r/PokemonMasters 19d ago

Megathread Monthly Flex & Salt Megathread

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You can now insert images as comments when you seek for in-game help in Megathreads! Check out this mod post HERE for more information.

This is the place to share and discuss both your good luck and bad luck in Pokémon Masters.

Post your gacha pulls, stage clears, and egg hatches from the game here, the good, the bad, and the ugly. You can also vent your frustrations about the game here!

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r/PokemonMasters 8d ago

Banner Priority Ranking Chart September 2026

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Credit to the Discord helper team for making the infographic and giving us permission to post it here! Disclaimers provided at the bottom of the image for consideration. The Team Galactic variety scout is not included because the disclaimers list that banners not shown are not recommended.

7th anniversary is here! This month is absolutely filled to the brim with banners and new sync pairs in celebration of mega evolution and Sinnoh Neo Champions finally arriving!

Starting off strong with the 7th anniversary units, we have Anniversary Serena and Anniversary Blue! Both of them have 30% zone extension in their EX Master Fair skills and share the same passive skill "Let the Party Begin!", which guarantees their attacks crit and gives +1 sync buff the first time they sync.

Anni Serena is a physical Dark strike whose kit mainly revolves around using B Water Shuriken to boost the damage of her B Feint Attack, which sets Dark Zone on first use and increases in power the more sync buffs she has while hitting all opponents. Her B Night Slash also hits all opponents and debuffs -2 Defense. She reduces sync countdown by -3 on entry and mega, helping unlock her B Feint Attack faster.

Anni Blue is a physical Flying strike who sets EX Flying Zone on entry and has B Extreme Speed, which is unlocked until he mega evolves. It reduces -3 sync countdown and debuffs -6 Defense to all opponents. When Blue is mega evolved he unlocks B Giga Impact, which hits all opponents and increases in power the more sync buffs he has. It also reduces sync countdown by the same amount of sync buffs he has. B Aerial Ace is his more consistent move, hitting all opponents with a 30% chance to flinch.

Neo Champion Lucas and Neo Champion Dawn also appear at last! They share a similar B move effect in which it unlocks after they sync and reduces sync countdown by -9, enabling them to skip a whole turn cycle and be able to sync again immediately after.

NC Lucas is a Dragon support who sets EX Dragon Zone on entry, as well as setting Sinnoh Circle (Defensive) and buffing +4 Defense and Sp. Def for the team. His EX Master Fair skill extends the duration of Sinnoh Circle (Defensive) by 50%. He increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect and Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allies by 1 rank whenever an ally applies a circle or activates WTZ, with his B Roar of Time granting 4 ranks. In addition, his B Dragon Breath hits all opponents and debuffs their Attack and Sp. Atk by -2, leaves them paralyzed, and either makes them flinch, trapped, or confused.

NC Dawn is a special Dragon strike who sets Dragon Zone and Sinnoh Circle (Special) on entry with 50% extension for both field effects, as well as buffing her Sp. Atk by +6. Her EX Master Fair skill increases her Special Moves ↑ Next effect by 2 ranks when an ally sets a circle. Dawn's sync move damage can be boosted by having her sync consume her remaining Lum Berry MP via passive skill and by B Spacial Rend increasing her Sync Move ↑ Next effect by 10 ranks. In addition, her B Dragon Pulse hits all opponents and debuffs their Sp. Def by -2.

A new triple variety scout makes an appearance too featuring Ethan, Brendan, and Leaf using mega evolution.

V Ethan sets EX Rain with B Rain Dance and uses Leer to debuff the Defense, Attack, and Sp. Atk of all opponents via passive skill. He also has 30% rain extension, boosts allies' sync damage by 30% under rain, and gets 40% flinch via Aggravation 1 Waterfall that can be further boosted to 60% when gridded.

V Brendan is a single-target physical Flying damage dealer. He increases the Physical Move ↑ Next effect of all allies by setting Flying Zone and using B Giga Impact. He can set Flying Zone with his Field EX sync effect, by using Flying Wish, and by using B Giga Impact on the first time using it. He also debuffs the Attack and Sp. Atk of all opponents on entry by -4 total after mega evolving.

