DeNA has announced multiple new events for Pokémon Masters to start the new year!

Legendary Event - The Beast That Devours the Sun

Complete the event and form a sync pair with Solgaleo! Legendary Event: The Beast That Devours the Sun under way! Form a new sync pair with Solgaleo in this event!

Event Period:

12/31/2019 at 10:00 p.m. – 1/21/2020 at 9:59 p.m.

Event Details

Battle it out in single-player to collect Custom Voucher 2! Once you collect a certain number of them, you can form a new sync pair with Solgaleo! You can also exchange Custom Voucher 2 for special items to make Solgaleo even stronger!

You can also battle it out in co-op to collect Custom Super Voucher 2 and exchange them for Limited-Time 5★ Power-Ups and other items.

Additionally, the rewards for the areas below will be tripled once per day!

• Take Down Solgaleo! Round 1
• Take Down Solgaleo! Round 2
• Take Down Solgaleo! Round 3
• Take Down Solgaleo! Round 4
Note: First-time rewards and completion rewards will not be increased.

Event Missions

You can take on special missions during the event period. Check the Missions screen to learn more!

Important

• To participate, you must have completed Main Story Chapter 4.
• The sync pairs that appear as opponents in battle have different capabilities than those you can actually obtain.
• The legendary event "The Beast That Devours the Sun" may return again in the future. The data below will carry over for its return:
  　1. Completion status of related areas, status of first-time rewards, and status of event area info.
  　2. Completion status of related missions, and number of items exchanged in the shop.
  　3. The quantity of Custom Voucher 2 and Custom Super Voucher 2 you have in stock.
• The following two conditions must be met in order to acquire the area info needed to form a sync pair with Solgaleo:
  　1. Complete "A Second Wind" in Legendary Event:The Beast That Devours the Sun.
  　2. Collect a total of 100 Custom Voucher 2.
• Mission completion rewards can only be claimed during the event period and can no longer be claimed after this period.
• The content is subject to change without notice.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Event_1120_2W_1

New Year's Rally

Rally Period: 12/31/2019 at 10:00 p.m. – 1/21/2020 at 9:59 p.m.

Log-In Bonus Details

• Day 1: Gems ×1,000
• Day 2: Gems ×1,000
• Day 3: Gems ×1,000
• Day 4: Gems ×300
• Day 5: Gems ×300
• Day 6: Gems ×300
• Day 7: Gems ×300
• Day 8: Gems ×300
• Day 9: Gems ×300
• Day 10: Gems ×300
• Day 11: Gems ×300
• Day 12: Gems ×300
• Day 13: Gems ×300
• Day 14: Gems ×1,000

Rally Missions

You can take on special missions during the rally period. Complete them to obtain items to help strengthen your sync pairs! Check the Missions screen to learn more.

Important

• Log-in bonuses are sent to your Present Box.
• Log-in bonuses can only be claimed during the rally period.
• Log-in bonuses sent to the Present Box can only be claimed for a limited period of time.
• Log-in bonuses can only be claimed once per day.
• Up to 14 log-in bonuses can be claimed during the rally period.
• Log-in bonuses are reset each day at 10:00 p.m.. If you are already logged in, you will need to return to the Pokémon Center and claim them from your Present Box.
• The rally period and its content are subject to change without notice.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Campaign_1120_2W_1

Niantic has announced events that will take place during January 2020 so you can look forward and plan your days accordingly.

Pokémon GO - Ringing in the new year with January events!

Trainers, As December’s last event, Pokémon GO Holidays 2019, wraps up, we set our eyes toward the new year on the horizon! As we ring in 2020, you can look forward to the following events and features.

1. More Team GO Rocket Special Research
2. January Research Breakthrough encounter: Lapras that know Ice Shard or Ice Beam
3. The egg-citing Adventure Sync Hatchathon is back
4. Heatran blazes back into raids
5. Unova nouveau in the new year

January Team GO Rocket Special Research
The fight against Team GO Rocket continues! Activate the new Special Research during the month of January to help Professor Willow and the team leaders take down this villainous group. This is your chance to fight Giovanni and save another Legendary Pokémon: Shadow Moltres. Team GO Rocket never rests, Trainers, and neither can we! Be on the lookout for new Team GO Rocket Special Research from Professor Willow every month. For more information, please see our help center article.

