Pokémon Masters EX launches celebrations for the Run-Up to the Double Anniversary — Arc Suit Misty & Starmie debut alongside Arceus Arc Chapter 8

As announced in the recent trailer, a range of events, scouts, and bonuses are launching today in Pokémon Masters EX to celebrate the run-up to the game's 6.5 year anniversary, along with the impending 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise itself. In addition to Chapter 8 of the Arceus Arc and the Misty Arc Suit Fair Scout, players can also take advantage of a 10-Pair Scout with guaranteed fair-exclusive Sync Pairs, a returning Special Sync Pair Event, and some special rallies. Information has also been released on the Gym Battles feature, with Pasio Gym Battle No. 1 scheduled to launch later this week.


Run-Up to 6.5 Years Bonuses
For the next month, until March 30th at 10:59pm (PDT), the in-game Pokémon Center will be getting a special makeover to celebrate the 6.5 year anniversary, including updates to the background music.

Gem Specials
The following four Event Gem Specials will be available in the purchase gems tab of the in-game shop until February 27th, at 9:59pm (PST), offering discounted prices on paid gems.

• Run-up to 6.5 Years gem special 1: Gems ×300
• Run-up to 6.5 Years gem special 2: Gems ×1,300
• Run-up to 6.5 Years gem special 3: Gems ×4,000
• Run-up to 6.5 Years gem special 4: Gems ×14,000

Welcome Back Rally
Players who have not logged in for 30 days or more will be able to take advantage of a special Welcome Back Rally until March 30th, at 10:59pm (PDT)

Chapter 8 of the Main Story's Arceus Arc commences
This latest Chapter for the Main Story focuses on Misty and Brock, as they prepare for the next Arceus Cup, which will feature a tournament structured similar to Unova's Pokémon World Tournament, where all participants this time will be Gym Leaders. Additional chapters will become available progressively over the coming months.

Misty Arc Suit Fair Scout
Misty debuts her new sync pair with her trusty partner Starmie in this limited-time Arc Suit Fair Scout alongside the launch of Chapter 8 of the Main Story's Arceus Arc. This scout is available in-game now, and will run through to March 13th, at 10:59pm (PDT).

Arc Suit Fair Scouts operate similar to Master Fairs, with an offering rate of 1% for the featured Arc Suit Sync Pair, and 12% for 5★ Sync Pairs (including the Arc Suit Sync Pair). Unlike other scouts however, Arc Suit Fairs will require 500 scout points before players are able to get a free selection of any one Sync Pair available in the Scout.

Arc Suit Misty & Starmie are a Water-type Multi Role Sync Pair. This Arc Suit Fair-exclusive Sync pair are making their debut with an expanded Sync Grid, the ability to be raised to 6★ EX, and the ability to unlock a Strike (Special) EX Role when raised to 6★ EX. Raising the pair to 6★ EX also adds a new song to the Jukebox, and a new outfit for Misty, reversing her outfit palette to black on white.

The Misty Arc Suit Fair Scout includes a daily discount, where players can perform a single scout for ×100 paid gems. This daily discount can be used 1 time per day during the entire length of the scout. The first fifteen times players perform a Sync Pair Scout ×11 for this scout, they will also receive the following bonus presents:

• 1st Scout: Strike Move Candy Coin ×1, Support Move Candy Coin ×1, Tech Move Candy Coin ×1
• 2nd Scout: 5★ Power-Up ×2
• 3rd Scout: Sprint Move Candy Coin x1, Field Move Candy Coin ×1
• 4th Scout: 5★ Power-Up ×4
• 5th Scout: Move Candy Coin ×1
• 6th Scout: Strike Roll Cake Coin ×1, Support Roll Cake Coin ×1, Tech Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 7th Scout: 5★ Power-Up ×4
• 8th Scout: Sprint Roll Cake Coin x1, Field Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 9th Scout: 5★ Power-Up ×4
• 10th Scout: Move Candy Coin ×1
• 11th Scout: 5★ Power-Up ×6
• 12th Scout: Strike Move Candy Coin ×1, Support Move Candy Coin ×1, Tech Move Candy Coin ×1
• 13th Scout: Sprint Move Candy Coin x1, Field Move Candy Coin ×1
• 14th Scout: Strike Roll Cake Coin ×1, Support Roll Cake Coin ×1, Tech Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 15th Scout: Sprint Roll Cake Coin x1, Field Roll Cake Coin ×1

