Ticket scout

The ticket scout (Japanese: チケット専用バディーズサーチ Ticket-Only Buddies Search) is a method of obtaining sync pairs in . It is accessed through the after completing Chapter 1 of the PML Arc. Ticket scouts require specific types of tickets, which may be obtained from certain sync pair scouts, battle rewards, or log-in bonuses.
Master Fair-exclusive, mix-exclusive, and Arc Suit Fair-exclusive sync pairs currently cannot be obtained from ticket scouts.
==Categories==
When the ticket scout menu is accessed from the shop, ticket scouts will be listed under one of two tabs: General or Limited Time.
===General===
General ticket scouts include 5★-Guaranteed scouts that only feature non-limited 5★ sync pairs from the general sync pair scout pool. There are nine general ticket scouts available to use: eight ticket scouts which each exclusively feature sync pairs with a specific region theme skill (excluding Paldea and Pasio) and one that combines all of the sync pairs from the eight region-specific scouts. General ticket scouts do not expire, though they update over time; typically, sync pairs are added to their respective ticket scout pools at the nearest anniversary following their debut scout. Offering rates are evenly divided among all pairs in each pool.
The 5★-Guaranteed Ticket Scout requires 5★ Scout Tickets to use. Region-specific 5★-Guaranteed Ticket Scouts require 5★ Scout Tickets named after the corresponding region; for example, 5★ Kanto Scout Tickets are needed to use the 5★-Guaranteed Kanto Ticket Scout, and so forth. The player has the option to scout one sync pair for 30 scout tickets, five sync pairs for 150 scout tickets, or ten sync pairs for 300 scout tickets.
No.	Sync pair	Type	Role 	Region 	Availability 	Availability
No.	Sync pair	Type	Role 	Region 	General 	Regional
3 	 	 	Kanto 	August 28, 2022 	August 28, 2022 	
5 	 	 	Kanto 	August 28, 2022 	August 28, 2022 	
10 	 	 	Johto 	September 30, 2020	October 13, 2021 	
17 	 	 	Johto 	September 30, 2020	October 13, 2021 	
18 	 	 	Hoenn 	September 30, 2020	October 18, 2021 	
26 	 	 	Hoenn 	September 30, 2020	October 18, 2021 	
57 	 	 	Alola 	September 30, 2020	November 7, 2021 	
65 	 	 	Kanto 	September 30, 2020	September 16, 2021	
66 	 	 	Johto 	September 30, 2020	October 13, 2021 	
67 	 	 	Unova 	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021 	
68 	 	 	Unova 	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021 	
69 	 	 	Unova 	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021 	
69 	 	 	Unova 	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021 	
70 	 	 	Unova 	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021 	
72 	 	 	Hoenn 	September 30, 2020	October 18, 2021 	
73 	 	 	Unova 	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021 	
73 	 	 	Unova 	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021 	
73 	 	 	Alola 	August 28, 2022 	August 28, 2022 	
75 	 	 	Johto 	September 30, 2020	October 13, 2021 	
76 	 	 	Kanto 	September 30, 2020	September 16, 2021	
79 	 	 	Alola 	September 30, 2020	November 7, 2021 	
85 	 	 	Kanto 	September 30, 2020	September 16, 2021	
86 	 	 	Sinnoh	September 30, 2020	October 23, 2021 	
87 	 	 	Alola 	September 30, 2020	November 7, 2021 	
