Ultimate Battle

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An Ultimate Battle (Japanese: 究極高難度バトル) is a special type of permanent battle content in Pokémon Masters EX. Introduced on November 14, 2023, these battles have the difficulty level Ultimate and pit the player against a powerful sync pair formed with a Legendary Pokémon. Ultimate Battles are standard team battles, so players can use up to three sync pairs at once to battle the boss sync pair and their allies. The boss sync pair endures the first attack that would put them below 60% of their maximum HP with 60% of their maximum HP, similar to the HP bars used by Legendary Arena bosses.

Ultimate Battles are accessed from the Challenge the Strong menu in the Side Area section. This menu is unlocked after the player completes the Champion Stadium on Hard Lv. 1 difficulty for any region.

Each Ultimate Battle awards the player with 300 Gems the first time it is completed. There are no rewards for completing the battle subsequent times.

Anabel's Flickering Flames

Anabel was the first Ultimate Battle boss, forming a sync pair with Entei. This battle was first made available on November 14, 2023. Anabel and Entei and their allies are weak to Water-type moves.

Anabel and Entei set harsh sunlight upon entering battle and each time they use their sync move. They and their allies have several passive skills that give them benefits in sunny weather, such as powering up their attacks and reducing the damage they take. Anabel and Entei take less damage from attacks the more their stats have been raised in total, and field effects they set are permanent unless replaced. So, the recommended strategy is to change the weather and lower Anabel and Entei's stats.

Battle

Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon			First-Time Rewards
			Left	Middle	Right
Challenge a Super Serious Anabel	Ultimate	Anabel	Arcanine Weakness:	Entei Weakness:	Ninetales Weakness:	Gems ×300
			HP: 173,250	HP: 924,000	HP: 173,250

Thorton's Freezing Frost

Thorton was the second Ultimate Battle boss, forming a sync pair with Articuno. This battle was first made available on December 8, 2023. Thorton and Articuno and their allies are weak to Fire-type moves.

Thorton and Articuno and their allies have their Defense and Special Defense tripled when they are not affected by a negative status change. Thorton and Articuno have their Defense tripled upon entry, but this switches to Special Defense when they reach 60% of their maximum HP. Meanwhile, their allies have their Defense tripled the whole time. In addition, Thorton and Articuno and their allies' attacks are powered up when their Defense is raised. So, the recommended strategy is to inflict negative status changes, lower the opponents' Defense, and use both physical and special attacks.

Battle

Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon			First-Time Rewards
			Left	Middle	Right
Challenge a Super Serious Thorton	Ultimate	Thorton	Avalugg Weakness:	Articuno Weakness:	Steelix Weakness:	Gems ×300
			HP: 88,550	HP: 654,500	HP: 88,550

Darach's Daring Wings

Darach was the third Ultimate Battle boss, forming a sync pair with Staraptor. This battle was first made available on January 9, 2023. Darach and Staraptor and their allies are weak to Rock-type moves.

Trivia

• The first Ultimate Battle featured the same Legendary Pokémon opponent as the first Legendary Arena, Entei. They also have the same weakness, Water.
• Thorton's Freezing Frost is the first Ultimate battle where one of the trainers does not match the primary type; in this case, the Scientist's Steelix, which is a Steel/Ground type than Ice type.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 究極高難度對戰 French Combat ultime German Ultimativer Kampf Italian Lotta a difficoltà suprema Korean 궁극 고난도 배틀 Spanish Combate imposible

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