In addition, a Special Present! Misty Arc Suit Fair Scout is also available, requiring paid gems. The first fifteen times players perform a Sync Pair Scout ×11 for this scout, they will also receive the following bonus presents:

• 1st Scout: 5★ Power-Up ×5
• 2nd Scout: Strike Move Candy Coin ×1, Support Move Candy Coin ×1, Tech Move Candy Coin ×1, Sprint Move Candy Coin x1, Field Move Candy Coin ×1
• 3rd Scout: 5★ Power-Up ×5
• 4th Scout: Strike Roll Cake Coin ×1, Support Roll Cake Coin ×1, Tech Roll Cake Coin ×1, Sprint Roll Cake Coin x1, Field Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 5th Scout: 5★ Custom Move Candy for 5★ Arc Suit Leon & Charizard
• 6th Scout: 5★ Power-Up ×5
• 7th Scout: Strike Move Candy Coin ×1, Support Move Candy Coin ×1, Tech Move Candy Coin ×1, Sprint Move Candy Coin x1, Field Move Candy Coin ×1
• 8th Scout: 5★ Power-Up ×5
• 9th Scout: Strike Roll Cake Coin ×1, Support Roll Cake Coin ×1, Tech Roll Cake Coin ×1, Sprint Roll Cake Coin x1, Field Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 10th Scout: 5★ Custom Move Candy for 5★ Arc Suit Leon & Charizard
• 11th Scout: Strike Move Candy Coin ×1, Support Move Candy Coin ×1, Tech Move Candy Coin ×1, Sprint Move Candy Coin x1, Field Move Candy Coin ×1
• 12th Scout: Strike Roll Cake Coin ×1, Support Roll Cake Coin ×1, Tech Roll Cake Coin ×1, Sprint Roll Cake Coin x1, Field Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 13th Scout: Strike Move Candy Coin ×1, Support Move Candy Coin ×1, Tech Move Candy Coin ×1, Sprint Move Candy Coin x1, Field Move Candy Coin ×1
• 14th Scout: Strike Roll Cake Coin ×1, Support Roll Cake Coin ×1, Tech Roll Cake Coin ×1, Sprint Roll Cake Coin x1, Field Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 15th Scout: Strike Move Candy Coin ×1, Support Move Candy Coin ×1, Tech Move Candy Coin ×1, Sprint Move Candy Coin x1, Field Move Candy Coin ×1

In addition, players who team up with Arc Suit Misty & Starmie in this Special Present scout will also receive a Strike Roll Cake item, which is required to unlock their EX Role.

Acting as a true mix of all roles, Arc Suit Misty & Starmie can deal out massive damage to opponents through powerful and cheap attacks, and through various means can debuff opponents against special attacks in general and Water-type attacks specifically, buff allies special attacks and their defense against Water-type attacks, reduce the sync move countdown, and apply a Circle to the field of play.

Arc Suit Misty Gym Emote
A special Gems with Gym Emotes offer is available from the in-game shop, allowing players to obtain an Arc Suit Misty Gym Emote as a present. This offer, which comes with 250 paid gems, can be purchased under the With Emotes tab in the Purchase Gems menu of the in-game shop until March 13th, at 10:59pm (PDT).

Special Battle Event: Arceus Arc Celebration
Players can now take on a selection of trainers from Kanto in this latest Special Battle Event running through to February 27th, at 9:59pm (PST).

Similar to the previous Special Battle Events for the Arceus Arc, this event appears to follow the same format recently seen in Story Events, where players will collect Event Points as they complete battles, earning rewards based on the total amount of event points acquired instead of trading for specific desired rewards. Featured event rewards include 5★ Scout Tickets, Skill Items, a Tech Move Candy Coin, a 5★ Power-Up, and Event Medals. Other rewards able to be obtained include Special Skill Feather 115 and 116; custom Sync Orbs for Arc Suit Misty & Starmie and Arc Suit Brock & Onix; and Lucky Cookies for Arc Suit Misty & Starmie, Arc Suit Brock & Onix, and Brock & Onix.

