Tiny Courage, Big Thanks

Tiny Courage, Big Thanks 小さな勇気に感謝の花を Flowers of Gratitude for a Little Courage
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Type	Story event
First run	January 31 to February 18, 2025
Featured sync pairs	Marley (Palentine's 2025) & Shaymin Erika (Palentine's 2025) & Lurantis
Sync pairs with reward bonus
1.6×	Marley (Palentine's 2025) & Shaymin Erika (Palentine's 2025) & Lurantis
1.4×	Victor (Palentine's 2024) & Greedent Candice (Palentine's 2024) & Darmanitan Mallow (Palentine's 2023) & Appletun Elesa (Palentine's 2023) & Togetic Marnie (Palentine's 2022) & Mawile Bea (Palentine's 2022) & Vanilluxe Serena (Palentine's 2021) & Whimsicott Dawn (Palentine's 2021) & Alcremie
Theme skills with 1.2× reward bonus	Sinnoh Kanto

Tiny Courage, Big Thanks (Japanese: 小さな勇気に感謝の花を Flowers of Gratitude for a Little Courage) was a story event in Pokémon Masters EX. It was focused on the sync pairs Marley (Palentine's 2025) & Shaymin and Erika (Palentine's 2025) & Lurantis.

The "Marley Seasonal Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Marley (Palentine's 2025) & Shaymin for the duration of the event, and the "Erika Seasonal Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Erika (Palentine's 2025) & Lurantis starting on February 2, 2025 and lasting until 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 Tech 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 Marley (Palentine's 2025) & Shaymin or Erika (Palentine's 2025) & Lurantis to obtain +0.6× bonus points; Victor (Palentine's 2024) & Greedent, Candice (Palentine's 2024) & Darmanitan, Mallow (Palentine's 2023) & Appletun, Elesa (Palentine's 2023) & Togetic, Marnie (Palentine's 2022) & Mawile, Bea (Palentine's 2022) & Vanilluxe, Serena (Palentine's 2021) & Whimsicott, or Dawn (Palentine's 2021) & Alcremie to obtain +0.4× bonus points; and any unlisted sync pairs with the Sinnoh or Kanto 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.

Two special battles, Training with Marley and Looking After Flowers with Erika, were unlocked after completing the main storyline of this event. These battles could only be challenged with a set team consisting of Scottie/Bettie & Pikachu and one of the featured sync pairs. Completing one of these battles three times rewarded the player with a letter from the corresponding Trainer that could be used to unlock a story area, with Marley's letter unlocking A Secret Message and Erika's letter unlocking Flowers and Their Meanings. Completing these areas rewarded the player with Marley's Bouquet and Erika's Bouquet, respectively. If the player had not used the letters by the time the event was finished, they would be automatically exchanged for coins. The bouquets are not automatically exchanged for coins.

Plot

As Palentine's Day approaches, Elesa, Marnie, Bea and Serena have gathered at Centra City to discuss about the amount of snacks they have readied to give out. Nearby, Marley is silently watching the group when Mallow startles her. Marley explains she wants to give Palentine Day gifts to Elesa and Marnie for the times they each helped give her courage, but is at a loss on what gifts she can get outside of snacks.

Thinking for a moment, Mallow has an idea, and brings her to a gathering of Grass-type trainers who are taking care of the flowers there. Marley is intrigued, and comments on one of the flowers, which quickly reveals itself to be Erika's new partner Lurantis, startling her. Erika explains how she met Lurantis as a Fomantis that had arrived along some flowers they brought in, and has been taking care of her since. Ramos and Milo further explain that maintaining Lurantis' vivid colours is a time-consuming task, while Gardenia suggests that the vivacity of Erika's is her way of repaying gratitude, a suggestion that Erika leads on to say that flowers are a great Palentine's Day gift.

After hearing about Marley's wish to repay Elesa and Marnie, Erika gifts Marley an outfit with artificial Gracidea flowers, explaining that bouquets of Gracidea are often given to convey gratitude, and notes that natural ones are hard to procure on Pasio. The group is helping Marley figure out the type of bouquets she wants to make when they hear an odd cry, and spot a small Grass-type Pokemon watching them that Mallow figures out is Shaymin; though Gardenia also points out that it seems different to Rosa's Shaymin, Erika notes she heard that Shaymin have two different forms, and that it's a Pokemon associated with feelings of gratitude. She guesses that it was drawn to Marley, but it quickly makes itself scarce when the latter tries to approach it.

