Investigate the Foundation

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Investigate the Foundation エーテル財団を調査せよ
Event notification image
Type	Villain event
First run
Featured sync pairs	Sygna Suit Hau and Tapu Koko Sygna Suit Mina and Tapu Fini
Sync pairs with reward bonus
Theme skills with strength bonus	Alola

Investigate the Foundation (Japanese: エーテル財団を調査せよ) was a villain event in Pokémon Masters EX. It tied into the first part of the Alola chapter of the Villain Arc, featuring battles against the Aether Foundation. It was one of the Alola villain events, the other being People Protecting Pokémon.

The "Sygna Suit Hau Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Sygna Suit Hau and Tapu Koko for the duration of the event, and the "Sygna Suit Mina Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Mina and Tapu Fini starting on April 30, 2023 and lasting until the end of the event. In addition, Scottie and Bettie received their Fiery style in conjunction with this event.

During this event, players could earn Event Vouchers J from battles against the Aether Foundation that could be redeemed in the shop for rewards, including Legendary Spirits that could be used to raise Scottie/Bettie and Solgaleo to 6★ EX. Event missions rewarded players with a medal for obtaining 2,000 vouchers, as well as Gems and Battle Points for completing any of these battles a certain number of times. All battles could be challenged an unlimited number of times except Daily Extreme Battle 1, which could only be challenged once per day.

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 using various theme skills, earning medals and rewards such as a Tech and a Support Move Candy Coin.

All sync pairs with the Alola theme skill received a bonus to their Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats when used for this event, with the amount of the bonus varying between areas.

Additionally, the music and artwork on the title screen were different than usual. From April 28 to May 12, 2023, the title screen artwork depicted Sygna Suit Hau & Tapu Koko and Sygna Suit Mina & Tapu Fini, and the background music wasBattle! (Hau) (Pokémon Masters EX Version). In addition, a special voice-over line of Hau or Mina saying "Pokémon Masters EX" would play as soon as the game's logo appeared on the title screen, chosen at random each time the title screen was loaded. From May 12 to June 2, 2023, Sygna Suit Acerola & Tapu Bulu and Sygna Suit Lana & Tapu Lele were added to this title screen artwork, and the background music was a remix of the island kahuna battle theme. In addition, special voice-over lines of Acerola and Lana saying "Pokémon Masters EX" were added to the pool of lines randomly chosen each time the title screen was loaded.

Battles

Single player

Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon			Stamina	Strength Bonus	First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Battle Rewards
			Left	Middle	Right
Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 1	Normal	Aether Foundation Employee	Mareanie Weakness:	Toucannon Weakness:	Drifblim Weakness:	10	×1.5	Gems ×30 File:Masters Story Unlock.pngChallenge the Aether Foundation: Part 2	200 coins File:Masters Voucher F.pngEvent Voucher J ×15	File:Masters Voucher F.pngEvent Voucher J ×1-2
Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 2	Hard					15	×2	Gems ×30 File:Masters Story Unlock.pngChallenge the Aether Foundation: Part 3	600 coins File:Masters Voucher F.pngEvent Voucher J ×35	File:Masters Voucher F.pngEvent Voucher J ×1-3
Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 3	Super Hard					20	×3	Gems ×30 File:Masters Story Unlock.pngDaily Extreme Battle 1 File:Masters Story Unlock.pngBattle Challenge! Round 1	1500 coins File:Masters Voucher F.pngEvent Voucher J ×75	File:Masters Voucher F.pngEvent Voucher J ×1-3
Daily Extreme Battle 1	Ultra Hard					30	×5	Gems ×30	2000 coins File:Masters Voucher F.pngEvent Voucher J ×250 5★ Alola Scout Ticket ×1	File:Masters Voucher F.pngEvent Voucher J ×1-4
Battle Challenge! Round 1	Super Hard	Gladion	Pidgeot Weakness:	Crobat Weakness:	Kommo-o Weakness:	—	×3	Gems ×100 3★ Tech Move Candy File:Masters Story Unlock.pngBattle Challenge! Round 2	None	None
Battle Challenge! Round 2	Ultra Hard					—	×5	Gems ×100 4★ Support Move Candy	None	None

