Throwback Challenge

Throwback Challenge (Japanese: メモリアルチャレンジ Memorial Challenge) is a type of limited-time event in Pokémon Masters EX. It allows players to rematch previous opponents – either from event battles or from permanently available battles – and earn special rewards.

Battle Rewind

This event ran from February 28 to March 31, 2022. It featured both Full-Force Battles and Battle Challenges that were previously available in events. Players could complete event missions by clearing Full-Force Battles without letting their sync pairs faint, and by clearing Battle Challenges with teams using various theme skills, earning various rewards.

Two Full-Force Battle and two Battle Challenge areas were made available each day for the first six days of the event.

Battles

Original Event	Battle Name	Difficulty	Trainers			Pokémon			First-Time Rewards
						Left	Middle	Right
Lear Takes the Lead	Battle Challenge A! Round 1	Super Hard	Poké Fan Fred			Dragalge Weakness:	Vileplume Weakness:	Salazzle Weakness:	Skill Sphere ×10 4★ Level-Up Manual ×10 3-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×30 Gems ×100 Battle Challenge A! Round 2
	Battle Challenge A! Round 2	Ultra Hard							Co-op Sync Orb ×200 3-Pack Drink ++ Set ×30 3-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×20 Gems ×100
Team Hoenn Unite!	Full-Force Battle A! Round 1	Super Hard	Hilda ↓ Jasmine ↓ Flint			Arcanine Weakness: ↓ Numel Weakness: ↓ Rapidash Weakness:	Emboar Weakness: ↓ Steelix Weakness: ↓ Infernape Weakness:	Torkoal Weakness: ↓ Nidoqueen Weakness: ↓ Rapidash Weakness:	Skill Sphere ×10 4★ Level-Up Manual ×10 3-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×30 Gems ×100 Full-Force Battle A! Round 2
	Full-Force Battle A! Round 2	Ultra Hard							Co-op Sync Orb ×200 3-Pack Drink ++ Set ×30 3-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×20 Gems ×100
Available starting March 1, 2022
Town Square Street Fair	Battle Challenge B! Round 1	Super Hard	Tate	Fantina	Liza	Solrock Weakness:	Drifblim Weakness:	Lunatone Weakness:	Skill Sphere ×10 4★ Level-Up Manual ×10 3-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×30 Gems ×100 Battle Challenge B! Round 2
	Battle Challenge B! Round 2	Ultra Hard							Co-op Sync Orb ×200 3-Pack Drink ++ Set ×30 3-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×20 Gems ×100
Training with Legends	Full-Force Battle B! Round 1	Super Hard	Lance ↓ Cynthia ↓ Steven			Rampardos Weakness: ↓ Walrein Weakness: ↓ Steelix Weakness:	Aerodactyl Weakness: ↓ Milotic Weakness: ↓ Metagross Weakness:	Gigalith Weakness: ↓ Seismitoad Weakness: ↓ Bronzong Weakness:	Skill Sphere ×10 4★ Level-Up Manual ×10 3-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×30 Gems ×100 Full-Force Battle B! Round 2
	Full-Force Battle B! Round 2	Ultra Hard							Co-op Sync Orb ×200 3-Pack Drink ++ Set ×30 3-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×20 Gems ×100
Available starting March 2, 2022
Hearts United	Battle Challenge C! Round 1	Super Hard	Lusamine			Dusknoir Weakness:	Pheromosa Weakness:	Sceptile Weakness:	Skill Sphere ×10 4★ Level-Up Manual ×10 3-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×30 Gems ×100 Battle Challenge C! Round 2
	Battle Challenge C! Round 2	Ultra Hard							Co-op Sync Orb ×200 3-Pack Drink ++ Set ×30 3-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×20 Gems ×100
