Best Buddies Program

Duration: August 5th 2025 - August 23rd 2025 06:00 UTC

The Best Buddies Program event is the third Academy Event and has you get given the Sync Pair of Brendan & Marshtomp. This event gives various special story elements in addition to the standard Academy stages to help boost up your new Academy Sync Pair with the story being focused around an After School club. These stages will appear amongst the other standard stages but will flag as a special event. Once you have completed the Epilogue, you can no longer edit your Sync Pair. This event also adds the Sync Pairs of Gladion (Academy) & Porygon-Z & Iris (Academy) & Lapras

Best Buddies Program Image

Boosted Sync Pairs

Sync Pairs With Boosted Rewards
Iris
Iris - *2
Gladion
Gladion - *2
Brendan
Brendan - *1.5
Rei
Rei - *1.3
Rosa
Rosa - *1.3
Marnie
Marnie - *1.3
Morty
Morty - *1.3
Florian
Florian
& & Lechonk - *1.3
Alola Theme Skill Unova Theme Skill

Event Stages

Trial Enrollment with Everyone!

Style: Story
First Time
Gems
Gems * 400
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Trial Enrollment with Everyone! Image

Lone Wolf on the Rooftop

Style: Story
Round Requirements: Round 4
First Time
Gems
Gems * 400
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Lone Wolf on the Rooftop Image

Penny’s Programming Class

Style: Story
Round Requirements: Round 10
First Time
Gems
Gems * 400
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Penny’s Programming Class Image

After the Lecture...

Style: Story
Rate: 10%
Round Requirements: Grid must be Rank A to Rank S+
Location: Epilogue
First Time Reward: 10 Gems

After the Lecture... Image

Iris’s Secret

Style: Story
Rate: 10%
Round Requirements: Round 3-7
Location: Schoolyard
First Time
Fiery Orb
Fiery Orb * 140
Leafy Orb
Leafy Orb * 140
Bubbly Orb
Bubbly Orb * 140
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Iris’s Secret Image

Sewing and Chatter

Style: Story
Rate: 10%
Round Requirements: Round 8-11
Location: Cafeteria
First Time
Fiery Orb
Fiery Orb * 140
Bubbly Orb
Bubbly Orb * 140
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 140
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Sewing and Chatter Image

Gym Leaders Can Be Students

Style: Story
Rate: 10%
Round Requirements: Round 8-11
Location: Cafeteria
First Time
Fiery Orb
Fiery Orb * 140
Leafy Orb
Leafy Orb * 140
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 140
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Gym Leaders Can Be Students Image

School Song Committee

Style: Story
Rate: 10%
Round Requirements: Round 8-11
Location: Hallway
First Time
Leafy Orb
Leafy Orb * 140
Bubbly Orb
Bubbly Orb * 140
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 140
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
School Song Committee Image

Challenge Academy Iris 1

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 5%
Location: Cafeteria
First Time
Fiery Orb
Fiery Orb * 40
Leafy Orb
Leafy Orb * 40
Bubbly Orb
Bubbly Orb * 40
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Challenge Academy Iris 1 Image

Battles

Dragonite Lapras Dragalge
Dragonite
Lapras
Dragalge

Challenge Academy Iris 2

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 5%
Location: Schoolyard
First Time
Leafy Orb
Leafy Orb * 40
Bubbly Orb
Bubbly Orb * 40
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 40
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Challenge Academy Iris 2 Image

Battles

Dragonite Lapras Dragalge
Dragonite
Lapras
Dragalge

Challenge Academy Iris 3

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 5%
Location: Library
First Time
Fiery Orb
Fiery Orb * 40
Bubbly Orb
Bubbly Orb * 40
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 40
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Challenge Academy Iris 3 Image

Battles

Dragonite Lapras Dragalge
Dragonite
Lapras
Dragalge

Challenge Academy Iris 4

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 5%
Location: Cafeteria
First Time
Fiery Orb
Fiery Orb * 40
Leafy Orb
Leafy Orb * 40
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 40
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Challenge Academy Iris 4 Image

