Super Sparring No. 17 launches in Pokémon Masters EX, running through to January 6th — Log-in to before January 8th for a shot at winning 60,000 Gems!

Pokémon Masters EX is today launching its latest Ranked Damage Event, Super Sparring No. 17. Featuring battles against Blue, Nemona, and Bede, this event will run through to January 6th, at 9:59pm (PST). Also announced today was the annual New Year's Gem Giveaway.

Ranked Damage Event: Super Sparring No. 17
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 Blue
  • Single opponent, Ice-type weakness
  • No special rules
• Challenge Nermona
  • Three opponents, Psychic-type weakness
  • Special rule: Ally special attack damage significantly reduced
    • Reduces the damage allies deal with special attack moves by 80%.
• Challenge Bede
  • Single opponent, Fire-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 January 8th, at 10:00pm (PST), and will remain available until January 15th, at 9:59pm (PST).

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.

New Year's Gem Giveaway
All players who log-in to Pokémon Masters EX between December 31st, at 10:00pm (PST) and January 8th, at 9:59pm (PST) will be entered into a draw to receive a share in a giveaway of 200 million Gems. All players who log-in during this period will receive a minimum 300 gems, with 10 First Prize winners taking away a whopping 60,000 gems each.

The amount of gems and prizes for this 2025 draw are identical to that offered for 2024 and 2023. The prizes available are as follows

• First Prize: Gems ×60,000 - 10 winners
• Second Prize: Gems ×12,000 - 50 winners
• Third Prize: Gems ×6,000 - 7,000 winners
• Fourth Prize: Gems ×3,000 - 9,000 winners
• Fifth Prize: Gems ×1,000 - 10,000 winners
• Sixth Prize: Gems ×600 - 200,000 winners
• Consolation Prize: Gems ×300 - All players who log-in during the period but do not win another prize

Prizes will begin to be sent to player's Present Box starting from January 15th, at 10:00pm (PST), and all prizes must be claimed by February 15th, at 9:59pm (PST). All Gems from this giveaway will count as Non-paid Gems.