Ticket scout

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The ticket scout (Japanese: チケット専用バディーズサーチ Ticket-Only Buddies Search) is a method of obtaining sync pairs in Pokémon Masters EX. It is accessed through the shop after completing Chapter 1 of the PML Arc. Ticket scouts require specific types of tickets, which may be obtained from certain sync pair scouts, battle rewards, or log-in bonuses.

Master Fair-exclusive, mix-exclusive, and Arc Suit Fair-exclusive sync pairs currently cannot be obtained from ticket scouts.

Categories

When the ticket scout menu is accessed from the shop, ticket scouts will be listed under one of two tabs: General or Limited Time.

General

General ticket scouts include 5★-Guaranteed scouts that only feature non-limited 5★ sync pairs from the general sync pair scout pool. There are nine general ticket scouts available to use: eight ticket scouts which each exclusively feature sync pairs with a specific region theme skill (excluding Paldea and Pasio) and one that combines all of the sync pairs from the eight region-specific scouts. General ticket scouts do not expire, though they update over time; typically, sync pairs are added to their respective ticket scout pools at the nearest anniversary following their debut scout. Offering rates are evenly divided among all pairs in each pool.

The 5★-Guaranteed Ticket Scout requires 5★ Scout Tickets to use. Region-specific 5★-Guaranteed Ticket Scouts require 5★ Scout Tickets named after the corresponding region; for example, 5★ Kanto Scout Tickets are needed to use the 5★-Guaranteed Kanto Ticket Scout, and so forth. The player has the option to scout one sync pair for 30 scout tickets, five sync pairs for 150 scout tickets, or ten sync pairs for 300 scout tickets.

