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| Sidney カゲツ Kagetsu | |
 Sidney's model | |
| No. | 140 |
|---|---|
| English voice actor | SungWon Cho[1] |
| Japanese voice actor | Shōhei Kajikawa[2] |
| Description | One of the Hoenn League Elite Four, he loves Pokémon battles and doesn't really care if he wins or loses. He has a rough way of speaking but is actually a polite person. |
Sidney (Japanese: カゲツ Kagetsu) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series games. He forms a sync pair with Absol, which is capable of Mega Evolving. The sync pair can be obtained through sync pair scout, starting on August 9, 2021. The pair's potential can be upgraded to 
6★ EX, which unlocks Sidney's EX Style.
In the games
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Absol
Availability
Sidney is available in the permanent sync pair scout pool. His offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:
| Banner | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Spotlight Scout | August 9 to 28, 2021 | Debut |
| All banners lasted from 06:00 UTC on the start date to 05:59 UTC on the end date unless noted otherwise. | ||
Moves
| Name | Type | Category | Move gauge | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 2 | 40 | 48 | 100% | An opponent | Critical hits land more easily. |
| Potion | None | Status | 0 (2 uses) | — | — | — | An ally | Restores an ally's HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP |
| Brutal Swing | Dark | Physical | 2 | 50 | 60 | 100% | All opponents | No additional effect. |
| No Hard Feelings! | None | Status | 0 (1 use) | — | — | — | Self | Uses a maximum of three slots of the user's move gauge. The more amount used, the more this move raises the user's Attack (can be raised by up to four stat ranks maximum). Raises the user's critical-hit rate by three stat ranks. Applies the Enduring effect to the user. |
| Sync moves | ||||||||
| Most Excellent Night Slash | Dark | Physical | — | 160 | 192 | — | An opponent | Become Mega Absol until the end of battle. Critical hits land more easily. This move's power increases when the target is confused. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.) |
Skills
Sync grid
Sidney and Absol's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.
| Name | Effect | Energy required | Sync orb required | Move level required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP +10 | HP +10 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| HP +20 | HP +20 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
| Attack +5 | Attack +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Attack +5 | Attack +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Attack +5 | Attack +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Attack +5 | Attack +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Attack +10 | Attack +10 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
| Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Sp. Def +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Sp. Def +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Sp. Def +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 2 |
| Speed +10 | Speed +10 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Night Slash: Power +3 | Night Slash: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Night Slash: Power +3 | Night Slash: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Night Slash: Power +3 | Night Slash: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
| Night Slash: Power +3 | Night Slash: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
| Night Slash: Move Gauge Refresh 4 | Has a chance (50%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| Night Slash: Critical Strike 3 | Powers up the user's attacks when they become critical hits. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
| Brutal Swing: Power +3 | Brutal Swing: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Brutal Swing: Power +3 | Brutal Swing: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Brutal Swing: Power +3 | Brutal Swing: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Brutal Swing: Power +3 | Brutal Swing: Power ↑ +3 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Brutal Swing: Move Gauge Refresh 4 | Has a chance (50%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 5 | 60 | 2 |
| Brutal Swing: Critical Strike 5 | Powers up the user's attacks when they become critical hits. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Potion: MP Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful. | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Potion: Master Healer 1 | Increases the amount of HP restored by the user's healing moves. | 10 | 120 | 2 |
| Potion: Master Healer 1 | Increases the amount of HP restored by the user's healing moves. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| No Hard Feelings!: Move Gauge Refresh 4 | Has a chance (50%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| No Hard Feelings!: MP Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful. | 5 | 60 | 2 |
| Critical Charge 9 | Charges the user's move gauge by one when it lands a critical hit. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
| Super Desperate | Applies the Supereffective ↑ Next effect to the user the first time it is in a pinch each battle. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
| Fuzzy Strike 2 | Powers up the user's sync moves when the target is confused. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
| Critastrophe 5 | Powers up the user's sync moves when they become critical hits. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| First Aid 4 | Restores the user's HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP the first time it is in a pinch each battle. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Adrenaline 1 | Reduces the sync move countdown by 1 the first time the user's sync move is used each battle. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Most Excellent Night Slash: Power +25 | Most Excellent Night Slash: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Most Excellent Night Slash: Power +25 | Most Excellent Night Slash: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Most Excellent Night Slash: Power +25 | Most Excellent Night Slash: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Most Excellent Night Slash: Power +25 | Most Excellent Night Slash: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Other Pokémon
On hand
Sidney is revealed to own a Mightyena during the story event Who's the Best Singer?.
Appearances
Battle appearances
Sidney and Absol can be battled against in:
Sidney has also been shown to pair alongside the following Pokémon and can be battled against in:
Story appearances
Sidney appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:
Sync pair stories
- A Day with Sidney
Quotes
- Main article: Sidney/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX
Gallery
Trivia
- Sidney is the only member of the Hoenn Elite Four that is not a Support sync pair.
- In his sync pair story, Sidney reveals that he first met Absol when it saved him from being hit by an avalanche.
- Sidney has the longest gap between his debut in the sync pair scout and his first appearance in a story area outside of his sync pair story at 814 days. He debuted in the sync pair scout on August 9, 2021, and he made his first story appearance in Who's the Best Singer? on October 31, 2023.
Origin
Sidney's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Absol is Sidney's signature Pokémon in the core series games, being able to Mega Evolve during the rematches against him in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Absol's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.
In other languages
| No Hard Feelings! | Most Excellent Night Slash |
