Season's Greetings

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Sync pairs with reward bonus
Season's Greetings 思いを込めた新年祝い
Event notification image
Type	Story event
First run
Featured sync pairs	Lillie (New Year's 2021) and Ribombee Lance (New Year's 2021) and Gyarados
1.6×	Lillie (New Year's 2021) and Ribombee Lance (New Year's 2021) and Gyarados
1.4×	Blue and Pidgeot Nate and Braviary Guzma and Golisopod Burgh and Leavanny Lusamine and Pheromosa
1.2×	Skyla and Swanna Bugsy and Beedrill Noland and Pinsir Viola and Surskit/Masquerain Player character and Pikachu Player character and Torchic

Season's Greetings (Japanese: 思いを込めた新年祝い) was a story event in Pokémon Masters EX. It was focused on the sync pairs Lillie and Ribombee and Lance and Gyarados.

During this event, players could earn Hagoita Cards, Temari Cards, Koma Cards, and Daruma Cards from battles that could be redeemed in the Shop. All battles could be challenged an unlimited number of times except Ultimate Card Collection, which could only be challenged once per day. Extra cards were automatically exchanged with coins once the event was finished.

This event featured the Full-Force Battle, where players were challenged to defeat a large group of strong opponents. Similar to the Legendary Arena, players could use multiple teams with a limited number of total sync pairs, with the opponents' health carrying over between rounds and with previously used pairs unable to be used again until the challenge is reset. Medals could be earned by completing specific missions.

First run

The event first ran from January 1 to 14, 2021. The "Lillie Seasonal Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Lillie (New Year's 2021) and Ribombee for the duration of the event, and the "Lance Seasonal Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Lance (New Year's 2021) and Gyarados for the duration of the event.

Players had a chance to obtain access to the special area Dragon of Good Fortune when completing one of the Card Gathering or Mass Card Collecting areas; this area could only be played once before it had to be unlocked again.

The player could battle using Lillie (New Year's 2021) and Ribombee or Lance (New Year's 2021) and Gyarados to obtain +0.6× bonus cards; Blue and Pidgeot, Nate and Braviary, Guzma and Golisopod, Burgh and Leavanny, or Lusamine and Pheromosa to obtain +0.4× bonus cards; and Skyla and Swanna, Bugsy and Beedrill, Noland and Pinsir, or Viola and Surskit/Masquerain to obtain +0.2× bonus cards.

Second run

The event reran from January 4 to 18, 2022. The "Lillie and Lance Seasonal Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Lillie (New Year's 2021) and Ribombee and Lance (New Year's 2021) and Gyarados for the duration of the event. In addition, the "5★-Guaranteed Seasonal Scout" ran during the same time period. This scout could only be used once, guaranteed that the player would receive a 5★ pair, and had a chance of recruiting Lillie (New Year's 2021) and Ribombee and Lance (New Year's 2021) and Gyarados. However, they did not have higher odds of appearing than any other sync pairs available in the scout.

The player could battle using Lillie (New Year's 2021) and Ribombee or Lance (New Year's 2021) and Gyarados to obtain +0.6× bonus cards; Blue and Pidgeot, Nate and Braviary, Guzma and Golisopod, Burgh and Leavanny, or Lusamine and Pheromosa to obtain +0.4× bonus cards; and Skyla and Swanna, Bugsy and Beedrill, Noland and Pinsir, Viola and Surskit/Masquerain, the player character and Pikachu, or the player character and Torchic to obtain +0.2× bonus cards.

Plot

Lillie and Lance meet up with the player, dressed in traditional clothes from Johto, and comment that they've seen lots of people sending greeting cards to their friends and loved ones to celebrate the new year. They invite the player to come into town with them and see the cards.

