Electricity Disruptors

Electricity Disruptors でんきをとめるもの The Thing That Cuts Off the Power
Event notification image
Type	Special event
First run	April 1 to 2, 2024
Featured sync pairs	None

Electricity Disruptors (Japanese: でんきをとめるもの The Thing That Cuts Off the Power) was a one-day-only special event in Pokémon Masters EX to celebrate April Fools' Day 2024. It was focused on ghosts and Ghost-type Pokémon.

During this event, the Pokémon Center was shrouded in darkness, and the background music was changed to the Lavender Town theme from Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow. All the normal Trainers visiting the Pokémon Center were replaced with special interactions, including Trainers reacting to the blackout and interactions with Ghost-type Pokémon. As a consequence of this, players could not receive items from talking to Trainers in the Pokémon Center for the duration of the event. All special interactions were included in one of two groups; one group of interactions was randomly selected each time the Pokémon Center was loaded. Additionally, the event conversation at Trista's counter was replaced by an event conversation with Volkner.

Unlike previous April Fools' Day events, no special log-in bonus was available alongside this event. However, players could take on a battle against Acerola to earn 300 Gems.

Plot

At the Pokémon Center in Centra City, the lights have all gone out, and Lear blames Volkner for tinkering with machines and causing a blackout again. Volkner points out that Lear reinforced Pasio's electrical systems specifically to avoid outages like this, so he thinks something else is going on. Agatha agrees with him, noting that large numbers of Ghost-type Pokémon have gathered in the Pokémon Center. Lear doesn't think that the power will be coming back on anytime soon if they don't know the cause, so Bertha and Agatha advise the player to be careful today, especially when speaking to other people.

Later, the player meets up with Volkner in the Pokémon Center, and he asks if they encountered anything strange. Regardless of the player's answer, he'll say that something weird happened here. He says that some Electric-type Pokémon chewing on power cables caused the blackout, and he invites the player to come with him to fix the cables. If the player refuses, he turns around and says that he's so lonely, while if the player accepts, he turns around and says in a weird way that they should go. Either way, the player gets a distinct impression that this person may not be Volkner at all.

Area info

Area name	Unlock condition	Completion rewards
Be Careful of the Darkness	Available from start	Gems ×10 Challenge Acerola
The Blackout Continues...	Complete Challenge Acerola	Gems ×10

Battles

Name	Difficulty	Trainers			Pokémon			Stamina	First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards
Name	Difficulty	Trainers			Left	Middle	Right	Stamina	First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards
Challenge Acerola	Hard	Helena	Acerola	Lass	Haunter Weakness:	Mimikyu Weakness:	Gastly Weakness:	15	Gems ×300 The Blackout Continues...	600 coins

Gallery

Event banner

Music

Situation	Song key	Song name	Arrangement
In menu	No. 00004	Adventure Awaits	Unknown
During battle	No. 00017	Battle! (Alola Elite Four: Acerola) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
In the Pokémon Center Be Careful of the Darkness From start The Blackout Continues... From start	—	Lavender Town Theme	Unknown
Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.

Script

Be Careful of the Darkness

Name	Text
(Lear, Volkner, Agatha, and Bertha are gathered in the Pokémon Center, which is shrouded in darkness; many Ghost-type Pokémon are gathered in the background)
Lear	... ... ... Volkner... You. Did. It. Again! Didn't you?!
Volkner	W-Wait a second! ...OK, yes—I was fiddling with machines, but not even I would make enough mistakes to cause THIS many blackouts! And weren't YOU the one who reinforced Pasio's electrical systems specifically to avoid outages like these happening?
Lear	Well... Yes, I suppose that's true.
Volkner	So yeah, this blackout isn't only on me. Something strange is going on.
Agatha	You are correct, child. I don't know where they're coming from, but unusual numbers of Ghost-type Pokémon are gathering here. These old bones can feel it... Something's amiss.
Volkner	You see? Even Bertha agrees with me.
Agatha	Bertha? I'm Agatha! What a rude young man you are, mixing up people's names!
Volkner	Oh, sorry about that. It's so dark in here, I can't see all that well.
Bertha	At any rate... Is there no chance the power will come back on soon?
Lear	Probably not... If it wasn't Volkner's tinkering that caused this, it may take some time to fix. I'd expect us to be stuck in the dark for a while.
Bertha	I see. We'd best be careful, then.
Agatha	Indeed. After all, those you encounter in the darkness may not all be of this world... Be very careful if you speak to anyone today, <player>...
(Fade to black; a Pumpkaboo's cry is heard)

Pokémon Center (event conversation)

Name	Text
Volkner	Something's off...
Volkner	Pasio's electrical system has been well-reinforced. It shouldn't be so easy for blackouts to just happen like this. Maybe this is just a prank played by some ghost Pokémon... I hope so, anyway.

