Lance's New Partner Pokémon
| Lance's New Partner Pokémon ワタルの新バディ！？ | |
 Event notification image | |
| Type | Special co-op event |
|---|---|
| First run | December 9 to 24, 2025 |
| Featured sync pairs | Lance & Charizard |
Lance's New Partner Pokémon (Japanese: ワタルの新バディ！？) was a special co-op event in Pokémon Masters EX. It was focused on the sync pair Lance & Charizard as part of the Charizard's Charge campaign.
The "Lance Variety Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Lance & Charizard for the duration of the event.
During this event, players could take on Lance & Charizard in co-op battles, but they could not use the "Create Your Own Team" option to challenge these battles. Lance & Charizard had the passive skill Head Start 4, allowing them to use their sync move and Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard Y faster than usual. The battle "Challenge Lance" could be challenged an unlimited number of times, but the battle "Challenge: Explosive Mega Evolution" could only be challenged once per day. Players earned Proofs of Victory for completing these battles, which could be exchanged in the shop for items such as exclusive lucky cookies for sync pairs formed with Charizard.
In addition, limited-time Gym missions were available for the duration of the event, rewarding players for collecting certain numbers of Proofs of Victory. Players could earn Gems by completing solo missions and Gym Scout Tickets A by completing group missions.
The first time players logged in after the event began, a special conversation would play in which Lance greets the player in the Pokémon Center and introduces them to his Charizard.
Battles
| Name | Difficulty | Trainer | Pokémon | First-Time Rewards | Completion Rewards | Battle Rewards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left | Middle | Right | ||||||
| Challenge Lance | Very Hard |  Lance |
 Kommo-o Weakness: 
|
 Charizard Weakness: 
|
 Exeggutor Alola Form Weakness:
|
 Gems ×100 Proof of Victory ×10
|
None | Proof of Victory ×2-6
|
| Challenge: Explosive Mega Evolution | Ultra Hard | Gems ×100
|
Proof of Victory ×30
|
None | ||||
Shop
| Item given | Item received | Max exchanges | |
|---|---|---|---|
Proof of Victory ×10 |
→ |  Lance (2) Lucky Cookie 1 ×1 |
1 |
Proof of Victory ×10 |
→ | Red (Anniversary 2025) Lucky Cookie 2 ×1 |
1 |
Proof of Victory ×10 |
→ | Arc Suit Leon Lucky Cookie 2 ×1 |
1 |
Proof of Victory ×10 |
→ | Blue (Classic) Lucky Cookie 1 ×1 |
1 |
Proof of Victory ×10 |
→ | Leon Lucky Cookie 2 ×1 |
1 |
Proof of Victory ×10 |
→ | Sygna Suit Red Lucky Cookie 1 ×1 |
1 |
Proof of Victory ×20 |
→ |  Strike Move Candy Coin ×1 |
1 |
Proof of Victory ×20 |
→ |  Tech Move Candy Coin ×1 |
1 |
Proof of Victory ×20 |
→ |  Support Move Candy Coin ×1 |
1 |
Proof of Victory ×20 |
→ |  Sprint Move Candy Coin ×1 |
1 |
Proof of Victory ×20 |
→ |  Field Move Candy Coin ×1 |
1 |
Proof of Victory ×20 |
→ |  Roll Cake Coin Voucher ×1 |
1 |
Proof of Victory ×10 |
→ |  5★ Power-Up ×1 |
1 |
Proof of Victory ×5 |
→ |  Co-op Sync Orb ×200 |
5 |
Proof of Victory ×5 |
→ |  Codex Set, Vol. 1 ×5 |
3 |
Proof of Victory ×5 |
→ |  Tome Set, Vol. 1 ×10 |
3 |
Proof of Victory ×5 |
→ |  3★ Level-Up Manual ×1 |
Unlimited |
Gym missions
Group missions
| Mission Name | Objective | Reward | |
| Mission 1 | Obtain the following item a total of 500 times. (This count includes other gym members.) Proof of Victory |
 Gym Scout Ticket A ×1 | |
| Mission 2 | Obtain the following item a total of 1,000 times. (This count includes other gym members.) Proof of Victory |
Gym Scout Ticket A ×2 | |
| Mission 3 | Obtain the following item a total of 1,500 times. (This count includes other gym members.) Proof of Victory |
Gym Scout Ticket A ×2 | |
| Mission 4 | Obtain the following item a total of 2,000 times. (This count includes other gym members.) Proof of Victory |
Gym Scout Ticket A ×3 | |
| Mission 5 | Obtain the following item a total of 3,000 times. (This count includes other gym members.) Proof of Victory |
Gym Scout Ticket A ×3 | |
| Mission 6 | Obtain the following item a total of 4,000 times. (This count includes other gym members.) Proof of Victory |
Gym Scout Ticket A ×4 | |
Solo missions
| Mission Name | Objective | Reward | |
| Mission 1 | Obtain: Proof of Victory ×50 | Gems ×100 | |
| Mission 2 | Obtain: Proof of Victory ×100 | Gems ×200 | |
| Mission 3 | Obtain: Proof of Victory ×200 | Gems ×500 | |
Gallery
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| Event banner |
Music
| Situation | Song key | Song name | Arrangement |
|---|---|---|---|
| In menu |  No. 00004
|
Adventure Awaits | Unknown |
| During battle | No. 01004
|
Battle! (Lance) (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
| Name | Text |
|---|---|
| (Pokémon Center; Lance is standing with Charizard behind him) | |
| Lance | Hey there, <player>! Let me introduce you to my new partner Pokémon! This is Charizard! |
| (Lance Mega Evolves his Charizard into Mega Charizard Y) | |
| Lance | This is probably the first time you've seen it in this form, isn't it. I can't help but feel excited about all the new possibilities this will open up for me and Charizard! If we end up battling each other, let's both do our best! |
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ワタルの新バディ！？ | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 阿渡的新拍檔！？ | |
| French | Le nouveau partenaire de Peter | |
| German | Siegfrieds neues Pokémon | |
| Italian | Lance forma una nuova Unità! | |
| Korean | 목호의 새로운 버디!? | |
| Spanish | El nuevo compi de Lance | |
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