The Ideal Formula	Full-Force Battle C! Round 1	Super Hard	Masked Man			Salamence Weakness: ↓ Garchomp Weakness: ↓ Sharpedo Weakness:	Aerodactyl Weakness: ↓ Kingdra Weakness: ↓ Kabutops Weakness:	Turtonator Weakness: ↓ Haxorus Weakness: ↓ Walrein Weakness:	Skill Sphere ×10 4★ Level-Up Manual ×10 3-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×30 Gems ×100 Full-Force Battle C! Round 2
	Full-Force Battle C! Round 2	Ultra Hard							Co-op Sync Orb ×200 3-Pack Drink ++ Set ×30 3-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×20 Gems ×100
Available starting March 3, 2022
Splash and Punch	Battle Challenge D! Round 1	Super Hard	Misty			Ninetales Weakness:	Lapras Weakness:	Magmar Weakness:	Skill Sphere ×10 4★ Level-Up Manual ×10 3-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×30 Gems ×100 Battle Challenge D! Round 2
	Battle Challenge D! Round 2	Ultra Hard							Co-op Sync Orb ×200 3-Pack Drink ++ Set ×30 3-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×20 Gems ×100
Family Ties	Full-Force Battle D! Round 1	Super Hard	Masked Man			Altaria Weakness: ↓ Throh Weakness: ↓ Raichu Alolan form Weakness:	Kingdra Weakness: ↓ Sharpedo Weakness: ↓ Carnivine Weakness:	Goomy Weakness: ↓ Sawk Weakness: ↓ Sneasel Weakness:	Skill Sphere ×10 4★ Level-Up Manual ×10 3-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×30 Gems ×100 Full-Force Battle D! Round 2
	Full-Force Battle D! Round 2	Ultra Hard							Co-op Sync Orb ×200 3-Pack Drink ++ Set ×30 3-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×20 Gems ×100
Available starting March 4, 2022
Masters of Land and Sea	Battle Challenge E! Round 1	Super Hard	Masked Man			Probopass Weakness:	Gigalith Weakness:	Lycanroc Midday Form Weakness:	Skill Sphere ×10 4★ Level-Up Manual ×10 3-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×30 Gems ×100 Battle Challenge E! Round 2
	Battle Challenge E! Round 2	Ultra Hard							Co-op Sync Orb ×200 3-Pack Drink ++ Set ×30 3-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×20 Gems ×100
Dazzling Dizzying Battle Stage	Full-Force Battle E! Round 1	Super Hard	Masked Man			Haxorus Weakness: ↓ Dragalge Weakness: ↓ Flygon Weakness:	Salamence Weakness: ↓ Garchomp Weakness: ↓ Dragonite Weakness:	Vibrava Weakness: ↓ Kingdra Weakness: ↓ Flygon Weakness:	Skill Sphere ×10 4★ Level-Up Manual ×10 3-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×30 Gems ×100 Full-Force Battle E! Round 2
	Full-Force Battle E! Round 2	Ultra Hard							Co-op Sync Orb ×200 3-Pack Drink ++ Set ×30 3-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×20 Gems ×100
Available starting March 5, 2022
All Aboard the Victory Train	Battle Challenge F! Round 1	Super Hard		Cynthia	Wally	Noivern Weakness:	Togekiss Weakness:	Altaria Weakness:	Skill Sphere ×10 4★ Level-Up Manual ×10 3-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×30 Gems ×100 Battle Challenge F! Round 2
	Battle Challenge F! Round 2	Ultra Hard							Co-op Sync Orb ×200 3-Pack Drink ++ Set ×30 3-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×20 Gems ×100
Champion Time	Full-Force Battle F! Round 1	Super Hard	Masked Woman			Alcremie Weakness: ↓ Jynx Weakness: ↓ Dragalge Weakness:	Togekiss Weakness: ↓ Gyarados Weakness: ↓ Vileplume Weakness:	Whimsicott Weakness: ↓ Alakazam Weakness: ↓ Houndoom Weakness:	Skill Sphere ×10 4★ Level-Up Manual ×10 3-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×30 Gems ×100 Full-Force Battle F! Round 2
	Full-Force Battle F! Round 1	Ultra Hard							Co-op Sync Orb ×200 3-Pack Drink ++ Set ×30 3-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×20 Gems ×100

