Villain Arc

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The Villain Arc (Japanese: 悪の組織編) is a storyline available in Pokémon Masters EX as part of its Main Story (Japanese: メインストーリー Main Story). It follows on from the events of the PML Arc, and it tells the stories of various villainous teams and their exploits on Pasio.

As with the PML Arc, each chapter is unlocked once the previous one is completed and battles are available in Normal and Hard difficulties. All Normal difficulty battles provide 30 Gems as a First-Time Reward, while Hard difficulty battles reward the player with 100 Gems upon defeating the stage for the first time. The recommended level for the Villain Arc is level 30.

The script for the Villain Arc can be found here.

Kanto: Team Rocket Returns

This chapter introduces Team Rocket.

Plot

Where's Red?

The episode begins with a shot of Giovanni facing several Team Rocket Grunts, when Red approaches to confront them.

At the Pokémon Center, Professor Bellis informs the player, Paulo, and Lillie that no one has heard from Red in three days. The three join with Blue to help Professor Bellis and Lance look for Team Rocket's hideout on Pasio.

The group finds some Team Rocket Grunts at the ruins. Paulo is unsure about Blue's plan to charge in and defeat the grunts, but he and the others are victorious. Paulo watches as Blue, Lillie, and the player move forward into the ruins. He begins to show doubt in his own strength, when another Team Rocket Grunt appears. The grunt recognizes Paulo's desire to get stronger, and asks him if he wants to join Team Rocket.

A Tricky Trap

As they venture onward into the ruins, Blue, Lillie, and the player realize that Paulo isn't with them. They come across another group of Team Rocket Grunts and decide to battle them in order to keep moving forward, thinking that Paulo would do the same thing.

The group reunites with Paulo and Blue compliments him for getting to the center of the ruins, assuming he battled many grunts along the way. The group is surprised to see Lt. Surge rushing towards them. He reveals that Professor Bellis has been abducted by Team Rocket. Blue realizes that the grunts they had seen at the ruins were put there to lure them away from Professor Bellis's lab. As the group prepares to leave, Lt. Surge holds Blue back. He tells him that he saw Paulo speaking with a Team Rocket Grunt.

At Team Rocket's hideout, Professor Bellis is approached by Giovanni, who demands information on sync stones. He reveals that he wants to harness the power of sync stones to make his subordinates even stronger.

Seeking Strength

While Blue and his group debrief with Lance, Blaine, and Lorelei at the Pokémon Center, Paulo leaves rather suddenly. Lillie and the player follow after him. Paulo expresses his need to become stronger and Lillie suggests working together to train. To Lillie and the player's surprise, Paulo walks away and leaves them behind. Watching from a distance with Blaine and Lorelei, Blue decides the best thing is to let Paulo make his own decisions.

Rocket Hideout

At the Pokémon Center, Blue reveals that he has finally located Team Rocket's hideout. They make a plan to infiltrate the hideout, and Paulo joins the group at the last moment. At the hideout, Brock and Sabrina join the others to let them push farther into the building. When they become overwhelmed while fighting more grunts, Red and his Snorlax arrive to take down all of them. Red tells Blue that the reason he disappeared was to recover after wiping out half of Team Rocket. Blue is frustrated for not being invited, but is happy that Red is now here to help finish the job.

Giovanni's Gambit

The group finds Professor Bellis surrounded by Team Rocket Grunts. They demand for Giovanni to let her go, but he attacks with his Mewtwo. When Lillie and Paulo's Pokémon get knocked out, the player teams up with Red and Blue to bring Mewtwo to its knees. When Giovanni brings in reinforcements, Red lets his Snorlax Gigantamax, giving the group and Professor Bellis a chance to escape.

The group returns to Professor Bellis's lab, but she is upset that a memory stick with her research data has been stolen by Giovanni. Blue makes a plan to charge back into Team Rocket's hideout, but notices that the rest of the group is rather weary. Just then, Misty and Erika enter in their Sygna Suits. They let Red and Blue carry on ahead, and Paulo protests when he is told to stay behind and rest up his Pokémon.

At a glacier, Giovanni reveals that he has all of the research he needs on sync stones, and is ready to enact his plan with his grunts.

The Power Within

All recovered, the player, Paulo, and Lillie meet Erika and Misty at the Pokémon Center. When Misty notices that Paulo is unusually quiet, he claims it is because he is thinking about their Sygna Suits.

The group head to a glacier to find Giovanni, but two Team Rocket Grunts jump out at them. Erika and Misty quickly put a stop to them, and Paulo admires their battling style. Continuing ahead, they find Red and Blue facing Giovanni and Mewtwo.

Blue tries to get the research data back, but learns that Giovanni has no need for it anymore. With the power of sync stones, Mewtwo is able to destroy blocks of ice around it. After unleashing a series of attacks, Mewtwo vanishes. Giovanni realizes Mewtwo is unable to handle the amount of power he has given it. He leaves to follow it.

Rage and Chaos

When Pokémon at the town begin acting out of control, Bruno and Agatha work with their Pokémon to help out. Paulo deduces this is because of Mewtwo, and Misty agrees. Professor Bellis walks over to the group and reports that her equipment has been able to detect a psychic energy signal. Interested in Giovanni’s power, Paulo asks to come with Misty and Erika to go after Mewtwo. The player and Lillie decide to join as well. As the others walk off, Misty and Erika stay behind to talk about the pressure Paulo puts on himself to get stronger.

The Boss’s Power

When the group goes to the forest, two Team Rocket Grunts jump out at them. Paulo, Lillie, and the player fight them as Misty and Erika battle against many more. While continuing through the forest, the group comes across Giovanni and an army of Team Rocket Grunts. Looking at Paulo, Giovanni remarks that one day, one of them may understand his actions. As the group prepares to fight him, a sudden rumbling stops them.

Malice

At the beach, Red and Blue face off against Mewtwo. When they are about to defeat it, Giovanni and his Nidoqueen appear in front of it. Giovanni suggests to Mewtwo that it should focus on using its power for evil deeds, and to everybody’s shock, it listens. Working with Giovanni, Mewtwo Mega Evolves into Mega Mewtwo Y.

The Last Laugh

Red, Blue, Misty, and Erika battle against Giovanni and Mewtwo. When Giovanni pushes Mewtwo past its limit, it is able to defeat everyone’s Pokémon. Giovanni gets away, to Blue’s disappointment. The group notes that despite Giovanni’s evil intent, he shared a strong bond with Mewtwo that allowed him to control it.

Back at the Pokémon Center, the group celebrates that the Pokémon at the town have finally been calmed. They compliment each other’s work and make a plan to team up together in the future. Professor Bellis worries that there will be other villains to abuse sync stones, but Erika assures her that they will do what it takes to protect Pasio. Professor Bellis informs the group that Lear sent out a request to the International Police, and Blue wonders who will be sent.

As Misty talks to the player, Paulo walks away from the group. There is a dark tone as he stares back at the player.

Area info

This chapter was added on September 30, 2021. It was the only chapter of the Villain Arc to be added all at once instead of in two parts.

