Pokémon Masters EX launches celebrations for the run-up to its 6 year anniversary — Kieran & Hydrapple debut in Master Fair Scout and Story Event

As announced in the trailer that went up late last week, a range of scouts, events and bonuses are launching in Pokémon Masters EX to celebrate the game's upcoming 6 year anniversary, including the debut of Kieran & Hydrapple in the continuation of the From Kitakami Story Event, and the latest Ranked Damage Event, Super Sparring No. 13.

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Run-Up to 6 Year Anniversary Bonuses
For a bit over the next month and a half, until October 6th at 10:59pm (PDT), the in-game Pokémon Center will be getting a special makeover to celebrate the 6 year anniversary, including updates to the background music.

Log-In Bonuses and Gem Specials
As a special gift, a log-in bonus will be run over 7 days to mark the game's Run-Up to 6 Year Celebration. Players can receive these bonuses up until August 27th, 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

• Days 1-3: Gems ×300
• Day 4: Gems ×500
• Day 5-6: Gems ×300
• Day 7: Gems ×500

In conjunction with the 6 Year Celebrations, the following four Event Gem Specials will be available in the purchase gems tab of the in-game shop until August 27th, at 10:59pm (PDT), offering discounted prices on paid gems.

• Run-Up to 6 gem special 1: Gems ×300
• Run-Up to 6 gem special 2: Gems ×1,400
• Run-Up to 6 gem special 3: Gems ×4,000
• Run-Up to 6 gem special 4: Gems ×14,000

Story Event: From Kitakami—Continued
The new From Kitakami—Continued Story Event continues the story of Carmine's her arrival on Pasio, with Kieran now making his own appearance on the island and pairing up with his older sister for a Team Battle. The event will run through to August 27th, at 10:59pm (PDT).

This event follows the simplified format for 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. Players will need to collect a total of 10,000 Event Points for this event in order to receive all possible rewards. Featured event rewards include 5★ Scout Tickets, Skill Items, a Field Move Candy Coin, 5★ Power-Ups, and Event Medals. Other rewards able to be obtained include Special Skill Feather 93, custom Sync Orbs for Kieran & Hydrapple, and Lucky Cookies for Kieran & Hydrapple and Blue & Pidgeot.

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:

• Kieran & Hydrapple, and Carmine & Sinistcha: +60% (×1.6) bonus rewards
• Juliana & Koraidon, Paulo & Lycanroc, and Tina & Flareon: +40% (×4.6) bonus rewards
• All other sync pairs with the Paldea Theme Skill: +20% (×1.2) bonus rewards

These bonuses stack additively, so having a team consisting of Kieran & Hydrapple, Carmine & Sinistcha, and Juliana & Koraidon would grant a combined +160% (×2.6) 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.
• All Event Points collected during this event will be automatically deleted once the event is over.

Ranked Damage Event: Super Sparring No. 13
Ranked Damage Events follow the same basic rules as the Damage Challenge, while applying some additional special rules to ensure a special challenge for players. The three battles included in this latest Super Sparring event, and their associated rules, are as follows:

• Challenge Tierno
  • Three opponents, Fighting-type weakness
  • No special rules
• Challenge Shauna
  • Single opponent, Dragon-type weakness
  • Special rule: Opponents are immune to status conditions and interference
    • Opponents are immune to status conditions and won't flinch, become confused, or become trapped.
• Challenge N
  • Three opponents, Bug-type weakness
  • Special rule: Ally physical attack damage significantly reduced
    • Reduces the damage allies deal with physical attack moves by 80%.

After completing the challenge, Players will receive a Score Rank, along with Training Tickets and items based on the amount of damage dealt. Rewards are earned for every 25,000 points of score up to 500,000, and then a further reward for every additional 50,000 points. The rewards and their associated point levels are as follows:

• 25,000: Training Ticket ×10
• 50,000: Strike Move Candy Coin ×1
• 75,000: Training Ticket ×10
• 100,000: Strike Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 125,000: Training Ticket ×10
• 150,000: Tech Move Candy Coin ×1
• 175,000: Training Ticket ×10
• 200,000: Tech Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 225,000: Training Ticket ×10
• 250,000: Support Move Candy Coin ×1
• 275,000: Training Ticket ×10
• 300,000: Support Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 325,000: Training Ticket ×20
• 350,000: Field Move Candy Coin ×1
• 375,000: Training Ticket ×20
• 400,000: Field Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 425,000: Training Ticket ×20
• 450,000: Sprint Move Candy Coin ×1
• 475,000: Training Ticket ×20
• 500,000: Sprint Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 550,000: Co-op Sync Orb ×5,000
• 600,000: Training Ticket ×20
• 650,000: Co-op Sync Orb ×5,000
• 700,000: Training Ticket ×20
• 750,000: Co-op Sync Orb ×5,000
• 800,000: Training Ticket ×20
• 850,000: Co-op Sync Orb ×10,000
• 900,000: Co-op Sync Orb ×10,000
• 950,000: Co-op Sync Orb ×10,000
• 1,000,000: Co-op Sync Orb ×15,000
• Every additional 50,000 after 1,000,000: Training Ticket ×1

These Training Tickets, as with those acquired from the regular Damage Challenge, can then be exchanged for special Sync Pairs only available from the Training Ticket Exchange, as well as Co-op Sync Orbs.

