A Golden Future

A Golden Future 黄金色に輝く未来 A Shining Golden Future
Event notification image
Type	Story event
First run
Featured sync pairs	Sygna Suit Morty and Ho-Oh
Sync pairs with reward bonus
1.6×	Sygna Suit Morty and Ho-Oh Silver and Ho-Oh
1.4×	Kris and Totodile/Croconaw/Feraligatr Lyra and Chikorita/Bayleef/Meganium Ethan and Cyndaquil/Quilava/Typhlosion
1.2×	None
Theme skills with 1.2× reward bonus	Johto Fire

A Golden Future (Japanese: 黄金色に輝く未来 A Shining Golden Future) was a story event in Pokémon Masters EX. It was focused on the sync pair Sygna Suit Morty and Ho-Oh.

During this event, players could earn vouchers from battles that could be redeemed in the shop. All battles could be challenged an unlimited number of times except Daily Extreme Battle 1, which could only be challenged once per day. Extra vouchers were automatically exchanged with coins once the event was finished.

The player could battle using Sygna Suit Morty and Ho-Oh or Silver and Ho-Oh to obtain +0.6× bonus vouchers; Kris and Totodile/Croconaw/Feraligatr, Lyra and Chikorita/Bayleef/Meganium, or Ethan and Cyndaquil/Quilava/Typhlosion to obtain +0.4× bonus vouchers; and any unlisted Johto or Fire-type sync pairs to obtain 0.2× bonus vouchers.

This event featured the Battle Challenge, where players were challenged to defeat a team of strong opponents. Players could complete event missions by clearing these areas with teams using various theme skills, earning medals and other rewards.

In addition, players could earn a medal for completing all the story areas in the event.

First run

The event first ran from April 28 to May 12, 2022. The "Sygna Suit Morty Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Sygna Suit Morty and Ho-Oh from the beginning of the event to June 15, 2022.

In this run, the type of voucher that players could earn was Event Voucher X. Event mission rewards included medals, Gems, Battle Points, and a Strike Move Candy Coin.

Second run

The event reran from June 8 to July 2, 2023. The "Sygna Suit Morty Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Sygna Suit Morty and Ho-Oh for the duration of the event.

In this run, the type of voucher that players could earn was Event Voucher R. Event mission rewards included medals and Gems.

Plot

Morty reflects on his words to Ethan before their Gym battle, believing that he would be the one to make the Legendary Pokémon spoken of in Ecruteak City's legends appear, as he watches Ethan and Silver battle with their Typhlosion and Ho-Oh. He guesses he just hasn't trained enough to be worthy of Ho-Oh's respect yet and walks away in resignation.

Later, in the mountains, Morty is training his senses by having his Drifblim hide itself in the shadows and locating it without opening his eyes. His Gengar, Banette, and Mismagius interrupt him to make sure he doesn't overwork himself, and he thanks them for their support. While walking back, he notices something sparkling on the ground and picks it up. It looks like a Ho-Oh feather, so he decides to return it to Silver. He finds Silver is talking to Ethan, Kris, and Lyra in the village and gives the feather to him, but Silver says the feather didn't come from his Ho-Oh. As Morty wonders where it came from, they suddenly overhear a Rising Star bragging about her own Ho-Oh feather.

After the Rising Star finishes talking to her friends, she's approached by Morty and the kids, who want to see her Ho-Oh feather too. Silver says that her feather isn't from his Ho-Oh either, so Kris wonders if it's a feather from a different Pokémon. The girl insists that it's a Ho-Oh feather and runs off. Lyra and Ethan wonder if that means a different Ho-Oh has come to Pasio. Morty declares that if there's even a chance he could meet Ho-Oh, he has to take it, so he's going to go search for this other Ho-Oh. Lyra and Ethan volunteer to help him look, but Silver and Kris are skeptical, so they each leave to do some investigating on their own. In town, Silver's Sneasel finds the Rising Star with the Ho-Oh feather, and Silver approaches her.

