Vertress Conference

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File:Higaki Conference Stadium.png

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 began in BW103.

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Competition

Opening ceremonies

The opening ceremony consists of Freddy O'Martian jumping down from a helicopter and Officer Jenny lighting the League torch.

Rounds

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The preliminary round match-ups

Preliminaries

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.

Second Round

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

Trainers who have participated in the Higaki Conference

Trainer	Place
Ash Ketchum	N/A
Stephan	N/A
Kotetsu	N/A
Virgil	N/A
Katharine	N/A
Dino	N/A
Antonio	N/A
Flora	N/A
Ramone	N/A
Manning	N/A
Kenton	N/A
Geraldo	Top 64 or Top 32
Emmanuel	Top 64 or Top 32
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.

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