r/PokemonMasters 1d ago

Megathread Weekly General Questions Megathread

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You can now insert images as comments when you seek for in-game help in Megathreads! Check out this mod post HERE for more information.

Use this Megathread if you have general questions or need advice! e.g. asking for EX / Candy recommendation, gems usage, "Should I pull this banner?", "How do I build a team on this stage?", etc.

If you need team building help specifically for Champion Stadium, you may use the Champion Stadium Megathread to receive a quicker response.

Installing Pokémon Masters

Pokémon Masters is available worldwide except for Belgium and The Netherlands due to bans on loot boxes.

We will go over the two main platforms on installing the game, IOS and Android.

According to the official site, the game is most compatible in these devices:

iOS: 11 or higher / 64 bit / at least 2 GB of RAM

Android: OS 7.0 or higher / 64 bit / at least 2 GB of RAM

IOS:

  1. Via Apple Store: HERE

Android

  1. Via Google Play Store: HERE
  2. Others

If the game is unavailable in your country or shows as not available for your device, you can download the APK directly from APKPure or QooApp.

You can also use VPN to download it from the application store, but it requires longer downloading time compared to the above recommended methods.

Reroll Guide

Reroll means that you make a new account and look at what you got from your scout. If you don't like your first few multi-pulls, you delete the account and create a new one again and so on until you are satisfied.

Why reroll?

  • You're a new or returning player and you want to get your hands on meta Sync Pairs for easier clears.
  • A favourite/meta Sync Pair has been released and you want to get him/her no matter what.

How to Reroll?

If you're an existing player, delete your local data or cache first. Otherwise, do not link your account to Nintendo. Doing so will bind your Pokémon Masters account to your Nintendo profile permanently and can no longer be removed.

As of now, if you progress up to the point when co-op mode is unlocked, you can get 17246 gems in total, earning at least 189/400 scout points (33 scout points per multi scout) and allowing you to scout at least 63 Sync Pairs. Completing the following checkpoints will let you receive gems as completion rewards:

Completion Requirement Notable Rewards Additional Notes
Starting the game (Part 1) MC & Pikachu, Misty & Starmie, Brock & Onix Choose Kanto Starter (Movesets HERE)
Starting the game (Part 2) MC & Bulbasaur/Charmander/Squirtle, Blue & Pidgeot (5★ Guaranteed Scout) Kanto Starter Egg Hatches
Finish Champion Stadium: Kanto Challenge (Normal) 150 Gems You can reuse the same Sync Pairs after each round
Special Completion Rewards: Champion Stadium (Normal) 500 Gems Accessible in the Poké Center as an icon on the top-left corner
Finish Champion Stadium: Victory Road 5000 Gems, SS Red & Charizard/SS Blue & Blastoise/SS Leaf & Venusaur (5★ Guaranteed Ticket Scout) Also scoutable in the Triple Featured Poké Fair banner (3 days)
Finish Chapter 1 (Normal) 500 Gems, Rosa & Snivy
Finish Chapter 2 (Normal) 830 Gems, Barry & Piplup, Professor Oak & Mew and Legendary Arena unlocked. Professor Oak & Mew upgrade materials available in Bingo Rewards
Finish Chapter 3 (Normal) 730 Gems
Finish Chapter 4 (Normal) 760 Gems, Erika & Vileplume
Finish Chapter 5 (Normal) 660 Gems, Skyla & Swanna
Finish Chapter 6 (Normal) 930 Gems, Korrina & Lucario
Finish Chapter 7 (Normal) 1160 Gems, Norman & Slaking
Finish Chapter 8 (Normal) 830 Gems, Pryce & Seel
Finish Chapter 9 (Normal) 1060 Gems, Iris & Haxorus
Finish Chapter 10 (Normal) 1190 Gems, Hapu & Mudsdale
Finish Interlude 1 (Normal) 300 Gems, SS Brock & Tyranitar
Finish Chapter 1 (Hard) 100 Gems
Finish Chapter 2 (Hard) 200 Gems
Finish Chapter 3 (Hard) 100 Gems
Finish Chapter 4 (Hard) 200 Gems
Finish Chapter 5 (Hard) 100 Gems
Finish Chapter 6 (Hard) 200 Gems
Finish Chapter 7 (Hard) 300 Gems
Finish Chapter 8 (Hard) 200 Gems
Finish Chapter 9 (Hard) 300 Gems
Finish Chapter 10 (Hard) 300 Gems
Finish Interlude 1 (Hard) 100 Gems

These missions are completed progressively as you play the game, so they are not listed in numerical order.

