Rosa & Deerling debut their new Summer Form for the re-run of the Pasio Academy Opening Academy Event, plus returning Scouts for Rei and Lacey

Pasio Academy Opening, which had its debut run in Pokémon Masters EX in late March this year, is making a return to the game today alongside Costume and Poké Fair Scouts for Rei (Academy) & Braviary and Lacey & Granbull.

Academy Event: Pasio Academy Opening
This re-run of the Pasio Academy Opening Academy Event will run through to October 9th, at 10:59pm (PDT). This is the first time it, or any other Academy Event, has been re-run.

During your Academy Experience, Academy Sync Pairs will have a special In-Training Sync Grid. After completing the Final Exam, players will be able to select the Sync Grid they'd like to retain as their completed grid for the Sync Pair, which will then apply from then on when the pair is used outside the Academy Event.

Returning Academy Events can take one of two formats, which differ based on the event's featured Sync Pair:

• Same Academy Sync Pair: Players will get another chance to train the same Sync Pair as a previous version of the event. In this format, Custom ★ Power-Ups obtained in the event will be identical to the previous event.
• Different Academy Sync Pair: Players will get an opportunity to train an entirely new Academy Sync Pair. Players will retain their previously obtained Academy Sync Pair without any changes. Custom ★ Power-Ups obtained in the event will apply only to the new Sync Pair, and will not be usable with the previous Sync Pair.

The featured Sync Pair for this very first returning Academy Event is 5★ Rosa (Academy) & Deerling in its Summer form. All players will unlock this pair immediately after completing the opening story cutscene for the event. While the name will appear the same in-game, they are treated as an entirely different pair to the 5★ Rosa (Academy) & Deerling in its Spring form from the original run of the event. As with that original pair, raising them to 6★ EX unlocks a variant academy uniform for them in dark blue and grey with gold trim.

Similar to regular Story Events, players will receive an increased amount of 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 for this event are as follows:

• Rei (Academy) & Braviary, Lacey & Granbull: +100% (×2.0) bonus rewards
• Rosa (Academy) & Deerling (Summer Form): +50% (×1.5) bonus rewards
• Rosa (Academy) & Deerling (Spring Form), Florian & Lechonk, Brendan (Academy) & Marshtomp, Morty (Academy) & Typhlosion, Marnie (Academy) & Cyclizar, Iris (Academy) & Lapras, and Gladion (Academy) & Porygon-Z: +30% (×1.3) bonus rewards
• All other Sinnoh or Paldea sync pairs: +10% (×1.1) bonus rewards

These bonuses stack additively, so having a team consisting of Rosa (Academy) & Deerling (Summer), Florian & Lechonk, and Brendan (Academy) & Marshtomp would grant a combined +110% (×2.1) rewards.

Players should also note the following when playing this event:

• To participate, unlock Rosa (Academy)'s 6★ EX status, or unlock Rosa (Academy's) EX Role, 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.

Log-in Bonus
This run of Pasio Academy Opening includes a special Academy Event Support Log-In Bonus. This bonus will be held twice, with players receiving 5× Stamina ticket the first ttime they log in during each of the following periods:

• First Run: September 21st at 11:00pm (PDT) through September 28th at 10:59pm (PDT)
• Second Run: September 28th at 11:00pm (PDT) through October 5th at 10:59pm (PDT)

Rosa (Academy) Gym Emote
Additionally, a special Gems with Gym Emotes offer is available from the in-game shop, allowing players to obtain a Rosa (Academy) 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 October 9th at 10:59pm (PDT).

Rei Costume Scouts
Rei (Academy) & Braviary, who made their debut alongside the original run of Pasio Academy Opening, return in these limited-time Costume Scouts. The Rei Costume Scout and Rei Costume Tiered Scout will run through until October 9th, at 10:59pm (PDT). The associated Rei Costume Featured Ticket Scout and Rei Costume Guaranteed Ticket Scout meanwhile will run through to October 16th, at 10:59pm (PDT).

Rei (Academy) & Braviary are a Psychic-type Sprint Sync Pair with an expanded Sync Grid, and an unlockable Field EX Role. When raised to 6★ EX, Rei's outfit switches from a blue and white Pasio Academy Uniform to grey, blue, and black design inspired by Hisuian Braviary.

Rei (Academy) & Braviary are able to continuously put out strong attacks with a combination of Passive Skills that rely on them having used up their MP. Their T-Move MP 0 & Hit: Free Move Next 9 and T-Move MP 0 & Hit: Special Boost ↑2 9 will, when their remaining MP for moves is zero, apply the Free Move Next effect to Rei (Academy) & Braviary and increase their Special Moves ↑ Next effect by two ranks whenever their attack moves are successful. Holding onto their Go Faster move for a turn might be worth it however, since this Status Move will have stronger effects if players can increase their Speed first, such as through the effects of their Gusty Mountains Esper Wing attack. More information about this pair can be found on Bulbapedia

The Rei Costume Scout give players bonus presents for the first three times players perform a Sync Pair Scout ×11, awarding a Sprint Move Candy Coin each time. This Costume Scout also include 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.

In addition to the regular Costume Scout, players can also take advantage of a Rei Costume Tiered Scout. This scouts has ten tiers, each of which is a Sync Pair Scout ×11. Players are able to scout once on each tier by using Paid Gems, with the amount of gems increasing with each tier. Additionally, Tiers 5 and 10 of each grant the player special tickets to use in the associated Rei Costume Featured Ticket Scout, which has a 25% chance to scout Rei, and the Rei Costume Guaranteed Ticket Scout.

Tier 1: 300 Paid Gems
Tier 2: 900 Paid Gems
Tier 3: 1,500 Paid Gems
Tier 4: 2,000 Paid Gems
Tier 5: 3,000 Paid Gems - 5★ Great Scout Ticket B
Tier 6: 2,000 Paid Gems
Tier 7: 2,500 Paid Gems
Tier 8: 2,500 Paid Gems
Tier 9: 2,500 Paid Gems
Tier 10: 3,000 Paid Gems - 5★ Master Scout Ticket B

Lacey Poké Fair Scout
Lacey & Granbull, who made their debut alongside the original run of Pasio Academy Opening, return in this limited-time Poké Fair Scout running through to October 9th, 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.

This Fair-Exclusive Fairy-type Field Role Sync Pair have an expanded sync grid, the ability to be raised to 6★ EX, and the ability to unlock a Sprint EX Role when raised to 6★ EX, and a Superawakening. Raising the pair to 6★ EX also unlocks a new song for the Jukebox, along with a new design for Lacey's outfit which swaps out their usual BB uniform for a lavender top and purple pants, covered with a white lab coat.

Lacey & Granbull are completely built around field control, providing a range of solutions to buff their allies and debuff opponents. Their Share the Cuteness! status move applies the Move Gauge Acceleration effect to the allied field of play, as well as raising an ally's Sp. Atk by four stat ranks, and their critical-hit rate by three stat ranks. While this Move Gauge Acceleration effect is in play, their Star Student's Whispers Passive Skill reduces damage for all allies when they are hit by attack moves or sync moves, as well as protecting them from critical hits, and even extending the duration of the Move Gauge Acceleration effect itself. The Move Gauge Acceleration effect being in play also activates their Love Dazzling Gleam move, which randomly lowers each opponent's stats six times, turns the field of play's zone into an EX Fairy Zone, and increases the Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank. More information about this sync pair can be found on Bulbapedia.