History VideoGame / PokemonMasters

** [[spoiler:The Final Villain chapter has Team Rocket run amok on Pasio after Giovanni gets ahold of Hoopa Unbound with hundreds of Legendary Pokémon for his grunts to wield, and they eventually break into the Pokémon Center with Looker and the triplets holding them off so the heroes can escape to confront Giovanni.]]

** Neo Champion Leaf's outfit has a huge resemblance to Hu Tao from VideoGame/GenshinImpact.

* DarkestHour: During the Villain Arc, [[spoiler:Paulo unleashes Hoopa Unbound after he witnesses his Rockruff disappearing in front of his eyes trying to endure Ghetsis's Kyurem's attacks. He proceeds to waste Kyurem by bringing Legendary Pokémon and leaves to become "the last evil" by eradicating the rest of the other (former at best) evil organizations and their leaders, no matter if some of their members aren't into doing evil anymore. He ends up recruiting remnants of Team Break by force and gives ''them'' Legendary Pokémon to wreck havoc upon Pasio.]] Later, in the final episode, [[spoiler:Paulo decides to take on Giovanni as his last target and [[WeCanRuleTogether turns down an offer to join him.]] And just when Paulo is about to fight, Giovanni uses his sync stone to get Hoopa Unbound on his side rather easily, leaving Paulo with nothing; not even his Team Break members, who ditch him immediately to join Giovanni instead. What follows is Pasio being besieged by rogue Legendary Pokémon under Giovanni's orders, and not even the Champions stand a chance to beat them.]]

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: April Fools 2021 had Team Break take over ''the Pokémon Center'', but due to a majority of them being intimidated by the staff, they don't get to do much damage.

** Every character seems to be lifted after the ending of at least one of the games they appeared, with a vague awareness of events outside their home region. ''Masters'' is loose with which paired version, enhanced version, or remake is treated as canon for each character and how much time has passed between generations. Iris further confused the issue due to initially appearing in her original design and her Champion attire not being introduced until after 1-and-a-half years. [[spoiler:Considering that Hoopa may be dipping into other timelines, [[AlternateTimeline canon by character]] may be the canonical answer...]]

* TheRival: Paulo is this for the player, and declares it in determination when he battles you alongside Wulfric and Wikstrom. Blue also continues to see Red as his rival in addition to his best friend, and despite recognizing that Red is probably the one trainer stronger than him, Red also still considers Blue to be his own personal rival.

recollection of Giratina when asked about it).

** When Rose and Oleana show up, they have no memories of [[spoiler:Rose trying to start the Darkest Days and his eventual arrest. Victor mentions that there have been cases of people showing up in Pasio with "apparent" memory loss, but said cases aren't about amnesia but they truly do not know anything about events they should remember, meaning that Hoopa is not only bringing people in from different dimensions, but also from different times in said dimensions.]]
** Nemona's wears her ''Pokémon Scarlet'' uniform, and her dialogue, as well as her partner Pokémon, place her from after the events of the main game.

** Nemona's appearance is her outfit from Pokémon Scarlet, and her dialogue, as well as her partner Pokémon, place her from after the events of the main game.

** Pokémon gotten from eggs lack sync grids and most of them do not worth the effort to raise as they fill low-effort niches next to the many sync pairs who can do so much more. However, they can become very important to clear Legendary Gauntlet battles with said low-effort niches needed to fulfill battle conditions to make them doable and help in increasing winning streaks.

** Both the Team Flare and Aether Foundation chapters end with hints as to the upcoming chapter.

* AlwaysAccurateAttack: The Piercing Gaze ability alongside some unique abilities such as Giovanni's Cunning ensures the user will never miss with their moves. Additionally, all damage-based sync moves always hit their target, and if they affect the entire opposing team, will negate any active "Phase" type moves like Fly or Shadow Force.

** Cyrus' Darkrai-themed Sygna Suit featuring a black BadassLongcoat with a grey undershirt and red gloves bears a heavy resemblance to [[VideoGame/Persona5 Joker]].

** Despite the fact that he hasn't made a physical appearance yet, Rose can be clearly seen as one of the silhouettes in the Villain Arc tab along other villains whose storylines haven't been implemented.

** Some of the story events give away major plot elements from whatever mainline game the event's central character hailed from, such as [[spoiler:Cyrus getting dragged into the Distortion World by Giratina]] at the end of ''Platinum'', or [[spoiler:Lusamine]] being the true BigBad of ''Sun and Moon''. The menu icon for the Villain Arcs also features silhouettes of the main participating villains, one of which is [[spoiler:Chairman Rose, who as of the Villain Arc's release has yet to actually make an appearance]].

** The Mega Evolution persists after using the sync move and enhances the Pokémon and may change their moveset. In some cases, a more powerful and/or practical move replaces one of the Pokémon's attack move slots. The drawback is that Mega Evolution sync moves have weaker base power than the other sync moves. For some trainers like Karen and Agatha, this game marks their first time using Mega Evolution (as the mechanic did not exist in their original games). These additions are noticeable considering some trainers that ''have'' used Mega Evolution in their home games, like Drake and Brendan, lack the ability to do so here.

** Red's description refers to him as a "legendary" trainer, and his sync move with Charizard is Living Legend Blast Burn. Being called legendary when even other Champions are not referred to as such cements Red's reputation as the strongest trainer even among Champions. His Charizard's stats, moves, and abilities also make it the most fearsome Striker Pokémon in the entire game, with no clear weaknesses. The Developer Letter preceding his release even explicitly notes how powerful he is in-game and how long players have been waiting for him in particular to arrive. As of the Kanto Villain arc, he's outright stated by Paulo to be the strongest trainer in history, putting him above every single other Champion. He also wipes out half of Team Rocket on Pasio with just his Snorlax, while multiple Gym Leaders and Elite Four members had their hands full with the other half, then returns to take down Giovanni and wipes out the entire base by Gigantamaxing. His Snorlax also takes multiple hits from Mega Mewtwo Y and keeps fighting, only going down when Giovanni super-charges it beyond its Mega Evolution's normal limits.

* NoOntologicalInertia: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] by Team Rocket's Giovanni and Archer when they defeats the owner of Pasio.

* AbortedArc: Early chapters in the game's story mode sets up a mystery of Team Break's masks having the ability to mind control their hosts leading to the question as to who's making them and for what purpose. After Leer is introduced this plot thread is dropped with the mind control aspect of Team Break being quietly retconned away, and the team now being presented as a group of thugs without a leader or goal.

* AbortedArc: Early chapters in the game’s story mode sets up a mystery of Team Break’s masks having the ability to mind control their hosts leading to the question as to who’s making them and for what purpose. After Leer is introduced this plot thread is dropped with the mind control aspect of Team Break being quietly retconned away, with the team now presented as a group of thugs without a leader or goal.

* SequelHook: TheStinger at end of the PML Arc, the first main story arc sees Giovanni declaring it's "time to sow some chaos" after hearing about the second PML tournament. This leads to the Villain Arc.