Grant ザクロZakuro
Grant's model
No.	48
English voice actor	Erik Scott Kimerer[1]
Japanese voice actor	Masaya Fukunishi[2]
Description	AGym Leader who excels at bouldering and is also a popular trendsetter, he tries to avoid sweets but they're actually one of his favorite things.

Grant (Japanese:ザクロZakuro) is aPokémon Trainer inPokémon Masters EX, based on thecharacter of the same name in thecore seriesgames. He forms async pair withAmaura and itsEvolution,Aurorus. This sync pair has been available insync pair scouts since the game's release. This pair can be raised to6★ EX beginning on August 28, 2025, which unlocks Grant's EX style.

In the games

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Amaura → Aurorus

Amaura can evolve into Aurorus once it has reached level 30 through its sync pair storyAmaura's Evolution.

			Type			Rock
			Move type			Rock
			Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★★☆☆EX
Amaura♂		Weakness			Steel
It lived in cold areas in ancient times. It's said that when Amaura whinnies, auroras appear in the night sky.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		640	201	164	116	179	302
Lv. 140, Max Potential		720	241	204	156	219	342
Mega Amaura
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

			Type			Rock
			Move type			Rock
			Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★★☆☆EX
Aurorus♂		Weakness			Steel
An Aurorus was found frozen solid within a glacier, just as it appeared long ago, which became quite a big event in the news.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		657	209	168	119	197	307
Lv. 140, Max Potential		737	249	208	159	237	347
Mega Aurorus
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Grant is available in the permanentsync pair scout pool, and has been since the game's release.

Moves

Grant's Amaura uses Rock Sync Impact as itssync move. UponEvolution, Aurorus learns the upgraded Crazy Cool Rock Tomb.

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	BasePower	MaxPower	Accuracy	Target	Description
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	2	39	46	95%	An opponent	Lowers the target's Speed by one stat rank.
X Sp. Def	none	Status	0 (2 uses)				Self	Raises the user's Sp. Def by two stat ranks.
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	3	105	126	90%	All opponents	Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch.
Over the Wall!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Charges the user's move gauge by two. Raises the user's accuracy by one stat rank. Applies the Gradual Healing effect to the user.
Sync moves
Rock Sync Impact	Rock	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)
Crazy CoolRock Tomb	Rock	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	This move's power increases when the target is flinching. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Snow Shelter	Protects the Pokémon from damage from a hailstorm.
Sand Shelter	Protects the Pokémon from damage from a sandstorm.
Aggravation 1	Raises the chance of inflicting the flinching, confused, or trapped condition with the additional effects of moves.
Theme Skills
Rock Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 24 when using Rock-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 24.
Kalos Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 4. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Gym Leader Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 4. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Sweet Tooth Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 5. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Rock Lover Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 5. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Expedition Skills
Soothing ↑ 1Wistful ↑ 1	Raises the following discovery levels by 1: •Soothing Crystal •Wistful Crystal

Sync grid

Grant & Aurorus'ssync grid is an expanded grid, made available on February 25, 2022.

Appearances

Battle appearances

Grant & Aurorus can be battled against in:

• Training Area:Level-Up Supercourse (prior to 1.12.0 update)
• Training Area:Support Drill 4 (since 2.4.0 update)
• Battle Point Challenge: Daily Region Rotation: Kalos Team-Up
• Story event:The Strongest There Is (February 14 to March 16, 2020)
• Training event:Steel-type Training Event (June 23 to July 7, 2020)
• Gear event:Steel-type Gear Event (as a side foe; November 14 to 28, 2023)

Grant has also been shown to pair alongsideTyrantrum and can be battled against in:

• High score event:Ice and Rock Conqueror (January 10 to 19, 2025)

Story appearances

Grant appears in his normal outfit in the following story ares:

• Story events:
  • The Strongest There Is
  • Pasio Eggsplorers
• Solo event:A Sweet Secret
• Academy events (any)

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Grant

Evolution

Name	Trainer	Pokémon	Price	First-Time Rewards
Amaura's Evolution	Siebold	Clawitzer Weakness:	Evolution Shard ×5	Amaura evolves into Aurorus Gems ×30

Quotes

Main article:Grant/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

Grant & Amaura on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker		Grant's sync move mindscape (Cyllage Gym)
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!

Trivia

• In hissync pair story, Grant says that he came toPasio both to complete in thePML and to see what it's like to climb mountains on an artificial island.

Origin

Grant's design is based on his appearance inPokémon X and Y. Amaura is one of the Pokémon that Grant uses during theGym battle against him in thecore series games, while Aurorus is used during therematches against him. Amaura and Aurorus'sDex entries come fromPokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

References

Related articles

This game character article is part ofProject CharacterDex, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in thePokémon games.

• Masters EX characters
• Articles with section stubs
• Game characters
• Gym Leaders
• Rock-type Trainers
• Masters EX characters with an EX style