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Hugh ヒュウHyu
Hugh's model
No.	159
English voice actor	Unknown
Japanese voice actor	Tasuku Hatanaka
Description	This Trainer is fromAspertia City inUnova. He has a strong sense of justice and cares forhis sister. He won't tolerate evil that tries to tear people and Pokémon apart.

Hugh (Japanese:ヒュウHyu) is aPokémon Trainer inPokémon Masters EX, based on thecharacter of the same name in thecore seriesgames. He forms async pair withBouffalant. This sync pair was first made available on November 7, 2022. This pair can be raised to6★ EX from the day it was released.

Hugh also forms a sync pair withUnfezant. This pair can be obtained by exchanging 300 Training Tickets beginning on June 28, 2024. This pair can raised to6★ EX since it first released, though this pair lacks an EX style.

Hugh in hisPasio Academy uniform forms a sync pair withPignite. This pair can be obtained through theacademy eventLearning and Relaxing. This pair can be raised to6★ EX since it first released.

In the games

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Bouffalant

Raising this sync pair to 6★ EX will unlock Song Key 05020, which allows "Battle! (Hugh) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)" to be played in theJukebox.

			Type			Normal
			Move type			Normal
			Role			Strike (Physical)
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Bouffalant♂		Weakness			Fighting
They charge wildly and headbutt everything. Their headbutts have enough destructive force to derail a train.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		845	424	124	268	124	284
Lv. 140, Max Potential		945	464	164	308	164	324
Mega Bouffalant
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Hugh 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
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	2	53	63	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch.
Dire Hit +	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's critical-hit rate by two stat ranks.
Head Charge	Normal	Physical	3	167	200	100%	An opponent	The user also takes 25% of the damage it dealt to the target.
I'll Take You On!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Attack by four stat ranks. Raises the user's Defense and Sp. Def by two stat ranks. Applies the Free Move Next effect to the user.
Sync moves
Trusted PartnersHead Charge	Normal	Physical	—	300	360	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Recoil Removal 4	Has a chance (50%) of negating recoil damage when using moves that have the recoil effect tag.
Reckless Boost 9	Powers up the user's moves that have the recoil effect tag.
Hugh's Determination	Except in certain circumstances, fully restores the user's HP just before the user faints the first time each battle.
Theme Skills
Normal Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 30 when using Normal-type attacks.
Unova Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Rival Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Unova Adventurer Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9.
Passionate Spirit Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9.
Expedition Skills
Rare ↑ 2Wistful ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: •Rare Cache Lowers the following discovery level by 2: •Wistful Crystal

Sync grid

Hugh & Bouffalant'ssync grid is an expanded grid, made available when the sync pair was first released. It was further expanded on October 25, 2025.

Unfezant

			Type			Flying
			Move type			Flying
			Role			Sprint
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Unfezant♂		Weakness			Rock
Males swing their head plumage to threaten opponents. The females' flying abilities surpass those of the males.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		660	312	184	404	172	374
Lv. 140, Max Potential		760	352	224	444	212	414
Mega Unfezant
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Hugh & Unfezant can be teamed up with by exchanging 300 Training Tickets in theDamage Challenge Training Ticket Exchange.

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	BasePower	MaxPower	Accuracy	Target	Description
Hurricane	Flying	Special	3	126	151	70%	An opponent	Never misses when the weather is rainy. Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target confused.
X Sp. Atk	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Sp. Atk by two stat ranks.
Growl	Normal	Status	1	—	—	100%	All opponents	Lowers the target's Attack by one stat rank.
Let's Speed It Up!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Reduces the user's sync move countdown by one. Raises the user's accuracy and critical-hit rate by two stat ranks.
Sync moves
Crush 'Em All Flying Beam	Flying	Special	—	200	240	—	An opponent	The more the user's Speed is raised, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Head Start 1	Reduces the user's sync move countdown by one the first time it enters a battle each battle.
Use Status P-Move: Team Sp. Atk ↓ 9	Lowers the Sp. Atk of all opposing sync pairs by one stat rank when the user's Pokémon uses a status move.
Speed Leech 9	Lowers the target's Speed by one stat rank and raising the user's Speed by the same amount when the user's attack move against the target is successful.
Theme Skills
Flying Sprint	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 24 when using Flying-type attacks. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 24.
Unova Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 4. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Rival Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 4. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Unova Adventurer Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 5. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Passionate Spirit Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 5. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Expedition Skills
Rare ↑ 2Soothing ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: •Rare Cache Lowers the following discovery level by 2: •Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

The sync grid for Hugh & Unfezant is an expanded grid, made available since the pair first released.

Pignite

Hugh (Academy) ヒュウ (アカデミー)Hyu (Academy)
Hugh's model (Academy)
No.	159
English voice actor	Unknown
Japanese voice actor	Tasuku Hatanaka
Description	Hugh is in aPasio Academy uniform, which he's wearing exactly as it was given to him. To younger students at school, he's like an older brother they can depend on.

			Type			Fire
			Move types			Fire /Fighting
			Role			Support
			EX Role			Field
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Pignite♂		Weakness			Water
The more it eats, the more fuel it has to make the fire in its stomach stronger. This fills it with even more power.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		200	140	40	140	40	300
Lv. 140, Max Potential		360	180	100	180	100	380
Mega Pignite
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Hugh (Academy) & Pignite can be obtained from theacademy eventLearning and Relaxing (November 14 to December 2, 2025).