One of the two interaction groups is present at a time in the Pokémon Center:

Pokémon Center (one interaction group)

Name	Text
(Talking to Morty)
Morty	I often train in darkness, so I'm used to situations like this. Maybe we could make use of this opportunity to do some training in the dark. What do you say, <player>? That friend of yours right behind you can even join us!

(Interacting with Dusknoir)
(Dusknoir cries out angrily, then pauses, then cries out happily)

(Talking to Brawly)
Brawly	This darkness! I feel my fighting spirit surging up inside me! I feel like any second now, a Gym challenger is gonna come take me on!

(Interacting with Gastly and Hoopa)
(Gastly cries out; Hoopa cries out happily and does a flip)

(Talking to the Hex Maniac, who is floating above the ground)
Hex Maniac	... ... ... No, you're not the one...
(The Hex Maniac floats away and vanishes off-screen)

(Interacting with Cofagrigus)
(Cofagrigus cries out happily)

(Talking to Cheryl)
Cheryl	Not too long ago...something pretty scary happened to me... Oh... Won't the lights hurry up and come back on already?!

(Talking to Penny)
Penny	You're wondering if I'm OK in the dark? I keep the lights in my bedroom pretty low, so this is just business as usual for me, I guess...

(Interacting with Chandelure)
(Chandelure cries out happily and spins around)

(Interacting with the Poké Kid)
(Pumpkaboo cries out happily; the Poké Kid turns and walks towards it; after she passes it, Pumpkaboo follows her)

Pokémon Center (one interaction group)

Name	Text
(Talking to Allister)
Allister	...Oh. Hi. It's nice and relaxing in the dark...

(Interacting with Gengar)
(Gengar turns around, jumps out of the floor, and cries out)

(Talking to the Lass)
Lass	Be cursed with me! Kwaaah! What?! Did I...just say something...?
(Talking to the Lass again)
Lass	By the way, one of my relatives is a channeler. Is being easily possessed by spirits considered a talent?

(Interacting with Haunter)
(Haunter cries out happily)

(Talking to Acerola)
Acerola	This place is dangerous. You should get out... Right now. ... ... ...
Acerola?	I told you to get out. ... ... ... Get out.
???	Get out. Get out! Get OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT!!!
(Talking to Acerola again)
Acerola	Hm? What's wrong, <player>? Did something happen...?

(Interacting with Runerigus)
(Runerigus cries out happily)

(Talking to Clay)
Clay	Hrmph! Ya can't get into the tunnel-diggin' business if yer scared by this! You know what? I'm lookin' FORWARD to whatever it is that'll come jumpin' out!

(Talking to Chase)
Chase	Heeeey! Partner! Aaah, where did he go? If only I could use Secret Techniques like my partner can. With Light Up, I'd be able to see in here...

(Interacting with Petey, Pikachu, and Mimikyu)
(Petey cries out, then Pikachu cries out, then Mimikyu cries out, then the three of them cheer)

The Blackout Continues...

Name	Text
(Pokémon Center; Volkner is standing in front of the side doors)
Volkner	Oh, <player>. Well? Did anything strange happen? Yeah, and it was scary...: I hear that. Something pretty weird happened here, too. No, nothing happened.: Really? That's good. Something pretty weird happened here... Apparently it was some Electric-type Pokémon up to mischief that caused this blackout. Chew marks were found on the power cables. Sheesh... Those Pokémon are such a pain... I'm about to go fix the cables now. Come along with me, <player>. (Don't go.): Oh...
Volkner?	So...lonely...
Volkner	(Go along.): Right.
Volkner?	Let's...go...
(Volkner walks away; fade to black)

Trivia

The conversation with the Hex Maniac is a reference to the Hex Maniac who appears in Lumiose City and says the same dialogue.
The conversation with Acerola is a reference to the illusory Acerola that appears at the Thrifty Megamart during her trial in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
Brawly's reaction to the darkness is a reference to the fact that the puzzle in his Gym involves navigating a dark maze.
Cheryl's reaction to the darkness may be a reference to The Old Chateau, where she has a supernatural encounter inside the Old Chateau.

In other languages

Language		Title
Japanese		でんきをとめるもの
Mandarin Chinese		阻止電力之者
French		Une panne obscure
German		Störenfriede am Stromnetz
Italian		Corto circuito spettrale
Korean		전기를 멈추는 자
Spanish		Desconexión paranormal