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The Trainer Lodge (Japanese: トレーナーズサロン Trainer's Salon) is a location in Pokemon Masters EX introduced in August 2022 which enables the player character to interact with other sync pairs. Increasing friendship levels with sync pairs rewards the player with items including Certificates of Excellence, while achieving a friendship level of 100 unlocks a new Pokémon to pair with the guest Trainer. Only a select group of sync pairs can currently be interacted with in the Trainer Lodge, with Rosa available as the default Trainer for the tutorial.

The Trainer Lodge is unlocked after completing Main Story Chapter 1.

Gameplay

Interactions

The player character starts the interaction by initiating a chat with a Trainer, and is given three topics of discussion to choose from. The Trainer's response will determine the number of points awarded, with super exciting topics rewarding 10 points, exciting topics rewarding 7 points, and interesting topics giving 5 points. The player continues to choose one of three discussion topics until the Trainer's attention wanes. Attention will drop with each topic chosen after the second topic. The attention level at which the interaction ends appears to be random.

Topics are associated with one of seven categories: Pokemon, Items, Friends, Hobbies, Fashion, Places, and Other. Each Trainer will have a hot topic from one of these categories for each interaction, and choosing an interaction of their hot topic will provide extra points. Selecting a hot topic also reduces the drop in attention by half, and can help the Trainer to reach max vibes. Max vibes is a state that lasts for two topic selections, and once reached, the Trainer's attention will not drop, the interaction will not end, and friendship points are doubled.

A present can be given to the Trainer to restore attention, refresh topics, and multiply friendship points. Presents can be purchased in the Lodge Exchange and are specific to each sync pair. Presents come in standard, good, and awesome forms, with more valuable presents giving greater boosts.

Once the interaction ends, the friendship level with the Trainer will increase depending on the friendship points earned. The player can interact up to three times per day with the same or other sync pairs in the Trainer Lodge. Players can also purchase Intraction Counts to increase the number of interactions that can be performed each day. All Interaction Counts can be used at once which will mutliply the friendship points depending on the number of interactions used (e.g. using up two Interaction Counts at once will double the points after completing the interaction).

The location of the interaction can be chosen prior to the chat, with various locations unlocked with increasing friendship levels. Items can also be used before the interaction to provide boosts to improve the friendship points gained. These can be purchased at the Lodge Exchange, and can randomly be given by Trainers in the lodge.

Item		Description	Cost
	Interaction Count	Restores interactions.	Fiery Stone ×3, Soothing Stone ×3, Wistful Stone ×3
	Insight Specs	Reveals the hot topic of an interaction.	Fiery Crystal ×100, Soothing Crystal ×100, Wistful Crystal ×100
	Boost Juice	Ensures max vibes when you select a topic that matches your guest's hot topic during an interaction.	Great Fiery Crystal ×100, Great Soothing Crystal ×100, Great Wistful Crystal ×100
	Dig-It Shovel	Attention drops are reduced by 2 during an interaction. The lowest number this drop can reach is zero.	Fiery Crystal ×100, Soothing Crystal ×100, Wistful Crystal ×100
	Feel Ring	Topics that match your guest's hot topic will appear more often during an interaction.	Great Fiery Crystal ×100, Great Soothing Crystal ×100, Great Wistful Crystal ×100

Gifts

Gifts can be purchased in the Lodge Exchange. Ths boosts supplied by gifts differ on their value:

• Standard gifts: restores attention by 10, refreshes topics, and multiplies friendship points earned by 1.10.
• Good gifts: restores attention by 20, refreshes topics, and multiplies friendship points earned by 1.30.
• Awesome gifts: restores attention by 30, refreshes topics, and multiplies friendship points earned by 1.50.

All standard gifts cost 300 Fiery / Soothing / Wistful Crystals for Strike / Tech / Support sync pairs respectively; good gifts cost 500 Great Fiery / Soothing / Wistful Crystals for Strike / Tech / Support sync pairs respectively; and awesome gifts cost 1000 Ultra Fiery / Soothing / Wistful Crystals + 1 Fiery / Soothing / Wistful Stone for Strike / Tech / Support sync pairs respectively.

