New Pasio Special Stadium Vs. Champion Red launches in Pokémon Masters EX, featuring trainers weak to Steel-type moves

The Pokémon Masters EX five-year anniversary celebrations continue today with the launch of a brand new Pasio Special Stadium, featuring battles against Champion Red and other trainers weak to the Steel-type. In this event, which will run until October 5th at 10:59pm (PDT), players will challenge a team comprised of Glacia, Grimsley, Bertha, and Olivia, lead by Champion Red from the four-year anniversary celebrations last year. All five of these trainers share the same Steel-type weakness.

The Pasio Special Stadium is a limited-time event in the Champion Stadium runs concurrently with the normal Champion Stadium challenges. During the event, players are challenged to battle against a mix of Elite Four members and a Champion from different regions, with all five battles sharing one featured type weakness. The usual rules apply to the Pasio Special Stadium as to the normal Stadium with regards to restricting sync pairs after they are used to win a battle, special parameters, and the use of Master Mode options, although the Master Mode point rewards differ from in the normal Stadium. This is the second version of the Pasio Special Stadium to feature Champion Red. The previous version, which ran twice and featured two of the same Elite Four members, focused on opponents weak to Fire-type moves.

To participate in the Champion Stadium, Trainers must have completed Main Story Chapter 10: A Reason to Battle (Normal) in single-player. To attempt the Pasio Special Stadium, players must also have completed the Champion Stadium Kanto Challenge on Normal difficulty. The Normal difficulty of the Kanto Challenge is always available, regardless of the current regional rotation of the Champion Stadium.