88 	 	 	Alola 	September 30, 2020	November 7, 2021 	
89 	 	 	Kalos 	September 30, 2020	November 2, 2021 	
90 	 	 	Hoenn 	September 30, 2020	October 18, 2021 	
92 	 	 	Hoenn 	September 30, 2020	October 18, 2021 	
93 	 	 	Johto 	September 30, 2020	October 13, 2021 	
94 	 	 	Sinnoh	September 30, 2020	October 23, 2021 	
95 	 	 	Unova 	September 30, 2020	October 28, 2021 	
96 	 	 	Kalos 	September 30, 2020	November 2, 2021 	
99 	 	 	Johto 	August 28, 2021 	October 13, 2021 	
101	 	 	Alola 	August 28, 2021 	November 7, 2021 	
102	 	 	Alola 	August 28, 2021 	November 7, 2021 	
103	 	 	Alola 	August 28, 2021 	November 7, 2021 	
105	 	 	Sinnoh	August 28, 2021 	October 23, 2021 	
107	 	 	Hoenn 	August 28, 2021 	October 18, 2021 	
109	 	 	Unova 	August 28, 2021 	October 28, 2021 	
110	 	 	Unova 	August 28, 2021 	October 28, 2021 	
113	 	 	Hoenn 	August 28, 2021 	October 18, 2021 	
114	 	 	Alola 	August 28, 2021 	November 7, 2021 	
117	 	 	Galar 	August 28, 2021 	November 12, 2021 	
121	 	 	Alola 	August 28, 2021 	November 7, 2021 	
122	 	 	Alola 	August 28, 2021 	November 7, 2021 	
125	 	 	Galar 	August 28, 2021 	November 12, 2021 	
126	 	 	Galar 	August 28, 2021 	November 12, 2021 	
129	 	 	Alola 	August 28, 2022 	August 28, 2022 	
130	 	 	Alola 	August 28, 2022 	August 28, 2022 	
131	 	 	Alola 	August 28, 2022 	August 28, 2022 	
132	 	 	Alola 	August 28, 2022 	August 28, 2022 	
139	 	 	Johto 	August 28, 2022 	October 13, 2021 	
140	 	 	Hoenn 	August 28, 2022 	October 18, 2021 	
142	 	 	Galar 	August 28, 2022 	August 28, 2022 	
143	 	 	Sinnoh	August 28, 2022 	August 28, 2022 	
144	 	 	Galar 	August 28, 2022 	August 28, 2022 	
146	 	 	Sinnoh	August 28, 2022 	August 28, 2022 	
147	 	 	Sinnoh	August 28, 2022 	August 28, 2022 	
148	 	 	Sinnoh	August 28, 2022 	August 28, 2022 	
150	 	 	Sinnoh	August 28, 2023 	August 28, 2023 	
151	 	 	Hoenn 	August 28, 2023 	August 28, 2023 	
155	 	 	Galar 	August 28, 2023 	August 28, 2023 	
156	 	 	Galar 	August 28, 2023 	August 28, 2023 	
159	 	 	Unova 	August 28, 2023 	August 28, 2023 	
160	 	 	Unova 	August 28, 2023 	August 28, 2023 	
162	 	 	Kalos 	August 28, 2023 	August 28, 2023 	
171	 	 	Kalos 	August 28, 2024 	August 28, 2024 	
172	 	 	Kalos 	August 28, 2024 	August 28, 2024 	
185	 	 	Unova 	August 28, 2024 	August 28, 2024 	
186	 	 	Alola 	August 28, 2024 	August 28, 2024 	
197	 	 	Kalos 	August 28, 2024 	August 28, 2024 	
The One-Time-Only 5★-Select Ticket Scout is a general ticket scout that does not expire but will disappear from the menu after the player uses it. It was first made available on February 24, 2022. All 3★, 4★, and 5★ sync pairs from the general sync pair scout pool are included, and the player gets to choose one of three fair-exclusive pairs after performing a Sync Pair Scout ×10 with a One-Time-Only 5★-Select Scout Ticket: 
No.	Sync pair	Type	Role
65 	 	 	
76 	 	 	
84 	 	 	
The Gym Scout is a general ticket scout that does not expire, first made available on January 29, 2025. All 3★, 4★, and 5★ sync pairs from the general sync pair scout pool are included, and several sync pairs with the Gym Leader theme skill are also featured in the pool. These featured sync pairs are also capable of superawakening. Gym Scout Tickets are required to use this scout.
