Malva (Masters)

Malva パキラ Pachira
Malva's model
No.	212
English voice actor	Morgan Berry[1]
Japanese voice actor	Kotono Mitsuishi
Description	This level-headed Fire-type user and member of the Kalos region's Elite Four also works as a Holo Caster news reporter. Her fierce personality sometimes comes out when she's battling.

Malva (Japanese: パキラ Pachira) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series games. She forms a sync pair with Talonflame. This pair can be obtained through the sync pair scout beginning on September 12, 2024. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX since it first released.

In the games

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Talonflame

			Type			Fire
			Move types			Fire / Normal
			Role			Sprint
			EX Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Talonflame ♀		Weakness			Rock
Its tough wings don't allow fire to pass through them. A long time ago, firefighters' outfits were made from Talonflame wings.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		655	414	176	370	174	409
Lv. 140, Max Potential		815	474	236	430	234	449
Mega Talonflame
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Malva is available in the permanent sync pair scout pool. Her offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:

She was added to the Daily Scout on October 1, 2024, but she was removed from it on November 1, 2024. She was re-added to the Daily Scout on December 1, 2024.

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	2	30	36	100%	An opponent	Raises the user's Speed by 1 stat rank.
X Speed All	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	All allies	Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks.
Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	0 (3 uses)	94	112	100%	An opponent	No additional effect.
I'm Burning Up!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	All allies	Applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play. Raises the user's Attack by 4 stat ranks. Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks.
Sync moves
Fiery Reporter Fire Impact	Fire	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	The more the user's Speed is raised, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.) (EX role effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Trip Twice 9	Lowers the target's Speed by 2 stat ranks when the user's attack move against the target is successful.
"Quick Move": Sync CD ↓ 9	Reduces the user's sync move countdown by 1 when it uses a move that has the quick move effect tag.
Scorching Touch 4	Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target burned when the user's attack move against it is successful.
Theme Skills
Fire Sprint	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Fire-type attacks. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Kalos Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Elite Four Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Sunglasses Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Grown Woman Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 3 Wistful ↓ 1	Raises the following discovery level by 3: • Fiery Crystal Lowers the following discovery level by 1: • Wistful Crystal

Sync grid

Malva & Talonflame's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.

Appearances

Battle appearances

Malva & Talonflame can be battled against in:

• Champion Stadium: Kalos Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Rock-type weakness)
• Battle Rally (Area 1–9)
• Extreme battle event: Into the Blazing Chamber (January 13 to 31, 2023; November 24 to December 6, 2023)
• Villain event: Go, Go, Team Flare! (February 13 to March 6, 2023; November 26 to December 6, 2023)
• Story event: Sub-zero—My Past, My Future (January 22 to February 11, 2024)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (2024) (September 12 to October 6, 2024)

Malva has also been shown to pair alongside the following Pokémon and can be battled against in:

• Pyroar
  • Champion Stadium: Kalos Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Water-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1–9)
  • Champion Stadium: Pasio Special Stadium (Water-type weakness; December 21, 2023, to January 4, 2024)
• Chandelure
  • Champion Stadium: Kalos Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Dark-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1–9)

Story appearances

Malva appears in her normal outfit in the following story areas:

• Villain Arc:
  • Kalos: Team Flare Flares Up
  • Final Chapter: Where Ideals Cross Paths
• Story event: Sub-zero—My Past, My Future

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Malva

Quotes

Main article: Malva/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!	Malva's sync move mindscape (Pokémon League: Blazing Chamber)

Trivia

• Malva & Talonflame are the first sync pair with the Sprint role to be made available in the general sync pair scout.
• Malva was the last Elite Four member from the first seven generations to become playable in the game.
• All versions of Malva use special voice-over lines upon entering a team that contains certain Trainers (regardless of their partner Pokémon) and victory with them. Those Trainers include Diantha, Lysandre, and Looker.

Origin

Malva's design is based on her appearance in Pokémon X and Y. Talonflame is Malva's signature Pokémon in the core series games. Talonflame's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

I'm Burning Up!

Language Title Japanese 燃えあがっているの Moeagatteiru no Mandarin Chinese 火燒得正旺呢 Huǒ Shāo dé Zhèng Wàng ne French Je brûle d'impatience ! German Ich koche vor Wut! Italian Il mio cuore arde!! Korean 불타오르고있어요 Bultaoreugo isseoyo Spanish ¡Aviva la llama de mi furia!

Fiery Reporter Fire Impact

Language Title Japanese 炎のアナウンサーの ファイアーインパクト Honō no Anaunsā no Faiā Inpakuto Mandarin Chinese 火焰主播之 火之衝擊 Huǒyàn Zhǔbō zhī Huǒ zhī Chōngjí French Présentatrice explosive ! Impact Feu ! German Feuerstoß der leidenschaftlichen Reporterin Italian Impatto Fuoco dell'ardente presentatrice Korean 불꽃의 아나운서의 파이어임팩트 Bulkkot-ui Anaunseo-ui Paieo Impaegteu Spanish Impacto Fuego de la Presentadora Ardiente

References

Related articles

Team Flare
Lysandre Labs • Team Flare Secret HQ • Ultimate weapon
	Boss	Notable members
	Lysandre (Masters)	Malva (Masters)	Chalmers
		Scientists
Aliana	Bryony	Celosia	Mable	Xerosic
Other members
Team Flare Grunts • Team Flare Admins Alain (Pokémon the Series) • Essentia (Adventures) • Lumiose Press editor-in-chief (Adventures)

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