Marley マイMai
Marley's model
No.	38
English voice actor	Dorothy Fahn[1]
Japanese voice actor	Sara Matsumoto[2]
Description	She doesn't speak much and seems mysterious, but she simply doesn't like to talk and is really a Trainer with a kind heart who cares about both people and Pokémon.

Marley (Japanese:マイMai) is aPokémon Trainer inPokémon Masters EX, based on thecharacter of the same name in thecore series. She forms async pair withArcanine. This sync pair was first made available since the game's release. The pair's potential can be upgraded to6★ EX beginning on August 25, 2023.

Marley in her Palentine's 2025 attire forms a sync pair withShaymin. This pair can be obtained through a seasonal sync pair scout beginning on January 31, 2025. This pair can be raised to6★ EX since it first released.

In the games

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Arcanine

			Type			Fire
			Move type			Fire
			Role			Support
			Base Potential			★★★☆☆☆EX
Arcanine♂		Weakness			Ground
Legends tell of its fighting alongside a general and conquering a whole country.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		703	199	227	198	203	255
Lv. 140, Max Potential		823	259	287	258	263	315
Mega Arcanine
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

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

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	BasePower	MaxPower	Accuracy	Target	Description
Flame Wheel	Fire	Physical	2	42	50	100%	An opponent	Removes the frozen condition from the user. Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target burned.
X Speed All	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks.
We're Standing Strong!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	All allies	Applies the Status Condition Defense effect to the allied field of play. Removes all status conditions from all allied sync pairs.
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	2	47	56	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target burned.
Sync moves
Grateful FriendFlare Blitz	Fire	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	The more the user's Speed has been raised, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: The stat increase after a sync move doubles once per battle)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Haste	Speed cannot be lowered.
Theme Skills
Fire Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 60.
Sinnoh Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 13.
Battle Partner Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 15.
Battleground Foe Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 15.
Expedition Skills
Wistful ↑ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: •Wistful Crystal

Sync Grid

Thesync grid for Marley & Arcanine is an expanded grid made available on April 25, 2022.

Shaymin

Marley (Palentine's 2025) マイ（２５シーズン）Mai (2025 Season)
Marley's model (Palentine's 2025)
No.	38
English voice actor	Dorothy Fahn
Japanese voice actor	Sara Matsumoto
Description	Marley is expressing her gratitude with a bouquet for Palentine's Day. After she showed her courage to a shy Shaymin, they connected their kind hearts and formed a sync pair.

			Type			Grass
			Move type			Grass
			Role			Sprint
			EX Role			Support
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Shaymin		Weakness			Fire
It can dissolve toxins in the air to instantly transform ruined land into a lush field of flowers.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		663	334	167	390	167	351
Lv. 140, Max Potential		823	374	247	430	247	391
Mega Shaymin
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Marley (Palentine's 2025) is exclusive to seasonal scouts. Her offering rate was increased in the followingsync pair scouts:

She was also available in the following sync pair scouts:

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	BasePower	MaxPower	Accuracy	Target	Description
Seed Flare	Grass	Special	4	185	222	85%	An opponent	Has a chance (40%) of lowering the target's Sp. Def by two stat ranks.
Sinnoh Analysis	None	Status	2 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Allied side	Increases the Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank. Applies Sinnoh Circle (Special) to the allied field of play. Sinnoh Circle (Special) grants all of the following effects: Powers up the special attack moves and special sync moves of all allied sync pairs by 10%. Reduces special attack move and special sync move damage taken by all allied sync pairs by 5%. The more sync pairs with the Sinnoh theme that are on the allied field of play, the higher these percentages are. (Each additional sync pair powers up moves and sync moves by 10% and reduces damage by 3%. The maximum power-up is 40%, and the maximum damage reduction is 14%.)
BlessedSeed Flare	Grass	Special	2	250	300	100%	All opponents	Activation Condition: When your team's sync move countdown is reduced by 3 while this move is deactivated. Deactivation Condition: When this move is used. Except in certain circumstances, successful hits with this attack become critical hits. Lowers the target's Sp. Def by two stat ranks. The power of this move is not lowered even if there are multiple targets. Increases the Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank.
Thanks...!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	All allies	Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by four stat ranks. Raises the user's evasiveness by two stat ranks.
Sync moves
Blooming Gratitude and Courage Grass Beam	Grass	Special	—	200	240	—	An opponent	The more the user's Sp. Atk 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.) (EX role effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Conveying Kindness	Reduces the user's sync move countdown by three the first time it applies Sinnoh Circle (Special) to the allied field of play each battle. Raises the user's Sp. Atk by four stat ranks the first time it applies Sinnoh Circle (Special) to the allied field of play each battle.
Blossoming Talent	Raises the user's accuracy and critical-hit rate by one stat rank when its move is successful. Charges the user's move gauge by two when its move is successful.
On a Roll 2	Raises the chance of lowering stat values with the additional effects of the user's moves.
Exclusive Lucky Skills
Burst In	Applies the Critical Hit Next effect to the user when it enter a battle.
Theme Skills
Grass Sprint	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 24 when using Grass-type attacks. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 24.
Sinnoh Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 4. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Seasonal Outfit Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 5. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Cape Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 5. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Battle Partner 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
Fiery ↑ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: •Fiery Crystal

Sync grid

Marley (Palentine's 2025) & Shaymin's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.

Appearances

Battle appearances

Marley & Arcanine can be battled against in:

• Sync pair story:Ponyta's Evolution
• Story event:Beachside Rivalry (July 15 to 31, 2021; July 4 to 18, 2022)

Marley has also been shown to pair alongsideStarmie and can be battled against in:

• Story event:Tiny Courage, Big Thanks (January 31 to February 18, 2025)

Story appearances

Marley appears in her normal outfit in the following story areas:

• Story events:
  • Shining Star
  • Beachside Rivalry
  • Tiny Courage, Big Thanks
• Academy events (any)
• Sync pair stories:
  • A Day withthe Masked Royal
  • Ponyta's Evolution

Marley appears in her Palentine's outfit in the following story areas:

• Story event:Tiny Courage, Big Thanks

Sync pair stories

Marley & Arcanine

• A Day with Marley

Marley (Palentine's 2025) & Shaymin

• For the Courage They Gave Me
• A Gift from Erika
• A Shy Shaymin
• A Bittersweet Distance
• Flowers That Express Gratitude

Quotes

Main article:Marley/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

Marley

Marley & Arcanine on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker		Marley's sync move mindscape (Route 224 andSeabreak Path)
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!

Marley (Palentine's 2025)

6★ model (Normal colors)	VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)	Marley's sync move mindscape (Palentine's 2025)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!
Medal 1★ Tiny Courage, Big Thanks	Medal 2★ Tiny Courage, Big Thanks	Medal 3★ Tiny Courage, Big Thanks	Medal Season of Blooming Thanks	Tiny Courage, Big Thanks artwork by KAMIJIMA Iku[3]

Trivia

• All versions of Marley use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon). Those Trainers includeCheryl andRiley.
  • Marley also uses special voice-over lines upon winning a battle with Riley in the same team.
• Marley is the character with the longest gap between her release and her alternate outfit's release, at 1983 days.

Origin

Marley's design is based on her appearance inPokémon Diamond, Pearl, andPlatinum. Arcanine is Marley's signature Pokémon in thecore series games. Arcanine'sDex entry comes fromPokémon Ultra Sun.

Shaymin is aMythical Pokémon that Marley is fond of and hopes to meet. While she does not own one in the core series games, she does in thePokémon Adventures manga, and is seen caring for one in theanimated series. Shaymin's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Pearl.

In other languages

References

Related articles

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