Summer Superstars

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Sync pairs with reward bonus
Summer Superstars 夏だ　海だ　音楽だ！
Event notification image
Type	Story event
First run	July 31 to August 16, 2020
Rerun(s)	July 20 to August 3, 2021
Featured sync pairs	Steven (Summer 2020) & Sandslash Lyra (Summer 2020) & Jigglypuff
1.6×	Steven (Summer 2020) & Sandslash Lyra (Summer 2020) & Jigglypuff
1.4×	Steven & Metagross Lyra & Chikorita/Bayleef/Meganium
1.2×	Scottie/Bettie & Pikachu Scottie/Bettie & Torchic

Summer Superstars (Japanese: =夏だ　海だ　音楽だ！) was a story event in Pokémon Masters EX. It was focused on the sync pairs Steven (Summer 2020) & Sandslash and Lyra (Summer 2020) & Jigglypuff. It also also marked the debut of Lisia and Ryuki as NPCs.

During this event, players could earn Travel Tokens from "Summer Takedown!" single-player battles. The player could use Travel Tokens to move to an adjacent space on the event map, collecting the item on that space. Reaching the checkpoint on a map would allow the player to unlock a new story area, if one was available, and advance to the next map. In addition, the maps would occasionally include grand prizes that could be collected when the player moved to that space. Extra Travel Tokens were automatically exchanged with coins once the event was finished.

The player could battle using Steven (Summer 2020) & Sandslash or Lyra (Summer 2020) & Jigglypuff to obtain +0.6× bonus Travel Tokens; Steven & Metagross or Lyra & Chikorita/Bayleef/Meganium to obtain +0.4× bonus Travel Tokens; and Scottie/Bettie & Pikachu or Scottie/Bettie & Torchic to obtain +0.2× bonus Travel Tokens.

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.

In addition, players could earn a medal for completing all the story areas in the event.

First run

The event first ran from July 31 to August 17, 2020. The "Steven Seasonal Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Steven (Summer 2020) & Sandslash for the duration of the event, and the "Lyra Seasonal Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Lyra (Summer 2020) & Jigglypuff for the duration of the event.

In this run, the grand prizes included Power-Up items, Strike Move Candy Coins, Sync Orbs for the new sync pairs, and Co-op Sync Orbs.

Second run

The event reran from July 20 to August 3, 2021. The "Steven and Lyra Seasonal Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Steven (Summer 2020) & Sandslash and Lyra (Summer 2020) & Jigglypuff for the duration of the event.

In this run, the grand prizes included 5★ Scout Tickets, Co-op Sync Orbs, Skill Spheres, a Support Move Candy Coin, Skip Tickets, 4★ Level-Up Manuals, and 3-Pack Drink Sets ++.

Plot

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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
Summer Takedown! Round 1	Normal	Black Belt	Makuhita Weakness:	Graveler Weakness:	Trapinch Weakness:	10	Gems ×30	400 coins Travel Token ×8	None
Summer Takedown! Round 2	Hard	Black Belt	Makuhita Weakness:	Graveler Weakness:	Trapinch Weakness:	15	Gems ×30	600 coins Travel Token ×11	None
Summer Takedown! Round 3	Very Hard	Ace Trainer	Vileplume Weakness:	Conkeldurr Weakness:	Medicham Weakness:	15	Gems ×30	400 coins Travel Token ×14	None
Summer Takedown! Round 4	Super Hard	Ace Trainer	Vileplume Weakness:	Conkeldurr Weakness:	Medicham Weakness:	20	Gems ×30	1,500 coins Travel Token ×18	None
Full-Force Battle! Round 1	Super Hard	Masked Woman	Machop Weakness: ↓ Phanpy Weakness: ↓ Jumpluff Weakness:	Gallade Weakness: ↓ Nidoqueen Weakness: ↓ Roserade Weakness:	Makuhita Weakness: ↓ Palossand Weakness: ↓ Vileplume Weakness:	—	Gems ×100 3★ Support Move Candy	None	None
Full-Force Battle! Round 2	Ultra Hard	Masked Woman	Machop Weakness: ↓ Phanpy Weakness: ↓ Jumpluff Weakness:			—	Gems ×100 4★ Tech Move Candy	None	None