Event missions

Mission Name	Objective	Reward
Mission 1	Complete Battle Challenge A! Round 2 with 1 or more sync pairs that share each of the following themes and with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: • Psychic • Sunglasses	5★ Power-Up ×1
Mission 2	Complete the following area with 2 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Full-Force Battle A! Round 2	Strike Move Candy Coin
Mission 3	Complete Battle Challenge B! Round 2 with 3 or more sync pairs that the following theme and with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: • Passionate Spirit	5★ Power-Up ×1
Mission 4	Complete the following area with 2 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Full-Force Battle B! Round 2	Support Move Candy Coin
Mission 5	Complete Battle Challenge C! Round 2 with 1 or more sync pairs that share each of the following themes and with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: • Flying • Battle Facility Foe	5★ Power-Up ×1
Mission 6	Complete the following area with 2 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Full-Force Battle C! Round 2	Tech Move Candy Coin
Mission 7	Complete Battle Challenge D! Round 2 with 1 or more sync pairs that share each of the following themes and with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: • Fighting • Body Builder	5★ Power-Up ×1
Mission 8	Complete the following area with 2 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Full-Force Battle D! Round 2	Strike Move Candy Coin
Mission 9	Complete Battle Challenge E! Round 2 with 2 or more sync pairs that share the following theme and with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: • Researcher	5★ Power-Up ×1
Mission 10	Complete the following area with 2 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Full-Force Battle E! Round 2	Support Move Candy Coin
Mission 11	Complete Battle Challenge F! Round 2 with 2 or more sync pairs that share the following theme and with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: • Battle Partner	5★ Power-Up ×1
Mission 12	Complete the following area with 2 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Full-Force Battle F! Round 2	Tech Move Candy Coin
Reward for completing all missions		Move Candy Coin ×1

Rental Battle Event

This event ran from September 1 to 15, 2023. It featured a variety of battles from the PML Arc, the Villain Arc, Champion Stadium, events, and Evolution sync pair stories. In addition, each battle had a set team that players were required to use to complete it.

Players could complete event missions by clearing each battle, earning rewards such as 5★ Power-Up Tickets and a Move Candy Coin. One battle was made available each day for the first ten days of the event.

Battles

Original Battle	Battle Name	Difficulty	Team	Trainer(s)			Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards
							Left	Middle	Right
Challenge Sygna Suit Brock (Interlude 1: Brock's Grit)	Challenge Battle 1	Very Hard	Set	Brock Sygna Suit			Roggenrola Weakness:	Tyranitar Weakness:	Nosepass Weakness:	Gems ×100 Challenge Battle 2	600 coins
Available starting September 2, 2023
Challenge Cheren & Hilbert & Hilda (Chapter 18: Team Unova)	Challenge Battle 2	Very Hard	Set	Hilda	Cheren	Hilbert	Emboar Weakness:	Stoutland Weakness:	Samurott Weakness:	Gems ×100 Challenge Battle 3	600 coins
Available starting September 3, 2023
Challenge Lear (Chapter 19: Rematch vs. Lear!)	Challenge Battle 3	Very Hard	Set	Sawyer	Lear	Rachel	Honchkrow Weakness:	Staraptor Weakness:	Umbreon Weakness:	Gems ×100 Challenge Battle 4	600 coins
Available starting September 4, 2023
Challenge the Subway Bosses (All Aboard the Victory Train)	Challenge Battle 4	Very Hard	Set	None	Emmet	Ingo	None	Archeops Weakness:	Excadrill Weakness:	Gems ×100 Challenge Battle 5	600 coins
Available starting September 5, 2023
Battle Challenge! (Pasio Friendiversary)	Challenge Battle 5	Very Hard	Set	Roxie	Iris (Alt.)	Burgh	Scolipede Weakness:	Hydreigon Weakness:	Leavanny Weakness:	Gems ×100 Challenge Battle 6	600 coins
Available starting September 6, 2023
Challenge Sygna Suit Cyrus (Sinnoh: Dreaming in Darkness)	Challenge Battle 6	Very Hard	Set	Cyrus Sygna Suit			Darkrai Weakness:			Gems ×100 Challenge Battle 7	600 coins
Available starting September 7, 2023
Challenge Sygna Suit Giovanni (Johto: Team Rocket's Revival)	Challenge Battle 7	Very Hard	Set	Giovanni Sygna Suit			Mega Mewtwo Y Weakness: ↓ Nidoking Weakness:			Gems ×100 Challenge Battle 8	600 coins
Available starting September 8, 2023
Phoebe (Hoenn Challenge)	Challenge Battle 8	Very Hard	Set	Phoebe			Mismagius Weakness:	Dusknoir Weakness:	Chandelure Weakness:	Gems ×100 Challenge Battle 9	600 coins
Available starting September 9, 2023
Quilava's Evolution	Challenge Battle 9	Very Hard	Set	Blaine			Ponyta Weakness:			Gems ×100 Challenge Battle 10	600 coins
Available starting September 10, 2023
Dewott's Evolution	Challenge Battle 10	Very Hard	Set	Cheren			Stoutland Weakness:			Gems ×100	600 coins

Set teams

Any teams whose theme skills are unspecified have all their theme skills at Lv. 0.

