Ortega オルティガOrtiga
Ortega's model
No.	226
English voice actor	Paul Castro Jr.[1]
Japanese voice actor	Yuki Sakakihara
Description	The mechanic of Team Star and boss of theirFairy crew—theRuchbah Squad—attends an academy in thePaldea region. He's the one who built theStarmobiles, the modified Pokémon-powered vehicles.

Ortega (Japanese:オルティガOrtiga) is aPokémon Trainer inPokémon Masters EX, based on thecharacter of the same name in thecore seriesgames. He forms async pair withDachsbun. This pair can be obtained through a Poké Fairsync pair scout beginning on March 20, 2025. This pair can be raised to6★ EX since it first released.

In the games

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Dachsbun

Raising this sync pair to 6★ EX will unlock Song Key 09018, which allows "Battle! (Team Star Boss: Ortega) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)" to be played in theJukebox.

			Type			Fairy
			Move type			Fairy
			Role			Support
			EX Role			Field
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Dachsbun♂		Weakness			Poison
The pleasant aroma that emanates from this Pokémon's body helps wheat grow, so Dachsbun has been treasured by farming villages.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		630	224	312	224	297	294
Lv. 140, Max Potential		790	264	372	264	357	374
Mega Dachsbun
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Ortega 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
Draining Kiss	Fairy	Special	2	46	55	100%	An opponent	The more damage dealt to the target, the more it restores the user's HP.
Paldea Solidarity	None	Status	2 (2 uses)	—	—	—	—	Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect and Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank. Applies Paldea Circle (Defensive) to the allied field of play. Paldea Circle (Defensive) grants all of the following effects: Powers up the moves and sync moves of all allied sync pairs by 5%. Reduces attack move and sync move damage taken by all allied sync pairs by 10%. The more sync pairs with the Paldea 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 5% and reduces damage by 5%. The maximum power-up is 20%, and the maximum damage reduction is 25%.)
Tasty-SweetCharm	Fairy	Status	2 (3 uses)	—	—	—	—	Activation Condition: When the user uses any move once. Deactivation Condition: When this move is used. Never misses. Lowers the Attack of all opposing sync pairs by two stat ranks. Applies the Critical-Hit Defense effect to the allied field of play. Applies the Physical Damage Reduction effect to the allied field of play. Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect and Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank.
Adorable Strength!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the Defense of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks. Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by one stat rank. Applies the Gradual Healing effect to all allied sync pairs. Raises the Fire Type Rebuff of all allied sync pairs by one rank.
Sync moves
Cute and Cranky MechanicPlay Rough	Fairy	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. • Fairy Zone)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
The Competitive Heir	Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect and Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank when the user is hit by an attack move.
Well-Baked Strategy	Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect and Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank when the user is hit by Fire-type attack moves or Fire-type sync moves.
Group Fire Guard	Reduces the damage all allied sync pairs take when attacked by Fire-type moves.
Superawakened Passive Skill
The Heir-Mechanic's Pride	Reduces the user's sync move countdown by two the first time it uses Paldea Solidarity each battle. Turns the field of play's zone into a Fairy Zone the first time the user uses Paldea Solidarity each battle. (A Fairy Zone powers up Fairy-type attacks.) Increases the Sync Move ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank when the user is hit by an attack move.
Exclusive Lucky Skills
Revenge Boost 9	Charges the user's move gauge by one when it is hit by an attack move.
Theme Skills
Fairy Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 60.
Paldea Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 13.
Team Star Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 13.
Gadgeteer Support	Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 15.
Passionate Spirit 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 Ortega & Dachsbun is an expanded grid, made available since the pair first released.

Appearances

Battle appearances

Ortega & Dachsbun can be battled against in:

• Academy events (since March 31, 2025)

Story appearances

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

• Academy Founding Chapter:The Bratty Mechanic

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Ortega

Quotes

Main article:Ortega/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)	Ortega's sync move mindscape (Ruchbah Squad's Base)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!
Medal 1★ The Bratty Mechanic	Medal 2★ The Bratty Mechanic	Medal 3★ The Bratty Mechanic	Medal Treat It with Respect!	Ortega withTeam Star

Trivia

• Ortega & Dachsbun is the first Poké Fair-exclusive sync pair to be featured on two separate sync pair scouts on the day of their debut.
• Ortega & Dachsbun'sEX role andsuperawakened passive skill creating FairyZone may be a reference to the RuchbahStarmobile, which has theAbilityMisty Surge.
• All versions of Ortega use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon) and victory with them. Those Trainers includePenny,Giacomo,Mela,Atticus,Eri,Clavell, andBede.

Origin

Ortega's design is based on his appearance inPokémon Scarlet. Dachsbun is Ortega's signature Pokémon in thecore series games. Dachsbun'sDex entry comes from Pokémon Scarlet.

In other languages

References

Related articles

Team Star
Bosses
Big Boss	Segin Squad	Schedar Squad	Navi Squad	Ruchbah Squad	Caph Squad
Cassiopeia	Giacomo (Masters)	Mela (Masters)	Atticus (Masters)	Ortega (Masters)	Eri (Masters)
Other members
Carmen •Team Star Grunts
Related
Youssef •Harrington •Scarlet •Starmobiles

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