Area name	Unlock condition	First-Time Rewards
Where's Red?	Available from start	Gems ×10 Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 1
A Tricky Trap	Complete Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 1	Gems ×10 Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 2
Seeking Strength	Complete Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 2	Gems ×10 Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 3
Rocket Hideout	Complete Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 3	Gems ×10 Challenge Giovanni: Part 1
Giovanni's Gambit	Complete Challenge Giovanni: Part 1	Gems ×10 5★ Kanto Scout Ticket ×15 The Power Within
The Power Within	Complete Giovanni's Gambit	Gems ×10 Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 4
Rage and Chaos	Complete Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 4	Gems ×10 Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 5
The Boss's Power	Complete Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 5	Gems ×10 Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 6
Malice	Complete Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 6	Gems ×10 Challenge Giovanni: Part 2
The Last Laugh	Complete Challenge Giovanni: Part 2	Gems ×10 5★ Kanto Scout Ticket ×15 Challenge Giovanni: Part 2 (Hard)

Battles

Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Egg Chance
			Left	Middle	Right
Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 1	Normal	Team Rocket Grunt	Pidgey Weakness:	Fearow Weakness:	Farfetch'd Weakness:	Gems ×30 A Tricky Trap	150 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 2	Normal	Team Rocket Grunt	Zubat Weakness:	Venomoth Weakness:	Pinsir Weakness:	Gems ×30 Seeking Strength	240 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 3	Normal	Team Rocket Grunt	Arcanine Weakness:	Ninetales Weakness:	Magmar Weakness:	Gems ×30 Rocket Hideout	450 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Giovanni: Part 1	Normal	Giovanni	Golbat Weakness:	Mewtwo Weakness:	Beedrill Weakness:	Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 Giovanni's Gambit	900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 4	Normal	Team Rocket Grunt	Kabuto Weakness:	Dewgong Weakness:	Seaking Weakness:	Gems ×30 Rage and Chaos	1400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 5	Normal	Team Rocket Grunt	Seel Weakness:	Kabutops Weakness:	Starmie Weakness:	Gems ×30 The Boss's Power	1900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 6	Normal	Team Rocket Grunt	Graveler Weakness:	Sandslash Weakness:	Marowak Weakness:	Gems ×30 Malice	2400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Giovanni: Part 2	Normal	Giovanni	Omastar Weakness:	Mega Mewtwo Y Weakness:	Lapras Weakness:	Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 The Last Laugh	2620 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
	Hard					Gems ×100 5★ Kanto Scout Ticket ×30	2770 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg

Sinnoh: Dreaming in Darkness

This chapter introduces Team Galactic. Unlike other chapters of the Villain Arc, it does not take place in the order it appears on the Explore menu. Despite being placed between the Hoenn and Unova chapters, it takes place between the Kanto and Johto chapters.

Plot

Team Galactic on the Move

The episode begins with Cyrus waking up in a dark void caused by Darkrai. Finding a never-ending void to be an ideal place to live in, Cyrus states he will learn more about sync stones and Sygna Suits to harness their power and make his ideal world a reality for all.

At the laboratory, Professor Bellis informs the player that the International Police have started their investigations on Pasio, looking into recent issues with Team Galactic. Barry leaves to stop Team Galactic, while Lucas and Dawn go to inform Cynthia.

At some ruins, Lucas and Dawn arrive and find Cynthia. Cynthia tells them that Legendary Pokémon seem to have been appearing at the ruins, and that Giratina appears to be interested in the traces of other Pokémon that have come there. Suddenly, Dialga briefly appears before vanishing, and Lucas wonders if it was trying to tell them something. Dawn then goes on to report to Cynthia about Team Galactic's operations on Pasio. Meanwhile, a mysterious man stands outside of the Team Galactic hideout. He disguises as a grunt and enters alongside his Croagunk.

The Darkest Nightmare

At Centra City, Brock and Erika confront and defeat Team Galactic Commanders Jupiter, Mars and Saturn, who have been trapping other Trainers in a nightmare. Barry arrives, and the three call Bellis's lab to update Cynthia, Dawn and Lucas on the mysterious phenomenon. They speculate that Team Galactic appear to be harnessing Darkrai's power as Paulo and Lillie listen. Professor Bellis enters with news that the International Police have found Team Galactic's hideout. Near the hideout, Cynthia, Lucas and Dawn meet Barry. Cynthia suggests that the team should split up from her, leaving Lucas, Dawn, and Barry to go as a group.

Inside the hideout, the team confronts two grunts as a third one stands nearby. The third grunt sends out a Croagunk and commands it to stop the other grunts’ Pokémon, surprising them.

The Galactic Hideout

The opposing Pokémon faint and the grunts retreat. The mystery man removes his Team Galactic Grunt disguise and introduces himself as Looker, a member of the International Police sent to investigate Pasio. Looker disguises as a grunt once more, then leaves.

Alone, Cynthia meets with the Team Galactic Commanders. She challenges their Pokémon with Giratina and wins. Cynthia warns the Commanders about what the consequences will be of Cyrus's actions. Saturn ignores her, telling her that Cyrus is seeking more power to create a brand-new universe.

Cyrus's True Ambitions

Lucas, Dawn, and Barry meet with Cyrus, who now has both Dialga and Palkia. He commands them to attack the three. When Dialga disobeys Cyrus, Palkia attacks it, to Lucas's frustration. Cyrus tells everyone that he wants to create a world where human spirit and useless feelings no longer exist, as Professor Bellis, Sophocles, Paulo, and others listen from at the lab. At the hideout, the Team Galactic Commanders witness the truth about Cyrus's intentions.

Together in Spirit

Cyrus wins his battle against Lucas, Dawn, and Barry, but Lucas will not accept the outcome. Lucas's sync stone begins to react with Dialga. Recognizing that Dialga wants to help, Lucas forms a sync pair with it. Lucas and Dialga use their sync move against Palkia and defeat Cyrus. Still vowing to make his plan come to fruition, Cyrus disappears with Darkrai.

A few days later at the lab, the team discusses how Cyrus's plans have caused sync pairs all over Pasio to fall asleep with never-ending nightmares. Looker mentions that the affected sync pairs are getting treated at the Pokémon Center. Dawn arrives and informs everyone that she was able to wake everyone up with Cresselia's power.

The Nightmare Spreads

Cyrus, in his Sygna Suit, appears inside Darkrai's void and claims that it is the ideal world he seeks.

At Bellis's Lab, Dawn arrives dressed in a Sygna Suit to match Cresselia's colors. Professor Sycamore suddenly stumbles into the lab. He utters a warning about Darkrai before falling asleep.

Cynthia and company arrive at Centra City to see sleeping Trainers all over the streets. They realize that Darkrai's power is overpowering Cresselia's. Cynthia advises the group to stay strong in order to avoid being put into a nightmare.

Galactic Alliance

The group meets at Professor Bellis's lab to debrief what they saw in the city. To their surprise, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn enter. Wanting to find Cyrus, the Commanders form a pact with the Trainers. When Bellis begins to fall asleep, the group hurries outside to stop Cyrus’s plan.

Intertwined Pasts

The group is split into three pairs—Barry and Jupiter, Lucas and Mars, and Dawn and Saturn. Saturn sends his Toxicroak out at Dawn, but she correctly assumes that he has no intention to betray her. She teaches Saturn that it is important for people to tell their friends about their feelings, otherwise they could be letting a friend make a bad decision. The two then come across a sleeping Team Galactic Grunt.

The Time of Awakening

Dawn and Saturn bring the sleeping grunt back to the laboratory. Saturn scolds the grunt when he sees that he seems to be voluntarily asleep. When the grunt wakes up, he removes his disguise and reveals himself to be Looker. He tells them he found Cyrus’s location, and gives it to the group.

The group, plus Cynthia and Sophocles, arrives at a cave. Darkrai appears, and the group tries to resist the urge to fall asleep, but Dawn realizes that Cyrus is likely in the nightmare too. Inside the nightmare, Cresselia joins the group. They manage to find Cyrus, and everyone encourages him to wake up.

A Mission to Complete

Everyone wakes up in a cave, where Cyrus is waiting for them. Frustrated that they would challenge his ideals, Cyrus sends out Darkrai and Palkia to battle them. Cynthia, Dawn, and Lucas send out Giratina, Cresselia, and Dialga respectively. They defeat Cyrus, and Lucas credits the victory to the bond he shares with Dialga. Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are happy to rejoin with Cyrus, even if they know they are simply his pawns. Before he leaves with the Commanders, Cyrus tells Lucas to take care of Dialga.

Meanwhile, Giovanni appears at the scene after Cyrus leaves, and calls his subordinates to prepare the revival of Team Rocket.

Back at Bellis's lab, everyone celebrates that the Trainers of Pasio have finally woken up. They believe it is a sign that there is hope for Cyrus to change. Dawn wishes to one day have the opportunity to have a friendly battle with Team Galactic.

