The Story Event: Dressed to Give Thanks is live in Pokémon Masters EX! As Adaman and Rika worry about how to express their gratitude, Atticus and Katy lend an ear... You can get two special artworks by completing the last two story areas!

Rika (Palentine’s 2026) & Quagsire. The paid-gems-only Rika Seasonal Tiered Scout is also live! You can scout to advance up the tiers and get a ticket at Tier 10 that lets you team up with 5★ Rika (Palentine’s 2026) & Quagsire guaranteed!

YouTube Clip - Adaman and Rika Celebrate Palentine’s Day in Style!

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g3TQrNyt0Y

YouTube Clip - Adaman and Rika Celebrate Palentine’s Day in Style! (Japanese)

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqTRCVCi8yQ

Artwork:

Guest artist katano shibire made this incredible illustration of Rika and Adaman in their Palentine’s Day outfits! Look out for these two in Story Event: Dressed to Give Thanks, starting January 29th, 2026 at 10:00 p.m. PST. Don’t they look AMAZING?!

Source: https://x.com/PokemonMasters/status/2016345635104915964

Story Event Dressed to Give Thanks

Neo Champions: Dressed to Give Thanks Under Way! Adaman and Rika are thinking hard about how to express their gratitude... Then, Atticus and Katy approach after overhearing them!

Date/Time

January 29, 2026 at 10:00 p.m. - February 16, 2026 at 9:59 p.m.

About This Event

Collect Event Points as part of this event to obtain rewards.

Special Artwork

By completing the last two stories, you’ll be able to obtain 2 pieces of special Artwork. To check the Artwork you’ve obtained, you can tap the Scrapbook in the Trainer Lodge.

Lineup Bonuses

You can earn bonus Event Points if you have featured Sync Pairs in your lineup for battles that are part of this event.

The more of these Sync Pairs you include on your team, the more Event Points you can earn!

Note: You can view more information about the featured Sync Pairs in the Special Bonuses screen by tapping the button in the bottom left of the area selection screen.

The lineup bonus is ×1 by default and varies according to which Sync Pairs are on the team.

Example 1: If you place a ×1.6 and a ×1.2 Sync Pair on your team, you will receive ×1.8 the number of featured bonus items.
Example 2: If you place a ×1.6 and a ×1.4 Sync Pair on your team, you will receive ×2.0 the number of featured bonus items.

Event Missions

You can take on special Missions during the event period. Check the Missions screen to learn more!

Event Medals

When you earn Event Points, you can get Event Medals. Try to obtain all of the Event Medals!

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 is reset every day. Reset Time: 10:00 p.m.
• The following items that are obtained during this event will automatically be deleted once the event is over.
  Applicable Items:
  
  • Event Point
• To attempt missions, you must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
• 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_8010_1W_1

Rika Seasonal Scout

Rika (Palentine's 2026) & Quagsire Have Arrived! Rika Seasonal Scout 5★ Rika (Palentine's 2026) & Quagsire are being featured in this limited-time seasonal sync pair scout!
Plus, the Rika Seasonal Scout and the Rika Seasonal Tiered Scout are under way at the same time!


The featured Sync Pairs will be released with the ability to be raised to 6★ EX and an EX Role available to unlock.

Note: You can use certain items to upgrade Sync Pairs that have the ability to be raised to 6★ EX.
Note: You can use certain items to unlock the EX Role for Sync Pairs that have one.


Note: The outfit with different colors depicted above can be used once the sync pair has been raised to 6★ EX.

Date/Time

January 29, 2026 at 10:00 p.m. - February 16, 2026 at 9:59 p.m.

Rika Seasonal Scout

You can receive items as presents by using the Sync Pair Scout ×11 in the Rika Seasonal Scout!

Note: You can view the Present Details by tapping the Present! icon on the Sync Pair Scout screen.

Rika Seasonal Tiered Scout

Tiered Scouts are special Sync Pair Scouts that can only be used with Paid Gems. Each time you scout, you will proceed to the next tier. The Rika Seasonal Tiered Scout goes up to Tier 10.

In the Rika Seasonal Tiered Scout, by using Sync Pair Scouts in Tiers 5 and 10, you will receive special Tickets to use in the Ticket Scout! You can team up with a Seasonal Sync Pair!

Note: For details on each tier, please check Tier Details on the corresponding sync pair scout screen.
Note: Please refer to Ticket Scout Details below for more information.

Ticket Scout Details

Ticket Scouts are special Sync Pair Scouts that can only be used with specific Tickets.

One 5★ Sync Pair is guaranteed in the Rika Seasonal Featured Ticket Scout, which requires a Ticket you can get in Tier 5 of the Rika Seasonal Tiered Scout to use. 5★ Rika (Palentine's 2026) & Quagsire have a higher chance of appearing.

Also, you can use the Ticket you get in Tier 10 on the Rika Seasonal Guaranteed Ticket Scout to team up with 5★ Rika (Palentine's 2026) & Quagsire guaranteed!

Note: Tickets earned from the Rika Seasonal Tiered Scout can only be used for the Ticket Scouts featuring 5★ Rika (Palentine's 2026) & Quagsire.

Date/Time

January 29, 2026 at 10:00 p.m. - February 23, 2026 at 9:59 p.m.

About Rika (Palentine's 2026)’s Gym Emote

The Gems with Gym Emotes offer, which allows you to obtain Rika (Palentine's 2026)’s Gym Emote as a present, is now on sale!

Note: Once the period for the featured bundle ends, it will be added to the daily lineup.
Note: The Gems with Gym Emotes can be purchased under With Emotes in the Purchase Gems menu of the Shop.

Featured Bundle Date/Time

January 29, 2026 at 10:00 p.m. - February 16, 2026 at 9:59 p.m.

Important

• 5★ Rika (Palentine's 2026) & Quagsire are a Seasonal Sync Pair.
• 5★ Rika (Palentine's 2026) & Quagsire’s sync pair story will be the same as the Story Event Dressed to Give Thanks story. Thank you for your understanding.
• Seasonal sync pairs are sync pairs that only appear for a limited time during seasonal sync pair scouts.
• There is a possibility that these Seasonal Sync Pairs will appear outside of this seasonal sync pair scout in the future as well.
• Sync pairs other than the ones mentioned above may also appear in the seasonal sync pair scout.
• Featured sync pairs have a higher chance of appearing than non-featured 5★ sync pairs.
• 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 tab under Offering Rate on the Sync Pair Scout screen before using the feature.
• The presents obtainable in the Rika Seasonal Scout cannot be obtained from the 4th Sync Pair Scout ×11 onwards.
• The presents obtainable in the Rika Seasonal Scout will be sent to your Present Box.
• The number of times the daily discount (100 paid Gems per scout) can be used is reset each day. Reset Time: 10:00 p.m.
• The Tiered Scout requires Paid Gems.
• You cannot gain Scout Points in the Tiered Scout.
• You can go to the Ticket Scout screen to check how many tickets you have received from the Tiered Scout. You cannot view this information from your Bag.
• Please be aware that you will not be able to use any remaining tickets after the Ticket Scout ends.
• Once you’ve gone through every tier in the Tiered Scout, it will no longer appear on the Sync Pair Scout selection screen.
• Each tier is only available once and will not reset.
• The tier completion progress for this Sync Pair Scout will be reset when it closes.
• To unlock the sync grid, you must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
• To upgrade to 6★ EX, you must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
• To unlock the EX Role, you must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
• The time period and featured content are subject to change without notice.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/BSearch_8010_1W_1