Erika checks in on Marley as she collects the flowers she wanted, though the latter is still pondering about the Shaymin they saw. To their surprise, the Shaymin reappears once more before fleeing. Marley wonders if she should leave it alone, but Erika thinks it's definitely curious about Marley. The next time Shaymin appears, Erika has her Lurantis use a sweet scent to coax Shaymin out to no avail. Marley guesses that this Shaymin could be like how she was some time ago, being too shy and scared of getting its feelings hurt, and decides to be the one to giving courage to Shaymin so it can learn how to be braver.

On Palentine's Day, Marley spots both Elesa and Marnie chatting while Shaymin is watching her nearby. Collecting herself, she approaches the duo, thanking Elesa, who encouraged her to be herself and allowed her to start expressing herself more, and Marnie, who accepted her as she was, and gives them her bouquets. A few days later, Shaymin has also gathered its courage to approach Marley, who has met up with the group to make a flower field. She shyly asks the Gratitude Pokemon if it would like to help out as well, and it happily accepts.

Area info

Area name	Unlock condition	Completion rewards
For the Courage They Gave Me	Available from start	Gems ×50 A Gift from Erika
A Gift from Erika	Complete For the Courage They Gave Me	Gems ×50 Challenge the Flower Enthusiasts: Part 1
A Shy Shaymin	Complete Challenge the Flower Enthusiasts: Part 1	Gems ×50 Challenge the Flower Enthusiasts: Part 2
A Bittersweet Distance	Complete Challenge the Flower Enthusiasts: Part 2	Gems ×50 Challenge the Flower Enthusiasts: Part 3
Flowers That Express Gratitude	Complete Challenge the Flower Enthusiasts: Part 3	Gems ×50 Challenge the Flower Enthusiasts: Part 4 Daily Extreme Battle 1 Battle Challenge! Round 1 Training with Marley Looking After Flowers with Erika
A Secret Message	Use one Letter Marley (Palentine's 2025) & Shaymin	Gems ×50
Flowers and Their Meanings	Use one Letter Erika (Palentine's 2025) & Lurantis	Gems ×50

Battles

Name	Difficulty	Team	Trainer(s)			Pokémon			Stamina	First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Battle Rewards
						Left	Middle	Right
Challenge the Flower Enthusiasts: Part 1	Normal	Any	Milo	Gardenia	Ramos	Eldegoss Weakness:	Roserade Weakness:	Victreebel Weakness:	10	Gems ×100 A Shy Shaymin	200 coins Event Point ×10	Event Point ×1-2
Challenge the Flower Enthusiasts: Part 2	Hard	Any							15	Gems ×100 A Bittersweet Distance	600 coins Event Point ×18	Event Point ×1-3
Challenge the Flower Enthusiasts: Part 3	Very Hard	Any							15	Gems ×100 Flowers That Express Gratitude	600 coins Event Point ×22	Event Point ×1-3
Challenge the Flower Enthusiasts: Part 4	Super Hard	Any							20	Gems ×100	1,500 coins Event Point ×32	Event Point ×1-4
Training with Marley	—	Set							20	Gems ×100	1,500 coins Event Point ×64	Event Point ×1-4
Looking After Flowers with Erika	—	Set							20	Gems ×100	1,500 coins Event Point ×64	Event Point ×1-4
Daily Extreme Battle 1	Ultra Hard	Any							30	Gems ×100	2,000 coins Event Point ×200	None
Battle Challenge! Round 1	Super Hard	Any	Marley			Floatzel Weakness:	Starmie Weakness:	Gastrodon (West Sea) Weakness:	—	Gems ×100 Battle Challenge! Round 2 3★ Support Move Candy	None	None
Battle Challenge! Round 2	Ultra Hard	Any							—	Gems ×100 4★ Strike Move Candy	None	None

Set teams

Set team (Training with Marley)
Left		Center		Right
Scottie/Bettie & Pikachu		Marley (Palentine's 2025) & Shaymin
3★	Lv. 140	5★	Lv. 140
Tactics
2nd		1st
Moves
Thunder Shock Potion Thunderbolt Jump Start!		Seed Flare Sinnoh Analysis Blessed Seed Flare Thanks...!		(None)
Sync move
Thunder of Newfound Passion		Blooming Gratitude and Courage Grass Beam		(None)
Skills
Endurance		Conveying Kindness Blossoming Talent On a Roll 2		(None)
Theme Skills
Electric Lv. 1 Main Character Lv. 1 Pasio Lv. 1		Grass Lv. 1 Sinnoh Lv. 1 Seasonal Outfit Lv. 1 Cape Lv. 1 Battle Partner Lv. 1		(None)

