Kanto Challenge

MVP Medal for the Kanto Challenge

The Kanto Challenge (Japanese: ＶＳ　カントー VS Kanto) is one of the possible Champion Stadium challenges in Pokémon Masters EX. It was first made available on August 28, 2020. Unlike all other Champion Stadium challenges, the Kanto Challenge is available both Normal and Hard Lv. 1 difficulty.

Like all Champion Stadium challenges, players need to defeat four Elite Four members to challenge the Champion. They can be challenged in any order, but in Hard Lv. 1 difficulty, different special parameters are applied to each round. The Elite Four members are Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha, and Lance, and the Champion is Blue.

Kanto Challenge: Normal is always accessible from the Champion Stadium menu. Kanto Challenge: Hard Lv. 1 has been available in the Champion Stadium a total of 10 times:

August 28 to December 28, 2020
February 1 to March 1, 2021
May 3 to 31, 2021
August 9 to September 6, 2021
December 6, 2021 to January 3, 2022
April 4 to May 2, 2022
October 3 to November 7, 2022
April 3 to May 1, 2023
November 6 to December 4, 2023
June 3 to July 1, 2024

Normal

Kanto Challenge: Normal is accessible from the Champion Stadium menu at any time, and the stages can be completed as many times as the player desires. This challenge must be completed before the player can challenge Victory Road or Hard Lv. 1 for any region.

Name	Trainer	Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards
Name	Trainer	Left	Middle	Right	First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards
Lorelei	Lorelei	Seismitoad Weakness:	Lapras Weakness:	Phanpy Weakness:	Gems ×30 Champion Spirit ×10	500 coins
Bruno	Bruno	Meditite Weakness:	Machamp Weakness:	Bewear Weakness:	Gems ×30 Champion Spirit ×10	500 coins
Agatha	Agatha	Litwick Weakness:	Gengar Weakness:	Haunter Weakness:	Gems ×30 Champion Spirit ×10	500 coins
Lance	Lance	Salamence Weakness:	Dragonite Weakness:	Axew Weakness:	Gems ×30 Champion Spirit ×10	500 coins
Blue	Blue	Golbat Weakness:	Pidgeot Weakness:	Crobat Weakness:	Gems ×30 Champion Spirit ×10	500 coins

Hard Lv. 1

Parameters

The following table lists the special parameters that were applied during each week that Hard Lv. 1 of the Kanto Challenge was available in Champion Stadium.

Round

Parameter

Description

August 28 to September 7, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 2	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Stats that are raised after a sync move is used are raised even more.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
September 7 to 14, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Stats that are raised after a sync move is used are raised even more.
Elite Four Round 4	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
September 14 to 21, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Stats that are raised after a sync move is used are raised even more.
Elite Four Round 2	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 3	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 4	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
September 21 to 28, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
September 28 to October 5, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 2	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attacks moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attacks moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
October 5 to 12, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 2	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 3	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 4	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Champion	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
October 12 to 19, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 2	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 3	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 4	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
October 19 to 26, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 3	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
October 26 to November 2, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 2	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 4	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attacks moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
November 2 to 9, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 4	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
November 9 to 16, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 2	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 3	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Stats that are raised after a sync move is used are raised even more.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
November 16 to 23, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 2	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 3	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 4	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Champion	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
November 23 to 30, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 2	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 3	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Stats that are raised after a sync move is used are raised even more.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
November 30 to December 7, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 2	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 4	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
December 7 to 14, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Stats that are raised after a sync move is used are raised even more.
Elite Four Round 2	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
December 14 to 21, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 2	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 4	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
December 21 to 28, 2020
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 2	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Stats that are raised after a sync move is used are raised even more.
Elite Four Round 3	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Champion	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
February 1 to 8, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 2	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Stats that are raised after a sync move is used are raised even more.
Elite Four Round 3	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
February 8 to 15, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 2	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 3	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Champion	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
February 15 to 22, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 2	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 4	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attacks moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
February 22 to March 1, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Stats that are raised after a sync move is used are raised even more.
Elite Four Round 3	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 4	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Champion	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
May 3 to 10, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Stats that are raised after a sync move is used are raised even more.
Elite Four Round 2	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Champion	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
May 10 to 17, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 4	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attacks moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
May 17 to 24, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 3	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 4	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
May 24 to 31, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 2	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
August 9 to 16, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Stats that are raised after a sync move is used are raised even more.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 3	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 4	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
August 16 to 23, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 2	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 4	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
August 23 to 30, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 3	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Champion	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
August 30 to September 6, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 4	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
December 6 to 13, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
December 13 to 20, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 3	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 4	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
December 20 to 27, 2021
Elite Four Round 1	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 2	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Champion	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
December 27, 2021 to January 3, 2022
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 2	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Stats that are raised after a sync move is used are raised even more.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
April 4 to 11, 2022
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 2	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
April 11 to 18, 2022
Elite Four Round 1	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
April 18 to 25, 2022
Elite Four Round 1	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
April 25 to May 2, 2022
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 2	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 3	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
October 3 to 10, 2022
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
October 10 to 17, 2022
Elite Four Round 1	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Champion	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
October 17 to 24, 2022
Elite Four Round 1	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 2	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
October 24 to 31, 2022
Elite Four Round 1	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 2	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Champion	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
October 31 to November 7, 2022
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 2	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 3	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 4	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
April 3 to 10, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 3	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
April 10 to 17, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 4	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
April 17 to 24, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 2	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 4	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
April 24 to May 1, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Champion	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
November 6 to 13, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 2	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 3	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
November 13 to 20, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 2	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 3	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 4	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
November 20 to 27, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 2	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 4	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
November 27 to December 4, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 2	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 4	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Champion	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
June 3 to 10, 2024
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 2	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 3	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 4	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.

