Fishing Up a Golden New Year
| Fishing Up a Golden New Year 黄金の新年つり大会！ Golden New Year Fishing Tournament! | |
 Event notification image | |
| Type | Story event |
|---|---|
| First run | January 1 to 19, 2026 |
| Featured sync pairs | Sygna Suit Ball Guy & Electrode Lana (New Year's 2026) & Dondozo |
| Sync pairs with reward bonus | |
| 1.6× | Sygna Suit Ball Guy & Electrode Lana (New Year's 2026) & Dondozo |
| 1.4× | Linnea (Furisode Girl) & Aromatisse Raihan (New Year's 2025) & Sandaconda Poppy (New Year's 2025) & Steelix Clair (New Year's 2024) & Drampa Wallace (New Year's 2024) & Blacephalon Lisia (New Year's 2023) & Rapidash Dawn (New Year's 2023) & Oricorio Volkner (New Year's 2022) & Electivire Sabrina (New Year's 2022) & Chingling Lance (New Year's 2021) & Gyarados Lillie (New Year's 2021) & Ribombee |
| Theme skills with 1.2× reward bonus |  Alola Galar
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Fishing Up a Golden New Year (Japanese: 黄金の新年つり大会！ Golden New Year Fishing Tournament!) was a story event in Pokémon Masters EX. It was focused on the sync pairs Sygna Suit Ball Guy & Electrode, Lana (New Year's 2026) & Dondozo, and Linnea (Furisode Girl) & Aromatisse.
The "Sygna Suit Ball Guy EX Fair" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Sygna Suit Ball Guy & Electrode for the duration of the event, and the "Lana Seasonal Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Lana (New Year's 2026) & Dondozo starting on January 3, 2026 and lasting until the end of the event.
Players could team up with Linnea (Furisode Girl) & Aromatisse by completing the final story area of the event, Clothes to Remember Forever.
During this event, players could earn event points by completing battles. Players received rewards based on the number of points accumulated, including items to power up Linnea (Furisode Girl) & Aromatisse, a Field Move Candy Coin, a 5★ Power-Up, and medals. All battles could be challenged an unlimited number of times except Daily Extreme Battle 1, which could only be challenged once per day.
The player could battle using Sygna Suit Ball Guy & Electrode or Lana (New Year's 2025) & Dondozo to obtain +0.6× bonus points; Linnea (Furisode Girl) & Aromatisse, Raihan (New Year's 2025) & Sandaconda, Poppy (New Year's 2025) & Steelix, Clair (New Year's 2024) & Drampa, Wallace (New Year's 2024) & Blacephalon, Lisia (New Year's 2023) & Rapidash, Dawn (New Year's 2023) & Oricorio, Volkner (New Year's 2022) & Electivire, Sabrina (New Year's 2022) & Chingling, Lance (New Year's 2021) & Gyarados, or Lillie (New Year's 2021) & Ribombee to obtain +0.4× bonus points; and any unlisted sync pairs with the Alola or Galar theme skills to obtain +0.2× bonus points.
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 one or fewer sync pairs fainting and sync pairs with specific theme skills on the team.
For the duration of the event, a splash screen featuring art of Sygna Suit Ball Guy & Electrode and Lana (New Year's 2025) & Dondozo was displayed when opening the game.
Plot
In Centra City, Lear addresses to an assembled crowd about the abundance of Pokemon that Hoopa had accidentally let loose on Pasio at the beginning of the year, and asks them for help to locate the remainder which had escaped into the surrounding ocean. At Nessa's suggestion, Lear agrees to turn it into a fishing competition to gain more volunteers, with a special prize for the one with the biggest catch.
Elsewhere, Akari and Rei are holding a workshop about Hisuian Poké Balls at the behest of Ball Guy, who has dressed up in a sygna suit to better their bond with the Hisuian Electrode they had caught in a space-time distortion. After the workshop is over, Linnea stays behind to inquire more about Ball Guy's headgear. At Akari's request, Linnea reveals herself to be an apprentice for Valerie, though she also admits that compared to the others, her skills in designing and Pokemon battling are lacking. Linnea is receptive to Ball Guy's suggestion of obtaining a sygna suit of her own to improving her skills, though not as confident to Rei's idea of entering the fishing competition to prove her bond with her Pokemon, having never fished before.
Lana arrives to offer Linnea her experience in helping her fish, and brings her along to a river with Ball Guy tagging along for support. After Lana fishes up a Magikarp in demonstration, Linnea's first attempt takes a bit longer for something to bite, so Lana takes her mind off in the meantime by asking about her dream to design an outfit like a sygna suit. She shares her own dream in reeling up a big catch, and hopes that both their dreams will come true thanks to this fishing competition. Just after Ball Guy promises to help them celebrate with a fireworks show if both their dreams indeed come true, Linnea feels a strong bite and has her Aromatisse use her scent to calm down the Seaking and reel it in.
