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| image name          = StardustDragon-TF05-JP-VG-artwork.png
 
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| image caption        = "[[Ally of Justice Catastor]]"
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| image caption        = "[[Stardust Dragon]]"
 
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| arabic              = وحوش التزامن
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| furigana            = シンクロ(モンスター)<ref group=Notes>The parentheses here specify what part is not shown on the cards' [[Type]]/[[Ability]] line.</ref>
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| kanji                = シンクロ
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| kanji                = {{Ruby|Ｓ|シンクロ}}モンスター
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| romaji              = Shinkuro
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| japanese            = Ｓモンスター
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| japanese translated  = Synchro
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| romaji              = Shinkuro (Monsutā)
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| english              = Synchro Monster
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| japanese translated  =  
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| german              = Synchromonster
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| english              = Synchro (Monster)
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| french              =  
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| german              = Synchro(monster)
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         | portuguese          = Monstros Sincro
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| french              = (Monstre) Synchro
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| italian              = Mostri Synchro
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         | portuguese          = (Monstro) Sincro
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| korean              = 싱크로
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| italian              = (Mostro) Synchro
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| spanish              = Monstruos de Sincronía
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| korean              = 싱크로 (몬스터) ''Singkeuro (Monseuteo)''
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| spanish              = (Monstruo de) Sincronía
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        | chinese              = 同步(怪獸) ''Tóngbù (Guàishòu) / Tung4 bou6 (Gwaai3 sau3)''
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|simplified chinese=同步(怪兽) ''Tóngbù (Guàishòu)''<br>同调(怪兽) ''Tóngdiào (Guàishòu)''
 
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'''Synchro Monsters''' are a type of [[Monster Card]], first released in ''[[Starter Deck 2008]]''. The color of their card frame is white. These cards are placed in the [[Extra Deck]].
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'''Synchro Monsters''' (Japanese: シンクロモンスター ''Shinkuro Monsutā'', abbreviated {{Ruby|Ｓ|シンクロ}}モンスター in [[card text]] since ''[[Duelist Alliance]]'') are a [[Monster card type|type]] of [[monster]]s that must be [[Synchro Summon]]ed. Their card frame is colored in white.
  
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To be Summoned, Synchro Monsters require [[Tuner monster]]s to be [[face-up]] on your [[field]]. When the total [[Level]] of the Tuner monster and any other face-up monsters on your field exactly matches the Level of the Synchro Monster you wish to Summon (no more or less), by sending them to the [[Graveyard]], you can [[Synchro Summon]] the Synchro Monster. The monsters used are referred to as [[Synchro Material Monster]]s. Some Synchro Monsters require a specific Tuner monster in order to be Synchro Summoned (such as "[[Junk Synchron]]" for "[[Junk Warrior]]") or monsters of a particular [[Type]] or [[Attribute]] as Material Monsters, but many do not, so they can be in just about any Extra Deck. Synchro Monsters are generally more splashable in decks than Fusion and Ritual Monsters, as many require just a single Tuner and another monster to Summon them, and almost any Deck can run a few Tuners. Ritual and Fusion monsters on the other hand, generally require certain specific monsters to be on your field or in your Graveyard to Summon them, long with the proper Spell card.
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==Characteristics==
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Synchro Monsters are Extra Deck monsters:
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* They cannot exist in the [[hand]] or the [[Main Deck]]; if a Synchro Monster would be moved to the hand or Main Deck, it is returned to the Extra Deck instead.
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* If a Synchro Monster is not properly Special Summoned by [[Synchro Summon]] before being sent to the [[Graveyard]] or banished, it cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed from there (even by effects that [[Ignoring the Summoning conditions|ignore Summoning conditions]]).
  
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Because Synchro Monsters belong in the Extra Deck, they return there whenever they would be returned to the hand or [[Main Deck]], like [[Fusion Monsters]] before. Also, like Fusion Monsters, they cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed from the Graveyard if they were not properly Synchro Summoned first. As with all special summoning certain criteria must be met.
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===Synchro Materials===
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{{Main|Synchro Material}}
  
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Some players have begun to use the term 'Synchronize', 'Sync', or 'Tune/Tuning' to then list which Tuner monster and non-Tuner monsters will be sent to the Graveyard when they perform a Synchro Summon and Summoning a Synchro Monster.
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Synchro Materials are the requisite monsters needed to [[Synchro Summon]] the Synchro Monster. Each Synchro Monster lists its required Synchro Materials in the first line of its [[card text]].
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(i.e. "I tune my "[[Quillbolt Hedgehog]]" [LV2] and "[[Speed Warrior]]" [LV2] with my "Junk Synchron" [LV3] to Synchro Summon "[[Junk Archer]]" [LV7, requires "Junk Synchron" as the Tuner]!")
 
