With SC Lyra getting a BP unit, I was reminded of how much I wanted other protags to have alts with villain team outfits, so I made some myself! Given that SC Lyra uses Phanpy and Marill, I tried giving the other protags "weaker" Pokémon too (that I think fit them ofc), as if they are trying to blend in as grunts without having actual grunt Pokémon. The edits to get the trainers into the Team Rocket outfits were made by me, and since I have zero editing experience, they might not look that good, but it's the thought that counts. Hope you like the concepts and pairings! I might do concepts for other regions too

Cleared Water Tower finally after a long time

I was stuck at F40 because my Arc Misty was 3/5 and apparently you DO NEED 5/5 Arc Misty for this

So I made her 5/5 today and rest was easy

Physical floors were a piece of cake with 10/5 Harmony

My SS Kris is 5/5 so she's the only common support for me

1/5 V Brendan also helped in physical stages

NC May being 5/5 isn't necessary but you need her at 4/5

Luckily I got decent gears for the water team so I used them, but I am sure it's possible to clear with guaranteed event gears too

Are any of the units on offer this month worth pulling?

also looking for casually daily active Gym to join, preferably for 2 pax. Thank you

I got Morty tbh I really want ascarola, Hilbert or Alister but I will take Morty what did you guys get?

🌿 Carmine vs. Archie — Which one is better for Grass-type teams?
I was curious about how much of a difference these two sync pairs make when building Grass-type teams in Pokémon Masters EX.
So I used Pokemas Lab's Team Damage Optimizer to compare optimized team compositions with either Carmine or Archie locked into the team.
Rather than comparing the two sync pairs individually, I wanted to see how much they contribute to the overall damage output of a fully optimized team.
Here are the results!
📊 Physical Grass Teams
Archie's optimized team achieved approximately 45.8% higher damage output than Carmine's team!
📊 Special Grass Teams (Physical Damage Immunity)
The difference was surprisingly small — only about 2.4%!

These results suggest that even though both sync pairs can support Grass-type teams, their effectiveness depends heavily on the team composition and battle conditions.
A sync pair that performs exceptionally well in one situation might not have the same advantage in another.
Of course, these are calculated results under specific conditions, not a universal ranking of the two sync pairs.
🔍 Full comparison, team compositions, and calculation conditions:
https://pokemas.scipocketex.com/en/carmine-vs-archie-grass-teams-2026-10-15.html

💬 What do you think?
Do you prefer Carmine or Archie for your Grass-type teams? Have you found any interesting combinations that work particularly well?
I'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions!
I hope these comparisons help you explore new team-building possibilities!

The on-life-support 1% Furret:

Headless Horseman Sordward

I have been attempting fire tower floor 39 all day today with no success. I have seen an in game clear of this stage with this team but I cannot survive N's second sync. Silver survives but he's dead weight offensively. He's a debuffer, flinch hunter, EX sun setter, decent tank, but an attacker he is not, at least not for special stages. I have Vigilance on Silver and CS2 on the offensive pairs. What am I doing wrong?

This is the team that finally took me through all 30 floors of the Dragon Tower. I pulled Lucas as soon as he dropped because I lacked any sort of decent Dragon Support and had no access to EX Dragon Zone so he was a no brainer. Also Dialga is one of my favourite legendaries and OG Lucas was one of the first banners I pulled on.

Then came the Dawn banner and she refused to show up until she finally did last night. I immediately tried my hand at the Special only floor I was stuck on (floor 23 I think?) and cleared it easily. I then kept going with very little resistance until I cleared the tower a few moments ago.

Now the thing is I have Anni Red and Charizard who I thought would be the height of Dragon Strikers still but Dawn clears every floor not immune to Special attacks even faster. Coupled with Dialga trivializing status application Dragon feels so insanely strong now. I haven’t felt a jump in power like this in a long time. Worth every gem.

i need help since i pitied palkia, imma explain my idea.
for bug type i thought about picking the ex zone guy.
for rock nihilego.
for water ludicolo.
for dark i actually don’t know but since i have the new grenininja i think it can be a good investment.
i included normal type since i got the guy from the new generation and it’s kinda good but he lowkey alone in my box.
for grass i got sinistcha so i think if something out there is good the situation for my grass box could get better.
and for last poison type which i could get the support guy that is very good for this type.
i know it’s a lot but please help me😓😓🙏

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I didn't put Harmony for the meantime because it depends on how would DeNa handle her. It could be better (by giving her multiple alts) or worst.

I have two field candies . Who is the better ex Ground Zone unit for the latter pasio tower floors? I have Arc Cynthia, Pal Rika, and Rika/Clodsire?

Need more counters for the current Legendary Gauntlet?

Using the Sync Grid search tool on PokéMas Lab,

I found:

Raikou: 221 sync pairs that lower Speed

Latias: 345 that lower multiple stats

Tapu Bulu: 30 that can set terrain other than Grassy Terrain Hopefully,

this will help you find more options from your own roster!

https://pokemas.scipocketex.com/en/legend-adventure-2026-10-10.html

I hope this helps, and feedback is always welcome!

Ichabod Shielbert