Lillie, Lance, and the player head into town, seeing Bugsy, Kris, Valerie, Koga, Janine, Morty, Pryce, and Whitney and Jasmine with a Pelipper. They come across Pelipper's Trainer, a Pokémon Ranger, noticing that it looks a bit ill. Lillie offers the Pelipper one of Ribombee's pollen puffs. Pelipper becomes noticeably better, but still needs to rest at the Pokémon Center. However, Pelipper and its Trainer were in the middle of delivering cards. Lance offers to help out by having his Dragonite deliver the cards in Pelipper's place, and asks if Lillie and the player want to meet up with some other Trainers while doing so. They agree, and leave town to go deliver the cards.

They first meet up with Silver with his Ho-Oh and Sneasel and Blue, with his Blastoise and Pidgeot, who are training together. Lance speaks with Silver, and gives him cards from Ethan and Lyra. Blue receives cards from many Gym Leaders and Elite Four members, and asks if Red and Leaf have received the cards he sent to them yet. Silver also gives Lance Ho-Oh feathers in place of cards for him, Ethan, and Lyra.

After delivering the cards to Ethan and Lyra, Lance gets a card from his cousin, Clair, with a battle challenge. They battle, Lance's Gyarados versus Clair's Kingdra. Lance wins the battle, having an advantage due to Clair expecting him to battle with his Dragonite rather than his Gyarados.

After finishing delivering all the cards, the Pokémon Ranger and her Pelipper give Lance, Lillie, and the player cards of their own, telling them to give the cards to the people close to them. Lillie gives her cards to her friends and family from Alola. After giving out the cards, Lance, Lillie, and the player get their photo taken by Viola, and Lillie wishes everyone a happy new year.

Battles

Single player

Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon			Stamina	First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Battle Rewards
Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Left	Middle	Right	Stamina	First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Battle Rewards
Challenge Pasio's Trainers	Normal	Youngster Reggie	Nuzleaf Weakness:	Pinsir Weakness:	Grumpig Weakness:	10	Gems ×30	200 coins Hagoita Card ×1 Temari Card ×1 Koma Card ×1	None
Card Gathering: Part 1	Hard	Rising Star Dakota	Kadabra Weakness:	Raichu Alolan Weakness:	Sneasel Weakness:	15	Gems ×30	First run: 450 coins Hagoita Card ×7 Rerun: 600 coins Hagoita Card ×5	First run: Hagoita Card ×1 Temari Card ×9 Rerun: Temari Card ×9 Hagoita Card ×5
Card Gathering: Part 2	Hard	Youngster Reggie	Nuzleaf Weakness:	Pinsir Weakness:	Grumpig Weakness:	15	Gems ×30	First run: 450 coins Temari Card ×7 Rerun: 600 coins Temari Card ×5	First run: Temari Card ×1 Koma Card ×9 Rerun: Koma Card ×9 Temari Card ×5
Card Gathering: Part 3	Hard	Black Belt Bernard	Machop Weakness:	Hariyama Weakness:	File:Masters307.png Meditite Weakness:	15	Gems ×30	First run: 450 coins Koma Card ×7 Rerun: 600 coins Koma Card ×5	First run: Koma Card ×1 Hagoita Card ×9 Rerun: Hagoita Card ×9 Koma Card ×5
Mass Card Collecting: Part 1	Super Hard	Rising Star Dakota	Kadabra Weakness:	Raichu Alolan Weakness:	Sneasel Weakness:	20	Gems ×30	1500 coins First run: Hagoita Card ×11 Daruma Card ×3 Rerun: Hagoita Card ×12 Daruma Card ×3	Temari Card ×30 First run: Hagoita Card ×1-2
Mass Card Collecting: Part 2	Super Hard	Youngster Reggie	Nuzleaf Weakness:	Pinsir Weakness:	Grumpig Weakness:	20	Gems ×30	1500 coins First run: Temari Card ×11 Daruma Card ×3 Rerun: Temari Card ×12 Daruma Card ×3	Koma Card ×30 First run: Temari Card ×1-2
Mass Card Collecting: Part 3	Super Hard	Black Belt Bernard	Machop Weakness:	Hariyama Weakness:	File:Masters307.png Meditite Weakness:	20	Gems ×30	1500 coins First run: Koma Card ×11 Daruma Card ×3 Rerun: Koma Card ×12 Daruma Card ×3	Hagoita Card ×30 First run: Koma Card ×1-2
Ultimate Card Collection	Ultra Hard	Ace Trainer Edwin	Machoke Weakness:	Bewear Weakness:	Roserade Weakness:	30	Gems ×30	2000 coins First run: Hagoita Card ×18 Temari Card ×18 Koma Card ×18 Daruma Card ×45 Rerun: Hagoita Card ×12 Temari Card ×12 Koma Card ×12 Daruma Card ×30	None
Dragon of Good Fortune*	—	Ace Trainer Alec	Darumaka Weakness:	Gyarados Weakness:	Darumaka Weakness:	—	Gems ×30	400 coins Hagoita Card ×12 Temari Card ×12 Koma Card ×12 Daruma Card ×3	None
Full-Force Battle! Round 1	Super Hard	Masked Woman	Venomoth Weakness: ↓ Persian Alolan Weakness: ↓ Ariados Weakness:	Machamp Weakness: ↓ Mightyena Weakness: ↓ Golisopod Weakness:	Scyther Weakness: ↓ Liepard Weakness: ↓ Victreebel Weakness:	—	Gems ×100 First run: 3★ Strike Move Candy Rerun: 3★ Tech Move Candy	None	None
Full-Force Battle! Round 2	Ultra Hard	Masked Woman				—	Gems ×100 First run: 4★ Strike Move Candy Rerun: 4★ Support Move Candy	None	None

