Story event

Story events^{[note 1]} (Japanese: エピソードイベント Episode Event) are a type of limited-time event in Pokémon Masters EX. They feature a storyline that focuses on one specific or multiple specific sync pairs, and new area info for the story is unlocked by completing single-player battles. They originally featured co-op battles that rewarded the player with vouchers that could be exchanged in the shop for items, but these were dropped by July 2020 in favor of earning event items from single-player battles.

Story events have been presented in three different formats, featuring either an exchange shop, event maps, or a prize box.

Some specific types of story events include seasonal events, costume events, and Neo Champions events^{[note 2]}.

Format

Most story events feature a limited-time exchange menu in the shop. Players can earn event items by completing battles, which can then be exchanged for rewards in the shop. Most story events have only one kind of event item that can be earned, but some story events have two, three, or even four different types of items to collect. In most of these cases, different items are obtained by completing different battles of equal difficulty. Most battles require stamina to do.

Shining Star introduced event maps, in which players earned travel tokens from battles that allowed them to travel to different spaces on the event map, collecting items and new area info for the story. This event format was dropped after July 2021, with reruns of events that previously used event maps utilizing a shop exchange or a prize box instead.

The prize box, which was introduced in the legendary event Pure Hearts and Rainbow Wings, was introduced to story events with The Star of the Contest. In this format, players earned Prize Coins from battles which were used to make pulls in the prize box, with its prizes including new area info for the story. While less common than shop exchanges, this format is still occasionally used for story events.

Starting with Ultra Beast Meet-and-Greet, new story events no longer have an exchange shop. Most items that the player could normally exchange vouchers for in the shop, as well as medals earned from completing missions, can now be earned by completing battles and obtaining Event Points, in a format similar to the Battle Point tier reward system.

Seasonal events

A common type of story event is the seasonal event (Japanese: 季節限定のイベント Seasonal Limited Event). These events are held every year around certain holidays or times of the year, and they feature two sync pairs wearing special outfits to celebrate the occasion. Currently, there have been sync pairs released for six different seasonal celebrations:

Occasion	Time of year	Years a new event was held
Occasion	Time of year	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
New Year's	Early January	N/A	N/A	✔	✔	✔	✔
Palentine's Day	February	N/A	N/A	✔	✔	✔	✔
Spring	Early April	N/A	N/A	✔	N/A	N/A	N/A
Summer	July/August	N/A	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Fall	Late October	N/A	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Holiday	Mid-December	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	N/A

While sync pairs released to commemorate anniversaries have the Seasonal Outfit theme skill, their events do not rerun annually and are not considered seasonal events.

List of story events

All events listed below began at 06:00 UTC on the date listed in the start date column and ended at 05:59 UTC on the date listed in the end date column, with one exception. The first run of We Should Battle!, featuring Nemona & Pawmot, began at 13:00 UTC coincide with the Pokémon Presents livestream that began at that time. Additional dates listed in each cell indicate the dates of reruns.

