New World Dilemma

New World Dilemma (Japanese: 新世界で交錯する心 Intersecting Hearts in the New World) was the fifth legendary event in . It was focused on the sync pair . This pair could be teamed up with by completing the final story area of the event, A Perfect, Complete Answer.
During this event, players could earn Prize Coins from battles that could be used to draw items from a prize box pool. If the grand prize was drawn from the prize box, players could advance to the next prize pool. Extra Prize Coins were automatically exchanged with coins once the event was finished.
This event featured the Full-Force Battle, where players were challenged to defeat a large group of strong opponents. Similar to the Legendary Arena, players could use multiple teams with a limited number of total sync pairs, with the opponents' health carrying over between rounds and with previously used pairs unable to be used again until the challenge is reset. s could be earned by completing specific missions.
This story was added to Legendary Adventures on December 24, 2021.
==First run==
The event first ran from August 17 to September 3, 2020. The "Sygna Suit Cynthia Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting for the duration of the event.
In this run, there were five battles against Cyrus available from the start that the player could complete to earn Prize Coins. The grand prizes in the prize box included area info for event story areas, co-op sync orbs, 5★ Power-Ups, and a 5★ Strike Move Candy. In addition, custom items to unlock 's level cap were available starting from the 5th prize box pool.
Completing each Full-Force Battle rewarded players with a 3★ Strike Move Candy and a 4★ Strike Move Candy, respectively, as well as a available through event missions. A third medal was awarded for completing the second Full-Force Battle with 6 sync pairs or less. The other event missions rewarded players with Gems for completing story areas and unlocking Cyrus & Palkia's level cap, and the reward for completing all missions was 300 Gems.
==Second run==
The event reran from March 15 to April 8, 2021. Cyrus & Palkia's sync grid was expanded in conjunction with the event, and the "Lisia Spotlight Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting from the beginning of the event to March 29, 2021.
In this run, the structure of the event was significantly altered. Rather than pulling area info from the prize box, players alternated between completing story areas and completing event battles until all area info for the event had been unlocked. An additional battle against Cyrus was added, and the cost for most battles was lowered.
Instead of using generic Prize Coins to make pulls from the prize box, -themed Legendary Prize Coins F were used. The grand prizes in the prize box included 3★ Level-Up Manuals, co-op sync orbs, 5★ Scout Tickets, Custom ★ Power-Ups for Cyrus & Palkia, and a Support Move Candy Coin. As Cyrus & Palkia could now be powered up using regular sync pair items, the prize pools no longer included custom items.
The rewards for completing Full-Force Battles, including the medals rewarded by event missions, were the same as the previous run. All the other event missions were altered. A 1★ medal was added as an event mission reward for completing A Perfect, Complete Answer, and a few missions awarded Gems and 3★ Level-Up Manuals for completing battle areas in the event a certain number of times. Other missions allowed players to obtain three additional copies of Cyrus & Palkia as rewards for leveling up the sync pair to certain levels, and a fourth additional copy for completing all other missions.
If the player had already raised Cyrus & Palkia to maximum potential, exchanges were available in the to convert their Custom ★ Power-Ups into 5★ Power-Ups or 3★ Power-Ups.
==Third run==
The event reran again from August 19 to September 16, 2021. In this run, Legendary Prize Coins M could be used to make pulls from the prize box, and the grand prizes now included 3★ Level-Up Manuals, co-op sync orbs, 5★ Scout Tickets, Custom ★ Power-Ups for Cyrus & Palkia, and a Strike Move Candy Coin. The rewards for completing the Full-Force Battles were changed to a 3★ Tech Move Candy and a 4★ Support Move Candy, respectively; everything else was the same as the previous run.
==Plot==
 arrives on the island of Pasio, surmising that Pasio was not the world he desired. He encounters the and on the beach, and Cheryl recognises Cyrus as the leader of Team Galactic whose plans had been foiled in the Distortion World. However, Cyrus denies knowing about the Distortion World, and comments that he had been attempting to make a world without spirit using the powers of and , before being interrupted by a which had brought him to Pasio. Cyrus exclaims that he will create a new world regardless of any setbacks. Cheryl and the player attempt to defeat Cyrus in a battle, however they are defeated by Cyrus's Palkia. Cyrus tells them that they had lost because their judgment had been clouded by their spirit, which is a vague and incomplete thing. comes to intervene, but Cyrus disappears.
Meanwhile, Cyrus is walking through a forest where he meets and a friend's . The two share a conversation ranging from sync pairs, Pasio, inventions, and Rotom, before Cyrus begins to divulge about the crude and incomplete state of the current world. As Cyrus leaves, finds Sophocles and brings him to the Pokémon Center where they meet Cynthia and Cheryl. Cynthia predicts that Cyrus will want to search for Lear, in order to obtain the power of the source that had brought him to Pasio. Sophocles, determined to stop Cyrus, joins with the player and Cheryl to find Cyrus.