Battles

Dragonite Lapras Dragalge
Dragonite
Lapras
Dragalge

Challenge Academy Gladion 1

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 5%
Location: Entrance
First Time
Fiery Orb
Fiery Orb * 40
Leafy Orb
Leafy Orb * 40
Bubbly Orb
Bubbly Orb * 40
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Challenge Academy Gladion 1 Image

Battles

Incineroar Porygon-Z Sandslash
Incineroar
Porygon-Z
Sandslash
Alola Form

Challenge Academy Gladion 2

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 5%
Location: Courtyard
First Time
Leafy Orb
Leafy Orb * 40
Bubbly Orb
Bubbly Orb * 40
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 40
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Challenge Academy Gladion 2 Image

Battles

Incineroar Porygon-Z Sandslash
Incineroar
Porygon-Z
Sandslash
Alola Form

Challenge Academy Gladion 3

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 5%
Location: Large Lecture Hall
First Time
Fiery Orb
Fiery Orb * 40
Bubbly Orb
Bubbly Orb * 40
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 40
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Challenge Academy Gladion 3 Image

Battles

Incineroar Porygon-Z Sandslash
Incineroar
Porygon-Z
Sandslash
Alola Form

Challenge Academy Gladion 4

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 5%
Location: Rooftop
First Time
Fiery Orb
Fiery Orb * 40
Leafy Orb
Leafy Orb * 40
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 40
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Challenge Academy Gladion 4 Image

Battles

Incineroar Porygon-Z Sandslash
Incineroar
Porygon-Z
Sandslash
Alola Form

Bertha's Midterm Exam! Beginner

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 10%
Location: Midterm Exam
First Time
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 60
TM Orb
TM Orb * 1
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Bertha's Midterm Exam! Beginner Image

Battles

Hippowdon

Hippowdon

Bertha's Midterm Exam! Intermediate

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 10%
Location: Midterm Exam
First Time
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 80
TM Orb
TM Orb * 1
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Bertha's Midterm Exam! Intermediate Image

Battles

Hippowdon

Hippowdon

Bertha's Midterm Exam! Expert

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 10%
Location: Midterm Exam
First Time
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 300
TM Orb
TM Orb * 1
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Bertha's Midterm Exam! Expert Image

Battles

Hippowdon

Hippowdon

Bruno's Final Exam! Beginner

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 10%
Location: Final Exam
First Time
Leafy Orb
Leafy Orb * 40
Bubbly Orb
Bubbly Orb * 40
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 40
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Bruno's Final Exam! Beginner Image

Battles

Onix

Onix

Bruno's Final Exam! Intermediate

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 10%
Location: Final Exam
First Time
Leafy Orb
Leafy Orb * 80
Bubbly Orb
Bubbly Orb * 80
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 80
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Bruno's Final Exam! Intermediate Image

Battles

Onix

Onix

Bruno's Final Exam! Advvanced

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 10%
Location: Final Exam
First Time
Leafy Orb
Leafy Orb * 120
Bubbly Orb
Bubbly Orb * 120
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 120
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Bruno's Final Exam! Advvanced Image

Battles

Onix

Onix

Bruno's Final Exam! Super

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 10%
Location: Final Exam
First Time
Leafy Orb
Leafy Orb * 160
Bubbly Orb
Bubbly Orb * 160
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 160
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Bruno's Final Exam! Super Image

Battles

Onix

Onix

Bruno's Final Exam! Supreme

Style: Boss
Stamina Required: 0
Skip Tickets Usable?: No
Rate: 10%
Location: Final Exam
First Time
Leafy Orb
Leafy Orb * 200
Bubbly Orb
Bubbly Orb * 200
Sparky Orb
Sparky Orb * 200
Completion Rewards
General Rewards
Bruno's Final Exam! Supreme Image

Battles

Onix

Onix

Event Item Exchanges

Picture Item Name Quantity Received Times Exchangeable Necessary Items
Water Tome Vol 1 Image Water Tome Vol 1 10 4 Custom Power-Up (Brendan & Marshtomp)
Water Codex Vol 1 Image Water Codex Vol 1 5 4 Custom Power-Up (Brendan & Marshtomp)
Stamina Refill Image Stamina Refill 100 1 Stamina Ticket