These missions can be completed multiple times as the player reaches new checkpoints.

Checkpoint (Missions) Notable Rewards per level
Mission 1: Log in to the game 10 Gems
Mission 21: Raise team strength 10 Gems
Mission 3: Obtain Pearl 10 Gems
Mission 4: Obtain Big Pearl 10 Gems
Mission 5: Obtain 1★ Level-Up Manual 10 Gems
Mission 6: Obtain 2★ Level-Up Manual 10 Gems
Mission 7: Obtain 3★ Level-Up Manual 10 Gems
Mission 62: Evolve a Pokemon 10 Gems
Mission 91: Obtain a Lucky Cookie 10 Gems
Mission 125: Raise your player rank 10 Gems
Mission 262: Have a number of interaction(s) in Trainer Lodge 100 Gems
Mission 263: Reach friendship level 100 with a number of guests 100 Gems
Mission 264: Reach a certain friendship level with any guest 100 Gems

These missions can only be completed once but give a high amount of gems.

Checkpoint (Missions) Notable Rewards per level
Mission 82: Link to your Nintendo account 600 Gems
Mission 89: Participate in the Battle Villa 1000 Gems

If you are not satisfied with your pulls, click on the Poryphone at the right-bottom corner in the Pokémon Center -> Account -> Delete Save Data. Repeat the above steps until you pulled the Sync Pair you want.

Now that you're ready to go on an adventure, link your account through Poryphone Menu by tapping "Account", then "Link a Nintendo Account" to save your progress. After that, try to get any free Sync Pairs as you progress:

  • Professor Oak & Mew: Complete his Sync Pair story and finish the bingo missions from Professor Oak & Mew Special Missions.
  • Rosa & Serperior: Complete all bingo missions from "Rise to 6★ EX with Rosa!" and upgrade her to 6★ EX.
  • Legendary Event Sync Pairs: Obtainable via Legendary Adventures. Reach the end of story to obtain the legendary Sync Pair, character-exclusive 5★ promotion tickets and event vouchers. Try to upgrade them to 5/5 20/20 as soon as possible and invest in their Sync Grids; they will be valuable assets for content clearing. Do note that exclusive materials such as Champion Spirit and Sync Grid expansion for these Sync Pair are only obtainable in event reruns, and hence event-limited.

EX Gear Type Chart

Note that these co-op stages only drop 2★ Gear as the highest rarity for their corresponding Gear Type. 3★ Gear is restricted to Type Gear Events and Pokémon Masters Day every month, and it can be obtained in the time-limited event shop and in the General tab in exchange for 3★ gear material co-op stage drops.

Stage Gear Type
EX Brock Grass/Steel/Rock
EX Misty Flying/Fairy/Steel
EX Barry Grass/Dragon/Water
EX Flannery Bug/Water/Ghost
EX Erika Fire/Poison/Ground
EX Skyla Rock/Normal/Flying
EX Korrina Fire/Fighting/Psychic
EX Pryce Electric/Ice/Bug
EX Marshal Psychic/Dark/Ice
EX Hau Ground/Electric/Fairy
EX Clair Dragon/Dark/Fighting
EX Janine Poison/Normal/Ghost

In-Game FAQ

1. When is anniversary coming?

Half-year 28 February 6AM UTC
Full-year 28 August 6AM UTC

2 Why hasn't my Pokemon evolved? It's at Level [X]!

Evolution requires an evolution item available in the Training Area (Evolution Material Area). Upon earning the Evolution Materials, you need to go to the Sync Pair Stories to trigger the Evolution Story.

