Introduction
Here we go again! The 4th Legendary Gauntlet is coming soon, and with this event comes yet another Guaranteed Lucky Cookie. This is the 4th iteration of this unique item, to be precise, so what exactly does it give us? The Lucky Skill on offer this time is Revenge Boost 4, a fairly interesting skill that isn’t seen very often. So what does it do, and what exactly is its utility in Pokemon Masters? Let’s get into it.
Revenge Boost 4 grants 50% odds of scoring 1 Move Gauge bar every time that the opposing team hits the Sync Pair holding this skill with an attack. Right off the bat, it should be pretty obvious that this is a skill that’s best used on your team’s tank, and that it’s best used on super-bulky units that will have many opportunities to activate this effect throughout the battle. However, this Lucky Skill also has a hidden disadvantage that needs to be addressed: it has the potential to outright kill quad-queueing.
Skills that passively take effect after the Sync Pair in question takes a hit give the opposing team a chance to sneak in a move before it’s possible for the player to select the next move. If this happens right before the player uses a Sync Move, then the opposing team will be able to queue up their next move pre-Sync instead of post-Sync like normal. This is why Revenge Boost 4 can be a hindrance as well as a help in some cases, and why this isn’t a natural choice on Support units that have room for it in one way or another.
More details on quad-queue and how it works are provided in this article by Spark.
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Dawn & Torterra already have Vigilance built in, have low base Speed, and will already prevent quad-queue if attacked pre-Sync because of Power Siphon 9 activating. These factors come together to make Revenge Boost 4 a great general-purpose Lucky Skill. About the only down-side here is the fact that picking up this Lucky Skill means that other Lucky Skills are off the table.
Other Options: Status Immunity, Interference Immunity, Wise Entry 2, Defense Crush 4, Critical Strike 2 (DPS Builds only)
Access to Vigilance and very high longevity allow Caitlin & Sableye to tank hit after hit, which gives Revenge Boost many chances to activate throughout the battle, while Quick Tempo generally prevents quad-queue on their first Sync Move regardless. When combined with their Speed boosting capabilities, this Lucky Skill can be used to help set up very potent offensive teams, potentially.
Other Options: Adrenaline 1, Healthy Healing, Interference Immunity, Status Immunity
Despite their low Speed, Jasmine & Steelix have some fairly decent Move Gauge management via their grid, and have the bulk needed to eat a lot of physical attacks, which gives Revenge Boost 4 many chances to activate. On top of this, they can also gain pseudo-Vigilance via their Trainer Move, which will generally be enough for them to finish the battle while still protected.
Other Options: Wise Entry 2, Defense Crush 2, Move Gauge Refresh 2, Healthy Healing
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With innate access to Vigilance, Phoebe & Dusknoir are perfectly capable of running Revenge Boost 4 in order to provide additional Move Gauge support.
Yet another Sync Pair that can pick up Vigilance, Hilbert & Samurott can definitely work with Revenge Boost 4. However, it’s important to take a look at the genuine point of Hilbert & Samurott’s set. With blazingly fast setup and only decent longevity to fall back on, this is a Support unit designed to support a quick-kill team designed for overwhelming damage. And while Revenge Boost 4 can definitely help, especially when combined with a pair of 4-bar attackers, the fact that it can also ruin a quad-queue can also be a major problem, especially for team mates that use Sync Moves for maximum damage output. There’s also the fact that, by definition, this type of setup is designed to not take many hits, so Revenge Boost 4 won’t be able to do much.
Other Options: Healthy Healing, Defense Crush 2, Wise Entry 2, Vigilance
Yet another option with grid-born Vigilance, Burgh & Togepi can definitely come in and do their job without any issues. The main problem is the fact that, again, picking up Vigilance via their grid rather than a Lucky Skill can cost other important tiles along the way.
Other Options: Healthy Healing, Mind Games 2, Defense Crush 2, Vigilance
This one is, admittedly, a bit of a risky move. Since Sycamore & Xerneas can self-max the entire team’s Special Defense, meaning they take substantially more damage if a random Critical Hit ignores these boosts in the absence of Vigilance. However, they also have one of the absolute best constant healing games in the entire game, meaning they can potentially break through despite those hard hits and give a bit more Move Gauge support to the team along the way. Still, with maxed-out Speed after a single Sync Move, this can also be sheer overkill with little actual advantage.
Other Options: Vigilance, Sentry Entry 2, Power Flux 3, Critical Strike 2 (If paired with Critical Rate support)
Closing
This is definitely a pretty polarizing Lucky Skill. Utilizing it has its advantages, but the fact that it can literally kill quad-queue if it activates at the wrong time is a huge disadvantage that reduces its advantages substantially. As for right now, we only have a handful of units that can effectively utilize it. However, the future may hold more utility for Revenge Boost 4, so it’s probably a good idea to hold onto at least a few of this new Guaranteed Lucky Cookie 4 just in case.
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