Galar Chapter of Pokémon Masters EX's Villain Arc launches with new Villain Event and Extreme Battle Event, plus debut of Rose & Copperajah

Pokémon Masters EX's Villain Arc has entered its final phase, at least for now, with the beginning of the Galar Chapter of the Villain Arc. Debuting alongside the release of this new chapter is a brand new Villain event, Lamenting a Millennium, and an Extreme Battle Event, Let's Get Stronger with Everyone from Galar!. Rose, the disgraced former chairman of the Galar Pokémon League, also makes their debut today in a Poké Fair Scout in a sync pair with Copperajah.

Galar Chapter of the Villain Arc begins
The Galar Chapter of the Villain Arc features Rose and his assistant Oleana arriving on Pasio, as they come into a conflict with Leer over how Sync Stones are used, with Rose proposing the power of the stones be tapped for their energy. Part One of this chapter is available in-game now, and additional parts will unlock over the coming weeks.

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This chapter is a permanent addition to the main story. Players will need to have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player in order to unlock this and other chapters of the Main Story Villain Arc.

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Villain Event: Lamenting a Millennium
This time-limited event is running as an accompaniment to the launch of the new Galar Chapter of the Villain Arc. Lamenting a Millennium will run until August 18th, at 10:59pm (PDT).

Unlike regular Story Events, this Villain Event does not include any lineup bonuses to increase battle rewards. There are however special bonuses for Galar Sync Pairs, who will have increased Attack, Defense, Special Attack and Special Defence when used in missions for this event, giving them an easier time in completing stages.

In addition to other rewards such as event medals, players can collect Event Voucher Y through battle rewards, to trade for custom Hop & Zamazenta Legendary Spirit from the Exchange Items menu, which can be used to raise Hop & Zamazenta to 6★ EX. Once raised to 6★ EX, Hop's outfit is changed to match Zamazenta, giving him a red coat with yellow-ish trim, and a tan shirt and pants. Raising Hop & Zamazenta to 6★ EX will also unlock a song in the Jukebox.

Log-in Bonus
This event includes a log-in bonus over 14 days. Players can receive these bonuses up until July 30th 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 1: Skip Ticket x 20
• Day 2: Gems x 100
• Day 3: Gems x 100
• Day 4: Gems x 100
• Day 5: Skip Ticket x 20
• Day 6: Gems x 100
• Day 7: Gems x 100
• Day 8: Gems x 100
• Day 9: Skip Ticket x 20
• Day 10: Gems x 100
• Day 11: Gems x 100
• Day 12: Gems x 100
• Day 13: Gems x 100
• Day 14: Skip Ticket x 20

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.
• Leftover Event Voucher Y items will be automatically converted to coins at a rate of 10 coins per item at the end of the event, and sent to players' Present Boxes.

Extreme Battle Event: Into the Blazing Chamber
Players will face off against Bede and Leon in this latest Extreme Battle. Sync Pairs from Galar in player's teams will receive boosts to their Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense, with this strength bonus increasing with difficulty level. The Take On Bede! Part 1 and Take On Bede! Part 2 areas are available in-game starting today, while Take On Leon! Part 1 and Take On Leon! Part 2 will be added to the game from July 15th, at 11:00pm (PDT).

Players must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier to participate in this event. This event will run until August 18th, at 10:59pm (PDT).

New Sync Pairs debut in Poké Fair Scouts
In conjunction with the Villain Event, two new Sync Pairs are making their Pokémon Masters EX debuts in limited-time Scouts. Both of these new sync pairs have expanded sync grids, and the ability to be raised to 6★ EX.

Rose & Copperajah's Poké Fair Scout is live right now, alongside the start of the Villain Event, and will run through to August 18th at 10:59pm (PDT). Rose & Copperajah are a fair-exclusive Steel-type Strike Sync Pair, with the ability to Gigantamax. Their Actions, Not Words! Trainer Move allows them to boost their Attack by a full 6 ranks, while also improving their critical-hit rate by 3 ranks, and their Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by 1 rank, in exchange for lowering their Speed by 2 stat ranks. Together with their Stone Edge attack landing critical hits more easily, and their Rose's Results Passive Skill enduring their attacks always hit, and this sync pair is well set to land hit after massive physical hit... so long as you can afford the cost, with their Hit the Gas 5 Passive Skill increasing the amount of move gauge slots needed to use all their attack moves. When raised to 6★ EX, Rose's suit changes to a deep burgundy hue, reminiscent of his namesake.

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Oleana & Garbodor will debut in a Poké Fair Scout starting July 15th, at 11:00pm (PDT), and running through to August 20th at 10:59pm (PDT). Oleana & Garbodor are a Poison-type Tech Sync Pair, with the ability to Gigantamax. Their moves center around inflicting poison and debuffing opponents, with their Passive Skills making it so that any opponent who would be poisoned is instead badly poisoned, and tripling the stat drops of any opponent who is already poisoned or badly poisoned. This means the G-Max Malodor and Venom Drench moves can combine to badly poison all opponents, then reduce their Attack, Sp. Attack, and Speed by a full 6 ranks after the later move is used twice!

