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[[File:Silver Town Johto.png|300px|thumb|The setting for the competition]]
[[File:Silver Town Johto.png|250px|thumb|The main setting for the competition]]
The '''Johto League Silver Conference Victory Tournament''', better known as simply the '''Silver Conference''' (Japanese: '''シロガネ大会''' ''Shirogane Conference'') is the [[Johto League]] general [[Pokémon League Conference|championship competition]]. It took place from ''[[EP265|Pop Goes The Sneasel]]'' to ''[[EP272|Johto Photo Finish]]'' in the anime.
The '''Johto League Silver Conference''' (Japanese: '''ジョウトリーグ・シロガネ大会''' ''Johto League {{tt|Shirogane|(Mt.) Silver}} Conference''), better known as simply the '''Silver Conference''', is the [[Johto League]] general [[Pokémon League Conference|championship competition]]. All [[Pokémon Trainer]]s who have earned eight [[Gym]] [[Badge]]s from the [[Johto]] [[region]] are eligible to enter.


The conference is held annually in {{jo|Silver Town}}, located at the base of [[Mt. Silver]]. Competing {{pkmn|Trainer}}s are housed in a giant [[Pokémon Center]] in the Athlete's Village. All Trainers have a page set up online with a list of their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.
The competition is held annually in {{jo|Silver Town}}, which is located at the base of [[Mt. Silver]]. Competing Trainers are housed in a giant [[Pokémon Center]] in the Athlete's Village. All Trainers have a page set up online with a list of their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. It took place from ''[[EP266|A Claim to Flame!]]'' to ''[[EP272|Johto Photo Finish]]''.


==Tradition==
==Competition==
===Opening ceremony===
===Opening ceremony===
The Silver Conference begins with the passing of the ceremonial torch lit with {{p|Ho-Oh}}'s {{m|Sacred Fire|sacred flame}}. The opening ceremony is so important to the conference that the competition could not be held without it.
The Silver Conference begins with the passing of the ceremonial torch lit with {{p|Ho-Oh}}'s {{m|Sacred Fire|sacred flame}}. The opening ceremony is so important to the conference that the competition could not be held without it. According to legend, the site of the Silver Conference was once the setting for a great war. [[Human|People]] fought hard and left the area a war-ravaged place. Both the land and the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the area suffered from the humans' hostility and carelessness. Ho-Oh appeared and used its sacred flame to burn life back into the place. Ho-Oh subsequently returned things to normal, but one tree continued to burn, serving as a reminder of the event. The fire from that tree was taken and placed in a shrine on Mt. Silver.
 
====The legend====
According to legend, the site of the Silver Conference was once the setting for a great war. People fought hard and left the area a war-ravaged place. Both the land and the Pokémon in the area suffered from the humans' hostility and carelessness. Ho-Oh appeared and used its sacred flame to burn life back into the place. Ho-Oh returned things to normal, but one tree continued to burn, serving as a reminder of the event. The fire from that tree was taken and placed in a shrine on Mt. Silver.


==Competition==
===Rounds===
===Rounds===
[[File:Silver Conference Full Battle scoreboard.png|thumb|220px|The scoreboard for the Full Battles]]
The Silver Conference has over 200 participants. The competition is divided into three parts: pre-screening qualifying rounds, semi-finals, and the finals.
The Silver Conference has over 200 participants. The competition is divided into three parts: pre-screening qualifying rounds, semi-finals, and the finals.


Before every match, a digital spinner randomly decides which Trainer will go first. The {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} used in the match must be decided before the match and entered into the computer system.
Before every match, a digital spinner randomly decides which Trainer will go first. The {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} used in the semi-finals and finals must be decided before the match and entered into the computer system.