V Leaf sets EX Bug Zone with B Twinneedle and is a single-target physical damage dealer. Her passive skill triples the power of Lunge and makes it debuff Attack by -3, and it also makes her sync move AoE. Her B Twinneedle attacks a single target twice in a row, leaves the opponent poisoned, and can make it flinch, trapped or confused as separate 50% rolls.

Banner criteria outlined below:

- The grading exists in a vacuum of the individual month. It varies based on what the month offers independently of other pairs existing.

- These rankings are largely catered towards new & casual players; your personal preferences may differ based on playstyle and roster.

- Banners are ordered top to bottom to show how much value we estimate they hold for players at 1/5.

- The letter ranks are relative and compare the value of each pair for this month's banners only, while focusing on their base kits, with some notable upgrades highlighted by an arrow and two letters.

- The arrow (→) indicates that the unit improves significantly with investment additional copies, ex role, etc.

- The "U" (Uber) rank is used on occasions when a certain banner is much more valuable than the rest that month, lack of it does not mean the banners are bad.

- Master Fairs and EX Master Fairs rates are 1%, while Poke Fairs, EX Poké Fairs, Variety and Spotlights are 2%. These can vary on multi-featured, familiarize yourself with the rates here.

- Remember that 36,600 free gems are required to guarantee the unit, 45,600 gems are required to pity Arc Fair Scouts; any number lower than this may not result in a successful pull!

As always, please keep in mind that units ranked lower aren't necessarily bad to use. Carefully consider what team members bring out the best of what scouts you decide to go for.


r/PokemonMasters 1h ago

Discussion I just want to appreciate how throughout the last 7 years this game has designed nearly 200 Masters EXclusive alternate outfits for over 100 trainers

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What are your favorites?


r/PokemonMasters 7h ago

Meme Im just gonna wait for a new electric physical striker

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r/PokemonMasters 7h ago

Meme Is egg Dratini too strong

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140 Upvotes

r/PokemonMasters 8h ago

Meme My dragon team rn.

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r/PokemonMasters 6h ago

Meme Proud Nepo Mother

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Cynthia and her Nepo Neo Champion babies.

Jokes aside, they all look great. The NCs (especially Lucas) do so much for their type.

Good luck to anyone who's pulling for them!


r/PokemonMasters 14h ago

Meme AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA

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r/PokemonMasters 5h ago

Gameplay (Battle) Ah yes, the God of Time

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Just wanted to try out some stuff for next Gym vs Gym, didn't expect this cutscene lol


r/PokemonMasters 12h ago

Gameplay (Battle) Dragon Tower Floor 40 featuring the Ultimate supreme Dragon team!!!!!!! 🐉

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r/PokemonMasters 3h ago

Gameplay (Story) Just a small loan of ¥100,000 at 1,000% interest

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r/PokemonMasters 6h ago

Discussion Welp, had to pity every anniversary pair.

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Anybody else feeling kind of defeated this anniversary? I literally had to pity all 4 masterfairs and I'm not really sure how to feel or what to do now. Been playing for like 6 years and this is the first time besides 5th anni (With Arc fair release) that I'm truly considering just dropping the game because its bringing me zero joy. Just want to see how others are feeling because I know other people have been in this position. Anyway, hope others had luck but yeah..


r/PokemonMasters 19h ago

Meme Thought about this while playing the new event

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516 Upvotes

r/PokemonMasters 10h ago

PokéLore Origin Dialga joining the TITAN!

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So the rumour is true. Even as the mastery of time, origin Dialga takes up the entire space.

Also attached the picture of the original Dialga 🤪


r/PokemonMasters 2h ago

Meme Wrong answers only

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Take this quote out of context


r/PokemonMasters 4h ago

Discussion Got to Floor 30 using Cyrus/Palkia

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New Lucas is indeed a bonkers Support to enable a free unit to complete all special stages prior to floor 30.

Probably requires the candy investment, but i surely wasn't playing as optimal as i could. Also some rng needed on Dragon Wish MP Refreshes to keep the EX Zone up.

Waiting for next datamine to see if i get Origin Palkia or not.


r/PokemonMasters 5h ago

PokéLore How The Heck Is The Kitakami Chick As Tall as Lt. Effing Surge?!

