Leaders of a New Era

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Leaders of a New Era 次代を作るふたつの軸
Event notification image
Type	Neo Champions
First run	November 30 to December 19, 2022
Rerun(s)	March 5 to 19, 2024
Featured sync pairs	Serena (Champion) & Greninja Calem (Champion) & Greninja
Sync pairs with reward bonus
1.6×	Serena (Champion) & Greninja Calem (Champion) & Greninja
1.4×	Diantha & Gardevoir Alder & Volcarona Jasmine & Steelix
1.2×	Acerola & Palossand
Theme skills with 1.2× reward bonus	Kalos

Leaders of a New Era (Japanese: 次代を作るふたつの軸) was a Neo Champions event in Pokémon Masters EX. It was focused on the sync pairs Serena (Champion) & Greninja and Calem (Champion) & Greninja.

During this event, players could earn event vouchers from battles that could be redeemed in the shop. All battles could be challenged an unlimited number of times except Daily Extreme Battle 1, which could only be challenged once per day. Extra vouchers were automatically exchanged with coins once the event was finished.

The player could battle using Serena (Champion) & Greninja or Calem (Champion) & Greninja to obtain +0.6× bonus vouchers; Diantha & Gardevoir, Alder & Volcarona, or Jasmine & Steelix to obtain +0.4× bonus vouchers; and Acerola & Palossand or any unlisted Kalos sync pairs to obtain +0.2× bonus vouchers.

This event featured the Battle Challenge, where players were challenged to defeat a team of strong opponents. Players could complete event missions by clearing these areas with teams using various theme skills, earning medals and other rewards.

In addition, players could earn a medal for completing all the story areas in the event.

First run

The event first ran from November 30 to December 19, 2022. The "Serena Master Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Serena (Champion) & Greninja from the beginning of the event to January 9, 2023, and the "Calem Master Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Calem (Champion) & Greninja from December 1, 2022 to January 9, 2023.

In this run, the type of voucher that players could earn was Event Voucher M. Event mission rewards included medals, Gems, Battle Points, a Strike Move Candy Coin, and a Tech Move Candy Coin.

For the duration of the event, a splash screen featuring art of Serena (Champion) & Greninja and Calem (Champion) & Greninja was displayed when opening the game.

Second run

The event reran from March 5 to 19, 2024. The Grass-type weak Pasio Special Stadium, featuring Serena (Champion) & Greninja, reran alongside it.

In this run, the type of voucher that players could earn was Event Voucher O. Event mission rewards were changed to include only medals and Gems.

Plot

Serena and Calem rescue a couple of sync pairs who are being harassed by Team Break with their partner Pokémon, Greninja and Shiny Greninja. The sync pairs are discouraged that they couldn't defeat Team Break on their own, but Serena delivers a rousing speech that encourages them to not give up. Lear, having witnessed the incident, congratulates them on a job well done and invites them to get ready for a new event that he's starting that will be perfect for sync pairs like them. As Serena wonders what the event could be, Calem contemplates the fact that Serena was the one who encouraged the Trainers while he just helped fight Team Break, and he wonders if he's worthy of being her rival.

Later, Serena and Calem are summoned to Lear's villa, where they find not only Lear waiting for them but also all the Champions on Pasio—Lance, Steven, Cynthia, Alder, Iris, Diantha, and Leon. He invites them to participate in the Neo Champion Stadium, a new tournament designed to support the idea that the truly mighty are not only strong, but also set an example for others. The Champions explain that in a Neo Champion Stadium tournament, one Champion will be chosen as the head judge who decides the judging criteria of that tournament, while the other Champions are secondary judges who help evaluate participants based on the head judge's criteria. A participant will be judged not only on their skills in battle, but also by their actions. There will be multiple tournaments held, each with different judging criteria, and more than one person can qualify as a Neo Champion in each tournament. For the first tournament, Diantha will be the head judge, and she invites Calem and Serena to participate. They happily accept, and Calem vows to defeat Serena and become the first Neo Champion of Pasio.

