New Super Sparring Ranked Damage Event launches in Pokémon Masters EX, running through to January 28th

Pokémon Masters EX is today launching its latest Ranked Damage Event, Super Sparring No. 18. Featuring battles against Wally, Hop, and Barry, this event will run through to January 28th, at 9:59pm (PST).

Ranked Damage Events follow the same basic rules as the Damage Challenge, while applying some additional special rules to ensure a special challenge for players. The three battles included in this latest Super Sparring event, and their associated rules, are as follows:

• Challenge Wally
  • Three opponents, Dragon-type weakness
  • No special rules
• Challenge Hop
  • Single opponent, Fighting-type weakness
  • Special rule: Ally sync move and max move damage significant reduced
    • Reduces the damage allies deal with sync moves and max moves by 80%.
• Challenge Barry
  • Three opponents, Grass-type weakness
  • Special rule: Ally special attack damage significantly reduced
    • Reduces the damage allies deal with special attack moves by 80%.

After completing the challenge, Players will receive a Score Rank, along with Training Tickets and items based on the amount of damage dealt. Rewards are earned for every 25,000 points of score up to 500,000, and then a further reward for every additional 50,000 points. The rewards and their associated point levels are as follows:

• 25,000: Training Ticket ×10
• 50,000: Strike Move Candy Coin ×1
• 75,000: Training Ticket ×10
• 100,000: Strike Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 125,000: Training Ticket ×10
• 150,000: Tech Move Candy Coin ×1
• 175,000: Training Ticket ×10
• 200,000: Tech Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 225,000: Training Ticket ×10
• 250,000: Support Move Candy Coin ×1
• 275,000: Training Ticket ×10
• 300,000: Support Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 325,000: Training Ticket ×20
• 350,000: Field Move Candy Coin ×1
• 375,000: Training Ticket ×20
• 400,000: Field Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 425,000: Training Ticket ×20
• 450,000: Sprint Move Candy Coin ×1
• 475,000: Training Ticket ×20
• 500,000: Sprint Roll Cake Coin ×1
• 550,000: Co-op Sync Orb ×5,000
• 600,000: Training Ticket ×20
• 650,000: Co-op Sync Orb ×5,000
• 700,000: Training Ticket ×20
• 750,000: Co-op Sync Orb ×5,000
• 800,000: Training Ticket ×20
• 850,000: Co-op Sync Orb ×10,000
• 900,000: Co-op Sync Orb ×10,000
• 950,000: Co-op Sync Orb ×10,000
• 1,000,000: Co-op Sync Orb ×15,000
• Every additional 50,000 after 1,000,000: Training Ticket ×1

These Training Tickets, as with those acquired from the regular Damage Challenge, can then be exchanged for special Sync Pairs only available from the Training Ticket Exchange, as well as Co-op Sync Orbs.

A ranking feature is also available to this event, allowing players to see how well they've done against other trainers. Players whose Best Score is within the top 10,000 spots at the end of the event will be awarded Master Rank, and all players will receive a special Title based on their final standings in the rankings. Final Ranking Results will only be announced after the event has concluded, from January 30th, at 10:00pm (PST), and will remain available until February 6th, at 9:59pm (PST).

Players should also note the following when playing this event:

• To participate, players must have completed Main Story Chapter 1: The More the Merrier (Normal) in single-player.
• Area info completion data will not be carried over the next time this event returns.
• The sync pairs that appear as opponents in battle have different capabilities than those players can actually obtain.
• It may take some time for rankings to be updated, meaning the in-game rankings may not reflect the most recent results.
• Battles finished after the event period ends may not be reflected in the rankings.