Pokemon Masters EX Adding Three Johto Master Sync Pairs

“Pokemon Masters EX”, formerly known as “Pokemon Masters”, the free-to-play strategic and unique Pokemon 3v3 mobile title developed by DeNA, has changed a lot since it first launched almost three years ago, and while the core element has only gotten more complex, the recent year or two of the game has dramatically changed following fan feedback. Following such feedback, elements such as Master Sync Pairs and events like Legendary Gauntlet were born and turned the game into a more developed, evolved version of what the strategic 3v3 was always meant to be. Below, we’ve gone over the details of the newest Master Sync Pairs from the Johto region set to be added to “Pokemon Masters EX” throughout the week in order to coincide with the current Johto Villain event, as well as other events going on throughout the game in the coming days, weeks, and months.

Pokemon Masters EX

“Pokemon Masters EX”, a name the game was changed to on the one-year anniversary of its release in order to coincide with the major changes that came to the game along with it, has been constantly evolving since its release but the core concept of 3v3 battles between various known characters from the expansive world of Pokemon never changed. While there’s a main character that’s to be the player that can acquire several various Pokemon as well but always starts with a Pikachu. As the game has evolved over time, the original story has been constantly added to, as well as new events that are added even more often.

Pokemon Masters EX Sync Pairs

Sync Pairs are the official name for a member of a team in Pokemon Masters, such as Main Character and Pikachu, but generally, three different Sync Pairs make a team. Each Trainer can have a number of different Pokemon, but no trainer may be on the same team twice so a player may use Giovanni and Mewtwo, a Kanto Gym Leader, but cannot use the newest Sync Pair Pokemon of the Team Rocket Boss, Nidoking. “Pokemon Masters EX” features everything from the usual main series of Pokemon games, from the newer games with features like Dynamax and Mega Evolution and older elements like hatching eggs but without the core element of the traditional games: catching Pokemon. In order to gain a Sync Pair to add to your team whenever you please you must collect them from the story, an event, or, more often than not, by doing what you usually do in a gacha game and spend a large chunk of in-game currency to acquire an average sum of ten characters or so.

Pokemon Masters EX Master Sync Pairs

With the combination of feedback and natural evolution of the game, eventually, Sync Pairs classified as Master Sync Pairs were added to the game. Master Sync Pairs are Sync Pairs, typically legendary, that come equipped with a huge region-related boost in the form of a Passive Skill that makes them unparallel in strength and entirely unique in playability, compared to other Sync Pairs. Officially, Master Sync Pairs are described as “Master Sync Pairs are Master Fair-exclusive Sync Pairs. In addition to regular Passive Skills, they will have a Master Passive Skill that strengthens your whole team.” Each Master Sync Pair described below will release throughout the current week, with Ethan and Lugia already released on Monday, May 30th, and the other two Johto Master Sync Pairs being released in the following days. Each Master Sync Pair has entirely different abilities to help various different teams in different ways, but when the three Master Sync Pairs being added to “Pokemon Masters EX” all arrive, they form the most formidable team together.

Ethan and Lugia

Ethan and Lugia were released first out of the Johto trio being added to “Pokemon Masters EX” this week, being a Flying-type Strike Sync Pair with the ability to hit all enemies with every attack, as well as some other abilities. Out of the three Johto Master Sync Pairs added to coincide with the Johto Villain event, Ethan and Lugia may not be the most sought after but with two different Ho-Oh in “Pokemon Masters EX”, it may be among the most requested to be in the game. Ethan and Lugia’s Master Passive Ability, as stated above, allows the Sync Pair to attack all enemies, and thus with the attack Whirlpool, all enemies will be affected by the trapped effect and take damage every time they take an action. Other abilities, such as both Passive, Master and not, combined with the Sync Pair’s “This Is It!” move, which can raise their accuracy, apply the Critical Hit Rate Next to themselves, increase the effect of Special Move Next Effect, and have a 50% chance of reducing their Sync Move countdown.

Kris and Suicune

While each Master Sync Pair added as part of the trio is a well-known trainer from the Johto region and is each a Legendary Pokemon, the Support Sync Pair Kris and Suicune are highly anticipated as she’s one of the Trainers more associated with Water-type Pokemon as she was the Female trainer from Pokemon Crystal that players would play as should they choose her. Kris and Suicune can heal all allies and change the weather with Mini Potion All, similar to Skyla and Tornadus, and Rain Dance. The Johto Master Sync Pair can also raise the Sp. Atk. of all allies Sync Pairs and their critical-hit rate as well as increase the Special Moves Next effect when the weather is rainy. Also with the help of a Passive Ability, when using Rainy Day for the first time, they can raise the Sp. Def. of all allied Sync Pairs.

Lyra and Celebi

Lyra and Celebi are technically a Mythical Sync Pair, not Legendary but “Pokemon Masters EX” doesn’t make much difference between the two, unlike most Pokemon media. Lyra and Celebi are a Grass-type tech sync pair and, as with the new Sync Pair released of a type that doesn’t have it yet have been getting a terrain-related ability and Lyra and Celebi were no different as they are one of the first Grass-type Sync Pairs, and certainly the first Legendary, or Mythic grass, added since terrain abilities were added. With such an ability activated, Lyra and Celebi increase Grass-type attacks by 50% and restore HP by using Grass-type moves. With Grass Terrain activated, Grassy Slide won’t consume any of the Move Gauge, similar to PP in traditional Pokemon games. Finally, with a Passive Movem Lyra and Celebi guarantee the chance to inflict either Flinching, Confused, and Trapped when an attack is successful, except in certain situations, such as with Lucky Skills that negate such effects.