Event missions

Mission Name	Objective	Reward
Mission 1	Complete any of the following areas ×3 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 1 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 2 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×50 Battle Points ×40
Mission 2	Complete any of the following areas ×10 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 1 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 2 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×50 Battle Points ×40
Mission 3	Complete any of the following areas ×20 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 1 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 2 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 4	Complete any of the following areas ×30 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 1 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 2 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 5	Complete any of the following areas ×40 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 1 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 2 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 6	Complete any of the following areas ×50 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 1 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 2 • Challenge the Aether Foundation: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×50
Mission 7	Obtain: Event Voucher J ×2,000	1★ Investigate the Foundation
Mission 8	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 1	2★ Investigate the Foundation
Mission 9	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 2	3★ Investigate the Foundation
Mission 10	Complete the following area with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Battle Challenge! Round 2	Deities of Conflict and Hope
Mission 11	Complete Battle Challenge! Round 2 with 3 or more sync pairs that share the following theme and with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: • Alola	Support Move Candy Coin
Mission 12	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: • Fairy • Electric	Tech Move Candy Coin
Reward for completing 10 missions		Gems ×200

Shop

Item given		Item received	Max exchanges
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×50	→	Legendary Spirit (Scottie/Bettie & Solgaleo)	50
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×400	→	Tech Move Candy Coin	1
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×200	→	5★ Scout Ticket	4
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×100	→	5★ Alola Scout Ticket	30
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×250	→	4★ Power-Up	3
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×150	→	3★ Power-Up
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×100	→	Skill Sphere ×10	10
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×50	→	Co-op Sync Orb ×200	5
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×100	→	Steel Codex, Vol. 1 ×10	5
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×100	→	Electric Codex, Vol. 1 ×10
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×100	→	Fairy Codex, Vol. 1 ×10
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×50	→	Steel Tome, Vol. 1 ×10	15
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×50	→	Electric Tome, Vol. 1 ×10
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×50	→	Fairy Tome, Vol. 1 ×10
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×30	→	Elite Four Notes ×10	5
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×20	→	Gym Leader Notes ×10
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×150	→	File:Masters Great Drink Pack ++.png Great Drink Pack ++ ×50	4
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×100	→	File:Masters Drink Pack ++.png Drink Pack ++ ×50
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×80	→	File:Masters Ultra Drink Pack +.png Ultra Drink Pack + ×50
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×60	→	File:Masters Great Drink Pack +.png Great Drink Pack + ×50
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×50	→	4★ Level-Up Manual ×10	3
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×30	→	Skip Ticket ×10	10
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×750	→	3★ Power-Up	Unlimited
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×10	→	3★ Level-Up Manual ×3
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×10	→	File:Masters Drink Pack +.png Drink Pack + ×30
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×10	→	File:Masters Ultra Drink Pack.png Ultra Drink Pack ×40
File:Masters Voucher F.png Event Voucher J ×10	→	File:Masters Great Drink Pack.png Great Drink Pack ×50

Gallery

Event banner
Medal 1★ Investigate the Foundation	Medal 2★ Investigate the Foundation	Medal 3★ Investigate the Foundation	Medal Deities of Conflict and Hope	Title screen artwork (April 28 to May 12, 2023)	Title screen artwork (May 12 to June 2, 2023)

Trivia

• While Aether Foundation Employees battled in this villain event use the same name as the Aether Foundation Employees battled in the corresponding chapter of the Villain Arc, they have slightly different models, animations, and voice lines. This is likely a reference to the distinction between the Aether Foundation and Aether Foundation Employee Trainer classes.
• The 4★ medal in this event is named after the Ruins of Conflict and Ruins of Hope, the ruins associated with Tapu Koko and Tapu Fini, respectively.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese エーテル財団を調査せよ Mandarin Chinese 調查以太基金會 French Enquête sur la Fondation Æther German Der Foundation auf der Spur Italian Indagini sulla fondazione Korean 에테르재단을 조사하라 Spanish La Fundación Æther, bajo lupa

See also

Villain Events Kanto: Looming Shadow of Kanto • Spreading Shadows Johto: Rocket Execs Assemble • Team Rocket Attacks Hoenn: Team Magma's Red-Hot Rage • Team Aqua's Stormy Seas Sinnoh: Galactic Nightmare • Dreams of the Void • Galactic Awakening Unova: The Captured King • Team Plasma's Icy Malice Kalos: Battle! Friends from Kalos • Go, Go, Team Flare! Alola: Investigate the Foundation • People Protecting Pokémon Galar: Lamenting a Millennium • Hear the Cheers! Pokémon Masters EX event templates Story events • Solo events • Time trial events • Villain events • Trainer Files • Academy Founding Chapter • Legendary events • All

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