No.	Sync pair	Type	Role
2 	 	 	
23 	 	 	
192	 	 	
===Limited Time===
Limited time ticket scouts have a set duration and disappear from the menu after their scout period ends or all of the respective tickets are used. These types of ticket scouts only require one ticket per use, but the tickets are distributed in limited quantities and may only be available for a short time period.
All sync pairs with the Seasonal Outfit and Special Costume theme skills, as well as all variety sync pairs, have been made available in limited time ticket scouts.
In these types of ticket scouts, the player is able to preview the moves, stats, passive skills, and sync grids of all featured sync pairs. It will also display whether the featured sync pairs have buddy moves or can Mega Evolve or Dynamax. If a featured sync pair can Dynamax, the player can preview one of their Max Move animations; otherwise, the player can preview their sync move animation.
====Featured====
Featured Ticket Scouts offer the player one sync pair from a pool of multiple pairs. The scout pool only includes 5★ sync pairs from the general sync pair scout pool and one or more featured pairs; the recruitment rate of the featured pair(s) totals to 25%. They were previously known as "Great Ticket Scouts" prior to the Morty Seasonal Featured Ticket Scout, relating to the name of the 5★ Great Scout Ticket required to use them.
====Guaranteed====
Guaranteed Ticket Scouts assure that the player obtains the featured sync pair. They were previously known as "Master Ticket Scouts" prior to the Morty Seasonal Guaranteed Ticket Scout, relating to the name of the 5★ Master Scout Ticket required to use them. Guaranteed Ticket Scouts are offered for seasonal and costume sync pairs in conjunction with their respective Featured Ticket Scouts.
====5★-Select====
5★-Select Ticket Scouts offer 5★ fair-exclusive sync pairs in their scout pool, along with pairs from the general scout pool. In these ticket scouts, a sync pair scout (usually for 10 pairs) is performed first, followed by a prompt for the player to choose a 5★ pair from the pool. As such, these scouts function identically to 5★-Select sync pair scouts with the exception of requiring tickets instead of Gems. Many 5★-Select Ticket Scouts have been held so far, including the Fair-Exclusive 5★-Select Ticket Scout, Run-Up to 3.5 Years 5★ Champion Select Ticket Scout, Anime Collaboration 10-Pair + 5★-Select Ticket Scout, and One-Time-Only 5★-Select Ticket Scout.
====Other====
Several other recurring ticket scouts that do not follow the conventions of the above scouts include:
*The 10-Pair Scout occurs during anniversaries and half-anniversaries. Unlike most limited time ticket scouts, the 10-Pair Scout can be performed multiple times before expiring. The scout pool only includes pairs from the general sync pair scout pool; in rare cases, the pool may also include fair-exclusive pairs introduced up to the scout's debut.
*The New Year's Poké Fair Ticket Scout is held at the start of a new year. Fair-exclusive pairs are included in the scout pool.
==Methods of obtaining tickets==
===Events===
Many different events in Pokémon Masters EX offer scout tickets as rewards for completing specific criteria.
Scout tickets may be given out for completing battles. Up to one regional 5★ Scout Ticket can be obtained daily for completing the Battle Point Challenge; the type of ticket depends on the region featured for that day. In the Villain Arc, winning the final battle of each chapter on Hard difficulty rewards the player with 30 5★ Scout Tickets corresponding to the region the chapter focuses on; for the final chapter, regular 5★ Scout Tickets are given out. In , a total of 30 5★ Scout Tickets are spread across six battles.
Some tickets are locked behind limited-time battles:
* On Pokémon Masters Day every month, five 5★ Scout Tickets are one of the first-time completion rewards for completing the battle area Pika-Presents for Everyone!
* All types of regional 5★ Scout Tickets were available across three battles during , from March 14 to 22, 2022.