However, after leaving Lear's villa, Calem realizes that he'll never be able to beat Serena if he trains the same way he's always done. Fortunately, Alder shows up and offers to help him train for the tournament. Meanwhile, Serena is training with Cynthia for the tournament. Cynthia asks her about her rivalry with Calem, and Serena explains that she's really fired up to beat him. Then, Jasmine shows up to help Serena with her training.

Alder and Calem begin their training, and Alder asks Calem what his motivation is to participate in the tournament. Calem says that he wants to become Champion, but more than that, he wants to defeat Serena, since he's never beaten her before and he views her as his true rival. Alder then asks him what he thinks the meaning of the Neo Champion Stadium is, to which he guesses that it means that it's better to have more Trainers who can be an example to others. Alder says that there's more to it than that, and explains how he once lost to a Trainer with true convictions, and that Trainer was then beaten by another Trainer with true convictions, and both of them were true heroes. He says that none of their convictions were better than the others, and he believes that this tournament will allow people with different convictions to compete with each other and give courage to those watching. Calem says that those words resonate with him because he used to always compare himself to others, but now that doesn't matter—he just wants to battle Serena with his true feelings and win. Alder is pleased with this response, and invites Acerola to come out and help Calem for the next stage of his training.

When the day of the tournament arrives, Diantha introduces the tournament and says that her judging criteria is how participants shine as a sync pair. Serena and Calem battle their way through the tournament, ultimately facing off against each other in the finals. After a tense battle, Calem manages to defeat Serena, and she acknowledges his skill as her rival. Diantha says that both of them shone brilliantly, and she wants to award the title of Neo Champion to both of them. Serena is shocked because she lost, but Calem encourages her to accept it because he couldn't have gotten here without her rivalry. So, at the end of the day, Lear presents both Calem and Serena in their Neo Champion outfits as the new Neo Champions of Pasio.

Area info

Area name	Unlock condition	Completion Rewards
File:Masters Story Unlock.pngA Worthy Rival	Available from start	Gems ×10 File:Masters Story Unlock.pngNeo Champion Stadium
File:Masters Story Unlock.pngNeo Champion Stadium	Complete A Worthy Rival	Gems ×10 File:Masters Story Unlock.pngChallenge Jasmine: Part 1
File:Masters Story Unlock.pngInner Fighting Spirit	Complete Challenge Jasmine: Part 1	Gems ×10 File:Masters Story Unlock.pngChallenge Jasmine: Part 2
File:Masters Story Unlock.pngTrue Feelings	Complete Challenge Jasmine: Part 2	Gems ×10 File:Masters Story Unlock.pngChallenge Jasmine: Part 3
File:Masters Story Unlock.pngEn Garde!	Complete Challenge Jasmine: Part 3	Gems ×10 File:Masters Story Unlock.pngChallenge Jasmine: Part 4 File:Masters Story Unlock.pngDaily Extreme Battle 1 File:Masters Story Unlock.pngBattle Challenge! Round 1

Battles

Name	Difficulty	Trainer(s)	Pokémon			Stamina	First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Battle Rewards
			Left	Middle	Right
Challenge Jasmine: Part 1	Normal	Jasmine	Dugtrio Alolan form Weakness:	Steelix Weakness:	Excadrill Weakness:	10	Gems ×30 File:Masters Story Unlock.pngInner Fighting Spirit	200 coins Event Voucher M / O ×7	Event Voucher M / O ×1-2
Challenge Jasmine: Part 2	Hard					15	Gems ×30 File:Masters Story Unlock.pngTrue Feelings	600 coins Event Voucher M / O ×14	Event Voucher M / O ×1-3
Challenge Jasmine: Part 3	Very Hard					15	Gems ×30 File:Masters Story Unlock.pngEn Garde!	600 coins Event Voucher M / O ×16	Event Voucher M / O ×1-3
Challenge Jasmine: Part 4	Super Hard					20	Gems ×30	1,500 coins Event Voucher M / O ×26	Event Voucher M / O ×1-4
Daily Extreme Battle 1	Ultra Hard					30	Gems ×30	2,000 coins Event Voucher M / O ×100	None
Battle Challenge! Round 1	Super Hard	Acerola	Banette Weakness:	Palossand Weakness:	Marowak Alolan form Weakness:	—	Gems ×100 3★ Strike Move Candy File:Masters Story Unlock.pngBattle Challenge! Round 2	None	None
Battle Challenge! Round 2	Ultra Hard					—	Gems ×100 First run: 4★ Tech Move Candy Second run: 4★ Strike Move Candy	None	None

