Pokémon Masters EX event: alt Gym leaders
Pokémon Masters EX launched the "Bede and Marnie’s Pursuits" story event adding alternate versions of Gym Leaders—Marnie with Grimmsnarl and Bede with Galarian Rapidash—and a Double Anniversary bingo that includes legendary birds like Red & Articuno PLDHnet. The event ties into broader anniversary programming and offers new sync pairs for collectors and meta players PLDHnet.
The story event runs from March 13, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. (PT) through April 10, 2026 at 10:59 p.m. (PT) pokemonmasters-game.com. Daily Extreme Battle plays for the event reset at 11:00 p.m. (PT), and event items such as Event Points are deleted once the event ends. pokemonmasters-game.com Featured sync pairs grant lineup bonuses that stack during the event—DeNA’s examples show a ×1.6 plus a ×1.4 pair yields a ×2.0 bonus to featured drops pokemonmasters-game.com. Those lineup multipliers specifically affect how many Event Points and featured items are earned in each run. pokemonmasters-game.com Event Points convert into Event Medals and milestone prizes noted on the event page, with special mission windows and medal tiers detailed in the announcement pokemonmasters-game.com. Independent reporting and the event listing also highlight that players can earn sync pair‑exclusive Lucky Cookies and Special Skill Feathers as event rewards. pocketmonsters.net The Double Anniversary Mission Bingo runs in three overlapping phases: Phase 1 (Feb. 27–Apr. 3), Phase 2 (Mar. 6–Apr. 3), and Phase 3 (Mar. 13–Apr. 3), each unlocking a different Master sync pair for use in bingo missions. pokemonmasters-game.com The wider anniversary campaign includes an EX Master Fair where 5★ sync pairs have a 12% appearance rate and certain paid‑gem scouts grant double the usual number of presents during the celebration windows (multiple fairs run from late February into April). pokemonmasters-game.com Story beats in the event put Opal into an active training role with Ortega while a subplot has Marnie reacting to troubling news out of Spikemuth, details called out in the official story announcement. pokemonmasters-game.com