No.	Sync pair	Type	Role	Region	Availability
					General	Regional
3	Sygna Suit Misty & Vaporeon	Water	Tech	Kanto	August 28, 2022
5	Sygna Suit Erika & Leafeon	Grass	Tech	Kanto	August 28, 2022
10	Kris & Totodile	Water	Physical Strike	Johto	September 30, 2020	October 13, 2021
17	Karen & Houndoom	Dark	Special Strike	Johto	September 30, 2020	October 13, 2021
18	Brendan & Treecko	Grass	Physical Strike	Hoenn	September 30, 2020	October 18, 2021
26	Phoebe & Dusclops	Ghost	Support	Hoenn	September 30, 2020	October 18, 2021
57	Olivia & Lycanroc	Rock	Physical Strike	Alola	September 30, 2020	November 7, 2021
65	Blue & Pidgeot	Flying	Special Strike	Kanto	September 30, 2020	September 16, 2021
66	Lyra & Chikorita	Grass	Support	Johto	September 30, 2020	October 13, 2021
67	Hilbert & Oshawott	Water	Support	Unova	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021
68	Hilda & Tepig	Fire	Physical Strike	Unova	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021
69	Elesa & Zebstrika	Electric	Physical Strike	Unova	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021
69	Sygna Suit Elesa & Rotom	Electric	Support	Unova	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021
70	Caitlin & Reuniclus	Psychic	Special Strike	Unova	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021
72	Glacia & Glalie	Ice	Support	Hoenn	September 30, 2020	October 18, 2021
73	Grimsley & Liepard	Dark	Tech	Unova	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021
73	Sygna Suit Grimsley & Sharpedo	Water	Physical Strike	Unova	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021
73	Grimsley (Kimono) & Bisharp	Steel	Tech	Alola	August 28, 2022
75	Ethan & Cyndaquil	Fire	Special Strike	Johto	September 30, 2020	October 13, 2021
76	Leaf & Eevee	Normal	Support	Kanto	September 30, 2020	September 16, 2021
79	Kukui & Lycanroc	Rock	Tech	Alola	September 30, 2020	November 7, 2021
85	Sabrina & Alakazam	Psychic	Support	Kanto	September 30, 2020	September 16, 2021
86	Fantina & Mismagius	Ghost	Special Strike	Sinnoh	September 30, 2020	October 23, 2021
87	Plumeria & Salazzle	Poison	Special Strike	Alola	September 30, 2020	November 7, 2021
88	Guzma & Golisopod	Bug	Physical Strike	Alola	September 30, 2020	November 7, 2021
89	Clemont & Heliolisk	Electric	Tech	Kalos	September 30, 2020	November 2, 2021
90	Wallace & Milotic	Water	Tech	Hoenn	September 30, 2020	October 18, 2021
92	Wally & Gallade	Fighting	Physical Strike	Hoenn	September 30, 2020	October 18, 2021
93	Jasmine & Steelix	Steel	Support	Johto	September 30, 2020	October 13, 2021
94	Dawn & Turtwig	Grass	Support	Sinnoh	September 30, 2020	October 23, 2021
95	Burgh & Leavanny	Bug	Special Strike	Unova	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021
96	Serena & Fennekin	Fire	Tech	Kalos	September 30, 2020	November 2, 2021
99	Morty & Drifblim	Ghost	Physical Strike	Johto	August 28, 2021	October 13, 2021
101	Lusamine & Pheromosa	Bug	Special Strike	Alola	August 28, 2021	November 7, 2021
102	Gladion & Silvally	Normal	Tech	Alola	August 28, 2021	November 7, 2021
103	Lillie & Clefairy	Fairy	Support	Alola	August 28, 2021	November 7, 2021
105	Volkner & Luxray	Electric	Tech	Sinnoh	August 28, 2021	October 23, 2021
107	Lisia & Altaria	Dragon	Tech	Hoenn	August 28, 2021	October 18, 2021
109	Nate & Braviary	Flying	Physical Strike	Unova	August 28, 2021	October 28, 2021
110	Bianca & Musharna	Psychic	Tech	Unova	August 28, 2021	October 28, 2021
113	May & Mudkip	Water	Tech	Hoenn	August 28, 2021	October 18, 2021
114	Mallow & Tsareena	Grass	Tech	Alola	August 28, 2021	November 7, 2021
117	Piers & Obstagoon	Dark	Support	Galar	August 28, 2021	November 12, 2021
121	Selene & Rowlet	Grass	Physical Strike	Alola	August 28, 2021	November 7, 2021
122	Elio & Popplio	Water	Support	Alola	August 28, 2021	November 7, 2021
125	Nessa & Drednaw	Water	Tech	Galar	August 28, 2021	November 12, 2021
126	Bea & Sirfetch'd	Fighting	Physical Strike	Galar	August 28, 2021	November 12, 2021
129	Lana & Araquanid	Water	Support	Alola	August 28, 2022
130	Kiawe & Marowak	Fire	Support	Alola	August 28, 2022
131	Hala & Crabominable	Ice	Physical Strike	Alola	August 28, 2022
132	The Masked Royal & Incineroar	Dark	Tech	Alola	August 28, 2022
139	Falkner & Swellow	Flying	Support	Johto	August 28, 2022	October 13, 2021
140	Sidney & Absol	Dark	Tech	Hoenn	August 28, 2022	October 18, 2021
142	Allister & Gengar	Ghost	Tech	Galar	August 28, 2022
143	Darach & Staraptor	Flying	Tech	Sinnoh	August 28, 2022
144	Sonia & Yamper	Electric	Support	Galar	August 28, 2022
146	Aaron & Vespiquen	Bug	Support	Sinnoh	August 28, 2022
147	Bertha & Hippowdon	Ground	Tech	Sinnoh	August 28, 2022
148	Lucian & Girafarig	Psychic	Tech	Sinnoh	August 28, 2022
150	Looker & Croagunk	Poison	Physical Strike	Sinnoh	August 28, 2023
151	Courtney & Camerupt	Ground	Tech	Hoenn	August 28, 2023
155	Gordie & Coalossal	Rock	Tech	Galar	August 28, 2023
156	Melony & Lapras	Ice	Support	Galar	August 28, 2023
159	Hugh & Bouffalant	Normal	Physical Strike	Unova	August 28, 2023
160	Colress & Klinklang	Steel	Tech	Unova	August 28, 2023
162	Shauna & Chesnaught	Grass	Support	Kalos	August 28, 2023
171	Olympia & Sigilyph	Psychic	Tech	Kalos	August 28, 2024
172	Drasna & Dragalge	Dragon	Tech	Kalos	August 28, 2024
185	Lenora & Watchog	Normal	Support	Unova	August 28, 2024
186	Ryuki & Turtonator	Dragon	Tech	Alola	August 28, 2024
197	Tierno & Crawdaunt	Dark	Support	Kalos	August 28, 2024

