Petrel ラムダLambda
Petrel's model
No.	179
English voice actor	Todd Haberkorn[1]
Japanese voice actor	Taichi Takeda
Description	ThisTeam Rocketexecutive is difficult to read. He's good at creating the perfect disguise but can't impersonate voices well. He uses his talent for his evil schemes.

Petrel (Japanese:ラムダLambda) is aPokémon Trainer inPokémon Masters EX, based on thecharacter of the same name in thecore seriesgames. He forms async pair withWeezing. This pair can be obtained through a limited varietysync pair scout beginning on September 6, 2023. This pair can be raised to6★ EX since it first released.

In the games

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Weezing

			Type			Poison
			Move type			Poison
			Role			Strike (Special)
			EX Role			Support
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Weezing♂		Weakness			Psychic
Weezing loves the gases given off by rotted kitchen garbage. This Pokémon will find a dirty, unkempt house and make it its home. At night, when the people in the house are asleep, it will go through the trash.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		632	448	137	448	132	268
Lv. 140, Max Potential		762	488	217	488	212	308
Mega Weezing
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Petrel is exclusive to variety scouts. His offering rate was increased in the followingsync pair scouts:

He was also available in the following sync pair scouts:

Petrel could also be scouted in the Team Rocket Executive Guaranteed Ticket Scout available from September 6 to October 27, 2023, which players could receive one ticket for as a log-in bonus starting from September 11, 2023.

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	BasePower	MaxPower	Accuracy	Target	Description
Clear Smog	Poison	Special	2 (2 uses)	63	75	—	An opponent	Never misses. Returns the target's raised stats to normal.
X Sp. Atk	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Sp. Atk by two stat ranks.
Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	3	92	110	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target poisoned.
Mwahahaha!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Defense by two stat ranks. Raises the user's critical-hit rate by three stat ranks. Applies the Supereffective ↑ Next effect to the user. Applies the Enduring effect to the user.
Sync moves
Deceiving Disguise Poison Beam	Poison	Special	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.) (EX role effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Petrel's Ploy	Has a chance (30%) of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stat rank when the user's attack move against the target is successful. Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch when the user's attack move against it is successful.
Piercing Blows	Grants all of the following effects when the user is attacking: Ignores the target's passive skills that would reduce the damage of attacks. Ignores the target's passive skills that would protect the target against a critical hit. Ignores the target's Enduring effect.
Last Word	The user usesExplosion immediately before fainting.
Theme Skills
Poison Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 30 when using Poison-type attacks.
Johto Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Villain Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Expedition Skills
Rare ↑ 2 Wistful ↓ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: •Rare Cache Lowers the following discovery level by 2: • Wistful Crystal

Sync grid

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

Other Pokémon

On hand

During theVillain Arc, Petrel is shown to own a Honchkrow, which he uses while attempting to impersonateGiovanni.

Honchkrow

Appearances

Battle appearances

Petrel & Weezing can be battled against in:

• Villain Arc:Johto: Team Rocket's Revival (as a side foe)
• Villain event:Rocket Execs Assemble (May 19 to June 16, 2022; December 7, 2022 to January 1, 2023; August 16 to 28, 2023)
• Special battle event:Take On Team Rocket! (January 10 to 27, 2025)

Story appearances

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

• Villain Arc:
  • Johto: Team Rocket's Revival
  • Hoenn: Delta of Land, Sea, and Sky
  • Unova: Team Plasma & Two Heroes
  • Kalos: Team Flare Flares Up
  • Final Chapter: Where Ideals Cross Paths
• Arceus Arc: Chapter 6:Fixation on the Creator
• Trainer Files:Kanto Elite Four (Part 2)

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Petrel

Quotes

Main article:Petrel/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)	Petrel's sync move mindscape (Team Rocket HQ)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!	Artwork of Johto chapter of theVillain Arc

Trivia

Origin

Petrel's design is based on his appearance inPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Weezing is Petrel's signature Pokémon when battling theplayer in theGoldenrod Radio Tower. Weezing'sDex entry comes fromPokémon Ruby.

In other languages

References

Related articles

Team Rocket
Rocket Game Corner •Team Rocket Hideout •Viridian Gym •Team Rocket HQ •Rocket Warehouse
Boss	Admins
Giovanni (Masters •Pocket Monsters)	Archer (Masters)	Ariana (Masters)	Petrel (Masters)	Proton (Masters)
Other members
Jessie (Masters) •James (Masters) •Meowth •Team Rocket Grunts (Rocket Siblings) •Scientists (Gideon) Grey (Golden Boys) •Kaede (How I Became a Pokémon Card)
See also:Pokémon the Series •Adventures •Team GO Rocket •Team Rainbow Rocket

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