Grand prizes

July 31 to August 17, 2020

Grand Prize	Number Available
4★ Power-Up	3
3★ Power-Up	3
Strike Move Candy Coin	2
Co-op Sync Orb ×500
Sync Orb ×100 (Lyra & Jigglypuff)
Sync Orb ×100 (Steven & Sandslash)

July 20 to August 3, 2021

Grand Prize	Number Available
5★ Scout Ticket ×2	2
Co-op Sync Orb ×500	4
Skill Sphere ×100	2
Support Move Candy Coin	1
Skip Ticket ×150	1
4★ Level-Up Manual ×10	2
3-Pack Drink ++ Set ×100	2
After obtaining all Grand Prizes
3★ Power-Up	Unlimited

Gallery


Event banner

Medal 1★ Summer Superstars	Medal 2★ Summer Superstars	Medal 3★ Summer Superstars	Medal Jigglypunk	Artwork by Aco Arisaka	Artwork by Nora

Script

Pokémon Center

Name	Text
Steven	The beach sure is lively.
Lyra	That's a refreshing look for you, Steven! It's a real change from the suits you always wear.
Steven	Yes, it is. I thought I'd go with something a little more relaxed today to enjoy the occasion to the fullest!
Lyra	Hey, <player>! Let's take a page out of Steven's book and really enjoy ourselves!

Intro

Name	Text
(Pokémon Center)
Steven	Good to see you, <player>. Oh, are you surprised by these new outfits we're wearing? Apparently there's going to be a music festival for sync pairs to enjoy. I brought this Sandslash I've been raising. I was thinking we could test our skills in a place that's bustling with activity.
Lyra	And I brought this little Jigglypuff. I thought it would be a good experience for her since she loves singing! Well, that was my excuse at first, but now I'm just really excited to go myself...
Steven	Why don't you come with us to the festival?

One Summer's Day

Name	Text
(Town)
Lear	Hmm... The sync pairs seem to be less motivated lately. Maybe the heat is getting to them... Pathetic fools! What's the point of me rising to the top if all the sync pairs are weaklings?! Hmph. So be it. I'll just have to come up with something else to make Pasio famous that isn't Pokémon battles. Some new attractions ought to bring in strong sync pairs! I've got to come up with something special that'll breathe new life into Pasio and generate a bunch of publicity! Rachel! Can't you see I'm trying to think? Knock off that humming already!
Rachel	Ah! Sooorry. But it's, like, summer, y'know? The time for playing in the water and going to festivals and all that fun stuff. It's enough to make me wanna sing a little song, y'knooow?
Lear	We're surrounded by water! You can play in it whenever you want! And festivals? Singing? Utter nonsense! It's that kind of ridiculous carefree attitude that's making all the sync pairs— Wait a minute... Maybe it's not so ridiculous after all! Excellent work, Rachel! Ha ha ha ha!
Rachel	Huuuh? Did I just do something right?

The Sync Pair Music Festival!

