<s>
(	O
originally	O
named	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
DeNA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
media	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
on	O
the	O
artificial	O
island	O
of	O
Pasio	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
battle	O
and	O
recruit	O
various	O
prominent	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Trainers	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
games	O
and	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
named	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
EX	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2020	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
tournament	O
of	O
3-on-3	O
battles	O
being	O
held	O
on	O
Pasio	O
Island	O
called	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
League	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
enter	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
League	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
collect	O
at	O
least	O
five	O
Badges	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
PML	O
Leaders	O
located	O
in	O
Pasio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sync	O
pair	O
is	O
a	O
pair	O
consisting	O
of	O
one	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Trainer	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
core	O
games	O
or	O
the	O
anime	O
(	O
many	O
of	O
whom	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Super	O
Smash	O
Bros.	O
,	O
have	O
their	O
designs	O
taken	O
from	O
their	O
most	O
recent	O
appearances	O
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Ash	O
being	O
depicted	O
in	O
his	O
Journeys	O
design	O
)	O
and	O
one	O
Pokémon	B-Application
(	O
again	O
,	O
usually	O
one	O
that	O
is	O
best	O
associated	O
with	O
that	O
character	O
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Ash	O
being	O
paired	O
with	O
his	O
Pikachu	O
)	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
will	O
get	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
themselves	O
that	O
sees	O
them	O
wearing	O
an	O
alternate	O
costume	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Sygna	O
Suit	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
seasonal	O
costume	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
special	O
costume	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
"	O
classic	O
"	O
design	O
)	O
that	O
also	O
pairs	O
them	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
usually	O
relates	O
to	O
that	O
costume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
alongside	O
some	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
represents	O
the	O
first	O
collaboration	O
between	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
developer	O
DeNA	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
Belgium	O
and	O
The	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
bans	O
on	O
loot	O
boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
commemoration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
was	O
updated	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
EX	I-Application
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
EX	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
four	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
global	O
release	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
has	O
been	O
downloaded	O
10	O
million	O
times	O
and	O
recorded	O
$10	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
