Lurking Shadow

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Lurking Shadow 暗躍する影
Event notification image
Type	Legendary event
First run
Featured sync pairs	Giovanni and Mewtwo
Sync pairs with reward bonus

Lurking Shadow (Japanese: 暗躍する影) was a legendary event in Pokémon Masters EX. It was focused on the sync pair Giovanni and Mewtwo.

This story was added to Legendary Adventures on on November 24, 2021.

First run

The first legendary event ran from December 5 to 18, 2019. It was focused on the sync pair, Giovanni and Mewtwo. As with other events, the player can earn vouchers to exchange with special items at the shop. Also, once the player collects 800 Custom Voucher 1, the final part of the story "A Questionable Alliance" is unlocked where the player is able to recruit Giovanni and Mewtwo.

Custom items can also be obtained to unlock moves and passive skills, increase the level cap and the potential of the Giovanni and Mewtwo sync pair.

Unlike previous events, this legendary event may return. As a result, vouchers are not automatically exchanged with coins, but will carry over.

Second run

This event reran from March 6 to 16, 2020. This included new single-player battles.

Third run

This event ran for a third time from February 8 to March 10, 2021. For this rerun, the vouchers and custom items were replaced with Legendary Prize Coins that could be used to draw items from a Prize Box pool. If the grand prize is drawn, players can advance to the next pool; the grand prizes include 3★ Level-Up Manuals, Co-op Sync Orbs, Custom ★ Power-Ups for Giovanni and Mewtwo, and a Strike Move Candy Coin. Extra Legendary Prize Coins are automatically exchanged with coins once the event is finished.

Fourth run

This event ran for a fourth time from July 26 to August 19, 2021. Players could earn Legendary Prize Coins that could be used to draw items from a Prize Box pool. If the grand prize is drawn, players can advance to the next pool; the grand prizes include 3★ Level-Up Manuals, Co-op Sync Orbs, 5★ Scout Tickets, Custom ★ Power-Ups for Giovanni and Mewtwo, and a Tech Move Candy Coin. Extra Legendary Prize Coins are automatically exchanged with coins once the event is finished.

Fifth run

This event ran for a fifth time from September 16 to October 16, 2021. It also comes with 6★ EX upgrade of Giovanni and Mewtwo. Players could earn Legendary Prize Coins that could be used to draw items from a Prize Box pool. If the grand prize is drawn, players can advance to the next pool; the grand prizes include 3★ Level-Up Manuals, Co-op Sync Orbs, 5★ Scout Tickets, Custom ★ Power-Ups for Giovanni and Mewtwo, and a Support Move Candy Coin. Extra Legendary Prize Coins are automatically exchanged with coins once the event is finished.

Plot

The event starts with Giovanni asking Mewtwo to sow seeds of chaos.

At the Pokémon Center, Trista relays news of a strong sync pair causing trouble and warns the player to take caution when exploring the beach.

Brock, Misty, and the player go out to the beach to help stop the trouble. They overhear some Team Break masked men discuss how strong the Trainer is and wonder whether they can make him their boss. However, one of them reveals that he had previously stated not being interested as he was already leader of Team Rainbow Rocket. Brock and Misty interrupt their conversation and Misty realizes that this must mean that Giovanni has come to Pasio. Brock explains to the player that Giovanni is the leader of Team Rocket in Kanto. They decide to stop him but the Team Break thugs try to stop them and start a battle. After being defeated, the masked men leave.

Brock, Misty and the player head into the cave where Giovanni is. After some time, they eventually find him. Misty confronts Giovanni asking what he is up to despite Team Rocket having being disbanded. Giovanni is surprised that Team Rocket is disbanded and guesses he is doomed to be a criminal no matter which world he is in.

Giovanni reveals he was able to mine a sync stone from the cave. He reveals his aim to bend the power of the sync stone to his will and to unleash the hidden power in them. He brings out Mewtwo and battles them to see what the sync stone is capable of.

After the battle, Giovanni sees that it is possible for the bond of a sync pair to manifest great strength. Brock doubts Giovanni will give up on seeking power and believes he was not treating that as a serious battle. Giovanni remarks that the battle was a test run. He dares the player to follow him to for a rematch and then disappears with a snap of his fingers.

The player finally corners Giovanni in a cave. He admits being impressed with the team's full power and asks whether they would like to work with him. Brock does not want to get involved with his evil schemes. Giovanni understands their doubts and states he has been thinking about changing his ways and starting afresh in this new part of the world. Both Brock and Misty are skeptical but Brock suggests that the player could keep an eye on Giovanni by letting him join the team. Giovanni promises not to get involved with Team Break and just to enjoy the PML. As they leave, Giovanni reflects that he has been able to infiltrate their unit successfully and is still deciding whether to truly start afresh or to plan something else.