The three apprehend Cyrus at a desert, however, they soon begin to lose against the legendary Pokémon Palkia. As Cyrus tries to get away, Cynthia, in her sygna suit, and her joins forces with the protagonists. She relays to Cyrus that her strength lies in the bonds that are born from spirit. Cynthia's sync stone begins to glow, and Kommo-o delivers a final blow against Palkia. After Cyrus's defeat, Sophocles comes up to Cyrus and explains to him that though there are sad and lonely moments, the spirit helps them to appreciate the happy moments even more because of this.
==Area info==
Area name 	Unlock condition (First run) 	Unlock condition (Second and third runs)	Completion Rewards
The Man from Another Dimension	Plays automatically on log-in 	Available from start 	First run:Gems ×10Second and third runs:Creating a New World
Creating a New World 	Available from start 	Complete The Man from Another Dimension 	Gems ×10Second and third runs:Take Down Cyrus! Round 1
Kindred Spirits 	Pull from the prize box (Pool 1)	Complete Take Down Cyrus! Round 1 	Gems ×10Second and third runs:Take Down Cyrus! Round 2
Sophocles the Brave 	Pull from the prize box (Pool 2)	Complete Take Down Cyrus! Round 2 	Gems ×10Second and third runs:Take Down Cyrus! Round 3
Bonds of Spirit 	Pull from the prize box (Pool 3)	Complete Take Down Cyrus! Round 3 	Gems ×10Second and third runs:Take Down Cyrus! Round 4
A Perfect, Complete Answer 	Pull from the prize box (Pool 4)	Complete Take Down Cyrus! Round 4 	Gems ×10Second and third runs:Take Down Cyrus! Round 5
==Battles==
===First run===
Name 	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon 	Pokémon 	Pokémon 	Stamina	First-Time Rewards 	Completion Rewards 	Battle Rewards
Name 	Difficulty	Trainer	Left 	Middle 	Right 	Stamina	First-Time Rewards 	Completion Rewards 	Battle Rewards
Take Down Cyrus! Round 1 	Normal 	 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	20 	Gems ×30 	400 coinsPrize Coin ×26 	Prize Coin ×1-4
Take Down Cyrus! Round 2 	Hard 	 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	20 	Gems ×30 	600 coinsPrize Coin ×34 	Prize Coin ×1-4
Take Down Cyrus! Round 3 	Very Hard 	 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	20 	Gems ×30 	1,000 coinsPrize Coin ×42	Prize Coin ×1-4
Take Down Cyrus! Round 4 	Super Hard	 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	20 	Gems ×30 	1,500 coinsPrize Coin ×52	Prize Coin ×1-4
Take Down Cyrus! Round 5 	Ultra Hard	 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	20 	Gems ×30 	2,000 coinsPrize Coin ×62	Prize Coin ×1-4
Full-Force Battle! Round 1	Super Hard	 	Weakness: ↓Weakness: ↓Weakness:	Weakness: ↓Weakness: ↓Weakness:	Weakness: ↓Weakness: ↓Weakness:	— 	Gems ×303★ Strike Move CandyFull-Force Battle! Round 2	None 	None
Full-Force Battle! Round 2	Ultra Hard	 	Weakness: ↓Weakness: ↓Weakness:	Weakness: ↓Weakness: ↓Weakness:	Weakness: ↓Weakness: ↓Weakness:	— 	Gems ×304★ Strike Move Candy 	None 	None
===Second and third runs===
Name 	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon 	Pokémon 	Pokémon 	Stamina	First-Time Rewards 	Completion Rewards 	Battle Rewards
Name 	Difficulty	Trainer	Left 	Middle 	Right 	Stamina	First-Time Rewards 	Completion Rewards 	Battle Rewards
Take Down Cyrus! Round 1 	Normal 	 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	10 	Gems ×30Kindred Spirits 	400 coinsLegendary Prize Coin / ×14 	Legendary Prize Coin / ×1-3
Take Down Cyrus! Round 2 	Hard 	 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	15 	Gems ×30Sophocles the Brave 	600 coinsLegendary Prize Coin / ×27 	Legendary Prize Coin / ×1-6
Take Down Cyrus! Round 3 	Hard 	 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	15 	Gems ×30Bonds of Spirit 	800 coinsLegendary Prize Coin / ×30 	Legendary Prize Coin / ×1-7
