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{{ChapInfobox
|title_en=Welcome to the Stadium!
|title_ja=スタジアムにようこそ！
|title_ro=Welcome to the Stadium!
|image=COA03.png
|scheme=UNITE
|pub1=Web release
|pub1-data=Chapter 3
|location=[[Remoat Stadium]], [[Zirco Trading]], [[Aeos Emporium]]
|manga_series=Pokémon UNITE Manga - Come On Over to Aeos Island!
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'''Welcome to the Stadium!''' (Japanese: '''スタジアムにようこそ！''' ''Welcome to the Stadium!'') is the third chapter of [[Pokémon UNITE Manga - Come On Over to Aeos Island!]]. It was released together with the fourth chapter, [[COA4|In Search of an Aeos Energy Spot]], on October 13, 2022 internationally and in Japan on November 16, 2022. It is four pages long.

==Plot==
[[Erbie]] announces that competitors in Unite Battles can take a break until the next battle is announced. This leaves time for a female [[Pokémon Trainer|Trainer]] to meet their father outside [[Remoat Stadium]].  He is not from [[Aeos Island]], but came to cheer his daughter on. She comes running out of the crowd with her {{p|Wigglytuff}}, and her father came with an {{p|Aegislash}}. [[Zirco Trading]] happens to be nearby, and Zirco’s Sableye waves at the duo to catch their attention. Zirco welcomes them in and promotes his [[Holowear]]. The father is unfamiliar with the concept but the daughter is already well informed and browses. She picks out {{DL|Wigglytuff (UNITE)|Holowear|Bedtime Style: Wigglytuff}} for her Pokémon, and puts it on right away,

After they leave, the Trainer and their father encounter a [[Aeos Emporium shopkeeper|shopkeeper]] with a {{p|Chatot}}. They ask the two to visit the [[Aeos Emporium]]. The Trainer ends up making so many purchases that she, her Wigglytuff, and her father’s Aegislash all have to carry the boxes and bags, She passes her bags to her father, then runs off to join her teammates. While her dad tells her how proud he is of her placing in the Master Rank, the trainer suggests her placement is really a team effort. Further, she proposes that her father should participate in Unite Battles.

==Major events==

===Debuts===

====Humans====
* [[Aeos Emporium shopkeeper]]

====Pokémon debuts====
*{{p|Wigglytuff}} ([[Wigglytuff (UNITE)#Holowear|Bedtime Style: Wigglytuff]])
*{{p|Snorlax}} ([[Snorlax (UNITE)#Holowear|Beach Style: Snorlax]])
*{{p|Absol}}  ([[Absol (UNITE)#Holowear|Dark Suit Style: Absol]])
*{{p|Chatot}} 
*{{p|Greninja}} ([[Greninja (UNITE)#Holowear|Wanderer Style: Greninja]])
*{{p|Aegislash}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
*[[Erbie]]
*Female trainer
*Female trainer’s father
*[[Zirco]]
*[[Aeos Emporium shopkeeper]]
*Female trainer’s teammates (x4)

===Pokémon===
*{{p|Pikachu}} (Trainer’s) ([[Pikachu (UNITE)#Holowear|Purple Unite Style: Pikachu]])
*{{p|Wigglytuff}} (Female trainer’s; [[Wigglytuff (UNITE)#Holowear|Bedtime Style: Wigglytuff]])
*{{p|Snorlax}} (Trainer’s)  ([[Snorlax (UNITE)#Holowear|Beach Style: Snorlax]])
*{{p|Sableye}} ([[Zirco]]’s; [[Sableye (UNITE)#Holowear|Zirco Trading Style: Sableye]])
*{{p|Absol}} (Trainer’s)  ([[Absol (UNITE)#Holowear|Dark Suit Style: Absol]])
*{{p|Chatot}} ([[Aeos Emporium shopkeeper]]’s)
*{{p|Greninja}} (Trainer’s)  ([[Greninja (UNITE)#Holowear|Wanderer Style: Greninja]])
*{{p|Aegislash}} (Female trainer’s father’s)