Area info (wip)

Area name	Unlock condition	Completion Rewards
Followed You to Pasio	Available from start	Gems ×10 Silver and Sneasel
Silver and Sneasel	Complete Followed You to Pasio	Gems ×10 Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 1
Eusine's Dream	Complete Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 1	Gems ×10 Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 2
The Chase Continues	Complete Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 2	Gems ×10 Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 3
Your Turn	Complete Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 3	Gems ×10 Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 4 Daily Extreme Battle 1 Battle Challenge! Round 1

Battles

(needs battle reward images, area info rewards)

First run

Single-player

Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards
			Left	Middle	Right
Get to Giovanni!	Normal	Masked Man	Grumpig Weakness:	Gengar Weakness:	Mareanie Weakness:	Gems ×30	75 coins Custom Voucher 1 Custom Training Machine
Mewtwo Strikes!	Hard	Giovanni	Staraptor Weakness:	Mewtwo Weakness:	Drifloon Weakness:	Gems ×30	150 coins Custom Voucher 1 ×2 Custom Super Voucher 1 Custom Training Machine

Co-op

Once per day, the rewards (except first time rewards) are tripled.

Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Battle Rewards
			Left	Middle	Right
Take Down Giovanni! Round 1	Normal	Giovanni	Crobat Weakness: ↓ Dusclops Weakness:	Mewtwo Weakness:	Honchkrow Weakness: ↓ Sigilyph Weakness:	Gems ×30	150 coins Custom Voucher 1 Custom Super Voucher 1 Custom Training Machine	Custom Voucher 1 Custom Super Voucher 1 Custom Training Machine Custom Super Training Machine
Take Down Giovanni! Round 2	Hard					Gems ×30	300 coins Custom Voucher 1 Custom Super Voucher 1 Custom Training Machine Custom Super Training Machine
Take Down Giovanni! Round 3	Very Hard		Solrock Weakness:	Mewtwo Weakness:	Lunatone Weakness:	Gems ×30	500 coins Custom Voucher 1 Custom Super Voucher 1 Custom Training Machine
Take Down Giovanni! Round 4	Super Hard					Gems ×300	N/A	Buff Blend + Tech Tonic + Aid Ade +

Second run

Single-player

Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards
			Left	Middle	Right
Get to Giovanni!	Normal	Masked Man	Grumpig Weakness:	Gengar Weakness:	Mareanie Weakness:	Gems ×30	Custom Voucher 1 ×2 Custom Training Machine ×2
Mewtwo Strikes!	Hard	Giovanni	Staraptor Weakness:	Mewtwo Weakness:	Drifloon Weakness:	Gems ×30	Custom Voucher 1 ×4 Custom Training Machine ×2
Mewtwo Strikes! Round 2	Very Hard					Gems ×30	180 coins Custom Voucher 1 ×10 Custom Training Machine ×2 Custom Buff Blend ×2
Challenge Team Break: Part 1	None	Masked Woman	File:Masters308.png Medicham Weakness:	Nidoqueen Weakness:	Hariyama Weakness:	Gems ×30	240 coins Custom Voucher 1 ×15 Custom Training Machine ×3 Custom Buff Blend ×3 Custom Great Buff Blend ×2
Challenge Team Break: Part 2						Gems ×30	300 coins Custom Voucher 1 ×19 Custom Training Machine ×5 Custom Buff Blend ×5 Custom Great Buff Blend ×5

Co-op

Once per day, the rewards (except first time rewards) are tripled.

Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Battle Rewards
			Left	Middle	Right
Take Down Giovanni! Round 1	Normal	Giovanni	Crobat Weakness: ↓ Dusclops Weakness:	Mewtwo Weakness:	Honchkrow Weakness: ↓ Sigilyph Weakness:	Gems ×30	150 coins Custom Voucher 1 Custom Super Voucher 1 Custom Training Machine Custom Buff Blend	Custom Voucher 1 Custom Super Voucher 1 Custom Training Machine Custom Buff Blend Custom Great Buff Blend
Take Down Giovanni! Round 2	Hard					Gems ×30	300 coins Custom Voucher 1 Custom Super Voucher 1 Custom Training Machine Custom Buff Blend Custom Great Buff Blend
Take Down Giovanni! Round 3	Very Hard		Solrock Weakness:	Mewtwo Weakness:	Lunatone Weakness:	Gems ×30	500 coins Custom Voucher 1 Custom Super Voucher 1 Custom Training Machine Custom Buff Blend Custom Great Buff Blend
Take Down Giovanni! Round 4	Super Hard					Gems ×300	N/A	Buff Blend + Tech Tonic + Aid Ade +