* New Year's Scout Tickets can be obtained from winning battle areas in the .
5★ Scout Tickets can be obtained simply for completing story areas. As part of the Villain Arc, the player can earn 30 tickets from each chapter, excluding the Paulo chapter: 15 for completing the fifth story area, and another 15 for completing the tenth and final story area. The type of 5★ Scout Ticket earned corresponds to the region the chapter is based on; for example, 5★ Kanto Scout Tickets are exclusive to the Kanto chapter, Team Rocket Returns, and so on. In Victory Road, the One-Time-Only 5★-Select Scout Ticket is a reward for completing the story area The Ultimate Graduation Test: Part 2.
Events that distribute items on a point-based system have also included scout tickets as possible rewards:
* The prestige event , which ran from November 30 to December 6, 2020, offered up to eight 5★ Scout Tickets as the player collected more Prestige Points.
* All time trial events each offer 5★ Scout Tickets in varying amounts the more points are earned.
* All high score events offer 30 5★ Scout Tickets for earning points. They may be given out in packs of five or ten per point threshold reached.
General and regional 5★ Scout Tickets may appear in the for different events in exchange for event vouchers. Regular 5★ Scout Tickets have been present in almost every event exchange shop since its introduction. The quantity of these tickets that can be obtained varies by event, though the exchange rate of 200 event vouchers per ticket has remained consistent—an exception to this is in the Blissful Bonanza! shop, where Bliss Tickets are used instead. Gym Scout Tickets are obtained by exchanging Gym Coins in the Gym Exchange shop.
Events that have alternative methods of giving out rewards, like Prize Boxes, may also feature scout tickets. A limited number of these events have offered regional 5★ Scout Tickets:
Event 	Event type 	Ticket 	Total	Notes
Mushroom Mania 	Solo event 	5★ Kanto Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Kanto Elite Four (Part 1) 	Trainer Files	5★ Kanto Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Kanto Elite Four (Part 2) 	Trainer Files	5★ Kanto Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Looming Shadow of Kanto 	Villain event	5★ Kanto Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Spreading Shadows 	Villain event	5★ Kanto Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Kris's Worries 	Solo event 	5★ Johto Scout Ticket 	4 	Shop exchange
Morty's Secret Ghost Training	Solo event 	5★ Johto Scout Ticket 	20 	Shop exchange (second run only)
Elegant Flying-Type Pokémon 	Trainer Files	5★ Johto Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Rocket Execs Assemble 	Villain event	5★ Johto Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Team Rocket Attacks 	Villain event	5★ Johto Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Two Factory Heads 	Trainer Files	5★ Hoenn Scout Ticket 5★ Sinnoh Scout Ticket	30 	Shop exchange
Team Magma's Red-Hot Rage 	Villain event	5★ Hoenn Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Team Aqua's Stormy Seas 	Villain event	5★ Hoenn Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Sinnoh Elite Four Assemble 	Solo event 	5★ Sinnoh Scout Ticket 	10 	Shop exchange
Galactic Nightmare 	Villain event	5★ Sinnoh Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Dreams of the Void 	Villain event	5★ Sinnoh Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Galactic Awakening 	Villain event	5★ Sinnoh Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
For the Fans 	Solo event 	5★ Unova Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
The Ideal Formula 	Story event 	5★ Unova Scout Ticket 	6 	Prize box rewards (second run only)
Shining Heart of Dragons 	Story event 	5★ Unova Scout Ticket 	4 	Prize box rewards (second/third runs only)
The Captured King 	Villain event	5★ Unova Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Team Plasma's Icy Malice 	Villain event	5★ Unova Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Serena's Dessert Party 	Story event 	5★ Kalos Scout Ticket 	4 	Shop exchange (second run only)
Battle! Friends from Kalos 	Villain event	5★ Kalos Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Go, Go, Team Flare! 	Villain event	5★ Kalos Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Akala Passion 	Trainer Files	5★ Alola Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Lovable Numskulls 	Trainer Files	5★ Alola Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Investigate the Foundation 	Villain event	5★ Alola Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
People Protecting Pokémon 	Villain event	5★ Alola Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Yell and Dream 	Solo event 	5★ Galar Scout Ticket 	4 	Shop exchange (second run only)
Severely Strained Relations 	Solo event 	5★ Galar Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Champion Time 	Story event 	5★ Galar Scout Ticket 	4 	Prize box rewards (second run only)
Lamenting a Millennium 	Villain event	5★ Galar Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
Hear the Cheers! 	Villain event	5★ Galar Scout Ticket 	30 	Shop exchange
===Missions===
In the Legendary Arena, 5★ Scout Tickets are awarded as rewards for defeating certain Legendary Pokémon under certain conditions.
