The General Producer of Pokémon Masters Tetsuya Iguchi, posted an open letter about the game on the Pokémon Masters official website.

A Message from the Pokémon Masters EX Team (Vol. 91)

Greetings, Trainers. I’m Tetsuya Iguchi, producer of Pokémon Masters EX, here with a new message for you. Today, we’ll focus on details about events beginning around the end of June and the new Sync Pairs that will debut.

Story Event Sea’s Legend and Raging Souls Is Coming

Story Event Sea’s Legend and Raging Souls will begin on June 29, 2026! After a storm, Akari encounters an injured Manaphy on the beach. Akari decides to take care of the Manaphy until its wounds heal. Meanwhile, Arezu has encountered a Basculegion while investigating but is struggling to make a connection with it.

Akari (Summer 2026) & Manaphy and Arezu (Summer 2026) & Basculegion appear in the event’s story and will also arrive as Seasonal Sync Pairs. We hope you look forward to it!

Akari (Summer 2026) & Manaphy

Akari (Summer 2026) & Manaphy are a Water-type Support Sync Pair. Their EX Role is Sprint. When their team uses a sync move, a Passive Skill of theirs reduces the MP of their Sitrus Berry by one to make the weather rainy and restore their HP by approximately 30% of their maximum HP. Let’s take a look at the effects of their other main Passive Skills.

• Extends the duration of rainy weather when the weather turns rainy while the user is on the field
• Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next and Special Moves ↑ Next effects of all allied Sync Pairs by one rank when they make the weather rainy

◆ About their Blue Seas Take Heart Buddy Move
MP: n/a, Power: n/a, Target: All allies
Activation Condition: When the user is not in a pinch
Deactivation Condition: When the user is in a pinch

• Removes all status conditions from all allied Sync Pairs
• Raises the Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def of all allied Sync Pairs by one stat rank
• In addition, increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next and Special Moves ↑ Next effects of all allied Sync Pairs by one rank when the weather is rainy

◆ About their Beautifully Flowing! Trainer Move
MP: 1, Target: n/a

• Makes the weather rainy
• Reduces their Sync Move countdown by two
• Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied Sync Pairs by three stat ranks

Arezu (Summer 2026) & Basculegion

Arezu (Summer 2026) & Basculegion are a Ghost-type Tech Sync Pair. Their EX Role is Strike. They have multiple Passive Skills that power them up when an ally on their team faints. Let’s take a look at the effects of their main Passive Skills.

• Grants all of the following effects when an ally on their team faints:
  ・Increases their Physical Moves ↑ Next and Special Moves ↑ Next effects by 10 ranks
  ・Reduces their Sync Move countdown by nine (this effect can activate up to two times per battle)
• Grants all of the following effects when they only have one Pokémon on their team:
  ・Their Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed increase 50%
  ・Powers up their moves and Sync Move

◆ About their Souls’ Repose Last Respects Buddy Move
MP: 3, Power: 150 (at move level 1), Target: All opponents
Activation Condition: When their Trainer uses any move one time
Deactivation Condition: Cannot be deactivated

• This attack never misses
• Except in certain circumstances, successful hits with this attack become critical hits
• The more fainted Pokémon on their team, the greater the power of this attack
• Lowers the target’s Defense by two stat ranks
• The power of this move is not lowered even if there are multiple targets
• Restores one MP for this move when they have two or more Pokémon on their team

◆ About their I Pack Quite a Punch! Trainer Move
MP: 1, Target: Self

• Reduces their Sync Move countdown by two
• Raises their Attack and Sp. Atk by six stat ranks
• Raises their critical-hit rate by three stat ranks

Also, by collecting 15,000 Event Points in the event this time, you can get a Seasonal Exclusive Gtd. Ticket! You can use a Seasonal Exclusive Gtd. Ticket to team up with one Seasonal Sync Pair from the lineup, such as Gardenia (Summer 2024) & Dhelmise or N (Summer 2022) & Zoroark.

Solo Event Brave Heroes of the Sea Is Coming

Solo Event Brave Heroes of the Sea begins on July 2, 2026! You can win all three battles that will be added during the event period and complete Missions to unlock a story where you’ll receive a special Title. You can obtain a total of 900 Gems from the Missions, as well as 90 5★ Sinnoh Scout Tickets, so we hope you’ll take them on.

