Sinnoh Challenge

The Sinnoh Challenge (Japanese: ＶＳ　シンオウ VS Sinnoh) is one of the possible monthly Champion Stadium challenges in . It was first made available on May 2, 2022.
Like all Champion Stadium challenges, players need to defeat four Elite Four members to challenge the . They can be challenged in any order, but different special parameters are applied to each round. The Elite Four members are , , , and , and the Champion is .
The Sinnoh Challenge has been available in the Champion Stadium a total of 5 times:
* May 2 to June 6, 2022
* November 7 to December 5, 2022
* June 5 to July 3, 2023
* January 1 to February 5, 2024
* August 5 to September 2, 2024
==Parameters==
The following table lists the special parameters that were applied during each week that the Sinnoh Challenge was available in Champion Stadium. 
Round 	Parameter 	Description
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May 2 to 9, 2022 	May 2 to 9, 2022 	May 2 to 9, 2022
Elite Four Round 1 	Make use of moves with additional effects! 	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense! 	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents! 	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 4 	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents! 	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Champion 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
May 9 to 16, 2022 	May 9 to 16, 2022 	May 9 to 16, 2022
Elite Four Round 1 	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents! 	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand! 	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 3 	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4 	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint! 	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Champion 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
May 16 to 23, 2022 	May 16 to 23, 2022 	May 16 to 23, 2022
Elite Four Round 1 	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents! 	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 2 	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents! 	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Champion 	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents! 	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
May 23 to 30, 2022 	May 23 to 30, 2022 	May 23 to 30, 2022
Elite Four Round 1 	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents! 	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents! 	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4 	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Champion 	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand! 	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
May 30 to June 6, 2022 	May 30 to June 6, 2022 	May 30 to June 6, 2022
Elite Four Round 1 	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents! 	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2 	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3 	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4 	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint! 	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Champion 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
November 7 to 14, 2022 	November 7 to 14, 2022 	November 7 to 14, 2022
Elite Four Round 1 	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def! 	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2 	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents! 	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4 	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense! 	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion 	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents! 	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
November 14 to 21, 2022 	November 14 to 21, 2022 	November 14 to 21, 2022
Elite Four Round 1 	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint! 	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense! 	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand! 	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 4 	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents! 	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Champion 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
November 21 to 28, 2022 	November 21 to 28, 2022 	November 21 to 28, 2022
Elite Four Round 1 	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def! 	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2 	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4 	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense! 	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion 	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand! 	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
November 28 to December 5, 2022	November 28 to December 5, 2022 	November 28 to December 5, 2022
Elite Four Round 1 	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint! 	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents! 	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand! 	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 4 	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents! 	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Champion 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
June 5 to 12, 2023 	June 5 to 12, 2023 	June 5 to 12, 2023
Elite Four Round 1 	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand! 	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 2 	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint! 	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4 	Make use of moves with additional effects! 	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Champion 	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense! 	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
June 12 to 19, 2023 	June 12 to 19, 2023 	June 12 to 19, 2023
Elite Four Round 1 	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents! 	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents! 	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def! 	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4 	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint! 	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Champion 	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand! 	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
June 19 to 26, 2023 	June 19 to 26, 2023 	June 19 to 26, 2023
Elite Four Round 1 	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand! 	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents! 	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents! 	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 4 	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents! 	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Champion 	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents! 	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
June 26 to July 3, 2023 	June 26 to July 3, 2023 	June 26 to July 3, 2023
Elite Four Round 1 	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents! 	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3 	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4 	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents! 	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Champion 	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def! 	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
January 1 to 8, 2024 	January 1 to 8, 2024 	January 1 to 8, 2024
Elite Four Round 1 	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def! 	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents! 	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents! 	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4 	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense! 	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion 	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand! 	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
January 8 to 15, 2024 	January 8 to 15, 2024 	January 8 to 15, 2024
Elite Four Round 1 	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents! 	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents! 	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 4 	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents! 	Sync buffs are more effective.
Champion 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
January 15 to 22, 2024 	January 15 to 22, 2024 	January 15 to 22, 2024
Elite Four Round 1 	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3 	Make use of moves with additional effects! 	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 4 	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def! 	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion 	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand! 	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
January 22 to 29, 2024 	January 22 to 29, 2024 	January 22 to 29, 2024
Elite Four Round 1 	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents! 	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents! 	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 3 	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Champion 	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents! 	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
January 29 to February 5, 2024 	January 29 to February 5, 2024 	January 29 to February 5, 2024
Elite Four Round 1 	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents! 	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 2 	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def! 	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4 	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint! 	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Champion 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
August 5 to 12, 2024 	August 5 to 12, 2024 	August 5 to 12, 2024
Elite Four Round 1 	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense! 	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2 	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents! 	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 4 	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint! 	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Champion 	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents! 	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
August 12 to 19, 2024 	August 12 to 19, 2024 	August 12 to 19, 2024
Elite Four Round 1 	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def! 	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents! 	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 4 	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents! 	Sync buffs are more effective.