3. Should I save to do 11 multi-scouts instead of single scouts?

You can now get x11 units instead of 10, so yes, but we strongly recommend you to save gems for Poké Fair or Master Fair banners (which has a higher rate for 5★ characters).

4. How many gems are required to receive a Sync Pair of my choice?

36.600 non-paid gems (or 36.300 gems + 100 paid gems for a daily single pull), which is the equivalent of 400 scout points. Scout points do not carry over between banners.

5. What does [X]/5, [Y]/20, etc mean?

When you obtain a Sync Pair, they're at 1/5 Sync Move level. Rolling a dupe of that Sync Pair, or using a Move Candy will increase it by 1 level. 3/5 is the minimum for most sync pairs to complete their full Sync Grid, but some Poké Fairs have grid expansions that require their Sync Move to be completely maxed out at 5/5 for their full Sync Grid.

At the same time, Sync Pairs are at 0/20 Potential when they're just obtained. Giving Sync Pairs Powerups will raise their Potential and stats. When a Sync Pair is given 20 powerups, their star level will be increased. Getting a unit to 5★ 20/20 is mandatory for it to further upgrade to 6★ EX (if it has one).

6. How do I Unlock The Level cap of my units?

Training Area (Cap Unlock Area), (Cap Unlock Area 2), Exchange in the shop, Events.

7. Where do I get the manuals to level up my sync pairs?

Training Area (Level up Area), Exchange in the shop, Events, random drops in Trainer Lodge.

8. How do I get Sync orbs?

Training Area (Sync orb Area), Exchange in the shop, Events, Champion Stadium Master Mode (6K & 7.5K), random drops in Trainer Lodge.

9. What are Theme Skill and how do I get items to power them up?

Theme Skill is a new ability that raises the stats of your Sync Pairs if any of them has a common position, type, region, trainer group, or other features with another pair (or pairs) in the same team. Skill Spheres, which can be obtained in Theme Skill area and Champion Stadium Master Mode, are required to upgrade them.

10. What Lucky Skill should I roll for [X]? How do I get Lucky Cookies and Scrolls to unlock a Sync Pair's Lucky Skill?

Refer to Sync Grid Builds & Lucky Skills (by u/MomoSpark) for more details.

In general, the choices of Lucky Skills follow the roles of Sync Pairs:

  • Strike:
    • Critical Strike 2 (3★ Crunchy)
    • Weathered Warrior 3 (3★ Deluxe) if used exclusively in weather
      • Boosts the damage of attack moves and sync moves but NOT max moves
  • Support:
    • Vigilance (3★ Creamy), unless the Sync Pair already has Vigilance in their kit
    • Head Start 1 or Adrenaline 1 (both 3★ Deluxe) for -3 sync countdown acceleration
  • Tech:
    • Refer to Strike if the Sync Pair's kit is Strike-based (e.g. Marnie & Morpeko, May & Swampert, P Serena & Whimsicott, etc.)
    • Refer to Support if the Sync Pair's kit is a tanker and/or a healer (e.g. Prof Oak & Mew, SS Leaf & Venusaur, etc.)
    • Head Start 1 or Adrenaline 1 (both 3★ Deluxe) for -3 sync countdown acceleration
  • Sprint:
    • Head Start 1 or Adrenaline 1 (both 3★ Deluxe) for -3 sync countdown acceleration
    • Refer to Strike if the Sync Pair's kit is Strike-based (e.g. Nemona & Pawmot, Paulo & Lycanroc Dusk, etc.)
  • Field:
    • Refer to Strike if the Sync Pair's kit is Strike-based (e.g. Victor & Spectrier, Variety Giovanni & Rhydon, etc.)

There are exceptions to some Sync Pairs. For example,

  • Iris & Haxorous favours Lessen Confusion 9 (2★ Crispy) to increase DPS under confusion with Confusion Boon 5 in grid.
  • Serena & Delphox and most other sleep-inducing units favour Troublemaker 1 (3★ Crunchy) to increase the accuracy of sleep-inducing status moves.
  • Zinnia & Rayquaza can go for either Dauntless (3★ Creamy) to mitigate SP ATK debuffs after each use of Draco Meteor, or Weathered Warrior 3 (3★ Deluxe) to stack with her weather-based multipliers.