====Screening====
====Screening====
The competition begins with the Athlete's Greeting. Registered Trainers are screened at assigned courts. Most lower skilled Trainers are weeded out in three rounds of one-on-one {{pkmn|battle}}s. Trainers are judged based on their battling ability, so a Trainer may still be able to advance to the semi-finals even if he or she has one loss. The Top 48 Trainers move on to the preliminaries.
The competition begins with the Athlete's Greeting. Registered Trainers are screened at assigned courts. The pool of contestants is reduced in three rounds of one-on-one {{pkmn|battle}}s. Trainers are judged based on their battling ability, so a Trainer may still be able to advance to the semi-finals even if they have one loss. The Top 48 Trainers move on to the preliminaries.


====Semi-finals====
====Semi-finals====
A point system is employed in the semi-finals. The 48 Trainers are split into 16 groups of 3, and each group, known as a block, participates in a {{wp|round-robin tournament}} in a series of three-on-three matches. Three battlepoints are awarded for every win, one point for every draw, and no points for every loss. The 16 Trainers with the most battle points out of the Trainers in their blocks will move on to the finals. In the event of a tie, another round-robin is held.
A point system is employed in the semi-finals. The 48 Trainers are split into 16 groups of three, and each group, known as a block, participates in a {{wp|round-robin tournament}} in a series of three-on-three matches. Three points are awarded for every win, one point for every draw, and no points for a loss. The 16 Trainers with the most points out of the Trainers in their blocks will move on to the finals. In the event of a tie, another round-robin is held.


====Final rounds====
====Final rounds====
After a day of no battling, the final battles are held in Silver Stadium with rotating rock, grass, water or ice fields for each battle.
After a day of rest, the final battles are held as part of the Victory Tournament in Silver Stadium with rotating rock, grass, water, or ice fields for each battle.


Each Trainer fights a sudden death [[Full Battle]]. After a Trainer's first three Pokémon are defeated, there is a short intermission during which there is a field change. Losing Trainers are eliminated and remaining Trainers continue on until a winner is determined.
Each Trainer fights a sudden death [[Full Battle]]. After a Trainer's first three Pokémon are defeated, there is a short intermission. Losing Trainers are eliminated and remaining Trainers continue on until a winner is determined.
 
===Battlefields===
<gallery>
Silver Conference screening battlefield.png|One of the screening round battlefields
Silver Conference semi-finals battlefield.png|Preliminary round battlefield
Silver Stadium.png|Main stadium
Silver Conference battlefield.png|Main stadium battlefield before field change
Silver Conference rock battlefield.png|Rock battlefield
Silver Conference grass battlefield.png|Grass battlefield
Silver Conference ice battlefield.png|Ice battlefield
</gallery>


==Known contestants==
==Known contestants==
[[File:Jon Dickson.png|thumb|180px|Jon Dickson, the winner, with the Johto League Championship Trophy]]
[[File:Jon Dickson.png|thumb|180px|Jon Dickson, the winner, with the Johto League Championship Trophy]]
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! style="background:#{{johto color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|Place}}
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Place
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|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Jon Dickson|Jon]]
| [[Jon Dickson|Jon]]
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====Other participants====
====Other participants====
Trainers here participated in the conference either before or after the conference Ash entered.
Trainers here participated in the conference either before or after the conference Ash participated in.


*{{jo|Jimmy}} of [[New Bark Town]]
* {{jo|Jimmy}} of [[New Bark Town]]
*{{jo|Marina}} of [[New Bark Town]]
* {{jo|Marina}} of [[New Bark Town]]
*[[Paul]] of [[Veilstone City]]
* [[Paul]] of [[Veilstone City]]
 
==In the manga==
[[File:Silver Conference AP.png|thumb|170px|Silver Conference in [[Ash & Pikachu]]]]
===Ash & Pikachu===
The Silver Conference was featured in ''[[SP16|One Half Of A Poké Ball]]'', adapting the finale of Ash's battle against Gary. Unlike in the {{pkmn|anime}}, the climax of the battle involved Ash facing [[Gary's Blastoise]] with {{AP|Pikachu}} instead of {{AP|Charizard}}.
 