The One-Time-Only 5★-Select Ticket Scout is a general ticket scout that does not expire but will disappear from the menu after the player uses it. It was first made available on February 24, 2022. All 3★, 4★, and 5★ sync pairs from the general sync pair scout pool are included, and the player gets to choose one of three fair-exclusive pairs after performing a Sync Pair Scout ×10:

No.	Sync pair	Type	Role
65	Sygna Suit Blue & Blastoise	Water	Support
76	Sygna Suit Leaf & Venusaur	Grass	Tech
84	Sygna Suit Red & Charizard	Fire	Special Strike

Limited Time

Limited time ticket scouts have a set duration and disappear from the menu after their scout period ends or all of the respective tickets are used. These types of ticket scouts only require one ticket per use, but the tickets are distributed in limited quantities and may only be available for a short time period.

All sync pairs with the Seasonal Outfit and Special Costume theme skills, as well as all variety sync pairs, have been made available in limited time ticket scouts.

In these types of ticket scouts, the player is able to preview the moves, stats, passive skills, and sync grids of all featured sync pairs. It will also display whether the featured sync pairs have buddy moves or can Mega Evolve or Dynamax. If a featured sync pair can Dynamax, the player can preview one of their Max Move animations; otherwise, the player can preview their sync move animation.

Featured

Featured Ticket Scouts offer the player one sync pair from a pool of multiple pairs. The scout pool only includes 5★ sync pairs from the general sync pair scout pool and one or more featured pairs; the recruitment rate of the featured pair(s) totals to 25%. They were previously known as "Great Ticket Scouts" prior to the Morty Seasonal Featured Ticket Scout, relating to the name of the 5★ Great Scout Ticket required to use them.

Guaranteed

Guaranteed Ticket Scouts assure that the player obtains the featured sync pair. They were previously known as "Master Ticket Scouts" prior to the Morty Seasonal Guaranteed Ticket Scout, relating to the name of the 5★ Master Scout Ticket required to use them. Guaranteed Ticket Scouts are offered for seasonal and costume sync pairs in conjunction with their respective Featured Ticket Scouts.

5★-Select

5★-Select Ticket Scouts offer 5★ fair-exclusive sync pairs in their scout pool, along with pairs from the general scout pool. In these ticket scouts, a sync pair scout (usually for 10 pairs) is performed first, followed by a prompt for the player to choose a 5★ pair from the pool. As such, these scouts function identically to 5★-Select sync pair scouts with the exception of requiring tickets instead of Gems. Many 5★-Select Ticket Scouts have been held so far, including the Fair-Exclusive 5★-Select Ticket Scout, Run-Up to 3.5 Years 5★ Champion Select Ticket Scout, Anime Collaboration 10-Pair + 5★-Select Ticket Scout, and One-Time-Only 5★-Select Ticket Scout.

Other

Several other recurring ticket scouts that do not follow the conventions of the above scouts include:

• The 10-Pair Scout occurs during anniversaries and half-anniversaries. Unlike most limited time ticket scouts, the 10-Pair Scout can be performed multiple times before expiring. The scout pool only includes pairs from the general sync pair scout pool; in rare cases, the pool may also include fair-exclusive pairs introduced up to the scout's debut.
• The New Year's Poké Fair Ticket Scout is held at the start of a new year. Fair-exclusive pairs are included in the scout pool.