Sync pair	Item		Cost
Blue & Pidgeot		Pendant	Fiery Crystal ×300
		Good Pendant	Great Fiery Crystal ×500
		Awesome Pendant	Ultra Fiery Crystal ×1000, Fiery Stone ×1
Silver & Ho-Oh		Berry Set	Fiery Crystal ×300
		Good Berry Set	Great Fiery Crystal ×500
		Awesome Berry Set	Ultra Fiery Crystal ×1000, Fiery Stone ×1
May & Swampert		Hair Band	Soothing Crystal ×300
		Good Hair Band	Great Soothing Crystal ×500
		Awesome Hair Band	Ultra Soothing Crystal ×1000, Soothing Stone ×1
Cynthia & Garchomp		Hair Accessory	Fiery Crystal ×300
		Good Hair Accessory	Great Fiery Crystal ×500
		Awesome Hair Accessory	Ultra Fiery Crystal ×1000, Fiery Stone ×1
Rosa & Serperior		Sun Visor	Wistful Crystal ×300
		Good Sun Visor	Great Wistful Crystal ×500
		Awesome Sun Visor	Ultra Wistful Crystal ×1000, Wistful Stone ×1
N & Zekrom		Figurine	Fiery Crystal ×300
		Good Figurine	Great Fiery Crystal ×500
		Awesome Figurine	Ultra Fiery Crystal ×1000, Fiery Stone ×1
Professor Sycamore & Xerneas		Coffee Beans	Wistful Crystal ×300
		Good Coffee Beans	Great Wistful Crystal ×500
		Awesome Coffee Beans	Ultra Wistful Crystal ×1000, Wistful Stone ×1
Lillie & Clefairy		Pokemon Encyclopedia	Wistful Crystal ×300
		Good Pokemon Encyclopedia	Great Wistful Crystal ×500
		Awesome Pokémon Encyclopedia	Ultra Wistful Crystal ×1000, Wistful Stone ×1
Marnie & Morpeko		Handheld Mirror	Soothing Crystal ×300
		Good Handheld Mirror	Great Soothing Crystal ×500
		Awesome Handheld Mirror	Ultra Soothing Crystal ×1000, Soothing Stone ×1

Friendship Levels

All Trainers start at friendship level 1, with an initial level cap at 100. The friendship level cap can be increased with Friend Keys. Increasing the friendship level through interactions provides various rewards for the player.

Item		Description	Acquisition
	1★ Friend Key	Increases a guest's friendship level cap by 1.	1★ Rare Caches
	2★ Friend Key	Increases a guest's friendship level cap by 5.	Lodge Exchange: Ultra Fiery Crystal ×300, Fiery Stone ×30 Ultra Soothing Crystal ×300, Soothing Stone ×30 Ultra Wistful Crystal ×300, Wistful Stone ×30 2★ Rare Caches
	3★ Friend Key	Increases a guest's friendship level cap by 10.	Fiery Stone ×30, Soothing Stone ×30, Wistful Stone ×30 3★ Rare Caches

Friendship Level-Up Rewards

Various rewards are earned when leveling up sync pairs, including Lodge Stones at every level (10 each level) which can be used to exchange for items and sync pairs in the Lodge Exchange. Reaching levels 10 and 30 unlock Friendship Stories with the Trainer, while levels 20 and 40 unlock Friend and Story Snapshots of the Trainer respectively. Increasing the level to 100 unlocks an additional Pokémon for the guest Trainer to pair with. This new sync pair can be purchased in the Lodge Exchange with Lodge Stones.

Trainer photos and Friendship Stories can be viewed in the Scrapbook. Photos are given a default Bronze Frame, with Silver, Gold, Rainbow, and Special Frames successively unlocked by increasing the sync pair's move level from two to five. Raising the sync pair's potential to 6★ EX unlocks a holo foil texture to the photo.

Friendship Level	Reward
Each level	Lodge Stone x10
5	5★ Scout Ticket x10
10	Quest: A Special Day with (Trainer): Part 1
15	Strike Move Candy Coin x1
20	Friend Snapshot x1
25	5★ Power-Up x5
30	Quest: A Special Day with (Trainer): Part 2
35	5★ Scout Ticket x10
40	Story Snapshot x1
45	Tech Move Candy Coin x1
50	Certificate of Excellence x2
55	5★ Power-Up x5
60	Certificate of Excellence x2
65	5★ Scout Ticket x10
70	Support Move Candy Coin x1
75	5★ Power-Up x5
80	Certificate of Excellence x3
85	Move Candy Coin x1
90	5★ Power-Up x5
95	Certificate of Excellence x3
100	Sync pair (see below table)

Expeditions

Players can send several sync pairs on expeditions (excluding the player character) to explore various areas of Pasio and obtain items useful for improving Trainer interactions. The Expedition Skills of each team member determines the Discovery Level for four categories of items that can be obtained: Fiery Crystals, Soothing Crystals, Wistful Crystals, and Rare Caches (chests that can contain rare items including Lodge Stones and 5★ Power-Ups). The Discovery Level of each item category can range from 0 to 10, with higher levels increasing the number and rarity of Expedition Rewards obtained.