Event Name	Start Date	End Date	Featured Sync Pair(s)
Reach for the Top	September 3, 2019	September 30, 2019	Blue & Pidgeot
The Girl in Black and White	September 30, 2019 September 3, 2021	October 17, 2019 September 17, 2021	Hilda & Tepig
The Importance of Elegance	October 31, 2019 June 18, 2020	November 14, 2019 July 2, 2020	Caitlin & Reuniclus
Rosa's Party	December 12, 2019	January 1, 2020	Rosa (Holiday 2019) & Delibird Siebold (Holiday 2019) & Octillery
A Special Present	December 24, 2019	December 25, 2019	Rosa (Holiday 2019) & Delibird
Two Champions	December 26, 2019 May 25, 2021 September 2, 2024	January 22, 2020 June 8, 2021 September 22, 2024	Lance & Dragonite Cynthia & Garchomp
The Strongest There Is	February 14, 2020 Spetember 4, 2024	March 16, 2020 September 22, 2024	Steven & Metagross
Shining Star	February 28, 2020	March 16, 2020	Sygna Suit Elesa & Rotom
Team Skull Crash Course	March 27, 2020 January 17, 2022	April 14, 2020 February 3, 2022	Guzma & Golisopod Plumeria & Salazzle
The Star of the Contest	May 28, 2020 June 24, 2021	June 11, 2020 July 8, 2021	Dawn & Turtwig
Serena's Dessert Party	June 30, 2020 March 22, 2022	July 21, 2020 April 4, 2022	Serena & Fennekin
Summer Superstars	July 31, 2020 July 20, 2021	August 16, 2020 August 3, 2021	Steven (Summer 2020) & Sandslash Lyra (Summer 2020) & Jigglypuff
Family Ties	September 10, 2020 September 7, 2021	September 30, 2020 September 17, 2021	Lusamine & Pheromosa Gladion & Silvally Lillie & Clefairy
The Eccentric Electrician	September 30, 2020 September 9, 2021	October 14, 2020 September 17, 2021	Volkner & Luxray
Fight or Fright	October 15, 2020 October 20, 2021	November 1, 2020 November 4, 2021	Acerola (Fall 2020) & Mimikyu Hilbert (Fall 2020) & Mightyena
Dazzling Dizzying Battle Stage	October 30, 2020 September 11, 2021	November 11, 2020 September 17, 2021	Lisia & Altaria
Deck the Halls	December 10, 2020 December 22, 2021	December 31, 2020 January 5, 2022	Skyla (Holiday 2020) & Togekiss Erika (Holiday 2020) & Comfey
The Ideal Formula	December 24, 2020 September 13, 2021 November 7, 2022	January 12, 2021 September 17, 2021 November 21, 2022	N & Zekrom
Season's Greetings	January 1, 2021 January 4, 2022	January 14, 2021 January 18, 2022	Lance (New Year's 2021) & Gyarados Lillie (New Year's 2021) & Ribombee
Baking Buddies	January 29, 2021 February 5, 2022	February 19, 2021 February 19, 2022	Dawn (Palentine's 2021) & Alcremie Serena (Palentine's 2021) & Whimsicott
Champion Time	February 26, 2021 February 18, 2023	March 18, 2021 March 11, 2023	Leon & Charizard Marnie & Morpeko
Shining Heart of Dragons	March 18, 2021 March 10, 2022 November 6, 2023	April 2, 2021 March 24, 2022 November 20, 2023	Iris (Alt.) & Hydreigon
Pasio Eggsplorers	April 2, 2021 April 4, 2022 April 6, 2023	April 16, 2021 April 18, 2022 April 20, 2023	May (Spring 2021) & Lopunny Burgh (Spring 2021) & Togepi
Trials on the Isle	April 15, 2021 April 18, 2022 May 16, 2023	May 2, 2021 May 2, 2022 June 2, 2023	Selene & Rowlet Elio & Popplio
Masters of Land and Sea	May 31, 2021	June 14, 2021	Archie & Kyogre Maxie & Groudon
All Aboard the Victory Train	June 30, 2021 July 21, 2022 November 4, 2024	July 15, 2021 August 4, 2022 November 22, 2024	Ingo & Excadrill Emmet & Archeops
Beachside Rivalry	July 15, 2021 July 4, 2022	July 31, 2021 July 18, 2022	Gloria (Summer 2021) & Inteleon Marnie (Summer 2021) & Grimmsnarl