Different types of tickets may be given out for completing event missions:
* During the second run only of Morty's Secret Ghost Training, the player could earn ten 5★ Johto Scout Tickets for completing Mission 12.
* In the special event , 30 of each regional 5★ Scout Tickets could be earned for completing missions. 
* The 10-Pair + 5★-Select Scout Ticket was obtainable from July 7 to 24, 2022 for completing all the Anime Collaboration Special Missions.
* A Fair-Exclusive 5★-Select Scout Ticket was obtainable for completing eight of the Four-Year Anniversary Celebration Missions.
Scout tickets have previously been given out during limited-time events.
* The bingo, which ran from May 3 to 17, 2023, offered two 5★ Scout Tickets as the blackout reward.
* The , which ran from August 16 to October 1, 2023, had eight bingo spaces that each had 30 of one type of regional 5★ Scout Ticket. Players who completed the final story area of each Villain Arc chapter (excluding the Paulo chapter) earned the rewards depending on the region completed.
* The , which ran from November 21 to December 5, 2023, had an Eevee Celebration Ticket as the blackout reward. The Eevee Day Celebration Bingo returned from November 21 to December 6, 2024, offering a Eevee Celebration Ticket C as the blackout reward instead.
===Log-in bonuses===
Certain tickets were obtainable from log-in bonuses which coincided with anniversaries or certain sync pair scouts. They could be claimed from the Present Box after opening the app during the limited time period the bonus was active.
Name 	Duration 	Ticket 	Total
Make Way for Gloria Log-In Bonus 	November 26 to December 21, 2020	5★ Scout Ticket 	120
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets! 	August 19 to September 30, 2021 	10-Pair Scout Ticket 	10
New Year's Log-In Bonus 	January 1 to 16, 2022 	New Year's Scout Ticket 	8
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets! 	February 21 to March 17, 2022 	10-Pair Scout Ticket 	10
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets! 	August 18 to September 15, 2022 	10-Pair Scout Ticket 	10
New Year's Log-In Bonus 	January 1 to 16, 2023 	New Year's Scout Ticket 	7
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets! 	February 19 to March 18, 2023 	10-Pair Scout Ticket 	10
3.5 Year Celebration Log-In Bonus 	February 27 to March 27, 2023 	5★ Champion Select Scout Ticket 	1
3.5 Year Celebration Log-In Bonus 	February 28 to March 18, 2023 	5★ Scout Ticket 	30
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets! 	August 16 to September 15, 2023 	10-Pair Scout Ticket 	10
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets! 	February 19 to March 18, 2024 	10-Pair Scout Ticket 	10
4.5 Year Celebration Log-In Bonus 	February 28 to March 16, 2024 	Fair-Exclusive 5★-Select Scout Ticket	1
Ball Guy Log-In Bonus 	June 4 to 14, 2024 	5★ Scout Ticket 	15
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets! 	August 18 to September 15, 2024 	10-Pair Scout Ticket 	10
10 Days of 10-Pair Scout Tickets! 	February 17 to April 1, 2025 	10-Pair Scout Ticket 	10
Special Collaboration Log-In Bonus	February 17 to April 24, 2025 	Special Collaboration 5★ Scout Ticket	1Four additional tickets could be obtained at select distribution times (February 17, March 3, March 17, and April 7, 2025) for entering a serial code on purchased sets before the deadline.