Trainer teams

Most opponents in Hard Lv. 1 of the Kanto Challenge can use one of three different teams, changing weekly. Bruno and Blue can use one of four different teams. All three Pokémon on each team share a type weakness, and no opponent has multiple teams with the same type weakness. The following table lists the weakness type of each opponent's team during each week that the Kanto Challenge has been available, and the table after it lists the Pokémon comprising each team.

Dates	Weakness
Dates	Lorelei	Bruno	Agatha	Lance	Blue
August 28 to September 7, 2020	Grass	Water	Ghost	Dragon	Fire
September 7 to 14, 2020	Electric	Psychic	Ice	Steel	Rock
September 14 to 21, 2020	Grass	Psychic	Ghost	Steel	Fire
September 21 to 28, 2020	Electric	Water	Ice	Dragon	Rock
September 28 to October 5, 2020	Electric	Psychic	Ghost	Steel	Fire
October 5 to 12, 2020	Electric	Water	Ice	Fairy	Bug
October 12 to 19, 2020	Grass	Flying	Dark	Steel	Poison
October 19 to 26, 2020	Electric	Ground	Ghost	Dragon	Rock
October 26 to November 2, 2020	Fighting	Psychic	Ice	Fairy	Fire
November 2 to 9, 2020	Grass	Ground	Dark	Dragon	Rock
November 9 to 16, 2020	Electric	Flying	Ghost	Fairy	Poison
November 16 to 23, 2020	Fighting	Psychic	Ice	Dragon	Bug
November 23 to 30, 2020	Grass	Ground	Ghost	Steel	Fire
November 30 to December 7, 2020	Electric	Psychic	Dark	Steel	Poison
December 7 to 14, 2020	Grass	Ground	Ice	Dragon	Rock
December 14 to 21, 2020	Fighting	Flying	Ghost	Fairy	Fire
December 21 to 28, 2020	Electric	Water	Dark	Dragon	Bug
February 1 to 8, 2021	Electric	Psychic	Ghost	Fairy	Poison
February 8 to 15, 2021	Grass	Ground	Dark	Steel	Rock
February 15 to 22, 2021	Electric	Flying	Ice	Fairy	Fire
February 22 to March 1, 2021	Fighting	Water	Dark	Dragon	Bug
May 3 to 10, 2021	Electric	Psychic	Ghost	Steel	Rock
May 10 to 17, 2021	Grass	Flying	Dark	Fairy	Bug
May 17 to 24, 2021	Fighting	Water	Ice	Steel	Poison
May 24 to 31, 2021	Electric	Ground	Ghost	Dragon	Fire
August 9 to 16, 2021	Grass	Flying	Dark	Dragon	Rock
August 16 to 23, 2021	Electric	Ground	Ghost	Steel	Fire
August 23 to 30, 2021	Fighting	Water	Ice	Fairy	Bug
August 30 to September 6, 2021	Grass	Psychic	Ghost	Dragon	Poison
December 6 to 13, 2021	Grass	Psychic	Ghost	Steel	Fire
December 13 to 20, 2021	Electric	Ground	Dark	Dragon	Rock
December 20 to 27, 2021	Fighting	Flying	Ice	Fairy	Bug
December 27, 2021 to January 3, 2022	Electric	Water	Ghost	Dragon	Poison
April 4 to 11, 2022	Electric	Ground	Ghost	Fairy	Rock
April 11 to 18, 2022	Grass	Flying	Ice	Steel	Poison
April 18 to 25, 2022	Electric	Water	Ghost	Dragon	Bug
April 25 to May 2, 2022	Fighting	Psychic	Dark	Fairy	Fire
October 3 to 10, 2022	Electric	Ground	Dark	Fairy	Rock
October 10 to 17, 2022	Grass	Flying	Ice	Steel	Rock
October 17 to 24, 2022	Fighting	Water	Ghost	Dragon	Poison
October 24 to 31, 2022	Electric	Psychic	Dark	Fairy	Bug
October 31 to November 7, 2022	Grass	Water	Ice	Steel	Fire
April 3 to 10, 2023	Grass	Water	Ice	Steel	Fire
April 10 to 17, 2023	Fighting	Flying	Ghost	Fairy	Rock
April 17 to 24, 2023	Grass	Ground	Dark	Dragon	Poison
April 24 to May 1, 2023	Electric	Psychic	Ghost	Steel	Bug
November 6 to 13, 2023	Electric	Flying	Ice	Steel	Poison
November 13 to 20, 2023	Fighting	Ground	Ghost	Fairy	Fire
November 20 to 27, 2023	Grass	Psychic	Dark	Steel	Rock
November 27 to December 4, 2023	Fighting	Water	Ghost	Dragon	Bug
June 3 to 10, 2024	Fighting	Water	Ice	Steel	Poison
June 10 to 17, 2024	Electric	Ground	Ghost	Fairy	Rock