Area info

The first half of this chapter, from Team Galactic on the Move to Together in Spirit, was added on January 13, 2022. The second half of this chapter, from The Nightmare Spreads to A Mission to Complete, was added on February 10, 2022.

Area name	Unlock condition	First-Time Rewards
Team Galactic on the Move	Available from start	Gems ×10 Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 1
The Darkest Nightmare	Complete Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 1	Gems ×10 Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 2
The Galactic Hideout	Complete Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 2	Gems ×10 Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 3
Cyrus's True Ambitions	Complete Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 3	Gems ×10 Challenge Cyrus: Part 1
Together in Spirit	Complete Challenge Cyrus: Part 1	Gems ×10 5★ Sinnoh Scout Ticket ×15 The Nightmare Spreads
The Nightmare Spreads	Complete Together in Spirit	Gems ×10 Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 4
Galactic Alliance	Complete Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 4	Gems ×10 Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 5
Intertwined Pasts	Complete Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 5	Gems ×10 Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 6
The Time of Awakening	Complete Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 6	Gems ×10 Challenge Cyrus: Part 2 / Challenge Sygna Suit Cyrus
A Mission to Complete	Complete Challenge Sygna Suit Cyrus	Gems ×10 5★ Sinnoh Scout Ticket ×15 Challenge Cyrus: Part 2 / Challenge Sygna Suit Cyrus (Hard)

Battles

Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Egg Chance
			Left	Middle	Right
Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 1	Normal	Team Galactic Grunt	Vibrava Weakness:	Noivern Weakness:	Dragonair Weakness:	Gems ×30 The Darkest Nightmare	150 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 2	Normal					Gems ×30 The Galactic Hideout	240 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 3	Normal					Gems ×30 Cyrus's True Ambitions	450 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Cyrus: Part 1	Normal	Cyrus	Flygon Weakness:	Palkia Weakness:	File:Masters445.png Garchomp Weakness:	Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 Together in Spirit	900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 4	Normal	Team Galactic Grunt	Sneasel Weakness:	Absol Weakness:	Mightyena Weakness:	Gems ×30 Galactic Alliance	1400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 5	Normal					Gems ×30 Intertwined Pasts	1900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Galactic Grunts: Part 6	Normal					Gems ×30 The Time of Awakening	2400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Cyrus: Part 2 / Challenge Sygna Suit Cyrus	Normal	Cyrus Sygna Suit	Darkrai Weakness:			Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 A Mission to Complete	2620 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
	Hard					Gems ×100 5★ Sinnoh Scout Ticket ×30	2770 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg

Johto: Team Rocket's Revival

Unlike other villain arc chapters, this chapter serves as a direct sequel to Kanto: Team Rocket Returns. It introduces the Team Rocket executives.

Plot

Resuming Operations

As Giovanni stands in the Team Rocket hideout, he recalls the way Red defeated him using Dynamax in their last fight. The Team Rocket Executives soon enter, willing to help their leader in any way. He tells them to get ready for an assignment he has in mind, one to take over Pasio.

At the beach, Kris, Morty, and Silver have a friendly battle against Lance, Karen, and Will. Despite Silver's determination to win, his team is defeated by Lance's team. After the battle, Paulo approaches Silver. He asks him why he has given up doing things like stealing Pokémon in his quest to make himself stronger. Silver doesn't have an exact answer, but he tells Paulo that a powerful connection with a Pokémon will make anyone stronger. Paulo remembers how Giovanni also found it important to share a connection with a Pokémon, and wonders if he can do whatever it takes to get stronger as long as he has one.

A Togepi's cry is heard, and the group turns around to find one by itself. Kris remarks that the Togepi seems to be in pain. To the group's surprise, it suddenly Dynamaxes.

On My Own

After defeating the Dynamaxed Togepi, Kris points out how there was a similar situation with Eternatus that caused Pokémon to Dynamax out of the blue. Silver suspects that someone is forcing Pokémon to Dynamax. As they leave to go to Professor Bellis's lab, a Team Rocket Grunt watches from the trees, and Silver notices him.

At the lab, Kris, Silver, and Lance tell Professor Bellis about what happened. She tells the group that she has recently heard similar reports of Pokémon randomly Dynamaxing, and that Team Rocket has usually been spotted at the same time. When the group concludes that Team Rocket is behind this, Silver begins to leave. He tells the group he wants to fight them alone, because fighting with teammates would turn him into exactly what he hates about Team Rocket—people who can't do anything on their own.

Lance is confused, but decides to let Silver go alone. Professor Bellis makes a plan to contact a Pokémon Professor from Galar who can help them understand the Dynamax phenomenon.

The Cruelest and the Scariest

Lance, Karen, and Morty wait in a secluded area in the forest as Will escorts Sonia. When the two arrive, Sonia reveals that she has created a device to detect when Pokémon are about to Dynamax. Using the device, they may be able to figure out where Team Rocket's hideout is, as there will likely be many Pokémon on the verge of Dynamaxing nearby.

As the group is speaking, Proton appears, flanked by two Team Rocket Grunts. Will reveals he knew they were following him and Sonia, but he wanted to lead them to the others so that they wouldn't be overwhelmed in a fight. The Johto Trainers battle against Proton and the grunts, winning the fight.

Infiltrate the Rocket Hideout

Sonia's device leads Lance, Karen, and Morty to a glacier where they believe Team Rocket's hideout is located. They suspect that Silver has already made it here, but they press onward.

At the Team Rocket hideout, Silver comes across Giovanni, as well as two grunts standing behind him. He quickly defeats Giovanni, who says he will leave Pasio alone since Silver has won. Silver, however, sees through his words. He reveals that he knows he is not facing Giovanni, but instead a disguised Petrel.

Petrel is simply amused, unthreatened by Silver. He tells him that the door up ahead is locked, and can only be opened if he says the password. Petrel taunts Silver, but gets too invested in belittling him and accidentally yells out the password. To prevent Silver from getting past him, he calls on more Team Rocket Grunts to overwhelm him.

Suddenly, Janine and Koga appear in the room. They tell Silver that they'll take on the grunts so that he can go ahead to face Giovanni. Silver is angered that they would help him, but he allows them to fight.

In another area of the Team Rocket hideout, Lance, Karen, and Morty corner Archer and Ariana, but neither seem concerned. Coming out of the door behind them, Giovanni appears in a Sygna Suit.

One or Many

Giovanni reveals that he has made a sync pair with a Pokémon capable of Dynamaxing, united by their shared appreciation for evil-doing. He sends out his new Nidoking and commands it to Dynamax.

Inside the hideout, Silver feels the ground begin to shake. He realizes that the entire building is about to collapse. He evacuates and finds Lance, Karen, and Morty confronting Giovanni at the glaciers.

Silver accuses Giovanni of being weak, pointing to how he battled the other Johto Trainers only after tiring them out with countless grunts. Archer and Ariana try to argue back, but Silver calls them cowards for being unable to do anything without Giovanni. Wanting to prove that working alone is the only way to become strong, Silver challenges Giovanni to a battle.

As Your Friend

At the Pokémon Center, Professor Bellis discusses the situation of Dynamaxing Pokémon with Jasmine and Falkner. They worry about the Trainers who set off to face Giovanni and still haven't returned. To their surprise, Kris, Lyra, and Ethan enter the room, dressed up in new Sygna Suits. They reassure the group that they will check on Silver and the others, as well as put an end to Team Rocket's plans.

The three arrive at the glaciers and realize a battle has just taken place. They run into Lance, Karen, and Morty, who inform them that Silver had lost his fight against Giovanni, and that Giovanni plans to meet with Lear. Realizing Silver must be hurt after his loss, they all plan to stay by his side.

In My Heart

At the beach, Kris, Lyra, and Ethan come across Silver talking to Pryce. The three ask him to come with them to fight Team Rocket, but he reiterates that he hates teaming up with others. When Silver tells them to leave him alone, Ethan snaps at him, telling him that friends should stick together. Silver comes around, but only on the condition that he gets to be the one to fight Giovanni. After Pryce gives Silver advice about the importance of friendship, Kris gets a phone call and reports to everyone that Team Rocket is on the move.

