Jacq ジニアZinnia
Jacq's model
No.	200
English voice actor	Ricco Fajardo[1]
Japanese voice actor	Yūki Uehara
Description	This teacher from thePaldea region teaches biology at anacademy and does things at his own pace. He developed aPokédex app forRotom Phones.

Jacq (Japanese:ジニアZinnia) is aPokémon Trainer inPokémon Masters EX, based on thecharacter of the same name in thecore seriesgames. He forms async pair withFarigiraf. This pair can be obtained through a Poké Fairsync pair scout beginning on March 31, 2024. This pair can be raised to6★ EX since it first released.

In the games

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Farigiraf

			Type			Psychic
			Move type			Psychic
			Role			Tech
			EX Role			Support
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Farigiraf♀		Weakness			Bug
Now that the brain waves from the head and tail are synced up, the psychic power of this Pokémon is 10 times stronger thanGirafarig’s.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		710	312	172	468	172	312
Lv. 140, Max Potential		870	352	252	508	252	352
Mega Farigiraf
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Jacq is exclusive to Poké Fair scouts. His offering rate was increased in the followingsync pair scouts:

He was also available in the following sync pair scouts:

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	BasePower	MaxPower	Accuracy	Target	Description
Twin Beam	Psychic	Special	2	25	30	100%	An opponent	Attacks twice in a row.
Lum Berry	None	Status	0 (3 uses)	—	—	—	An ally	Removes all status conditions from an ally.
ExperimentalStored Power	Psychic	Special	2	150	180	—	An opponent	Activation Condition: When the user's stats are raised by a total of ten stat ranks or more. Deactivation Condition: When the user's stats are raised by a total of nine stat ranks or less. Never misses. Except in certain circumstances, successful hits with this attack become critical hits. The more the user's stats are raised, the greater the power of this attack. Removes all of the user's stat increases.
There You Have It!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	If the user's stats are raised, the amount of increase is doubled. Applies the Gradual Healing effect to the user. Applies the Supereffective ↑ Next effect to the user.
Sync moves
Laid-Back Biology TeacherTwin Beam	Psychic	Special	—	200	240	—	An opponent	The more the user's stats are raised, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.) (EX role effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Jacq's Lesson	Reduces MP by one for the user's moves that have the Berry effect tag and raises its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by two stat ranks when its attack move is successful.
S-Move: Restore "Berry" MP 3	Restores 3 MP of the user's moves that have the Berry effect tag after using its sync move.
Strike: Stat ↑2 9	Raises one of the user's following stats by two stat ranks at random when its attack move hits: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness. If the move has the multistrike effect tag, raises one of the user's following stats by two stat ranks at random for each hit: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness.
Superawakened Passive Skill
Former Researcher's Technique	Reduces the user's sync move countdown by one the first time it enters a battle each battle. Raises the user's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, and evasiveness by one stat rank the first time it enters a battle each battle. Reduces the sync move countdown by one the first time the user's sync move is used each battle.
Exclusive Lucky Skills
Pinpoint Entry 2	Raises the user's accuracy by two stat ranks when it enters a battle.
Theme Skills
Psychic Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 24 when using Psychic-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 24.
Paldea 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.
Knowledgeable 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.
Gadgeteer 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.
Free Spirit 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 ↑ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: •Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

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

Appearances

Battle appearances

Jacq & Farigiraf can be battled against in:

• Daily Type Rotation:Type Team-Up (2024) (as a side foe; September 24 to October 6, 2024)

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

• Victreebel
  • Egg battle event:Aim to Be an Egg Master (February 20 to March 10, 2025)
• Mudsdale
  • Egg battle event: Aim to Be an Egg Master (April 20 to May 2, 2025)

Story appearances

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

• Arceus Arc:
  • Prelude: Mysterious Stones Chapter:The Echo of a Deity's Voice
  • Chapter 6:Fixation on the Creator
• Story events:
  • Researcher and Seeker
  • Ancient Visitor
• Solo event:Updating the Pokémon Center
• Academy event:Pasio Paranormal Studies Club
• Costume event:Trouble at the Alola Fair

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Jacq

Quotes

Main article:Jacq/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)	Jacq's sync move mindscape (Naranja Academy, Classroom 1-A)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!
Medal 1★ Researcher and Seeker	Medal 2★ Researcher and Seeker	Medal 3★ Researcher and Seeker	Medal Excited for the Complete Pokédex

Trivia

• All versions of Jacq use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon) and victory with them. Those Trainers includeFlorian,Juliana,Nemona,Clavell,Miriam, andHassel.

Origin

Jacq's design is based on his appearance inPokémon Scarlet and Violet. Farigiraf is Jacq's signature Pokémon in thecore series games. Farigiraf'sDex entry comes from Pokémon Scarlet.

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
• Teachers
• Masters EX characters with an EX style