Looker (Masters) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia
Publish date: 2024-05-30
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| Looker ハンサム Handsome | |
 Looker's model | |
| No. | 150 |
|---|---|
| English voice actor | Mick Lauer[1] |
| Japanese voice actor | Zenki Kitajima |
| Description | This member of the International Police travels the world. His code name is Looker, but his real name is top secret. He hates evil and always fights for justice. |
Looker (Japanese: ハンサム Handsome) 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 Croagunk. This sync pair was first made available on August 3, 2022. This pair can be raised to 
6★ EX from the day it was released.
In the games
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Croagunk
Raising this sync pair to 6★ EX will unlock Song Key 04012, which allows "Battle! (Looker) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)" to be played in the Jukebox.
Availability
Looker is available in the permanent sync pair scout pool. His offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:
- (Debut) Looker Spotlight Scout (August 3 to 28, 2022)
Moves
| Name | Type | Category | Move gauge | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 1 | 12 | 14 | 100% | An opponent | Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target poisoned. |
| Dire Hit + | None | Status | 0 (2 uses) | — | — | — | Self | Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by 2 stat ranks. |
| Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 3 | 92 | 110 | 100% | An opponent | Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target poisoned. |
| On the Case! | None | Status | 0 (1 use) | — | — | — | Self | Raises the user’s Attack by 4 stat ranks. Raises the user’s Speed by 2 stat ranks. Applies the Supereffective ↑ Next effect to the user. |
| Sync moves | ||||||||
| Hard-Boiled Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | — | 250 | 300 | — | An opponent | (6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.) |
Skills
Sync grid
Looker and Croagunk's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available when 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 +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| HP +40 | HP +40 | 7 | 84 | 3 |
| 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 +20 | Attack +20 | 7 | 84 | 2 |
| Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 0 | 5 | 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 |
| Poison Sting: Power +4 | Poison Sting: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Poison Sting: Power +4 | Poison Sting: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Poison Sting: Power +4 | Poison Sting: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Poison Sting: Power +4 | Poison Sting: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Poison Sting: Power +4 | Poison Sting: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
| Poison Sting: Move Gauge Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
| Poison Jab: Power +2 | Poison Jab: Power ↑ +2 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Poison Jab: Power +2 | Poison Jab: Power ↑ +2 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Poison Jab: Power +2 | Poison Jab: Power ↑ +2 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Poison Jab: Power +2 | Poison Jab: Power ↑ +2 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Poison Jab: Power +2 | Poison Jab: Power ↑ +2 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
| Poison Jab: Move Gauge Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
| Dire Hit +: MP Refresh 2 | Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
| On the Case!: MP Refresh 2 | Has a chance (30%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
| On the Case!: Berserker 2 | Raises the user’s Attack by 2 stat ranks when its move is successful. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Antitoxin | Prevents the user from getting poisoned or badly poisoned. | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| Racing Rain 1 | Quickly charges the move gauge when the weather is rainy. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
| Rain Gear 1 | Reduces damage when the user is hit by an attack move while the weather is rainy. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
| Fast-Track 4 | Has a chance (50%) of raising the user’s Speed by one stat rank after its Pokémon uses a move. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
| Toxic Power 2 | Powers up the user’s moves when the target is poisoned or badly poisoned. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
| Water Guard | Reduces damage when the user is attacked by Water-type moves. | 10 | 120 | 2 |
| Catalyst | Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play the first time the user’s sync move is used each battle. | 9 | 108 | 3 |
| Furious Brawn | The more the user’s Attack is raised, the more it powers up the user’s moves. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Super Syncer | Applies the Supereffective ↑ Next effect to the user the first time its sync move is used each battle. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Hostile Environment 1 | Raises the chance of inflicting status conditions with the additional effects of moves. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Virulent Toxin 5 | Powers up the user’s sync move when the target is poisoned or badly poisoned. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Double Down 5 | Powers up sync moves that are super effective. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Hard-Boiled Poison Jab: Power +25 | Hard-Boiled Poison Jab: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Hard-Boiled Poison Jab: Power +25 | Hard-Boiled Poison Jab: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Appearances
Battle appearances
Looker and Croagunk can be battled against in:
Story appearances
Looker appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:
Sync pair stories
- A Day with Looker
Quotes
Main article: Looker/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EXGallery
Trivia
- Despite having the Sinnoh theme skill, Looker is listed among Kalos characters on the sync pair story list. In addition, his mindscape is an image of the Looker Bureau, a location in Lumiose City in Kalos.
- Looker is the only character with the
Sinnoh theme skill to form a Poison-type sync pair.- Upon his release, Sinnoh became the first region in Pokémon Masters EX to have a sync pair of every type.
- In his sync pair story, Looker is revealed to have introduced Pasio to his Looker Tickets, which he also makes the player look for in Pokémon X and Y.
- All versions of Looker use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon). Those Trainers include Dawn, Emma, Nanu, and Anabel.
- Looker also uses special voice-over lines upon winning a battle with Dawn, Emma, or Anabel in the same team.
Origin
Looker's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Platinum. Looker uses Croagunk during the events on Stark Mountain to reclaim the Magma Stone from Charon. Croagunk's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Diamond.
In other languages
On the Case! | Hard-Boiled Poison Jab |
References
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