Verdant Guardian
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Verdant Guardian 深緑の監視者 Dark Green Watcher | |
Event notification image | |
Type | Story event |
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First run | March 17 to 31, 2022 |
Featured sync pairs | Sygna Suit Serena & Zygarde |
Sync pairs with reward bonus | |
1.6× | Sygna Suit Serena & Zygarde |
1.4× | Clemont & Heliolisk Lysandre & Yveltal |
1.2× | Kukui & Lycanroc Hop & Zamazenta |
Theme skills with 1.2× reward bonus | Kalos |
Verdant Guardian (Japanese: 深緑の監視者 Dark Green Watcher) was a story event in Pokémon Masters EX. It was focused on the sync pair Sygna Suit Serena & Zygarde.
The "Sygna Suit Serena Master Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Sygna Suit Serena & Zygarde from the beginning of the event to April 14, 2022.
During this event, players could earn Event Vouchers O 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 Sygna Suit Serena & Zygarde to obtain +0.6× bonus vouchers; Clemont & Heliolisk or Lysandre & Yveltal to obtain +0.4× bonus vouchers; and Kukui & Lycanroc, Hop & Zamazenta, or any other sync pair with the Kalos theme skill 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 the first five story areas in the event.
While most story areas in the event were unlocked by completing the preceding battle, the story area Guardian of the Ecosystem could only be unlocked by collecting 10 Zygarde Cells in the other story areas.
The special event A Strange Specimen was a prelude to this event.
Plot
Area info
Battles
Name | Difficulty | Trainers | Pokémon | Stamina | First-Time Rewards | Completion Rewards | Battle Rewards | ||||
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Left | Middle | Right | |||||||||
Challenge Team Break: Part 1 | Normal | Masked Man |
Electivire Weakness: |
Dragalge Weakness: |
Magneton Weakness: |
10 | Gems ×30 The Search for Cells |
200 coins Event Voucher O ×7 |
Event Voucher O ×1-2 | ||
Challenge Team Break: Part 2 | Hard | 15 | Gems ×30 Misguided Methods |
400 coins Event Voucher O ×14 |
Event Voucher O ×1-3 | ||||||
Challenge Team Break: Part 3 | Very Hard | 15 | Gems ×30 Together with You |
1,000 coins Event Voucher O ×16 |
Event Voucher O ×1-3 | ||||||
Challenge Team Break: Part 4 | Super Hard | 20 | Gems ×30 Together with You |
1,500 coins Event Voucher O ×26 |
Event Voucher O ×1-4 | ||||||
Daily Extreme Battle 1 | Ultra Hard | 30 | Gems ×30 | 2,000 coins Event Voucher O ×100 |
None | ||||||
Battle Challenge! Round 1 | Super Hard | Hop |
Kukui |
Sonia |
Zamazenta Crowned Shield Weakness: |
Lycanroc Midday Form Weakness: |
Yamper Weakness: |
— | Gems ×100 3★ Support Move Candy Battle Challenge! Round 2 |
None | None |
Battle Challenge! Round 2 | Ultra Hard | — | Gems ×100 4★ Tech Move Candy |
None | None |
Event missions
Shop
Gallery
Event banner | ||||
Medal 1★ Verdant Guardian |
Medal 2★ Verdant Guardian |
Medal 3★ Verdant Guardian |
Medal Planet Protectors |
Splash screen artwork |
Music
Script
- Pokémon Center
Name | Text |
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Serena | Look for those green sparkles! |
Serena | This hunt is gonna have us searching all over Pasio! Keep your eyes peeled so you don't miss any green sparkles! |
- Sycamore's Suspicion
Name | Text |
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(Forest) | |
Professor Sycamore | Hey there! Thanks for showing up! The reason why I called you here is because I need your help searching for something! Take a look at this strange specimen that was delivered to the Pokémon Center. Doesn't it look a bit like a cell? I'm thinking it might be part of a Pokémon. |
Serena | Oh, it's green and sparkly. And also a bit squishy! |
Professor Sycamore | Fascinating, right? I think we should do more investigating to figure out what it is! This may have something to do with the rumor that Hoopa has brought Pokémon to Pasio. |
Serena | We're on it! Let's split up and look for more of them! |
(Zygarde appears and watches from afar) |
- The Third Legendary
Name | Text |
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(Forest) | |
(When talking to Serena) | |
Serena | Let's have a look around the area! |