January Research Breakthrough encounters: Lapras that know Ice Shard or Ice Beam
From Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Saturday, February 1, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8), Lapras that know Ice Shard or Ice Beam will be available as Research Breakthrough encounters! Some of you might notice that the last time Lapras with this particular attack were available to catch was in 2018.

These Water- and Ice-type Pokémon are sure to be contenders for your battle party, so don’t miss this chance to encounter Lapras that know Ice Shard or Ice Beam!

The egg-citing Adventure Sync Hatchathon is back
Ready those Incubators! From Thursday, January 2, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Thursday, January 16, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8), the Adventure Sync Hatchathon event will return. It’s time to get a leg up on your New Year’s resolutions, Trainers! During the Adventure Sync Hatchathon, you can be rewarded with extra Stardust, Rare Candies, and a Unova Stone if you walk a certain distance. You’ll be able to find Pokémon wearing party hats by hatching Eggs and encountering Pokémon in the wild, too. More details coming soon.

Heatran blazes back into raids
From Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8), Heatran will be in five-star raids! If you’re lucky, you might encounter Shiny Heatran! With a body made of rugged steel and blood that boils like magma, the Lava Dome Pokémon might find a niche in your battle party as a bulky Fire- and Steel-type attacker.

Unova nouveau in the new year
Remember when Pokémon originally discovered in the Unova region first came to Pokémon GO? Well, we’ve received reports that some more might be coming soon! Keep your eyes peeled, Trainers, and stay tuned. We’ll share more details soon!

Which events are you looking forward to the most, Trainers? Be sure to share them with us on social media with #PokemonGO! Here’s to an amazing month of events and an amazing 2020 in general. Let’s GO!

Source: https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/jan2020-events/

The Pokémon Company and Facebook Gaming announced that they have debuted two new Pokémon games that are exclusively available on Facebook Gaming called: Pokémon Tower Battle, developed by Bombay Play, and Pokémon Medallion Battle, developed by GCTurbo.

The Pokémon Company debuts new games exclusively on Facebook Gaming

We’re excited to welcome the beloved and iconic Pokémon franchise as they debut two games on Facebook Gaming this December: Pokémon Tower Battle, developed by Bombay Play, and Pokémon Medallion Battle, developed by GCTurbo.

Pokémon Tower Battle, available now worldwide, is a unique take on the Pokémon franchise: players compete by stacking Pokémon against one another to create the tallest Pokémon towers. As players discover, catch and level-up rare Pokémon, they can compete in real-time against friends or across a global leaderboard. It might seem like a simple physics-based puzzler at first, but the strategic choices in where and how players stack Pokémon will determine the true Tower Battle masters.


Pokémon Medallion Battle, now available to players in the Asia-Pacific region, is a digital card battle strategy game. In the game, trainers collect, battle and evolve Pokémon in medallion form and embark on a journey with their companions to win gym badges and complete their Pokédex. Players can also discover new Pokémon--introduced every month--to create even better decks.


“We are excited to launch two new entries in the Pokémon franchise on Facebook Gaming,” said Tsunekazu Ishihara, CEO, The Pokémon Company. “Launching these games through Facebook will allow people all over the world to experience Pokémon in digital form, and we are especially thrilled to collaborate with Facebook Gaming in enabling new audiences to enjoy Pokémon games online.”

For those eager to try out Pokémon on Facebook, Tower Battle is now available in all regions through the Facebook Gaming tab and bookmark. Medallion Battle is currently available to players in the Asia-Pacific region*


Source: https://www.facebook.com/fbgaminghome/blog/the-pokemon-company-debuts-new-games-exclusively-on-facebook-gaming

Clair is now appearing in the training area! Take on super difficult bosses! Clair has been added to the training area as of 12/25/2019 at 10:00 p.m.! Opponents in the training area are crazy tough! Use everything you’ve got to win!

