Palentine’s Day, Pasio’s annual celebration of friendship, is here once again in Pokémon Masters EX, and Elesa, Nimbasa City’s Gym Leader, is dressed for the occasion beside her new Pokémon partner, Togetic.

Typically partnered with Electric-type Pokémon, Elesa is trying a new style as a Flying-type strike sync pair. Elesa (Palentine’s 2023) & Togetic can boost their power with Dire Hit + and Delivering Delight! before striking true with Fly. Their passive skills pack a supereffective punch, with Super Powered 5 strengthening supereffective attacks and Super Countdown 9 reducing the sync move countdown after a successful supereffective move.

Elesa (Palentine’s 2023) & Togetic will be available in the sync pair scout until February 20, 2023, at 9:59 p.m. PST.

Moves

Name (Type)	Power	Description
Metronome (Normal)	n/a	Uses one of several moves at random.
Dire Hit +	n/a	Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by two stat ranks.
Fly (Flying)	169	The user begins flying. After a set time, the user stops flying and attacks. No other actions can be taken while flying. Most moves used by opponents will not hit the user while it is flying. If the user is hit by a sync move or max move while flying, it will stop flying.
Delivering Delight!	n/a	Raises the user’s Attack and Sp. Atk by three stat ranks.

Sync Move

Name (Type)	Power	Description
Sugary Beauty Flying Impact (Flying)	250	No additional effect.

Passive Skills

Name	Description
Super Powered 5	Powers up the user’s moves and sync move that are super effective.
Strengthening Status 9	Increases the user’s Physical Moves ↑ Next effect and Special Moves ↑ Next effect by one rank when its Pokémon uses a status move.
Super Countdown 9	Reduces the user’s sync move countdown by one when its move is super effective.

Theme Skills

Name	Conditions	Effects
Flying Strike	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same type.	Raises allies’ Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Flying-type attacks.
Unova Strike	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Seasonal Outfit Strike	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Scarf Strike	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Artistic Strike	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.

Expedition Skill

Name	Effect
Fiery ↑ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: Fiery Crystal.

Recommended Sync Pairs to Partner with Elesa (Palentine’s 2023) & Togetic

Skyla & Swanna

Skyla and Elesa are best friends, so it’s no surprise they work well together. Skyla & Swanna can raise allied sync pairs’ Defense and Speed by up to four stat ranks with Take Flight! This added Speed quickens the move gauge’s refill rate, thus allowing for more frequent attacks—which in turn clears the skies for faster use of Elesa (Palentine’s 2023) & Togetic’s powerful sync move, Sugary Beauty Flying Impact! Skyla & Swanna and Elesa (Palentine’s 2023) & Togetic also share the Flying and Unova theme skills, granting both pairs beautiful bonuses while on the same team. Skyla & Swanna can be acquired after completing Chapter 5 of the main story.

Falkner & Swellow

Flying-type sync pairs flock together, and Falkner & Swellow are another excellent choice to uplift Elesa (Palentine’s 2023) & Togetic. Falkner & Swellow can raise the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by up to four stat ranks with Dire Hit All + and the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by up to four stat ranks with Soar! With Falkner & Swellow raising their stats, Elesa (Palentine’s 2023) & Togetic can focus on dealing devastating damage with Metronome and Fly. Falkner & Swellow are available to scout from the general pool of 5★ sync pairs, as well as from the 5★-Guaranteed Ticket Scout and 5★-Guaranteed Johto Ticket Scout.

Pokémon Masters EX is available to download now, so don’t miss out on all the fun! For more details, be sure to visit the Pokémon Masters EX official site.