Trainer	Pokémon			Completion Rewards
Trainer	Left	Middle	Right	Completion Rewards
Lorelei	Walrein Weakness:	Lapras Weakness:	Aurorus Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Delibird Weakness:	Dewgong Weakness:	Pelipper Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Umbreon Weakness:	Lapras Weakness:	Liepard Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8

Bruno	Tyranitar Weakness:	Onix Weakness:	Graveler Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Conkeldurr Weakness:	Machamp Weakness:	Hariyama Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Pinsir Weakness:	Machamp Weakness:	Ariados Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Arcanine Weakness:	Onix Weakness:	Rapidash Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8

Agatha	Mismagius Weakness:	Gengar Weakness:	Dusknoir Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Xatu Weakness:	Golbat Weakness:	Drifblim Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Lunatone Weakness:	Gengar Weakness:	Solrock Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8

Lance	Flygon Weakness:	Dragonite Weakness:	Altaria Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Gigalith Weakness:	Aerodactyl Weakness:	Golem Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Krookodile Weakness:	Dragonite Weakness:	Tyranitar Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8

Blue	Pinsir Weakness:	Exeggutor Weakness:	Victreebel Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Scyther Weakness:	Pidgeot Weakness:	Staraptor Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Meowstic Weakness:	Alakazam Weakness:	Grumpig Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Sylveon Weakness:	Exeggutor Weakness:	Carnivine Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8

Music

Each member of the Elite Four has their own unique battle theme, which is a remix of the standard Kanto Gym Leader battle theme. Blue also uses a unique battle theme in his battles.

Situation	Song key	Song name	Original song title(s)
In menu	No. 01011	Kanto Champion Stadium! (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow The Final Road
During battle (Lorelei)	No. 01007	Battle! (Kanto Elite Four: Lorelei) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow Battle! (Gym Leader Battle)
During battle (Bruno)	No. 01008	Battle! (Kanto Elite Four: Bruno) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow Battle! (Gym Leader Battle)
During battle (Agatha)	No. 01009	Battle! (Kanto Elite Four: Agatha) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow Battle! (Gym Leader Battle)
During battle (Lance)	No. 01010	Battle! (Kanto Elite Four: Lance) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow Battle! (Gym Leader Battle)
During battle (Blue)	No. 01002	Battle! (Blue) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow Final Battle! (Rival)
Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.

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Trivia

The Kanto Challenge is the only Champion Stadium challenge to be available on Hard Lv. 1 for more than one consecutive month.

In other languages

Language		Title
Japanese		ＶＳ　カントー
Mandarin Chinese		ＶＳ　關都
French		Combat : Kanto
German		Vs. Kanto-Liga
Italian		VS assi di Kanto
Korean		VS 관동
Spanish		VS. Kanto

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