Take Down Cyrus! Round 4 	Very Hard 	 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	15 	Gems ×30A Perfect, Complete Answer 	1,000 coinsLegendary Prize Coin / ×33	Legendary Prize Coin / ×1-8
Take Down Cyrus! Round 5 	Super Hard	 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	20 	Gems ×30Take Down Cyrus! Round 6Full-Force Battle! Round 1 	1,500 coinsLegendary Prize Coin / ×58	Legendary Prize Coin / ×1-14
Take Down Cyrus! Round 6 	Ultra Hard	 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	Weakness: 	20 	Gems ×30 	2,000 coinsLegendary Prize Coin / ×80	Legendary Prize Coin / ×1-20
Full-Force Battle! Round 1	Super Hard	 	Weakness: ↓Weakness: ↓Weakness:	Weakness: ↓Weakness: ↓Weakness:	Weakness: ↓Weakness: ↓Weakness:	— 	Gems ×100Full-Force Battle! Round 2Second run:3★ Strike Move CandyThird run:3★ Tech Move Candy	None 	None
Full-Force Battle! Round 2	Ultra Hard	 	Weakness: ↓Weakness: ↓Weakness:	Weakness: ↓Weakness: ↓Weakness:	Weakness: ↓Weakness: ↓Weakness:	— 	Gems ×100Second run:4★ Strike Move CandyThird run:4★ Support Move Candy 	None 	None
==Event missions==
===August 17 to September 3, 2020===
===March 15 to April 8, 2021 and August 19 to September 16, 2021===
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| Mission 7
| Level up the following sync pair ×30Cyrus & Palkia
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| Mission 8
| Level up the following sync pair ×40Cyrus & Palkia
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| Mission 9
| Level up the following sync pair ×50Cyrus & Palkia
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! style="" colspan=2 | Reward for completing all missions
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==Prize box==
===August 17 to September 3, 2020===
Prize Pool	Grand Prize 	Custom Items Available 	Custom Items Available
Prize Pool	Grand Prize 	Custom Great Buff Blend ×40(Cyrus & Palkia)	Custom Buff Blend ×40(Cyrus & Palkia)
1 	Kindred Spirits 	None 	None
2 	Sophocles the Brave 	None 	None
3 	Bonds of Spirit 	None 	None
4 	A Perfect, Complete Answer	None 	None
5 	Co-op Sync Orb ×1,500 	1 in pool 	1 in pool
6 	Co-op Sync Orb ×1,500 	1 in pool 	1 in pool
7 	5★ Power-Up ×1 	2 in pool 	2 in pool
8 	5★ Power-Up ×1 	2 in pool 	2 in pool
9 	5★ Strike Move Candy 	2 in pool 	2 in pool
10 	Elite Four Notes ×10 	3 in pool 	3 in pool
===March 15 to April 8, 2021===
Prize Pool	Grand Prize
1 	3★ Level-Up Manual ×50
2 	Co-op Sync Orb ×2,000
3 	5★ Scout Ticket ×2
4 	5★ Scout Ticket ×2
5 	Custom ★ Power-Up ×5(Cyrus & Palkia)
6 	Custom ★ Power-Up ×5(Cyrus & Palkia)
7 	Custom ★ Power-Up ×5(Cyrus & Palkia)
8 	Custom ★ Power-Up ×5(Cyrus & Palkia)
9 	Support Move Candy Coin ×1
10 	Elite Four Notes ×10
===August 19 to September 16, 2021===
Prize Pool	Grand Prize
1 	3★ Level-Up Manual ×50
2 	Co-op Sync Orb ×2,000
3 	5★ Scout Ticket ×2
4 	5★ Scout Ticket ×2
5 	Custom ★ Power-Up ×5(Cyrus & Palkia)
6 	Custom ★ Power-Up ×5(Cyrus & Palkia)
7 	Custom ★ Power-Up ×5(Cyrus & Palkia)
8 	Custom ★ Power-Up ×5(Cyrus & Palkia)
9 	Strike Move Candy Coin ×1
10 	Elite Four Notes ×10
==Shop==
===March 15 to April 8, 2021 and August 19 to September 16, 2021===
==Gallery==
 	 	 	
Event banner 	Event banner 	Event banner 	Event banner
 	 	 	
Medal1★ New World Dilemma	Medal2★ New World Dilemma	Medal3★ New World Dilemma	MedalDefender of Spirit
==Script==
==Trivia==
* New World Dilemma was the first legendary event to:
** Feature a Full-Force Battle.
** Award medals on its first run.
** Not award custom items to unlock the featured sync pair's moves and skills.
* New World Dilemma was one of only two legendary events that did not award additional copies or Custom ★ Power-Ups of the featured sync pair on its initial run. The other was Pure Hearts and Rainbow Wings.
==In other languages==
==See also==
Category:Legendary events
de:Neue Welt, neue Gefühle
ja:新世界で交錯する心
zh:在新世界交錯的心