Giacomo ピーニャPiña
Giacomo's model
No.	215
English voice actor	Ben Balmaceda[1]
Japanese voice actor	Shōhei Komatsu
Description	The boss ofTeam Star'sDark crew, theSegin Squad, attends anacademy in thePaldea region. His teammates depend on him—he's in charge of their soundtrack and bringing everyone together.

Giacomo (Japanese:ピーニャPiña) is aPokémon Trainer inPokémon Masters EX, based on thecharacter of the same name in thecore seriesgames. He forms async pair withKingambit. This pair can be obtained through a Poké Fairsync pair scout beginning on September 30, 2024. This pair can be raised to6★ EX since it first released.

In the games

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Kingambit

Raising this sync pair to 6★ EX will unlock Song Key 09013, which allows "Battle! (Team Star Boss: Giacomo) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)" to be played in theJukebox.

			Type			Dark
			Move types			Dark /Steel
			Role			Strike (Physical)
			EX Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Kingambit♂		Weakness			Fighting
Only aBisharp that stands above all others in its vast army can evolve into Kingambit.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		665	468	153	244	144	244
Lv. 140, Max Potential		825	528	213	304	204	284
Mega Kingambit
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Giacomo 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	Type	Category	Move gauge	BasePower	MaxPower	Accuracy	Target	Description
Kowtow Cleave	Dark	Physical	4	190	228	—	An opponent	Never misses.
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	3	92	110	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch.
PerfectKowtow Cleave	Dark	Physical	4 (2 uses)	400	480	—	All opponents	Activation Condition: When the user's Sync Move ↑ Next effect is increased. Deactivation Condition: When the user's Sync Move ↑ Next effect is not increased. Never misses. The more the user's Sync Move ↑ Next effect is increased, the greater the power of this attack. Ignores passive skills that would reduce the damage of this attack. Ignores passive skills that would protect the target against a critical hit. Ignores the target's Enduring effect. Increases the user's Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by a number of ranks equal to the number of fainted Pokémon on your team.
Spin You Up Good!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Attack by six stat ranks. Applies the Free Move Next effect to the user. Increases the user's Sync Move ↑ Next effect by two ranks.
Sync moves
Earnest DJ Vice'sKowtow Cleave	Dark	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.) (EX role effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
DJ Vice's Beat Drop	Except in certain circumstances, increases the user's Sync Move ↑ Next effect by a number of ranks equal to the number of Pokémon that have taken damage when an ally takes damage from an opponent.
P-Moves & S-Moves Crit	Except in certain circumstances, successful hits with the user's following attacks become critical hits: Pokémon's moves or sync move.
Ally Faints: Physical Boost 1	Increases the user's Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by one rank when an ally faints.
Superawakened Passive Skill
Let the Music Play!	Reduces the user's sync move countdown by two the first time its sync move is used each battle. Raises the user's Defense and Sp. Def by four stat ranks the first time it enters a battle each battle. Increases the user's Sync Move ↑ Next effect by one rank when its attack move is successful.
Exclusive Lucky Skills
Vigilance	Protects the user against critical hits.
Theme Skills
Dark Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 30 when using Dark-type attacks.
Paldea Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Team Star Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Artistic Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9.
Free Spirit Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: •Fiery Crystal

Sync grid

Thesync grid for Giacomo & Kingambit is an expanded grid, made available since the pair first released.

Appearances

Battle appearances

Giacomo & Kingambit can be battled against in:

• Academy events (since March 31, 2025)

Story appearances

Giacomo appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:

• Academy Founding Chapter:
  • Let's Make a School on Pasio
  • Great Infernal Arrival
  • Explosive Art, Ninja's Craft
  • The Bratty Mechanic
• Costume event:Trouble at the Alola Fair
• Academy event:Best Buddies Program

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Giacomo

Quotes

Main article:Giacomo/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!
Medal 1★ Let's Make a School on Pasio	Medal 2★ Let's Make a School on Pasio	Medal 3★ Let's Make a School on Pasio	Medal Operation: Pasio Academy!
Giacomo's sync move mindscape (Segin Squad's Base)	Great Infernal Arrival artwork withEri	Giacomo withTeam Star

Trivia

• Giacomo and Kingambit'sbuddy move andpassive skills granting the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect when their allies faint is likely a reference to Kingambit'ssignature Ability,Supreme Overlord, which powers up Kingambit for each ally that hasfainted on its team.
• All versions of Giacomo use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon). Those Trainers includePenny,Clavell,Mela,Atticus,Ortega,Eri,Roxie,Ryuki, andPiers.
  • Giacomo also uses special voice-over lines upon winning a battle with Penny, Clavell, Mela, Atticus, Ortega, or Eri in the same team.

Origin

Giacomo's design is based on his appearance inPokémon Scarlet. Kingambit is Giacomo's signature Pokémon in thecore series games. Kingambit'sDex entry comes from Pokémon Scarlet.

In other languages

References

Related articles

Team Star
Bosses
Big Boss	Segin Squad	Schedar Squad	Navi Squad	Ruchbah Squad	Caph Squad
Cassiopeia	Giacomo (Masters)	Mela (Masters)	Atticus (Masters)	Ortega (Masters)	Eri (Masters)
Other members
Carmen •Team Star Grunts
Related
Youssef •Harrington •Scarlet •Starmobiles

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