The Captured King

The Captured King 囚われの王を救え Rescue the Captured King
Event notification image
Type	Villain event
First run	October 31 to December 3, 2022
Rerun(s)	October 22 to November 3, 2023 April 5 to 17, 2024
Featured sync pairs	Sygna Suit Hilda & Victini Sygna Suit Hilbert & Genesect
Sync pairs with reward bonus
Theme skills with strength bonus	Unova

The Captured King (Japanese: 囚われの王を救え Rescue the Captured King) was a villain event in Pokémon Masters EX. It tied into the first part of the Unova chapter of the Villain Arc, featuring battles against Team Plasma. It was one of the Unova villain events, the other being Team Plasma's Icy Malice.

During this event, players could earn vouchers from battles against Team Plasma that could be redeemed in the shop for rewards, including Legendary Spirits that could be used to raise Ghetsis & Kyurem to 6★ EX. Obtaining 2,000 vouchers would reward players with a medal. 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 with teams using various theme skills, earning medals and other rewards.

All sync pairs with the Unova 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.

First run

The event first ran from October 31 to December 3, 2022. The "Sygna Suit Hilda Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Sygna Suit Hilda & Victini for the duration of the event, and the "Sygna Suit Hilbert Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Sygna Suit Hilbert & Genesect beginning on November 2, 2022, and lasting until the end of the event. In addition, Ghetsis & Kyurem received their EX style in conjunction with this event.

In this run, players could earn Bug-themed Event Vouchers H from battles. Event missions rewarded players with Gems and Battle Points for completing any of these battles a certain number of times, and the Battle Challenge mission rewards included a Strike and a Tech Move Candy Coin.

Additionally, the music and artwork on the title screen were different than usual. From October 31 to November 14, 2022, the title screen artwork depicted Sygna Suit Hilda & Victini, Sygna Suit Hilbert & Genesect, Hugh, N, and Ghetsis, and the background music wasBattle! (Ghetsis) (Pokémon Masters EX Version). From November 14 to December 3, 2022, N was changed to be wearing his sygna suit, Black Kyurem was added, and the background music wasDecisive Battle! (N) (Pokémon Masters EX Version). For this entire duration, a special voice-over line of a Trainer saying "Pokémon Masters EX" would play as soon as the game's logo appeared on the title screen. This line could be spoken by Hilbert, Hilda, N, or Hugh, chosen at random each time the title screen was loaded.

Second run

The event reran from October 22 to November 3, 2023. The "Triple Feature Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Sygna Suit Hilda & Victini, Sygna Suit Hilbert & Genesect, and Sygna Suit N & Kyurem from the beginning of the event to November 12, 2023.

In this run, players could earn Dragon-themed Event Vouchers O from battles, and the amount of vouchers received as completion rewards was increased drastically. In addition, the mission rewards were changed to only award Gems and medals.

If the player had already raised Ghetsis & Kyurem to 6★ EX, they could not do anything with his custom Legendary Spirits; so, an exchange was included in the shop to revert the Legendary Spirits back into Event Vouchers O. Performing this exchange counted as obtaining more Event Vouchers O for the purposes of Mission 7.

Third run

The event reran again from April 5 to 17, 2024. The "Triple Feature Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Sygna Suit Hilda & Victini, Sygna Suit May & Blaziken, and Sygna Suit Red & Charizard for the duration of the event. All three of these sync pairs received unlockable EX roles in conjunction with this scout.

In this run, players could earn Event Vouchers X from battles. In addition, Mission 11 now required players to complete the second-round Battle Challenge with no sync pairs fainting. Everything else was the same as the previous run.

Battles

Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon			Stamina	Strength Bonus	First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Battle Rewards
			Left	Middle	Right
Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1	Normal	Team Plasma Grunt	Sneasel Weakness:	Cacturne Weakness:	Whirlipede Weakness:	10	×1.5	Gems ×30 Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2	200 coins First run: Event Voucher H ×15 Second/third runs: Event Voucher O / X ×35	First run: Event Voucher H ×1-2 Second/third runs: Event Voucher O / X ×1-2
Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2	Hard					15	×2	Gems ×30 Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3	600 coins First run: Event Voucher H ×35 Second/third runs: Event Voucher O / X ×100	First run: Event Voucher H ×1-3 Second/third runs: Event Voucher O / X ×1-3
Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3	Super Hard					20	×3	Gems ×30 Daily Extreme Battle 1 Battle Challenge! Round 1	1,500 coins First run: Event Voucher H ×75 Second/third runs: Event Voucher O / X ×160	First run: Event Voucher H ×1-3 Second/third runs: Event Voucher O / X ×1-3
Daily Extreme Battle 1	Ultra Hard					30	×5	Gems ×30	2,000 coins 5★ Unova Scout Ticket ×1 First run: Event Voucher H ×250 Second/third runs: Event Voucher O / X ×400	First run: Event Voucher H ×1-4 Second/third runs: Event Voucher O / X ×1-4
Battle Challenge! Round 1	Super Hard	Team Plasma Grunt	Scolipede Weakness:	Krookodile Weakness:	Bisharp Weakness:	—	×3	Gems ×100 3★ Tech Move Candy Battle Challenge! Round 2	None	None
Battle Challenge! Round 2	Ultra Hard					—	×5	Gems ×100 First run: 4★ Support Move Candy Second/third runs: 4★ Strike Move Candy	None	None

