It’s the 3.5 Year Celebration of Pokémon Masters EX, and all Trainers are invited to join in on the fun. It’s never too late to enjoy everything Pasio has to offer! As part of the festivities, players will have the opportunity to receive over 4,000 gems from the 3.5 Year Celebration Rally and the Neo Champions: Fight for the Future Together event. Plus, until March 17, 2023, at 10:59 p.m. PDT, players can claim up to ten 10-Pair Scout Tickets from the daily log-in bonus! And until April 2, 2023, at 10:59 p.m. PDT, players will also be able to receive a special 5★ Champion Select Scout Ticket and use it to scout one of six Champion sync pairs:

• Lance & Dragonite

• Steven & Metagross

• Cynthia & Garchomp

• Alder & Volcarona

• Iris (Alt.) & Hydreigon

• Diantha & Gardevoir

Leon is hosting the second edition of the Neo Champion Stadium, and Trainers from Galar are itching to defeat the undefeated Champion. Among those Trainers is Marnie from Spikemuth—and she’s sporting a new punk-inspired outfit alongside the powerful Galarian Moltres. Marnie (Champion) & Moltres are a Dark-type strike sync pair that thrive in tough situations thanks to their passive skill Mind over Matter 4, which increases their Sp. Atk by 40% when their HP is reduced. When they’re really in trouble, the sync pair can show off their grit with their buddy move, B Fiery Wrath, which does 20% more damage when they’re in a pinch.

Marnie (Champion) & Moltres will be available to scout until April 8, 2023, at 10:59 p.m. PDT.

Moves

Name (Type)	Power	Description
Fiery Wrath (Dark)	155	Has a chance (20%) of making the target flinch.
Protect	n/a	Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to the user.
B Fiery Wrath (Dark)	200	Activation Condition: When your team’s sync pair uses a sync move one time. Deactivation Condition: When this move is used. Has a chance (50%) of making the target flinch. Ignores passive skills that would reduce the damage of this attack. Ignores passive skills that would protect the target against a critical hit. Ignores the target’s Enduring effect. The power and chance of applying additional effects of this move are not lowered even if there are multiple targets. This attack’s power increases 20% when the user is in a pinch.
Triumphant Spirit!	n/a	Raises the user’s Sp. Atk by six stat ranks. Raises the user’s Speed by four stat ranks. Raises the user’s evasiveness by two stat ranks. Applies the Enduring effect to the user. The user takes damage equal to 10% of its remaining HP.

Sync Move

Name (Type)	Power	Description
Distaste for Defeat Fiery Wrath	250	No additional effect.

Passive Skills

Name	Description
Galar Spirit	Powers up the special attack moves of all allied sync pairs by 20%. Reduces special attack move damage taken by all allied sync pairs by 25%. The more allied sync pairs with the Galar theme you have on your team, the higher these percentages are. (Each additional sync pair powers up moves by 15% and reduces damage by 3%. The maximum power-up is 50% and the maximum damage reduction is 31%.)
Sinister Aura	Reduces the user’s sync move countdown by one the first time it enters a battle each battle. Raises the user’s critical-hit rate by three stat ranks the first time it enters a battle each battle.
Spikemuth Grit	Restores the user’s HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP the first time its HP drops to half or below each battle. Increases the user’s Special Moves ↑ Next effect by three ranks the first time its HP drops to half or below each battle.
Mind over Matter 4	The user’s Sp. Atk increases 40% when its HP is reduced.

Theme Skills

Name	Conditions	Effects
Dark Strike	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same type.	Raises allies’ Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Dark-type attacks.
Galar Strike	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Champion Strike	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Pigtails Strike	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Galar Adventurer Strike	Form a team with two or more sync pairs that share the same theme.	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.

Expedition Skill

Name	Effect
Fiery ↑ 3  Soothing ↓ 1	Raises the following discovery level by 3: Fiery Crystal. Lowers the following discovery level by 1: Soothing Crystal.

Recommended Pairs to Partner with Marnie (Champion) & Moltres

Skyla & Swanna

Marnie (Champion) & Moltres can fully raise their own Sp. Atk and critical-hit rate, but the pair from Galar needs a bit of help from support sync pairs to shore up their defenses. Skyla & Swanna can quickly raise Marnie (Champion) & Moltres’s Defense and Speed by two stat ranks for each use of their Trainer move Take Flight! Since Marnie (Champion) & Moltres like to straddle the line between having low HP and being healthy, Skyla & Swanna can also use Potion up to two times to assure that the Neo Champion pair won’t get knocked out. Potion restores an ally’s HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP, and well-timed use should keep Marnie (Champion) & Moltres on the field. Skyla & Swanna can be acquired after completing Chapter 5 of the main story.

Melony & Lapras

In battles where Marnie (Champion) & Moltres go up against special attackers, Melony & Lapras are another great pair to have on the team. Melony & Lapras can raise Marnie (Champion) & Moltres’s Sp. Def by two stat ranks with each use of their Trainer move I Won’t Hold Back! Additionally, Melony & Lapras can apply both the Physical Damage Reduction and Special Damage Reduction effects to the allied field of play with G-Max Resonance, keeping their fellow sync pair from the Galar region safe and sound. Melony & Lapras are available to scout from the general pool of 5★ sync pairs.

Pokémon Masters EX is available to download now, so don’t miss out on all the fun! For more details, before sure to visit the Pokémon Masters EX official site.