Event Scouts - Iris Costume Scout

Picture Sync Pair Chance
5 Star - %
Iris
Iris2%
Aaron
Aaron0.066%
Allister
Allister0.066%
Bea
Bea0.066%
Bertha
Bertha0.066%
Bianca
Bianca0.066%
Blue
Blue0.066%
Brendan
Brendan0.066%
Burgh
Burgh0.066%
Caitlin
Caitlin0.066%
Chuck
Chuck0.066%
Clemont
Clemont0.066%
Colress
Colress0.066%
Courtney
Courtney0.066%
Darach
Darach0.066%
Dawn
Dawn0.066%
Drasna
Drasna0.066%
Elesa
Elesa0.066%
Elesa
Elesa0.066%
Elio
Elio0.066%
Erika
Erika0.066%
Ethan
Ethan0.066%
Falkner
Falkner0.066%
Fantina
Fantina0.066%
Glacia
Glacia0.066%
Gladion
Gladion0.066%
Gordie
Gordie0.066%
Grimsley
Grimsley0.066%
Grimsley
Grimsley0.066%
Grimsley
Grimsley0.066%
Guzma
Guzma0.066%
Hala
Hala0.066%
Hilbert
Hilbert0.066%
Hilda
Hilda0.066%
Hugh
Hugh0.066%
Ilima
Ilima0.066%
Jasmine
Jasmine0.066%
Karen
Karen0.066%
Kiawe
Kiawe0.066%
Professor Kukui
Professor Kukui0.066%
Kris
Kris0.066%
Lana
Lana0.066%
Leaf
Leaf0.066%
Lenora
Lenora0.066%
Lillie
Lillie0.066%
Lisia
Lisia0.066%
Looker
Looker0.066%
Lucian
Lucian0.066%
Lusamine
Lusamine0.066%
Lyra
Lyra0.066%
Mallow
Mallow0.066%
Malva
Malva0.066%
The Masked Royal
The Masked Royal0.066%
May
May0.066%
Melony
Melony0.066%
Misty
Misty0.066%
Morty
Morty0.066%
Nate
Nate0.066%
Nessa
Nessa0.066%
Olivia
Olivia0.066%
Olympia
Olympia0.066%
Phoebe
Phoebe0.066%
Piers
Piers0.066%
Plumeria
Plumeria0.066%
Ryuki
Ryuki0.066%
Sabrina
Sabrina0.066%
Selene
Selene0.066%
Serena
Serena0.066%
Shauna
Shauna0.066%
Sidney
Sidney0.066%
Sonia
Sonia0.066%
Tierno
Tierno0.066%
Trevor
Trevor0.066%
Volkner
Volkner0.066%
Wallace
Wallace0.066%
Wally
Wally0.066%
4 Star - %
Agatha
Agatha1.052%
Blaine
Blaine1.052%
Bruno
Bruno1.052%
Drake
Drake1.052%
Gardenia
Gardenia1.052%
Grant
Grant1.052%
Kahili
Kahili1.052%
Lorelei
Lorelei1.052%
Lucy
Lucy1.052%
Marshal
Marshal1.052%
Noland
Noland1.052%
Roxie
Roxie1.052%
Shauntal
Shauntal1.052%
Siebold
Siebold1.052%
Sophocles
Sophocles1.052%
Thorton
Thorton1.052%
Whitney
Whitney1.052%
Wikstrom
Wikstrom1.052%
Will
Will1.052%
3 Star - %
Brawly
Brawly3.65%
Brycen
Brycen3.65%
Bugsy
Bugsy3.65%
Candice
Candice3.65%
Cheryl
Cheryl3.65%
Clay
Clay3.65%
Crasher Wake
Crasher Wake3.65%
Janine
Janine3.65%
Liza
Liza3.65%
Lt. Surge
Lt. Surge3.65%
Marley
Marley3.65%
Marlon
Marlon3.65%
Maylene
Maylene3.65%
Mina
Mina3.65%
Ramos
Ramos3.65%
Roark
Roark3.65%
Roxanne
Roxanne3.65%
Liza
Liza3.65%
Winona
Winona3.65%
Wulfric
Wulfric3.65%

