Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup

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The 16 competitors of the Junior Cup

Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup (Japanese: ポケモンワールドトーナメントジュニアカップ Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup) or simply the Junior Cup, is an anime-exclusive tournament that is held in Lacunosa Town, Unova. It is hosted by Unova League Champion Alder and Freddy O'Martian.

Ash and his friends first heard about the tournament from Cynthia in All for the Love of Meloetta! and decided to participate. In Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!, Dawn revealed that she would be joining the competition as well. The tournament took place from Jostling for the Junior Cup! to Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!.

Competition

The tournament begins with a ten-minute exhibition match between Cynthia from the Sinnoh League and Caitlin from the Unova Elite Four. All Trainers are given a key-ring for participating, while the winner of the tournament receives a gold trophy and gets a chance to battle Alder.

Venue

Exterior Interior
Junior Cup Stadium.png Junior Cup Stadium interior.png
Close-up of the battlefield
Trip versus Alder.png

Contestants

The prize for participating
Trip winning the Junior Cup
Trainer Place
Trip Winner
Ash Runner-Up
Iris Top 4
Cilan Top 4
Dawn Top 8
Geraldo Top 8
Horatio Top 8
Manning Top 8
Georgia Top 16
Ramone Top 16
Cassie Top 16
Marris Top 16
Simeon Top 16
Shepherd Top 16
Kenton Top 16
Burgundy Top 16


Rounds

The Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup is a 16-competitor tournament consisting of four rounds, and entrants are allowed to switch Pokémon between rounds. All rounds consisted of Single Battles against randomly matched up Trainers by a computer.

First round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
O  Trip 497  
X  Burgundy 555     O  Trip 497  
O  Manning Heatmor   X  Manning Heatmor  
X  Kenton Golett       O  Trip 497  
X  Shepherd Galvantula       X  Cilan 558  
O  Cilan 511     O  Cilan 618
O  Horatio Cinccino  
X
 Horatio Cinccino  
X  Simeon Zebstrika       O  Trip 497
X  Marris Karrablast       X  Ash 499
O  Ash 542     O  Ash 525  
O  Geraldo Reuniclus   X  Geraldo Reuniclus  
X  Cassie Sawsbuck       O  Ash 552553
X  Ramone Stoutland       X  Iris 149  
O  Dawn 393     X  Dawn 473
X  Georgia 614   O  Iris 149  
O  Iris 149  



Pokémon used in tournament

Ash Ketchum

Ash Leavanny.png
Leavanny
Ash Boldore.png
Boldore
Ash Krookodile.png
Krokorok → Krookodile
Ash Pignite.png
Pignite

Iris

Iris Dragonite.png
Dragonite

Cilan

Cilan Pansage.png
Pansage
Cilan Stunfisk.png
Stunfisk
Cilan Crustle.png
Crustle

Dawn

Dawn Piplup.png
Piplup
Dawn Mamoswine.png
Mamoswine

Trip

Trip Serperior.png
Serperior

Burgundy

Burgundy Darmanitan.png
Darmanitan

Georgia

Georgia Beartic.png
Beartic

Manning

Manning Heatmor.png
Heatmor

Kenton

Kenton Golett.png
Golett

Shepherd

Shepherd Galvantula.png
Galvantula

Horatio

Horatio Cinccino.png
Cinccino

Simeon

Simeon Zebstrika.png
Zebstrika

Marris

Marris Karrablast.png
Karrablast

Geraldo

Geraldo Reuniclus.png
Reuniclus

Cassie

Cassie Sawsbuck.png
Sawsbuck

Ramone

Ramone Stoutland.png
Stoutland

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 神奇寶貝世界錦標賽青少年杯 Shénqí-bǎobèi Shìjiè Jǐnbiāosài Qīngshàonián-bēi
Finland Flag.png Finnish Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup
Germany Flag.png German Pokémon World Tournament Junior Pokal
Italy Flag.png Italian Coppa Junior del Pokémon World Tournament
Poland Flag.png Polish Pokémonowy Puchar Świata Juniorów
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Copa Júnior do Pokémon World Tournament
Spain Flag.png Spanish Copa Junior del Pokémon World Tournament


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