Shop

January 1 to 14, 2021

Item given		Item received	Max exchanges
Daruma Card ×300	→	4★ Tech Move Candy	1
Daruma Card ×200	→	3★ Support Move Candy
Daruma Card ×200	→	Strike Move Candy Coin
Daruma Card ×200	→	Support Move Candy Coin
Daruma Card ×50	→	File:Masters Ultra Drink Pack +.png Ultra Drink Pack + ×50	3
Daruma Card ×30	→	Skill Sphere ×10	10
Daruma Card ×30	→	Flying Tome, Vol. 1 ×10	5
Daruma Card ×30	→	Bug Tome, Vol. 1 ×10	5
Temari Card ×70 Hagoita Card ×70	→	5★ Scout Ticket	6
Hagoita Card ×70 Koma Card ×30	→	4★ Power-Up	3
Hagoita Card ×50 Temari Card ×30	→	3★ Power-Up	3
Temari Card ×50 Koma Card ×25	→	File:Masters Great Drink Pack +.png Great Drink Pack + ×50	5
Temari Card ×45 Koma Card ×20	→	File:Masters Drink Pack +.png Drink Pack + ×80	7
Koma Card ×30 Hagoita Card ×30	→	Skip Ticket ×10	10
Koma Card ×30 Temari Card ×20	→	File:Co-op Sync Orb Masters.png Co-op Sync Orb ×200	10
Temari Card ×30 Koma Card ×15	→	File:Masters Ultra Drink Pack.png Ultra Drink Pack ×100	5
Hagoita Card ×20 Temari Card ×5	→	3★ Level-Up Manual ×10	5
Koma Card ×15 Hagoita Card ×10	→	Elite Four Notes	10
Koma Card ×10 Temari Card ×10	→	Gym Leader Notes ×10	5
Daruma Card ×200	→	3★ Power-Up	Unlimited
Koma Card ×50 Temari Card ×50 Hagoita Card ×50	→	Elite Four Notes
Koma Card ×10 Temari Card ×10 Hagoita Card ×10	→	File:Masters Great Drink Pack.png Great Drink Pack ×10
Daruma Card ×10	→	3★ Level-Up Manual ×3

