Hala ハラHala
Hala's model
No.	131
English voice actor	Kane Jungbluth-Murry[1]
Japanese voice actor	Hōchū Ōtsuka[2]
Description	Hala isHau's grandfather and theIsland Kahuna ofMelemele Island inAlola. He's a top-class Trainer and a master of Alolan sumo.

Hala (Japanese:ハラHala) is aPokémon Trainer inPokémon Masters EX, based on thecharacter of the same name in thecore seriesgames. He forms async pair withCrabominable. The sync pair can be obtained through thesync pair scout, starting on June 15, 2021. This pair can be raised to6★ EX since its release.

In the games

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Crabominable

			Type			Ice
			Move types			Ice /Fighting
			Role			Strike (Physical)
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Crabominable♂		Weakness			Flying
It stores coldness in its pincers and pummels its foes. It can even smash thick walls of ice to bits!
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		737	343	202	136	186	126
Lv. 140, Max Potential		837	383	242	176	226	166
Mega Crabominable
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Hala is available in the permanentsync pair scout pool. His offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	BasePower	MaxPower	Accuracy	Target	Description
Ice Hammer	Ice	Physical	4	194	232	90%	An opponent	Lowers the user's Speed by one stat rank.
Dire Hit +	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's critical-hit rate by two stat ranks.
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	2	35	42	100%	An opponent	Removes the Physical and Special Damage Reduction effects from the opponents' field of play.
Make 'Em Holla!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Attack by six stat ranks. Raises the user's accuracy by one stat rank. Applies the Enduring effect to the user.
Sync moves
AbominableIce Hammer	Ice	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Slow Windup 1	Powers up the user's moves when its Speed is lowered.
Headstrong	Attack cannot be lowered.
First Aid 6	Restores the user's HP by approximately 60% of its maximum HP the first time it is in a pinch each battle.
Theme Skills
Ice Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 30 when using Ice-type attacks.
Alola Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Trial Giver Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Passionate Spirit Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9.
Melemele Family Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 1Wistful ↑ 1	Raises the following discovery levels by 1: •Fiery Crystal •Wistful Crystal

Sync grid

Hala & Crabominable'ssync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.

Appearances

Battle appearances

Hala & Crabominable can be battled against in:

• Champion Stadium:Alola Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Fairy-type weakness)
• Battle Rally (Area 1–9)
• Daily Type Rotation:Type Team-Up (August 15 to 28, 2021)
• Costume event:Guzma's Battle Prep (October 29 to December 10, 2021)
• Time trial event:Top Speed (2023) (May 10 to June 2, 2023; December 4 to 18, 2023)
• Champion Stadium:Pasio Special Stadium (Fairy-type weakness; May 22 to June 5, 2024; January 28 to February 9, 2026)
• High score event:Fighting and Steel Conqueror (November 6 to 20, 2024)

Hala has also been shown to pair alongside the following Pokémon and can be battled against in:

• Primeape
  • Champion Stadium: Alola Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Flying-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1–9)
• Bewear
  • Champion Stadium: Alola Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Fighting-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1–9)
  • Champion Stadium: Pasio Special Stadium (Fighting-type weakness; July 29 to August 8, 2025)

Story appearances

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

• Villain Arc:Alola: Protecting the Island
• Solo event:Town Square Street Fair
• Costume event:Guzma's Battle Prep
• Story events:
  • The Electrifying Influencer
  • Middle-Aged Opposites
• Academy Founding Chapter:Great Infernal Arrival (flashback)
• Neo Champions:Shining Sky-High Sync Moves

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Hala

Quotes

Main article:Hala/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

6★ model (Normal colors)	VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)	Hala's sync move mindscape (Iki Town)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!	Villain Arc Memories Chapter 7: Alola artwork by 【LIRAN】[3]

Trivia

• Hala is the only Trainer whose Pokémon's type doesn't match their Trainer'sspecialty type in any of their skins. Crabominable's type isIce, despite Hala being aFighting-type expert.
• Hala's appearance in theChampion Stadium is a reference to him being a member ofAlola'sElite Four inPokémon Sun and Moon.
• Hala & Crabominable are the only sync pair whoseexpedition skill corresponds to atheme skill they are not associated with. Their expedition skill isFiery ↑ 1Wistful ↑ 1, which is otherwise only given toGym Leaders.

Origin

Hala's design is based on his appearance inPokémon Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. In Pokémon Sun and Moon, Crabominable is Hala's signature Pokémon at thePokémon League, while in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, it serves the same role during the post-gamerematch against him. Crabominable'sDex entry comes from Pokémon 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
• Island Kahunas
• Fighting-type Trainers
• Masters EX characters with an EX style
• Fathers