Hearts Aligned

At Lear's villa, Kris, Lyra, Ethan, and Silver are surprised to see that Team Rocket Grunts have taken over. Entering from the doors, Bugsy and Whitney reveal that they purposefully led Team Rocket to the villa so they would not threaten other Trainers outside. Before the group can head to Giovanni, Petrel and Proton show up to stop them. Bugsy and Whitney offer to take them down, and are then joined by Clair and Lance.

As Kris, Lyra, Ethan, and Silver continue through the villa, they are stopped once again—this time by Ariana. Angered by Ariana's belief that Pokémon are mere tools, Kris and Lyra battle her, allowing Ethan and Silver to push forward.

Battle against Evil

Right as Giovanni defeats Lear's Hoopa with Mewtwo, Ethan and Silver enter the room. Ethan volunteers to take on Archer and give Silver the opportunity to fight his father. Silver sends out Ho-Oh to battle against Giovanni's Nidoking and Mewtwo, but they are overwhelmed. The moment before the opposing Pokémon can knock out Ho-Oh, a Lugia swoops in to protect it at Ethan's orders. To Ethan's surprise, Silver thanks him. Silver comes to the understanding that protecting Pasio is more important than proving himself against Giovanni. He asks Ethan to work with him to win the fight.

Endings and Beginnings

Giovanni Mega Evolves his Mewtwo into Mega Mewtwo Y, and Silver and Ethan struggle as they continue to fight against it. Before Giovanni can finish the fight, Looker, Paulo, and the player burst into the room. When Giovanni hears from a grunt that Lance and the Elite Four are on their way, he summons another grunt with an Abra to teleport Archer and himself to safety.

Kris, Lyra, Ethan, and Silver return to the Pokémon Center to meet Professor Bellis. The four express disappointment that Giovanni got away, but Professor Bellis assures them that Team Rocket will likely lay low for some time. Silver, unsatisfied with her answer, begins to leave in order to train. He reveals that when he becomes stronger, Ethan will be the first opponent he challenges. Ethan smiles, happy that Silver is his rival once again.

At Team Rocket's hideout, Giovanni and Archer discuss their next moves. Giovanni tells Archer that he intends to carry out his future plans in secret, and in order to do this, he will rely on other "business partners" on Pasio.

Area info

The first half of this chapter, from Resuming Operations to One or Many, was added on May 19, 2022. The second half of this chapter, from As Your Friend to Endings and Beginnings, was added on May 30, 2022.

Area name	Unlock condition	First-Time Rewards
Resuming Operations	Available from start	Gems ×10 Challenge Proton: Part 1
On My Own	Complete Challenge Proton: Part 1	Gems ×10 Challenge Proton: Part 2
The Cruelest and Scariest	Complete Challenge Proton: Part 2	Gems ×10 Challenge Proton: Part 3
Infiltrate the Rocket Hideout	Complete Challenge Proton: Part 3	Gems ×10 Challenge Archer: Part 1
One or Many	Complete Challenge Archer: Part 1	Gems ×10 5★ Johto Scout Ticket ×15 As Your Friend
As Your Friend	Complete One or Many	Gems ×10 Challenge Archer: Part 2
In My Heart	Complete Challenge Archer: Part 2	Gems ×10 Challenge Archer: Part 3
Hearts Aligned	Complete Challenge Archer: Part 3	Gems ×10 Challenge Archer: Part 4
Battle against Evil	Complete Challenge Archer: Part 4	Gems ×10 Challenge Sygna Suit Giovanni
Endings and Beginnings	Complete Challenge Sygna Suit Giovanni	Gems ×10 5★ Johto Scout Ticket ×15 Challenge Sygna Suit Giovanni (Hard)

Battles

Name	Difficulty	Trainers			Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Egg Chance
					Left	Middle	Right
Challenge Proton: Part 1	Normal	Proton			Zubat Weakness:	Golbat Weakness:	Honchkrow Weakness:	Gems ×30 On My Own	150 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Proton: Part 2	Normal							Gems ×30 The Cruelest and Scariest	240 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Proton: Part 3	Normal							Gems ×30 Infiltrate the Rocket Hideout	450 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Archer: Part 1	Normal	Archer			Beedrill Weakness:	Houndoom Weakness:	Golbat Weakness:	Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 One or Many	900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Archer: Part 2	Normal	Petrel	Archer	Ariana	Weezing Weakness:	Houndoom Weakness:	Arbok Weakness:	Gems ×30 In My Heart	1400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Archer: Part 3	Normal							Gems ×30 Hearts Aligned	1900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Archer: Part 4	Normal							Gems ×30 Battle against Evil	2400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Sygna Suit Giovanni	Normal	Giovanni Sygna Suit			Mega Mewtwo Y Weakness: ↓ Nidoking Weakness:			Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 Endings and Beginnings	2620 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
	Hard							Gems ×100 5★ Johto Scout Ticket ×30	2770 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg

Hoenn: Delta of Land, Sea, and Sky

This chapter introduces Team Magma and Team Aqua.

Plot

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Area info

The first half of this chapter, from Differing Perspectives to Uncontrollable Power, was added on July 29, 2022. The second half of this chapter, from The Meteor's Passenger to In the Shadows of Pasio's Crisis, was added on August 10, 2022.

Area name	Unlock condition	First-Time Rewards
Differing Perspectives	Available from start	Gems ×10 Challenge Team Magma: Part 1 / Challenge the Magma Grunts: Part 1
Battle over Natural Energy	Complete Challenge Team Magma: Part 1 / Challenge the Magma Grunts: Part 1	Gems ×10 Challenge Team Aqua: Part 1 / Challenge the Aqua Grunts: Part 1
Super-Ancient Pokémon and People	Complete Challenge Team Aqua: Part 1 / Challenge the Aqua Grunts: Part 1	Gems ×10 Challenge Team Magma: Part 2 / Challenge the Magma Grunts: Part 2
Justice Serving Beliefs	Complete Challenge Team Magma: Part 2 / Challenge the Magma Grunts: Part 2	Gems ×10 Challenge Team Aqua: Part 2 / Challenge the Aqua Grunts: Part 2
Uncontrollable Power	Complete Challenge Team Aqua: Part 2 / Challenge the Aqua Grunts: Part 2	Gems ×10 5★ Hoenn Scout Ticket ×15 The Meteor's Passenger
The Meteor's Passenger	Complete Uncontrollable Power	Gems ×10 Challenge Team Magma: Part 3 / Challenge the Magma Grunts: Part 3
Maxie and Archie	Complete Challenge Team Magma: Part 3 / Challenge the Magma Grunts: Part 3	Gems ×10 Challenge Team Aqua: Part 3 / Challenge the Aqua Grunts: Part 3
The Terrifying Power of Nature	Complete Challenge Team Aqua: Part 3 / Challenge the Aqua Grunts: Part 3	Gems ×10 Challenge Team Magma: Part 4 / Challenge the Magma Grunts: Part 4
Destroy the Meteor	Complete Challenge Team Magma: Part 4 / Challenge the Magma Grunts: Part 4	Gems ×10 Challenge Courtney and Matt
In the Shadows of Pasio's Crisis	Complete Challenge Courtney and Matt	Gems ×10 5★ Hoenn Scout Ticket ×15 Challenge Courtney and Matt (Hard)