January 4 to 18, 2022

Item given		Item received	Max exchanges
Daruma Card ×200	→	Support Move Candy Coin	1
Daruma Card ×200	→	Tech Move Candy Coin
Daruma Card ×100	→	4★ Tech Move Candy
Daruma Card ×70	→	3★ Support Move Candy
Temari Card ×70 Hagoita Card ×70	→	5★ Scout Ticket	2
Hagoita Card ×70 Koma Card ×30	→	4★ Power-Up	3
Hagoita Card ×50 Temari Card ×30	→	3★ Power-Up	3
Koma Card ×30 Temari Card ×20	→	File:Co-op Sync Orb Masters.png Co-op Sync Orb ×200	10
Koma Card ×30 Hagoita Card ×30	→	Skip Ticket ×10
Daruma Card ×30	→	Skill Sphere ×10
Daruma Card ×30	→	Flying Codex, Vol. 1 ×10	5
Daruma Card ×30	→	Bug Codex, Vol. 1 ×10	5
Daruma Card ×20	→	File:Masters Great Drink Pack ++.png Great Drink Pack ++ ×50	2
Hagoita Card ×20 Temari Card ×5	→	3★ Level-Up Manual ×10	10
Koma Card ×15 Hagoita Card ×10	→	Elite Four Notes	20
Koma Card ×10 Temari Card ×10	→	Gym Leader Notes ×10	10
Temari Card ×45 Koma Card ×20	→	File:Masters Drink Pack ++.png Drink Pack ++ ×80	7
Temari Card ×30 Koma Card ×15	→	File:Masters Ultra Drink Pack +.png Ultra Drink Pack + ×100	10
Daruma Card ×10	→	Skill Sphere	Unlimited
Daruma Card ×10	→	3★ Level-Up Manual ×3
Koma Card ×50 Temari Card ×50 Hagoita Card ×50	→	Elite Four Notes
Koma Card ×10 Temari Card ×10 Hagoita Card ×10	→	File:Masters Great Drink Pack.png Great Drink Pack + ×10
Koma Card ×20 Temari Card ×20 Hagoita Card ×20	→	Daruma Card ×10

Gallery


Event banner

Medal 1★ Season's Greetings	Medal 2★ Season's Greetings	Medal 3★ Season's Greetings	Medal New Year's Card Courier	Artwork by TEDDY

Script

Pokémon Center

Name	Text
Lillie	Let's have another fantastic year!
Lillie	I wonder what this new year will bring.
Lance	I hope we meet lots of new people and have a ton of new experiences!

Johto-Style Celebration

Name	Text
(Mountain)
Lillie	Oh, <player>! Happy New Year! Right now, traditional outfits from Johto are in fashion here on Pasio!
Lance	There are many Trainers here from regions far from Johto. This must be pretty new for them. It's really changed the look of Pasio lately. When I'm out and about, I feel like I'm back home!
Lillie	These traditional outfits come in a bunch of different styles, but this design is the best for celebrating the new year! It wasn't easy to put on, but I did my best! Hehe! How does it look?
Lance	I also decided to mix things up and sport a new look for the occasion. Check out the Gyarados design on my outfit. Doesn't it look powerful?
Lillie	Speaking of designs, I've been seeing lots of cards around town with pictures of Pokémon on them! People send these kinds of cards to their friends and loved ones to celebrate the new year!
Lance	That's right. It looks like this year's cards have designs inspired by the Johto region. If you're interested, why don't we go into town to see the cards?
Lillie	Sure! <player>, why don't you join us, too!

