DeNA has announced the details for the Legendary Event Lurking Shadow where players can complete the event to team up with Giovanni and Mewtwo in Pokémon Masters EX. The event takes place from September 15th, 2021 at 11:00 p.m. to October 15th, 2021 at 10:59 p.m.

YouTube Clip - Villain Event Prelude: Looming Shadow of Kanto

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vla1rKA0jZg

Legendary Event Lurking Shadow

You can complete the event to team up with Giovanni & Mewtwo! Legendary Event: Lurking Shadow is back! You can team up with Giovanni & Mewtwo in this event.

With rewards from the Prize Box and the event Missions, you will be able to raise the potential and move level of Giovanni & Mewtwo.

Additionally, you can raise Giovanni & Mewtwo to 6★ EX in conjunction with this event. Try making Giovanni & Mewtwo as strong as you can!

Date/Time

September 15, 2021 at 11:00 p.m. - October 15, 2021 at 10:59 p.m.

Event Details

You can complete battles and progress through the event to team up with Giovanni & Mewtwo!


You can collect Legendary Prize Coins P by completing battles, then use them to pull from the Prize Box!


When you pull a grand prize from the Prize Box, you can move on to the next Prize Box pool. Grand prizes include 5★-Guaranteed Scout Tickets, Giovanni & Mewtwo’s Custom ★ Power-Ups, and more!

Event Missions

You can take on special missions during the event period. If you meet certain conditions in event missions, you can earn event medals and acquire Giovanni & Mewtwo more times to level up their moves. Check the Missions screen to learn more!

Exchange Items

Item exchanges are currently available in conjunction with Legendary Event: Lurking Shadow. If you no longer need to raise potential for Giovanni & Mewtwo, you can exchange Giovanni & Mewtwo’s Custom ★ Power-Ups that you get in the Prize Box for items such as 5★ Power-Ups.
Note: To exchange items for this event, go to the Exchange Items menu in the Shop, then look for the Legendary Event: Lurking Shadow section of the Event tab.

Important

• This event’s story is the same as the previously held Legendary Event: Lurking Shadow.
  Note: You can claim the rewards even if you previously completed the Legendary Event: Lurking Shadow.
• To participate, you must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
• The sync pairs that appear as opponents in battle have different capabilities than those you can actually obtain.
• Items remaining in the prize box will no longer be obtainable after proceeding to the next prize pool.
• When the prize box closes, leftover Legendary Prize Coins P will be converted into coins (10 coins per Legendary Prize Coin P) and sent to your Present Box.
• Please note that if you fulfill the requirements to acquire Giovanni & Mewtwo after their Move Level has been upgraded to 5, you will get a 3★ Power-Up instead of a 5★ Power-Up.
• All mission completion rewards must be claimed within three days of the mission period ending.
• The content is subject to change without notice.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Event_3085_3W_3

Villain Event Prelude Looming Shadow of Kanto

Villain Event Prelude: Looming Shadow of Kanto under way! The new Villain Event series has begun! In this prelude to the main event, you can battle against Team Rocket.

Date/Time

September 15, 2021 at 11:00 p.m. - October 15, 2021 at 10:59 p.m.

Strength Bonus

In the Villain Event Prelude: Looming Shadow of Kanto, Sync Pairs with the specified region Theme will receive Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def bonuses. The strength bonus will increase with the difficulty level.
Note: If multiple Themes apply to the same Sync Pair, the larger bonus will take effect. (These bonuses do not stack.)
Note: This event does not feature any lineup bonuses.

Exchanging Items

Item exchanges are currently available in conjunction with Villain Event Prelude: Looming Shadow of Kanto. The Exchange Items menu has several useful items, such as Strike Move Candy Coins and 5★-Guaranteed Scout Tickets.

You can obtain Legendary Spirit
You can obtain Custom Giovanni & Mewtwo Legendary Spirit from the Exchange Items menu. Once Giovanni & Mewtwo are ready to be raised to 6★ EX, you can use Legendary Spirit to complete the upgrade.

Event Missions

You can take on special missions during the event period. Check the Missions screen to learn more!
Note: You can earn Mission completion rewards for completing the Missions the designated number of times.

Log-In Bonus Under Way!

A log-in bonus for Looming Shadow of Kanto is currently under way to mark the start of the event.

