2023
Support SprintDecember 31, 2023[a]
Tech FieldDecember 31, 2023[a]
Field Special StrikeJanuary 1, 2024
Support TechJanuary 1, 2024
Support Special StrikeJanuary 12, 2024
Support TechJanuary 19, 2024
Special Strike SupportJanuary 25, 2024
Support SprintJanuary 31, 2024
Support TechFebruary 5, 2024
Support TechFebruary 9, 2024
Physical Strike TechFebruary 11, 2024
Sprint Physical StrikeFebruary 19, 2024
Special Strike SprintFebruary 19, 2024
Special Strike TechFebruary 21, 2024
Special Strike SupportFebruary 23, 2024
Tech SupportFebruary 25, 2024
Field Physical StrikeFebruary 28, 2024
Physical Strike SprintMarch 1, 2024
Tech FieldMarch 7, 2024
Support SprintMarch 7, 2024
Physical Strike SupportMarch 14, 2024
Special Strike TechMarch 16, 2024
Support TechMarch 18, 2024
Physical Strike TechMarch 19, 2024
Tech SupportMarch 19, 2024
Tech Special StrikeMarch 22, 2024
Tech Physical StrikeMarch 25, 2024
Field TechMarch 29, 2024
Tech SupportMarch 31, 2024
Special Strike SprintApril 3, 2024
Tech SprintApril 3, 2024
Physical Strike SupportApril 3, 2024
Special Strike TechApril 5, 2024
Tech SprintApril 5, 2024
Physical Strike SupportApril 5, 2024
Physical Strike TechApril 12, 2024
Field Physical StrikeApril 14, 2024
Special Strike TechApril 25, 2024
Support FieldApril 26, 2024
Tech Special StrikeApril 27, 2024
Tech Special StrikeApril 27, 2024
Tech Special StrikeApril 27, 2024
Physical Strike TechApril 27, 2024
Special Strike TechApril 27, 2024
Physical Strike SupportApril 27, 2024
Physical Strike SupportApril 27, 2024
Tech SupportApril 27, 2024
Tech Special StrikeApril 30, 2024
Field Special StrikeMay 1, 2024
Support FieldMay 2, 2024
Support FieldMay 5, 2024
Tech SprintMay 7, 2024
Tech FieldMay 7, 2024
Support TechMay 9, 2024
Sprint TechMay 11, 2024
Physical Strike SprintMay 16, 2024
Special Strike TechMay 20, 2024
Tech SupportMay 20, 2024
Physical Strike TechMay 25, 2024
Tech Special StrikeMay 31, 2024
Physical Strike SupportJune 2, 2024
Tech SupportJune 7, 2024
Physical Strike SprintJune 7, 2024
Sprint TechJune 14, 2024
Support Physical StrikeJune 16, 2024
Support SprintJune 19, 2024
Support FieldJune 19, 2024
Special Strike FieldJune 25, 2024
Field SupportJune 28, 2024
Support TechJune 30, 2024
Tech FieldJuly 5, 2024
Tech Special StrikeJuly 12, 2024
Field TechJuly 14, 2024
Sprint FieldJuly 16, 2024
Support SprintJuly 19, 2024
Tech FieldJuly 25, 2024
Support SprintJuly 31, 2024
Special Strike TechAugust 2, 2024
Tech FieldAugust 5, 2024
Tech SprintAugust 5, 2024
Tech SupportAugust 7, 2024
Support TechAugust 10, 2024
Support SprintAugust 18, 2024
Physical Strike SprintAugust 18, 2024
Special Strike SupportAugust 20, 2024
Tech SupportAugust 21, 2024
Support SprintAugust 22, 2024
Multi Physical StrikeAugust 28, 2024
Sprint FieldAugust 28, 2024
Multi SupportAugust 30, 2024
Field Special StrikeSeptember 1, 2024
Multi TechSeptember 1, 2024
Tech SprintSeptember 10, 2024
Tech SupportSeptember 10, 2024
Sprint TechSeptember 12, 2024
Physical Strike SprintSeptember 14, 2024