Name	Text
Having been invited by Steven and Lyra, <player> arrives at the festival. The sounds of lively music and singing can be heard in all directions.
Steven	Wow. It looks like everyone's having a good time. This is the Sync Pair Music Festival, a celebration of summer here on Pasio...
Lyra	This place is popping! It's everything I could ever want in a music festival! Jigglypuff seems to be enjoying it, too! And whatever that is wafting over from the food booths smells delicious...
Steven	The food booths do look good, not to mention the other booths that have shooting games and prize raffles. Is that a Hoenn Rangers action figure? It's not every day you come across one of those. Do you know about the Hoenn Rangers? I sure do!: I'm impressed. Even in Hoenn, there aren't many people who know about them. Are they some kind of heroes?: Yes. They're a team of local heroes who operated in Hoenn back in the day. I hear their popularity was short-lived due to the Pokémon Contest Spectaculars starting up around the same time. Come to think of it, the excitement of this festival reminds me of the Pokémon Contest Spectaculars.
Lyra	I'd love a chance to take the stage at a Pokémon Contest Spectacular someday! Huh? Is that Lear? It doesn't look like he's about to start singing, though...
Lear	Ladies and gentlemen! I'm glad to see you all enjoying yourselves at the Sync Pair Music Festival! But...need I remind you? Pasio was created to determine which sync pair is the strongest of all! With that in mind, I hereby declare that a contest will be held... A contest to decide which sync pairs reign supreme as a musical act! I present...the Pasio Superstar Competition!
Lyra	The Pasio Superstar Competition?
Lear	You'll all form teams and compete for first place by playing music with your partner Pokémon! Those who rise above the rest in the categories of musical sense and group composition will be crowned Pasio's Superstars!
Ryuki	Awww yeah! I'm all fired up!
Lisia	Wow! This sounds kinda like a Pokémon Contest Spectacular! Let's show them what we've got, Ali!
Lear	And since I'm such a nice guy, I've prepared a prize to make things more exciting! In addition to prize money, I will graciously appoint the winning team to act as my official Pasio promo reps!
Lyra	Official Pasio promo reps?! So we'd sorta be like celebrities! That sounds like fun!
Lear	This is your chance to be the face of Pasio! You better show some gratitude! In fact, since I'm such a nice guy, I've even prepared a prize for the second-place team!
Sawyer	Well done as always, young master! How generous of you!
Rachel	I'm sooooo jealous. You guys better show some gratitude to Master Lear, 'kay?
Lear	That takes care of that! Now, let's start things off by separating the wheat from the chaff in the preliminaries! If you want to make it to the finals, beat out the competition and prove you've got what it takes! Ha ha ha ha!
Steven	The Pasio Superstar Competition, huh? Prizes aside, this seems like a good chance to test my skills. I can sense from my sync stone that Sandslash has gotten stronger. Now I'd like to see it for myself. And I'd also like my Metagross to see me in my moment of triumph since we've trained so much together.
Lyra	Jigglypuff and I are actually really into the idea of being celebrities... Plus, we practice songs together all the time. We've been looking for a chance to show them off!
Steven	Why don't the three of us make a team, then?
Lyra	Yeah! Let's do it!: Yeah! Since we're already here at the festival, we might as well try our best to win!
Steven	Yeah! Let's do it!: I'm glad to be a part of the team! I have no intention of losing in either musical sense or group composition!
Lyra	Let's go for the win!: Of course! If we're going to do it, we've got to win!
Steven	Let's go for the win!: That's the spirit! I mean, I intended to win this from the start. All right. First, we have to make it through the preliminaries. It looks like we're up against them first.
(Hapu, Hau, and Kukui face-off with Lyra, Steven, and the player)
Hau	We're bona fide festival fans ourselves, you know!
Kukui	Our Alolan spirit is burning bright like Flame Wheel!
Hapu	Mm-hmm! I'll show off an Alolan song I've been practicing, too!
Steven	The team from Alola, where summer never ends... Looks like we've already got our work cut out for us.
Lyra	Yeah. They're burning bright as the sun itself!
Steven	In that case, let's cool them off with our own music. All right, Lyra and <player>! Let's get focused and ready for our first team competition!