Players will receive bonus rewards if they take on event battles using teams that feature specific sync pairs. The more of these sync pairs that players place in their lineup, the greater the bonus received. The applicable Sync Pairs and reward rates are as follows:

• Arc Suit Misty & Starmie: +60% (×1.6) bonus rewards
• Blue & Pidgeot, Red & Snorlax, Leaf & Eevee, Milo & Eldegoss, Nessa & Drednaw, and Brassius & Sudowoodo: +40% (×1.4) bonus rewards
• All other Sync Pairs with the Kanto Theme Skill: +20% (×1.2) bonus rewards

These bonuses stack additively, so having a team consisting of Arc Suit Misty & Starmie, Blue & Pidgeot, and Leaf & Eevee would grant a combined +140% (×2.4) rewards.

Players should also note the following when playing this event:

• The number of plays available for Daily Extreme Battle 1 are reset every day at 10:00pm (PST).
• To participate, players must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
• The sync pairs that appear as opponents in battle have different capabilities than those players can actually obtain.
• All mission completion rewards must be claimed within three days of the mission period ending.
• All Event Points collected during this event will be automatically deleted once the event is over.

Special Sync Pair Event: Clavell & Sprigatito
Clavell's Special Sync Pair event, which first debuted in the Run-Up to the 5.5 Year Anniversary, makes its return until March 30th, at 10:59pm (PDT).

Clavell (Alt.) & Sprigattio can be acquired simply by completing the first Story area of the event. Despite his outfit being based on that worn by his counterpart from Pokémon Violet's Uva Academy, this is actually the same Clavell from Naranja Academy that's been on Pasio all this time! By completing stages in the event, players will be rewarded with Event Voucher Q items, which can be exchanged for additional copies of the sync pair to improve their sync moves and move level, Custom Sync Orbs for Clavell (Alt.) & Sprigattio, and other items.

Players should also note the following when playing this event:

• To participate, players must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
• The sync pairs that appear as opponents in battle have different capabilities than those players can actually obtain.
• All mission completion rewards must be claimed within three days of the mission period ending.
• When the exchange period for the vouchers obtained in this event ends, leftover Event Voucher Q items will be converted into coins (10 coins per voucher) and sent to each player's Present Box.

Run-Up to Double Anniversary 10-Pair Scouts
Until March 30th at 10:59pm (PDT), players will receive log-in bonuses enabling access to special 10-Pair Scouts.

• Day 1, 5, 10, 15, 20: Fair-Exclusive Gtd. 10-Pair Ticket ×1
• Days 2-4, 6-9, 11-14, 16-19: 10-Pair Scout Ticket ×1

These tickets can be used in the two Run-Up To Double Anniversary! Ticket Scouts, 10-Pair Scout (Fair-exclusive pair guaranteed!) and 10-Pair Scout (Fair-exclusive pairs included!), which each will remain available until April 6th, at 10:59pm (PDT). As the names suggest, sync Pairs available in these scouts include all Sync Pairs within the general pool, along with a wide variety of Poké Fair Scout-exclusive Sync Pairs.

Pasio Gym Battles
The new Gym Battle feature will make its debut later this week on February 19th at 9:59pm (PST) with Pasio Gym Battle No. 1.

In this new type of event, players will take on eight trainers together with their comrades from their Trainer Gym. A trailer showcasing this new content has been posted to The Official Pokémon Masters EX Channel on YouTube. The rules for these are quite detailed and involved, so we encourage trainers to watch the trainer and read up on them prior to the first event.


Briefly, these battles are seemingly not designed to be defeated by a single player in a single sitting. Rather, the damage that you've dealt, as well as some status effects, will carry over to the next player attempting that fight. This will allow the whole gym to get involved as you baton pass to each other to take on all opponents over multiple circuits. Trainers and Gyms will receive various rewards depending on how high your Gym ranks, and how high you rank within your Gym. These will include items such as Superawakening Candies, Move Candies, Lucky Cookies, and Scout Tickets, including for the brand new 5★-Guaranteed Gym Ticket Scout.