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| arabic              = وحوش التزامن
 
 
| 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>
 
| 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>
 
| kanji                = {{Ruby|Ｓ|シンクロ}}モンスター
 
| kanji                = {{Ruby|Ｓ|シンクロ}}モンスター
 
| japanese            = Ｓモンスター
 
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| romaji              = Shinkuro (Monsutā)
 
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| english              = Synchro (Monster)
 
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| korean              = 싱크로 (몬스터) ''Singkeuro (Monseuteo)''
 
| korean              = 싱크로 (몬스터) ''Singkeuro (Monseuteo)''
 
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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''' (Japanese: シンクロモンスター ''Shinkuromonsutā'', abbreviated {{Ruby|Ｓ|シンクロ}}モンスター in [[card text]] since ''[[Duelist Alliance]]'') 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.
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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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Some Synchro Monsters require a specific Tuner monster in order to be Synchro Summoned (such as "[[Moon Dragon Quilla]]"), monsters of a particular [[Type]] ("[[Driven Daredevil]]"), [[Attribute]] ("[[Vylon Sigma]]") or even [[Archetype]] ("[[Thor, Lord of the Aesir]]") as Material Monsters, but many do not, so they can be in just about any Extra Deck. Thus, 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, along with the proper Spell card.
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===Synchro Materials===
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{{Main|Synchro Material}}
  
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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.
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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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Some Synchro Monsters require 2 or more non-Tuner monsters to be summoned, such as "[[Mist Wurm]]" or "[[Ally of Justice Decisive Armor]]". In that case, you will need at least 3 monsters on the field. Also, while generally most of the Synchro Monsters require exactly 1 Tuner to be summoned, "[[Red Nova Dragon]]" and "[[Vylon Omega]]" [[Double Tuning|require 2]].
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===Synchro Summoning===
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Additionally, [[Token Monster]]s may be used as non-Tuner monsters for a Synchro Summon, because they still have Levels and Synchro Monsters do not require the Tokens to be there when the Synchro Monster is summoned.
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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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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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===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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There are also two special types of Synchro monsters: [[Tuner Synchro Monster|Tuner]] and [[Accel Synchro]] monsters. The first are Synchro monsters that are Tuner monsters, simultaneously. Usually, they have effects that tend to ease a Synchro Summon (either by [[T.G. Wonder Magician|allowing you to Synchro Summon during your opponent's turn]], or by [[Wave-Motion Phonon Dragon|managing their own level and restricting Special Summons other than Synchro Summons]]). They are generally used to perform the Synchro Summon of the latter, that is a kind of Synchro Monster that specifically needs all of its Synchro Materials to be Synchro monsters; their level is always high and they have powerful effects, ranging from [[T.G. Blade Blaster|negating an effect]] to [[Shooting Quasar Dragon|attacking multiple times]] ''(AND negating effects)''.
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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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Similar to how Synchro Monsters replaced Ritual and Fusion monsters when ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' started, [[Xyz Monster]]s replaced Synchro Monsters when ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' started.
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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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However, whilst Synchro Monsters did not appear in the ZEXAL anime or manga, additional support for Synchro Monsters still appeared on occasion in the TCG although the primary focus of all ZEXAL-era products was Xyz Monsters. 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, marked 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. One of the newest Structure Decks, ''[[Structure Deck: Saga of Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]'' features a "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" Synchro Counterpart ("[[Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon]]"). ''[[Shadow Specters]]'' and ''[[Legacy of the Valiant]]'' released 4 and 3 Synchro Monsters respectively, including brand new, splashable and generic ones, such as "[[Giganticastle]]" and "[[Leo, the Keeper of the Sacred Tree]]", TCG-exclusives, like "[[Powered Inzektron]]", and Synchro monsters that only existed in the OCG, such as "[[Celestial Wolf Lord, Blue Sirius]]".
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==Examples==
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However, beginning with ''[[Duelist Alliance]]'', the set after ''[[Primal Origin]]'' (which is the last ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' based set), it has been advertised by Konami that Synchro Monsters, Xyz Monsters, Ritual Monsters and Fusion Monsters will begin getting an equal amount of support. More Synchro Monsters that were formally OCG-exclusive were also recently finally released in the TCG ''[[Premium Gold]]'' set, along with many reprints of old Gold Series Synchro Monsters.
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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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==Role in the anime==
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| Formula Synchron                | Effect Tuner Synchro Monster
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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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| Nirvana High Paladin            | Effect Synchro Pendulum Monster
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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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While no Synchro Monsters appeared in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'' has shown one Synchro monster in the first episode, "[[XX-Saber Gottoms]]," which appeared later in the series used by "[[X-Saber]]" Duelist [[Yaiba Todo]]. [[Declan]] has also used a Synchro Monster, and [[Yugo]] uses a Synchro Deck, while [[Gong]] has added Synchro Monsters to his Deck.. They are said to be monsters that only the elite use, and they are they only type of Extra Deck monster used in the [[Synchro Dimension]].
 
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==Example==
 
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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* There are currently no [[Aqua]] or [[Fish]]-[[Type]] Synchro Monsters.
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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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* [[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, and 12.
 
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** They are followed by the [[Dragon]]-Type, that has Level 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Synchro Monsters.
 
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* The only 3 Zombie-Type Synchro Monsters ("[[Revived King Ha Des]]", "[[Doomkaiser Dragon]]" and "[[Archfiend Zombie-Skull]]") are all Level 6 [[Zombie counterparts]] of pre-existing monsters and all require "[[Plaguespreader Zombie]]" to be the Tuner monster.
 
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* The only 3 [[Dinosaur]]-Type Synchro Monsters are members of the "[[Jurrac]]" Archetype.
 
  
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* "[[Star Eater]]" is both the only Level 11 Synchro Monster and the only Synchro Monster whose Synchro Summon cannot be negated, and the only one who prevents the activation of cards or effects when it is Synchro Summoned.
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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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* "[[XX-Saber Gottoms]]" is the only Synchro monster that can be Summoned with all of its Synchro Materials being Tuner monsters, as it doesn't have the sentence ''"non-Tuner monster(s)"''.
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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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* "[[Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon]]" is the only Synchro Monster who specifies the Level of the non-Tuner monster required for its Synchro Summon.
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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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* "[[T.G. Recipro Dragonfly]]" is currently the only Level 2 Synchro Monster that is not a Tuner Monster.
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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.
  
 
==See also==
 
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* [[Synchro Summon]]
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* [[Dark Synchro Monster]]
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* [[Accel Synchro Summon]]
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* [[Accel Synchro Monster]]
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* [[Double Tuning]]
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* [[Delta Accel Synchro Monster]]
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* [[Limit Over Accel Synchro Monster]]
  
 
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{{Gameplay}}
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[[Category:Types of Monster Cards]]
 
[[Category:Types of Monster Cards]]

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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)

Lists

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[edit]

Synchro Monsters are Extra Deck monsters:

Synchro Materials[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Notes[edit]

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