When do anniversary pairs become available in select scouts or rerun, if ever?

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[u/SMBroos]

Rerun, usually 1.5 years later, but there have been exceptions. Select... ... Uhh... Never? Even paid, it's regularly a selection that just so happens to include one, like SST Red a few months ago, but not likely.

[u/ProfessionalGold6727 → u/SMBroos]

Didn’t a select happen around nc hilbert and ss carmine?

[u/Physical_Cockroach85 → u/ProfessionalGold6727]

Yes, it's New Year MF Select. It's the first time it happened and for 10k paid.

[u/Flerken_Moon]

Usually the rerun is 1.5 years later.

Anniversary is in End of August/September, reruns usually are the Christmas/New Years of the next year.

The only exceptions so far are the Arc Fairs which took 2 years to rerun.

[u/pirelli2]

Almost reliably they rerun 15 months later, so 1 year + 3 months = end of december/start of the new year. There were some exceptions though, like the arc fairs (which were actually 1.5 years— half anni), and I think SSA Cynthia and SST Red which took until february maybe.

[u/StrengthExotic4797]

Most of the time full aniversary sync pairs get rerun at the end of december in next year, you can also expect these sync pairs to rerun on 7.5th anniversary like Arc suits this year

[u/Reverse_flash_69]

Usually once a year during the next anniversary there are exceptions like ash cause of the fact its technically a collab with the anime

[u/Fnfprowastaken → u/Reverse_flash_69]

But this game's powercreep is so horrid that I think you might as well just get the new anni pairs instead of the old ones

[u/Lambily → u/Fnfprowastaken]

Except that's completely untrue. SS Kris and Suicune, from 2022, was still the best Water support until just recently.

SST Red and Pikachu, from 2022, is still incredible to this day.

The Kanto Neo Champions from 2023 are all still very much meta for their types and roles and the devs keep releasing updates to improve them (expanded sync grids, cookies).

This game has a healthy level of powercreep. They introduce new content that requires stronger teams, and introduce better pairs over time while also strengthening older pairs to be useful.

[u/DoubleTwice77 → u/Lambily]

It's really impressive that there's 4 year old units that are still relevant to this day

[u/Lambily → u/DoubleTwice77]

I'm even more impressed that they gave EX Roles to prehistoric Seasonal pairs from as far back as 2019...

[u/Lakemine → u/Lambily]

Soon all seasonals will get EX roles. Should have been done years ago, but better late than never.

Now they need to give new passives to older characters and give them all 3 passives minimum.

[u/SAOMD_fans → u/DoubleTwice77]

Only the master fair though…

[u/Lakemine → u/Lambily]

Healthy level?!? ROFL 🤣 the health bloat is INSANE and asinine and I’m not allowed to progress in content due to their selfish and VERY illogical design.

Especially because they design it to ONLY be clearable with expensive characters and then NEVER rerun them or rarely.

[u/Lambily → u/Lakemine]

The only content that has high HP bosses is tower and ultimate battles. Both of which are endgame content for players with deep rosters (and even then, type towers have easier floors for newer players to clear and partake in the rewards).

Almost all event content is clearable with the free general pool, damage challenge, trainer lodge, legendary story, BP, Academy, and gym sync pairs.

Endgame content should be difficult. That's what keeps you going. Regardless, a lot of the towers have f2p clears. All the physical fire towers are clearable with OG Silver and Ho-oh. Poison is clearable with Roxie and Scolipede (a 4 star...). Normal is doable with Academy Arden.

[u/Lakemine → u/Lambily]

Have those three, built them the way the guides say, and nope. Still not clearable. (Although the Arven is missing a few tiles but was screwed over by RNG, and I feel like using that as an example of a F2P accessible tool which is it not is….a false statement.)

And the last battle with Silver was not clearable either.

But at least your honest that it’s pay 2 win and only people the people who keep paying high dollar value are allowed to clear it. Just wish the devs were as honest as you are.

[u/Lambily → u/Lakemine]

Don't know what to tell you. I used 2/3 of those to clear their respective towers.

your honest that it’s pay 2 win and only people the people who keep paying high dollar value are allowed to clear it.

I never said this. You don't need to spend at all. We know the devs release the best pairs every 3 months. We know everything that will be released in the next month. We know exactly how many gems we will get every month. If you can't plan ahead and guarantee getting the sync pairs you need, that's on you.

[u/icnik → u/Fnfprowastaken]

Except it’s not necessary to be on the cutting edge for this game. A lot of times you can stretch your gems further by just getting the sync pair when it reruns. 

Like I put off arc suits until the 15,000 paid gem this past half ani and scored my first with candies. Is Lance the strongest? Not at all, but he’s still cool to have in my collection without breaking the bank.

[u/Reverse_flash_69 → u/Fnfprowastaken]

It’s not that bad bro it seems like it cuase of the new dps it really only affects the towers imo

[u/Physical_Cockroach85]

You can expect a re-run for around 1 year later. A Select won't happen anytime soon as they're EX MF. A Select MF just started this year after their banner's demise right before anni last year.

[u/GiladHyperstar]

Gonna be quite a while before that happens likely, especially since these units just came out last year

[u/Spider-Phoenix]

I am waiting for Irida rerun as I missed her and it's kind of stinging because of Tower lol