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[[File:World Coronation Series logo anime.png|thumb|250px|Logo]]
The '''Pokémon World Coronation Series''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンワールドチャンピオンシップス''' ''Pokémon World Championships'') is an {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive tournament. It is a competition held to determine the strongest {{pkmn|Trainer}} in the {{pkmn|world}}. It first appeared in ''[[JN012|Flash of the Titans!]]'', where the previous annual championship season ended. The current season started in ''[[JN018|Destination: Coronation!]]''.

==Registration==
To compete in the tournament, participants must register themselves online first. The current season received more than 10,000 entrants.

Each entrant generates a profile and a score according to the registration position.

==Rules==
[[File:World Coronation Series ranks.png|thumb|250px|Ranks]]
Trainers are divided into four classes based on their win/loss ratio. Each class is represented by a different type of [[Poké Ball]]:

* '''Normal Class''' (ノーマルクラス ''Normal Class'')
* '''Great Class''' (スーパークラス ''Super Class'')
* '''Ultra Class''' (ハイパークラス ''Hyper Class'')
* '''Master Class''' (マスタークラス ''Master Class'')

The battles are all judged by the {{DL|Battle judge|Drone Rotom}}, which serves for each of them to increase their overall score. In the event of a draw, no change happens, regardless of the difference between the contestants' rankings.

Trainers can usually only battle against other Trainers in the same class. However, the top-ranked Trainer of the Ultra Class can only advance to the Master Class by defeating the lowest-ranked member of the Masters Eight for their position in a special '''Promotion Match'''.

On occasion, one-day events called '''Battle Festival Challenges''' (Japanese: '''バトルフェス''' ''Battle Festivals'') are held where many participants can gather to compete with each other at will. These events are held at stadiums and other such venues, and are open for the public to watch.
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===Normal Class===
[[File:JN018 Ash VS Visquez.png|thumb|250px|The scoreboard used during World Coronation Series matches]]
All first-time participants are automatically put into this class, regardless of any previous championships or statuses. The challenger must seek out opposing Trainers in nearby areas, and both must agree to battle.

Battles in Normal Class follow the following rules.

* Both challengers must be of the same class.
* Both challengers must send out their first Pokémon at the same time.
* It consists of battles with one or two Pokémon for each Trainer.
* Both challengers can switch their Pokémon at any time.

The class is represented by a normal {{i|Poké Ball}}.

===Great Class===
[[File:Shalour City Battle Festival Challenge.png|thumb|250px|The venue of the [[Shalour City]] Battle Festival Challenge]]
Trainers reach this class after Normal Class. They must be between 999th and 100th place to advance to Great Class. The battle rules remain the same as in the Normal Class.

The class is represented by a [[Great Ball]].

===Ultra Class===
Trainers reach this class after Great Class. They must be between 99th and ninth place to advance to Ultra Class. Unlike in the two previous classes, battles in Ultra Class are pre-scheduled, and each participant's opponent is decided for them. Battles in Ultra Class are usually broadcast worldwide, held in stadiums and other such venues, and have commentators apart from the evaluation of the Drone Rotom.

Battles in Ultra Class follow the following rules:

* Both challengers must be of the same class.
* Both challengers must send out their first Pokémon at the same time.
* It consists of battles with one to three Pokémon for each Trainer.
* Both challengers can switch their Pokémon at any time.
* Each challenger can only use one of the following techniques per match: [[Mega Evolution]], [[Z-Move]]s, or [[Dynamax]].

The class is represented by an [[Ultra Ball]].

The highest ranked Trainer of this class must defeat the lowest ranked member of the Masters Eight for their position in the Master Class.

===Master Class===
[[File:Wyndon Stadium anime.png|thumb|250px|Wyndon Stadium]]
The Master Class consists of the eight Trainers who are at the top of the world ranking. They are called '''Masters Eight''' (Japanese: '''マスターズエイト''' ''Masters Eight'') and are certified by the '''Pokémon Battle Commission''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン・バトル・コミッション''' ''Pokémon Battle Commission''). They battle each other at the end of the season in a tournament where the winner becomes the '''Monarch''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|王者|おうじゃ}}''' ''Monarch''). The finals are held at the [[Wyndon Stadium]] in a knockout format, where techniques like Dynamax and [[Gigantamax]] can be used.

Outside the tournament, a member of the Masters Eight may request a battle against other members in the same class. This battle follows the same style used in the championship finals.

