Spreading Shadows

Spreading Shadows (Japanese: パシオに広がる悪だくみ The Sinister Scheme Spreading in Pasio) was a villain event in . It tied into the of the Villain Arc, featuring battles against Team Rocket. It was one of the Kanto villain events, the other being Looming Shadow of Kanto.
During this event, players could earn vouchers and Mewtwo Crystals from battles against Team Rocket that could be redeemed in the for rewards, including a power boost for that would allow them to after using their sync move. Obtaining 2,000 vouchers would reward players with a . 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 s by clearing these areas with teams using various theme skills, earning medals and other rewards.
All sync pairs with the Kanto 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 September 30 to October 16, 2021. The "Sygna Suit Misty Spotlight Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting for the duration of the event, and the "Sygna Suit Erika Spotlight Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting beginning on October 1 and lasting until the end of the event.
In this run, players could earn Event Vouchers V from battles. Event missions rewarded players with s and s 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 September 14 to October 16, 2021, the title screen artwork depicted , , , Gigantamax , , and Mega . The background music wasBattle! (Giovanni) (Pokémon Masters EX Version). In addition, the set of Trainers that could be scrolled through on the download screen were changed to feature sync pairs from Kanto for the duration of the event.
==Second run==
The event reran from February 21 to March 7, 2022. The "Double Feature Spotlight Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Sygna Suit Misty & Vaporeon and Sygna Suit Erika & Leafeon for the duration of the event.
In this run, players could earn Event Vouchers K from battles.
If the player had already received Giovanni & Mewtwo's power boost, exchanging for it in the shop again would reward the player with a 3★ Power-Up.
==Third run==
The event reran again from March 9 to 27, 2023. In this run, players could earn Event Vouchers A from battles, and the amount of vouchers and Mewtwo Crystals received as completion rewards was increased drastically. In addition, the mission rewards were changed to only award Gems and medals. Everything else was the same as the previous run.
==Fourth run==
The event ran for a fourth time from June 21 to July 3, 2024. The "Triple Feature Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting , , and from the June 19 to July 1, 2024.
In this run, players could earn Event Vouchers L from battles, and the amount of vouchers and Mewtwo Crystals received as completion and battle rewards was once again tweaked. Everything else was the same as the previous run.
==Battles==
Name 	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon 	Pokémon 	Pokémon 	Stamina	Strength Bonus	First-Time Rewards 	Completion Rewards 	Battle Rewards
Name 	Difficulty	Trainer	Left 	Middle 	Right 	Stamina	Strength Bonus	First-Time Rewards 	Completion Rewards 	Battle Rewards
Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 1	Normal 	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	10 	×1.5 	Gems ×30Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 2 	200 coinsFirst/second runs:Event Voucher / ×15Third run:Event Voucher A ×50Fourth run:Event Voucher L ×25 	Mewtwo Crystal ×1First/second/third runs:Event Voucher / / ×1-8Fourth run:Event Voucher L ×1-2
Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 2	Hard 	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	15 	×2 	Gems ×30Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 3 	600 coinsFirst/second/fourth runs:Event Voucher / / ×40Third run:Event Voucher A ×90 	Mewtwo Crystal ×1First/second/third runs:Event Voucher / / ×1-13Fourth run:Event Voucher L ×1-3
Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 3	Super Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	20 	×3 	Gems ×30Daily Extreme Battle 1Challenge Giovanni: Part 1	1500 coinsFirst/second runs:Event Voucher / ×70Mewtwo Crystal ×1Third run:Event Voucher A ×160Mewtwo Crystal ×2Fourth run:Event Voucher L ×110Mewtwo Crystal ×1 	First/second/third runs:Event Voucher / / ×1-18Fourth run:Event Voucher L ×1-3
Daily Extreme Battle 1 	Ultra Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	30 	×5 	Gems ×30 	2000 coins5★ Kanto Scout Ticket ×1First/second runs:Event Voucher / ×250Mewtwo Crystal ×10Third run:Event Voucher A ×400Mewtwo Crystal ×20Fourth run:Event Voucher L ×300Mewtwo Crystal ×20	Fourth run only:Event Voucher L ×1-4
Challenge Giovanni: Part 1 	Super Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	— 	×3 	Gems ×1003★ Tech Move CandyChallenge Giovanni: Part 2 	None 	None
Challenge Giovanni: Part 2 	Ultra Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	— 	×5 	Gems ×1004★ Strike Move Candy 	None 	None
==Event missions==
===September 30 to October 16, 2021===
===February 21 to March 7, 2022===
===March 9 to 27, 2023===
===June 21 to July 3, 2024===
==Shop==
===September 30 to October 16, 2021===
===February 21 to March 7, 2022===
===March 9 to 27, 2023===
===June 21 to July 3, 2024===
==Gallery==
 	 	 	 	
Event banner 	Event banner 	Event banner 	Event banner 	
 	 	 	 	
Medal1★ Spreading Shadows 	Medal2★ Spreading Shadows 	Medal3★ Spreading Shadows 	MedalRocket Launcher 	Title screen artwork(September 16 to October 16, 2021)
 	 	 	 	
Artwork of Mega Mewtwo Y from the title screen	Artwork of Mega Mewtwo Y from the title screen	Artwork of Red from the title screen 	Artwork of Blue from the title screen 	Artwork of Mega Aerodactyl from the title screen
 	 	 	 	
Artwork of Giovanni from the title screen 	Artwork of Giovanni from the title screen 	Artwork of Gigantamax Snorlax from the title screen	Artwork of Gigantamax Snorlax from the title screen	Artwork of Gigantamax Snorlax from the title screen
==Music==
Situation 	Song key 	Song name 	Arrangement
In menu 	No. 01015 	Team Rocket Hideout: Kanto(Pokémon Masters EX Version) 	Unknown
During battle(Challenge the Rocket Grunts, Daily Extreme Battle 1) 	No. 01016 	Battle! (Team Rocket)(Pokémon Masters EX Version) 	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
During battle(Challenge Giovanni) 	No. 01005 	Battle! (Giovanni)(Pokémon Masters EX Version) 	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.	Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.	Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.	Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.
==Trivia==
* Spreading Shadows was the only villain event to feature non-limited sync pairs.
* Spreading Shadows and Looming Shadow of Kanto were the only villain events to have a title screen consisting of several distinct parts, rather than a single image. This allowed the title screen to play a simple animation on start-up similar to the standard title screen.
==In other languages==
==External links==
* Video demonstrating the title screen animation
==See also==
Category:Villain events
de:Schatten über Passio
zh:在帕希歐展開的詭計