Festival Fans and Superstars

Name	Text
Hau	Wow! That was impressive! I guess we lost this time.
Kukui	You beat our burning Alolan spirit? You're really something, <player>!
Hapu	Yes. It's unfortunate that we lost, but I guess we'll just have to cheer for you now.
Kukui	All right! Let's Accelerock our way back to the spectator area, yeah!
Hau	I'm going to get something to eat at one of the food booths!
Hapu	My goodness. What a restless bunch. I'll be going now. I've got my fingers crossed for your victory.
<player>'s team continued their winning streak, making it all the way to the finals!
Steven	It looks like we made to the finals. Well done, everyone, for making it this far.
Lyra	Singing and dancing out in the sun is more tiring than I expected, but it sure is a lot of fun!
Steven	You two seem to be enjoying this almost too much. Are you feeling OK?
Lyra	We're fine! Knowing the finals are right around the corner has me really fired up. Wow! That feels so cold and refreshing! Thank you, Sandslash!
Steven	It looks like Sandslash is worried about you, too. Be careful not to get so fired up that you burn out.
The final showdown of the Pasio Superstar Competition is about to begin! Participating teams, please assemble onto the stage as you are called.
Lyra	Look! Isn't that...
Steven	I'm certainly not surprised we're competing against them for first place.
Lisia	Dazzling, dizzying, doldrums defying! Hoenn's own contest idol! The Miraculous Lisia!
Ryuki	The name's Ryuki. I'm what you might call a star. I've made it this far so I can play a gig in the finals!
Roxie	♪ P-O-K-E-M-O-N! Pokémon! ♪ As if we'd lose a music competition! First place is as good as ours!
Ace Trainer	Lissi! Scout me as your next boyfriend!
Street Thug	Ryuki! Let 'em hear the world's best scream!
Swimmer	Roxie! Blow everyone's minds!
Lyra	Wow... The crowd's really going wild!
Steven	Two musicians and a contest idol. It looks like a lot of their fans have come to cheer them on, too.
Lisia	You'll go easy on us today, won't you, Steven?
Steven	Hey, you may be Wallace's niece, but that doesn't mean I'm going to hold back!
Lisia	Hehehe. I'm so excited to battle the Champion! Oh my! What a cute outfit! Would you mind telling me your name?
Lyra	What?! Oh, uh, I'm Lyra! I guess I'm a little interested in contests...
Lisia	Oh, really?! I guess I better scout you for a contest right away! On second thought, maybe after we're done competing, huh?
Steven	Ryuki, was it? I've heard stories about your skill.
Ryuki	I'm honored, Champion! I can't believe a star from Hoenn knows who I am! And that cool new face there must be an Alolan Sandslash! I bet he'd be great for a jam session!
Roxie	<player>! Even if we're up against you and a Champion, we won't lose! You're really determined!/You sure are fired up!: I guess you could say that. I figure making a name for myself here might encourage my old man while he's chasing his dream back in Unova. Uh, I mean, not that I care about him that much or anything! Let's get this party started already!
Lear	Looks like you're all done with your little chat. All right, then. Let the final competition begin! The audience will decide which team wins! I expect you all to deliver performances worthy of the Pasio Superstar Competition!
Lyra	This is my chance to be a star. I've got to give it my all!

Jigglypunk!

Name	Text
(Lisia and Steven perform)
Lyra	Wow! They both did a great job! We've got to put it all on the line, too, Jigglypuff! C'mon, let's go! All right! Here we go! I'm Lyra and this is Jigglypuff! Hope you enjoy our song! (Jigglypuff?! Dial it back a little!)
Steven	Uh-oh... It looks like their enthusiasm backfired. Wow... That's intense... Jigglypuff's voice is pretty potent... At this rate, we're all...gonna fall...asleep...
Ryuki	Hey! Wake up! You can't go beddy-bye in the middle of a live show!
Roxie	Well done, Ryuki! I'm wide awake now!
Lyra	Th-thank you.
Ryuki	Now's not the time for you to be thankin' me! We're gonna take the stage if you keep dillydallyin'!
Lyra	Oh, right! Jigglypuff! Once more from the top! Use your gentle voice just like you always do. Whoa! Wh-what's gotten into you, Jigglypuff?!
Ryuki	I think she digs our loud music! Jigglypuff sing differently depending on the region they're from, you know! I bet she heard us screaming and dug it so much, she wanted to try it out herself!
Lyra	Oh, I see... I'm sorry, Jigglypuff. I never realized you could sing like that. All right! In that case, I'll just keep up with Jigglypuff's new style! Now, let our Johto spirit ring out loud!
Ryuki	Nice! I like that intensity! Everyone needs some intensity now and then to shake things up!
Ace Trainer	I think I'm falling in love! How could such a cute face make such loud, heavy music?!
Street Thug	Rock on, little lady! Don't let her show you up, Ryuki!
Swimmer	Oooh! This is blowing my mind!
Steven	Wow. Never in a million years did I think she could sing like that. She's even a match for Ryuki!: She sure is. And Ryuki seems happy about it, too. It's so cool!: Yes! I think it's cool, too. Come on, we still have time to show them what we've got. Let's win over the audience and secure our first-place spot!
Lisia	Hehe. Looks like we've reached the next chapter in your story, Lyra! This is a little different from the Pokémon Contest Spectacular, so it won't be as easy... but we've got to give it our all! Right, Ali?

