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[[File:Manalo Stadium.png|thumb|250px|The setting for the competition]]
[[File:Alola League logo.png|thumb|250px|The logo of the competition]]
The (Japanese: '''アローラポケモンリーグ''' ''Alola Pokémon League''), referred to by fans as the (Japanese: '''アローラリーグ・マナーロ大会''' ''Alola League Manalo Conference''), is the [[Alola League]] general [[Pokémon League Conference|championship competition]] founded by {{an|Professor Kukui}}. It is intended to be a replacement for an old, abandoned part of the [[island challenge]] ritual in which trial-goers battled at the peak of [[Mount Lanakila]].

It was officially unveiled in ''[[SM115|The Dealer of Destruction!]]'' during a press conference held on [[Aether Paradise]]. The tournament is held at the [[SM127|recently completed]] [[Manalo Stadium]], and is sponsored in part by the four [[Island Kahuna]]s of [[Alola]] and {{an|Lusamine}}, the president of the [[Aether Foundation]].

Unlike previous League tournaments, in which {{pkmn|Trainer}}s were required to collect a given number of [[Gym]] [[Badge]]s in order to sign up, the Manalo Conference has no entry requirements, meaning that any willing Trainer is allowed to enter.

The tournament began in [[SM129]]. The winner will be appointed as Alola's first {{pkmn|Champion}}, and will face the Masked Royal in an exhibition battle to cap off the proceedings.

==Competition==
===Opening ceremonies===
Before the competition starts, a party is held where contestants can interact with one another. Professor Kukui welcomes the participants and shows a video of Masked Royal explaining how the preliminary round works.

===Rounds===
====Preliminaries====
All of the participating Trainers compete in a [[Battle Royal]]. Only the last 16 whose Pokémon remain standing at the end advance to the next round. The battles are [[Battle judge|refereed]] by the four [[Island Kahuna]]s of [[Alola]]—[[Hala]], [[Olivia]], [[Nanu]], and [[Hapu]].

====First round====
The first round consists of one-on-one {{pkmn|battle|Single Battles}}. The 16 Trainers are randomly matched up by a computer. The winners advance to the quarterfinals. Each of the Island Kahunas referees two consecutive battles.

====Quarterfinals====
The quarterfinals consist of one-on-one Single Battles. The eight Trainers are randomly matched up by a computer. The winners advance to the semifinals. Each of the Island Kahunas referees one of the battles.

====Semifinals====
The semifinals consist of two-on-two Single Battles. The four Trainers are randomly matched up by a computer. The winners advance to the finals. A random Island Kahuna is selected before each battle to referee it.

====Finals====
The finals consist of a three-on-three Single Battle refereed by {{an|Professor Kukui}}. The winner will be declared the winner of the Manalo Conference and is allowed to have an exhibition battle with the Masked Royal.
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==Known contestants==
[[File:Alola League Round 1.png|250px|thumb|The 16 contestants and matchups for Round 1 of the Manalo Conference]]
[[File:Alola League finalists.png|250px|thumb|The finalists of the Manalo Conference]]
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|-
! style="background:#{{alola color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{alola color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Place
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{Ash}}
|<!-- [[SM139|Winner/Runner-Up]]-->
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Gladion}}
|<!-- [[SM139|Winner/Runner-Up]]-->
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Guzma]]
| [[SM137|Top 4]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Kiawe}}
| [[SM136|Top 4]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Lana}}
| [[SM134|Top 8]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Sophocles}}
| [[SM134|Top 8]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Hau]]
| [[SM133|Top 8]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[James|"Dekojirō"]]
| [[SM132|Top 8]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Lillie}}
| [[SM131|Top 16]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Acerola]]
| [[SM131|Top 16]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Jessie|"Musasina"]]
| [[SM131|Top 16]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Mina]]
| [[SM131|Top 16]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Mallow}}
| [[SM130|Top 16]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Samson Oak|Samson]]
| [[SM130|Top 16]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Ilima]]
| [[SM129|Top 16]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Faba}}
| [[SM130|Top 16]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Kahili]]
| [[SM129|Top 151]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Oluolu]]
| [[SM129|Top 151]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Master fisherman]]
| [[SM129|Top 151]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[DJ Leo]]
| [[SM129|Top 151]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Plumeria]]
| [[SM129|Top 151]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Tupp]]
| [[SM129|Top 151]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Zipp]]
| [[SM129|Top 151]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Rapp]]
| [[SM129|Top 151]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Mad Magmar]]
| [[SM129|Top 151]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Mr. Electric]]
| [[SM129|Top 151]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Pikala]]
| [[SM129|Top 151]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Hiroki]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | [[SM129|Top 151]]
|}

==Trivia==
* This is the only [[Pokémon League Conference]] where:
** Any of [[Ash's friends]], [[Jessie]], [[James]], members of another [[Villainous teams|villainous team]], and a [[Pokémon Professor]] have participated.
** {{pkmn|Trainer}}s can enter without meeting any specific requirements.
** The usage of [[wild Pokémon]] is allowed.
** An exhibition {{pkmn|battle}} is part of the ceremonies.
** [[Full Battle]]s are not featured.
<!--** Ash never has a full [[Party|team]] of six with him.-->
** Every battle is shown, even if just partially.
* This tournament has 27 named contestants, more than any other Pokémon League Conference.
* The Manalo Conference having a total of 151 competitors could be a reference to the {{cat|Generation I Pokémon|original 151 Pokémon}} of [[Generation I]].
* This is the longest Pokémon League Conference to date.
* This is the second time (in a row) that Ash qualified to a [[Pokémon League Conference]] final, after the [[Luminose Conference]] final in the [[XY]] series.

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