Masters Eight Tournament

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The name currently in use is a fan translation of the Japanese name.
The setting for the competition

The (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. Both editions so far have utilized the single-elimination format.

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

Competition

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.

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

Current season

Participants

Trainer Place
Leon
Cynthia
Ash
Diantha Top 4
Steven Top 8
Iris Top 8
Lance Top 8
Alain Top 8

Bracket

Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
1  Leon Leon (anime)#RillaboomLeon (anime)#CharizardXYLoading  
6  Alain Alain#ChesnaughtAlain's CharizardAlain#Malamar  
    1  Leon Leon (anime)#DragapultLeon (anime)#RillaboomLeon (anime)#CharizardXYLoadingXYLoadingXYLoading  
    5  Diantha Diantha#HawluchaDiantha#TyrantrumDiantha#AurorusDiantha#GourgeistDiantha#GoodraDiantha's Gardevoir  
4  Lance Lance's DragoniteLance's GyaradosLance (anime)#Hydreigon
5  Diantha Diantha#AurorusDiantha#GourgeistDiantha's Gardevoir  
    1  Leon XYLoadingXYLoadingXYLoadingXYLoadingXYLoadingXYLoading
     
2  Cynthia Cynthia (anime)#GastrodonCynthia (anime)#MiloticCynthia's Garchomp  
7  Iris Iris's ExcadrillIris's DragoniteIris's Haxorus  
    2  Cynthia XYLoadingXYLoadingXYLoadingXYLoadingXYLoadingXYLoading
    8  Ash XYLoadingXYLoadingXYLoadingXYLoadingXYLoadingXYLoading  
3  Steven Steven's MetagrossSteven Stone (anime)#AggronSteven Stone (anime)#Cradily
8  Ash Ash's DracovishAsh's GengarAsh's Pikachu  



Previous season

Trainer Place
Leon Winner
Lance Runner-Up

Trivia

In other languages

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

See also

Pokémon League logo.png The Pokémon League Paldea Gym Logo.png
Participation
TrainerBattleGym Leaders
GymsBadgesReferee
Championship matches
Elite FourOrange League
Champion League
Pokémon League Conferences
IndigoSilverEver GrandeLily of the Valley
VertressLumioseManalo
Regional Pokémon Leagues
IndigoOrange*JohtoHoennSinnoh
Unova (BB) • KalosAlolaGalarPaldea
Areas of jurisdiction
Pokémon League Reception GateHall of Fame
Palace of VictoryCerulean CaveArea Zero
Others
Admissions ExamPokémon Association
PIAWorld Coronation Series
(Masters Eight Tournament)


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