Lucky Cookies and Lucky Scrolls can all be obtained in Battle Villa (Single Player & Co-op), Blissful Bonanza, and Legendary Gauntlet. Legendary Gauntlet can provide unlimited 3★ Lucky Cookies as well as Deluxe Cookies exclusive to that mode after each successful stage clear, and their drop chance increases with longer win streaks.

11. What are the Sync Move effects of 6★ EX Sync Pairs of different roles? Who should I promote to 6★ EX first?

Each role gives different effects to Sync Moves when upgraded to 6★ EX.

  • Strike: Sync Move becomes AoE. (Its power is not reduced against multiple targets.)
  • Support: Sync Move raises sync buff by +2 instead of +1 when it is used for the first time. (Each sync buff increases damage output by 50%)
  • Tech: Sync Move power x1.5
  • Sprint: Sync Move reduces the user's sync move countdown by 3 when it is used for the first time.
  • Field: Sync Move applies a field effect before dealing damage and extends its duration by 50% when it is used for the first time.

Support is usually prioritized for promotion to 6★ EX because its EX effect effectively doubles the damage of all allied sync pairs after first sync and is more widely applicable across most game modes, and the increased stats from raising the support's Potential greatly enhances its bulk to tank stages.

For Strike, if its kit has a very high DPS (e.g. SS Red & Charizard, Diantha & Gardevoir, etc.), or includes a powerful Sync multiplier (e.g. Steven & Metagross's Haymaker, Barry & Empoleon's Inertia, etc.), you are highly recommended to upgrade it to 6★ EX to apply the damage to all opponents. This applies to Tech as well, but only if the unit is a Sync nuker (e.g. Marnie & Morpeko, May & Swampert, etc.).

Since Field applies a field effect that can boost its own damage and potentially that of its allies as well, upgrading it to 6★ EX is also recommended. Sprint enables faster sync buffs and usually come with innate Sync Move multipliers like Tech, but its EX effect does not improve damage as directly as the other roles.

Promoting Support-type units to 6★ EX is not a must, but it's always an added bonus, especially if their Sync Move can provide any additional effects via passive or grid skills.

Always remember to upgrade Rosa to 6★ EX because the materials are obtainable for free.

12. Which Sync Pair should I use my candy on?

Refer to Which Sync Pair Should You Give Your Candy To? (Infographic) (by u/MuddyDummy) for more details.

Always save your candies unless the Sync Pair is exclusive to Seasonals, Poké Fairs or Master Fairs. Most Sync Pairs are usable at 1/5. You can always "accidentally" pull the unit you've been looking for from the normal pool, but you never know when limited Sync Pairs will rerun again. This may not apply to Sync Pairs that are your favorite.

Common Technical Questions/Errors

Below lists all common technical errors you may encounter during the game, as well as how you can fix it. You are strongly encouraged to contact DeNA with any problems at [support@pokemonmasters-game.com](mailto:support@pokemonmasters-game.com) if any of these advice do not help.

  1. Error 20103 — Please check your connection and try again: Usually caused due to lack of connection or sudden disconnection. Try playing the game in a place with more stable connection.
  2. Error 10102 — An error has occurred. Restarting the game: This error is often triggered because it detects your phone is rooted, or that you are using external applications which allows opening multiple accounts on the same device. For rooted phone users, make sure you hide your rooted status.
  3. Game crashed mid-battle: Restart the app and clear your cache. This option is available in the bottom-left corner of the title screen.
  4. Does Pokémon Masters work on emulators? No. As of now, PM is not compatible with any of the emulators (including Bluestacks, Nox, etc.) However, playing two accounts on the same device is possible on Android by cloning with Island.