  
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There are currently no [[Aqua]] or [[Fish]]-[[Type]] Synchro Monsters in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|''TCG'']] or [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game|''OCG'']]. However, Konami has released Synchro Monsters for certain [[archetype]]s of monsters, including "[[Alien]]", "[[Laval]]", "[[Six Samurai]]", "[[Iron Chain]]", "[[XX-Saber]]", and "[[Blackwing]]". Synchro Monsters have recieved support and monsters for many different Archetypes, much more than [[Ritual]] and [[Fusion]] monsters have. They can be ran effectively and have recieved Tuner support in "[[Laval]]", "[[Synchron]]", "[[Junk]]",  "[[Karakuri]]", "[[Blackwing]]", "[[Vylon]]", "[[Six Samurai]]", "[[Plant]]",  "[[XX-Saber]]", "[[Flamvell]]", "[[Naturia]]", "[[Scrap]]", "[[Infernity]]", "[[Fire Fist]]", "[[Mecha Phantom Beast]]", "[[Zombie]]", "[[Nordic]]", "[[Fabled]]", "[[Watt]]", "[[Dragunity]]", "[[Agent]]", "[[Psychic]]", "[[Gusto]]", "[[Iron Chain]]", "[[Mist Valley]]", "[[Alien]]", and "[[Fish]]". Synchro Monsters are also often used in "[[Dragon Ruler]]" and "[[Mermail]]".
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===Synchro Summoning===
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{{Main|Synchro Summon}}
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A [[Synchro Summon]] is the act of Summoning a Synchro Monster from the Extra Deck using a Tuner monster with additional non-Tuner monsters. During the Main Phase 1 or 2, the turn player can Synchro Summon a Synchro Monster from the Extra Deck by [[send]]ing monsters they control to the Graveyard (at least 1 Tuner and 1 or more non-Tuner monsters), provided the total Level of those monsters matches exactly the Level of that Synchro Monster.
  
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[[Machine]]-[[Type]] monsters are currently the most diverse monsters by Level, as they have Synchro Monsters that are Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12; thanks to the addition of "[[Formula Synchron]]" and "[[T.G. Halberd Cannon]]".
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===Alternate Summoning Condition===
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{{Main|Cannot be Synchro Summoned|Can be Special Summoned either by Synchro Summon or by its own condition}}
  
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Strategically speaking, Synchro Monsters allow for a large amount of rapid power to be Summoned with relative ease and speed. Most of them have very potent effects in addition to their ease in Summoning. They do not necessarily always have card advantage over Fusion Monsters, because a player might use up as many cards getting all of the Material Monsters on the field to perform a Synchro Summon in one turn, but they have the advantage of increased flexibility and speed over Fusion Monsters due to the fact that many of them have very non-specific requirements for them to be Summoned, so a player with a Tuner monster and a non-Tuner monster on the field will always have one or more options for Summoning, especially if card effects that allow Levels to be changed are used. As for those with specific requirements such as "[[Ally of Justice Decisive Armor]]" 1 tuner + 2 or more non-Tuner monsters, the tuner plus the 2 or more non-specific non tuner monsters levels must equal 10 and at least 3 monster must be used to Special Summon. Unlike Synchro monsters such as, "[[Karakuri Steel Shogun mdl 00X "Bureido"]]" which requires the non-Tuner to be a Machine-Type. That is to say that [[Ritual Monster]]s, [[Trap Monster]]s, and [[Token Monster]]s that have been used for Synchro Summoning must also meet the criteria of Level/[[Attribute]]/Type, as for [[Rank]] the requirements that can be noted are solely towards Attribute/Type as a Rank would not add to the Levels of the other monsters used, such as a Rank 4 Xyz monster + a Level 3 Tuner would not meet the summoning criteria for a Level 7 Synchro monster. Though if the requirements were strictly amount of monsters or a specific Attribute/Type is needed a Material can be used.
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A very small number of Synchro Monsters cannot be Synchro Summoned, and lack the Synchro Material line on their card text. Instead, they each describe a separate Special Summoning procedure in their [[Summoning conditions]]. Such Summoning conditions can be compared to [[Contact Fusion]], which involve Special Summoning [[Fusion Monster]]s with their Summoning conditions rather than by [[Fusion Summon]]ing.
  
