Rika & Clodsire make their Pokémon Masters EX debut in a Poké Fair Scout alongside the new Good Ol' Rika Story Event

As previewed earlier this week, Rika & Clodsire are making their Pokémon Masters EX debut today in a new Poké Fair Scout. Alongside this scout, Rika will be taking center stage in the brand new Good Ol' Rika Here Story Event that is also launching in-game today. The game's title screen and app logo have also received Rika-themed makeovers.

Rika Welcome Log-In Bonus
To commemorate the debut of Rika in Pokémon Masters EX, Rika will make a special appearance in the Pokémon Center along with a a log-in bonus over 3 days. Players can receive these bonuses up until May 6th, at 10:59pm (PDT), so even if you miss a few days you should still have the chance to receive all of the available gifts.

• Day 1: Gems ×300
• Day 2: Gems ×300
• Day 3: Gems ×300

Story Event: Good Ol' Rika Here
In this new story event, Rika makes an appeal to Lear for his new signature chocolate sweet to be based on her own chocolate-like Clodsire. This event is available in-game now, and will continue until May 12th, at 10:59pm (PDT).

By completing battles during this event, players can earn Event Voucher C items, which can be exchanged for a variety of valuable items, including a 5★ Power-Ups and Scout Tickets, a Tech Move Candy Coin, Special Skill Feather 29, Lucky Cookies for Rika & Clodsire and Whitney & Miltank, Skill Items, and custom Sync Orbs for Rika & Clodsire. Players can also take on event missions to earn Event Medals, as well as additional Gems, Battle Points, and a Field Move Candy Coin.

As usual for events of this type, players will have an increased chance of receiving 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:

• Rika & Clodsire: +60% (×1.6) bonus rewards
• Geeta & Glimmora, Lear & Hoopa, Whitney & Miltank: +40% (×1.4) bonus rewards
• All other sync pairs with the Paldea Theme Skills: +20% (×1.2) bonus rewards

These bonuses stack additively, so having a team consisting of Rika & Clodsire, Geeta & Glimmora, and Lear & Hoopa, 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 11:00pm (PDT).
• 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.
• Leftover Event Voucher C items will be automatically converted to coins at a rate of 10 coins per item at the end of the event, and sent to players' Present Boxes

Log-in Bonus
The Good Ol' Rika Here event includes a log-in bonus over 14 days. Players can receive these bonuses up until May 12th, at 10:59pm (PDT), so even if you're a couple of days late starting the event you'll still have the chance to receive all of the available gifts.

• Day 1: Skip Ticket ×20
• Day 2: Gems ×100
• Day 3: Gems ×100
• Day 4: Gems ×100
• Day 5: Skip Ticket ×20
• Day 6: Gems ×100
• Day 7: Gems ×100
• Day 8: Gems ×100
• Day 9: Skip Ticket ×20
• Day 10: Gems ×100
• Day 11: Gems ×100
• Day 12: Gems ×100
• Day 13: Gems ×100
• Day 14: Skip Ticket ×20

Event Gem Specials
In conjunction with Good Ol' Rika Here, the following four Event Gem Specials will be available in the purchase gems tab of the in-game shop until May 17th, at 10:59pm (PDT), offering discounted prices on paid gems.

• Rika welcome gem special 1: Gems ×300
• Rika welcome gem special 2: Gems ×1,300
• Rika welcome gem special 3: Gems ×4,000
• Rika welcome gem special 4: Gems ×14,000

Rika Poké Fair Scout
Rika & Clodsire make their Pokémon Masters debut in this limited-time Poké Fair Scout alongside the launch of the Good Ol' Rika Here Story Event. This scout is available in-game now, and will run through to May 15th at 10:59pm (PDT). As normal for Poké Fair Scouts, 5★ sync pairs have a 10% chance of appearing in this scout. This Poké Fair Scout also 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.

Pairing up with Rika & Clodsire will give players a Clodsire photo frame that can be used in the Photo Creator.

This Fair-Exclusive Ground-type Support role Sync Pair are being released with an expanded sync grid, the ability to be raised to 6★ EX, and the ability to unlock a Field EX Role when raised to 6★ EX. Raising the pair to 6★ EX also unlocks a new chocolate and tan outfit for Rika.

Rika & Clodsire's have a range of moves and abilities allowing them to act as a sturdy tank while simultaneously buffing the party and debuffing the opposition. One of their Passive Skills will restore all allies' HP any time they get hit by an attack move, while another lowers one of an opponent's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, or Speed at random by two stat ranks when they hit Rika & Clodsire with an attack. In addition, Rika & Clodsire's Think Fast! Trainer move increases all allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by two stat ranks when used, while their Rampant Mud Slap Buddy Move will allow them to lower all opponents accuracy by two stat ranks and leave them all poisoned, as well as creating a Ground Zone, and increasing the Physical Moves ↑ Next and Special Moves ↑ Next effects for all allies by two ranks each.