Event missions

November 30 to December 19, 2022

Mission Name	Objective	Reward
Mission 1	Complete any of the following areas ×3 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 1 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 2 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 3 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×50 Battle Points ×40
Mission 2	Complete any of the following areas ×10 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 1 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 2 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 3 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×50 Battle Points ×40
Mission 3	Complete any of the following areas ×20 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 1 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 2 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 3 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 4	Complete any of the following areas ×30 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 1 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 2 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 3 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 5	Complete any of the following areas ×40 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 1 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 2 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 3 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 6	Complete any of the following areas ×50 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 1 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 2 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 3 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×50
Mission 7	Complete the following area ×1 En Garde!	1★ Leaders of a New Era
Mission 8	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 1	2★ Leaders of a New Era
Mission 9	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 2	3★ Leaders of a New Era
Mission 10	Complete the following area with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Battle Challenge! Round 2	Shared Glory
Mission 11	Complete Battle Challenge! 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: • Dark • Water	Tech Move Candy Coin
Mission 12	Complete Battle Challenge! Round 2 with 2 or more sync pairs that share the following theme and with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: • Kalos	Strike Move Candy Coin
Reward for completing 10 missions		Gems ×200

March 5 to 19, 2024

Mission Name	Objective	Reward
Mission 1	Complete any of the following areas ×3 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 1 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 2 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 3 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×50
Mission 2	Complete any of the following areas ×10 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 1 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 2 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 3 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×50
Mission 3	Complete any of the following areas ×20 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 1 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 2 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 3 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100
Mission 4	Complete any of the following areas ×30 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 1 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 2 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 3 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100
Mission 5	Complete any of the following areas ×40 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 1 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 2 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 3 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100
Mission 6	Complete any of the following areas ×50 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 1 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 2 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 3 • Challenge Jasmine: Part 4 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100
Mission 7	Complete the following area ×1 En Garde!	1★ Leaders of a New Era
Mission 8	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 1	2★ Leaders of a New Era
Mission 9	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 2	3★ Leaders of a New Era
Mission 10	Complete the following area with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Battle Challenge! Round 2	Shared Glory
Mission 11	Complete Battle Challenge! 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: • Dark • Water	Gems ×100
Mission 12	Complete Battle Challenge! Round 2 with 2 or more sync pairs that share the following theme and with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: • Kalos	Gems ×100
Reward for completing 10 missions		Gems ×200

Shop

November 30 to December 19, 2022

Item given		Item received	Max exchanges
Event Voucher M ×400	→	5★ Power-Up ×1	2
Event Voucher M ×400	→	Support Move Candy Coin ×1	1
Event Voucher M ×200	→	5★ Scout Ticket ×1	8
Event Voucher M ×250	→	4★ Power-Up ×1	3
Event Voucher M ×150	→	3★ Power-Up ×1	3
Event Voucher M ×100	→	Skill Sphere ×10	10
Event Voucher M ×50	→	Co-op Sync Orb ×200	5
Event Voucher M ×50	→	Sync Orb ×50 (Serena & Greninja)	2
Event Voucher M ×50	→	Sync Orb ×50 (Calem & Greninja)	2
Event Voucher M ×100	→	Water Codex, Vol. 1 ×10	5
Event Voucher M ×50	→	Water Tome, Vol. 1 ×10	15
Event Voucher M ×100	→	Dark Codex, Vol. 1 ×10	5
Event Voucher M ×50	→	Dark Tome, Vol. 1 ×10	15
Event Voucher M ×30	→	Elite Four Notes ×10	5
Event Voucher M ×20	→	Gym Leader Notes ×10	5
Event Voucher M ×150	→	3-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×50	4
Event Voucher M ×100	→	3-Pack Drink ++ Set ×50	4
Event Voucher M ×80	→	3-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×50	4
Event Voucher M ×60	→	3-Pack Great Drink + Set ×50	4
Event Voucher M ×50	→	4★ Level-Up Manual ×10	3
Event Voucher M ×30	→	Skip Ticket ×10	10
Event Voucher M ×750	→	3★ Power-Up ×1	Unlimited
Event Voucher M ×10	→	3★ Level-Up Manual ×3
Event Voucher M ×10	→	3-Pack Drink + Set ×30
Event Voucher M ×10	→	3-Pack Ultra Drink Set ×40
Event Voucher M ×10	→	3-Pack Great Drink Set ×50