Tools

Guides

Reminders

  • To receive quicker response from other fellow users, it is strongly recommended to enlist your roster, Lucky Skills, Sync Grid builds and other information deemed necessary, such that you can be provided a strategic team with higher chance of success when battling.
  • If you would like to provide images and videos, you may use external websites such as Imgur, Gyazo and Streamable to embed links.
  • Do not force your own playstyle onto others as it is completely subjective. Different kinds of players, veterans and novices, casual and hardcore, may all share different opinions and playstyles. It is fine to give suggestions, but forcing your ideas and way of playing onto others is not something to be condoned here. No one's way of playing is completely right.

r/PokemonMasters 1d ago

Megathread Weekly Trainer Gym Megathread

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Welcome back, trainers! Please read the instructions below for what we expect from gym leaders sharing their Trainer Gym invitation IDs.

Do not create individual Trainer Gym invitation posts! These will be removed from the subreddit feed and redirected to this megathread to prevent spam.

Trainer Gym invitation IDs must be shared here as comments. To make copy-and-pasting them as easy as possible, write the 16-digit code as its own paragraph/line with no dashes in-between. Descriptions and images provided with the codes are allowed as long as they are appropriate and not disruptive. If you have trouble finding gyms that still have space to join, sort the comments by newest first.

Our subreddit's Discord server now also has a #gym-recruitment channel where you can share your Trainer Gym invitation codes with a 6-hour cooldown. You can discuss in #gym-discussion for advice and updates on the new gameplay feature.
Click here to join: https://discord.com/invite/pokemonmasters

IMPORTANT: After leaving a gym, the game forces you to wait 24 hours before joining a gym again. Pick a gym carefully!

TRAINER GYM GUIDE

What are Trainer Gyms?

Trainer Gyms are a new feature introduced that allow you to create and join groups with other players. Each Trainer Gym can hold up to 20 players maximum. If you have not joined a Trainer Gym yet, you can search for Trainer Gyms randomly as they appear on screen or by ID and send an invite request.

What are Gym Coins?

Gym Coins can be exchanged for resources in the gym shop and are the exclusive currency for gym scout tickets, which are used to scout gym sync pairs. You can get them from gym member logins and gym missions. The more logins your gym gets, the more Gym Coins you can earn (up to 260 coins daily with 20 logins). You also need a minimum of 15 logins to get 20 gems. These rewards will be sent to your gift box in the Poké Center every reset.
Note that players must tap the gym button to be considered logged in, just launching the game or entering the Poké Center does not count towards it!


r/PokemonMasters 6h ago

Discussion This Anni (so far) is the best anni for DeNA revenue-wise since the 2022 one

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It did not beat the performance of Red 96 banner from this last February (obviously) but it was a half anni technically so as a "August-September" anniversary , 2026 so far is the best since the 2022 one with Ash/Red/Cynthia one.

Any people fearing for Eos should just relax at this point , they did a good job giving an alt to Serena after almost 3 and half years of nothing , if you didn't know, her banner with Zygarde back in March 2022 was one of the few times PMex was able to rank higher than Pokemon GO in Japan (March 2022 is the third highest month from the source behind Red96 month and this anni) so it's one of the best performing banner ever in the history of the game , that's probably the reason why they randomly gave her short hair again with no explanation whatsoever lol.

Source

Of course it's not the end of the anni , there's still September to go but so far this is a very good sign for the game !


r/PokemonMasters 6h ago

Discussion Pokemon Masters EX ranks 47 in monthly revenue report

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In case you can't see the ranking properly: this game ranked 47 in August monthly revenue report.

Usually it's during annniversaries that this game gets on top 50, so to already see it ranked 47 now is a good sign.

Curious to see the revenue when NC Sinnoh debuts, considering they are meant to be used together and is very anticipated. (There were memes in JP community about Lucas not getting a proper alt.)


r/PokemonMasters 14h ago

News & Announcements We getting free Cynthia, y'all

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196 Upvotes

She's beautiful :0


r/PokemonMasters 56m ago

Discussion Woop Woop!

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Got Silver AND Ethan this morning


r/PokemonMasters 15h ago

PokéLore The shippers continue having field days with these two.

