Masters Eight Tournament

The setting for the competition

The opening ceremony

The Masters Eight Tournament (Japanese: マスターズトーナメント Masters Tournament) is a tournament held at the end of a World Coronation Series ranking season, where the top eight ranked competitors, known as the Masters Eight, face off to determine the most powerful Pokémon Trainer in the world, known as the Monarch.

The previous tournament ended in Flash of the Titans!. The current tournament began in JN115 and concluded in JN132. Both editions so far have utilized the single-elimination format.

The event is held at Wyndon Stadium in the Galar region.

Competition

The tournament table

Opening ceremony

During the opening ceremony, each member of the Masters Eight is introduced one by one, after which the match-ups of the first round are chosen by random seeding.

Rounds

In this tournament, each Trainer can only use techniques such as Dynamax/Gigantamax, Z-Moves, or Mega Evolution once per match. Both challengers must send out their first Pokémon at the same time and may switch their Pokémon at any time. There is no time limit for any of the matches. The battlefield used for all matches is a standard dirt field.

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals are 3-on-3 matches. The winners here move on to the semifinals.

Semifinals

The semifinals are Full Battles. The winners here move on to the finals.

Finals

The final match is a Full Battle. The winner here is crowned Monarch, a title that is carried over to the next season. At Leon's request, an exception was made in his battle against Ash to allow each Trainer to use every technique at their disposal.

Current season

Participants

Trainer	Place
Ash	Winner
Leon	Runner-Up
Cynthia	Top 4
Diantha	Top 4
Steven	Top 8
Iris	Top 8
Lance	Top 8
Alain	Top 8

Bracket

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
1	Leon
6	Alain
					1	Leon
					5	Diantha
4	Lance
5	Diantha
										1	Leon
										8	Ash
2	Cynthia
7	Iris
					2	Cynthia
					8	Ash
3	Steven
8	Ash

Previous season

Trainer	Place
Leon	Winner
Lance	Runner-Up

Trainer	Pokémon	Result
Leon		Win
Lance		Loss

Trivia

• The English name of the tournament was first mentioned by Ash during The Classic Thunderbolt special event in Pokémon Masters EX.
• The structure of this tournament is similar to the Champions Tournament of the Pokémon World Tournament in Black 2 and White 2.
• This is the first major tournament in the anime to have its arc interrupted by episodes that do not take place at the tournament's location.
• As stated in a caption in JN121, Ash's Pikachu is the first Pokémon to be brought to the opening ceremony of the tournament.
• The Masters Eight Tournament appeared in Pokémon Mezastar as an event that ran from October 27 to November 21, 2022.
• James's Morpeko keeps eating in Hangry Mode until the conclusion of the Tournament, when it turns into Full Belly Mode.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 大師錦標賽 Daaihsī Gámbīuchoi Mandarin 大師錦標賽 Dàshī Jǐnbiāosài French Tournoi des Huit Maîtres German Turnier der Acht Meister Italian Torneo degli Otto Professionisti Korean 마스터즈 토너먼트 Masters Tournament Spanish Torneo de los Ocho Maestros

See also

• World Coronation Series

References

Animated series-exclusive Pokémon competitions

Multiregional Grand Festival • Pokémon Baccer World Cup • Pokémon League Conference • PokéRinger • Wallace Cup World Coronation Series (Masters Eight Tournament) Kanto Aura Guardian Festival • Beach Beauty and Pokémon Costume Contest • Big P Pokémon Race • Indigo Plateau Conference Kanto Grand Festival • Magikarp High Jump Competition • P1 Grand Prix • Pokémon Grand Eating Contest • Pokémon Orienteering Queen of the Princess Festival Johto Extreme Pokémon Race • Fire and Rescue Grand Prix • Grass Tournament • Mareep Festival • Pokémon Balloon Race Pokémon Beauty Contest • Rock and Tumble One-on-One Tauros Competition • Running of the Tauros Seaking Catching Competition • Silver Conference • Sumo Conference • Sunflora Festival • Tour de Alto Mare • Whirl Cup Hoenn Battle Frontier Flute Cup • Crossgate PokéRinger • Ever Grande Conference • Friendship Festival • Hoenn Grand Festival Marine Athletic Race • Trick House Contest Sinnoh Croagunk Festival • Festival Battle Challenge • Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition • Hearthome Collection Lily of the Valley Conference • Pokémon Dress-Up Contest • Pokémon Iceberg Race • Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament Pokémon Summer Academy • Pokémon Triathlon • Sinnoh Grand Festival • Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle • Squallville PokéRinger Unova Club Battle • Clubsplosion • Eindoak Harvest Festival • Pokémon Performance Competition • Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup Pokéstar Studios Film Competition • Subway Bosses' Stamp Rally • Vertress Conference • Wishing Bell Festival Decolore Marine Cup Tournament • Pokémon Sumo Tournament • Scalchop King Competition Kalos Lumiose Conference • Poké Puff Contest • Pokémon Showcase • Pokémon Sky Relay • Pokémon Summer Camp Alola Alola Bread Festival • Charjabug race • Manalo Conference‎‎ • Pokémon Catch Adventure Race • Pokémon Pancake Race Pokémon Ping-Pong tournament • Pokémon Sled Jump Games • Vikavolt race Galar All-Alcremie Decoration Challenge Paldea Elite Four Tag Battle Unknown Pigton Town Multi Battle Tournament • Pokémon Catch Race

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