Kieran スグリSuguri
Kieran's model
No.	234
English voice actor	Chris Wei Lewis[1]
Japanese voice actor	Ibuki Kido
Description	A student who attendsBlueberry Academy, he has a laid-back personality and is siblings withCarmine. He's put a grueling amount of effort into trying to beata rival he admires.

Kieran (Japanese:スグリSuguri) is aPokémon Trainer inPokémon Masters EX, based on thecharacter of the same name in thecore seriesgames. He forms async pair withHydrapple, which canSync Terastallize into aFighting-type. This pair can be obtained from a Master Fairsync pair scout beginning on August 18, 2025. This pair can be raised to6★ EX since it first released.

Hydrapple

Raising this sync pair to 6★ EX will unlock Song Key 09021, which allows "Battle! (Kieran) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)" to be played in theJukebox.

		Type			Fighting
		Move types			Fighting /Dragon
		Role			Field
		EX Role			Tech
		Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Hydrapple♂		Weakness			Flying
These capricious syrpents have banded together. On the rare occasion that their moods align, their true power is unleashed.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		664	370	191	336	186	309
Lv. 140, Max Potential		824	430	251	396	246	349
Mega Hydrapple
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Kieran is exclusive to Master 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
Breaking Swipe	Dragon	Physical	2	30	36	100%	All opponents	Lowers the target's Attack by one stat rank.
Potion	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	An ally	Restores an ally's HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP.
Red-RipeSunny Day	Fire	Status	1 (3 uses)	—	—	—	Entire field	Activation Condition: When the user's HP is at 50% or more. Deactivation Condition: When the user's HP is less than 50%. Makes the weather sunny. Reduces the user's sync move countdown by one. Increases the Sync Move ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by two ranks.
Won't Hold Back!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	An ally	Raises an ally's Attack by six stat ranks. Raises an ally's critical-hit rate by three stat ranks. Applies the Gradual Healing effect to an ally.
Terastal Move
TopazTera Blast	Fighting	Physical	2	150	180	100%	All opponents	Lowers one of the target's following stats by two stat ranks at random: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness. (The same stat is lowered for all opposing sync pairs.) The power of this move is not lowered even if there are multiple targets. In addition, has a chance (50%) of granting all of the following effects: This attack's power is doubled. Lowers one of the target's following stats by two stat ranks at random: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness. (The same stat is lowered for all opposing sync pairs.)
Sync moves
Start Over from ZeroTera Blast	Fighting	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX 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. • Fighting Zone) (EX role effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Paldea Flag Bearer	Powers up the moves of all allied sync pairs by 10%. Reduces attack move damage taken by all allied sync pairs by 20%. The more allied sync pairs with the Paldea theme you have on your team, the higher these percentages are. (Each additional sync pair powers up moves by 10% and reduces damage by 3%. The maximum power-up is 30%, and the maximum damage reduction is 26%.)
Debut: Fighting S-Tera	The user Sync Terastallizes into Fighting type the first time it enters a battle each battle. (Before Sync Terastallizing)
Kitakami Sunlight	Turns the field of play's zone into a Fighting Zone when the user turns the weather sunny. (A Fighting Zone powers up Fighting-type attacks.) Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect and Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank when an ally activates a weather, terrain, or zone effect. (After Sync Terastallizing)
Supersweet Syrupy Apple	Lowers the target's evasiveness by one stat rank when the user's attack move against it is successful. Lowers the target's Defense by one stat rank when the user's attack move is successful while the weather is sunny. Lowers the target's Sp. Def by one stat rank when the user's attack move is successful while the zone is a Fighting Zone.
Power Play	The more the target's stats are lowered, the more it powers up the user's sync move.
Exclusive Lucky Skills
Speeding Sun 2	Quickly charges the move gauge when the weather is sunny.
Theme Skills
Fighting Field	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 24. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 24.
Paldea Field	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 7. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Rival Field	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 7. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Champion Field	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 7. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Expedition Skills
Rare ↑ 2Fiery ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery levels by 2: •Rare Cache Lowers the following discovery level by 2: •Fiery Crystal

Sync grid

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

Appearances

Battle appearances

Kieran & Hydrapple can be battled against in:

• Story event:From Kitakami—Continued (as a side foe; August 18 to 28, 2025)
• Six-Year Anniversary Event:Terastal Festival (as a side foe; August 28 to October 7, 2025)

Story appearances

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

• Story event:From Kitakami—Continued
• Six-Year Anniversary Event:Terastal Festival

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Kieran

Quotes

Main article:Kieran/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)	Kieran's sync move mindscape (Blueberry Academy)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!
Medal 1★ From Kitakami—Continued	Medal 2★ From Kitakami—Continued	Medal 3★ From Kitakami—Continued	Medal Welcome to Kitakami	Debut artwork withCarmine
Welcome Kieran commemorative artwork

Trivia

• Excluding sync pairs with Pokémon able to evolve, Kieran & Hydrapple is the first sync pair whosesync movetype does not correspond to one of his Pokémon's base types.
  • However, it does match his Hydrapple'sTera Type from the core series games.
• All versions of Kieran 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,Carmine, andLacey.
• Kieran shares similarities toJuliana:
  • Both are Fighting-type sync pairs from the Master Fair Scout with Tech EX Role.
  • Both (alongside Florian) were released to commemorate a run-up to an anniversary event (5.5th Anniversary and 6th Anniversary respectively).
  • Both of their original sync pairs create sunny weather (Juliana's Koraidon uses Hungry Pulse while Kieran's Hydrapple uses Red-Ripe Sunny Day).
  • Both of their respective normal attires depict them holding a Poké Ball.

Origin

Kieran's design is based on his appearance inThe Indigo Disk expansion ofPokémon Scarlet and Violet. Hydrapple is Kieran's signature Pokémon when battling the player atBlueberry Academy, where it is also capable of Terastallizing into a Fighting-type. Hydrapple'sDex entry comes from Pokémon Violet.

In other languages

References

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
• Champions
• Game characters
• Trainers with Tera Orbs
• Masters EX characters with an EX style