Nanu (Masters)

Nanu クチナシ Kuchinashi
Nanu's model
No.	61
English voice actor	Sean Chiplock[1]
Japanese voice actor	Kenjiro Tsuda[2]
Description	This kahuna works as a police officer in the Alola region. He appears lazy, but he is truly skilled in Pokémon battles and also deeply compassionate.

Nanu (Japanese: クチナシ Kuchinashi) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series. He forms a sync pair with Alolan Persian. The sync pair can be obtained during the events of Chapter 15 of the PML Arc. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX beginning on August 28, 2025, which unlocks Nanu's EX style.

In the games

Persian (Alola Form)

			Type			Dark
			Move type			Dark
			Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★★☆☆EX
Persian ♀		Weakness			Bug
In contrast to its lovely face, it's so brutal that it tortures its weakened prey rather than finishing them off.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		516	243	202	135	161	359
Lv. 140, Max Potential		596	283	242	175	201	399
Mega Persian
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Nanu is teamed up with by completing Chapter 15 of the PML Arc.

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Bite	Dark	Physical	2	42	50	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch.
X Speed	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Speed by two stat ranks.
Screech	Normal	Status	2	—	—	100%	An opponent	Lowers the target's Defense by two stat ranks.
Just Warming Up...	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's evasiveness by two stat ranks. Applies the Critical Hit Next effect to the user.
Sync moves
Dark Authority Black Hole Eclipse	Dark	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	This attack's power increases when the target is flinching. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Critical Sting 1	When critical hits land, raises the chance of making the target flinch, become confused, or become trapped with the additional effect of the attack.
Theme Skills
Dark Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 24 when using Dark-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 24.
Alola Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 4. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Trial Giver Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 4. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Veteran Trainer Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 5. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Expedition Skills
Soothing ↑ 3 Wistful ↓ 1	Raises the following discovery level by 3: • Soothing Crystal Lowers the following discovery level by 1: • Wistful Crystal

Sync grid

The sync grid for Nanu & Persian is an expanded grid, made available on September 25, 2022.

Other Pokémon

On hand

Nanu is shown using a Krookodile in the story event Trials on the Isle.

Krookodile

Raising

In the story event Trials on the Isle, Nanu is seen raising three Meowth.

Meowth (×3)

Appearances

Battle appearances

Nanu & Persian can be battled against in:

• PML Arc: Chapter 15: Dubious Duo
• Main Story (Co-op): Chapter 15: Dubious Duo
• Training Area: Strike Supercourse (prior to 1.12.0 update)
• Sync pair story: Espurr's Evolution
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (2023) (as a side foe; August 20 to 28, 2023)

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

• Krookodile
  • Story event: Trials on the Isle (April 15 to May 2, 2021; April 18 to May 2, 2022; May 16 to June 2, 2023)
• Honchkrow
  • Time trial event: Top Speed (2023) (as a side foe; May 10 to June 2, 2023; December 4 to 18, 2023)

Story appearances

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

• PML Arc:
  • Chapter 15: Dubious Duo
  • Chapter 25: A Glorious Gambit
  • Chapter 30: The Road to Victory
• Villain Arc:
  • Alola: Protecting the Island
  • Final Chapter: Where Ideals Cross Paths
• Story events:
  • Family Ties
  • Trials on the Isle
  • Twin Stars Far Apart
  • Ancient Visitor (flashback)
• Meow Meow Meow!
• Academy Founding Chapter: Great Infernal Arrival (flashback)
• Academy events (any)
• Neo Champions: Shining Sky-High Sync Moves
• Pasio Towers: Living Like Meowth
• Sync pair stories:
  • A Day with Nate
  • Espurr's Evolution

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Nanu

Quotes

Main article: Nanu/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

In animation

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Nanu briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team with Grimsley.

Pokémon

Persian

Debut	Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Alolan Persian is Nanu's only known Pokémon.

None of Persian's moves are known.

Gallery

Nanu & Persian on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker	Nanu's sync move mindscape (Po Town)	Artwork of Chapter 15: Dubious Duo
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!

Trivia

• During the PML Arc, Nanu tells Grimsley that he wanted to join the player's team to investigate Team Break. However, he has never appeared in any story area in which Team Break appears.

Origin

Nanu's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. Alolan Persian is Nanu's signature Pokémon in the core series games. Alolan Persian's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

References

Related articles

International Police
Members			Collaborators
Chief	Officer	Former
Anabel (Masters)	Looker (Adventures • Masters)	Nanu ()	Emma (Masters)	Paulo
Other members
Tedesco • Blake • Magician • Koya

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.