Throwback Challenge
Throwback Challenge (Japanese: メモリアルチャレンジ Memorial Challenge) is a type of limited-time event in Pokémon Masters EX. It allows players to rematch previous opponents–either from event battles or from permanently available battles–and earn special rewards.
Battle Rewind
This event ran from February 28 to March 31, 2022. It featured both Full-Force Battles and Battle Challenges that were previously available in events. Players could complete event missions by clearing Full-Force Battles without letting their sync pairs faint, and by clearing Battle Challenges with teams using various theme skills, earning various rewards.
Two Full-Force Battle and two Battle Challenge areas were made available each day for the first six days of the event.
Battles
| Original Event | Battle Name | Difficulty | Trainers | Pokémon | First-Time Rewards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left | Middle | Right | |||||||
| Lear Takes the Lead | Battle Challenge A! Round 1 | Super Hard | Poké Fan Fred |
Dragalge Weakness: |
Vileplume Weakness: |
Salazzle Weakness: |
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| Battle Challenge A! Round 2 | Ultra Hard | ||||||||
| Team Hoenn Unite! | Full-Force Battle A! Round 1 | Super Hard | Hilda ↓ Jasmine ↓ Flint |
Arcanine Weakness: ↓ Numel Weakness: ↓ Rapidash Weakness: |
Emboar Weakness: ↓ Steelix Weakness: ↓ Infernape Weakness: |
Torkoal Weakness: ↓ Nidoqueen Weakness: ↓ Rapidash Weakness: |
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| Full-Force Battle A! Round 2 | Ultra Hard | ||||||||
| Available starting March 1, 2022 | |||||||||
| Town Square Street Fair | Battle Challenge B! Round 1 | Super Hard | Tate |
Fantina |
Liza |
Solrock Weakness: |
Drifblim Weakness: |
Lunatone Weakness: |
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| Battle Challenge B! Round 2 | Ultra Hard | ||||||||
| Training with Legends | Full-Force Battle B! Round 1 | Super Hard | Lance ↓ Cynthia ↓ Steven |
Rampardos Weakness: ↓ Walrein Weakness: ↓ Steelix Weakness: |
Aerodactyl Weakness: ↓ Milotic Weakness: ↓ Metagross Weakness: |
Gigalith Weakness: ↓ Seismitoad Weakness: ↓ Bronzong Weakness: |
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| Full-Force Battle B! Round 2 | Ultra Hard | ||||||||
| Available starting March 2, 2022 | |||||||||
| Hearts United | Battle Challenge C! Round 1 | Super Hard | Lusamine |
Dusknoir Weakness: |
Pheromosa Weakness: |
Sceptile Weakness: |
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| Battle Challenge C! Round 2 | Ultra Hard | ||||||||
| The Ideal Formula | Full-Force Battle C! Round 1 | Super Hard | Masked Man |
Salamence Weakness: ↓ Garchomp Weakness: ↓ Sharpedo Weakness: |
Aerodactyl Weakness: ↓ Kingdra Weakness: ↓ Kabutops Weakness: |
Turtonator Weakness: ↓ Haxorus Weakness: ↓ Walrein Weakness: |
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| Full-Force Battle C! Round 2 | Ultra Hard | ||||||||
| Available starting March 3, 2022 | |||||||||
| Splash and Punch | Battle Challenge D! Round 1 | Super Hard | Misty |
Ninetales Weakness: |
Lapras Weakness: |
Magmar Weakness: |
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| Battle Challenge D! Round 2 | Ultra Hard | ||||||||
| Family Ties | Full-Force Battle D! Round 1 | Super Hard | Masked Man |
Altaria Weakness: ↓ Throh Weakness: ↓ Raichu Alolan form Weakness: |
Kingdra Weakness: ↓ Sharpedo Weakness: ↓ Carnivine Weakness: |
Goomy Weakness: ↓ Sawk Weakness: ↓ Sneasel Weakness: |
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| Full-Force Battle D! Round 2 | Ultra Hard | ||||||||
| Available starting March 4, 2022 | |||||||||
| Masters of Land and Sea | Battle Challenge E! Round 1 | Super Hard | Masked Man |
Probopass Weakness: |
Gigalith Weakness: |
Lycanroc Midday Form Weakness: |
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| Battle Challenge E! Round 2 | Ultra Hard | ||||||||
| Dazzling Dizzying Battle Stage | Full-Force Battle E! Round 1 | Super Hard | Masked Man |
Haxorus Weakness: ↓ Dragalge Weakness: ↓ Flygon Weakness: |
Salamence Weakness: ↓ Garchomp Weakness: ↓ Dragonite Weakness: |
Vibrava Weakness: ↓ Kingdra Weakness: ↓ Flygon Weakness: |
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| Full-Force Battle E! Round 2 | Ultra Hard | ||||||||
| Available starting March 5, 2022 | |||||||||
| All Aboard the Victory Train | Battle Challenge F! Round 1 | Super Hard | Cynthia |
Wally |
Noivern Weakness: |
Togekiss Weakness: |
Altaria Weakness: |
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| Battle Challenge F! Round 2 | Ultra Hard | ||||||||
| Champion Time | Full-Force Battle F! Round 1 | Super Hard | Masked Woman |
Alcremie Weakness: ↓ Jynx Weakness: ↓ Dragalge Weakness: |
Togekiss Weakness: ↓ Gyarados Weakness: ↓ Vileplume Weakness: |
Whimsicott Weakness: ↓ Alakazam Weakness: ↓ Houndoom Weakness: |
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| Full-Force Battle F! Round 1 | Ultra Hard | ||||||||
Event missions
Music
Rental Battle Event
This event ran from September 1 to 15, 2023. It featured a variety of battles from the PML Arc, the Villain Arc, Champion Stadium, events, and Evolution sync pair stories. In addition, each battle had a set team that players were required to use to complete it.