Moves

Hugh (Academy) & Pignite start withFlame Charge as their only move. They can learn up to three other moves at a time by customizing theirsync grid.

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	BasePower	MaxPower	Accuracy	Target	Description
Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	2	30	36	100%	An opponent	Raises the user's Speed by one stat rank.
MiniPotion All	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Restores the HP of all allied sync pairs by approximately 20% of their maximum HP.
Dire Hit All +	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks.
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	2	—	—	90%	An opponent	Leaves the target burned.
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	2	35	42	100%	An opponent	Removes the Physical and Special Damage Reduction effects from the opponents' field of play.
Fire Spin	Fire	Special	2	38	45	85%	An opponent	Leaves the target trapped.
Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	3	123	147	100%	An opponent	Removes the frozen condition from the user. The user also takes 25% of the damage it dealt to the target. Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target burned.
Sp. Atk Practicum	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by three stat ranks.
Attack Practicum	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the Attack of all allied sync pairs by three stat ranks.
Sync moves
Unleash My Learning Fire Impact	Fire	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.) (EX role effect: Implements the following field effect just before the user's sync move is used the first time each battle. Extends the field effect duration only that time. • Sunny)

Skills

Name	Description
Theme Skills
Fire Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 60.
Unova Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 13.
Rival Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 13.
Passionate Spirit Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 15.
Pasio Academy Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 15.
Expedition Skills
Rare ↑ 2Fiery ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: •Rare Cache Lowers the following discovery level by 2: •Fiery Crystal

Sync grid

Hugh (Academy) & Pignite's sync grid is a special sync grid that can be customized through the academy event Learning and Relaxing.

Appearances

Battle appearances

Hugh & Bouffalant can be battled against in:

• Battle Rally (Area 1–9)
• Special event:Rival Challenge (June 20 to July 4, 2022; January 23 to February 6, 2023)
• Solo event:Special Day with the Guys (as a side foe; March 14 to 31, 2023)
• Daily Type Rotation:Type Team-Up (2023) (August 12 to 28, 2023)
• Neo Champions:A Touching Sepia-Toned Song (December 25, 2023 to January 14, 2024)
• Gear event:Normal-Type Gear Event (February 16 to March 1, 2024)

Hugh & Unfezant can be battled against in:

• Damage Challenge:Training with Hugh! (Electric-type weakness)
• Ranked damage event:Super Sparring No. 7 (February 21 to March 2, 2025)
• Ranked damage event:Super Sparring No. 12 (July 20 to 29, 2025)

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

• Flygon
  • Story event:Veevee on Pasio! (November 10 to 30, 2023; August 13 to 28, 2024; March 26 to April 7, 2025)
• Eelektross
  • Damage Challenge:Training with Hugh! (Ground-type weakness)

Story appearances

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

• Villain Arc:Unova: Team Plasma & Two Heroes
• Arceus Arc: Chapter 3:Proof of Love
• Story events:
  • Revel in Rivalry
  • Veevee on Pasio!
  • Middle-Aged Opposites
  • Golden Bonds on Pasio
• Solo event:Special Day with the Guys
• Neo Champions:A Touching Sepia-Toned Song
• Academy Founding Chapter:Let's Make a School on Pasio

Sync pair stories

Hugh & Bouffalant

• A Day with Hugh

Quotes

Main article:Hugh/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

In animation

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Hugh briefly appeared in thePokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team withSilver andWally.

Gallery

Hugh

6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (Normal colors)	VS model (EX colors)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!	Hugh's sync move mindscape (Team Plasma's safehouse)
Artwork of the Unova chapter of theVillain Arc (Part 1) byHitoshi Ariga[1]		Artwork of the Unova chapter of theVillain Arc (Part 2) byHitoshi Ariga[2]

Hugh (Academy)

6★ model (Normal colors)	VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)	Hugh's sync move mindscape (Pasio Academy)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

• Despite Hugh appearing in thePokémon Masters Animated Trailer, it took him 1166 days after the release of Pokémon Masters EX to be added as a playable character.
• Hugh'srival is Rosa, since she mentions being from the same hometown as him when she joins a team with him.
• During theUnova chapter of the Villain Arc,Colress refers to Hugh as "the boy with spiky hair like aQwilfish", referencing aTeam Plasma Grunt on thePlasma Frigate who also compares Hugh's hair to a Qwilfish.
• In a conversation with Hugh in thePokémon Center, it is revealed thatHugh's sister'sPurrloin, which was stolen byTeam Plasma, had forgotten about Hugh and his sister by the time Hugh got it back and found out that it had evolved into aLiepard. Eventually, they were able to grow close again.
• All versions of Hugh use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon) and victory with them. Those Trainers includeCheren,Bianca,Nate, andRosa.
• During the 3.5 Year Celebration log-in conversation,Hop compares Hugh's hair to the head of hisGalarianZapdos.

Origin

Hugh's design is based on his appearance inPokémon Black 2 and White 2. Bouffalant is a Pokémon that Hugh uses on his team during his battle onVictory Road, as well as the post-gamerematches. Bouffalant'sDex entry comes fromPokémon White.

Unfezant is a Pokémon Hugh uses on his team beginning with his fourth battle against theplayer in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Unfezant's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Black.

Pignite is the evolved form ofTepig, one of thefirst partner Pokémon ofUnova in the core series games. Hugh uses a Pignite on his team if the player choosesSnivy as their first partner Pokémon. Pignite's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

In other languages

References

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