Set team (Looking After Flowers with Erika)
Left		Center		Right
Scottie/Bettie & Pikachu		Erika (Palentine's 2025) & Lurantis
3★	Lv. 140	5★	Lv. 140
Tactics
2nd		1st
Moves
Thunder Shock Potion Thunderbolt Jump Start!		Leaf Storm Lum Berry Profusion of Flowers Energy Ball Time to Blossom!		(None)
Sync move
Thunder of Newfound Passion		Growing Vibrant Gratitude Grass Beam		(None)
Skills
Endurance		Mutual Love Bouquet Gift Piercing Blows		(None)
Theme Skills
Electric Lv. 1 Main Character Lv. 1 Pasio Lv. 1		Grass Lv. 1 Kanto Lv. 1 Gym Leader Lv. 1 Seasonal Outfit Lv. 1 Artistic Lv. 1		(None)

Event missions

Mission Name	Objective	Reward
Mission 1	Complete the following area ×3 Training with Marley	Letter Marley (Palentine's 2025) & Shaymin
Mission 2	Complete the following area ×3 Looking After Flowers with Erika	Letter Erika (Palentine's 2025) & Lurantis
Mission 3	Complete the following area with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Battle Challenge! Round 1	5★ Scout Ticket ×2
Mission 4	Complete the following area with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Battle Challenge! Round 2	5★ Power-Up ×1
Mission 5	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: • Kanto • Sinnoh	Support Move Candy Coin
Mission 6	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: • Grass	Strike 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	Grass Tome, Vol. 1 ×400
1,000	Skip Ticket ×50
1,100	Grass 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	Skill Sphere ×100
2,000	5★ Scout Ticket ×8
2,100	5-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×250
2,200	Skip Ticket ×50
2,300	3★ Power-Up ×1
2,400	4★ Level-Up Manual ×20
2,500	1★ Tiny Courage, Big Thanks
2,600	5-Pack Drink ++ Set ×250
2,700	Grass Codex, Vol. 1 ×400
2,800	Sync Orb ×100 Marley (Palentine's 2025) & Shaymin
2,900	5-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×100
3,000	Grass Codex, Vol. 1 ×400
3,200	Sync Orb ×100 Erika (Palentine's 2025) & Lurantis
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 71 ×1
4,400	Skill Bandanna ×1
4,600	Special Skill Feather 72 ×1
4,800	3★ Power-Up ×1
5,000	2★ Tiny Courage, Big Thanks
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	Tech Move Candy Coin ×1
6,250	Marley (Palentine's 2025) Lucky Cookie 1 ×1
6,500	Green Skill Feather ×5
6,750	Erika (Palentine's 2025) Lucky Cookie 1 ×1
7,000	4★ Power-Up ×1
7,250	Mallow (Palentine's 2023) Lucky Cookie 1 ×1
7,500	3★ Tiny Courage, Big Thanks
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	Season of Blooming Thanks

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★ Tiny Courage, Big Thanks	Medal 2★ Tiny Courage, Big Thanks	Medal 3★ Tiny Courage, Big Thanks	Medal Season of Blooming Thanks	Artwork by chatsubaki

Music

Situation	Song key	Song name	Arrangement
In menu	No. 00004	Adventure Awaits!	Unknown
During battle (Challenge the Flower Enthusiasts, Daily Extreme Battle 1, Looking After Flowers with Erika, Training With Marley)	No. 04003	Battle! (Sinnoh Gym Leader) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
During battle (Battle Challenge)	No. 04008	Battle! (Sinnoh Trainer) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
For the Courage They Gave Me From start A Gift From Erika From start A Shy Shaymin When Shaymin appears	No. 00007	Fun with Friends	Unknown
A Shy Shaymin From start	No. 00053	Palentine's Day	Unknown
A Bittersweet Distance From start Flowers That Express Gratitude After Palentine's Day, in the fields	No. 00008	Out for a Stroll	Unknown
A Bittersweet Distance When Marley opens up to Erika about her shyness	No. 00013	A Somber Moment	Unknown
A Bittersweet Distance When Marley promises to encourage Shaymin	No. 00050	Emotions Welling Up	Unknown
Flowers That Express Gratitude From start Flowers and Their Meanings From start A Secret Message From start	No. 00003	Taking It Easy	Unknown
Flowers That Express Gratitude When Shaymin finally opens up to Marley	No. 00012	Let Your Spirit Soar!	Unknown
Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.

Trivia

• Marley's flashbacks to the occasions of Elesa and Marnie giving her courage are from the story events Shining Star and Beachside Rivalry, respectively.

In other languages

Language		Title
Japanese		小さな勇気に感謝の花を
Mandarin Chinese		為小小勇氣獻上感謝之花
French		Un bouquet de courage
German		Ein bisschen Mut zu großem Dank
Italian		Il seme del coraggio e i fiori della gratitudine
Korean		작은 용기에 감사의 꽃을
Spanish		Un ramo de valentía y gratitud

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