Newly Added to Training Area

• EX Challenge: Clair

Date/Time Added

12/25/2019 at 10:00 p.m.

Available Rewards

• 1★ Dragon Pin ×1
• 2★ Dragon Pin ×1

Important

• To explore the newly added area, you must have completed co-op: Chapter 18 Challenge Cheren & Hilbert & Hilda (Hard).

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Story_1120_1W_2

The producer of Pokémon Master Yu Sasaki posted an open letter about the game on the Pokémon Master's official website. The letter addresses some of the issues that the game is currently facing and their goals to fix the most common concerns from the community.

A Message from the Pokémon Masters Team (Vol. 5)

Greetings, Trainers.
We’re the producers of Pokémon Masters, Yu Sasaki and Tetsuya Iguchi, here with a new message for you. In our last video, we discussed new events, sync pairs, and other updates.

We’re thankful for all your feedback so far, and we’re excited to see Pasio become an even better place to visit in 2020. We hope you’re excited for everything that’s coming to Pokémon Masters!

Today, we’d like to talk about the changes coming in the new year. We’ll also provide development updates for January and beyond.

Recent Updates

We’ve added great new things aimed at making your daily experience on Pasio even more enjoyable, like Mission Bingo and daily missions. For more details on this update, check the in-game announcement.


Mission Bingo is now live!
Every week, there will be new Mission Bingo cards for you to complete, so try to fill in all the squares!

We’ve also adjusted the content of daily missions and added new daily vouchers, which you can obtain by completing missions. You can trade these vouchers for all kinds of in-game items.

January’s Legendary Event

The next legendary event will begin on 12/31/2019 at 10:00 p.m.. This time, Solgaleo will come to Pasio!


Having considered your feedback on the last legendary event, we’ve made adjustments so you’ll have more to enjoy during single-player battles. These include balance changes to how event-exclusive items can be acquired and improvements to the missions.
Limited-time ★ Power-Ups have also been added, so be sure to make good use of them!

January Update

The January update will introduce the new Sync Grid feature.

With the sync grid, you can strengthen your sync pairs however you want by using sync orbs, a new type of item that can be obtained during battles.

Not only can you improve stats with the sync grid—you can also learn new skills and power up certain moves and various other aspects of your sync pairs.


The key to getting sync orbs is to use sync moves. It’s a whole new way of obtaining items, so we hope you enjoy this new feature.

Planned Improvements for February and Beyond

Thank you for all of the detailed feedback you’ve given us regarding our improvements so far.

Development for the new Battle Villa we mentioned in our last message is moving along well, and next time we’ll delve into the specifics of how to play it.

In the Battle Villa, you’ll be able to make use of several different sync pairs, so if you have any pairs that you haven’t trained yet, we recommend putting them to work in preparation for this new mode.

We are also continuing to tune the difficulty of co-op battles as we work on improving the core components of the battle system itself.

We’re working toward a special rally from mid-February to March to celebrate the six-month anniversary of the release of Pokémon Masters, and we’re exploring different ways to make the celebration as fun and lively as possible.

This includes plans for many new sync pairs to join the fray.

For April, we have planned improvements for single-player battles. These include content additions as well as revisions to some battle mechanics.

We’re currently looking into more features that will let you use your favorite sync pairs, so stay tuned for more information!

What to Expect in the Next Message

In our next message, we’ll dive deeper into details about our six-month anniversary celebration and share more about the Battle Villa.

Our next message is scheduled for mid-January.

We are continuing to make the world of Pokémon Masters more enjoyable for players. We appreciate your feedback, so if you have any comments regarding our planned improvements, please don’t hesitate to contact us through the Feedback section in the game.

Until next time, thank you for playing Pokémon Masters.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Other_1120_1W_2

A Special Present is a special one-day-only story event to celebrate the launch of Rosa’s Party! Earn amazing rewards the first time you complete the event!

