Pokémon Masters EX, the strategy and battling Pokémon game for mobile platforms, is now available for download on the App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android). In celebration of the game’s popularity, special in-game events and rewards are being offered for all players to take part in on a regular basis. Read on below to learn more:
Hop (Champion) & Zapdos in Pokémon Masters EX
Kick off Pokémon Masters EX’s 3.5 Year Celebration with Hop (Champion) & Zapdos.
It’s the 3.5 Year Celebration of Pokémon Masters EX, and all Trainers are invited to join in on the fun. It’s never too late to enjoy everything Pasio has to offer! In celebration of the occasion, players will have the opportunity to receive over 4,000 gems from the 3.5 Year Celebration Rally and the Neo Champions: Fight for the Future Together event. Plus, until March 17, 2023, at 10:59 p.m. PDT, players can claim up to ten 10-Pair Scout Tickets from the daily log-in bonus. These tickets can be used to scout up to 100 sync pairs! And until April 2, 2023, at 10:59 p.m. PDT, players will also be able to receive a special 5★ Champion Select Scout Ticket and use it to scout one of six Champion sync pairs:
- Lance & Dragonite
- Cynthia & Garchomp
- Iris (Alt.) & Hydreigon
- Steven & Metagross
- Alder & Volcarona
- Diantha & Gardevoir
Hop (Champion) & Zapdos
Leon is hosting the second edition of the Neo Championship Stadium, and Trainers from all over Galar are itching to defeat the undefeated Champion. Perhaps more than anyone, Hop is eager to prove himself and beat his brother Leon en route to his dream of becoming the greatest Pokémon Professor. Hop (Champion) & Zapdos is a Fighting-type tech sync pair that excels at lowering their opponent’s defenses with Thunderous Kick and their passive skill Postwick Perseverance. Once your team’s sync move countdown is reduced by six, Hop (Champion) & Zapdos can use their buddy move, B Thunderous Kick, to lower their target’s Defense and Speed by three stat ranks and cut the opposition down to size.
Hop (Champion) & Zapdos will be available to scout until April 8, 2023, at 10:59 p.m. PDT.
Moves
| Name (Type) | Power | Description |
| Thunderous Kick (Fighting) | 140 | Lowers the target’s Defense by one stat rank. |
| Dire Hit All + | n/a | Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks. |
| B Thunderous Kick (Fighting) | 200 | Activation Condition:
When your team’s sync move countdown is reduced by six while this move is deactivated. Deactivation Condition: When this move is used. Never misses. Ignores passive skills that would reduce the damage of this attack. Ignores passive skills that would protect the target against a critical hit. Ignores the target’s Enduring effect. Lowers the target’s Defense and Speed by three stat ranks. |
| Triumphant Research! | n/a | Turns the field of play’s zone into a Fighting Zone. (A Fighting Zone powers up Fighting-type attacks.) Raises the user’s Speed by three stat ranks. Lowers the user’s Sp. Def by one stat rank. |
Sync Move
| Name (Type) | Power | Description |
| Strongest Professor Thunderous Kick (Fighting) | 200 | The more the target’s Defense is lowered, the greater the power of this attack. |
Passive Skills
| Name | Description |
| Galar Pride | Powers up the physical attack moves of all allied sync pairs by 20%. Reduces physical attack move damage taken by all allied sync pairs by 25%. The more allied sync pairs with the Galar theme you have on your team, the higher these percentages are. (Each additional sync pair powers up moves by 15% and reduces damage by 3%. The maximum power-up is 50%, the maximum damage reduction is 31%.) |
| Lightning Legs | Reduces the user’s sync move countdown by one the first time it enters a battle each battle. Raises the user’s Attack by six stat ranks the first time it enters a battle each battle. |
| Postwick Perseverance | When an opponent’s Defense is lowered by the additional effects of the user’s moves, lowers the opponent’s Sp. Def by the same amount. |
| Down for a Freebie 9 | Applies the Free Move Next effect to the user when any of its stats are lowered. |
Theme Skills
| Name | Conditions | Effects |
| Fighting Tech | Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same type. | Raises allies’ Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Fighting-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12. |
| Galar Tech | Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme. | Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1. |
| Champion Tech | Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme. | Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1. |
| Cape Tech | Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme. | Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2. |
| Galar Adventurer Tech | Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme. | Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2. |
Expedition Skill
| Name | Effect |
| Soothing ↑3 Wistful ↓1 | Raises the following discovery level by 3: Soothing Crystal
Lowers the following discovery level by 1: Wistful Crystal |
Recommended Sync Pairs to Partner with Hop (Champion) & Zapdos
Bea & Sirfetch’d
Hop (Champion) & Zapdos make the strongest Fighting-type strike sync pairs even stronger, and there’s no better partner than fellow Galar sync pair Bea & Sirfetch’d. Hop’s Triumphant Research turns the field of play into a Fighting Zone, increasing the power of all Fighting-type attacks. Bea & Sirfetch’d’s Meteor Assault and sync move, Worthy Foe Meteor Assault, both stand to benefit as already powerful Fighting-type attacks. As a physical attacker, Bea & Sirfetch’d also deal increased damage after Hop (Champion) & Zapdos lower their target’s Defense stat with Thunderous Kick and B Thunderous Kick. Bea & Sirfetch’d are available to scout from the general pool of 5★ sync pairs, as well as from the 5★-Guaranteed Ticket Scout and 5★-Guaranteed Galar Ticket Scout.