Support TechSeptember 16, 2024
Support SprintSeptember 17, 2024
Support SprintSeptember 17, 2024
Sprint Special StrikeSeptember 17, 2024
Tech Special StrikeSeptember 19, 2024
Support SprintSeptember 25, 2024
Physical Strike TechSeptember 30, 2024
Sprint FieldOctober 2, 2024
Support SprintOctober 3, 2024
Support TechOctober 3, 2024
Tech Physical StrikeOctober 7, 2024
Special Strike TechOctober 7, 2024
Special Strike SupportOctober 7, 2024
Tech SupportOctober 9, 2024
Special Strike TechOctober 10, 2024
Special Strike SupportOctober 15, 2024
Tech SprintOctober 17, 2024
Physical Strike TechOctober 31, 2024
Physical Strike SupportOctober 31, 2024
Physical Strike SupportOctober 31, 2024
Sprint TechOctober 31, 2024
Field TechNovember 2, 2024
Support TechNovember 4, 2024
Support TechNovember 9, 2024
Sprint Special StrikeNovember 15, 2024
Tech SupportNovember 17, 2024
Tech SupportNovember 21, 2024
Tech SupportNovember 21, 2024
Tech SupportNovember 21, 2024
Tech SprintNovember 21, 2024
Tech SupportNovember 23, 2024
Multi TechNovember 29, 2024
Special Strike SprintDecember 1, 2024
Physical Strike FieldDecember 1, 2024
Support SprintDecember 5, 2024
Field SupportDecember 10, 2024
Field Physical StrikeDecember 10, 2024
Field TechDecember 10, 2024
Sprint SupportDecember 13, 2024
Support FieldDecember 15, 2024
Tech SupportDecember 26, 2024
Support SprintDecember 26, 2024
Support FieldDecember 31, 2024[a]
Field SprintJanuary 1, 2025
Support SprintJanuary 3, 2025
Field SupportJanuary 5, 2025
Sprint Special StrikeJanuary 15, 2025
Support SprintJanuary 17, 2025
Tech Special StrikeJanuary 25, 2025
Support FieldJanuary 29, 2025
Support FieldJanuary 29, 2025
Support FieldJanuary 29, 2025
Sprint SupportJanuary 31, 2025
Tech Special StrikeFebruary 2, 2025
Sprint TechFebruary 17, 2025
Physical Strike TechFebruary 17, 2025
Special Strike TechFebruary 19, 2025
Sprint FieldFebruary 21, 2025
Sprint TechFebruary 26, 2025
Field Special StrikeFebruary 28, 2025
Field Physical StrikeMarch 2, 2025
Physical Strike FieldMarch 4, 2025
Multi TechMarch 10, 2025
Sprint FieldMarch 14, 2025
Support FieldMarch 20, 2025
Field SprintMarch 31, 2025
Field SprintMarch 31, 2025
Sprint FieldMarch 31, 2025
Field SprintApril 4, 2025
Sprint SupportApril 10, 2025
Tech SupportApril 15, 2025
Tech FieldApril 15, 2025
Sprint TechApril 15, 2025
Field SprintApril 25, 2025
Field Special StrikeApril 27, 2025
Multi SprintApril 30, 2025
Support FieldMay 1, 2025
Support FieldMay 1, 2025
Support FieldMay 1, 2025
Field SprintMay 1, 2025
Physical Strike TechMay 3, 2025
Tech SupportMay 3, 2025
Field SprintMay 5, 2025
Special Strike FieldMay 12, 2025
Physical Strike SprintMay 12, 2025
Sprint Special StrikeMay 15, 2025
Sprint FieldMay 20, 2025
Physical Strike SprintMay 30, 2025
Sprint FieldJune 1, 2025
Support FieldJune 11, 2025
Tech SupportJune 13, 2025
Support FieldJune 17, 2025
Support TechJune 23, 2025
Support SprintJune 25, 2025
Support FieldJune 30, 2025
Sprint Special StrikeJuly 2, 2025
Multi SupportJuly 15, 2025
Multi FieldJuly 17, 2025