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Screw damn anything else. Hilbert was LOCKED IN for one letter.


r/PokemonMasters 17h ago

Discussion So happy to see this again

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180 Upvotes

r/PokemonMasters 12h ago

Helpful PSA: Your account is unrecoverable

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I’ve seen some posts over the past year on here of people deleting their account before linking it to a Nintendo or Apple/Google account and wondering if they can get it back.

A majority of comments mention how you CAN as long as you provide purchase receipts of in-game items, your favourite sync pair, your in-game name etc. but there was never an outcome. Just comments saying “I sent an email, hoping for the best!” with no follow up.

Well, here’s the follow-up. If you delete the app before linking it to an account then your data is gone forever and unrecoverable. Don’t be like me and think “ya it probably auto saved on my Apple account.” You live and you learn.


r/PokemonMasters 15h ago

Discussion Finish 540/540 floors as a Day 1 F2P player

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Thanks to Var Leaf 1/5 (1st multi btw), I was able to finish 18/18 towers before Expansion on Sept 7th! I’m so happy!


r/PokemonMasters 9h ago

Discussion Types that need some love especially for Pasio Tower and GVG

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Hey y’all, hope everyone’s having some good luck with the 7th anniversary banner summons. Personally, my luck has been pretty mixed so far. I managed to get Serena, Blue and the Triple Mega Variety units, and now I’m waiting for Dawn and Lucas to pull for them.

Anyway, I was looking through some of the comparatively weaker types in the game, especially when it comes to GVG and Pasio Tower, and I feel like there are a few types that could become absolutely broken if we get the right units for them.

1. Ice:
We already have some really good special damage dealers, but I think Ice is still missing a strong premium support and a modern physical DPS. I’m expecting Arc Suit Ice to potentially be a support, and then maybe we get an Ice EX Master Fair as a physical DPS.

2. Electric:
We definitely need some help with physical Electric damage. I’d love to see either Mega Raichu X or Zeraora as an Electric EX Master Fair. Arc Electric could also be a support, or maybe they surprise us and make it a physical DPS. Hard to say.

3. Grass:
Arc Grass is probably one of the most anticipated ones. It could end up being another completely busted special damage dealer, but I could also see them making it a support since we already have Anni Florian and Urbain covering a lot of the Grass damage side.

4. Ghost:
Arc Ghost is probably the biggest mystery for me. Volo almost feels like a pseudo Arc Ghost unit with how he’s designed, but he’s still not an Arc Fair. So I’m guessing we could eventually get an actual Arc Ghost, either as a physical DPS or a support.

5. Normal:
Honestly, I have no idea what they could do with Normal. Maybe an Arc Palmer? We could definitely use some help with physical Normal damage, especially for Tower.

6. Steel:
I really hope we get another Arc Steel at some point, preferably one with EX Steel Zone. Having a strong support alongside it would be even better.

It’ll be interesting to see what DeNA has planned for these types. They’ve already fixed some of the weaker areas with the recent units. Harmony helped solve the physical Water problem, Serena helped with physical Dark, and Blue helped with physical Flying.

So I’m really curious to see which types they decide to focus on next.

What do you guys think? Which types do you think need the most help right now, and what units are you expecting for the upcoming Arc Fairs?


r/PokemonMasters 22h ago

Gameplay (Battle) Piers Wakes! New Level of the Awakened!!

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Better than 96 Red, imho


r/PokemonMasters 7h ago

Bug / Glitch Uh...Where's Florian?

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The trainer icon usually appears at the bottom, but Florian isn't there


r/PokemonMasters 10h ago

Discussion Dawn or Lucas

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Which is better? I’m gonna try to pull for both when they come out but I’m only gonna have enough gems to pity one so which one should I prioritize?


r/PokemonMasters 21h ago

Note to :DeNA Has anyone else always thought Mars looks “off” in Masters?

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I had to make this visual writeup to explain some thoughts I held in for a few years. I even made the face edit a few days before the monthly update. As a minor pixel-era character, I’d say I mostly had a concept of her through fanart, but the fanart has merits that could’ve been interpreted from the source sprites/illustration just as valid.


r/PokemonMasters 6h ago

❔ Question Should I invest in her?