March 5 to 19, 2024

Item given		Item received	Max exchanges
Event Voucher M ×400	→	Support Move Candy Coin ×1	1
Event Voucher M ×200	→	5★ Scout Ticket ×1	8
Event Voucher M ×250	→	4★ Power-Up ×1	3
Event Voucher M ×150	→	3★ Power-Up ×1	3
Event Voucher M ×100	→	Skill Sphere ×10	10
Event Voucher M ×50	→	Co-op Sync Orb ×200	5
Event Voucher M ×100	→	Water Codex, Vol. 1 ×10	5
Event Voucher M ×50	→	Water Tome, Vol. 1 ×10	15
Event Voucher M ×100	→	Dark Codex, Vol. 1 ×10	5
Event Voucher M ×50	→	Dark Tome, Vol. 1 ×10	15
Event Voucher M ×30	→	Elite Four Notes ×10	5
Event Voucher M ×20	→	Gym Leader Notes ×10	5
Event Voucher M ×150	→	5-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×50	4
Event Voucher M ×100	→	5-Pack Drink ++ Set ×50	4
Event Voucher M ×80	→	5-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×50	4
Event Voucher M ×60	→	5-Pack Great Drink + Set ×50	4
Event Voucher M ×50	→	4★ Level-Up Manual ×10	3
Event Voucher M ×30	→	Skip Ticket ×10	10
Event Voucher M ×750	→	3★ Power-Up ×1	Unlimited
Event Voucher M ×10	→	3★ Level-Up Manual ×3
Event Voucher M ×10	→	5-Pack Drink + Set ×30
Event Voucher M ×10	→	5-Pack Ultra Drink Set ×40
Event Voucher M ×10	→	5-Pack Great Drink Set ×50

Gallery

Event banner
Medal 1★ Leaders of a New Era	Medal 2★ Leaders of a New Era	Medal 3★ Leaders of a New Era	Medal Shared Glory	Splash screen artwork (First run only)

Music

Situation	Song key	Song name	Arrangement
In menu	No. 00004	Adventure Awaits	Unknown
During battle (Challenge Jasmine, Daily Extreme Battle 1) Inner Fighting Spirit When Jasmine arrives	No. 02001	Battle! (Johto Gym Leader) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
During battle (Battle Challenge!)	No. 07001	Battle! (Alola Elite Four) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
A Worthy Rival From start	No. 00044	Battle! (Powerful Team Break)	Unknown
A Worthy Rival When Serena and Calem arrive Neo Champion Stadium When Calem vows to defeat Serena Inner Fighting Spirit When Calem wants Alder to train En Garde! When Calem and Serena battle	No. 00044	Battle! (Kalos Trainer) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
A Worthy Rival After the battle Inner Fighting Spirit From start	No. 00007	Fun with Friends	Unknown
Neo Champion Stadium From start Inner Fighting Spirit After battle with Serena and Cynthia	No. 00008	Out for a Stroll	Unknown
Neo Champion Stadium At the Battle Villa	No. 00025	Battle Villa	Unknown
True Feelings From start	No. 05006	Battle! (Alder) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
True Feelings After the battle with Calem and Alder True Feelings When Alder asks what Calem thinks about the Neo Champion Stadium	No. 00010	Wild Wanderings	Unknown
True Feelings When Calem convinces himself that he don't want to lose to Serena	No. 00013	A Somber Moment	Unknown
True Feelings When Alder talks about N and Hilbert	No. 05019	An Unwavering Heart (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Unknown
True Feelings After Calem says that he wants to face Serena with his true feelings and win	No. 00011	The Way Ahead	Unknown
True Feelings At the stadium a few days later En Garde! From start En Garde! After the battle	No. 00002	Pokémon Masters EX Main Theme	Unknown
En Garde! When Calem and Serena are presented in their Neo Champion outfits	No. 06019	Battle! (Kalos Neo Champion) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Unknown
Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese 次代を作るふたつの軸 Mandarin Chinese 創造次世代的兩大核心 French Précurseurs d'une nouvelle ère German Vorbilder einer neuen Ära Italian I capostipiti di una nuova era Korean 차세대를 이루는 두 축 Spanish Nueva generación de Campeones