Event missions

October 31 to December 3, 2022

Mission Name	Objective	Reward
Mission 1	Complete any of the following areas ×3 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×50 Battle Points ×40
Mission 2	Complete any of the following areas ×10 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×50 Battle Points ×40
Mission 3	Complete any of the following areas ×20 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 4	Complete any of the following areas ×30 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 5	Complete any of the following areas ×40 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×40
Mission 6	Complete any of the following areas ×50 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100 Battle Points ×50
Mission 7	Obtain: Event Voucher H ×2,000	1★ The Captured King
Mission 8	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 1	2★ The Captured King
Mission 9	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 2	3★ The Captured King
Mission 10	Complete the following area with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Battle Challenge! Round 2	Burning Spirit in Black & White
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: • Unova	Tech 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: • Fire • Bug	Strike Move Candy Coin
Reward for completing 10 missions		Gems ×200

October 22 to November 3, 2023

Mission Name	Objective	Reward
Mission 1	Complete any of the following areas ×3 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×50
Mission 2	Complete any of the following areas ×10 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×50
Mission 3	Complete any of the following areas ×20 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100
Mission 4	Complete any of the following areas ×30 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100
Mission 5	Complete any of the following areas ×40 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100
Mission 6	Complete any of the following areas ×50 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100
Mission 7	Obtain: Event Voucher O ×2,000	1★ The Captured King
Mission 8	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 1	2★ The Captured King
Mission 9	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 2	3★ The Captured King
Mission 10	Complete the following area with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Battle Challenge! Round 2	Burning Spirit in Black & White
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: • Unova	Gems ×100
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: • Fire • Bug	Gems ×100
Reward for completing 10 missions		Gems ×200

April 5 to 17, 2024

Mission Name	Objective	Reward
Mission 1	Complete any of the following areas ×3 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×50
Mission 2	Complete any of the following areas ×10 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×50
Mission 3	Complete any of the following areas ×20 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100
Mission 4	Complete any of the following areas ×30 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100
Mission 5	Complete any of the following areas ×40 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100
Mission 6	Complete any of the following areas ×50 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 1 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 • Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 • Daily Extreme Battle 1	Gems ×100
Mission 7	Obtain: Event Voucher X ×2,000	1★ The Captured King
Mission 8	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 1	2★ The Captured King
Mission 9	Complete the following area ×1 Battle Challenge! Round 2	3★ The Captured King
Mission 10	Complete the following area with 1 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: Battle Challenge! Round 2	Burning Spirit in Black & White
Mission 11	Complete Battle Challenge! Round 2 with 3 or more sync pairs that share the following theme and with 0 or fewer sync pairs falling to 0 HP: • Unova	Gems ×100
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: • Fire • Bug	Gems ×100
Reward for completing 10 missions		Gems ×200

Shop

October 31 to December 3, 2022

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

October 22 to November 3, 2023

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

April 5 to 17, 2024

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

Gallery

Event banner
Medal 1★ The Captured King	Medal 2★ The Captured King	Medal 3★ The Captured King	Medal Burning Spirit in Black & White	Title screen artwork (October 31 to November 14, 2022)	Title screen artwork (November 14 to December 3, 2022)

Music

Situation	Song key	Song name	Arrangement
In menu	No. 05024	Aboard the Plasme Frigate (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Unknown
During battle	No. 05025	Battle! (Team Plasma) Pokémon Black 2 | Pokémon White 2 (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Unknown
Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.

Trivia

• This was the first villain event to feature special Trainer voice-over lines on the title screen during its initial run.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese 囚われの王を救え Mandarin Chinese 拯救被囚禁的主宰者 French Le roi capturé German Der gefangene König Italian Il sovrano catturato Korean 사로잡힌 왕을 구하라 Spanish El rey cautivo

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 • Villain events • Solo events • Trainer Files • Legendary events • All

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