Morty guides Ethan and Lyra to the spot in the forest where he found his Ho-Oh feather. He tells them how much he wants to meet Ho-Oh and all the other Legendary Pokémon in the Johto region, and how he's been training all his life to become a truly powerful Trainer that's worthy of meeting a Legendary Pokémon. There were times he felt it was just too hard, but thanks to the support of his Ghost-type Pokémon, it's become a good memory instead of a hardship. He plans to keep training until he discovers a new future for himself. This gets Lyra and Ethan pumped up to help him find Ho-Oh. Meanwhile, Kris consults reference materials about Ho-Oh in Professor Oak's lab. After leaving the lab, she runs into Silver and the Rising Star from before. Silver comments that she looks like she found something out, too, so they compare notes. Lyra, Ethan, and Morty return to the village, having had no success in their search. They hear a commotion nearby, where they find a bunch of people with Ho-Oh feathers arguing over which of them is going to find Ho-Oh. Morty recognizes that something strange is going on, and Silver, Kris, and the Rising Star show up to confirm his suspicions: the feather the girl had was a fake that she bought from Team Rocket.

Lyra guesses that the other people with Ho-Oh feathers were scammed by Team Rocket, and Morty says that he wants to go find the people who did this and put a stop to it. Ethan, Lyra, Kris, and Silver all agree to help him out. Morty is especially agitated that Team Rocket would toy with people's hearts, giving them Ho-Oh feathers and then crushing their dreams and aspirations when they find out the feathers are fake. He finds a group of Team Rocket grunts selling fake feathers and comes at them with his whole team, defeating them soundly. When they refuse to promise that they'll never engage in such deception again, he's about to drive the lesson a little further home when Silver shows up to reign him in. The grunts flee as soon as they see Silver's Ho-Oh, and Morty returns his team. Silver notes that he was being uncharacteristically aggressive with them and wonders if it's because he couldn't stand what they were doing or because it involved Ho-Oh, and Morty says that it was a bit of both. Just then, Kris, Ethan, and Lyra show up and say that they took care of the other Team Rocket members selling fake feathers, and someone from the International Police is taking care of them. Silver tells Morty that he doesn't need a feather to meet Ho-Oh and leaves, but Morty decides to keep the feather he found anyways, as a reminder of his determination to meet Ho-Oh.

A few days later, as Morty begins his usual training, he senses another presence behind him, one that's not any of his Pokémon. He turns around and is shocked to see a Shiny Ho-Oh appear in front of him - his new future. As dawn arrives, Morty changes into his sygna suit and heads up the mountain to watch the sunrise with his new partner, Ho-Oh.

Area info

Area name	Unlock condition	Completion Rewards
Morty's Legendary Encounter	Available from start	Gems ×10 Rainbow Feathers
Rainbow Feathers	Complete Morty's Legendary Encounter	Gems ×10 Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 1
Traces of Ho-Oh	Complete Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 1	Gems ×10 Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 2
Training Mentality	Complete Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 2	Gems ×10 Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 3
Into the Future	Complete Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 3	Gems ×10 Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 4 Daily Extreme Battle 1 Battle Challenge! Round 1

Battles

Single player

Name	Difficulty	Trainers	Pokémon			Stamina	First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Battle Rewards
			Left	Middle	Right
Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 1	Normal	Poké Fan William	Breloom Weakness:	Whimsicott Weakness:	Tsareena Weakness:	10	Gems ×30 Traces of Ho-Oh	200 coins Event Voucher X/R ×7	Event Voucher X/R ×1-2
Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 2	Hard					15	Gems ×30 Training Mentality	First run: 400 coins Event Voucher X ×14 Second run: 600 coins Event Voucher R ×14	Event Voucher X/R ×1-3
Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 3	Very Hard					15	Gems ×30 Into the Future	First run: 1000 coins Event Voucher X ×16 Second run: 600 coins Event Voucher R ×16	Event Voucher X/R ×1-3
Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 4	Super Hard					20	Gems ×30	1500 coins Event Voucher X/R ×26	Event Voucher X/R ×1-4
Daily Extreme Battle 1	Ultra Hard					30	Gems ×30	2000 coins Event Voucher X/R ×100	None
Battle Challenge! Round 1	Super Hard	Team Rocket Grunt	Dugtrio Alolan Weakness:	Excadrill Weakness:	Dugtrio Alolan Weakness:	—	Gems ×100 Battle Challenge! Round 2 First run: 3★ Support Move Candy Second run: 3★ Strike Move Candy	None	None
Battle Challenge! Round 2	Ultra Hard					—	Gems ×100 First run: 4★ Tech Move Candy Second run: 4★ Support Move Candy	None	None

