Time trial event

Time trial events[note 1] (Japanese: タイムアタックイベント Time Attack Event) are a type of limited-time event in Pokémon Masters EX. These challenge players to complete battles in a short amount of time; players are graded and awarded points according to how long they take to win a battle, and they earn event rewards by reaching point milestones.

Format

The first two time trial events—Race to Victory and Eternal Rivals—consisted of two types of battles: three main time trial battles and a practice match. Players were granted three attempts per day to clear any of the main time trial battles; any unused attempts were rolled over to subsequent days. The practice match was available for players to play as many times as they want, with the battle being the same as the Very Hard difficulty for the main time trial battles. The practice match did not consume attempts or stamina, and while it did not award any points, medals could be earned the same as in the Very Hard main time trial battle. In addition, bonuses were granted to the stats of certain sync pairs who participated in event battles and the points awarded upon completing a battle with those sync pairs on the team.

However, from Top Speed onwards, the format was significantly altered. Only one or two battles were available, which could be challenged as many times as the player wanted. This battle did not consume stamina, and it awarded points on completion. However, sync pairs no longer received bonuses to stats or points.

List of time trial events

Event Name Start Date End Date Featured Sync Pair(s) Banner
Race to Victory November 12, 2020 November 30, 2020 Nate & Braviary
Eternal Rivals April 28, 2021 May 16, 2021 Raihan & Duraludon
Top Speed June 6, 2022
May 10, 2023
December 4, 2023
October 7, 2024
June 13, 2022
June 2, 2023
December 18, 2023
October 21, 2024
None
Let's Go for Number One! January 31, 2024 February 17, 2024 Chase & Pikachu
Strong AND Amazing May 16, 2024 June 2, 2024 Poppy & Tinkaton

In other languages

Language Title
Japanese タイムアタックイベント
Mandarin Chinese 計時戰活動
French Évènement contre la montre
German Eilkampfevent
Italian Evento Cronolotta
Korean 타임어택 이벤트
Spanish Evento Contrarreloj

Notes

  1. Capitalized as "time trial event" in-game and in official newsletters, "...you’ll unlock more of this event’s story. You can do this no matter how fast your time is in the time trial." "A new type of event, the time trial event, will debut in mid-November." "New missions added to the time trial event!"

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