Hearts United	August 28, 2021 December 26, 2022	September 30, 2021 January 11, 2023	Lillie (Anniversary 2021) & Lunala N (Anniversary 2021) & Reshiram Steven (Anniversary 2021) & Rayquaza
Midnight Spookfest Midnight Battle Ball	October 14, 2021 October 24, 2022	November 5, 2021 November 10, 2022	Morty (Fall 2021) & Banette Caitlin (Fall 2021) & Sableye
The Light Devourer	November 30, 2021	December 16, 2021	Sygna Suit Lusamine & Necrozma
Winter Wishes	December 16, 2021 December 19, 2022	January 1, 2022 January 5, 2023	Leon (Holiday 2021) & Calyrex Nessa (Holiday 2021) & Eiscue
New Year and New Friends	January 1, 2022 January 4, 2023	January 18, 2022 January 18, 2023	Volkner (New Year's 2022) & Electivire Sabrina (New Year's 2022) & Chingling
Sweet Shenanigans	January 31, 2022 February 6, 2023	February 19, 2022 February 23, 2023	Marnie (Palentine's 2022) & Mawile Bea (Palentine's 2022) & Vanilluxe
Pasio Friendiversary	February 28, 2022	March 17, 2022	May (Anniversary 2022) & Latias Skyla (Anniversary 2022) & Tornadus Raihan (Anniversary 2022) & Flygon
Verdant Guardian	March 17, 2022	March 31, 2022	Sygna Suit Serena & Zygarde
A Golden Future	April 28, 2022 June 8, 2023 May 5, 2024	May 12, 2022 July 2, 2023 May 20, 2024	Sygna Suit Morty & Ho-Oh
Revel in Rivalry	June 16, 2022 January 23, 2023 September 22, 2023	July 4, 2022 February 6, 2023 October 6, 2023	Bede & Hatterene
Summer Nights & Wishing Stars	June 30, 2022 July 6, 2023	July 17, 2022 July 20, 2023	N (Summer 2022) & Zoroark Hilda (Summer 2022) & Grapploct
Threads of Strength	August 30, 2022 September 6, 2024	October 3, 2022 September 22, 2024	Sygna Suit Cynthia (Aura) & Lucario Sygna Suit Red (Thunderbolt) & Pikachu
Melancholy Wally	September 28, 2022 July 26, 2023	October 17, 2022 August 9, 2023	Sygna Suit Wally & Gardevoir
Otherworldly Encounter	October 17, 2022 October 18, 2023	November 3, 2022 November 1, 2023	Iris (Fall 2022) & Naganadel Allister (Fall 2022) & Gourgeist Helena (Hex Maniac) & Haunter
Shine a Gentle Light	December 14, 2022 December 19, 2023	January 1, 2023 January 2, 2024	Jasmine (Holiday 2022) & Ampharos Whitney (Holiday 2022) & Sawsbuck
Gather Up! Dream Duo!	January 1, 2023 January 4, 2024	January 18, 2023 January 20, 2024	Dawn (New Year's 2023) & Oricorio Lisia (New Year's 2023) & Rapidash Kali (Furisode Girl) & Azumarill
Chef's Heartful Delivery	January 31, 2023 February 13, 2024	February 21, 2023 February 29, 2024	Mallow (Palentine's 2023) & Appletun Elesa (Palentine's 2023) & Togetic
Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast	March 21, 2023 June 4, 2024	April 7, 2023 June 18, 2024	Ball Guy & Amoonguss
Travelers from a Distant Past	May 31, 2023	June 17, 2023	Adaman & Leafeon Irida & Glaceon
Chase the Northern Wind	June 15, 2023 May 20, 2024	July 2, 2023 June 4, 2024	Eusine & Suicune Sygna Suit Silver & Sneasel
Twin Stars Far Apart	June 30, 2023 July 3, 2024	July 17, 2023 July 20, 2024	Tate (Summer 2023) & Jirachi Liza (Summer 2023) & Celesteela
We Should Battle!	August 8, 2023* September 8, 2024	August 28, 2023 September 22, 2024	Nemona & Pawmot
Tower Tycoon and Hall Matron	September 16, 2023 October 24, 2024	October 3, 2023 November 7, 2024	Palmer & Regigigas Argenta & Skarmory
Together in an Unknown Land	September 29, 2023	October 16, 2023	Akari & Samurott Rei & Decidueye
