Palmer クロツグKurotsugu
Palmer's model
No.	181
English voice actor	Brook Chalmers[1]
Japanese voice actor	Takanori Hoshino
Description	ThisTower Tycoon awaits challengers at theBattle Tower inSinnoh and is alsoBarry's father. He is highly skilled and is respected by the otherFrontier Brains.

Palmer (Japanese:クロツグKurotsugu) is aPokémon Trainer inPokémon Masters EX, based on thecharacter of the same name in thecore seriesgames. He forms async pair withRegigigas, which is capable ofDynamaxing. This pair was first made available through a Poké Fairsync pair scout beginning on September 16, 2023. This pair can be raised to6★ EX since it first released.

In the games

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Regigigas

			Type			Normal
			Move type			Normal
			Role			Strike (Physical)
			EX Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Regigigas		Weakness			Fighting
It is said to have madePokémon that look like itself froma special ice mountain,rocks, andmagma.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		689	336	161	224	161	297
Lv. 140, Max Potential		849	396	221	284	221	337
Mega Regigigas
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Palmer 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
Crush Grip	Normal	Physical	4	260	312	100%	An opponent	The smaller the target's percentage of remaining HP, the lower the power of this attack becomes.
Normal Wish	None	Status	2 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Entire field	Turns the field of play's zone into a Normal Zone. (A Normal Zone powers up Normal-type attacks.)
GGiga Impact	Normal	Physical	4 (1 use)	400	480	100%	An opponent	Activation Condition: When the user uses any moves, sync move, or max move a total of five times. Deactivation Condition: When this move is used. Lowers the target's Defense by six stat ranks. Restores the user's HP by approximately 50% of its maximum HP.
You've Come This Far!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Attack by three stat ranks. Raises the user's critical-hit rate by two stat ranks. Increases the user's Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by one rank.
Sync moves
Towering Tower Tycoon Normal Impact	Normal	Physical	—	300	360	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: Sync move targets all opponents) (EX role effect: Power of sync move increases 50%)
Max moves
Max Strike*	Normal	Physical	—	450	540	—	An opponent	Lowers the Speed of all opposing sync pairs by two stat ranks.
Max Strike*	Normal	Physical	—	450	540	—	An opponent	Lowers the Speed of all opposing sync pairs by two stat ranks.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Sync Buff & Hit: Physical Boost ↑3 9	Increases the user's Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by three ranks when its attack move is successful while its team has a sync buff.
Sync Freebie	Applies the Free Move Next effect to the user after using its sync move.
Max Move: Free Move Next	Applies the Free Move Next effect to the user after using its max move.
Superawakened Passive Skill
Words of the Tower Tycoon	Powers up the user's sync move when the zone is a Normal Zone. Turns the field of play's zone into a Normal Zone after using the user's max move. (A Normal Zone powers up Normal-type attacks.) Extends the duration of the Normal Zone when the zone turns into a Normal Zone while the user is on the field.
Theme Skills
Normal Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 30 when using Normal-type attacks.
Sinnoh Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Battle Facility Foe Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Passionate Spirit Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9.
Veteran Trainer Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9.
Expedition Skills
Rare ↑ 2 Soothing ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: •Rare Cache Lowers the following discovery level by 2: • Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

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

Appearances

Battle appearances

Palmer & Regigigas can be battled against in:

• Ultimate Battle:Palmer's Rumbling Might (since March 9, 2024)
• Battle Rally (Area 10)
• Daily Type Rotation:Type Team-Up (2024) (as a side foe; September 29 to October 6, 2024)

Story appearances

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

• Story events:
  • Tower Tycoon and Hall Matron
  • Ancient Visitor
• Solo event:Challenge from Passionate Spirits
• Costume event:New Heroes Are Born
• Tower Reward Story: Memories of a Tower

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Palmer

Quotes

Main article:Palmer/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

In animation

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Palmer briefly appeared in thePokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team withThorton andCaitlin.

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)	Palmer's sync move mindscape (Battle Tower)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!
Medal 1★ Tower Tycoon and Hall Matron	Medal 2★ Tower Tycoon and Hall Matron	Medal 3★ Tower Tycoon and Hall Matron	Medal The Ultimate Tower and Hall

Trivia

• Palmer is the last Trainer presented in thePokémon Masters Animated Trailer to be added intoPokémon Masters EX, four years after the game's release (though he is not the last to become playable, asCilan,Chili, andCress did not become playable until October 23, 2025).
• Palmer & Regigigas'sbuddy move G Giga Impact likely references Regigigas'sAbilitySlow Start, as it requires Regigigas to move five times before being able to be used, similar to how Slow Start requires five turns to pass for Regigigas's stats to return to normal in thecore series games.

Origin

Palmer's design is based on his appearance inPokémon Diamond, Pearl,Platinum,HeartGold, SoulSilver,Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl.Regigigas is a Pokémon that Palmer uses on his team during the 49th consecutive Battle Tower battle in the core series games. Regigigas'sDex entry comes from Pokémon Platinum.

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
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• Frontier Brains
• Trainers with Legendary Pokémon
• Trainers with Dynamax Bands
• Masters EX characters with an EX style