Methods of obtaining tickets

Events

Many different events in Pokémon Masters EX offer scout tickets as rewards for completing specific criteria.

Scout tickets may be given out for completing battles. Up to one regional 5★ Scout Ticket can be obtained daily for completing the Battle Point Challenge; the type of ticket depends on the region featured for that day. In the Villain Arc, winning the final battle of each chapter on Hard difficulty rewards the player with 30 5★ Scout Tickets corresponding to the region the chapter focuses on; for the final chapter, regular 5★ Scout Tickets are given out. In Victory Road, a total of 30 5★ Scout Tickets are spread across six battles.

Some tickets are locked behind limited-time battles:

• On Pokémon Masters Day every month, five 5★ Scout Tickets are one of the first-time completion rewards for completing the battle area Pika-Presents for Everyone!
• All types of regional 5★ Scout Tickets were available across three battles during Friendiversary Gifts, from March 14 to 22, 2022.
• New Year's Scout Tickets can be obtained from winning battle areas in the New Year's Challenge.

5★ Scout Tickets can be obtained simply for completing story areas. As part of the Villain Arc, the player can earn 30 tickets from each chapter, excluding the Paulo chapter: 15 for completing the fifth story area, and another 15 for completing the tenth and final story area. The type of 5★ Scout Ticket earned corresponds to the region the chapter is based on; for example, 5★ Kanto Scout Tickets are exclusive to the Kanto chapter, Team Rocket Returns, and so on. In Victory Road, the One-Time-Only 5★-Select Scout Ticket is a reward for completing the story area The Ultimate Graduation Test: Part 2.

Events that distribute items on a point-based system have also included scout tickets as possible rewards:

• The prestige event Battle Buffet Bash, which ran from November 30 to December 6, 2020, offered up to eight 5★ Scout Tickets as the player collected more Prestige Points.
• All time trial events each offer 5★ Scout Tickets in varying amounts the more points are earned.
• All high score events offer 30 5★ Scout Tickets for earning points. They may be given out in packs of five or ten per point threshold reached.

General and regional 5★ Scout Tickets may appear in the shop for different events in exchange for event vouchers. Regular 5★ Scout Tickets have been present in almost every event exchange shop since its introduction. The quantity of these tickets that can be obtained varies by event, though the exchange rate of 200 event vouchers per ticket has remained consistent—an exception to this is in the Blissful Bonanza! shop, where Bliss Tickets are used instead.

Events that have alternative methods of giving out rewards, like Prize Boxes, may also feature scout tickets. A limited number of these events have offered regional 5★ Scout Tickets:

Event	Event type	Ticket	Total	Notes
Mushroom Mania	Solo event	5★ Kanto Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Kanto Elite Four (Part 1)	Trainer Files	5★ Kanto Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Kanto Elite Four (Part 2)	Trainer Files	5★ Kanto Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Looming Shadow of Kanto	Villain event	5★ Kanto Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Spreading Shadows	Villain event	5★ Kanto Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Kris's Worries	Solo event	5★ Johto Scout Ticket	4	Shop exchange
Morty's Secret Ghost Training	Solo event	5★ Johto Scout Ticket	20	Shop exchange (second run only)
Elegant Flying-Type Pokémon	Trainer Files	5★ Johto Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Rocket Execs Assemble	Villain event	5★ Johto Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Team Rocket Attacks	Villain event	5★ Johto Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Two Factory Heads	Trainer Files	5★ Hoenn Scout Ticket 5★ Sinnoh Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Team Magma's Red-Hot Rage	Villain event	5★ Hoenn Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Team Aqua's Stormy Seas	Villain event	5★ Hoenn Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Sinnoh Elite Four Assemble	Solo event	5★ Sinnoh Scout Ticket	10	Shop exchange
Galactic Nightmare	Villain event	5★ Sinnoh Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Dreams of the Void	Villain event	5★ Sinnoh Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Galactic Awakening	Villain event	5★ Sinnoh Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
For the Fans	Solo event	5★ Unova Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
The Ideal Formula	Story event	5★ Unova Scout Ticket	6	Prize box rewards (second run only)
Shining Heart of Dragons	Story event	5★ Unova Scout Ticket	4	Prize box rewards (second/third runs only)
The Captured King	Villain event	5★ Unova Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Team Plasma's Icy Malice	Villain event	5★ Unova Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Serena's Dessert Party	Story event	5★ Kalos Scout Ticket	4	Shop exchange (second run only)
Battle! Friends from Kalos	Villain event	5★ Kalos Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Go, Go, Team Flare!	Villain event	5★ Kalos Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Akala Passion	Trainer Files	5★ Alola Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Lovable Numskulls	Trainer Files	5★ Alola Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Investigate the Foundation	Villain event	5★ Alola Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
People Protecting Pokémon	Villain event	5★ Alola Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Yell and Dream	Solo event	5★ Galar Scout Ticket	4	Shop exchange (second run only)
Severely Strained Relations	Solo event	5★ Galar Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Champion Time	Story event	5★ Galar Scout Ticket	4	Prize box rewards (second run only)
Lamenting a Millennium	Villain event	5★ Galar Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange
Hear the Cheers!	Villain event	5★ Galar Scout Ticket	30	Shop exchange