See also

Story Events Neo Champions: Leaders of a New Era • Fight for the Future Together • Three Trainers, Three Minds • A Pure and Touching Heart • A Touching Sepia-Toned Song • Honing One's Love • One More Step to a New Path Costume events: Poké War Games (Diantha's Battle Prep • Hilda's Battle Prep • Guzma's Battle Prep • Jasmine's Battle Prep • Battle Prep) • Curious Tea Party (Lillie's Party Prep—An Eye for Beauty • Sonia's Party Prep—The Finest Tea • Ingo's Party Prep—Way of the Butler • Emmet's Party Prep—Heart and Soul • Solving Wonderful Mysteries) • Super Tour Guide Rosa • Solve the Case! (Part 1) • Solve the Case! (Part 2) • The Power of Dance • New Heroes Are Born • Infamous Pokéstar Villains New Year's events: Season's Greetings • New Year and New Friends • Gather Up! Dream Duo! • Rising New Year's Resolutions Palentine's events: Baking Buddies • Sweet Shenanigans • Chef's Heartful Delivery • Victor's Cooking Class! Spring events: Pasio Eggsplorers Summer events: Summer Superstars • Beachside Rivalry • Summer Nights & Wishing Stars • Twin Stars Far Apart • Exciting Treasure Hunt Fall events: Fight or Fright • Midnight Battle Ball • Otherworldly Encounter • The Haunted Museum Holiday events: Rosa's Party • A Special Present • Deck the Halls • Winter Wishes • Shine a Gentle Light • Focus on the Shining Shot! 2019 debut: Reach for the Top • The Girl in Black and White • The Importance of Elegance • Two Champions 2020 debut: The Strongest There Is • Shining Star • Team Skull Crash Course • The Star of the Contest • Serena's Dessert Party • Family Ties • The Eccentric Electrician • Dazzling Dizzying Battle Stage • The Ideal Formula 2021 debut: Champion Time • Shining Heart of Dragons • Trials on the Isle • Masters of Land and Sea • All Aboard the Victory Train • Hearts United • The Light Devourer 2022 debut: Pasio Friendiversary • Verdant Guardian • A Golden Future • Revel in Rivalry • Threads of Strength • Melancholy Wally 2023 debut: Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast • Travelers from a Distant Past • Chase the Northern Wind • We Should Battle! • Tower Tycoon and Hall Matron • Together in an Unknown Land • Who's the Best Singer? • Veevee on Pasio! • Let's Go in Search of Wonder 2024 debut: The Electrifying Influencer • Sub-zero—My Past, My Future • Mechanized—Love and Solitude • Researcher and Seeker • Good Ol' Rika Here • Middle-Aged Opposites • Isle Disciples, Arena Tycoon • Ultra Beast Meet-and-Greet • Peculiar Pokémon-Loving Pal • Ancient Visitor • Festive Sun and Moon • Golden Bonds on Pasio Pokémon Masters EX event templates Story events • Villain events • Solo events • Trainer Files • Legendary events • All

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