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Unlike [[Xyz Monsters]], other Synchro Monsters you control can be used as the non-Tuner materials for a new Synchro Monster, because Synchro Monsters have [[Level]]s. On the other hand, [[Xyz Monster]]s cannot be used as materials for a new Xyz Monster because Xyz Monsters have [[Rank]]s, and it takes two monsters of the same Levels to perform an [[Xyz Summon]]. This also means that Synchro Monsters ''can'' be used as Xyz Materials, with "[[Black and White Wave]]" encouraging this.  
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"[[Black-Winged Assault Dragon]]" is the only Synchro Monster that can both be Synchro Summoned and be Special Summoned by a procedure specified in its Summoning condition.
  
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Similar to how Synchro Monsters replaced Ritual and Fusion monsters when ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' started, [[Xyz Monster]]s have started replacing Synchro Monsters since ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' started.
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==Examples==
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{{Show card image gallery
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| Gaia Knight, the Force of Earth | Non-Effect Synchro Monster
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| Stardust Dragon                | Effect Synchro Monster
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| Formula Synchron                | Effect Tuner Synchro Monster
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| Nirvana High Paladin            | Effect Synchro Pendulum Monster
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}}
  
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However, whilst Synchro Monsters still have not appeared in the ZEXAL anime or manga, additional support for Synchro Monsters still appear on occasion in the trading card game although the primary focus of all new products is [[Xyz Monster]]s. The TCG version of the booster packs ''[[Generation Force]]'', ''[[Order of Chaos]]'', ''[[Photon Shockwave]]'' and ''[[Cosmo Blazer]]'' all included 1-3 new Synchro Monsters despite primarily containing Xyz Monsters. Synchro Monsters also have been on occassion released in the ''[[2012 Collectors Tins]]'' as promo cards and new Synchros were still released in several Hidden Arsenal sets, ''[[Hidden Arsenal 5: Steelswarm Invasion]]'' and ''[[Hidden Arsenal 6: Omega Xyz]]''. The latest addition in ''[[Gold Series]]'', ''[[Gold Series: Haunted Mine]]'' contained reprinted Synchro Monsters as well. The ''[[2012 Premium Collection Tin]]'' also included 3 new Synchro Monsters, and several Synchro Monsters were reprinted in the ''[[2013 Collectors Tins]]''. ''[[Judgment of the Light]]'', however, marks the first time since Xyz Monsters came into the game that Synchro Monsters gained much support and new monsters, featuring 8 new Synchros, about the same number released per set during the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's era of the TCG. The newest structure deck ''[[Structure Deck: Saga of Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]'' featured a new Blue-Eyes White Dragon Synchro Monster and a new Tuner monster revolved around summoning it. The OCG version of the upcoming ''[[Shadow Specters]]'' set also contained 2 new Synchro monsters, although 4 are to be released in the TCG version of the set.
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==Trivia==
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* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'', [[Jakob]] stated that mankind's excessive use of Synchro Monsters caused [[Ener-D]] to spin faster, producing more energy and thus accelerating human evolution.
  
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==Role in the anime==
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* "[[Flower Cardian Lightflare]]" has the highest [[ATK]] of all Synchro Monsters, with 5000 ATK. "[[Superheavy Samurai Steam Train King]]" has the highest [[DEF]] of all Synchro Monsters, with 4800 DEF.
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Synchro Monsters have the power to manipulate [[Ener-D]], allowing humans to accelerate their evolution. It was a vital part of the plot of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' and the series antagonists' intentions. However, it was never explained exactly how Synchro Monsters obtained this ability.
 
  
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A possible theory is linked to the statement that Synchro Monsters are the "symbols of human evolution".  This could be the case when one considers how intricately linked humanity is to Duel Monsters and Ener-D.  It is stated by [[Jakob]] that man's excessive use of Synchros caused Ener-D to spin faster, producing more energy and thus accelerating human evolution.  It could be that this energy is fueling human evolution because of Synchros, the "symbols of human evolution".  Humanity expresses its subconscious desire for evolution by obsessing over and excessively using Synchro Monsters.
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* "[[Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon]]" is the only Synchro Monster that specifies the Level of the non-Tuner monster required for its Synchro Summon.  
  