Scottie/Bettie & Pikachu
Special Strike SupportJuly 28, 2025
Support FieldJuly 29, 2025
Support FieldAugust 1, 2025
Support FieldAugust 1, 2025
Support FieldAugust 1, 2025
Tech Physical StrikeAugust 5, 2025
Support FieldAugust 5, 2025
Special Strike TechAugust 5, 2025
Field TechAugust 18, 2025
Support Special StrikeAugust 28, 2025
Tech SupportAugust 28, 2025
Special Strike TechAugust 28, 2025
Physical Strike TechAugust 28, 2025
Field Special StrikeAugust 28, 2025
Support SprintAugust 28, 2025
Field SprintSeptember 1, 2025
Field SupportSeptember 5, 2025
Field SupportSeptember 5, 2025
Field SupportSeptember 5, 2025
Special Strike FieldSeptember 9, 2025
Physical Strike SprintSeptember 9, 2025
Special Strike SupportSeptember 9, 2025
Special Strike SupportSeptember 9, 2025
Tech SupportSeptember 9, 2025
Support SprintSeptember 9, 2025

Scottie/Bettie & Solgaleo
Physical Strike TechSeptember 9, 2025
Support SprintSeptember 9, 2025
Field Physical StrikeSeptember 15, 2025
Sprint Special StrikeSeptember 30, 2025
Support FieldOctober 2, 2025
Field SprintOctober 4, 2025
Support FieldOctober 14, 2025
Support TechOctober 23, 2025
Physical Strike SprintOctober 23, 2025
Sprint Physical StrikeOctober 23, 2025
Multi Special StrikeOctober 31, 2025
Support FieldNovember 8, 2025
Support FieldNovember 14, 2025
Support FieldNovember 14, 2025
Physical Strike FieldNovember 14, 2025
Tech SupportNovember 21, 2025
Tech SupportNovember 21, 2025
Tech SupportNovember 21, 2025
Tech SupportNovember 21, 2025
Field Special StrikeNovember 28, 2025
Physical Strike SprintNovember 30, 2025
Physical Strike FieldDecember 9, 2025
Tech SupportDecember 15, 2025
Special Strike SprintDecember 27, 2025
Field Physical StrikeJanuary 1, 2026
Field SprintJanuary 1, 2026
Support FieldJanuary 3, 2026
Support SprintJanuary 16, 2026
Field Physical StrikeJanuary 16, 2026
Tech SprintJanuary 16, 2026
Special Strike FieldJanuary 30, 2026
Physical Strike FieldFebruary 1, 2026
Multi Special StrikeFebruary 17, 2026

In other languages

LanguageTitle
JapaneseEXロール
Mandarin ChineseEX體系
Frenchrôle EX
GermanEX-Rolle
ItalianRuolo EX
KoreanEX롤
SpanishFunción EX

Notes

  1. This term is capitalized inconsistently in-game. Sometimes it is formatted as EX role[1], while other times it is formatted as EX Role[2].
  1. 1.01.11.2Unlike all other listed sync pairs, these pairs received their EX roles at 15:00 UTC. This timing contributed to these EX roles being added on January 1 at 0:00 JST.

References

  1. "When anEX role is unlocked, it raises the stats and strengthens the effects of a sync pair's sync move when that sync pair has been raised to 6★ EX." (Pokémon Masters EX, EX role tutorial)
  2. "Unlocking a Sync Pair'sEX Role will boost their stats. Also, when they are raised to 6★ EX, an additional effect will be added to their Sync Move based on theirEX Role." (Pokémon Masters EX, help menu)

See also

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