Battles

Name	Difficulty	Trainers	Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Egg Chance
			Left	Middle	Right
Challenge Team Magma: Part 1 / Challenge the Magma Grunts: Part 1	Normal	Team Magma Grunt	Numel Weakness:	File:Masters323 m.png Camerupt Weakness:	Numel Weakness:	Gems ×30 Battle over Natural Energy	150 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Team Aqua: Part 1 / Challenge the Aqua Grunts: Part 1	Normal	Team Aqua Grunt	Carvanha Weakness:	Sharpedo Weakness:	Carvanha Weakness:	Gems ×30 Super-Ancient Pokémon and People	240 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Team Magma: Part 2 / Challenge the Magma Grunts: Part 2	Normal	Team Magma Grunt	Numel Weakness:	File:Masters323 m.png Camerupt Weakness:	Numel Weakness:	Gems ×30 Justice Serving Beliefs	450 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Team Aqua: Part 2 / Challenge the Aqua Grunts: Part 2	Normal	Team Aqua Grunt	Carvanha Weakness:	Sharpedo Weakness:	Carvanha Weakness:	Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 Uncontrollable Power	900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Team Magma: Part 3 / Challenge the Magma Grunts: Part 3	Normal	Team Magma Grunt	Numel Weakness:	File:Masters323 m.png Camerupt Weakness:	Numel Weakness:	Gems ×30 Maxie and Archie	1400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Team Aqua: Part 3 / Challenge the Aqua Grunts: Part 3	Normal	Team Aqua Grunt	Carvanha Weakness:	Sharpedo Weakness:	Carvanha Weakness:	Gems ×30 The Terrifying Power of Nature	1900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Team Magma: Part 4 / Challenge the Magma Grunts: Part 4	Normal	Team Magma Grunt	Numel Weakness:	File:Masters323 m.png Camerupt Weakness:	Numel Weakness:	Gems ×30 Destroy the Meteor	2400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Courtney and Matt	Normal	Courtney ↓ Matt	Groudon Weakness: ↓ Kyogre Weakness:			Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 In the Shadows of Pasio's Crisis	2620 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
	Hard					Gems ×100 5★ Hoenn Scout Ticket ×30	2770 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg

Unova: Team Plasma & Two Heroes

This chapter introduces Team Plasma.

Plot

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Area info

The first half of this chapter, from The One to Rule the World to Sync Pairs' Hearts Align, was added on October 31, 2022. The second half of this chapter, from Spoken Names to Two Heroes, was added on November 14, 2022.

Area name	Unlock condition	First-Time Rewards
The One to Rule the World	Available from start	Gems ×10 Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1
Two Gone Missing	Complete Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1	Gems ×10 Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2
Pokémon Released	Complete Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2	Gems ×10 Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3
For the Kind People	Complete Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3	Gems ×10 Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 4
Sync Pairs' Hearts Align	Complete Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 4	Gems ×10 5★ Unova Scout Ticket ×15 Spoken Names
Spoken Names	Complete Sync Pairs' Hearts Align	Gems ×10 Challenge the Shadow Triad: Part 1
N and Hugh	Complete Challenge the Shadow Triad: Part 1	Gems ×10 Challenge the Shadow Triad: Part 2
One Blow to Break Through	Complete Challenge the Shadow Triad: Part 2	Gems ×10 Challenge the Shadow Triad: Part 3
Keep Moving Forward!	Complete Challenge the Shadow Triad: Part 3	Gems ×10 Challenge Ghetsis
Two Heroes	Complete Challenge Ghetsis	Gems ×10 5★ Unova Scout Ticket ×15 Challenge Ghetsis (Hard)

Battles

Name	Difficulty	Trainers	Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Egg Chance
			Left	Middle	Right
Challenge the Team Plasma Grunts: Part 1	Normal	Team Plasma Grunt	Muk Weakness:	Drapion Weakness:	Seviper Weakness:	Gems ×30 Two Gone Missing	150 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Team Plasma Grunts: Part 2	Normal					Gems ×30 Pokémon Released	240 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Team Plasma Grunts: Part 3	Normal					Gems ×30 For the Kind People	450 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Team Plasma Grunts: Part 4	Normal					Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 Sync Pairs' Hearts Align	900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Shadow Triad: Part 1	Normal	Shadow Triad	Bisharp Weakness:	Bisharp Weakness:	Bisharp Weakness:	Gems ×30 N and Hugh	1400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Shadow Triad: Part 2	Normal					Gems ×30 One Blow to Break Through	1900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Shadow Triad: Part 3	Normal					Gems ×30 Keep Moving Forward!	2400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Ghetsis	Normal	Ghetsis	Liepard Weakness:	Kyurem Weakness:	Krookodile Weakness:	Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 Two Heroes	2620 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
	Hard					Gems ×100 5★ Unova Scout Ticket ×30	2770 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg

Kalos: Team Flare Flares Up

This chapter introduces Team Flare.

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Area info

The first half of this chapter, from A Kalos Peace Ceremony to Team Flare vs. Team Flare?!, was added on January 12, 2023. The second half of this chapter, from Hidden from Sight to Under a Beautiful Night Sky, was added on February 13, 2023.

Area name	Unlock condition	First-Time Rewards
A Kalos Peace Ceremony	Available from start	Gems ×10 Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 1
Detective Reunion	Complete Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 1	Gems ×10 Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 2
Team Flare's Mission	Complete Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 2	Gems ×10 Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 3
A Fiery Woman	Complete Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 3	Gems ×10 Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 4
Team Flare vs. Team Flare?!	Complete Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 4	Gems ×10 5★ Kalos Scout Ticket ×15 Hidden from Sight
Hidden from Sight	Complete Team Flare vs. Team Flare?!	Gems ×10 Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 5
The Traitors' True Identity	Complete Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 5	Gems ×10 Challenge the Flare Grunts(?): Part 1
Detectives and Officers	Complete Challenge the Flare Grunts(?): Part 1	Gems ×10 Challenge the Flare Grunts(?): Part 2
Farewell, Looker?	Complete Challenge the Flare Grunts(?): Part 2	Gems ×10 Challenge the Flare Grunts(?): Part 3
Under a Beautiful Night Sky	Complete Challenge the Flare Grunts(?): Part 3	Gems ×10 5★ Kalos Scout Ticket ×15 Challenge the Flare Grunts(?): Part 3 (Hard)

Battles

Name	Difficulty	Trainers	Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Egg Chance
			Left	Middle	Right
Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 1	Normal	Team Flare Grunt	Poochyena Weakness:	Mightyena Weakness:	Purrloin Weakness:	Gems ×30 Detective Reunion	150 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 2	Normal	Team Flare Grunt	Purrloin Weakness:	Liepard Weakness:	Poochyena Weakness:	Gems ×30 Team Flare's Mission	240 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 3	Normal	Team Flare Grunt	Poochyena Weakness:	Mightyena Weakness:	Purrloin Weakness:	Gems ×30 A Fiery Woman	450 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 4	Normal	Team Flare Grunt	Purrloin Weakness:	Liepard Weakness:	Poochyena Weakness:	Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 Team Flare vs. Team Flare?!	900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Flare Grunts: Part 5	Normal	Team Flare Grunt	Poochyena Weakness:	Mightyena Weakness:	Purrloin Weakness:	Gems ×30 The Traitors' True Identity	1400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Flare Grunts(?): Part 1	Normal	Team Flare Grunt	Golbat Weakness:	Arbok Weakness:	Muk Weakness:	Gems ×30 Detectives and Officers	1900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Flare Grunts(?): Part 2	Normal					Gems ×30 Farewell, Looker?	2400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Flare Grunts(?): Part 3	Normal					Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 Under a Beautiful Night Sky	2620 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
	Hard					Gems ×100 5★ Kalos Scout Ticket ×30	2770 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg

Alola: Protecting the Island

This chapter introduces Team Skull and the Aether Foundation.

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The first half of this chapter, from Signs of Disturbance to Illuminating the Darkness, was added on April 28, 2023. The second half of this chapter, from Guardian Deities Assemble to A Future Together, was added on May 12, 2023.