Event missions

April 28 to May 12, 2022

Mission Name	Objective	Reward
Mission 1	Complete any of the following areas ×3 • {{{battle}}} 1 • {{{battle}}} 2 • {{{battle}}} 3 • {{{battle}}} 4 • {{{battle}}} 5	Gems ×50 Battle Points ×40
Mission 2	Complete any of the following areas ×10 • {{{battle}}} 1 • {{{battle}}} 2 • {{{battle}}} 3 • {{{battle}}} 4 • {{{battle}}} 5	Gems ×50 Battle Points ×40
Mission 3	Complete any of the following areas ×20 • {{{battle}}} 1 • {{{battle}}} 2 • {{{battle}}} 3 • {{{battle}}} 4 • {{{battle}}} 5	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 4	Complete any of the following areas ×30 • {{{battle}}} 1 • {{{battle}}} 2 • {{{battle}}} 3 • {{{battle}}} 4 • {{{battle}}} 5	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 5	Complete any of the following areas ×40 • {{{battle}}} 1 • {{{battle}}} 2 • {{{battle}}} 3 • {{{battle}}} 4 • {{{battle}}} 5	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 6	Complete any of the following areas ×50 • {{{battle}}} 1 • {{{battle}}} 2 • {{{battle}}} 3 • {{{battle}}} 4 • {{{battle}}} 5	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×50
Mission 7	Complete the following area ×1 Into the Future	1★ A Golden Future
Mission 8	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 1	2★ A Golden Future
Mission 9	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 2	3★ A Golden Future
Mission 10	Complete the following area with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Battle Challenge! Round 2	Rainbow Cascade
Mission 11	Complete Battle Challenge! Round 2 with 3 or more sync pairs that share the following theme and with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: • Johto	Strike Move Candy Coin
Reward for completing 10 missions		Gems ×200

June 8 to July 2, 2022

Mission Name	Objective	Reward
Mission 1	Complete any of the following areas ×3 • {{{battle}}} 1 • {{{battle}}} 2 • {{{battle}}} 3 • {{{battle}}} 4 • {{{battle}}} 5	Gems ×50
Mission 2	Complete any of the following areas ×10 • {{{battle}}} 1 • {{{battle}}} 2 • {{{battle}}} 3 • {{{battle}}} 4 • {{{battle}}} 5	Gems ×50
Mission 3	Complete any of the following areas ×20 • {{{battle}}} 1 • {{{battle}}} 2 • {{{battle}}} 3 • {{{battle}}} 4 • {{{battle}}} 5	Gems ×100
Mission 4	Complete any of the following areas ×30 • {{{battle}}} 1 • {{{battle}}} 2 • {{{battle}}} 3 • {{{battle}}} 4 • {{{battle}}} 5	Gems ×100
Mission 5	Complete any of the following areas ×40 • {{{battle}}} 1 • {{{battle}}} 2 • {{{battle}}} 3 • {{{battle}}} 4 • {{{battle}}} 5	Gems ×100
Mission 6	Complete any of the following areas ×50 • {{{battle}}} 1 • {{{battle}}} 2 • {{{battle}}} 3 • {{{battle}}} 4 • {{{battle}}} 5	Gems ×100
Mission 7	Complete the following area ×1 Into the Future	1★ A Golden Future
Mission 8	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 1	2★ A Golden Future
Mission 9	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 2	3★ A Golden Future
Mission 10	Complete the following area with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Battle Challenge! Round 2	Rainbow Cascade
Mission 11	Complete Battle Challenge! Round 2 with 3 or more sync pairs that share the following theme and with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: • Johto	Gems ×100
Reward for completing 10 missions		Gems ×200