Endless Summer!

Name	Text
Lisia	Our fans are cheering us on, after all! You and I are definitely going to win this, Ali!
Lyra	This is our chance to stand on the same stage as a contest idol! Losing is not an option!
Ryuki	Yo, Hoenn superstar! I'm gonna surpass you and get one step closer to making my mark on the world!
Steven	And I'm going to prove my bond with Sandslash by winning against you!
Roxie	This is the homestretch! We'll take on your determination with our poisonous performance!
Lear	Hmph. I've reached a decision. Both teams were equal in terms of skill, but the winner by a slim margin is... <player>'s team! Now then, let's start the awards ceremony! We'll start by handing out the prizes for the team that took first place. Try to show some gratitude, will you?! To think that the Champion of Hoenn has become the poster boy for Pasio... I guess this competition was a good idea after all!
Rachel	Master Lear looks toootally happy.
Sawyer	Steven has a lot of fans, after all. We'll probably get a lot of business after this.
Lyra	So we're the official promo reps of Pasio now? I wonder how we're supposed to act.
Lisia	Congratulations, Lyra. Keep up the good work!
Lyra	Hehe. Thanks! We'll always be cheering for you and Ali, Lisia! Huh? You don't look very happy, Steven.
Steven	Oh, that's not it. I'm happy I was able to win first place with Sandslash at my side. It's just that I'm not very interested in prize money or becoming an official promo rep or anything like that.
Lisia	Speaking of prizes, we get one, too, don't we? I'm excited to see what it is!
Lear	Next is the second place team! Your prize is... a statue of yours truly sculpted from a rare ore!
Lisia	... ... ... What?!
Lear	Put this symbol of your team someplace where everyone can get a good look at it!
Rachel	That's totally craaazy, Master Lear. I'm sooo jealous.
Sawyer	What wonderful thoughtfulness! Well done as always, young master!
Lisia	Wow... That sure is a surprising prize! But where on earth are we going to put such a big statue? Huh? Steven? What's up?
Steven	Incredible! This ore... Is this what I think it is? Ah-ha! I knew it! It's so hard to get these days, what with the increase in industrial demand! Gosh! I'm so jealous of you all! You get to look at this ore every day!
Lisia	Hehe. What a great smile. You sure do live up to your name, Steven Stone! If it's all right with you two, I think it might be a good idea to give this statue to Steven. What do you think?
Ryuki	Fine by me! It's too heavy to fit in my luggage anyway.
Roxie	Yeah, I don't mind. He'd be taking a load off our hands. Literally...
Lisia	Hehe. Great! Thanks, you two! Well, you heard them. This statue is our gift to you, Steven!
Steven	Really?! Thank you! I'll take good care of it!
Lear	Hmph. They don't know what they're giving up! But no matter... The Sync Pair Music Festival isn't over yet! Get out there and enjoy summertime on Pasio to the fullest!

Trivia

Summer Superstars was the only story event to use the event map format that did not feature any sub-story areas.
It was also the only story event to rerun in event map format, as all other story events presented in event map format have either never been rerun or reran in a different format.

In other languages

Language		Title
Japanese		夏だ　海だ　音楽だ！
Mandarin Chinese		夏天、大海、音樂！
French		L'été, la plage, la musique !
German		Sommer, Meer und Musik!
Italian		Estate, mare e musica!
Korean		여름이다, 바다다, 음악이다!
Spanish		En verano, ¡playa y música!