Set team (Challenge Battle 1)
Left		Middle		Right
Flannery & Torkoal		Korrina & Lucario		Brock & Onix
3★	Lv. 62	3★	Lv. 62	3★	Lv. 62
Tactics
1st		3rd		2nd
Moves
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)
Skills
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)

Set team (Challenge Battle 2)
Left		Middle		Right
Hau & Raichu		Misty & Starmie		Korrina & Lucario
4★	Lv. 75	3★	Lv. 75	3★	Lv. 75
Tactics
2nd		1st		3rd
Moves
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)
Skills
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)

Set team (Challenge Battle 3)
Left		Middle		Right
Korrina & Lucario		Scottie/Bettie & Pikachu		Skyla & Swanna
3★	Lv. 77	3★	Lv. 77	3★	Lv. 77
Tactics
3rd		2nd		1st
Moves
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)
Skills
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)

Set team (Challenge Battle 4)
Left		Middle		Right
Sabrina & Alakazam		May & Swampert		Sygna Suit Elesa & Rotom
5★	Lv. 135	5★	Lv. 135	5★	Lv. 135
Tactics
2nd		3rd		1st
Moves
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)
Skills
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)
Theme Skills
Psychic Lv. 4 Kanto Lv. 1 Gym Leader Lv. 1 Supernatural Lv. 1		Water Lv. 4 Hoenn Lv. 1 Main Character Lv. 1 Space Cadet Lv. 1 Contest Lover Lv. 1		Electric Lv. 4 Unova Lv. 1 Sygna Suit Lv. 1 Unova Gym Besties Lv. 1 Free Spirit Lv. 1

Set team (Challenge Battle 5)
Left		Middle		Right
Nate & Braviary		Skyla (Anniversary 2022) & Tornadus		Hilbert & Samurott
5★	Lv. 140	5★	Lv. 140	5★	Lv. 140
Tactics
3rd		2nd		1st
Moves
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)
Skills
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)
Theme Skills
Flying Lv. 4 Unova Lv. 1 Main Character Lv. 1 Unova Adventurer Lv. 1 Battle Partner Lv. 1		Flying Lv. 4 Unova Lv. 1 Seasonal Outfit Lv. 1 Undella Town Lv. 1		Water Lv. 4 Unova Lv. 1 Main Character Lv. 1 Unova Adventurer Lv. 1

Set team (Challenge Battle 6)
Left		Middle		Right
Scottie/Bettie & Torchic		Valerie & Sylveon		Cheren & Stoutland
3★	Lv. 110	4★	Lv. 110	5★	Lv. 110
Tactics
2nd		3rd		1st
Moves
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)
Skills
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)
Theme Skills
Fire Lv. 1 Main Character Lv. 1		Fairy Lv. 1 Kalos Lv. 1 Gym Leader Lv. 1 Artistic Lv. 1 Free Spirit Lv. 1		Normal Lv. 1 Unova Lv. 1 Gym Leader Lv. 1 Rival Lv. 1 Unova Adventurer Lv. 1

Set team (Challenge Battle 7)
Left		Middle		Right
Scottie/Bettie & Torchic		Giovanni & Mewtwo		Cheren & Stoutland
3★	Lv. 110	5★	Lv. 110	5★	Lv. 110
Tactics
2nd		3rd		1st
Moves
(standard)		(standard, non-Power Boost)		(standard)
Skills
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)
Theme Skills
Fire Lv. 1 Main Character Lv. 1		Psychic Lv. 1 Kanto Lv. 1 Villain Lv. 1 Complicated Family Lv. 1		Normal Lv. 1 Unova Lv. 1 Gym Leader Lv. 1 Rival Lv. 1 Unova Adventurer Lv. 1

Set team (Challenge Battle 8)
Left		Middle		Right
Sygna Suit Korrina & Marshadow		Fantina & Mismagius		Lillie (Special Costume) & Polteageist
5★	Lv. 125	5★	Lv. 125	5★	Lv. 125
Tactics
2nd		3rd		1st
Moves
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)
Skills
(standard)		(standard)		(standard)
Theme Skills
Ghost Lv. 4 Kalos Lv. 0 Sygna Suit Lv. 0 Passionate Spirit Lv. 0		Ghost Lv. 4 Sinnoh Lv. 0 Gym Leader Lv. 0 Artistic Lv. 0 Contest Lover Lv. 0		Ghost Lv. 4 Alola Lv. 0 Special Costume Lv. 0 Fancy Lady Lv. 0

