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

Single player

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 • 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 Non-unique events: Story events • Training events • Special events • Legendary events • Solo events • Egg events • Time trial events • 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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