Sonia & Yamper
Hop’s dream of becoming a great Pokémon Professor makes him a natural partner for Sonia, a fellow aspirer from the Galar region. With their passive skill Team Swift Reaction 9 and their Trainer move, Ruff Buff!, Sonia & Yamper can easily raise Hop (Champion) & Zapdos’s Speed and Defense. The Electric-type support sync pair can also help pile on the pressure with their passive skill Defense Crush 9, which lowers their target’s Defense with each successful attack. Sonia & Yamper are available to scout from the general pool of 5★ sync pairs, as well as from the 5★-Guaranteed Ticket Scout and 5★-Guaranteed Galar Ticket Scout.
Source: Pokemon.com
Hop Master Fair Scout
Date/Time
March 1, 2023 at 10:00 p.m. – April 8, 2023 at 9:59 p.m.
You can get a Master Fair–exclusive Master Sync Pair in the Sync Pair Scout under way now!
Master Sync Pair 5★ Hop (Champion) & Zapdos are being featured in this limited-time Master Fair Scout!
The Master Fair is a special sync pair scout in which 5★ sync pairs have a 12% chance of appearing!
Master Sync Pairs
Master Sync Pairs are Master Fair–exclusive Sync Pairs.
In addition to regular Passive Skills, they will have a Master Passive Skill that strengthens your whole team.
The featured Sync Pair will be released with their Sync Grid expanded and will have the ability to be raised to 6★ EX in conjunction with this sync pair scout.
You can team up with this Master Fair–exclusive Sync Pair!
Sync Pair Scout ×11 + Present
You can receive items as presents according to the number of times you use the Sync Pair Scout ×11!
Note: You can view the Bonus Present Details by tapping the Bonus Present! icon on the Sync Pair Scout screen.
Date/Time
March 1, 2023 at 10:00 p.m. – April 8, 2023 at 9:59 p.m.
Important
- 5★ Hop (Champion) & Zapdos are a Master Fair–exclusive Sync Pair.
- Master Fair–exclusive Master Sync Pairs are Sync Pairs that only appear in Master Fair Scouts.
- There is a possibility that these Master Fair–exclusive Sync Pairs will appear outside of this Master Fair in the future as well.
- Sync Pairs other than the ones mentioned above may appear in the Master Fair as well.
- To upgrade to 6★ EX, you must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
- To unlock the sync grid, you must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
- Featured sync pairs have a higher chance of appearing than non-featured 5★ sync pairs.
- The present that comes with the Sync Pair Scout ×11 cannot be obtained from the 6th Sync Pair Scout ×11 onwards.
- Presents will be sent to your Present Box.
- The number of times the daily discount (100 paid Gems per scout) can be used is reset each day.Reset Time: 10:00 p.m.
- To check the available sync pairs and their respective offering rates, go to the Offering Rate section on the Sync Pair Scout screen.
- Please read the Notes tab under Offering Rate on the Sync Pair Scout screen before using the feature.
- The time period and featured content are subject to change without notice.
We hope you continue to enjoy Pokémon Masters EX.
3.5 Year Celebration Sync Pairs: Hop (Champion) & Zapdos
Hop shows off his fighting spirit as he makes his Neo Champion debut!
Be sure to check out the other fantastic events and bonuses available during Pokémon Masters EX’s 3.5 Year Celebration!
Source: Official Pokémon Masters EX site
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