On occasion, a Cheer On icon can be displayed above a Trainer on the Expedition Team, which increases the Discovery Levels of all categories by 1 for 12 hours. Expedition Items can also be used to raise the team's Discovery Level. Only one Expedition Item can be used at a time.

Up to two Expedition Teams can be created concurrently. Team A will automatically have a base Discovery Level of 1 for Fiery and Soothing Crystals, while Team B will have a base Discovery Level of 1 for Wistful Crystals and Rare Caches. Expedition teams are initially capped at three sync pairs, which can be increased to six by purchasing Expedition Team Slot +1 in the Lodge Exchange.

Expedition Rewards

Expedition Rewards are found every minute, which can be accumulated to a total of 30,000 items before no further items are discovered. The player may claim these rewards at any time.

Item		Description
	Fiery Crystal	Used at the lodge exchange in the Trainer Lodge.
	Great Fiery Crystal
	Ultra Fiery Crystal
	Fiery Stone
	Soothing Crystal
	Great Soothing Crystal
	Ultra Soothing Crystal
	Soothing Stone
	Wistful Crystal
	Great Wistful Crystal
	Ultra Wistful Crystal
	Wistful Stone
Rare Caches		Possible rewards
	1★ Rare Cache	5★ Scout Ticket ×10, Co-op Sync Orb ×200, 3★ Power-Up ×1, 3★ Level-Up Manual ×20, Coins ×10,000, Wistful Stone ×1, Soothing Stone ×1, Fiery Stone ×1, Ultra Wistful Crystal ×100, Great Wistful Crystal ×300, Ultra Soothing Crystal ×100, Great Soothing Crystal ×300, Ultra Fiery Crystal ×100, Great Fiery Crystal ×300, Lodge Stone ×10, 1★ Friend Key ×1
	2★ Rare Cache	5★ Scout Ticket ×20, Co-op Sync Orb ×400, 4★ Power-Up ×1, 4★ Level-Up Manual ×20, Coins ×30,000, Wistful Stone ×2, Soothing Stone ×2, Fiery Stone ×2, Ultra Wistful Crystal ×200, Great Wistful Crystal ×500, Ultra Soothing Crystal ×200, Great Soothing Crystal ×500, Ultra Fiery Crystal ×200, Great Fiery Crystal ×500, Lodge Stone ×20, 2★ Friend Key ×1
	3★ Rare Cache	5★ Scout Ticket ×30, 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×10, Co-op Sync Orb ×600, 5★ Power-Up ×1, 4★ Level-Up Manual ×30, Coins ×60,000, Wistful Stone ×3, Soothing Stone ×3, Fiery Stone ×3, Ultra Wistful Crystal ×300, Great Wistful Crystal ×700, Ultra Soothing Crystal ×300, Great Soothing Crystal ×700, Ultra Fiery Crystal ×300, Great Fiery Crystal ×700, Lodge Stone ×30, 3★ Friend Key ×1

Discovery Levels

The Expedition Team's Discovery Level affects the number and rarity of items obtained.

Expedition Items

These items assist with increasing Expedition Rewards and can be purchased in the Lodge Exchange.

Expedition Item		Description	Cost
	Fiery Extract	When used during an expedition, raises your Fiery Crystal discovery level by 2 for 24 hours.	Coins ×20,0000
	Soothing Extract	When used during an expedition, raises your Soothing Crystal discovery level by 2 for 24 hours.	Coins ×20,0000
	Wistful Extract	When used during an expedition, raises your Wistful Crystal discovery level by 2 for 24 hours.	Coins ×20,0000
	Rare Extract	When used during an expedition, raises your rare cache discovery level by 2 for 24 hours.	Coins ×40,0000
	Omni Extract	When used during an expedition, raises all discovery levels by 1 for 24 hours.	Coins ×100,0000
	Expedition Team Slot +1	Increases the max number of Trainers you can add to your expedition team.	Fiery Crystal ×3000, Soothing Crystal ×3000, Wistful Crystal ×3000 Great Fiery Crystal ×2000, Great Soothing Crystal ×2000, Great Wistful Crystal ×2000 Ultra Fiery Crystal ×1000, Ultra Soothing Crystal ×1000, Ultra Wistful Crystal ×1000

Available Trainers

Rosa is the first Trainer available in the lodge by default, and other Trainers can be invited if the player has scouted and teamed up with the sync pair. A maximum of five Trainers can be present at one time in the lodge.

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