The class is represented by a [[Master Ball]].
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==Ranking==
[[File:World Coronation Series ranking.png|thumb|250px|Profile of a registered Trainer]]
The following is a list of named participants in the current World Coronation Series by ranking as of [[JN107]]:

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|-
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background: #{{water color light}}" | Trainer
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Class
! style="background: #{{water color light}}" | Ranking
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background: #{{water color light}}" | Additional note
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{an|Leon}}
| style="background: #{{red color light}}" | Master
| {{color2|000|JN027|1}}
| style="text-align: left;" | Rank carried over from previous season, Monarch.
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Lance]]
| style="background: #{{red color light}}" | Master
| {{color2|000|JN027|2}}
| style="text-align: left;" | Rank carried over from previous season, Runner-up.
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{an|Cynthia}}
| style="background: #{{red color light}}" | Master
| {{color2|000|JN077|Unknown}}
| style="text-align: left;" | Numeric rank not revealed yet.
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{EF|Flint}}
| style="background: #{{red color light}}" | Master
| {{color2|000|JN107|Unknown}}
| style="text-align: left;" | Last known rank was 8 prior to [[JN107]].
<!--|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Diantha]]
| style="background: #{{red color light}}" | Master
| {{color2|000|JN104|Unknown}}
| style="text-align: left;" | Numeric rank not revealed yet.
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Steven Stone]]
| style="background: #{{red color light}}" | Master
| {{color2|000|JN077|Unknown}}
| style="text-align: left;" | Numeric rank not revealed yet.-->
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Raihan]]
| style="background: #{{red color light}}" | Master
| {{color2|000|JN107|8}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{Ash}}
| style="background: #{{yellow color light}}" | Ultra
| {{color2|000|JN104|9}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Drasna]]
| style="background: #{{yellow color light}}" | Ultra
| {{color2|000|JN104|12↓}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Volkner]]
| style="background: #{{yellow color light}}" | Ultra
| {{color2|000|JN077|27↓}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Marnie]]
| style="background: #{{yellow color light}}" | Ultra
| {{color2|000|JN099|29↓}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Bea]]
| style="background: #{{yellow color light}}" | Ultra
| {{color2|000|JN086|30↓}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
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| [[Paul]]
| style="background: #{{yellow color light}}" | Ultra
| {{color2|000|Unknown|Unknown}}
| style="text-align: left;" |-->
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Kricketina Kylie|Kricketina]]
| style="background: #{{green color light}}" | Great 
| {{color2|000|JN033|895↓}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{an|Iris}}
| style="background: #{{green color light}}" | Great
| {{color2|000|JN065|Unknown↓}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Rinto]]
| style="background: #{{green color light}}" | Great
| {{color2|000|JN060|Unknown↓}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Dozer]]
| style="background: #{{green color light}}" | Great
| {{color2|000|JN051|Unknown↓}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Steve and Tony|Tony]]
| style="background: #{{green color light}}" | Great
| {{color2|000|JN030|Unknown↓}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{an|Korrina}}
| style="background: #{{blue color light}}" | Normal
| {{color2|000|JN025|1,001↓}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Hayden]]
| style="background: #{{blue color light}}" | Normal
| {{color2|000|JN021|1,024↓}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Visquez]]
| style="background: #{{blue color light}}" | Normal
| {{color2|000|JN018|2,109↓}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Lob]]
| style="background: #{{blue color light}}" | Normal
| {{color2|000|JN025|Unknown↓}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{OBP|Oliver|JN020}}
| style="background: #{{blue color light}}" | Normal
| {{color2|000|JN020|Unknown↓}}
| style="text-align: left;" |
|-
| class="roundybottom" style="background: #{{water color light}}" colspan="5" |
|}
↓ - ''Indicates an unspecified rank drop due to a loss.''

====Masters Eight====
[[File:Masters Eight Anime.png|thumb|250px|The Masters Eight]]
This group consists of the eight best [[Pokémon Trainer]]s in the world. It consists of Elite Trainers who have won other championships and competitions around the world.

=====Current season=====

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LanceM8Image.jpg|'''[[Lance]]'''
CynthiaM8Image.jpg|'''{{an|Cynthia}}'''
PlaceholderM8Image.jpg|'''Placeholder'''
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*Insert knockout format tournament chart later.*-->

=====Previous season=====
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; background: #{{red color}}; border: 3px solid #{{red color dark}}; width: 30%;"
|-
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Rank
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Leon}}
| [[JN012|Winner]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Lance]]
| [[JN012|Runner-Up]]
|}
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==Trivia==
* The ranking and progression system of the championship is similar to the operation of the {{gal|Battle Tower}} and [[Battle Stadium]] in [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]].
* The {{pkmn|Trainer}}s' profiles follow a visual pattern similar to that of [[Pokémon GO]].
* {{Ash}}'s first battles in the Normal, Great, and Ultra Classes were all against {{type|Electric}} [[Type expert|users]].

==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{galar color}}|bordercolor={{galar color dark}}
|zh_cmn=寶可夢世界錦標賽 ''{{tt|Bǎokěmèng Shìjiè Jǐnbiāosài|Pokémon World Championship}}''
|fi=Maailman Kruunajaissarja
|fr=Tournoi du Couronnement Mondial
|es=Serie Mundial de Coronación
|it=Torneo Mondiale per l'Incoronazione
|de=Krönungs-Weltmeisterschaften
|ko=포켓몬 월드 챔피언십 ''Pokémon World Championship''
|pl=Światowa Korona Bitew
|pt_br=Campeonato da Coroação Mundial
|ru=Кубок Коронаций
|vi=Giải vô địch Pokémon Thế giới
}}

==See also==
* [[World Championships]]
* {{cat|Episodes with World Coronation Series matches}}
* {{cat|World Coronation Series participants}}

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