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[[File:Vertress Conference Stadium.png|250px|thumb|The setting for the competition]]
The '''Vertress Conference''' (Japanese: ''' ヒガキ大会''' ''Higaki Conference'') is the [[Unova League]] general [[Pokémon League Conference|championship competition]]. All [[Pokémon Trainer]]s who have earned eight [[Gym]] [[Badge]]s from the [[Unova]] [[region]] are eligible to enter.

It is held annually in [[Vertress City]]. Competing Trainers are housed in lodgings in small villages similar to previous League locations. In ''[[BW098|Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!]]'', [[Jervis]] informed {{Ash}} about the tournament. It took place from ''[[BW103|Curtain Up, Unova League!]]'' to ''[[BW108|A Unova League Evolution!]]''.

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==Competition==
[[File:Vertress Conference Trainers.png|thumb|240px|The preliminary round match-ups]]
[[File:Dino Pokémon 2.png|thumb|240px|The scoreboard for the Full Battles]]
===Opening ceremonies===
The opening ceremony consists of [[Freddy O'Martian]] jumping down from a helicopter and [[Officer Jenny]] lighting the Pokémon League torch.

===Rounds===
====Preliminary round====
In the preliminary round, which consists of {{pkmn|battle|Single Battles}}, {{pkmn|Trainer}}s must use only one {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. All the 128 competitors are randomly matched up by a computer. The 64 winning Trainers move on to the qualifying rounds.

====Qualifying rounds====
The qualifying rounds are divided in three portions consisting of Single Battles. In the first two, the competing Trainers must use two Pokémon, while in the third portion they have to use three Pokémon. Trainers are knocked out of the tournament when all of their Pokémon are left [[Fainting|unable to battle]]. The winning Trainers proceed to the final rounds.

====Final rounds====
The final rounds are a series of [[Full Battle]]s with the Top 8 Trainers participating. The Trainer who wins all of the final rounds is declared the winner of the Vertress Conference, earning the chance to participate in [[Unova]]'s {{DL|Pokémon League|Champion League}}.
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==Known contestants==
[[File:Virgil Winning.png|240px|thumb|Virgil, the winner, with the Vertress Championship Trophy]]
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|-
! style="background:#{{unova color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{unova color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Place
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Virgil]]
| [[BW108|Winner]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Dino]]
| [[BW108|Runner-Up]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{un|Cameron}}
| [[BW108|Top 4]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Ramone]]
| [[BW108|Top 4]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Russet]]
| [[BW108|Top 8]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Antonio]]
| [[BW108|Top 8]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Katharine]]
| [[BW108|Top 8]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{Ash}}
| [[BW108|Top 8]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Manning]]
| [[BW106|Top 16]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Kenton]]
| [[BW106|Top 16]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Flora]]
| [[BW106|Top 16]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Stephan]]
| [[BW106|Top 16]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Geraldo]]
| [[BW105|Top 32 or Top 64]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Emmanuel]]
| [[BW105|Top 32 or Top 64]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Bianca}}
| [[BW104|Top 64]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Trip]]
| [[BW104|Top 128]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Kendrick]]
| [[BW104|Top 128]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Ultimo]]
| [[BW104|Top 128]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Mikael]]
| [[BW104|Top 128]]
|- 
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Radley]]
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[BW103|Top 128]]
|}{{-}}

==In the games==
The [[You Challenge the Isshu League Too!]] in the [[Pokémon World Tournament]] is based on the Vertress Conference. This tournament was downloadable for the Japanese versions of [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]] games from December 3, 2012 to January 31, 2013 and featured [[Trip]], [[Stephan]], {{un|Cameron}}, and [[Virgil]] as the opponents in the tournament.

==Trivia==
* This is the only League where Ash regresses in his placement, placing in the Top 8 after having previously placed in the Top 4.
* This is the shortest [[Pokémon League Conference]] to date, lasting only six episodes.
* This is the only League which does not feature the [[Team Rocket trio]], due to them having returned to [[Kanto]].
* This is the only League in which Ash was not shown battling a female Trainer.
* This is the only conference that does not have themed battlefields.
* This is the first League in which [[Charles Goodshow]] did not appear.
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