A ranking feature is also available to this event, allowing players to see how well they've done against other trainers. Players whose Best Score is within the top 10,000 spots at the end of the event will be awarded Master Rank, and all players will receive a special Title based on their final standings in the rankings. Final Ranking Results will only be announced after the event has concluded, from August 27th, at 11:00pm (PDT), and will remain available until September 3rd, at 10:59pm (PDT).

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.
• Area info completion data will not be carried over the next time this event returns.
• The sync pairs that appear as opponents in battle have different capabilities than those players can actually obtain.
• It may take some time for rankings to be updated, meaning the in-game rankings may not reflect the most recent results.
• Battles finished after the event period ends may not be reflected in the rankings.

Anniversary Master Sync Pairs and Scouts
Three separate Master Fair Scouts will be running during this Run-Up to the 6 Year Anniversary. The brand new Master Fair-exclusive Sync Pair Kieran & Hydrapple, who plays a starring role in the From Kitakami—Continued Story Event, makes their debut in a Master Fair Scout beginning today and running through to September 26th, at 10:59pm (PDT). Individual Master Fair Scouts for Juliana & Koraidon and Florian & Miraidon that begin tomorrow. As usual for Master Fair scouts, 5★ Sync Pairs will have a 12% chance of appearing in each of these scouts, with the featured pair having a higher chance of appearing than other pairs.

Kieran & Hydrapple are a Fighting-type Field Sync Pair, with the ability to pile on a significant amount of debuffs against opponents while certain field effects are in play. This Master Fair-exclusive Sync Pair is being released with an expanded sync grid, the ability to be raided to 6★ EX, and an unlockable Tech EX Role. Raising the pair to 6★ EX also unlocks a new outfit for Kieran, giving him a green and cream top, covered with a red and cream jacket, matching Hydrapple.

Kieran & Hydrapple's Supersweet Syrupy Apple Passive Skill lowers an opponent's evasiveness by one stat rank whenever Kieran & Hydrapple successfully attack them, plus additionally lowers the target's Defense by one stat rank while the weather is sunny, and Sp. Def by one stat rank when the zone is a Fighting Zone. In combination with their Breaking Swipe attack hitting all opponents, and their Kitakami Sunlight Passive skill turning the field of play into a Fighting Zone when Kieran & Hydrapple make the weather Sunny through their Red-Ripe Sunny Day attack, and this pear can rapidly reduce opposing Physical attackers ability to fight.

The Kieran Master 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 five 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

In addition, a Special Present! Kieran Master Fair Scout is also available, requiring paid gems. This scout gives the same rewards as the regular Kieran Master Fair Scout for the first five times players perform a Sync Pair Scout ×11 for this scout. In addition, players who team up with Kieran & Hydrapple in this scout will also receive a Tech Roll Cake item, which is required to unlock their EX Role.

Kieran Gem Emote
A special Gems with Gym Emotes offer is available from the in-game shop alongside the Kieran Master Scout, allowing players to obtain a Kieran 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.

Presents! Limit 1! Scout ×25 + 5★-Select Poké Fair
Until August 27th, at 10:59pm (PDT), Trainers can also take advantage of five separate Presents! Limit 1! Scout ×25 + 5★-Select Poké Fair (boy that's a mouthful!), each of which is focused on a single Role of Fair-Exclusive Sync Pairs. As the names suggest, these whopping ×25 Scouts requiring 5,000 paid gems can only be used a single time each.

• Presents! Limit 1! Scout ×25 + 5★-Select Poké Fair A: Strike Sync Pairs
• Presents! Limit 1! Scout ×25 + 5★-Select Poké Fair A: Tech Sync Pairs
• Presents! Limit 1! Scout ×25 + 5★-Select Poké Fair A: Support Sync Pairs
• Presents! Limit 1! Scout ×25 + 5★-Select Poké Fair A: Sprint Sync Pairs
• Presents! Limit 1! Scout ×25 + 5★-Select Poké Fair A: Field Sync Pairs

On top of the 25 scouted Sync Pairs, players using these massive scouts will also receive their choice of 5★ Sync Pair from the pool available for that scout, plus a 5★ Move Candy Coin for the appropriate type.

10-Pair Scout
Until September 14th at 10:59pm (PDT), players will receive up to 10 special 10-Pair Scout Tickets as log-in bonuses, at a rate of one ticket per day, which can be used exclusively in a special 10-Pair Scout. Sync Pairs available in this scout include all Sync Pairs within the general pool, along with a wide variety of Poké Fair Scout-exclusive Sync Pairs.

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 September 14th, at 10:59pm (PDT)[/CENTER]