Champion 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
August 19 to 26, 2024 	August 19 to 26, 2024 	August 19 to 26, 2024
Elite Four Round 1 	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents! 	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 3 	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense! 	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4 	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents! 	Sync buffs are more effective.
Champion 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
August 26 to September 2, 2024 	August 26 to September 2, 2024 	August 26 to September 2, 2024
Elite Four Round 1 	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents! 	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2 	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def! 	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3 	Make use of moves with additional effects! 	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 4 	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Champion 	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand! 	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
==Trainer teams==
Most opponents in the Sinnoh Challenge can use one of three different teams, changing weekly. Lucian and Cynthia can use one of four different teams. All three Pokémon on each team share a type weakness, and no opponent has multiple teams with the same type weakness. The following table lists the weakness type of each opponent's team during each week that the Sinnoh Challenge has been available, and the table after it lists the Pokémon comprising each team.
Dates 	Weakness	Weakness	Weakness	Weakness	Weakness
Dates 	Aaron 	Bertha 	Flint 	Lucian 	Cynthia
May 2 to 9, 2022 	Fire 	Steel 	Rock 	Dark 	Fairy
May 9 to 16, 2022 	Electric	Ice 	Psychic 	Flying 	Fighting
May 16 to 23, 2022 	Ground 	Grass 	Water 	Bug 	Poison
May 23 to 30, 2022 	Fire 	Steel 	Rock 	Ghost 	Dragon
May 30 to June 6, 2022 	Electric	Grass 	Psychic 	Flying 	Fairy
November 7 to 14, 2022 	Fire 	Grass 	Psychic 	Bug 	Poison
November 14 to 21, 2022 	Ground 	Ice 	Rock 	Flying 	Fairy
November 21 to 28, 2022 	Fire 	Steel 	Psychic 	Ghost 	Dragon
November 28 to December 5, 2022	Electric	Grass 	Water 	Dark 	Fighting
June 5 to 12, 2023 	Fire 	Grass 	Psychic 	Ghost 	Poison
June 12 to 19, 2023 	Ground 	Ice 	Water 	Bug 	Fairy
June 19 to 26, 2023 	Fire 	Grass 	Rock 	Dark 	Dragon
June 26 to July 3, 2023 	Electric	Steel 	Water 	Flying 	Fighting
January 1 to 8, 2024 	Fire 	Ice 	Psychic 	Bug 	Dragon
January 8 to 15, 2024 	Electric	Grass 	Water 	Ghost 	Fairy
January 15 to 22, 2024 	Ground 	Steel 	Rock 	Flying 	Dragon
January 22 to 29, 2024 	Fire 	Ice 	Psychic 	Dark 	Poison
January 29 to February 5, 2024 	Ground 	Steel 	Water 	Ghost 	Fighting
August 5 to 12, 2024 	Ground 	Grass 	Rock 	Flying 	Poison
August 12 to 19, 2024 	Fire 	Ice 	Water 	Dark 	Fairy
August 19 to 26, 2024 	Electric	Grass 	Psychic 	Ghost 	Fighting
August 26 to September 2, 2024 	Ground 	Steel 	Rock 	Bug 	Dragon
Trainer	Pokémon 	Pokémon 	Pokémon 	Completion Rewards 	
Trainer	Left 	Middle 	Right 	Completion Rewards 	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	1,000 coinsChampion Spirit ×55★ Power-Up Ticket ×8	
==Music==
Each member of the Elite Four has their own unique battle theme, which is a remix of the Sinnoh Elite Four encounter and battle themes. Cynthia also uses a unique battle theme in her battles.
Situation 	Song key 	Song name 	Arrangement
In menu 	No. 04020 	Sinnoh Champion Stadium!(Pokémon Masters EX Version) 	Unknown
During battle(Aaron) 	No. 04016 	Battle! (Sinnoh Elite Four: Aaron)(Pokémon Masters EX Version) 	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
During battle(Bertha) 	No. 04017 	Battle! (Sinnoh Elite Four: Bertha)(Pokémon Masters EX Version) 	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
During battle(Flint) 	No. 04018 	Battle! (Sinnoh Elite Four: Flint)(Pokémon Masters EX Version) 	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
During battle(Lucian) 	No. 04019 	Battle! (Sinnoh Elite Four: Lucian)(Pokémon Masters EX Version) 	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
During battle(Cynthia) 	No. 04001 	Battle! (Cynthia)(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.
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==Trivia==
* Out of all Champion Stadium challenges, the Sinnoh Challenge had the fewest of its opponents playable at the time of its debut, with only and playable.
==In other languages==
Category:Pokémon Masters EX
ja:チャンピオンバトル/VSシンオウ
zh:冠军对战/ＶＳ 神奥