Vertress Conference

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The setting for the competition

(Japanese: ヒガキ大会 Higaki Conference) is the Unova League general championship competition.

The conference is held in Higaki City. Competing Trainers are housed in lodgings in small villages similar to previous Leagues. The conference took place from BW103 to BW108 in the anime.

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Competition

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The preliminary round match-ups

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The 8 Trainers qualified for the final rounds

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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 League torch.

Rounds

Preliminary round

The preliminary round consists of one-on-one battles. All the 128 competitors are randomly matched up by a computer. The 64 winning Trainers move on to the next round.

Qualifying rounds

First round

The first round consists of Single Battles with two Pokémon used by each Trainer. The 32 winning Trainers move on the next round.

Second round

The second round consists of Single Battles with two Pokémon used by each Trainer. The 16 winning Trainers move on the next round.

Third round

The third round consists of Single Battles with three Pokémon used by each Trainer. The 8 winning Trainers move on the next round.

Final rounds

The final rounds are a series of Full Battles with the Top 8 Trainers participating. The winner of the Higaki Conference is the Trainer that wins all of the final rounds.

Trainers who have participated in the Higaki Conference

Virgil, the winner, with the Higaki Championship Trophy

Trainer	Place
Virgil	Winner
Dino	Runner-up
Cameron	Top 4
Ramone	Top 4
Ash Ketchum	Top 8
Antonio	Top 8
Katharine	Top 8
Imotarō	Top 8
Manning	Top 16
Kenton	Top 16
Flora	Top 16
Stephan	Top 16
Geraldo	Top 32 or Top 64
Emmanuel	Top 32 or Top 64
Bianca	Top 64
Trip	Top 128
Kenō	Top 128
Ultimo	Top 128
Michael	Top 128
Raul	Top 128

Trivia

• This is the only league featuring major characters of the day previously introduced.
• This is the only conference so far in which Charles Goodshow does not appear.
• This is the first league where Ash regresses in his league placement.
• This is currently the shortest league conference in the anime history, having only lasted six episodes.
• This is the only league which does not feature the Team Rocket trio, due to them having returned to Kanto.

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