Shop

April 28 to May 12, 2022

Item given		Item received	Max exchanges
Event Voucher X ×400	→	5★ Power-Up	1
Event Voucher X ×400	→	Tech Move Candy Coin
Event Voucher X ×400	→	Strike Move Candy Coin
Event Voucher X ×200	→	5★ Scout Ticket	8
Event Voucher X ×250	→	4★ Strike Move Candy	1
Event Voucher X ×150	→	3★ Tech Move Candy
Event Voucher X ×250	→	4★ Power-Up	3
Event Voucher X ×150	→	3★ Power-Up
Event Voucher X ×100	→	Skill Sphere ×10	10
Event Voucher X ×50	→	File:Co-op Sync Orb Masters.png Co-op Sync Orb ×200	5
Event Voucher X ×50	→	File:Sync Orb Masters.png Sync Orb ×50 (Sygna Suit Morty and Ho-Oh)	2
Event Voucher X ×30	→	Skip Ticket ×10	5
Event Voucher X ×100	→	Fire Codex, Vol. 1 ×10
Event Voucher X ×50	→	Fire Tome, Vol. 1 ×10	15
Event Voucher X ×30	→	Elite Four Notes ×10	5
Event Voucher X ×20	→	Gym Leader Notes ×10
Event Voucher X ×100	→	File:Masters Great Drink Pack ++.png Great Drink Pack ++ ×50	4
Event Voucher X ×80	→	File:Masters Drink Pack ++.png Drink Pack ++ ×50
Event Voucher X ×60	→	File:Masters Ultra Drink Pack +.png Ultra Drink Pack + ×50
Event Voucher X ×50	→	File:Masters Great Drink Pack +.png Great Drink Pack + ×50
Event Voucher X ×50	→	4★ Level-Up Manual ×10	3
Event Voucher X ×750	→	3★ Power-Up	Unlimited
Event Voucher X ×10	→	File:Masters Drink Pack +.png Drink Pack + ×30
Event Voucher X ×10	→	3★ Level-Up Manual ×3
Event Voucher X ×10	→	File:Masters Ultra Drink Pack.png Ultra Drink Pack ×40
Event Voucher X ×10	→	File:Masters Great Drink Pack.png Great Drink Pack ×50

June 8 to July 2, 2023

Item given		Item received	Max exchanges
Event Voucher R ×400	→	Support Move Candy Coin	1
Event Voucher R ×200	→	5★ Scout Ticket ×1	4
Event Voucher R ×250	→	4★ Power-Up ×1	3
Event Voucher R ×150	→	3★ Power-Up ×1
Event Voucher R ×100	→	Skill Sphere ×10	10
Event Voucher R ×50	→	File:Co-op Sync Orb Masters.png Co-op Sync Orb ×200	5
Event Voucher R ×100	→	Fire Codex, Vol. 1 ×10
Event Voucher R ×50	→	Fire Tome, Vol. 1 ×10	15
Event Voucher R ×30	→	Elite Four Notes ×10	5
Event Voucher R ×20	→	Gym Leader Notes ×10
Event Voucher R ×150	→	File:Masters Great Drink Pack ++.png Great Drink Pack ++ ×50	4
Event Voucher R ×100	→	File:Masters Drink Pack ++.png Drink Pack ++ ×50
Event Voucher R ×80	→	File:Masters Ultra Drink Pack +.png Ultra Drink Pack + ×50
Event Voucher R ×60	→	File:Masters Great Drink Pack +.png Great Drink Pack + ×50
Event Voucher R ×50	→	4★ Level-Up Manual ×10	3
Event Voucher R ×30	→	Skip Ticket ×10	10
Event Voucher R ×750	→	3★ Power-Up ×1	Unlimited
Event Voucher R ×10	→	3★ Level-Up Manual ×3
Event Voucher R ×10	→	File:Masters Drink Pack +.png Drink Pack + ×30
Event Voucher R ×10	→	File:Masters Ultra Drink Pack.png Ultra Drink Pack ×40
Event Voucher R ×10	→	File:Masters Great Drink Pack.png Great Drink Pack ×50

Gallery

Event banner
Medal 1★ A Golden Future	Medal 2★ A Golden Future	Medal 3★ A Golden Future	Medal Rainbow Cascade

Script

• Pokémon Center

• Morty's Legendary Encounter

• Rainbow Feathers

• Traces of Ho-Oh

• Training Mentality

• Into the Future

In other languages

Language Title Japanese 黄金色に輝く未来 Mandarin Chinese 閃耀金黃光芒的未來 French Un futur en or German Ein goldene Zukunft Italian Un avvenire dorato Korean 황금색으로 빛나는 미래 Spanish Destino dorado

Trivia

• A Golden Future was part of a series of special gold-themed events held to celebrate Pokémon Masters EX reaching forty million downloads worldwide. Other events in this series included the solo event Pasio Gold Rush and the Daily Battle event The Golden Magikarp.
• The flashback at the beginning of this event references part of Morty's dialogue before he battles the player in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
  • He is shown speaking to Ethan in this flashback, confirming that Ethan is based on the player character from those games.

See also

This article is part of Project Sidegames, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Sidegames.