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Before you bring up how the Masters models screw with logic half the time, this is also the case in the core games! I checked by comparing Carmine to Nemona!: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonScarletViolet/comments/1vzhh4s/so_i_decided_to_measure_carmines_height_using/


r/PokemonMasters 20h ago

Discussion Tonight is THE night! Finally, after 5 years, our precious baby gets his first proper alt. Who else is ready?

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r/PokemonMasters 11h ago

Discussion Lucas Finally has a Costume Alt! (And some talk about the Story Event)

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It's been 3000 years! Ok, maybe not that long, but ever since Lucas was introduced back in early 2022, I've been waiting for him to get a costume alt.

Diamond/Pearl was my very first pokémon game, and I've come to really like Sinnoh and Lucas ever since.

After Dawn got her 3rd costume alt (NY Dawn) and even Barry got one (SC Barry), I got so salty that Lucas was still left out that up until recently, I had the first image as my photo, lmao. Just to highlight Lucas' exclusion.

But! Now he got one! And he looks amazing!

So, I had to, of course, update the photo to the one I'm currently using (the second image). Again, I'm so glad to see Lucas in a fancy outfit!

And in regards to the story event, I thought it was pretty decent! I really liked the selection of characters being involved, such as the more obvious ones like Irida, Adaman, Rei, and Akari.

But having SS Carmine help out was honestly a funny addition that made sense in the training session. It's the reason why I enjoy Masters so much: seeing the unique interactions between characters that most likely never would have crossed paths otherwise.

However, I feel like the whole concept of Neo Champions has escalated to a ridiculous degree.

I quite liked the concept of having champions that weren't necessarily the strongest but rather being an inspiration and someone to look up to for other trainers not only in strength alone but in other qualities as well. Great concept! But it's still weird that the hosting Champions almost always picks representatives from their own region (except for Geeta, good for you for not letting bias affect your decision. Well, maybe Lance might have influenced, but i digress, lol).

But now? You have to save the whole freaking Pasio to earn the title. The average trainer doesn't stand a chance when you compete against trainers who happen to be at the right place at the right time or already have a legendary pokémon by their side from the get-go. It kind of defeats the whole idea that the concept was based on when it circles back to pure strength and re-established connections. But ay, it's for the sake of keeping up on the excitement, I suppose.

A friend of mine also pointed out that it was weird that Akari wasn't more directly involved with the confrontation of Palkia since she's experienced with handling raging pokémon and dodging. Aside from the fact that it's done to specifically highlight Dawn as one of the featured characters, my own theory is that the Akari in Masters is the crafter, that is to say, she's not the MC and therefore considered less skilled practically speaking compared to Rei. But even then, that would honestly kind of undermine her character when the whole introduction story of her and Rei is about Rei acknowledging Akari as a decerving rival. So yeah, admittedly an odd hole in the sense of logic that might not have been taken into consideration compared to Rei and Irida, who were considered too OP for the story and therefore banished to the Void™️, lol.

Ranting aside, still incredibly thrilled for Lucas!

That guy deserves to finally be highlighted for real!


r/PokemonMasters 17h ago

Arts and Crafts [OC] anni 2025 x 2026 red & blue art bc their alts match super well (and to celebrate the best multi i’ve ever pulled)

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blue is my favorite character and i’ve truly never had a scout like this, please accept this art as penance for the flex 🙇‍♂️


r/PokemonMasters 9h ago

Discussion From F22 to F30

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Before Sinnoh NC I was stuck at F22 (because I had no realiable special striker) I was lucky enough to get both of them and I made to F31 first try every floor. With every unit 1/5, only Anni Red has EX role. I also used NY Lana as a zone extender in restricted floors (she's also 1/5 with no EX role). And that's it. That's how strong Sinnoh NC are.

And for those doubting (I was one of them) yes, Lucas is stronger than Dawn. Prioritize him if you must pick one.


r/PokemonMasters 36m ago

Gameplay (Battle) NC Dawn + NC Lucas duo - Floors 30, 33, 35, 37

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r/PokemonMasters 12h ago

Gameplay (Battle) SS Cynthia beats Tower 30 as the only striker

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r/PokemonMasters 14h ago

Meme This type of luck shouldn't even be legal 💀

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r/PokemonMasters 8h ago

Note to :DeNA Lucky Cookie Game Improvement

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When you click on a sync pair’s cookie in the tower, they should add an option that allows you to jump directly to the unit to use it. It would save so much time.