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==Types of Synchro Summons==
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* The [[illegal]] cards "[[Grizzly, the Red Star Beast]]" and "[[Stardust Divinity]]" are the only [[Match winner]] Synchro Monsters.
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* [[Synchro Summon]]
 
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* [[Dark Synchro Summon]]
 
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* [[Accel Synchro Summon]]
 
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* [[Delta Accel Synchro Summon]]
 
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* [[Double Tuning]]
 
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* [[Limit Over Accel Synchro Summon]]
 
  
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==Example==   
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* In the Arabic dub of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'', Synchro Monsters were translated as "وحوش الدمج" "wohoush eldamj", and [[Tuner]]s "modmej" which is the literal Arabic translation of [[Fusion Monster]]s. In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'', "wohoush eldamj" was reverted to Fusion Monsters, and Synchro Monsters and Tuners were left untranslated.
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[[File:BlackwingGramtheShiningStar-YF04-EN-UR-LE.png|center|360px]]
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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* [[Synchro Summon]]
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* [[Dark Synchro Monster]]
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* [[Accel Synchro Monster]]
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* [[Delta Accel Synchro Monster]]
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* [[Limit Over Accel Synchro Monster]]
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==Notes==
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<references group="Notes" />
  
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{{Gameplay}}
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[[Category:Types of Monster Cards]]
 
[[Category:Types of Monster Cards]]

Revision as of 17:20, 9 April 2024

Synchro Monster

"Stardust Dragon"
"Stardust Dragon"

Japanese

Ｓ（シンクロ）モンスター

Japanese (ruby)

シンクロ(モンスター)[Notes 1]

Japanese (base text)

Ｓモンスター

Japanese (romanized)

Shinkuro (Monsutā)

English

Synchro (Monster)

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Synchro Monsters (Japanese: シンクロモンスター Shinkuro Monsutā, abbreviated Ｓ（シンクロ）モンスター in card text since Duelist Alliance) are a type of monsters that must be Synchro Summoned. Their card frame is colored in white.

Characteristics

Synchro Monsters are Extra Deck monsters:

Synchro Materials

Main article: Synchro Material

Synchro Materials are the requisite monsters needed to Synchro Summon the Synchro Monster. Each Synchro Monster lists its required Synchro Materials in the first line of its card text.

Synchro Summoning

Main article: Synchro Summon

A Synchro Summon is the act of Summoning a Synchro Monster from the Extra Deck using a Tuner monster with additional non-Tuner monsters. During the Main Phase 1 or 2, the turn player can Synchro Summon a Synchro Monster from the Extra Deck by sending monsters they control to the Graveyard (at least 1 Tuner and 1 or more non-Tuner monsters), provided the total Level of those monsters matches exactly the Level of that Synchro Monster.

Alternate Summoning Condition

Main articles: Cannot be Synchro Summoned and Can be Special Summoned either by Synchro Summon or by its own condition

A very small number of Synchro Monsters cannot be Synchro Summoned, and lack the Synchro Material line on their card text. Instead, they each describe a separate Special Summoning procedure in their Summoning conditions. Such Summoning conditions can be compared to Contact Fusion, which involve Special Summoning Fusion Monsters with their Summoning conditions rather than by Fusion Summoning.

"Black-Winged Assault Dragon" is the only Synchro Monster that can both be Synchro Summoned and be Special Summoned by a procedure specified in its Summoning condition.

Examples

Trivia

  • In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Jakob stated that mankind's excessive use of Synchro Monsters caused Ener-D to spin faster, producing more energy and thus accelerating human evolution.
  • "Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon" is the only Synchro Monster that specifies the Level of the non-Tuner monster required for its Synchro Summon.
  • In the Arabic dub of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Synchro Monsters were translated as "وحوش الدمج" "wohoush eldamj", and Tuners "modmej" which is the literal Arabic translation of Fusion Monsters. In Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, "wohoush eldamj" was reverted to Fusion Monsters, and Synchro Monsters and Tuners were left untranslated.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The parentheses here specify what part is not shown on the cards' Type/Ability line.
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