While the trio are celebrating their first success, Lana gets a call from Nessa, who reveals she reeled in a large catch that Misty identifies as a Dondozo. While Linnea worries Nessa may take first place, the latter instead reveals something she noticed from her catch: namely, it having a similar scale that's bigger and golden stuck to it. The three Water-type Trainers quickly deduce that a larger Dondozo of a different color may still be out there, which Nessa admits she shared the intel with Lana for the sake of sportsmanship. While Lana is concerned that she still hasn't finished teaching Linnea about fishing, the latter assures her that they can focus on Lana's dream first.
As time passes and with no Pokemon biting, Linnea and Ball Guy are becoming more dejected about the possibility that the Dondozo having been caught by someone else or it having retreated further. Lana is still optimistic: she talks about how the key to fishing, much like starting a new experience, is being patient, and even if all the trial and error may appear to be yielding nothing, the build up will be satisfying once you end up accomplishing your goal. Right on cue, she immediately feels a bite and reel in the Shiny Dondozo with much difficulty, and sends out her Araquanid to battle. Even when Dondozo unexpectedly Terastallizes into a Dragon type, Lana turns down Linnea and Ball Guy's help, declaring fishing to be a one-on-one battle between the fisher and their quarry, and succeeds in catching the Big Catfish Pokemon after a long battle.
Some time later, Lear announces the results of the competition, revealing Lana's new Dondozo to be the largest catch. Afterwards, Linnea offers Lana a new outfit she made for her in celebration of her dream, which also earns Linnea Valerie's seal of approval. Recognising how both of their dreams came true, Ball Guy also quickly excuses themselves to set off the fireworks display they promised.
Area info
| Area name | Unlock condition | Completion rewards |
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 Catch Wild Water Pokémon!
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Available from start |  Gems ×50Linnea's Dream and Concerns
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| Linnea's Dream and Concerns
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Complete Catch Wild Water Pokémon! | Gems ×50Challenge Linnea: Part 1
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| Lana's Original Fishing Tips
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Complete Challenge Linnea: Part 1 | Gems ×50Challenge Linnea: Part 2
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| Nessa's Big Catch
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Complete Challenge Linnea: Part 2 | Gems ×50Challenge Linnea: Part 3
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| Clothes to Remember Forever
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Complete Challenge Linnea: Part 3 | Gems ×50Challenge Linnea: Part 4Daily Extreme Battle 1Battle Challenge! Round 1
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Battles
| Name | Difficulty | Trainer(s) | Pokémon | Stamina | First-Time Rewards | Completion Rewards | Battle Rewards | |||
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| Left | Middle | Right | ||||||||
| Challenge Linnea: Part 1 | Normal |  Linnea |
 Milotic Weakness: 
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 Aromatisse Weakness: 
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 Tyrantrum Weakness: 
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10 | Gems ×100Lana's Original Fishing Tips
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 200 coins Event Point ×10
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Event Point ×1-2
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| Challenge Linnea: Part 2 | Hard | 15 | Gems ×100Nessa's Big Catch
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400 coinsEvent Point ×18
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Event Point ×1-3
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| Challenge Linnea: Part 3 | Very Hard | 15 | Gems ×100Clothes to Remember Forever
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600 coinsEvent Point ×22
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Event Point ×1-3
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| Challenge Linnea: Part 4 | Super Hard | 20 | Gems ×100
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1,500 coinsEvent Point ×32
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Event Point ×1-4
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| Daily Extreme Battle 1 | Ultra Hard | 30 | Gems ×100
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2,000 coinsEvent Point ×200
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None | |||||
| Battle Challenge! Round 1 | Super Hard |  Nessa |
 Misty |
 Kingdra Weakness:
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 Drednaw Weakness:
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 Starmie Weakness:
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— | Gems ×100Battle Challenge! Round 2 3★ Tech Move Candy
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None | None |
| Battle Challenge! Round 2 | Ultra Hard | — | Gems ×100 4★ Support Move Candy