Players could complete event missions by clearing each battle, earning rewards such as 5★ Power-Up Tickets and a Move Candy Coin. One battle was made available each day for the first ten days of the event.
Battles
| Original Battle | Battle Name | Difficulty | Team | Trainer(s) | Pokémon | First-Time Rewards | Completion Rewards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left | Middle | Right | |||||||||
| Challenge Sygna Suit Brock (Interlude 1: Brock's Grit) |
Challenge Battle 1 | Very Hard | Set | Brock Sygna Suit |
Roggenrola Weakness: |
Tyranitar Weakness: |
Nosepass Weakness: |
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| Available starting September 2, 2023 | |||||||||||
| Challenge Cheren & Hilbert & Hilda (Chapter 18: Team Unova) |
Challenge Battle 2 | Very Hard | Set | Hilda |
Cheren |
Hilbert |
Emboar Weakness: |
Stoutland Weakness: |
Samurott Weakness: |
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| Available starting September 3, 2023 | |||||||||||
| Challenge Lear (Chapter 19: Rematch vs. Lear!) |
Challenge Battle 3 | Very Hard | Set | Sawyer |
Lear |
Rachel |
Honchkrow Weakness: |
Staraptor Weakness: |
Umbreon Weakness: |
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| Available starting September 4, 2023 | |||||||||||
| Challenge the Subway Bosses (All Aboard the Victory Train) |
Challenge Battle 4 | Very Hard | Set | None | Emmet |
Ingo |
None | Archeops Weakness: |
Excadrill Weakness: |
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| Available starting September 5, 2023 | |||||||||||
| Battle Challenge! (Pasio Friendiversary) |
Challenge Battle 5 | Very Hard | Set | Roxie |
Iris (Alt.) |
Burgh |
Scolipede Weakness: |
Hydreigon Weakness: |
Leavanny Weakness: |
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| Available starting September 6, 2023 | |||||||||||
| Challenge Sygna Suit Cyrus (Sinnoh: Dreaming in Darkness) |
Challenge Battle 6 | Very Hard | Set | Cyrus Sygna Suit |
Darkrai Weakness: |
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| Available starting September 7, 2023 | |||||||||||
| Challenge Sygna Suit Giovanni (Johto: Team Rocket's Revival) |
Challenge Battle 7 | Very Hard | Set | Giovanni Sygna Suit |
Mega Mewtwo Y Weakness: ↓ Nidoking Weakness: |
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| Available starting September 8, 2023 | |||||||||||
| Phoebe (Hoenn Challenge) |
Challenge Battle 8 | Very Hard | Set | Phoebe |
Mismagius Weakness: |
Dusknoir Weakness: |
Chandelure Weakness: |
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| Available starting September 9, 2023 | |||||||||||
| Quilava's Evolution | Challenge Battle 9 | Very Hard | Set | Blaine |
Ponyta Weakness: |
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| Available starting September 10, 2023 | |||||||||||
| Dewott's Evolution | Challenge Battle 10 | Very Hard | Set | Cheren |
Stoutland Weakness: |
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Set teams
Any teams whose theme skills are unspecified have all their theme skills at Lv. 0.