A Gift from Manaphy Special Log-In Bonus

A special Log-in Bonus will start on July 16, 2026. You can get 490 Gems, two Support Move Candy Coins, and two Support Roll Cake Coins from it! Please be sure to log in and collect Manaphy’s present.

About the Pokémon 30-Year Celebration Updated on the 1st of Every Month!

2026 marks 30 years since the release of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green. In honor of the occasion, Pokémon Masters EX is bringing you a special Rally that will take place throughout the year.

Note: This rally is refreshed at 06:00 UTC on the 1st of every month. Please note that this date and time are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), so the exact date and time for your region may vary.

Pokémon 30-Year Celebration Special Missions and Log-in Bonus

On the 1st of each month from April to December, there will be Missions where you can team up with a Sync Pair, as well as obtain the items needed to raise them to 6★ EX and unlock their EX Role! The Missions starting on June 30, 2026 let you team up with Lysandre & Yveltal, so take advantage of this opportunity if you haven’t teamed up with or upgraded them yet!

There will also be a Log-in Bonus where you can get 1,000 Gems, so be sure to grab them all! Please note that the Missions and Log-in Bonuses that begin each month will be available for one month only.

Pokémon 30-Year Celebration Pokémon Masters Memories

Plus, past stories related to the Sync Pairs you can team up with will return from April to December on the 1st of each month. By completing these stories, you’ll be able to get a Scrapbook Photo of the artwork created for the Six-Year Anniversary special concept video, so be sure to check it out.

Returning this time is Neo Champions: Leaders of a New Era. Please note that unlike the Missions and Log-in Bonuses, these events will be available until the end of 2026.

Other Events - Presents! Limit 1! 5★-Select Seasonal Scout ×11 Is Coming, and EX Roles Are Being Added

The Presents! Limit 1! 5★-Select Seasonal Scout ×11 will begin on July 6, 2026. Also, to go along with this Sync Pair Scout, we plan to add EX Roles to all past Seasonal Sync Pairs.

Daily Battle Move Candy Challenge Is Coming

On July 11, 2026, an event where you can receive a 5★ Sprint Move Candy by completing all of the Missions will begin. You can complete them by clearing Daily Battle 10 times during the event, so be sure to take it on.

A New Guest Arrives in the Trainer Lodge

Starting June 30, 2026, you’ll be able to invite Hau to the Trainer Lodge as a Guest! To invite Hau, you’ll need to team up with Hau & Raichu. You can team up with Hau & Raichu by completing Chapter 11 of the Main Story’s PML Arc, so be sure to team up with them if you haven’t yet!

Future Updates

We’d like to share our plans for long-term updates designed to ensure that more players can enjoy the game for years to come. Around late January 2027, we’re planning a major update primarily aimed at making the game easier to play for new players, which includes revisions to existing content and the introduction of new content.
Ahead of these future updates, we’re going to revamp the Battle Point system in late September 2026, and discontinue the Main Story (Hard) and Battle Villa features at the same time.

The revamp to the Battle Point system will add more opportunities for you to team up with new Sync Pairs without using the Scout. We’re designing this feature to make the game more enjoyable for new players, as well as for those who enjoy collecting Sync Pairs.

Also, while many initially enjoyed the Main Story (Hard) and Battle Villa features, we recognize that players now prefer newer content. For this reason, we have decided to discontinue them as part of our ongoing content revisions. We plan to continue working on various updates in the future as well.

About Revamping the Battle Point System

We plan to revamp the Battle Point system around late September. Up until now, you could collect the same rewards multiple times, starting over from the beginning once you reached the end. In this revamp, we will be changing it to a monthly system. In other words, the Battle Points you earn will reset each month.

In addition, the main reward of each month will be a new Sync Pair you can team up with. We’re also designing this so that you can still obtain BP Sync Pair Vouchers and Move Candy Coins, which you’ve been able to get as Battle Point rewards up to now.

Also, if you happen to miss the featured Sync Pair in the month they appear, we plan to have them return in the future. Of course, this content will be available to all players like it has been up to now, so we hope you’ll look forward to it.

Please note that the Battle Points you’ve obtained before the revamp will be reset in accordance with this update. We’re planning to announce more details about a month before the revamp.

What to Expect in the Next Message

Our next message is scheduled for late July. In it, we plan to share information about new Sync Pairs and events for August. We’re always working hard to deliver updates and improvements that make the world of Pokémon Masters EX as fun as possible. Until next time, thank you for playing Pokémon Masters EX.

Producer: Tetsuya Iguchi

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Other_8050_5W_1