<gallery>
Silver Conference Scoreboard AP.png|The scoreboard in Ash & Pikachu
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The competition is [[Television|broadcasted]] in regions other than Johto. [[Max]] stated that he watched the competition in ''[[AG003|There's no Place Like Hoenn]]''.
* The competition was [[Television|broadcast]] in [[region]]s other than Johto. [[Max]] stated that he watched the competition in ''[[AG003|There's no Place Like Hoenn]]'', which was how he first saw Ash prior to them meeting.
* If Pokémon are caught battling during the Conference outside of official battles, their Trainers may be disqualified. Sparring, however, is allowed.
* If Pokémon are caught battling during the Conference outside of official battles, their Trainers may be disqualified. Sparring, however, is allowed.
* On the eve of the Conference that Ash participated in, Gary noticed that it was a {{wp|full moon}}. After Harrison lost, a {{wp|quarter moon}} was present. The time between the two is usually either 8 days (third quarter) or 22 days (first quarter), but only about 12 days were represented on screen.
* On the eve of the Conference in which Ash participated, Gary noticed that it was a {{wp|full moon}}. After Harrison lost, a {{wp|quarter moon}} was present. The time between the two is usually either eight days (third quarter) or twenty-two days (first quarter), but only about twelve days were represented onscreen.
* The Silver Conference is notable in the sense that it is so far the only main regional Pokémon League to not use a Moltres's flame as its torch; instead, it uses a Ho-Oh's flame.
* This is the only known League Conference with battles where losing doesn't always mean immediate elimination from the tournament.
* The Silver Conference is the first regional League Conference not held in the location of the Pokémon League Building in the corresponding main-series games, in this case, not held in the [[Indigo Plateau]] in [[Kanto]].
* This is the only League Conference participated by Ash that was won by a [[character of the day]].
 
==In other languages==
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|es_eu=Congreso Plata
|es_la=Conferencia Plateada
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[[Category:Pokémon competitions]]
[[Category:Johto competitions]]
[[Category:Regional Pokémon Leagues]]
[[Category:Pokémon League Conferences]]


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Latest revision as of 11:29, 7 April 2024

The main setting for the competition

The Johto League Silver Conference (Japanese: ジョウトリーグ・シロガネ大会 Johto League Shirogane Conference), better known as simply the Silver Conference, is the Johto League general championship competition. All Pokémon Trainers who have earned eight Gym Badges from the Johto region are eligible to enter.

The competition is held annually in Silver Town, which is located at the base of Mt. Silver. Competing Trainers are housed in a giant Pokémon Center in the Athlete's Village. All Trainers have a page set up online with a list of their Pokémon. It took place from A Claim to Flame! to Johto Photo Finish.

Competition

Opening ceremony

The Silver Conference begins with the passing of the ceremonial torch lit with Ho-Oh's sacred flame. The opening ceremony is so important to the conference that the competition could not be held without it. According to legend, the site of the Silver Conference was once the setting for a great war. People fought hard and left the area a war-ravaged place. Both the land and the Pokémon in the area suffered from the humans' hostility and carelessness. Ho-Oh appeared and used its sacred flame to burn life back into the place. Ho-Oh subsequently returned things to normal, but one tree continued to burn, serving as a reminder of the event. The fire from that tree was taken and placed in a shrine on Mt. Silver.

Rounds

The scoreboard for the Full Battles

The Silver Conference has over 200 participants. The competition is divided into three parts: pre-screening qualifying rounds, semi-finals, and the finals.

Before every match, a digital spinner randomly decides which Trainer will go first. The Pokémon used in the semi-finals and finals must be decided before the match and entered into the computer system.

Screening

The competition begins with the Athlete's Greeting. Registered Trainers are screened at assigned courts. The pool of contestants is reduced in three rounds of one-on-one battles. Trainers are judged based on their battling ability, so a Trainer may still be able to advance to the semi-finals even if they have one loss. The Top 48 Trainers move on to the preliminaries.

