DeNa has announced that from November 6th, 2019 to November 20th, 2019, the Phoebe Spotlight Scout will take place. It also announced that players can now select Torchic as their new partner Pokémon! By making your way through the newly added main story chapters, you’ll be able to form a sync pair with Torchic!

Scout Period:

11/6/2019 at 10:00 p.m. – 11/20/2019 at 9:59 p.m.

Increased chance to scout Phoebe! The chances of 5★ Phoebe & Dusclops appearing are increased during this exclusive sync pair scout! Don’t miss your chance to get Phoebe & Dusclops!

About Phoebe & Dusclops

This member of the Hoenn Elite Four overcomes all with endurance and full team support!

Important

• Sync pairs other than the one mentioned above may appear.
• The scout period and its content are subject to change without notice.
• To check the offering rates of sync pairs, 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.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Gacha_M3_2W_1

DeNA has announced that the Caitlin Spotlight Scout is available as well as new evolution area info for Brendan's sync pair story and they have been added in the latest update.

Caitlin Spotlight Scout

Scout Period:
10/30/2019 at 11:00 p.m. – 11/13/2019 at 10:59 p.m. Increased chance to scout newly released Caitlin! Caitlin Spotlight Scout!

5★ Caitlin & Reuniclus now available to scout! To celebrate their release, this sync pair will be featured for a limited time. Featured sync pairs have a higher chance of appearing than other 5★ sync pairs.

About Caitlin & Reuniclus:

This member of the Unova Elite Four has visions of victory with Psychic!

Important:

• Sync pairs other than the one mentioned above may appear.
• The scout period and its content are subject to change without notice.
• To check the offering rates of sync pairs, 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.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Gacha_M3_1W_1

New Evolution Sync Pair Stories for Brendan:

New Evolution area info has been added to Brendan’s sync pair story. Complete it to evolve Brendan’s Treecko!

• Treecko’s Evolution
• Grovyle’s Evolution

Sync Pairs

• Brendan & Treecko
• Brendan & Grovyle

Date/Time Added

10/30/2019 at 12:00 a.m.

Important

• You must acquire the corresponding sync pairs and be above a certain level to unlock the new sync pair stories.
• In order to play the new sync pair stories, you must collect a specific number of Evolution shards and/or Evolution crystals.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Update_M3_1W_2

DeNA has announced that Chapters 19 to 21 of Pokémon Masters as well as Interlude 3 will be added to the game in an update on November 6th, 2019. In addition, there is a Main Story Support Missions event that gives players rewards for completing certain missions.

Main Story Support Missions:

Mission Period: 10/23/2019 at 11:00 p.m. – 11/6/2019 at 10:59 p.m.
New Main Story Support Missions! Complete missions to get Gems! New limited-time missions are now available! Complete them to get special rewards!

Important:

• All mission completion rewards must be claimed before the end of the mission period.
• The mission period and its content are subject to change without notice.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Mission_M2_W4

New Training Course Difficulty Levels!

Date/Time Added: 10/23/2019 at 11:00 p.m. New difficulty levels added to training courses!

Areas Included:

• Level-Up Course: (Super Hard)
• Strike Course: (Super Hard)
• Tech Course: (Super Hard)
• Support Course: (Super Hard)

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Story_M2_W4_2

The official Pokémon Masters website has announced that the Brendan Spotlight Scout event will be available from October 23rd, 2019 until November 6th, 2019. Brendan is a skilled Trainer from Hoenn and his Treecko deals big damage with Leaf Storm!

Scout Period:

10/23/2019 at 11:00 p.m. - 11/6/2019 at 10:59 p.m.
Increased chance to scout Brendan! Brendan Spotlight Scout!

The chances of 5★ Brendan & Treecko appearing are increased during this exclusive sync pair scout! Don’t miss your chance to get Brendan & Treecko!

About Brendan & Treecko:

This skilled Trainer from Hoenn deals big damage with Leaf Storm!

Important:

• Sync pairs other than the one mentioned above may appear.
• The scout period and its content are subject to change without notice.
• To check the offering rates of sync pairs, 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.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Gacha_M2_W4_1

A Grass-Type Training Event will take place in Pokémon Masters from October 23rd, 2019 until November 6th, 2019. During the event period, you can take on special missions and can also strengthen your Grass types!

Grass-Type Training Event:

10/23/2019 at 11:00 p.m. – 11/6/2019 at 10:59 p.m.
Grass-Type Training Event under way! Strengthen your Grass types!

The Grass-Type Training Event is the perfect chance to strengthen your Grass-type sync pairs! This event features the co-op boss Marlon, who is weak against Grass types. Train your Grass-type sync pairs to take on the boss!

Defeating the boss earns you all sorts of rewards that’ll help you strengthen your sync pairs.

About Training Events:

• There are two types of training events: single-player and co-op.
• You can earn rewards by completing either type.

Important:

• To participate, you must have completed chapter 5 of the main story.
• The sync pairs that appear as opponents in battle have different capabilities than those you can actually obtain.
• The event period and its content are subject to change without notice.
• 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.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Event_M2_W4_1

DeNA has announced a sweepstakes for Pokémon Masters that takes place from October 18th, 2018 until October 31st, 2019, where people have a chance to win some Pokémon Center merchandise.

