Kalos Challenge

The Kalos Challenge (Japanese: ＶＳ　カロス VS Kalos) is one of the possible monthly Champion Stadium challenges in Pokémon Masters EX. It was first made available on February 6, 2023.

Like all Champion Stadium challenges, players need to defeat four Elite Four members to challenge the Champion. They can be challenged in any order, but different special parameters are applied to each round. The Elite Four members are Wikstrom, Malva, Drasna, and Siebold, and the Champion is Diantha.

The Kalos Challenge has been available in the Champion Stadium a total of 5 times:

February 6 to March 6, 2023
September 4 to October 2, 2023
April 1 to 29, 2024
November 4 to December 2, 2024
May 5 to June 2, 2025

Parameters

The following table lists the special parameters that were applied during each week that the Kalos Challenge was available in Champion Stadium.

Round

Parameter

Description

February 6 to 13, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 2	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 4	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
February 13 to 20, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 2	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 3	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 4	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
February 20 to 27, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 2	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Sync buffs are more effective.
Champion	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
February 27 to March 6, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 2	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 4	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Champion	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
September 4 to 11, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 4	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
September 11 to 18, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
September 18 to 25, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Champion	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
September 25 to October 2, 2023
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 2	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Champion	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
April 1 to 8, 2024
Elite Four Round 1	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 3	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 4	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
April 8 to 15, 2024
Elite Four Round 1	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 2	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
April 15 to 22, 2024
Elite Four Round 1	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 4	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Champion	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
April 22 to 29, 2024
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 2	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
November 4 to 11, 2024
Elite Four Round 1	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
November 11 to 18, 2024
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 2	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 3	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Elite Four Round 4	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
November 18 to 25, 2024
Elite Four Round 1	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 3	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Champion	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
November 25 to December 2, 2024
Elite Four Round 1	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Elite Four Round 3	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 4	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
Champion	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
May 5 to 12, 2025
Elite Four Round 1	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of special damage reduction to battle opponents with high Sp. Atk!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with special damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 3	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 4	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
May 12 to 19, 2025
Elite Four Round 1	Make use of physical damage reduction to battle opponents with high Attack!	The allied and opponents' fields of play start the battle with physical damage reduction.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 3	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 4	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Champion	Use physical attack moves against opponents with low Defense!	Physical attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
May 19 to 26, 2025
Elite Four Round 1	Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def!	Special attack moves are powered up for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 2	Use status conditions and other conditions against all opponents!	Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer, and are more likely to take effect.
Elite Four Round 3	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.
Elite Four Round 4	Use powerful moves quickly and constantly against all opponents!	The move gauge increases faster for both allies and opponents.
Champion	Use field effects that give your team the upper hand!	Field effects created by both allies and opponents are permanent.
May 26 to June 2, 2025
Elite Four Round 1	Use sync moves quickly against all opponents!	At the start of battle, sync move countdowns are reduced by half.
Elite Four Round 2	Make use of moves with additional effects!	The additional effects of moves used by allies and opponents are more likely to occur.
Elite Four Round 3	Use sync moves as much as possible against all opponents!	Sync buffs are more effective.
Elite Four Round 4	Try not to let any of your sync pairs faint!	When a Pokémon faints, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed fall for all sync pairs on that Pokémon's team.
Champion	Use stat-lowering effects on your opponents!	Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for allies and opponents.

Trainer teams

Most opponents in the Kalos Challenge can use one of three different teams, changing weekly. Drasna and Diantha can use one of four different teams. All three Pokémon on each team share a type weakness, and no opponent has multiple teams with the same type weakness. The following table lists the weakness type of each opponent's team during each week that the Kalos Challenge has been available, and the table after it lists the Pokémon comprising each team.