(When talking to the Youngster) | |
Youngster | Hey! You haven't seen a Growlithe around here, have you? I can't find him anywhere! If you see him, let me know, OK? |
Serena | Sure! We can keep an eye out for you. I'll let you know if we find him! Come on, let's help search for Growlithe! |
Professor Sycamore | Certainly! We can look for the lost Pokémon while we search for the sparkly green things. |
(When talked to again) | |
Youngster | Where'd my Growlithe run off to? |
(When talking to the Rising Star) | |
Rising Star | A Growlithe? I think I did hear some growling noises nearby... |
(When talking to the Collector) | |
Collector | I found a green, sparkly thing on the ground a moment ago... It looked like the sort of thing that would make my Altaria even more gorgeous. But I guess I'll never know—a Growlithe ran past me and carried it off! |
(When tapping on a tree) | |
??? | Hey! Is there a Growlithe hiding over there? |
Serena | Oh, are you looking for Growlithe, too? |
??? | N-no! Hoping I don't run into it, actually... |
(When tapping on the tree again) | |
??? | Hey! Is there a Growlithe hiding over there? |
Serena | Nope, doesn't look like it. |
Masked Woman | Phew... That's good. This crazy Growlithe's been chasing me all over the place! |
Serena | Oh! You're part of Team Break? Maybe he was chasing you because of your mask. |
Professor Sycamore | If you're smart, you'll learn from this lesson and leave Team Break for good. |
Masked Woman | Sh-shut up! Like I'd actually leave Team Break just because one little Growlithe scared me— Eeeeek! It saw me! You said it wasn't here, you big liaaaars! |
(When talking to the Youngster again) | |
Youngster | Look! My Growlithe came back! |
Serena | Glad you found each other again! |
Youngster | Me too! He was carrying this in his mouth... Do any of you know what it is? |
Serena | *gasp* Look, Professor! |
Professor Sycamore | It seems Growlithe found what we've been searching for. |
Serena | Yeah! It's got some drool on it now, but that's OK! |
(When finished searching) | |
Professor Sycamore | We found another one of these sparkly green things... No doubt about it. This must be— |
Serena | Whoa... Is that what I think it is? |
Professor Sycamore | Zygarde?! Doesn't look like it wants to attack us. |
Serena | What should we do, Professor? |
Professor Sycamore | It's not aggressive... And the fact that it's not leaving your side must mean it wants to follow you. Why don't we head back into town for now? |
(Serena and the player leave with Zygarde) | |
Professor Sycamore | Zygarde... First, Xerneas and Yveltal showed up on Pasio, and now Zygarde's here. That makes the third Legendary Pokémon from Kalos... |
A few days later, Professor Sycamore called Serena, Calem, and <player> together to meet up with him again. | |
??? | Did I keep you two waiting? |
(Serena appears in her sygna suit) | |
Serena | Sorry I'm late. I was walking here with Zygarde, but it kept getting distracted. |
Calem | I don't think I've seen you wear that outfit before, Serena. Is it new? |
Serena | Yeah! I thought I'd change things up since I'm hanging out with Zygarde! I even did my hair a little different, to look more grown-up! |
Calem | It looks really cool on you. And I think it all comes together really well! |
Serena | *chuckle* Thanks! All right! Shall we go meet up with the professor? |
(Transition to Professor Bellis's Lab) | |
Professor Sycamore | Hi! Thanks for coming. There are a few new things I've learned about Zygarde that I'd like to share with you. Those sparkly green things we were looking for are actually cells. They come together to form Zygarde’s body. |
Serena | Really?! |
Professor Sycamore | Depending on the number of cells it has collected within its body, it can transform into different forms. So if we're able to collect more of its cells than it has now, that should theoretically give Zygarde an immense amount of power! I'm talking even more power than Xerneas and Yveltal! |
Calem | Seriously? Even more power than those two? |
Professor Sycamore | According to legend, Zygarde monitors the ecosystem, neutralizing those who harm it. I suspect that's why it needs so much power—so it can ward off those threats. |