Event Gem Specials
In conjunction with the launch of the new chapter of the Villain Arc, the following four Event Gem Specials will be available in the purchase gems tab of the in-game shop until August 1st, at 10:59pm (PDT), offering discounted prices on paid gems.

• July event gem special 1: Gems x300
• July event gem special 2: Gems x1,800
• July event gem special 3: Gems x3,900
• July event gem special 4: Gems x7,000

Galar Villain Retweet Rally
A Galar Villain Retweet Rally is currently being held on the official English and Japanese Twitter accounts for Pokémon Masters EX. As of the time of writing, over 18,000 RTs have already been made combined between the English and Japanese tweets, securing 30 5★ Galar Scout Tickets, however players will need to reach 20,000 RTs total before unlocking the additional reward of Strike, Tech, and Support Candy Coins. Assuming all rewards are unlocked, these will be available to claim between July 30th, at 11:00pm (PDT), and August 30thth, at 10:59pm (PDT).

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5★-Select Special Scout
In addition to the Poké Fair Scouts running for the Villain Arc, players can also take currently advantage of a 5★-Select Special Scout. By spending 3,000 paid gems, players will be able to receive an 11x Scout, as well as an additional bonus selection of a 5★ Sync Pair from a limited pool. This scout can be performed only once during the scouting period.

This scout can be completed any time before August 1st, at 10:59pm (PDT).

Monthly Rallies for July
Pokémon Masters EX's regular monthly rallies are also currently making a return, giving players the opportunity to earn a variety of bonus rewards, including Gems and 5★ Scout Tickets through the Blissful Bonanza Daily Battle Event, and Limited-time Special and Training Area Reward Boost Rallies. The event and rallies will be available until July 20th, at 10:59pm (PDT).

Daily Battle Event: Blissful Bonanza
Blissful Bonanza is making its monthly return to Pokémon Masters EX, running through to July 20th at 10:59pm (PDT). Blissful Bonanza is a limited-time event where players can complete one-time-per-day missions to earn Tome and Codex Sets, along with special Happy, Joy and Bliss Tickets, which can be exchanged in the shop for items such as 5★-Guaranteed Scout Tickets, Lucky Cookies and Lucky Scrolls. Players can acquire a total of 900 gems from completing this event in full.

In addition to the Daily Bliss Battle which can be challenged once per day, players can also challenge a Special Bliss Battle which puts sync pairs in a full force battle against the entire Blissey evolution line for additional rewards. This battle will only be available at the following times.

• Day 4: From July 16th, at 11:00pm (PDT), through to July 17th, at 10:59pm (PDT)
• Day 7: From July 19h, at 11:00pm (PDT), through to July 20th, at 10:59pm (PDT)

Completing this special battle will award players with the following items:

• Tome Set Vol.1 x30
• Codex Set Vol.1 x8
• Happy Ticket x15
• Joy Ticket x10
• Bliss Ticket x5

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.
• 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.
• Leftover Happy, Joy and Bliss Tickets at the end of this event will be automatically converted to coins at a rate of 10 coins per voucher, and sent to players' Present Boxes

Training Area Reward Boost Rally
As part of this Training Area Reward Boost Rally, trainers will receive extra rewards for completing the various Training area stages. The following areas will each award x1.5 Completion Rewards and Battle Rewards over the period of the Rally:

• Level Up Area
• Cap Unlock Area
• Cap Unlock Area 2
• Theme Skill Area

To use the Training Area, players must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.

Special Rally
With this Special Rally, players can receive rewards such as Gems and 5★ Scout Tickets for completing certain in-game missions that depend on the amount of stamina used by the player. The Missions and Rewards are as follows:

• Mission 1: Use Stamina x250 - Gems x100
• Mission 2: Use Stamina x500 - Skip Tickets x50
• Mission 3: Use Stamina x750 - Gems x 100
• Mission 4: Use Stamina x1,000 - Sync Orbs x1000
• Mission 5: Use Stamina x1,250 - 5★ Scout Ticket x1
• Mission 6: Use Stamina x1,500 - Sync Orbs x1000
• Mission 7: Use Stamina x1,750 - Gems x100
• Mission 8: Use Stamina x2,000 - Skip Tickets x50
• Mission 9: Use Stamina x2,250 - Gems x100
• Mission 10: Use Stamina x2,500 - 5★ Scout Ticket x1
• Reward for completing all missions - Gems x500

To participate in the Special Rally, players must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player. All mission completion rewards will expire three days after the end of the Rally period, so be sure to claim any rewards promptly to ensure you don't miss out.