Pokemon Masters EX has big plans for its two-year anniversary

Nintendo had a pretty massive Pokemon Direct on August 18th and it covered pretty much every Pokemon game out and in development. One of the games addressed was Pokemon Masters EX, also known as that game that you tried because it looked really cool and you then stopped playing because it was, admittedly, a little overwhelming. And while your kids liked watching you play it just felt empty because the gameplay mechanics were…oops, I think that was just me.

Anyways.

The direct covered a lot which you can find at 3:00 if it doesn’t automatically take you there in the video below:

In the presentation, they talked about everything that is about to go down in honor of their two-year anniversary. Pokemon Masters EX is about to get a slew of new events added to it, increasing the already surprisingly robust amount of stories the game has at its disposal.

The first one is going, beginning August 18, features Leon and Eternatus. The storyline is also going to introduce the Sword and Shield concept of Dynamaxing to the game with Eternatus. Completing this event will also nab you the team of Hop and Zamazenta for those of you that played through Sword and Shield but just really want more of that sweet sweet Hop content.

Later this month even more Anniversary Pairs are slated to arrive in special outfits, including the first one which will be fan-favorite edgelord “N” in a fancy new outfit and paired with a Reshiram.

A new story arc is also set to begin in the middle of September and it features my absolute favorite evil team of all-time: “Team Rainbow Rocket”. For those not in the know, Team Rainbow Rocket was a bizarre team that showed up in the end game content from Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. In it, in a series of events that loosely involve portals that go through space and time, Giovanni shows up with a team made up of other famous villains, including the leaders of Team Aqua/Magma/Galactic and more. It’s basically an all-star team of Pokemon’s meanest villains, like a Legion of Doom, and I am absolutely down for that. They even say in the trailer that it’ll be a darker storyline than normal so… let’s go!