Area name	Unlock condition	First-Time Rewards
Signs of Disturbance	Available from start	Gems ×10 Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 1
Opened Gate to Other Worlds	Complete Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 1	Gems ×10 Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 2
Island Guardian Deity	Complete Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 2	Gems ×10 Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 3
A Picturesque Pair	Complete Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 3	Gems ×10 Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 4
Illuminating the Darkness	Complete Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 4	Gems ×10 5★ Alola Scout Ticket ×15 Guardian Deities Assemble
Guardian Deities Assemble	Complete Illuminating the Darkness	Gems ×10 Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 5
Begin the Counterattack!	Complete Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 5	Gems ×10 Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 6
Faba's Plan	Complete Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 6	Gems ×10 Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 7
An Unexpected Ally	Complete Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 7	Gems ×10 Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 8
A Future Together	Complete Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 8	Gems ×10 5★ Alola Scout Ticket ×15 Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 8 (Hard)

Battles

Name	Difficulty	Trainers	Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Egg Chance
			Left	Middle	Right
Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 1	Normal	Aether Foundation Employee	Pelipper Weakness:	Toucannon Weakness:	Vanilluxe Weakness:	Gems ×30 Opened Gate to Other Worlds	150 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 2	Normal	Aether Foundation Employee	Electabuzz Weakness:	Dugtrio Alolan Weakness:	Magmar Weakness:	Gems ×30 Island Guardian Deity	240 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 3	Normal	Aether Foundation Employee	Pelipper Weakness:	Toucannon Weakness:	Vanilluxe Weakness:	Gems ×30 A Picturesque Pair	450 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 4	Normal	Aether Foundation Employee	Electabuzz Weakness:	Dugtrio Alolan Weakness:	Magmar Weakness:	Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 Illuminating the Darkness	900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 5	Normal	Aether Foundation Employee	Pelipper Weakness:	Toucannon Weakness:	Vanilluxe Weakness:	Gems ×30 Begin the Counterattack!	1400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 6	Normal	Aether Foundation Employee	Electabuzz Weakness:	Dugtrio Alolan Weakness:	Magmar Weakness:	Gems ×30 Faba's Plan	1900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 7	Normal	Aether Foundation Employee	Pelipper Weakness:	Toucannon Weakness:	Vanilluxe Weakness:	Gems ×30 An Unexpected Ally	2400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 8	Normal	Aether Foundation Employee	Electabuzz Weakness:	Dugtrio Alolan Weakness:	Magmar Weakness:	Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 A Future Together	2620 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
	Hard					Gems ×100 5★ Alola Scout Ticket ×30	2770 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg

Galar: A Millennium into the Future

This chapter introduces Rose, Oleana, and Team Yell.

Plot

The Galar Region's Hero

Rose talks to a group of kids about his Copperajah. When one of them asks what his job is, Oleana explains that he's chairman of the Galar Pokémon League and president of a large business conglomerate. He starts to tell the kids more about Galar, but Oleana hurries him off to their next engagement.

Later, as Rose and Oleana are visiting a Pokémon Breeder in town, Victor, Hop, Gloria, Sonia, and Leon pass by and are shocked when they notice Rose. He greets them warmly, but they are less than pleased. Rose and Oleana don't have any idea why the group thinks Rose was arrested, so they play along with Rose's assumption that they were just joking and step away to discuss what's going on. Leon doesn't think they were lying or playing innocent, and Victor suggests that they might not have done anything at all. After all, there are people on Pasio who say that they remember things slightly differently than others, so they may have come from slightly different times. So, this Chairman Rose and Oleana here might have come from a time before they caused the Darkest Day in Galar. Hop is worried that they might start something on Pasio, and Leon doesn't know how to reassure him. Rose interrupts their conversation to suggest that they walk around Pasio and talk.

As Quickly as Possible

Leon and Sonia are too busy to go on a walk, so only Victor, Hop, and Gloria come with Rose and Oleana. While on their walk, they run into crowd watching a battle between Allister and Shauntal. They each use their sync move, sparking interest from Rose and Oleana, who have never seen them before. Hop and Victor explain briefly what sync moves and sync stones are, and Rose comments that a sync stone must hold a lot of energy. He then asks if the kids can introduce him to whoever on Pasio is an expert on sync stones, so they take Rose to meet Lear and Professor Bellis.

At Lear's mansion, Rose explains that he wants to solve the energy problem in the Galar region and around the world, and he thinks sync stones might provide the solution to that problem. He wants to take over the management of sync stones and focus sync stone research on its potential as an energy source. Professor Bellis reminds him that sync stones have boundless potential beyond being a good source of energy, and they shouldn't limit the use of sync stones to a single purpose. Lear agrees, believing that sync stones can enrich the connection between Pokémon and Trainer and that the research into them shouldn't be rushed - there are plenty of people on Pasio who abuse the power of sync stones. In addition, Professor Bellis warns that because they don't completely understand sync stones, they can be unstable at times. She wants to keep studying the utility and dangers of sync stones, so she cannot allow him to bring her research to a complete stop. Rose promises to think over their words and thanks them for their time.

Afterwards, Hop, Victor, and Gloria are concerned about the fact that Rose is still rushing to solve the energy crisis as soon as possible.

Whispering Shadows

Hop, Victor, and Gloria report everything from their conversation with the chairman to Leon. Then, Leon explains to Lear and Professor Bellis what Chairman Rose did back in Galar. The Rose they knew turned himself in after everything was over, but the Rose that's here now doesn't seem to remember that any of that happened, so they're worried that he might try to do the same thing again. However, Leon believes that they share the same desire to create a brighter future for Galar and the world, so he doesn't want to work directly against the chairman. Professor Bellis is doubtful that he'll be able to do anything too extreme; he's only just come to Pasio and therefore won't have access to the facilities he'd need to do his own research, and she's been taking extra good care of her sync stone research data ever since Giovanni came after it.

Elsewhere, Chairman Rose laments the fact that they're dragging their feet when there's a way to save the future right in front of them, and expresses his desire to provide limitless energy to ensure everlasting prosperity for everyone. He wants to do something as soon as possible, even if people hate him for it. Giovanni, overhearing Rose's monologue, approaches Rose and offers to share with him a way to extract sync stones' power. Oleana finds him suspicious and advises that Rose not listen to him, but Rose ignores her - he can't be picky about his methods if he's going to protect the future. Rose asks Giovanni how he could gain management over all sync stones, and Giovanni says that he'd need to own Pasio to do that. He also tells Rose to keep their alliance a secret from everyone else.

Repeated Mistakes

A few days later, Hop, Gloria, and Leon are talking to Sawyer about using the arena to host a Pokémon battle event with everyone from Galar. Unfortunately, Rose has already applied to use all the arenas on Pasio at that time, so the only place that's still available is the village square.

In the square, Piers is battling Gordie while all the other Gym Leaders from Galar watch, along with Leon, Sonia, Gloria, Hop, and Lear. A group of Team Yell Grunts are cheering for Piers, and Gordie remarks how passionate they are. Leon says that Rose is trying to compete with them by hosting Pokémon battle events in large venues, and Sonia says that they've lost a lot of their audience to him. Hop says it's suspicious, but Lear says there was nothing suspicious about the applications themselves, so they had no good reason to reject them.

Meanwhile, Victor has joined one of Rose's events to keep an eye on things. At the event, Rose gives a speech that is broadcast all over Pasio where he says that the attitude that sync stones should only be used for Pokémon battles is incorrect; he has looked at the research on sync stones and is developing technology that can utilize their energy. He presents a variety of his inventions to the spectators, and everyone is impressed. However, Victor knows that it shouldn't be easy to access the research data on sync stones, so he wonders how Rose got his hands on it. Colress, Clemont, Sophocles, Molayne, and Volkner are all impressed by Rose's presentation, with Clemont wondering if Rose could help with his inventions. Rose then laments that the potential of sync stones has been ignored in favor of using them as tools to promote Pasio, and he blames Lear for controlling and monopolizing the use of sync stones. He says they need to act as quickly as they can to research how to use sync stones for energy, and to that end, he would like to take over the management of all sync stones.

Headed for the Same Future!

After the speech is over, Victor approaches Rose and asks him how he got ahold of the data on sync stones. Rose says he received it from his new business partner, though he does not disclose their identity, saying that he doesn't care who he works with for the sake of a prosperous future.