Log-In Bonus Details

• Day 1: Skip Ticket ×20
• Day 2: Gems ×100
• Day 3: Gems ×100
• Day 4: Gems ×100
• Day 5: Skip Ticket ×20
• Day 6: Gems ×100
• Day 7: Gems ×100
• Day 8: Gems ×100
• Day 9: Skip Ticket ×20
• Day 10: Gems ×100
• Day 11: Gems ×100
• Day 12: Gems ×100
• Day 13: Gems ×100
• Day 14: Skip Ticket ×20

Log-In Bonus Date/Time

September 15, 2021 at 11:00 p.m. - October 2, 2021 at 10:59 p.m.

Important

• To participate, you must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
• The sync pairs that appear as opponents in battle have different capabilities than those you can actually obtain.
• The number of plays available for Daily Extreme Battle 1 are reset every day. Reset Time: 11:00 p.m.
• When the exchange period for the vouchers obtained in this event ends, leftover vouchers will be converted into coins (10 coins per voucher) and sent to your Present Box.
• To attempt missions, you must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
• If you have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player during the mission period, you will have fulfilled the conditions for the missions leading up to it and can claim your rewards.
• All mission completion rewards must be claimed within three days of the mission period ending.
• To claim log-in bonuses, you must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
• Log-in bonuses are sent to your Present Box.
• Log-in bonuses can only be claimed during the specified time period.
• Log-in bonuses sent to the Present Box can only be claimed for a limited period of time.
• Log-in bonuses can only be claimed once per day.
• Up to 14 log-in bonuses can be claimed.
• Log-in bonuses are reset each day at 11:00 p.m.
• If you are already logged in, you will need to return to the Pokémon Center and claim them from your Present Box.
• The content is subject to change without notice.

Red Poké Fair Scout

Team up with a fair-exclusive sync pair in the Poké Fair Scout now! 5★ Red & Snorlax are being featured in this limited-time Poké Fair Scout! 5★ sync pairs have a 10% chance of appearing in the Poké Fair Scout!


5★ Red & Snorlax have 2 Max Moves, G-Max Replenish and Max Knuckle. Max Moves can be used at any time in battle. 5★ Red & Snorlax will be released with their sync grid expanded and will have the ability to be raised to 6★ EX in conjunction with this sync pair scout. Don’t miss this chance to team up with this fair-exclusive sync pair!

About Red & Snorlax

This gifted Trainer from Kanto restores his allies’ HP, providing solid support for defense and offense!

Date/Time

September 15, 2021 at 11:00 p.m. - October 29, 2021 at 10:59 p.m.

Important

• 5★ Red & Snorlax are a fair-exclusive sync pair.
• Fair-exclusive sync pairs are sync pairs that will appear for a limited time during this Poké Fair Scout.
• There is a possibility that they will appear in other Poké Fair Scouts in the future as well.
• Sync pairs other than the ones mentioned above may also appear in the Poké Fair Scout.
• To upgrade to 6★ EX, you must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
• To unlock the sync grid, you must have completed Main Story Chapter 2: A Friendly New Rival (Normal) in single-player.
• Please note that you cannot have two or more sync pairs that include Trainers with the same name in your team.
• Featured sync pairs have a higher chance of appearing than non-featured 5★ sync pairs.
• The number of times the daily discount (100 paid Gems per scout) can be used is reset each day. Reset Time: 11:00 p.m.
• To check the available sync pairs and their respective offering rates, go to the Offering Rate section on the Sync Pair Scout screen.
• Please read the Notes section under Offering Rate on the Sync Pair Scout screen before using the feature.
• The time period and featured content are subject to change without notice.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/BSearch_3085_3W_3

5★-Guaranteed Kanto Ticket Scout

Kanto sync pair exclusive!5★-Guaranteed Kanto Ticket Scout. Starting today, the new 5★-Guaranteed Kanto Ticket Scout is available in the Shop's Ticket Scout!

The 5★-Guaranteed Kanto Ticket Scout can be used once for every 5★ Kanto Scout Ticket ×30 collected and they can be obtained, for example, as event rewards. This sync pair scout guarantees you one 5★ sync pair from Kanto.

Obtaining 5★ Kanto Scout Tickets

You can obtain 5★ Kanto Scout Tickets from certain battles and from the Exchange Items menu in the Villain Event Prelude: Looming Shadow of Kanto.
Note: You’ll have other chances in the future to obtain 5★ Kanto Scout Tickets from events and game content other than those listed above.

Important

• To check the available sync pairs and their respective offering rates, go to the Offering Rate section on the Sync Pair Scout screen.
• Sync Pairs that are not from Kanto will not appear in this sync pair scout.
• Please note that you cannot have two or more sync pairs that include Trainers with the same name in your team.
• Please read the Notes section under Offering Rate on the Sync Pair Scout screen before using the feature.
• The featured content is subject to change without notice.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/BSearch_3085_3W_2M