| Set team (Challenge Battle 1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left |
Middle |
Right | |||
Flannery & Torkoal |
Korrina & Lucario |
Brock & Onix | |||
| 3★ | Lv. 62 | 3★ | Lv. 62 | 3★ | Lv. 62 |
| Tactics | |||||
| 1st | 3rd | 2nd | |||
| Moves | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Skills | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Set team (Challenge Battle 2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left |
Middle |
Right | |||
Hau & Raichu |
Misty & Starmie |
Korrina & Lucario | |||
| 4★ | Lv. 75 | 3★ | Lv. 75 | 3★ | Lv. 75 |
| Tactics | |||||
| 2nd | 1st | 3rd | |||
| Moves | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Skills | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Set team (Challenge Battle 3) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left |
Middle |
Right | |||
Korrina & Lucario |
Scottie/Bettie & Pikachu |
Skyla & Swanna | |||
| 3★ | Lv. 77 | 3★ | Lv. 77 | 3★ | Lv. 77 |
| Tactics | |||||
| 3rd | 2nd | 1st | |||
| Moves | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Skills | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Set team (Challenge Battle 4) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left |
Middle |
Right | |||
Sabrina & Alakazam |
May & Swampert |
Sygna Suit Elesa & Rotom | |||
| 5★ | Lv. 135 | 5★ | Lv. 135 | 5★ | Lv. 135 |
| Tactics | |||||
| 2nd | 3rd | 1st | |||
| Moves | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Skills | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Theme Skills | |||||
| Set team (Challenge Battle 5) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left |
Middle |
Right | |||
Nate & Braviary |
Skyla (Anniversary 2022) & Tornadus |
Hilbert & Samurott | |||
| 5★ | Lv. 140 | 5★ | Lv. 140 | 5★ | Lv. 140 |
| Tactics | |||||
| 3rd | 2nd | 1st | |||
| Moves | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Skills | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Theme Skills | |||||
| Set team (Challenge Battle 6) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left |
Middle |
Right | |||
Scottie/Bettie & Torchic |
Valerie & Sylveon |
Cheren & Stoutland | |||
| 3★ | Lv. 110 | 4★ | Lv. 110 | 5★ | Lv. 110 |
| Tactics | |||||
| 2nd | 3rd | 1st | |||
| Moves | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Skills | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Theme Skills | |||||
| Set team (Challenge Battle 7) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left |
Middle |
Right | |||
Scottie/Bettie & Torchic |
Giovanni & Mewtwo |
Cheren & Stoutland | |||
| 3★ | Lv. 110 | 5★ | Lv. 110 | 5★ | Lv. 110 |
| Tactics | |||||
| 2nd | 3rd | 1st | |||
| Moves | |||||
| (standard) | (standard, non-Power Boost) | (standard) | |||
| Skills | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Theme Skills | |||||
| Set team (Challenge Battle 8) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left |
Middle |
Right | |||
Sygna Suit Korrina & Marshadow |
Fantina & Mismagius |
Lillie (Special Costume) & Polteageist | |||
| 5★ | Lv. 125 | 5★ | Lv. 125 | 5★ | Lv. 125 |
| Tactics | |||||
| 2nd | 3rd | 1st | |||
| Moves | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Skills | |||||
| (standard) | (standard) | (standard) | |||
| Theme Skills | |||||
| Set team (Challenge Battle 9) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left |
Middle |
Right | |||
Ethan & Quilava |
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| 5★ | Lv. 45 | ||||
| Tactics | |||||
| 1st | |||||
| Moves | |||||
| (standard) | |||||
| Skills | |||||
| (standard) | |||||
| Set team (Challenge Battle 10) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left |
Middle |
Right | |||
Hilbert & Dewott |
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| 5★ | Lv. 45 | ||||
| Tactics | |||||
| 1st | |||||
| Moves | |||||
| (standard) | |||||
| Skills | |||||
| (standard) | |||||
Event missions
Music
In other languages
- Battle Rewind – Throwback Challenge
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 強者たちに再び挑め! – メモリアルチャレンジ! | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 再次挑戰高手們!– 紀念挑戰! | |
| French | Combattons à nouveau ces Duos puissants ! – Défi nostalgique | |
| German | Starke Gegner: Kampf voller Erinnerungen | |
| Italian | Lotta di nuovo con Unità forti! – Sfida dei ricordi | |
| Korean | 강자들에게 재도전하라! – 메모리얼 챌린지! | |
| Spanish | Desafío nostálgico – Revancha contra los mejores | |
- Throwback Challenge – Rental Battle Event
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メモリアルチャレンジ – レンタルバトルイベント | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 紀念挑戰 – 租用寶可夢對戰活動 | |
| French | Défi nostalgique – Évènement location d'équipes | |
| German | Kampf voller Erinnerungen: Leihkampf-Event | |
| Italian | Sfida dei ricordi – Evento lotta con squadra in prestito | |
| Korean | 메모리얼 챌린지 – 렌탈 배틀 이벤트 | |
| Spanish | Desafío nostálgico – Evento de préstamo de Pokémon | |
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