Calem | Oh. But if its cells are scattered right now, that means its power is incomplete, right? |
Professor Sycamore | Not exactly. In a pinch, it's able to gather its cells together if it needs to. |
Serena | There must be a reason why it scattered its cells all over Pasio, then. If that's the case, I can help find all of Zygarde's cells, Professor! Maybe it's sick and can't call its cells together or something... If that's why Zygarde's sticking with me, then I can't just ignore it! |
Professor Sycamore | Hm... Like I said earlier, Zygarde is a Pokémon that has great power hidden within itself. I'm not sure what would happen if it did collect all of its cells together in one place... |
Serena | Please, Professor? If anything happens, I promise I'll calm it down! |
Calem | We'll help her out, too, Professor. It'll be safer with three of us around, right? |
Serena | Thanks, Calem! <player>! |
Professor Sycamore | All right. I can see how determined you are. I'll leave figuring out what Zygarde wants to do to you three. As for me, I'll stay here and try to find as much info as I can! |
Serena | Thanks, Professor! |
Professor Sycamore | I'll ask some Champion-class Trainers for their help, too, just in case something does happen. But I believe in you three! Just be sure to stay safe, all right? |
Serena | Yes, sir! OK! Let’s head out and find the rest of Zygarde's cells! |
- The Search for Cells
Name | Text |
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(Town) | |
Beauty | Sparkly and green? Yeah, I saw something like that over there. |
Serena | Really? Thanks! There's a surprisingly large number of people saying they've seen those cells! If we keep this up, we'll have this wrapped up in no time! |
(Transition to the field) | |
Serena | We didn’t find a single one! |
Calem | This might be harder than we originally thought... |
??? | Yo! What're you lot up to? |
(Hop appears) | |
Calem | We're looking for something. Y'see, there's these things all over Pasio that— |
Serena | Wait! What's that you're holding? |
Hop | Oh, this? I picked it up over there. Don't see something like this every day, right? I was gonna take it home and research it! |
Calem | That's actually part of a Pokémon called Zygarde. |
Hop | Zygarde? Oh! You mean that one right there? |
Serena | Yup! Professor Sycamore asked us to help him conduct some research on it. |
Hop | Zygarde's a Pokémon that's made up of a bunch of cells, right? I'd heard rumors that it's been spotted in the Crown Tundra before, but this the first time I've actually seen one of its cells in person! |
Serena | Oh, so you already knew all about it! No wonder you're Professor Sonia's assistant! Do you happen to know anything else? |
Hop | Well...not really. But if Zygarde is a Legendary Pokémon that's shown up in Kalos, Alola, and even Galar... maybe a Pokémon Professor from Galar or Alola would know something about it! Er...Sonia's busy doing talks and presentations on her research, though. |
Calem | Why don't we find a professor from Alola and ask them about it? |
Hop | Yeah! Let me come with you! I'm happy to help Professor Sycamore with his investigation! |
(Transition to the beach) | |
Kukui | Zygarde, huh? Sorry! I'd love to help you out, but I don't know much more than you do. |
Hop | Aw, really? |
Serena | Do you know anyone else who might know more about Zygarde? |
Kukui | Oh! Now that you mention it, I do! Hm...but I dunno about that guy... |
Calem | So you do know someone? |
Kukui | Well, just a rumor. I hear there's a guy who's researching Zygarde on Pasio. But... I also heard he's a bit overzealous with his research methods. I'm not sure if I wanna introduce you to him. |
Calem | Could you do it anyway? Please? |
Serena | Please introduce us, Professor! |
Kukui | Well...OK. I'll get in contact and let him know you're researching Zygarde. |
Serena | Yay! Thank you! |
Kukui | ... ... ... |
- Misguided Methods
Name | Text |
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(Town) | |
