The Captured King

The Captured King (Japanese: 囚われの王を救え Rescue the Captured King) was a villain event in . It tied into the first part of the 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 for rewards, including Legendary Spirits that could be used to raise to . 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 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 for the duration of the event, and the "Sygna Suit Hilbert Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting beginning on November 2, 2022, and lasting until the end of the event. In addition, received their EX style in conjunction with this event.
In this run, players could earn -themed Event Vouchers H 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 October 31 to November 14, 2022, the title screen artwork depicted Sygna Suit Hilda & Victini, Sygna Suit Hilbert & Genesect, , , 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, 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 from the beginning of the event to November 12, 2023.
In this run, players could earn -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, , and 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 	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 Plasma Grunts: Part 1	Normal 	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	10 	×1.5 	Gems ×30Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2 	200 coinsFirst run:Event Voucher H ×15Second/third runs:Event Voucher / ×35 	First run:Event Voucher H ×1-2Second/third runs:Event Voucher / ×1-2
Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 2	Hard 	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	15 	×2 	Gems ×30Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3 	600 coinsFirst run:Event Voucher H ×35Second/third runs:Event Voucher / ×100 	First run:Event Voucher H ×1-3Second/third runs:Event Voucher / ×1-3
Challenge the Plasma Grunts: Part 3	Super Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	20 	×3 	Gems ×30Daily Extreme Battle 1Battle Challenge! Round 1 	1,500 coinsFirst run:Event Voucher H ×75Second/third runs:Event Voucher / ×160 	First run:Event Voucher H ×1-3Second/third runs:Event Voucher / ×1-3
Daily Extreme Battle 1 	Ultra Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	30 	×5 	Gems ×30 	2,000 coins5★ Unova Scout Ticket ×1First run:Event Voucher H ×250Second/third runs:Event Voucher / ×400	First run:Event Voucher H ×1-4Second/third runs:Event Voucher / ×1-4
Battle Challenge! Round 1 	Super Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	— 	×3 	Gems ×1003★ Tech Move CandyBattle Challenge! Round 2 	None 	None
Battle Challenge! Round 2 	Ultra Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	— 	×5 	Gems ×100First run:4★ Support Move CandySecond/third runs:4★ Strike Move Candy	None 	None
==Event missions==
===October 31 to December 3, 2022===
===October 22 to November 3, 2023===
===April 5 to 17, 2024===
==Shop==
===October 31 to December 3, 2022===
===October 22 to November 3, 2023===
===April 5 to 17, 2024===
==Gallery==
 	 	 	 	 	
Event banner 	Event banner 	Event banner 	Event banner 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Medal1★ The Captured King	Medal2★ The Captured King	Medal3★ The Captured King	MedalBurning 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 	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.	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==
* This was the first villain event to feature special Trainer voice-over lines on the title screen during its initial run.
==In other languages==
==See also==
Category:Villain events