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None | None | |||||
Event missions
| Mission Name | Objective | Reward |
| Mission 1 | Complete the following area with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Battle Challenge! Round 1 |
 5★ Scout Ticket ×2 |
| Mission 2 | Complete the following area with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Battle Challenge! Round 2 |
 5★ Power-Up ×1 |
| Mission 3 | 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: • Alola • Galar |
 Support Move Candy Coin |
| Mission 4 | 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: • Grass • Dragon |
 Tech Move Candy Coin |
| Reward for completing all missions | Gems ×200
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Event rewards
| Total points | Item received |
|---|---|
| 100 |  Gym Leader Notes ×20 |
| 200 |  5-Pack Great Drink Set ×100 |
| 300 |  Battle Points ×50 |
| 400 |  5-Pack Ultra Drink Set ×200 |
| 500 | |
| 600 |  Elite Four Notes ×15 |
| 700 |  5-Pack Drink + Set ×200 |
| 800 |  3★ Level-Up Manual ×20 |
| 900 |  Grass Tome, Vol. 1 ×400 |
| 1,000 | |
| 1,100 |  Dragon Tome, Vol. 1 ×400 |
| 1,200 | Battle Points ×100 |
| 1,300 | 3★ Level-Up Manual ×20 |
| 1,400 | 3★ Level-Up Manual ×30 |
| 1,500 |  Custom ★ Power-Up ×20 Linnea (Furisode Girl) & Aromatisse |
| 1,600 | 3★ Level-Up Manual ×30 |
| 1,700 | Battle Points ×100 |
| 1,800 |  4★ Level-Up Manual ×10 |
| 1,900 | 3★ Power-Up ×2 |
| 2,000 | |
| 2,100 |  5-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×250 |
| 2,200 |  Skip Ticket ×90 |
| 2,300 |  Custom ★ Power-Up ×20 Linnea (Furisode Girl) & Aromatisse |
| 2,400 | 4★ Level-Up Manual ×20 |
| 2,500 |  1★ Fishing Up a Golden New Year |
| 2,600 |  5-Pack Drink ++ Set ×250 |
| 2,700 |  Grass Codex, Vol. 1 ×400 |
| 2,800 |  Sync Orb ×100 Sygna Suit Ball Guy & Electrode |
| 2,900 |  5-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×100 |
| 3,000 |  Dragon Codex, Vol. 1 ×400 |
| 3,200 | Sync Orb ×100 Lana (New Year's 2026) & Dondozo |
| 3,400 |  Co-op Sync Orb ×1,000 |
| 3,600 | |
| 3,800 | Sync Orb ×750 Linnea (Furisode Girl) & Aromatisse |
| 4,000 |  Skill Bracelet ×1 |
| 4,200 |  Special Skill Feather 111 ×1[note 1] |
| 4,400 |  Skill Bandanna ×1 |
| 4,600 | Special Skill Feather 112 ×1[note 2] |
| 4,800 | 3★ Power-Up ×1 |
| 5,000 |  2★ Fishing Up a Golden New Year |
| 5,200 |  Skill Pin ×1 |
| 5,400 | 4★ Level-Up Manual ×5 |
| 5,600 | Co-op Sync Orb ×1,000 |
| 5,800 |  Yellow Skill Feather ×20 |
| 6,000 |  Field Move Candy Coin ×1 |
| 6,250 |  Sygna Suit Ball Guy Lucky Cookie 1 ×1 |
| 6,500 |  White Skill Feather ×5 |
| 6,750 | Lana (New Year's 2026) Lucky Cookie 1 ×1 |
| 7,000 | 4★ Power-Up ×1 |
| 7,250 | Nessa Lucky Cookie 1 ×1 |
| 7,500 |  3★ Fishing Up a Golden New Year |
| 7,750 |  Green Skill Feather ×5 |
| 8,000 | 5★ Power-Up ×1 |
| 8,500 | Co-op Sync Orb ×1,000 |
| 9,000 | Co-op Sync Orb ×1,000 |
| 9,500 | Co-op Sync Orb ×1,000 |
| 10,000 |  Welcoming a Big Golden Catch |
For every 1,000 points earned past 10,000 points (11,000 points, 12,000 points, etc.), the player earned ten 4★ Level-Up Manuals.
Gallery
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| Event banner | ||||
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| Medal 1★ Fishing Up a Golden New Year |
Medal 2★ Fishing Up a Golden New Year |
Medal 3★ Fishing Up a Golden New Year |
Medal Welcoming a Big Golden Catch |
Splash screen artwork |
Music
| Situation | Song key | Song name | Arrangement |
|---|---|---|---|
| In menu |  No. 00004
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Adventure Awaits! | Unknown |
| During battle (Challenge Linnea, Daily Extreme Battle 1) |
No. 06005
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Battle! (Kalos Trainer) (Pokémon Masters EX Version) |
Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.) |
| During battle (Battle Challenge) |
No. 08005
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Battle! (Galar Gym Leader) (Pokémon Masters EX Version) |
Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.) |
| Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox. | |||
Script
Trivia
- This is the only seasonal event to feature a newly introduced sync pair available through the sync pair scout that is not a seasonal sync pair, in this case Sygna Suit Ball Guy.
- It is also the only seasonal event in which no seasonal sync pairs were featured in the sync pair scout at the time of its debut.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 黄金の新年つり大会！ | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 金黃的新年釣魚大賽！ | |
| French | Prise en or du Nouvel An | |
| German | Ein Goldfang zum Jahresbeginn | |
| Italian | Gara di pesca di capodanno! | |
| Korean | 황금빛 신년 낚시 대회! | |
| Spanish | Pesca dorada por Año Nuevo | |
Notes
- ↑ Unlocks 70 HP, 60 Attack, 20 Defense, 60 Sp. Atk, 20 Sp. Def, and 20 Speed for the corresponding skill gear. Activated for Grass, Electric, and Galar sync pairs. Additional effects are Grassy Terrain: Moves ↑ 3%, Grass S-Moves ↑ 2%, and Healthy Benefits 4%.
- ↑ Unlocks 70 HP, 60 Attack, 20 Defense, 60 Sp. Atk, 20 Sp. Def, and 20 Speed for the corresponding skill gear. Activated for Dragon, Alola, and Trial Giver sync pairs. Additional effects are Physical Moves ↑ 2%, Dragon Zone: S-Moves ↑ 3%, and S-Move DR 2%.
See also
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