Pokémon Masters Sync up and Cooperate!

From October 18 at 9:00 a.m. PDT to October 31, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. PDT, you can enter our sweepstakes for the chance to win App Store / Google Play gift cards and special prizes from PokemonCenter.com.

To enter, complete any of the actions listed below. These range from visiting our official community pages to tweeting a picture of your very own special “sync-up”—a screenshot of your co-op battle team or a picture of you and your friends getting ready to enjoy some Pokémon Masters together!

To increase your chance of winning, you can complete all available actions once for a total of 25 entries.

We’ll be choosing five winners total, and prizes include the following:

1× Nendoroid Pokémon Trainer Red: Champion Ver. Posable Figure + $100 gift card
1× Pokémon: Let’s Go Trainer Baseball Cap + $50 gift card
1× Hip Pop Parade Mug (Pikachu) + $25 gift card
2× $25 gift card

Please provide accurate contact information to be eligible to receive our prizes. Winners will be notified from November 1 (PDT) to November 7 (PST), and failure to reply within 24 hours may result in forfeiture of any potential prizes. This contest is only available to residents of the United States and Canada.

Rules subject to change at the discretion of DeNA, Co., Ltd.

Source: https://gleam.io/9gMKr/pokmon-masters-sync-up-and-cooperate

The Pokémon Masters website has revealed details of two new updates. The Elesa Spotlight Scout takes place from October 16th, 2019 until October 30th, 2019 while the Pryce EX Challenge has been added to the training area as of October 16th, 2019.

Elesa Spotlight Scout - Scout Period:

10/16/2019 at 11:00 p.m. – 10/30/2019 at 10:59 p.m.

Increased chance to scout newly released Elesa! Elesa Spotlight Scout! 5★ Elesa & Zebstrika now available to scout! To celebrate their release, this sync pair will be featured for a limited time. Featured sync pairs have a higher chance of appearing than other 5★ sync pairs.

About Elesa & Zebstrika

This Gym Leader from Unova puts it all on the line with Wild Charge!

Scout Period:

10/16/2019 at 11:00 p.m. – 10/30/2019 at 10:59 p.m.

Important

• Sync pairs other than the one mentioned above may appear.
• The scout period and its content are subject to change without notice.
• To check the offering rates of sync pairs, 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.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Gacha_M2_W3_1

Pryce EX Challenge

Pryce now appearing in the training area! Take on super difficult bosses! Pryce has been added to the training area as of 10/16/2019 at 11:00 p.m.! Opponents in the training area are crazy tough! Use everything you’ve got to win!

Newly Added to Training Area

• EX Challenge: Pryce

Date/Time Added

10/16/2019 at 11:00 p.m.

Available Rewards

• 1★ Electric Pin ×1
• 2★ Electric Pin ×1

Important

• To explore the newly added area, you must have completed co-op: Challenge Cheren & Hilbert &  Hilda (Hard).

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Story_M2_W3_1

Sync Pair Scout Issue and Compensation Plan

Earlier, there was an issue which unintentionally caused the sync pair Elesa & Zebstrika to become available in the game through sync pair scouting, which has since been resolved.

We apologize for any inconvenience this issue may have caused to players looking forward to obtaining this sync pair and those affected by the emergency maintenance. More details about the issue and how impacted players will be compensated are listed below.

Issue Details

• Certain sync pairs that were not planned to be available unintentionally became obtainable through sync pair scouts.
• Sync pairs that were not planned to be available were not listed on the Offering Rate screen.

Affected Sync Pairs and Sync Pair Scouts

• Featured Type Scout
- Elesa & Zebstrika


• Hilda Spotlight Scout
- Elesa & Zebstrika


• 5★-Guaranteed Launch Celebration Scout
- Blue & Pidgeot
- Lyra & Chikorita
- Hilbert & Oshawott
- Hilda & Tepig
- Elesa & Zebstrika

Time Affected

10/15/2019 at 9:48 p.m. - 10/16/2019 at 4:00 a.m.
We have confirmed that this issue has been resolved.

Cause of the Issue

• When server data was updated at 10/15/2019 at 9:48 p.m. sync pairs listed above were mistakenly included in the available pool of sync pairs.
• The Offering Rate menu is updated based on live server data, but this only refreshes when sync pair scout events update. Since there was no planned adjustment to sync pair scout event data, the Offering Rate menu did not refresh to display the correct rates, but instead showed the rates prior to 10/15/2019 at 9:48 p.m..
• This system was based on the assumption that live sync pair data wasn't going to be updated, so rates wouldn't need to change. As a result, there was a period of time when inaccurate rates were displayed.

Compensation Plan

We will return all paid and non-paid Gems used in the affected sync pair scouts during the affected time period. Players will be allowed to keep sync pairs obtained in the affected sync pair scout. Players should allow up to one week to receive Gem returns.

As additional compensation, all players have been sent 3,000 non-paid Gems. This compensation will be available to redeem in-game from now until 11/16/2019 at 3:30 a.m.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Other_M2_W3_4