Villain event

Villain events[note 1] (Japanese: 悪の組織イベント Villainous Organization Event) are a type of limited-time event in Pokémon Masters EX. These events are focused on the villainous teams. During villain events, players can battle a series of Trainers, typically Grunts and the boss or admins of a villainous team, with sync pairs from the corresponding region getting significantly-boosted stats.

These events primarily reward players with region-specific 5★-guaranteed scout tickets and one of the following:

  • Legendary spirits for the Legendary Adventures sync pair corresponding to the region.
  • A power boost for the Legendary Adventures sync pair corresponding to the region. This can either enable Mega Evolution or unlock additional sync grid tiles for the designated sync pair.

While this event type was never formally retired, it was made redundant with the addition of battles to Legendary Adventures on February 26, 2025 that award the same power-up rewards, and no villain event has received a rerun since.

List of villain events

In other languages

Villain event
Language Title
Japanese 悪の組織イベント
Chinese Cantonese 邪惡組織活動 Chèh'ok Jóujīk Wuhtduhng
Mandarin 邪惡組織活動 Xié'è Zǔzhī Huódòng
French Évènement de l'organisation maléfique
German Schurken-Event
Italian Evento gruppo malvagio
Korean 악의 조직 이벤트
Spanish Evento villano
Villain event prelude
Language Title
Japanese 悪の組織イベント 序章
Mandarin Chinese 邪惡組織活動 序章
French Évènement de l'organisation maléfique (prologue)
German Schurken-Event (Auftakt)
Italian Evento gruppo malvagio: inizio
Korean 악의 조직 이벤트 전편
Spanish Preludio evento villano

Notes

  1. Capitalized as "villain event" on the official Pokémon website, "Add this sync pair to your team as it arrives for the Rocket Execs Assemble villain event."

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