League Club Problem Child

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League Club Problem Child
リーグ部の問題児!?

Event image
Type Story event
First run April 29 to June 8, 2026
Featured sync pairs Drayton & Archaludon
Sygna Suit Kieran & Furret
Sync pairs with reward bonus 
1.6× Drayton & Archaludon
Sygna Suit Kieran & Furret 
1.4× Lacey & Granbull
Hassel & Baxcalibur
Juliana & Koraidon
Paulo & Lycanroc 
1.2× Hop & Zamazenta 
Theme skills with 1.2× reward bonus Paldea

League Club Problem Child (Japanese: リーグ部の問題児!?) was a story event in Pokémon Masters EX. It was focused on the sync pairs Drayton & Archaludon and Sygna Suit Kieran & Furret. It also introduced Drayden as an NPC.

The "Drayton EX Fair" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Drayton & Archaludon for the duration of the event, and the "Sygna Suit Kieran EX Master Fair" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Sygna Suit Kieran & Furret from May 1, 2026 to the end of the event.

During this event, players could earn event points by completing battles. Players received rewards based on the number of points accumulated, including 5★ Scout Tickets, a Strike 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 Drayton & Archaludon or Sygna Suit Kieran & Furret to obtain +0.6× bonus points; Lacey & Granbull, Hassel & Baxcalibur, Juliana & Koraidon, or Paulo & Lycanroc to obtain +0.4× bonus points; and Hop & Zamazenta or any unlisted Paldea sync pairs 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.

From the beginning of the event, a splash screen featuring art of Drayton & Archaludon and Sygna Suit Kieran & Furret was displayed when opening the game.

Plot

Area info

Area name Unlock condition Completion rewards
A Free-Spirited Dragon Master Available from start Gems ×50
Kieran and Drayton's Rift
Kieran and Drayton's Rift Complete A Free-Spirited Dragon Master Gems ×50
Challenge Lacey: Part 1
The Plan to Patch Things Up Complete Challenge Lacey: Part 1 Gems ×50
Challenge Lacey: Part 2
Academy Tag Team Tournament! Complete Challenge Lacey: Part 2 Gems ×50
Challenge Lacey: Part 3
The Exact Same Feeling Complete Challenge Lacey: Part 3 Gems ×50
Challenge Lacey: Part 4
Daily Extreme Battle 1
Battle Challenge! Round 1

Battles

Name Difficulty Trainer Pokémon Stamina First-Time Rewards Completion Rewards Battle Rewards
Left Middle Right
Challenge Lacey: Part 1 Normal
Lacey

Hydrapple
Weakness:

Whimsicott
Weakness:

Cyclizar
Weakness:
10 Gems ×100
The Plan to Patch Things Up
200 coins
Event Point ×10
Event Point ×1-2
Challenge Lacey: Part 2 Hard 15 Gems ×100
Academy Tag Team Tournament!
400 coins
Event Point ×18
Event Point ×1-3
Challenge Lacey: Part 3 Very Hard 15 Gems ×100
The Exact Same Feeling
600 coins
Event Point ×22
Event Point ×1-3
Challenge Lacey: Part 4 Super Hard 20 Gems ×100 1,500 coins
Event Point ×32
Event Point ×1-4
Daily Extreme Battle 1 Ultra Hard 30 Gems ×100 2,000 coins
Event Point ×200
None
Battle Challenge! Round 1 Super Hard
Hassel

Clair

Hydreigon
Weakness:

Baxcalibur
Weakness:

Dragonair
Weakness:
Gems ×100
Battle Challenge! Round 2
3★ Tech Move Candy
None None
Battle Challenge! Round 2 Ultra Hard Gems ×100
4★ Strike Move Candy
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 2 or more sync pairs that share the following theme
and with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP:
• Paldea
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:
• Ice
• Dragon
Tech Move Candy Coin
Reward for completing all missions Gems ×200

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
3★ Level-Up Manual ×10
600
Elite Four Notes ×15
700
5-Pack Drink + Set ×200
800
3★ Level-Up Manual ×20
900
Dragon Tome, Vol. 1 ×400
1,000
Skip Ticket ×90
1,100
Ice 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
5-Pack Great Drink + Set ×250
1,600
3★ Level-Up Manual ×30
1,700
Battle Points ×100
1,800
4★ Level-Up Manual ×10
1,900
3★ Power-Up ×1
2,000
5★ Scout Ticket ×8
2,100
5-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×250
2,200
Skip Ticket ×90
2,300
3★ Power-Up ×1
2,400
4★ Level-Up Manual ×20
2,500
1★ League Club Problem Child
2,600
5-Pack Drink ++ Set ×250
2,700
Dragon Codex, Vol. 1 ×400
2,800
Sync Orb ×100
Drayton & Archaludon
2,900
5-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×100
3,000
Ice Codex, Vol. 1 ×400
3,200
Sync Orb ×100
Sygna Suit Kieran & Furret
3,400
Co-op Sync Orb ×1,000
3,600
4★ Level-Up Manual ×10
3,800
Yellow Skill Feather ×5
4,000
Skill Bracelet ×1
4,200
Special Skill Feather 123 ×1[note 1]
4,400
Skill Bandanna ×1
4,600
Special Skill Feather 124 ×1[note 2]
4,800
3★ Power-Up ×1
5,000
2★ League Club Problem Child
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
Strike Move Candy Coin ×1
6,250
Drayton Lucky Cookie 1 ×1
6,500
Green Skill Feather ×5
6,750
Sygna Suit Kieran Lucky Cookie 1 ×1
7,000
4★ Power-Up ×1
7,250
Clair Lucky Cookie 1 ×1
7,500
3★ League Club Problem Child
7,750
Purple 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
Well-Earned Payback

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

Event banner
Medal
1★ League Club Problem Child
Medal
2★ League Club Problem Child
Medal
3★ League Club Problem Child
Medal
Well-Earned Payback
Splash screen artwork Artwork by katano shibire[1]

Music

This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Needs songs from story areas
Situation Song key Song name Arrangement
In menu No. 00004 Adventure Awaits Unknown
During battle
(Challenge Lacey, Daily Extreme Battle 1)
No. 09019 Battle! (BB League Elite Four: Lacey)
(Pokémon Masters EX Version)
Unknown
During battle
(Battle Challenge)
No. 09024 Battle! (Paldea Elite Four: Hassel)
(Pokémon Masters EX Version)
Unknown
Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.

Script

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Japanese リーグ部の問題児!?
Mandarin Chinese 聯盟社的問題人物!?
French Le flemmard du Club de la Ligue
German Der Faulenzer der Liga-AG
Italian Lo scapestrato del Club Lega
Korean 리그부의 문제아!?
Spanish El tripitidor del Club de la Liga

Notes

  1. Unlocks 70 HP, 60 Attack, 20 Defense, 60 Sp. Atk, 20 Sp. Def, and 20 Speed for the corresponding skill gear. Activated for Dragon, Paldea, and Elite Four sync pairs. Additional effects are Opp Paralyzed: S-Moves ↑ 4%, Special S-Moves ↑ 2%, and Dragon Zone: P-Move DR & S-Move DR 4%.
  2. Unlocks 70 HP, 60 Attack, 20 Defense, 60 Sp. Atk, 20 Sp. Def, and 20 Speed for the corresponding skill gear. Activated for Ice, Paldea, and Rival sync pairs. Additional effects are Special Moves ↑ 2%, Ice Zone: S-Moves ↑ 3%, and Attack Move DR 2%.

References

See also

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