Scientist | Ah, hello there. I heard about you from Professor Kukui. I hear you've been struggling with something related to Zygarde? It's a Pokémon chock-full of mysteries to solve, after all. That's what makes it such an interesting specimen! If you're struggling to collect the cells, I can teach you a shortcut. Follow me. |
Serena | Thank you! |
(Ruins) | |
Hop | Look at all the cells around here! |
Serena | Let's gather them up, everyone! Let's collect Zygarde's cells! |
(When talking to Hop) | |
Hop | Hehe! Look what I found! |
(When talking to the Preschooler) | |
Preschooler | Umm, are you looking for something? Is it green and, um, sparkly? I found it! Do you want it? Um, I can give it to you. I'm so thirsty. Do you have any drinks? I've got some Soda Pop.: Oooh! I love sweet drinks! I can drink them now because I'm four! Here's some Fresh Water.: Water? I guess that's OK... You don't have anything else? If only you had Soda Pop... I need some sugar in my life. |
(When talking to the Calem) | |
Calem | My search has been going pretty well! |
(When talking to the Lass) | |
Lass | Hm? You're looking for something? I haven't seen anything around here. |
(When talked to again) | |
Lass | ... ... ... |
(When talked to again) | |
Lass | Huh? You think there's something behind me? |
(When talked to again) | |
Lass | You just don't give up, do you... |
(When talked to again) | |
Lass | Could you leave me alone? Do your searching somewhere else! |
(When talked to again) | |
Lass | Ugh! Fine! I'll move out of your way, all right?! All I wanted to do was take a cute selfie with this sparkly stuff in the background! Jeez... |
(When finished searching) | |
Serena | Ready to finish up here? Did we find enough Zygarde cells? I want to keep looking.: OK! Let's go search for some more! I think we're done.: OK! Let's catch up with the rest of the group. |
Hop | Look, I got some! |
Calem | We just gathered them up like usual, though... What was that shortcut you were talking about? |
Scientist | Oh, of course. I can show you a much faster way to find these cells than going around collecting them... Watch and learn! |
(The Scientist's Dragalge attacks Zygarde) | |
Serena | What? |
Calem | What do you think you're doing?! |
Scientist | Hehehe! When Zygarde's strength is compromised, it has the ability to call its cells to come together! So there's really no reason for you to waste time walking around searching for them! |
(The Scientist puts on a Team Break mask) | |
Masked Man | Hehehehe! |
- Together with You
Name | Text |
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Masked Man | Why are you disrupting my research?! If Zygarde feels that its life is in danger... it might just bring all of its cells together in one place on its own! |
Serena | That doesn't make it OK! Hurting Pokémon is wrong! |
Masked Man | Wrong? Preposterous! If the ends justify the means, then nothing is off the table. |
Calem | Now I get what Professor Kukui meant by overzealous... |
Hop | We can't let him get away with this! |
Serena | I'm sorry, Zygarde... We never should've rushed the investigation... We should have stuck by you, step by step. Can you forgive us? And maybe give us another chance? |
Masked Man | I assure you, there won't be another chance! Ack! Wh-what's that light?! |
Serena | Zygarde! You'll lend us your power? |
Masked Man | I won't let you have Zygarde! It's MY research subject! I've claimed it! |
Serena | Pokémon aren't tools or research subjects to be claimed! They're our precious partners! The way you view Pokémon is just wrong! It's absolutely unacceptable! |
(Serena defeats Team Break) | |
Masked Man | Drat! I was so close! |
(Team Break leaves, Kukui appears) | |
Kukui | Hey! You all OK over there? I got worried, so I came to check on how things were going. |
Serena | Professor! |
Kukui | I saw that scientist running away. I never realized he was part of Team Break... I'm sorry for putting you through that, kids. |
Serena | No, Professor! It wasn't your fault! |
Hop | Yeah! We're the ones who pushed you to introduce us to him, even though you didn't want to. |
Kukui | Well, I'm glad you're all OK. That said, now we're back to square one. |
Serena | It's OK! We'll collect all of the cells ourselves, one by one! And we'll do it together with Zygarde! |