Missions

In the Legendary Arena, 5★ Scout Tickets are awarded as mission rewards for defeating certain Legendary Pokémon under certain conditions.

Different types of tickets may be given out for completing event missions:

• During the second run only of Morty's Secret Ghost Training, the player could earn ten 5★ Johto Scout Tickets for completing Mission 12.
• In the special event Stop the Evil Mastermind!, 30 of each regional 5★ Scout Tickets could be earned for completing missions.
• The 10-Pair + 5★-Select Scout Ticket was obtainable from July 7 to 24, 2022 for completing all the Anime Collaboration Special Missions.
• A Fair-Exclusive 5★-Select Scout Ticket was obtainable for completing eight of the Four-Year Anniversary Celebration Missions.

Scout tickets have previously been given out during limited-time Mission Bingo events.

• The Fifty Million Downloads Celebration Special Missions bingo, which ran from May 3 to 17, 2023, offered two 5★ Scout Tickets as the blackout reward.
• The Villain Arc-themed bingo, which ran from August 16 to October 1, 2023, had eight bingo spaces that each had 30 of one type of regional 5★ Scout Ticket. Players who completed the final story area of each Villain Arc chapter (excluding the Paulo chapter) earned the rewards depending on the region completed.
• The Eevee Day Celebration Mission Bingo, which ran from November 21 to December 5, 2023, had an Eevee Celebration Ticket as the blackout reward. The Eevee Day Celebration Bingo returned from November 21 to December 6, 2024, offering a Eevee Celebration Ticket C as the blackout reward instead.

Log-in bonuses

Certain tickets were obtainable from log-in bonuses which coincided with anniversaries or certain sync pair scouts. They could be claimed from the Present Box after opening the app during the limited time period the bonus was active.

Name	Duration	Ticket	Total
Make Way for Gloria Log-In Bonus	November 26 to December 21, 2020	5★ Scout Ticket	120
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets!	August 19 to September 30, 2021	10-Pair Scout Ticket	10
New Year's Log-In Bonus	January 1 to 16, 2022	New Year's Scout Ticket	8
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets!	February 21 to March 17, 2022	10-Pair Scout Ticket	10
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets!	August 18 to September 15, 2022	10-Pair Scout Ticket	10
New Year's Log-In Bonus	January 1 to 16, 2023	New Year's Scout Ticket	7
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets!	February 19 to March 18, 2023	10-Pair Scout Ticket	10
3.5 Year Celebration Log-In Bonus	February 27 to March 27, 2023	5★ Champion Select Scout Ticket	1
3.5 Year Celebration Log-In Bonus	February 28 to March 18, 2023	5★ Scout Ticket	30
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets!	August 16 to September 15, 2023	10-Pair Scout Ticket	10
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets!	February 19 to March 18, 2024	10-Pair Scout Ticket	10
4.5 Year Celebration Log-In Bonus	February 28 to March 16, 2024	Fair-Exclusive 5★-Select Scout Ticket	1
Ball Guy Log-In Bonus	June 4 to 14, 2024	5★ Scout Ticket	15
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets!	August 18 to September 15, 2024	10-Pair Scout Ticket	10

