Like most mobile gacha games,Pokemon Mastersrelies on instilling the fear of missing out to encourage players to spend real money on special characters with limited availability. For example, a"Summer Superstars" event earlier this yearintroduced unique variants of Hoenn Champion Steven alongsidePokemon HeartGoldandSoulSilverprotagonist Lyra, and now two trainers in Halloween costumes are on their way.
The “Fight or Fright” story event was announced today by the officialPokemon MastersTwitter account. It will feature Alolan Trial Captain and Elite Four member Acerola with Mimikyu, as well asPokemon BlackandWhiteprotagonist Hilbert with Mightyena. Both are dressed in apparel matching their partners; Acerola donning a fake Pikachu hoodie as Hilbert wears a set of wolf ears and fangs.
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The event will center around these trainers collecting candy while having Pokemon battles, and further social media posts say Seasonal Scouting banners for them both will be “coming soon.” Acerola’s Ghost-type sync move will deal more damage to confused targets, whereas Hilbert’s Dark-type sync move will raise his critical-hit rate after usage.
Though neither a start nor end date are given, it’s likely the Halloween-themed festivities will begin soon considering the current story event based onDiamondandPearlGym Leader Volknerends on October 14 at 10:59 p.m. PT. DeNA’sPokemon Mastersrecently added ‘EX’ to its title to celebrate the game’s first anniversary this September, but a fall event was not hosted in 2019.
Niantic’s AR mobile gamePokemon GOis also celebrating the Halloween season with events such as Legendary Raids to catch Giratina. MysteriousRed Eggs are also appearing inPokemon GO, rewarding players with primarily Dark-type monsters such as Sandile and Pawniard.
Pokemon Masters EXis available now on Android and iOS devices.