Kukui | Well, that's quite the endeavor. But I'm sure you can do it! I'm rooting for you! |
(Transition to the group walking through the field, Hoopa appears) | |
Calem | Is that...Hoopa? |
Hop | What's it doing with that ring? Whoa! |
Kukui | I think it warped space to create a path that connects to somewhere else! |
Calem | What do you think Hoopa is trying to do? |
Kukui | I wonder if it's trying to help Zygarde get back home. |
Serena | Zygarde... |
(Hoopa leaves) | |
Hop | Huh?! Hoopa’s gone now! |
Serena | Are you sure about this, Zygarde? |
Kukui | Zygarde decided to stay on Pasio, then! Guess we should respect that, yeah? It could be that Zygarde has some unfinished business on Pasio. For example...maybe it wants to do even more exploring with you! |
Serena | Maybe! I'm not sure what you wanna do here, Zygarde... But I'll stay with you till you finish it! |
- Guardian of the Ecosystem
Name | Text |
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(Town) | |
Serena | Here you go, Zygarde! These are all the cells I've found! |
Calem | Whoa. That was bright! What just happened? |
Professor Sycamore | Looks like you were able to collect quite a number of cells! |
Serena | We never did figure out why you're here, Zygarde. But it seems like this is the last— |
Professor Sycamore | Oh my. It went and scattered its cells again. |
Serena | What in the world?! What are you doing? We worked so hard to collect those for you, you know. |
(Zygarde leaves) | |
Calem | Whoa, what now? |
Serena | You want us to go with you somewhere? |
Professor Sycamore | I'm not entirely sure, but why don't we follow it? |
(Forest) | |
Hiker | *sob* It hurts... |
Serena | Oh no! Man down! |
Calem | Let's take him to the Pokémon Center! |
(Zygarde leaves) | |
Serena | Wait—you want to go somewhere else now? |
Professor Sycamore | You can go with Zygarde. I'll take care of things here. |
Serena | OK! Thank you, Professor! |
(Team Break Hideout) | |
Masked Man (1) | Wh-who are you?! |
Masked Man (2) | How did you even find us?! |
Calem | Team Break? Oh, and look over there! |
Serena | That Pokémon looks hurt! |
Masked Man (2) | Gah! Well, if our cover's busted, we've got no choice! |
Masked Man (1) | What're those green sparkly things?! They're all going to that Pokémon... |
(Zygarde transforms into its Complete Forme) | |
Serena | Oh, I get it! Count me in, Zygarde! I'm ready! |
(Serena battles and defeats Team Break) | |
Masked Man (2) | Drat! |
(Team Break leaves) | |
Serena | C'mon! We have to get this Pokémon to the Pokémon Center! |
(Pokémon Center) | |
Professor Sycamore | Both the Pokémon and its Trainer are in good hands now. |
Serena | I'm so glad to hear that! |
??? | Oh! Were you the ones who helped him, Professor? |
(Looker appears) | |
Serena | Looker! |
Looker | I've been searching for a Trainer reported as missing for a while now. I'm glad you found him! From what I hear, he did everything he could to protect his Pokémon from Team Break... But he got injured and couldn't walk! |
Calem | Oh! So that means... |
Looker | Yeah. That Pokémon you saved from Team Break was his partner. |
Serena | Thanks, Zygarde. You're the one that found them, aren’t you. |
Professor Sycamore | Huh. That must be why Zygarde sent its cells all over Pasio again! It was looking for that Trainer and his Pokémon! A human tried to protect his partner Pokémon, and a Pokémon worried more about its partner than its own well-being... As the guardian of the ecosystem, Zygarde must have realized how much they cared for each other. |
Serena | I feel like I've learned yet another new thing about Zygarde! |
Professor Sycamore | True. You've learned from Zygarde what it means to be strong enough to protect others... And I'm sure Zygarde learned from your compassion and willingness to help others, Serena! In collecting all of Zygarde's cells, you earned more than just a glimpse at its complete form... It brought your hearts together. |
Serena | It really did! Zygarde, I hope you'll continue to lend me your power! Together, we can protect everyone around us! |
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