Third, fourth, and fifth runs

Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon			Stamina	First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Battle Rewards
			Left	Middle	Right
Get to Giovanni!	Normal	Masked Man	Grumpig Weakness:	Gengar Weakness:	Mareanie Weakness:	10	Gems ×30	400 coins Legendary Prize Coin D/J/P ×14	Legendary Prize Coin D/J/P ×1-3
Mewtwo Strikes!	Hard	Giovanni	Staraptor Weakness:	Mewtwo Weakness:	Drifloon Weakness:	15	Gems ×30	600 coins Legendary Prize Coin D/J/P ×27	Legendary Prize Coin D/J/P ×1-6
Mewtwo Strikes! Round 2	Very Hard					15	Gems ×30	1000 coins Legendary Prize Coin D/J/P ×33	Legendary Prize Coin D/J/P ×1-8
Take Down Giovanni! Round 1	Super Hard	Giovanni	Solrock Weakness:	Mewtwo Weakness:	Lunatone Weakness:	20	Gems ×30	1500 coins Legendary Prize Coin D/J/P ×58	Legendary Prize Coin D/J/P ×1-14
Take Down Giovanni! Round 2	Ultra Hard					20	Gems ×30	2000 coins Legendary Prize Coin D/J/P ×80	Legendary Prize Coin D/J/P ×1-20

Event missions (wip)

Mission Name	Objective	Reward
Mission 1	Complete any of the following areas ×3 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 1 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 2 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 3 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×50 Battle Points ×40
Mission 2	Complete any of the following areas ×10 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 1 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 2 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 3 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×50 Battle Points ×40
Mission 3	Complete any of the following areas ×20 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 1 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 2 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 3 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 4	Complete any of the following areas ×30 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 1 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 2 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 3 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 5	Complete any of the following areas ×40 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 1 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 2 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 3 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 6	Complete any of the following areas ×50 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 1 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 2 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 3 • Challenge Pasio's Trainers: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×50
Mission 7	Complete the following area ×1 Your Turn	1★ Chase the Northern Wind
Mission 8	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 1	2★ Chase the Northern Wind
Mission 9	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 2	3★ Chase the Northern Wind
Mission 10	Complete the following area with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Battle Challenge! Round 2	Unyielding Dreams and Drive
Mission 11	Complete Battle Challenge! Round 2 with 2 or more sync pairs that share the following theme and with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: • Johto	Tech Move Candy Coin
Mission 12	Complete Battle Challenge! Round 2 with 1 or more sync pairs that share each of the following themes and with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: • Water • Ice	Strike Move Candy Coin
Reward for completing 10 missions		Gems ×200

Prize box

(where are all the other prize boxes/shops?)

September 16 to October 16, 2021

Prize Pool	Grand Prize
1	3★ Level-Up Manual ×50
2	Co-op Sync Orb ×2,000
3	5★ Scout Ticket ×2
4	5★ Scout Ticket ×2
5	Custom ★ Power-Up ×5 (Giovanni & Mewtwo)
6	Custom ★ Power-Up ×5 (Giovanni & Mewtwo)
7	Custom ★ Power-Up ×5 (Giovanni & Mewtwo)
8	Custom ★ Power-Up ×5 (Giovanni & Mewtwo)
9	Support Move Candy Coin
10	Elite Four Notes ×10

Shop

December 5 to 18, 2019

Item given		Item received	Max exchanges
Custom Voucher 1 ×1000	→	Giovanni & Mewtwo	1
Custom Voucher 1 ×2000	→	Giovanni & Mewtwo
Custom Super Voucher 1 ×500	→	Giovanni & Mewtwo
Custom Super Voucher 1 ×1000	→	Giovanni & Mewtwo
Custom Voucher 1 ×100 Custom Voucher 1 ×300 Custom Voucher 1 ×500 Custom Voucher 1 ×700 Custom Voucher 1 ×900 Custom Voucher 1 ×1100 Custom Voucher 1 ×1300 Custom Voucher 1 ×1500 Custom Voucher 1 ×1700 Custom Voucher 1 ×2000	→	Custom ★ Power-Up (Giovanni & Mewtwo)
Custom Super Voucher 1 ×100 Custom Super Voucher 1 ×150 Custom Super Voucher 1 ×200 Custom Super Voucher 1 ×250 Custom Super Voucher 1 ×300 Custom Super Voucher 1 ×350 Custom Super Voucher 1 ×400 Custom Super Voucher 1 ×500 Custom Super Voucher 1 ×600 Custom Super Voucher 1 ×700	→	Custom ★ Power-Up (Giovanni & Mewtwo)
Custom Super Voucher 1 ×250	→	Elite Four Notes	Unlimited
Custom Voucher 1 ×200	→	Gym Leader Notes
Custom Super Voucher 1 ×100	→	Buff Blend + ×50
Custom Voucher 1 ×20	→	Ultra Buff Blend ×50
Custom Voucher 1 ×15	→	Great Buff Blend ×50
Custom Voucher 1 ×10	→	Buff Blend ×50

Gallery

Event banner	Medal 1★ Lurking Shadow

Script

Main article: Legendary Adventures/Script → Lurking Shadow

In other languages

Language Title Japanese 暗躍する影 Mandarin Chinese 暗中活動的影子 French L'ombre menaçante German Der Strippenzieher Italian L'ombra in agguato Korean 암약하는 그림자 Spanish La sombra maquinadora

See also

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