Looming Shadow of Kanto

Looming Shadow of Kanto (Japanese: カントーに潜む悪だくみ The Sinister Scheme Lurking in Kanto) was a villain event in . It served as a prelude to the of the Villain Arc, featuring battles against Team Rocket. It was one of the Kanto villain events, the other being Spreading Shadows.
During this event, players could earn vouchers from battles against Team Rocket that could be redeemed in the for rewards, including Legendary Spirits that could be used to raise to . Obtaining a certain number of 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 16 to October 16, 2021. The "Red Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting from the beginning of the event to October 30, 2021, and the "Blue Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting from September 18 to October 30, 2021. In addition, received their EX style in conjunction with the event.
In this run, players could earn Event Vouchers S from battles, with 2,000 Event Vouchers S required to complete Mission 7. 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 Support 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 Giovanni, , Red, Gigantamax , Blue, 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 from September 30 to October 16, 2021.
==Second run==
The event reran from February 17 to March 7, 2022. The "Red and Blue Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Red & Snorlax and Blue (Classic) & Aerodactyl for the duration of the event.
In this run, players could earn Event Vouchers J from battles, and the amount of vouchers received as completion and battle rewards was increased. Only 1,000 of these vouchers were required to complete Mission 7.
If the player had already raised Giovanni & Mewtwo 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 J. Performing this exchange counted as obtaining more Event Vouchers J for the purposes of Mission 7.
==Third run==
The event reran again from March 7 to 27, 2023. In this run, players could earn Event Vouchers Z from battles, and the amount of vouchers received as completion rewards was increased even more. Once again, 2,000 of these vouchers were required to complete Mission 7. 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 19 to July 3, 2024. The "Triple Feature Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Red & Snorlax, , and from the beginning of the event to July 1, 2024. In conjunction with this scout, Red & Snorlax and Anabel & Snorlax received unlockable EX roles, and Red & Snorlax's sync grid was expanded with new grid tiles that could be unlocked at move levels 2, 4, and 5.
In this run, players could earn Event Vouchers K from battles, and the amount of vouchers received as completion and battle rewards was once again tweaked. Everything else was the same as the previous run.
==Plot==
Trista greets the as they enter the Pokémon Center and warns them that Team Rocket is becoming active on Pasio. She asks them to keep an eye on their Pokémon and personal belongings, and she hopes this will be resolved soon so everyone can be at ease.
==Area info==
Area name 	Unlock condition 	Completion Rewards	Completion Rewards	Completion Rewards
Area name 	Unlock condition 	First run 	Second run 	Third/fourth runs
Attention All Sync Pairs!	Available from start	None 	Gems ×10 	Gems ×10Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 1
==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 run:Event Voucher S ×12Second run:Event Voucher J ×18Third run:Event Voucher Z ×50Fourth run:Event Voucher K ×35 	First run:Event Voucher S ×1-6Second/third runs:Event Voucher / ×1-12Fourth run:Event Voucher K ×1-2
Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 2	Hard 	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	15 	×2 	Gems ×30Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 3 	600 coinsFirst run:Event Voucher S ×32Second run:Event Voucher J ×48Third run:Event Voucher Z ×90Fourth run:Event Voucher K ×100 	First run:Event Voucher S ×1-10Second/third runs:Event Voucher / ×1-20Fourth run:Event Voucher K ×1-3
Challenge the Rocket Grunts: Part 3	Super Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	20 	×3 	Gems ×30Daily Extreme Battle 1Challenge Giovanni: Part 1 	1,500 coinsFirst run:Event Voucher S ×56Second run:Event Voucher J ×84Third/fourth runs:Event Voucher / ×160 	First run:Event Voucher S ×1-14Second/third runs:Event Voucher / ×1-28Fourth run:Event Voucher K ×1-3
Daily Extreme Battle 1 	Ultra Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	30 	×5 	Gems ×30 	2,000 coins5★ Kanto Scout Ticket ×1First run:Event Voucher S ×200Second run:Event Voucher J ×300Third/fourth runs:Event Voucher / ×400	Fourth run only:Event Voucher K ×1-4
Challenge Giovanni: Part 1 	Super Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	— 	×3 	Gems ×100Challenge Giovanni: Part 2First/second runs:3★ Support Move CandyThird/fourth runs:3★ Strike Move Candy	None 	None
Challenge Giovanni: Part 2 	Ultra Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	— 	×5 	Gems ×1004★ Strike Move Candy 	None 	None
==Event missions==
===September 16 to October 16, 2021===
===February 17 to March 7, 2022===
===March 7 to 27, 2023===
===June 19 to July 3, 2024===
==Shop==
===September 16 to October 16, 2021===
===February 17 to March 7, 2022===
===March 7 to 27, 2023===
===June 19 to July 3, 2024===
==Gallery==
 	 	 	 	
Event banner 	Event banner 	Event banner 	Event banner 	
 	 	 	 	
Medal1★ Looming Shadow of Kanto 	Medal2★ Looming Shadow of Kanto 	Medal3★ Looming Shadow of Kanto 	MedalChaos Curtailed 	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.)
Attention All Sync Pairs!From start 	— 	Pokémon Center(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.
==Script==
* Attention All Sync Pairs!
Name 	Text
(Pokémon Center)	(Pokémon Center)
Trista 	Hello, <player>!Today we have an announcement for all sync pairs.Apparently, Team Rocket is resuming its operations—and this time on Pasio.I'm sure you already know this, but Team Rocket is an organization that operated mainly in the Kanto and Johto regions.They cause all sorts of trouble by using Pokémon to steal things and carry out their awful plans.In light of safety, please be sure to keep an eye on your Pokémon and personal belongings.Also, please try to travel in groups as much as possible.*sigh* Just as we got Team Break under control, now this happens.I hope it's taken care of soon so everyone can finally be at ease.
==Trivia==
* Looming Shadow of Kanto and Spreading Shadows 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.
* During the first two runs of this event, it was classified as a villain event prelude (Japanese: 悪の組織イベント　序章) rather than just a villain event.
** In Japanese, it was classified as a (Japanese: 悪の組織イベント　前編) from the second run onwards.
* Looming Shadow of Kanto and Galactic Nightmare were the only two villain events to contain area info for non-battle stages.
==In other languages==
==External links==
* Video demonstrating the title screen animation
==See also==
Category:Villain events
de:Schatten aus Kanto
ja:カントーに潜む悪だくみ
zh:潛伏在關都的詭計