Semi-finals

A point system is employed in the semi-finals. The 48 Trainers are split into 16 groups of three, and each group, known as a block, participates in a round-robin tournament in a series of three-on-three matches. Three points are awarded for every win, one point for every draw, and no points for a loss. The 16 Trainers with the most points out of the Trainers in their blocks will move on to the finals. In the event of a tie, another round-robin is held.

Final rounds

After a day of rest, the final battles are held as part of the Victory Tournament in Silver Stadium with rotating rock, grass, water, or ice fields for each battle.

Each Trainer fights a sudden death Full Battle. After a Trainer's first three Pokémon are defeated, there is a short intermission. Losing Trainers are eliminated and remaining Trainers continue on until a winner is determined.

Battlefields

  • One of the screening round battlefields

    One of the screening round battlefields

  • Preliminary round battlefield

    Preliminary round battlefield

  • Main stadium

    Main stadium

  • Main stadium battlefield before field change

    Main stadium battlefield before field change

  • Rock battlefield

    Rock battlefield

  • Grass battlefield

    Grass battlefield

  • Ice battlefield

    Ice battlefield

Known contestants

Jon Dickson, the winner, with the Johto League Championship Trophy
Trainer Place
Jon Winner
Harrison Top 4
Ash Top 8
Gary Top 16
Macy Top 48
Jackson Top 48
Salvador Unknown
Darren Unknown


Other participants

Trainers here participated in the conference either before or after the conference Ash participated in.

In the manga

Silver Conference in Ash & Pikachu

Ash & Pikachu

The Silver Conference was featured in One Half Of A Poké Ball, adapting the finale of Ash's battle against Gary. Unlike in the anime, the climax of the battle involved Ash facing Gary's Blastoise with Pikachu instead of Charizard.

  • The scoreboard in Ash & Pikachu

    The scoreboard in Ash & Pikachu

Trivia

  • The competition was broadcast in regions other than Johto. Max stated that he watched the competition in There's no Place Like Hoenn, which was how he first saw Ash prior to them meeting.
  • If Pokémon are caught battling during the Conference outside of official battles, their Trainers may be disqualified. Sparring, however, is allowed.
  • On the eve of the Conference in which Ash participated, Gary noticed that it was a full moon. After Harrison lost, a quarter moon was present. The time between the two is usually either eight days (third quarter) or twenty-two days (first quarter), but only about twelve days were represented onscreen.
  • This is the only known League Conference with battles where losing doesn't always mean immediate elimination from the tournament.
  • This is the only League Conference participated by Ash that was won by a character of the day.

In other languages

Language Title
Denmark Flag.png Danish Sølvstævnet
Finland Flag.png Finnish Hopeaturnaus
Hopeakonferenssi
Italy Flag.png Italian Conferenza Argento
South Korea Flag.png Korean 은빛대회 Silver Tournament
Norway Flag.png Norwegian Sølvstemme
Poland Flag.png Polish Srebrna Konferencja
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Conferência de Prata
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Conferencia Plateada
Spain Flag.png Spain Congreso Plata
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Silvermästerskapet
Silverkonferensen*


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Participation
Trainer • Battle • Gym Leaders
Gyms • Badges • Referee
Championship matches
Elite Four • Orange League
Champion League
Pokémon League Conferences
Indigo • Silver • Ever Grande • Lily of the Valley
Vertress • Lumiose • Manalo 		Regional Pokémon Leagues
Indigo • Orange* • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh
Unova • Kalos • Alola • Galar • Paldea
Areas of jurisdiction
Pokémon League Reception Gate • Hall of Fame
Palace of Victory • Cerulean Cave
Others
Pokémon Association • PIA
World Coronation Series
(Masters Eight Tournament)


Anime-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
Unknown Pigton Town Tag Battle • Pokémon Catch Race


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