Set team (Challenge Battle 9)
Left		Middle		Right
		Ethan & Quilava
		5★	Lv. 45
Tactics
		1st
Moves
		(standard)
Skills
		(standard)

Set team (Challenge Battle 10)
Left		Middle		Right
		Hilbert & Dewott
		5★	Lv. 45
Tactics
		1st
Moves
		(standard)
Skills
		(standard)

Event missions

Mission Name	Objective	Reward
Mission 1	Complete the following area ×1 Throwback Challenge: Rental Battle Event Challenge Battle 1	5★ Power-Up Ticket ×5
Available starting September 2, 2023
Mission 2	Complete the following area ×1 Throwback Challenge: Rental Battle Event Challenge Battle 2	5★ Power-Up Ticket ×5
Available starting September 3, 2023
Mission 3	Complete the following area ×1 Throwback Challenge: Rental Battle Event Challenge Battle 3	5★ Power-Up Ticket ×5
Available starting September 4, 2023
Mission 4	Complete the following area ×1 Throwback Challenge: Rental Battle Event Challenge Battle 4	5★ Power-Up Ticket ×5
Available starting September 5, 2023
Mission 5	Complete the following area ×1 Throwback Challenge: Rental Battle Event Challenge Battle 5	5★ Power-Up Ticket ×5
Available starting September 6, 2023
Mission 6	Complete the following area ×1 Throwback Challenge: Rental Battle Event Challenge Battle 6	5★ Power-Up Ticket ×5
Available starting September 7, 2023
Mission 7	Complete the following area ×1 Throwback Challenge: Rental Battle Event Challenge Battle 7	5★ Power-Up Ticket ×5
Available starting September 8, 2023
Mission 8	Complete the following area ×1 Throwback Challenge: Rental Battle Event Challenge Battle 8	5★ Power-Up Ticket ×5
Available starting September 9, 2023
Mission 9	Complete the following area ×1 Throwback Challenge: Rental Battle Event Challenge Battle 9	5★ Power-Up Ticket ×5
Available starting September 10, 2023
Mission 10	Complete the following area ×1 Throwback Challenge: Rental Battle Event Challenge Battle 10	5★ Power-Up Ticket ×5
Reward for completing all missions		Move Candy Coin ×1

In other languages

Battle Rewind – Throwback Challenge

Language Title Japanese 強者たちに再び挑め！ – メモリアルチャレンジ！ Mandarin Chinese 再次挑戰高手們！– 紀念挑戰！ French Combattons à nouveau ces Duos puissants ! – Défi nostalgique German Starke Gegner: Kampf voller Erinnerungen Italian Lotta di nuovo con Unità forti! – Sfida dei ricordi Korean 강자들에게 재도전하라! – 메모리얼 챌린지! Spanish Desafío nostálgico – Revancha contra los mejores

Throwback Challenge – Rental Battle Event

Language Title Japanese メモリアルチャレンジ – レンタルバトルイベント Mandarin Chinese 紀念挑戰 – 租用寶可夢對戰活動 French Défi nostalgique – Évènement location d'équipes German Kampf voller Erinnerungen: Leihkampf-Event Italian Sfida dei ricordi – Evento lotta con squadra in prestito Korean 메모리얼 챌린지 – 렌탈 배틀 이벤트 Spanish Desafío nostálgico – Evento de préstamo de Pokémon

See also

Pokémon Masters EX Events Unique events: Blissful Bonanza! • Prestige event • Battle Point Challenge • Daily Type Rotation • Pokémon Masters Day (2021 • 2022 • 2023) • Legendary Gauntlet • Music Coin Challenge • Battle with Pals • Find the Ditto impostors! • Riddle event • Anime Collaboration • Run-Up to Three Special Battles • Eevee Day Celebration! • Expedition event • Get the New Gear! event • 4.5 Year Celebration! • Electricity Disruptors Non-unique events: Story events • Training events • Special events • Legendary events • Solo events • Egg events • Time trial events (Let's Go for Number One!) • Extreme battle events • Gear events • Special sync pair events • Daily Battles • Villain events • Costume events • Throwback Challenges • Special battle events • Neo Champions • Trainer Files • High score events Pokémon Masters EX event templates Story events • Villain events • Solo events • Legendary events • All

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