Paid scouts

Certain paid Gem-only sync pair scouts offer 5★ Great Scout Tickets and 5★ Master Scout Tickets for using them, like seasonal, costume, and variety tiered scouts. Tiered scouts with ten tiers will award the player with a 5★ Great Scout Ticket for reaching the fifth tier and a 5★ Master Scout Ticket for reaching the final tier. Tiered scouts with only five tiers offer a 5★ Great Scout Ticket for reaching the fifth tier. Since the Aaron Spotlight Scout and Ball Guy Variety Scout, 5★ Master Scout Tickets are also offered as part of paid Gem spotlight and variety scouts, respectively. These scouts have three separate "tiers", similar to tiered scouts; after using the third and final scout, a 5★ Master Scout Ticket for the featured sync pair is awarded. All tickets obtained in this fashion are sent to the Present Box to be claimed.

Several other types of scout tickets have been made available through limited-time paid sync pair scouts:

Scout	Duration	Ticket
Team Rocket Tiered Scout	September 6 to 27, 2023	5★ Team Rocket Scout Ticket
Eevee Day Celebration Tiered Scout	November 21 to December 15, 2023	Eevee Celebration Ticket
Eevee Day Celebration Tiered Scout A	November 21 to December 6, 2024	Eevee Celebration Ticket A
Eevee Day Celebration Tiered Scout B	November 21 to December 6, 2024	Eevee Celebration Ticket B

Trainer Lodge

The Trainer Lodge provides the player with many opportunities to get 5★ Scout Tickets. For each Trainer that can be interacted with in the Lodge, a total of 30 tickets can be obtained by raising their Friendship Level—10 each at Friendship Levels 5, 35, and 65. After raising a Trainer's Friendship Level to 30 or above, there is also a 1% chance that the Trainer will gift the player 10 5★ Scout Tickets on a given day (only if they were the last Trainer the player interacted with the day prior).

Additionally, 5★ Scout Tickets can be found in rare caches from expeditions. They have a flat 0.2% chance of appearing in a cache of any rarity, with rarer caches yielding more tickets as such: 10 tickets from 1★ caches, 20 tickets from 2★ caches, and 30 tickets from 3★ caches.

Battle Points

5★ Scout Tickets are one of the possible rewards the player can earn for collecting Battle Points. A total of 80 tickets can be received per round of Battle Point Tier Rewards.

BP	Amount
500	30
1,000	10
3,000	10
5,000	10
7,000	10
9,000	10

Rallies

Promotional rallies have been held on Pokémon Masters EX social media accounts for in-game events or to promote sweepstakes. These rallies invite players to complete event missions or meet other criteria in exchange for item rewards, some of which include scout tickets.

Rally	Ticket	Amount	Distribution
Stop the Evil Mastermind! Rally	Team Rocket Executive Scout Ticket	1	September 11, 2023
Time We Got Down to It! Rally	5★ Scout Ticket	30	January 22, 2024
Rika's Elite Test Rally	5★ Scout Ticket	30	May 14, 2024
#EeveeDay Extravaganza 2024	Eevee Celebration Ticket C	1	November 22, 2024

Ticket scout history

Main article: Ticket scout history

In other languages

Language Title Japanese チケット専用バディーズサーチ Mandarin Chinese 票券專用拍組搜尋 French Appel Duo avec Bons German Ticket-G-Suche Italian Unicerca con ticket Korean 티켓 전용 버디즈서치 Spanish Reclutamiento billete

See also

• Sync pair scout

Notes

This article is part of Project Sidegames, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Sidegames.