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Guys should I invest in Summer Cynthia to get her to 3/5? Is she worth it considering my water type roster? Or should I save the candies for anni Gloria for whom I plan to scout?


r/PokemonMasters 6h ago

Gameplay (Battle) Leaf at Bug Floor 30

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Had to try her at 1/5. Arc Alder and Bugsy are both 3/5. Her B move is lit. 50% each for flinch, confused and trapped.


r/PokemonMasters 22h ago

Discussion The Length of these NPC Jail Sentences

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as of v2.72


r/PokemonMasters 21h ago

Arts and Crafts [OC] Chibi Neo Champions

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99 Upvotes

5 more to be chibify...🥹🥹🥹


r/PokemonMasters 7h ago

Gameplay (Battle) Mix Selene solo DPS clears Fairy Floor 27

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r/PokemonMasters 19h ago

Discussion "New" meta for EX WTZ

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Let's talk about a newly-emerged EX WTZ meta. As 2nd/3rd EX WTZ setters are debuting, I feel people seem to overlook or discard the older/worse one as if they're mutally exclusive. First of all, there're several huge benefits if it's possble to set 2 separated EX WTZ sets:

  • Each set fully utilizes all extension passives
  • On timed contents, 2 sets will take less wasted time on refresh animations. It completely sensible to ignore manual Wish, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Terrain for not wasting time on the animation but still have more EX WTZ up-time.

Next, look into the potental of existing setters

  • Fire: Silver sets on-demand and Brendan at start. But Brendan doesn't really have any synergy with Fire type neither takes any advatage of EX Sunny (Sunny just fine for him) and of course, he couldn't be a part of Fire team for Tower. The worst.
  • Water: May sets at start and Ethan is on-demand is arguably the best combination, especially for timed contents. But Ethan is really bad to the point his only purpose is nearly just setting EX Zone. Water has lots better pairs to use for a slot than him, honestly. Not really good combination.
  • Electric: Iono sets kinda on-demand (Required raised Sp. Atk first) and Hibert at first attack move. It's really good combination for setting 2 separated sets by starting with Hilbert. The problem is Kanto Core team for Electric is too strong making SST Red, Red 96, NC Blue outdamge even EX terrain. And if an AS is another Kanto setting EX Terrain then there's no need of 2 EX setters.
  • Ground: N on first attack moves and Rika on first trainer move. It's workable if Rika gets offensive buff from an allies then she can keep attacking until her setting time (Like base Rika). The issue is the 3rd pair, base Rika don't have dps. Ideally, the 3rd pair has to be a dps plus capable of buffing V Rika's offenses or just completely forsaking her offenses during the first set.
  • Flying: Ethan and Hilda set on first attack move and Blue at start. It's not really ideal as for setting on first attack for dmg dealers. Ethan is better than Hilda as he can keep spamming Thunderwave until his time for setting the 2nd set but that completely waste his dps for the entire of time. Not really recomended.
  • Bug: Both are on-demand. Defintely the best combination. Except Benga is one of the worst setters since he barely does anything after setting the zone. And Bug remains the worst type that even 2 separated EX sets won't help much when lacking base dps overall.
  • Dragon: Lucas at start and Hassel is on-demand. This is currently the best type for double EX zone setters. The 3rd slot can be Drayton/Dawn/Red 25 or any dmg dealer you have. Lucas is a support with various utilities and Hassel can debuff + sync rush + last ditch effort shield.

r/PokemonMasters 14h ago

❔ Question Is anyone else stuck on loading screen?

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I was in the middle of playing when it crashed and now it won't load. Cleared my cache and it is still stuck on this screen. Not an internet issue as everything else works perfectly fine.


r/PokemonMasters 27m ago

Arts and Crafts I did my version of red’s master outfit

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Lemme know what yall think!


r/PokemonMasters 1h ago

❔ Question NC Selene or NC May?

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I can't decide who i should go for, it feels like I'm lacking really strong chars for both types


r/PokemonMasters 10h ago

❔ Question Banner Priority - September?

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Do we have a banner priority list for the month of September/Anniversary sync pairs?

What are the best units in this month?