Event Scouts - Gladion Costume Scout

Picture Sync Pair Chance
5 Star - %
Gladion
Gladion2%
Aaron
Aaron0.066%
Allister
Allister0.066%
Bea
Bea0.066%
Bertha
Bertha0.066%
Bianca
Bianca0.066%
Blue
Blue0.066%
Brendan
Brendan0.066%
Burgh
Burgh0.066%
Caitlin
Caitlin0.066%
Chuck
Chuck0.066%
Clemont
Clemont0.066%
Colress
Colress0.066%
Courtney
Courtney0.066%
Darach
Darach0.066%
Dawn
Dawn0.066%
Drasna
Drasna0.066%
Elesa
Elesa0.066%
Elesa
Elesa0.066%
Elio
Elio0.066%
Erika
Erika0.066%
Ethan
Ethan0.066%
Falkner
Falkner0.066%
Fantina
Fantina0.066%
Glacia
Glacia0.066%
Gladion
Gladion0.066%
Gordie
Gordie0.066%
Grimsley
Grimsley0.066%
Grimsley
Grimsley0.066%
Grimsley
Grimsley0.066%
Guzma
Guzma0.066%
Hala
Hala0.066%
Hilbert
Hilbert0.066%
Hilda
Hilda0.066%
Hugh
Hugh0.066%
Ilima
Ilima0.066%
Jasmine
Jasmine0.066%
Karen
Karen0.066%
Kiawe
Kiawe0.066%
Professor Kukui
Professor Kukui0.066%
Kris
Kris0.066%
Lana
Lana0.066%
Leaf
Leaf0.066%
Lenora
Lenora0.066%
Lillie
Lillie0.066%
Lisia
Lisia0.066%
Looker
Looker0.066%
Lucian
Lucian0.066%
Lusamine
Lusamine0.066%
Lyra
Lyra0.066%
Mallow
Mallow0.066%
Malva
Malva0.066%
The Masked Royal
The Masked Royal0.066%
May
May0.066%
Melony
Melony0.066%
Misty
Misty0.066%
Morty
Morty0.066%
Nate
Nate0.066%
Nessa
Nessa0.066%
Olivia
Olivia0.066%
Olympia
Olympia0.066%
Phoebe
Phoebe0.066%
Piers
Piers0.066%
Plumeria
Plumeria0.066%
Ryuki
Ryuki0.066%
Sabrina
Sabrina0.066%
Selene
Selene0.066%
Serena
Serena0.066%
Shauna
Shauna0.066%
Sidney
Sidney0.066%
Sonia
Sonia0.066%
Tierno
Tierno0.066%
Trevor
Trevor0.066%
Volkner
Volkner0.066%
Wallace
Wallace0.066%
Wally
Wally0.066%
4 Star - %
Agatha
Agatha1.052%
Blaine
Blaine1.052%
Bruno
Bruno1.052%
Drake
Drake1.052%
Gardenia
Gardenia1.052%
Grant
Grant1.052%
Kahili
Kahili1.052%
Lorelei
Lorelei1.052%
Lucy
Lucy1.052%
Marshal
Marshal1.052%
Noland
Noland1.052%
Roxie
Roxie1.052%
Shauntal
Shauntal1.052%
Siebold
Siebold1.052%
Sophocles
Sophocles1.052%
Thorton
Thorton1.052%
Whitney
Whitney1.052%
Wikstrom
Wikstrom1.052%
Will
Will1.052%
3 Star - %
Brawly
Brawly3.65%
Brycen
Brycen3.65%
Bugsy
Bugsy3.65%
Candice
Candice3.65%
Cheryl
Cheryl3.65%
Clay
Clay3.65%
Crasher Wake
Crasher Wake3.65%
Janine
Janine3.65%
Liza
Liza3.65%
Lt. Surge
Lt. Surge3.65%
Marley
Marley3.65%
Marlon
Marlon3.65%
Maylene
Maylene3.65%
Mina
Mina3.65%
Ramos
Ramos3.65%
Roark
Roark3.65%
Roxanne
Roxanne3.65%
Liza
Liza3.65%
Winona
Winona3.65%
Wulfric
Wulfric3.65%