Pasio's New Card Couriers

Name	Text
<player> and the others headed into town, which was bustling with activity for the new year. They came across a Trainer whose Pelipper looked a bit ill.
Lillie	Oh no, Pelipper. What's wrong?
Pokémon Ranger	Pelipper isn't feeling so good, so we're taking a breather here.
Lillie	I've an idea! Why don't we give Pelipper one of Ribombee's pollen puffs? They're really nutritious! And they're so yummy, I bet Pelipper won't want to stop eating them! Here, Pelipper. Say "ahh!"
Pokémon Ranger	Thanks a lot! Pelipper's looking a little better now! Now all we have to do is rest up at the Pokémon Center! But there's just one problem...
Lillie	Pelipper's mailbag... Were you making deliveries?
Pokémon Ranger	Yeah, we were in the middle of delivering greeting cards—a whole bunch of 'em, too. Pelipper really wants to make sure everyone gets their cards.
Lillie	Oh no, you can't! You'll overwork yourself!
Pokémon Ranger	I wanted to ask the other courier Pokémon for help, but it looks like they're all busy.
Lillie	Um...Lance, <player>? Why don't we help them deliver those cards?
Lance	Sure, I'd be happy to. I can't turn down a request from a Pokémon in need of help. My Dragonite can fly. He can help us deliver these cards. Why don't we say hi to some people while we're out making these deliveries?
Lillie	Sounds good to me!: Thanks for the help, you two! Sure, let's do it!: Great! I'll do what I can to help, too!
Pokémon Ranger	Sorry for the trouble, but thanks for the help! We appreciate it!
Lillie	No problem! Leave it to us! Lance, <player>, let's get to work, shall we? Ribombee, please fly around and help us find the Trainers we need to deliver these to! OK, our first delivery is to...
Lance	Silver! It looks like he got some cards from Ethan and Lyra. I think I know where he might be. Let's head over to the forest.

New Year, Old Rival

Name	Text
<player> and the team went to the forest, where they found Silver training with Blue.
Lance	I knew you'd be here. I see Blue is with you, too.
Silver	Lance...what are you doing here?
Lance	We're here to deliver some cards from Ethan and Lyra, and we also came to say happy New Year.
Silver	From Ethan and Lyra?
Blue	Hey, that's awesome, Silver. Better take real good care of those cards, eh?
Silver	Hmm. How nice of them.
Lillie	We have a bunch of cards for you, too, Blue!
Blue	Cool, thanks! Wait, you guys are helping deliver these?
Lillie	Wh-whoa! Take a look at all these cards for Blue, <player>! Most of them are from Gym Leaders and members of the Elite Four!
Blue	Heh, what can I say? When you're as big as me, you rub elbows with a lot of important people! By the way, do you know if Red and Leaf got the cards I sent to them yet?
Lillie	W-wow! Even more famous names!
Blue	Hahaha! The three of us all go way back! But you better prepare yourself if you have cards in that bag for them! Those two are always running all over the place, and they're notoriously hard to pin down!
Lillie	W-we'll do our best!
Lance	Well then, I suppose it's time for us to go. Sorry for interrupting your practice session.
Silver	...Wait. Can you give these to Ethan and Lyra?
Lillie	Wow! What pretty feathers!
Lance	They're Ho-Oh feathers. It's a really popular design on clothing and greeting cards in Johto.
Silver	I got these from Ho-Oh. Unfortunately, I don't have any cards to send. But one look at those feathers, and they'll know exactly who sent them.
Lance	Pretty fancy way to send a greeting! Looks like there are three feathers...
Silver	Yeah, one's for you. The message is the same for all of them. "I'm definitely not going to lose to you."
Lance	I understand! And I accept!
Blue	That's a great rivalry you've got there! Reminds me of my Kanto days!
Lillie	Well, time for us to head out again! See you later, Blue, Silver!
Blue	You, too! Be careful out there! Happy New Year!