Sync pairs across Pasio react to the speech in different ways. Some think it's ridiculous to think about a problem that might happen a millennium from now, while others - such as Professor Sycamore - say that it's worth thinking about how to preserve the world for future generations. Some think that it's definitely a good idea, while others are skeptical about having one person managing all of the sync stones.

Several days later, Victor, Hop, and Gloria are talking with Lear, Sawyer, Rachel, and Professor Bellis about the effect Rose' speech had on the island, with some people taking Rose's words to heart and criticizing Lear for "monopolizing the use of sync stones". Hop says that the island has started to split into opposing factions, with some people supporting Rose and some people supporting Lear. Lear doesn't want to leave it completely alone, for fear that things will get worse, so Leon steps up with Piers, Marnie, and Team Yell to fight back. Before Rose can do anything like causing the Darkest Day again, Leon wants to tell him that he doesn't have to change the future alone, because they can do it together. Victor, Gloria, and Hop all agree to help, so Leon says that they're going to start battling each other in order to understand each other and move towards the future they share.

Leon's Wish

Now wearing his outfit from the Battle Tower, Leon watches a battle in the village square between Raihan, a Youngster, and a Preschooler. Marnie, Piers, and Team Yell cheer for the kids. Together, they manage to defeat Raihan's Gigalith, and Raihan congratulates them on their teamwork. Raihan says that if they can't do something on their own, they can work together with others to be even stronger, which Leon agrees with; he tells the kids to remember that they can overcome any obstacle if they work together.

In Lear's villa, Oleana reports to Rose that Leon has been hosting Pokémon battle events focused on using sync stones all over Pasio. Rose isn't surprised at all by this, and says he'll proceed with his next step. He then asks Oleana to prepare for the announcement of someone's incredible inventions.

Back in the square, Gloria approaches the group wearing her uniform from the Gym Challenge and says they've got a problem - there's been an announcement in town about inventions that use sync stones. So, she and Leon head to town and find Rose and Oleana surrounded by a large group of people. Rose teases Leon about having an event to attend, and Leon turns his attention to the others with him - Clemont, Volkner, and Sophocles, who look a little sad. Leon asks Rose what they're doing here, and Rose says they're collaborating with him to use sync stone energy more effectively. Rose says that they don't understand - he doesn't intend to limit sync stones' potential. Then he asks them whether they should prioritize the potential of people and Pokémon or the energy problem.

Rose's Methods

Rose says that their time is limited, so they have to prioritize something. The ideas and technology formed by the young inventors will eventually wither away - it doesn't last forever. But the relationship between people and Pokémon can flourish right now, without having to rely on sync stones. So, he thinks they should take their time with researching that and focus now on researching energy use that could save their future. Volkner doesn't think that Rose plans to use sync stones maliciously, so he doesn't think it's bad for him to be in charge of the sync stones, and Clemont says it's not a bad thing for them to create inventions that light up the future. Gloria asks why they all seem unhappy if that's the case - they're passionate about inventing things, but right now they don't seem excited at all. Volkner admits that Rose's request involves a lot of restrictions, which Rose says isn't true. They just don't have time to play around, so they have to eliminate anything useless - including their ideals. Clemont says that if that's the case, they can't create what Rose wants, so they excuse themselves.

Rose is disappointed, and Leon points out that with the way he's going about things, he is going to limit sync stones' potential. His methods shut other people down, which will make them not want to help him. His options will keep dwindling until he ends up in a position where no one will help him, and he can't save the future a millennium from now like that. However, Rose says that his methods do work - his success in building up Macro Cosmos is proof of that. Leon says that if Rose still doesn't understand after this conversation, there's only one option left: they need to have a Pokémon battle. He challenges the chairman to a group battle to show him the importance of connecting with others. Rose says that he won't change his mind, even if he loses, but he'll accept Leon's challenge if that'll make him happy. He says that with Leon as his opponent, he'll obviously be at a disadvantage, so he asks Leon if he can bring along some supporters. Leon says that Rose can bring whoever he wants, but Leon will win and change Rose's mind.

Later, Victor meets up with Looker in an alley. Looker says he gathered information on the matter Victor wanted him to look into, and he's determined that Rose's partner is none other than the boss of Team Rocket, Giovanni.

The Decisive Battle Begins

In Professor Bellis's lab, Victor and Looker tell Leon and Gloria what they found out about Rose's partner. Looker says they're using their usual method of stirring up trouble and then committing crimes while the attention is on someone else. Leon is angry that they're just using Chairman Rose to get what they want. Gloria says they need to tell Chairman Rose about this immediately, hoping that he'll stop if he finds out that he's been working with Team Rocket. However, Victor doesn't think that'll work, recalling that Rose said he doesn't care who he works with for the sake of a prosperous future. Leon agrees, since it's not that different from how he carried out his plan back in Galar even knowing the dangers of awakening Eternatus. He says they need to fundamentally change Chairman Rose's way of thinking when they battle him.

On the day of the tournament, Leon greets the crowd. Gloria, Marnie, Hop, Victor, Rose, and Oleana watch from the battlefield as Leon explains the rules for the upcoming battle. Each side will have nine Trainers, and they'll go head-to-head using Pasio's three-on-three team battle format; the team with the most wins overall will be the victor. On the sideline, Piers reminds Team Yell to cheer for Marnie with all they've got.

All around Pasio, Trainers are gathering to watch the tournament. Sonia, Nessa, and Raihan watch a crowd discussing which side they think will win, and they comment that while this was announced to the public as just another tournament, it doesn't feel that way. People are seeing this as a way to settle the score between Lear's supporters and Rose's supporters. Raihan wonders why Chairman Rose is looking so confident, since normally he'd have no chance to win in a battle against Leon.

Leon's team for the first round is Hop, Marnie, and Gloria, and he gives them a few words of encouragement before the match begins. Then, they discover they're facing off against Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars of Team Galactic.

Taking Sides

Hop and Gloria are shocked that the other supporters Rose was referring to were Team Galactic. Marnie says they're troublemakers from Sinnoh, which Jupiter thinks is rude. They're working towards completing the human spirit, and they think that advancements in the practical uses of sync stones will be beneficial for them. However, Saturn assures them that they don't agree with Rose's ideology, and Mars says the only person whose orders they listen to is Cyrus.

Piers and Team Yell cheer for Marnie as the battle begins. Hop's Zamazenta boosts the team's stats while Marnie's Morpeko goes on the offensive. Jupiter tries having her Skuntank target Morpeko, since it looks weak, but Hop's Zamazenta shields it from the attack. Finally, Gloria's Cinderace Gigantamaxes and defeats Skuntank, Saturn's Toxicroak, and Mars's Purugly to win them the battle. As the young Galarians celebrate their victory, Saturn comments that the connections between hearts have endless potential after all.

The second battle pits Sawyer, Rachel, and a Beauty who works for Lear against Courtney and Tabitha of Team Magma, plus Oleana. Oleana tells her allies that they can't lose, so they should battle with caution. Courtney tells Oleana not to boss her around - she's only here to help the development of humanity and their leader. Oleana says that they wouldn't be in this situation if Lear just gave up his mining rights, which angers Rachel and the Beauty. Tabitha is a little scared of the battle, but Sawyer says he'll take Tabitha on.

The battle begins with Sawyer's Honchkrow and Rachel's Umbreon charging the other team and the Beauty's Venusaur attacking right after, dealing big damage to Tabitha's Golbat and Courtney's Camerupt. This peeves Oleana, who declares that she won't let anyone interfere with Rose's plan and has her Garbodor Gigantamax to take out the other team. Rachel and Sawyer mourn their loss, but they have faith that their young master will win.

For the final battle, Leon's team, consisting of himself, Lear, and Victor, arrives on the field first. Rose's teammates arrive one at a time and explain why they decided to support Rose: Maxie, who says that Team Magma works for the development of humanity, and Colress, who says that Rose's research piqued his interest. This leaves Lear a little miffed that Colress would switch sides on him. Rose finally arrives on the field, declaring that they'll have a "champion time".

