The Story Event: New Year and New Friends has returned to Pokémon Masters EX! You can get a total of 1,300 gems as battle completion rewards and from missions! Then grab items such as 5★-Guaranteed Scout Tickets and a tech move candy coin from the item exchange! The Super Spotlight Seasonal Scout is also now live! Four 5★ seasonal sync pairs are featured!

Story Event New Year and New Friends

Story Event New Year and New Friends is back! New Year’s battles with Volkner and Sabrina in fancy outfits!

Date/Time

January 3, 2023 at 10:00 p.m. - January 17, 2023 at 9:59 p.m.

Lineup Bonuses

You can earn bonus rewards if you have featured Sync Pairs in your lineup for battles in this event. The more of these Sync Pairs you include on your team, the more of the following items you can earn!

Note: You can view more information on the featured Sync Pairs in the Special Bonuses screen by tapping the button in the bottom left of the area selection screen.

Featured Bonus Items

• New Year Ticket B
• New Year Ticket B+

The lineup bonus is ×1 by default and varies according to which Sync Pairs are on the team.
Example 1: If you place a ×1.6 and a ×1.2 Sync Pair on your team, you will receive ×1.8 the number of featured bonus items.
Example 2: If you place a ×1.6 and a ×1.6 Sync Pair on your team, you will receive ×2.2 the number of featured bonus items.

Event Missions

You can take on special missions during the event period. Check the Missions screen to learn more!

Event Medals

Event medals are awarded for meeting certain conditions in event missions. You can try to obtain all of the event medals!

Important

• This event’s story is the same as the previously held Story Event New Year and New Friends.
  Note: You can claim the rewards even if you previously completed the Story Event New Year and New Friends.
• To participate, you 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 you can actually obtain.
• The number of plays available for Daily Extreme Battle 1 are reset every day. Reset Time: 10:00 p.m.
• When the exchange period for the following items obtained in this event ends, the leftover items will be converted into coins (10 coins each) and sent to your Present Box.
  Applicable Items:
  
  • New Year Ticket B
  • New Year Ticket B+
• To attempt missions, you must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
• All mission completion rewards must be claimed within three days of the mission period ending.
• The content is subject to change without notice.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Event_4120_2W_1

Seasonal Tiered Scout

Featuring 4 Seasonal Sync Pairs! The Seasonal Tiered Scout and Super Spotlight Seasonal Scout featuring limited-time Seasonal Sync Pairs are under way!

These Sync Pair Scouts feature the following Sync Pairs:

• 5★ Volkner (New Year's 2022) & Electivire
• 5★ Sabrina (New Year's 2022) & Chingling
• 5★ Lillie (New Year's 2021) & Ribombee
• 5★ Lance (New Year's 2021) & Gyarados

Seasonal Tiered Scout

Tiered Scouts are special Sync Pair Scouts that can only be used with Paid Gems. Each time you scout, you will proceed to the next tier. This scout goes up to Tier 5. Every tier is a Sync Pair Scout ×11, and Tiers 2–5 include the following bonuses:

Tier 2: Obtain 5★ Power-Ups ×3 by using this scout.
Tier 3: Obtain a special ticket to use in the Ticket Scout by using this scout.
Tier 4: Obtain 5★ Power-Ups ×7 by using this scout.
Tier 5: You can team up with a Sync Pair of your choice from the list of available 5★ Sync Pairs by using this scout.

Note: In Tier 5, you can also select from the Seasonal Sync Pairs included in this sync pair scout.
Note: For details on each tier, please check Tier Details on the corresponding sync pair scout screen.
Note: Please refer to Ticket Scout Details below for more information about Tickets.

Date/Time

January 3, 2023 at 10:00 p.m. - January 17, 2023 at 9:59 p.m.

Ticket Scout Details

Tickets from the Tiered Scouts can be used in the Ticket Scout. One 5★ Sync Pair is guaranteed in the Seasonal Featured Ticket Scout, which requires a ticket you can get in Tier 3 to use. Featured Seasonal Sync Pairs have a higher chance of appearing.

Note: Tickets received from the Seasonal Tiered Scout can only be used for the Seasonal Featured Ticket Scout.

Date/Time

January 3, 2023 at 10:00 p.m. - January 24, 2023 at 9:59 p.m.

Super Spotlight Seasonal Scout

Featuring 4 Seasonal Sync Pairs! In this sync pair scout, you can use the daily discount for only 100 paid gems per scout up to 3 times per day.

Date/Time

January 3, 2023 at 10:00 p.m. - January 17, 2023 at 9:59 p.m.

Important

• 5★ Volkner (New Year's 2022) & Electivire, 5★ Sabrina (New Year's 2022) & Chingling, 5★ Lillie (New Year's 2021) & Ribombee, and 5★ Lance (New Year's 2021) & Gyarados are Seasonal Sync Pairs.
• Seasonal sync pairs are sync pairs that only appear for a limited time during seasonal sync pair scouts.
• There is a possibility that these Seasonal Sync Pairs will appear outside of this seasonal sync pair scout in the future as well.
• Sync pairs other than the ones mentioned above may also appear in the seasonal sync pair scout.
• The Tiered Scout requires Paid Gems.
• You cannot gain Scout Points in the Tiered Scout.
• You can go to the Ticket Scout screen to check how many tickets you have received from the Tiered Scout. You cannot view this information from your Bag.
• Please be aware that you will not be able to use any remaining tickets after the Ticket Scout ends.
• Once you’ve gone through every tier in the Tiered Scout and selected a 5★ Sync Pair, it will no longer appear on the Sync Pair Scout selection screen.
• Each tier is only available once and will not reset.
• Tier 1–4 completion progress for this Sync Pair Scout will be reset when it closes, while Tier 5 completion progress will be reset once you have selected a 5★ Sync Pair.
• The special 5★ sync pair can only be claimed for a limited time. It cannot be claimed after the period ends.
• The pool of 5★ sync pairs available for selection in this sync pair scout is limited.
• 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.
• Featured sync pairs have a higher chance of appearing than non-featured 5★ sync pairs.
• 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.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/BSearch_4120_2W_1