The Haunted Museum	October 12, 2023 October 19, 2024	November 1, 2023 November 6, 2024	Phoebe (Fall 2023) & Cofagrigus Roxanne (Fall 2023) & Runerigus
Who's the Best Singer?	October 31, 2023	November 17, 2023	Sygna Suit Roxie & Toxtricity Sygna Suit Piers & Toxtricity Ryuki & Turtonator
Veevee on Pasio!	November 10, 2023 August 13, 2024	November 30, 2023 August 28, 2024	Penny & Sylveon
Let's Go in Search of Wonder	November 17, 2023	December 4, 2023	Elaine & Eevee Eve (Poké Kid) & Eevee
Focus on the Shining Shot!	December 12, 2023	December 27, 2023	Viola (Holiday 2023) & Vivillon Sycamore (Holiday 2023) & Gogoat
Rising New Year's Resolutions	January 1, 2024	January 16, 2024	Clair (New Year's 2024) & Drampa Wallace (New Year's 2024) & Blacephalon Katherine (Furisode Girl) & Slurpuff
The Electrifying Influencer	January 12, 2024	February 1, 2024	Iono & Bellibolt
Sub-zero—My Past, My Future	January 22, 2024	February 11, 2024	Grusha & Cetitan
Victor's Cooking Class!	February 9, 2024	February 27, 2024	Victor (Palentine's 2024) & Greedent Candice (Palentine's 2024) & Darmanitan
Mechanized—Love and Solitude	February 19, 2024	March 4, 2024	Sygna Suit Gladion & Magearna
Researcher and Seeker	March 29, 2024 September 10, 2024	April 15, 2024 September 22, 2024	Volo & Togepi Jacq & Farigiraf
Good Ol' Rika Here	April 26, 2024	May 13, 2024	Rika & Clodsire
Middle-Aged Opposites	June 14, 2024	July 3, 2024	Larry & Dudunsparce Kabu & Centiskorch
Exciting Treasure Hunt	June 28, 2024	July 15, 2024	Gardenia (Summer 2024) & Dhelmise Acerola (Summer 2024) & Jellicent
Isle Disciples, Arena Tycoon	July 12, 2024	July 31, 2024	Klara & Slowbro Avery & Slowking Greta & Breloom
Ultra Beast Meet-and-Greet	July 31, 2024	August 19, 2024	Elio (Alt.) & Stakataka Selene (Alt.) & Nihilego
Peculiar Pokémon-Loving Pal	August 10, 2024	August 28, 2024	Arven & Mabosstiff
Ancient Visitor	August 18, 2024	September 17, 2024	Sygna Suit Nemona & Scream Tail
Festive Sun and Moon	August 28, 2024	October 2, 2024	Lillie (Anniversary 2024) & Solgaleo
Golden Bonds on Pasio	September 17, 2024	October 1, 2024	Sygna Suit Lear & Gholdengo
The Truth—Mane or Feathers?	October 15, 2024	November 2, 2024	Iono (Fall 2024) & Flutter Mane Shauntal (Fall 2024) & Froslass
Sygna Siblings—All Aboard	October 31, 2024	November 18, 2024	Sygna Suit Ingo & Chandelure Sygna Suit Emmet & Eelektross
Mysterious Kalos Duo	November 15, 2024	December 6, 2024	Sina & Glaceon Dexio & Espeon

In other languages

Language		Title
Japanese		エピソードイベント
Mandarin Chinese		劇情活動
French		Évènement secondaire
German		Episodenevent
Italian		Episodio
Korean		에피소드 이벤트
Spanish		Evento episódico

Notes

↑ Capitalized as "story event" in official newsletters used in-game. "...an innovative and new type of story event called Neo Champions: Leaders of a New Era will begin!" "As we mentioned in a previous message, a new type of story event–a Costume Event–will start on October 29, 2021." "Starting at the end of October, we’ll present a story event in a new way." "Beginning September 3, 2021, various story events will start returning." "The Shining Heart of Dragons story event will begin on March 18, 2021." "This story event is unique in that you’ll be able to acquire Eggs that hatch Pokémon."
↑ See the above excerpts from in-game newsletters.