A Small Step into the Future

The battle begins with Maxie's Groudon attacking Victor's Rillaboom. Then, Colress's Klinklang attacks Leon's Dragapult. Rose's Copperajah tries to get in a hit on Dragapult while it's stunned, but Lear's Hoopa swaps places with it. Lear tells Rose that he once only believed in his own strength, thinking that was all he could rely on, but the Trainers he met on Pasio changed him. He and Hoopa use a sync move on Copperajah, something that Lear says he wasn't capable of back then. He let his fixation on power get the best of him, so now he wants to steer Pasio and the power of sync stones in a better direction. He pleads for Rose to trust them. Rose says again that they simply don't have the time for that, and he Gigantamaxes his Copperajah. Leon and Victor don't back down, and their Pokémon survive Copperajah's Max Move. Leon says that he couldn't have taken that attack on his own, because there's only so much he can do by himself. Victor chimes in to say that if they all forge onward together instead of moving alone, they can accomplish so much more. Leon's wish is to become strong with everyone from Galar, and he wants Chairman Rose to be a part of that. Lear says that there are still a lot of mysteries surrounding sync stones, so Rose's help with the research would be appreciated - they can research using sync stones for energy and using them to connect people and Pokémon at the same time.

Rose considers their words and accepts defeat, returning his Copperajah; Colress and Maxie do the same with their partners. Rose admits that the shine of their sync stones is proof of the strength of connections, and he can't shine like that on his own. He recognizes that approaching sync stones scientifically was misguided, since they're rooted in the power of the human heart, and he also recognizes that sync pairs need a place to compete with each other freely. So, clearly, monopolizing sync stones himself isn't the best way of doing things. He invites Lear to be his partner in sync stone research, and Lear says he looks forward to it.

As the group chats happily on the battlefield, Rose and Oleana watch from a distance. Leon approaches Rose and says there's something he wants to talk to him about.

That night, Rose and Oleana are standing on the beach when they're approached by Giovanni. Giovanni is furious that Rose backed down from taking over the management of sync stones, and he asks Rose to explain himself. Rose says he realized Giovanni's methods weren't enough and changed his plans. He also says that they were both planning on using each other and reveals that he knows who Giovanni is. Giovanni concedes this to him, and it was easy for him to move about for a while thanks to all the commotion Rose caused, so he did gain something out of their deal. He then tells Rose to look forward to what's about to happen.

A few days later, Rose stands in the stadium, welcoming people to Pasio. He talks a little about what Pasio is and what sync pairs are, and then he introduces Leon and Charizard for an exhibition match against Gloria and Cinderace.

Area info

The first half of this chapter, from The Galar Region's Hero to Headed for the Same Future!, was added on July 14, 2023. The second half of this chapter, from Leon's Wish to A Small Step into the Future, was added on July 31, 2023.

Area name	Unlock condition	First-Time Rewards
The Galar Region's Hero	Available from start	Gems ×10 Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 1
As Quickly as Possible	Complete Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 1	Gems ×10 Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 2
Whispering Shadows	Complete Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 2	Gems ×10 Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 3
Repeated Mistakes	Complete Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 3	Gems ×10 Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 4
Headed for the Same Future!	Complete Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 4	Gems ×10 5★ Galar Scout Ticket ×15 Leon's Wish
Leon's Wish	Complete Headed for the Same Future!	Gems ×10 Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 5
Rose's Methods	Complete Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 5	Gems ×10 Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 6
The Decisive Battle Begins	Complete Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 6	Gems ×10 Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 7
Taking Sides	Complete Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 7	Gems ×10 Challenge Rose
A Small Step into the Future	Complete Challenge Rose	Gems ×10 5★ Galar Scout Ticket ×15 Challenge Rose (Hard)

Battles

Name	Difficulty	Trainers			Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Egg Chance
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Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 1	Normal	Rose's Supporter			Obstagoon Weakness:	Appletun Weakness:	Thievul Weakness:	Gems ×30 As Quickly as Possible	150 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 2	Normal							Gems ×30 Whispering Shadows	240 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 3	Normal							Gems ×30 Repeated Mistakes	450 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 4	Normal							Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 Headed for the Same Future!	900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 5	Normal							Gems ×30 Rose's Methods	1,400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 6	Normal							Gems ×30 The Decisive Battle Begins	1,900 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Rose's Supporters: Part 7	Normal							Gems ×30 Taking Sides	2,400 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
Challenge Rose	Normal	Colress	Rose	Maxie	Klinklang Weakness:	Copperajah Weakness:	Groudon Weakness:	Gems ×30 Skip Ticket ×1 A Small Step into the Future	2,620 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg
	Hard							Gems ×100 5★ Galar Scout Ticket ×30	2,770 coins 2★ Level-Up Manual ×1	10% 1★ Egg or2★ Egg

Paulo Interlude: The Path Forward

This chapter focuses on Paulo and his quest for strength, which ultimately leads him to the taking control of Team Break. It also introduces Tina, Paulo's childhood friend.

Plot

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Area info

Area name	Unlock condition	Date added	First-Time Rewards
A Late Arrival	Complete 1 chapter of the Villain Arc on Normal difficulty	November 26, 2021	Gems ×10
Justice without Power	Complete 2 chapters of the Villain Arc on Normal difficulty	March 29, 2022	Gems ×10
Good or Evil Bonds	Complete 3 chapters of the Villain Arc on Normal difficulty	October 10, 2022	Gems ×10
Too Late for Guidance	Complete 4 chapters of the Villain Arc on Normal difficulty	October 10, 2022	Gems ×10
A Reason to Be Strong	Complete 5 chapters of the Villain Arc on Normal difficulty	December 5, 2022	Gems ×10
Flame of Hatred	Complete 6 chapters of the Villain Arc on Normal difficulty	April 11, 2023	Gems ×10

Medals

Medal		Conditions
Image	Name
	Hostile Take-Over	Complete the following single-player area on Normal: Kanto The Last Laugh
	Shining Brilliance	Complete the following single-player area on Normal: Sinnoh A Mission to Complete
	Bold Heart and Soul	Complete the following single-player area on Normal: Johto Endings and Beginnings
	Earth, Sea, and Sky	Complete the following single-player area on Normal: Hoenn In the Shadows of Pasio's Crisis
	Unbound from the Past	Complete the following single-player area on Normal: Unova Two Heroes
	Ablaze for Beauty	Complete the following single-player area on Normal: Kalos Under a Beautiful Night Sky
	Guardians of Alola	Complete the following single-player area on Normal: Alola A Future Together

Artwork

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  Villain Arc Kanto artwork

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  Villain Arc Paulo Interlude artwork

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  Villain Arc Sinnoh artwork

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  Villain Arc Sinnoh (Part 2) artwork

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  Villain Arc Johto (Part 1) artwork

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  Villain Arc Johto (Part 2) artwork by Megumi Mizutani^[1]

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  Villain Arc Hoenn (Part 1) artwork

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  Villain Arc Hoenn (Part 2) artwork by Hitoshi Ariga^[2]

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  Villain Arc Unova (Part 1) artwork by Hitoshi Ariga^[3]

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  Villain Arc Unova (Part 2) artwork by Hitoshi Ariga^[4]

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  Villain Arc Unova artwork by MONO-Land

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  Villain Arc Kalos (Part 1) artwork by Hitoshi Ariga^[5]

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  Villain Arc Kalos (Part 2) artwork by Hitoshi Ariga^[5]

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  Villain Arc Alola (Part 1) artwork

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  Villain Arc Alola (Part 2) artwork

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  Villain Arc Galar (Part 1) artwork

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  Villain Arc Galar (Part 2) artwork

Trivia

• The last scene of the chapter Galar: A Millennium into the Future is a reference to the opening of Pokémon Sword and Shield, where Rose welcomes the player to the world of Pokémon.

References

See also

• Villain event

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