New Year's Resolutions

Name	Text
(Ethan and Lyra receive the feathers, they leave)
Lillie	Phew! Looks like we're almost done delivering all these cards! Let's see, this next one is... Oh! It's for you, Lance!
Lance	For me?
Lillie	Here you go! Looks like it's from Clair!
Lance	Thanks, Lillie. It's been a long time since I've gotten a card from Clair. What's this? "I'll be waiting for you at the beach." Hahaha! It sounds like she's challenging me to a battle!
Lillie	Well, we also have some cards for her. Why don't we head over to the beach?
Lance	I see... In that case, I guess I'll accept her challenge! To the beach!
(Transition to the beach)
Clair	There you are, Lance! Come on, let's battle!
Lance	Of course! I, Lance the Dragon Master, accept your challenge! And since I'm wearing this impressive Gyarados outfit, Gyarados and I will take you on!
Clair	What?! You're using Gyarados?!
Lance	Well, Dragonite is out delivering cards right now. Besides, the best Trainers know how to adapt to unpredictable situations, right?
Clair	I-I know that! Let's go, Kingdra!
(Lance battles and defeats Clair)
Clair	Urgh... We practiced so hard to battle Dragonite at this spot. We even had a strategy to use the environment to our advantage.
Lance	I see. You had a game plan and everything. That's why you sent me this card, huh? I remember when we were kids, you once sent me a cute card that had dragon Pokémon on it. Ah, that sure takes me back...
Clair	Why do you even remember that? It was such a long time ago!
Lance	So what was your plan if I didn't show up? Were you going to wait here all day?
Clair	Of course not! I was planning on training here anyway!
Lillie	Clair, why did you want to battle Lance right at the start of the new year?
Clair	Hmmm. You could say it was one of my New Year's resolutions. It's a chance for me to look back on how much I've grown and set goals for the new year!
Lillie	I see! So that's why you wanted to battle right when the new year started! Oh, before I forget—there are a bunch of cards here for you, Clair!
Clair	Really? Thank you! chuckle There's even one from Iris. Wait, you're delivering these? Are you sure it's OK to take such a long break?
Lance	We'll be fine! We're actually ahead of schedule.
Lillie	But we should probably get going now. See you later, Clair!
Clair	Yeah, see you later! I'm gonna beat you for sure this year, Lance!

A Heartfelt Thank-You

Name	Text
After successfully delivering all the cards, <player> and the others went back to town to tell Pelipper the good news.
Pokémon Ranger	Thank you so much! Pelipper's feeling a lot better now!
Lillie	No problem! I'm so glad you're feeling better, Pelipper! Don't push yourself so hard, OK?
Pokémon Ranger	As a little thank-you, please accept these cards from me!
Lillie	Wow! Look at all these designs! Are you sure it's OK for us to have these?
Pokémon Ranger	Yep! Feel free to send them to all the special people in your life! This time, Pelipper and I will be the ones making sure they get delivered!
Lillie	Awesome!: Thank you! I'm glad we were able to help! These designs are great!: Aren't they? There are even designs with Clefairy and Ribombee! Feel free to call on us again if you ever need help making deliveries! Ribombee and I had a lot of fun delivering all those cards!
Soon after that, <player> and his/her friends wrote a lot of messages on those cards.
Lillie	We asked the courier Pokémon to deliver most of the cards... but as for the rest, I think we can deliver these in person!
Lance	Very well! Let's head on out!
(Transition to Lillie giving cards to Lusamine, Gladion, Mina, Hapu, Acerola, Olivia, Kukui, and Hau)
Lillie	To all my dearest friends and family from Alola, happy New Year! Ever since I arrived on Pasio, my days have been full of exciting experiences and encounters. I'm enjoying my time here every day. I think that I'm able to have so much fun thanks to everything you all taught me back in Alola. I'll keep on doing my best to become a great sync pair with my Pokémon. The next time I see you, I hope we can surprise you with how much we've grown!
(Viola takes a picture of Lance, Lillie, and the player)
Lillie	Thank you for all of your support last year. I hope this year will be even better!

In other languages

Language		Title
Japanese		思いを込めた新年祝い
Mandarin Chinese		傾注心意的新年祝賀
French		Vœux du Nouvel An
German		Frohes Neues Jahr!
Italian		Tanti auguri di buon anno!
Korean		마음을 담은 새해 축하 인사
Spanish		¡Felicitaciones de Año Nuevo!