===Paid scouts===
Certain paid -only sync pair scouts offer 5★ Great Scout Tickets and 5★ Master Scout Tickets for using them, like seasonal, costume, and variety s. Tiered scouts with ten tiers will award the player with a 5★ Great Scout Ticket for reaching the fifth tier and a 5★ Master Scout Ticket for reaching the final tier. Tiered scouts with only five tiers offer a 5★ Great Scout Ticket for reaching the fifth tier. Since the Aaron Spotlight Scout and Ball Guy Variety Scout, 5★ Master Scout Tickets are also offered as part of paid Gem spotlight and variety scouts, respectively. These scouts have three separate "tiers", similar to tiered scouts; after using the third and final scout, a 5★ Master Scout Ticket for the featured sync pair is awarded. All tickets obtained in this fashion are sent to the Present Box to be claimed.
Several other types of scout tickets have been made available through limited-time paid sync pair scouts:
Scout 	Duration 	Ticket
Team Rocket Tiered Scout 	September 6 to 27, 2023 	5★ Team Rocket Scout Ticket
Eevee Day Celebration Tiered Scout 	November 21 to December 15, 2023	Eevee Celebration Ticket
Eevee Day Celebration Tiered Scout A	November 21 to December 6, 2024 	Eevee Celebration Ticket A
Eevee Day Celebration Tiered Scout B	November 21 to December 6, 2024 	Eevee Celebration Ticket B
===Trainer Lodge===
The Trainer Lodge provides the player with many opportunities to get 5★ Scout Tickets. For each Trainer that can be interacted with in the Lodge, a total of 30 tickets can be obtained by raising their Friendship Level—10 each at Friendship Levels 5, 35, and 65. After raising a Trainer's Friendship Level to 30 or above, there is also a 1% chance that the Trainer will gift the player 10 5★ Scout Tickets on a given day (only if they were the last Trainer the player interacted with the day prior).
Additionally, 5★ Scout Tickets can be found in rare caches from expeditions. They have a flat 0.2% chance of appearing in a cache of any rarity, with rarer caches yielding more tickets as such: 10 tickets from 1★ caches, 20 tickets from 2★ caches, and 30 tickets from 3★ caches.
===Battle Points===
5★ Scout Tickets are one of the possible rewards the player can earn for collecting s. A total of 80 tickets can be received per round of Battle Point Tier Rewards.
BP 	Amount
500 	30
1,000	10
3,000	10
5,000	10
7,000	10
9,000	10
===Rallies===
Promotional rallies have been held on Pokémon Masters EX social media accounts for in-game events or to promote sweepstakes. These rallies invite players to complete event missions or meet other criteria in exchange for item rewards, some of which include scout tickets.
Rally 	Ticket 	Amount	Distribution
RallyStop the Evil Mastermind! Rally announcement 	Team Rocket Executive Scout Ticket	1 	September 11, 2023Announcement of surpassing all four milestones
RallyTime We Got Down to It! Rally announcement 	5★ Scout Ticket 	30 	January 22, 2024Announcement of all Time We Got Down to It! Rally milestones being completed (Japanese)Announcement of all Time We Got Down to It! Rally milestones being completed (English)
RallyRika's Elite Test Rally announcement 	5★ Scout Ticket 	30 	May 14, 2024Announcement of all Rika's Elite Test Rally milestones being completed
#EeveeDay Extravaganza 2024#EeveeDay Extravaganza 2024 announcement	Eevee Celebration Ticket C 	1 	November 22, 2024Announcement of all #EeveeDay Extravaganza 2024 milestones being completed
==Ticket scout history==
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Sync pair scout
==Notes==
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