Thursday: Pokémon Masters Special Early Access Version
25-07-2019 09:20 BST / 04:20 EDT by Serebii
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Last Update: 14:42 BST
Edit @ 13:37: Team GO Rocket
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The Special Preview Version of Pokémon Masters is now live on Android in Singapore. With this, we will start coverage of the main elements of the game and work into our databases any elements we can.
The game utilises the Nintendo Account and has notifications to let you know when certain spending thresholds have been overcome. There is also trainer customisation to customise skin colour, eye colour and hair
The Sync Pairs are 7% 5 Star, 20% 4 Star and 73% 3 Star for pulling with 5 star having 1.4%, 4 star being 1.111% each, and 3 star being 3.65% each
Edit @ 10:04: We have updated the Sync Pairs section with more details
As reward for most Sync Stories, you will get 10 Gems. It costs 300 Gems for recruiting a new Sync Pair, or you can spend 3000 Gems to get 10 at once
There's an Auto Mode that allows players to just run the battles automatically, with an accelerated mode to increase speed. You can also increase speed of battles and skip animations
The Summonable characters as of the trial include 43 trainers, with others such as Brock, Misty and Rosa being exclusive to the Story Mode.
Edit @ 10:38: Created a page on Sync Pair Scouting
Edit @ 10:59: Created a page on Items
Edit @ 11:28: Unlocking the third move on your Pokémon only needs 5 Training Machines, but the final move requires 10 of the Super Drink of the Role, 3 of the Ultra Drink, 30 Training Machines and 5 Super Training Machines
Edit @ 11:35: You can replay story elements in the Chapters multiple times. Some bits have one-time rewards, others can be repeated to get more rewards
Edit @ 11:52: If your Pokémon Mega Evolves during a Sync Move, it will remain Mega Evolved for the rest of the battle
Edit @ 12:33: Created a page on the game's Story Chapters. This section will be added with more depth and details on each trainer, Pokémon and subchapter as time progresses
Edit @ 13:03: Created a page on Missions
Edit @ 13:17: Updated the Story Chapters with preliminary data for Chapters 3 through 8
Edit @ 14:42: Updated the Story Chapters with preliminary data for the f inal chapters in the preview version of the game
Edit @ 16:12: Updated the Story Chapters with opposing team listings up to the end of Chapter 9
Edit @ 17:23: Updated the Story Chapters with opposing team listings up to the end of Interlude 1
Edit @ 23:30: We have updated the Sync Pairs section with details on every Pokémon's stats and moves
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Following their surprise arrival and then subsequent removal from the game, Team GO Rocket have been added back into Pokémon GO with larger numbers of spawns at Poké Stops. At present, many dark PokéStops exist where you can encounter Team GO Rocket and then capture Shadow Pokémon. However, since they were removed, Shadow Pokémon can no longer be traded and have a reduced catch rate. For full details on Team GO Rocket or Shadow Pokémon, check out our sections
Edit @ 14:11: New Special Research is now live. We're currently cataloguing all elements of this Research
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO event. This is the Team Rocket Invasion and features increased Rattata, Ekans, Sandshrew, Zubat, Meowth, Machop, Magnemite, Grimer, Gastly, Drowzee, Cubone, Koffing, Murkrow, Sneasel, Houndour, and Poochyena in eggs, Team GO Rocket special Raid Pokémon and Shiny Ekans & Koffing are now available. This runs until August 1st 2019
Edit @ 22:11: In conjunction with this event, the Raid Bosses have changed
Edit @ 23:33: It has been confirmed that Shiny Sneasel and Zubat are also available as of this event
