Iono & Bellibolt to make their Pokémon Masters EX debut in a Poké Fair Scout this week on January 11th - Social Rally for 3,000 gems now running

A special trailer posted to Pokémon Masters EX's official social media accounts today has revealed that Iono, the fan-fave Gym Leader from Paldea, will be making their Pasio debut later this week in a special Poké Fair Scout. A log-in bonus and a social rally will also be running to help players in getting the gems needed to scout them.


Iono Poké Fair Scout
Iono & Bellibolt's Poké Fair Scout will run from January 11th, at 10:00pm (PST), until January 31st, at 9:59pm (PST). This fair-exclusive pair are expected to be released an expanded sync grid, as well as the ability to be raised to 6★ EX. More information on this sync pair will be available on Bulbapedia after their release.

Iono & Bellibolt are an Electric-type Support role Sync Pair. Their On the Rise! move will allow them to raise the critical-hit rate of all allies by three stat ranks, their Special Moves ↑ Next effect by two ranks, as well as applying the Enduring effect to their entire team.

'Ello, 'Ello, Hola! Log-In Bonus
A special log-in bonus over 3 days will be running in the lead up to Iono's debut, starting January 8th at 10:00pm (PST), and ending January 11th, at 9:59pm (PST). The rewards being offered each day for this log-in bonus are expected to be as follows:

• Day 1: Gems ×300
• Day 2: Gems ×300
• Day 3: Gems ×300

Welcome Iono Social Rallies
To celebrate Iono's Paldean debut, a special Welcome Iono Social Rally is being held, giving players the opportunity to earn 3,000 gems to help them in acquiring this Gym Leader from their Poké Fair Scout. In order to receive this gift, 20,000 players will need to follow and repost the rally announcement post on the English language @PokemonMasters account or the the Japanese language @pokemas_game account on X (formerly Twitter). As of writing, the posts have already received over 10,000 reposts combined, so we can expect the 20,000 total to be reached in short order.


The Japanese account is also offering an additional contest for one of 5 Shikishi autograph boards with the signature of Fairouz Ai, Iono's Japanese Voice Actor. To be eligible for these prizes, fans need to quote post the Japanese rally announcement using the hashtag #ポケマスEXにナンジャモ登場. This contest is only available for residents of Japan.