Event Period

12/23/2019 at 10:00 p.m. – 12/24/2019 at 9:59 p.m.

Available Rewards

• Gems ×1,000

Important

• To participate, you must have completed chapter 5 of the main story and story event Rosa’s Party: The Joy of Cooking.
• The sync pairs that appear as opponents in battle have different capabilities than those you can actually obtain.
• The event period and its content are subject to change without notice.

Version 1.5.0 Update

Here are some changes coming with the Ver. 1.5.0 update.

New Mission Bingo Feature!

The new Mission Bingo feature has arrived! Standard Mission Bingo cards come in four different difficulties, and once you complete them, they are done! However, there are also weekly Mission Bingo cards, which change every week. You can earn rewards by completing bingo lines (vertically, horizontally, or diagonally), and blackout rewards for completing all the missions on the card.

Note: Rewards for missions you have already achieved will be awarded upon the addition of this feature. This will be reflected starting in the Ver. 1.5.0 update.

Daily Mission Renewal!

Daily mission content and rewards are getting a renewal! Daily Vouchers have been added as a new reward and can be exchanged for all sorts of handy training items!

Renewal Date/Time

12/25/2019 at 10:00 p.m.

Exchange Items Menu Renewal!

New items have been added to the Daily, Monthly, and General tabs in the Exchange Items menu! Changes will be carried out according to the schedule below. In the General tab, you can exchange Daily Vouchers for items that will level up your player character & Pikachu sync pair’s sync moves!

Daily and General Exchanges

12/25/2019 at 10:00 p.m.

Monthly Exchanges

12/31/2019 at 10:00 p.m.

Tutorial Updates!

Updates have been made to some of the tutorial content! Since some features will now be unlocked as a result of the tutorial changes, the following area info from Special Training: Battle Techniques can no longer be obtained.

• Reach Past Your Limits!
• Switch-In Moves!
• Get Stronger with Gear!

Note: If you have already obtained this area info, you will still be able to access it even if you haven’t completed it yet. If you have not yet obtained this area info, you will not be able to claim first-time rewards, as these areas will no longer be accessible. This will be reflected starting in the Ver. 1.5.0 update.

We will be sending a present of 100 non-paid gems along with these updates during the period below.

Distribution Period

12/24/2019 at 10:00 p.m. - 1/24/2020 at 9:59 p.m.

Supercourse Renewal!

Adjustments have been made to the display order, number of replays, and available rewards for supercourses.

Replays

Changed from 3 times to 1 time

Available Rewards

Triple the amount prior to update

Renewed Area Info

• Strike Supercourse: Will
• Tech Supercourse: Shauntal
• Support Supercourse: Lorelei
• Level-Up Supercourse: Flint
• Coin Supercourse: Thorton
• Strike Supercourse: Gardenia
• Tech Supercourse: Karen
• Support Supercourse: Kahili
• Level-Up Supercourse: Clair
• Coin Supercourse: Sophocles
• Strike Supercourse: Nanu
• Tech Supercourse: Phoebe
• Support Supercourse: Brendan
• Level-Up Supercourse: Grant
• Coin Supercourse: Roxie
• Strike Supercourse: Drake
• Tech Supercourse: Tate
• Support Supercourse: Mina
• Level-Up Supercourse: Marshal
• Coin Supercourse: Liza

Note: The Normal, Hard, and Very Hard difficulties of each supercourse will be subject to these changes. You can acquire first-time rewards for each of the supercourses a second time following the update. While the drop rate for items will remain mostly unchanged in this update, the varying rates of items that can be obtained after battles mean that it may not be triple the previous amount. This will be reflected starting in the Ver. 1.5.0 update.

Difficulty Adjustments!

The Super Hard difficulty has been added to all areas in Main Story (Co-op).

Scheduled Time/Date

1/7/2020 at 10:00 p.m.

The following difficulty levels have also been adjusted.

Difficulty Levels

• Hard
• Very Hard

Note: This will be reflected starting in the Ver. 1.5.0 update.

Look for more exciting updates coming soon!

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Update_1120_1W_04