Dates	Weakness
Dates	Wikstrom	Malva	Drasna	Siebold	Diantha
February 6 to 13, 2023	Ghost	Rock	Dragon	Electric	Flying
February 13 to 20, 2023	Fighting	Water	Fairy	Bug	Steel
February 20 to 27, 2023	Fire	Rock	Ice	Electric	Poison
February 27 to March 6, 2023	Fighting	Dark	Psychic	Grass	Ground
September 4 to 11, 2023	Fire	Rock	Ice	Electric	Flying
September 11 to 18, 2023	Ghost	Dark	Psychic	Grass	Steel
September 18 to 25, 2023	Fighting	Rock	Fairy	Electric	Ground
September 25 to October 2, 2023	Fire	Water	Dragon	Bug	Poison
April 1 to 8, 2024	Ghost	Dark	Psychic	Electric	Ground
April 8 to 15, 2024	Fire	Water	Fairy	Bug	Steel
April 15 to 22, 2024	Ghost	Rock	Ice	Electric	Poison
April 22 to 29, 2024	Fighting	Water	Dragon	Grass	Flying
November 4 to 11, 2024	Ghost	Rock	Dragon	Electric	Flying
November 11 to 18, 2024	Fighting	Dark	Psychic	Bug	Steel
November 18 to 25, 2024	Ghost	Rock	Ice	Electric	Poison
November 25 to December 2, 2024	Fire	Water	Fairy	Grass	Ground
May 5 to 12, 2025	Fire	Rock	Psychic	Bug	Steel
May 12 to 19, 2025	Fighting	Water	Dragon	Grass	Flying
May 19 to 26, 2025	Ghost	Dark	Ice	Electric	Poison
May 26 to June 2, 2025	Fighting	Water	Fairy	Grass	Ground

Trainer	Pokémon			Completion Rewards
Trainer	Left	Middle	Right	Completion Rewards
Wikstrom	Marowak Alolan Form Weakness:	Aegislash Weakness:	Metagross Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Klinklang Weakness:	Probopass Weakness:	Aggron Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Dugtrio Alolan Form Weakness:	Scizor Weakness:	Escavalier Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8

Malva	Flareon Weakness:	Talonflame Weakness:	Ninetales Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Houndoom Weakness:	Pyroar Weakness:	Arcanine Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Drifblim Weakness:	Chandelure Weakness:	Mismagius Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8

Drasna	Flygon Weakness:	Altaria Weakness:	Hydreigon Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Salamence Weakness:	Noivern Weakness:	Dragonite Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Flygon Weakness:	Druddigon Weakness:	Hydreigon Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Nidoqueen Weakness:	Dragalge Weakness:	Nidoking Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8

Siebold	Dewgong Weakness:	Barbaracle Weakness:	Octillery Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Ludicolo Weakness:	Starmie Weakness:	Slowbro Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Swampert Weakness:	Clawitzer Weakness:	Seismitoad Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8

Diantha	Blaziken Weakness:	Hawlucha Weakness:	Infernape Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Vanilluxe Weakness:	Aurorus Weakness:	Cryogonal Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Primarina Weakness:	Gardevoir Weakness:	Hatterene Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8
	Rhyperior Weakness:	Tyrantrum Weakness:	Coalossal Weakness:	1,000 coins Champion Spirit ×5 5★ Power-Up Ticket ×8

Music

Each member of the Elite Four has their own unique battle theme, which is a remix of the standard Kalos Elite Four battle theme. Diantha also uses a unique battle theme in her battles.

Situation	Song key	Song name	Arrangement
In menu	No. 06018	Kalos Champion Stadium! (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Unknown
During battle (Wikstrom)	No. 06014	Battle! (Kalos Elite Four: Wikstrom) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Unknown
During battle (Malva)	No. 06016	Battle! (Kalos Elite Four: Malva) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Unknown
During battle (Drasna)	No. 06017	Battle! (Kalos Elite Four: Drasna) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Unknown
During battle (Siebold)	No. 06015	Battle! (Kalos Elite Four: Siebold) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Unknown
During battle (Diantha)	No. 06004	Battle! (Diantha) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.

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Trivia

The Kalos Challenge is the only Champion Stadium challenge in which the Ghost-weak and Dark-weak opponents are not the same Trainer.
- Therefore, it took 1109 days (since the introduction of the Champion Stadium on August 28, 2020) for any Champion Stadium challenge to feature both Ghost-weak and Dark-weak stages during the same week. Players could battle against Ghost-weak Wikstrom and Dark-weak Malva from September 11 to 18, 2023.

In other languages

Language		Title
Japanese		ＶＳ　カロス
Mandarin Chinese		ＶＳ　卡洛斯
French		Combat : Kalos
German		Vs. Kalos-Liga
Italian		VS assi di Kalos
Korean		VS 칼로스
Spanish		VS. Kalos

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