==Trivia==
*In the versions published on the Pokémon UNITE website and [[Play Nintendo]], starting with this chapter, each panel has a number to indicate the correct order to read them in. 
*Despite the listing of {{DL|Zirco|Sableye|Zirco’s Sableye}} as wearing [[Sableye (UNITE)#Holowear|Zirco Trading Style: Sableye]], said Holowear was not introduced to the game until September 5th, 2024. This is over two years past the release of this chapter.
*[[Trainer Fashion item]]s listing:
**The main Trainer wears the [[Trainer Fashion item|Orange Unite Set]] at the start of the chapter, then purchased a  [[Trainer Fashion item|Star Hoodie (Pink)]]
**In the second to last panel, the leftmost trainer is wearing the items from Season 2 of Ranked Battle, and the trainer second from the right is wearing the [[Trainer Fashion item|Beach Style Set]]. The other trainer's items could not be identified.
*The map on the first page displays [[Remoat Stadium]], differentiated from the mostly identical [[Mer Stadium]] by the presence of five [[goal zone]]s, rather than three. 
*Remember how [[COA1|Aeos Energy]]’s trivia section said that assets from Pokémon UNITE are used in the manga on screens? This chapter goes through two shops, meaning there are many instances of this occurring.
**Zirco Trader’s screens again have images of Holowear. Unlike the last chapter, this chapter depicts them all on the same red background, but also has the artwork in full color. The visible ones are, from left to right and top to bottom: {{DL|Wigglytuff (UNITE)|Holowear|Bedtime Style: Wigglytuff}}, {{DL|Pikachu (UNITE)|Holowear|Fashionable Style:Pikachu}}, {{DL|Absol (UNITE)|Holowear|Beach Style: Absol}}, {{DL|Blissey (UNITE)|Holowear|Checkered Style: Blissey}}, {{DL|Greninja (UNITE)|Holowear|Practice Style: Greninja}}, {{DL|Snorlax (UNITE)|Holowear|Bedtime Style: Snorlax}}, an unidentified Holowear, {{DL|Lucario (UNITE)|Holowear|Ruins Style: Lucario}}, and {{DL|Gengar (UNITE)|Holowear|Masked Style: Gengar}}.
**The Aeos Emporium scene has [[List of items in Pokémon UNITE|Battle item]]s, [[List of items in Pokémon UNITE|Held items]] and Trainer fashion items. 
***All four of the Fashion items on the screens are “Sets”, items bundling a group of items into one purchase that all match and create a singular theme. They are, from left to right and top to bottom, an unidentified Set, the [[Trainer fashion item|Magician Set]], [[Trainer fashion item|Captain Set]], and [[Trainer fashion item|Firefighter Set]]. The Magician Set’s icon is slightly different, as there are three icons for included items in the manga, even though the game only includes a single icon for the hat.
****The Trainer fashion items include the row for costs, in both [[Aeos ticket]] and [[Aeos gem]] values. They match the costs of the items in the game. 
***Battle items are displayed in their diamond shaped boxes, exactly as in the game’s user interface. The items are, from left to right and top to bottom, [[Potion]], [[X Attack]], [[X Speed]], [[Fluffy Tail]], [[Eject Button]], and [[Slow Smoke]].
****Some of these items have odd colors, potentially caused by the presentation of them being on a screen. Potion appears be pink, resembling a [[Hyper Potion]]. Fluffy Tail is orange, and X Speed appears green instead of blue.
****Aeos Emporium does not sell these Battle Items in the game. They are are Trainer level rewards, meaning the [[Unite Battle Committee]] provides them to the player when they reach certain Trainer levels. Battle items that are not part of the set available at the launch of Pokémon UNITE, such as the [[List of items in Pokémon UNITE|Shedinja Doll]], are sold at Aeos Emporium.
***The Held items on the screen from left to right and top to bottom are, [[Aeos Cookie]], [[Attack Weight]], [[Special Attack Specs]], and [[Leftovers]].
***A number of items are shown on the tables. They are a mix of Held Items and other items. The Held items are, from left to right and top to bottom: [[Rocky Helmet]], [[Wise Glasses]], three [[Weakness Policy|Weakness Policies]], five [[Item Enhancer|Super Item Enhancers]],  [[Choice Specs]], a number of less detailed representations of Battle Items, Leftovers, and a 7-Day Battle Point Boost Card.
****Aeos Emporium only sells regular Item Enhancers. Super Item Enhancers are exclusive to the {{DL|List of events in Pokémon UNITE|Super Held Item Enhancement Missions}} event.

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color={{colorschemelight|UNITE}}|bordercolor={{colorschemedark|UNITE}}
|zh_cmn=歡迎來到競技場! / 欢迎来到竞技场! ''Huānyíng Láidào Jìngjìchǎng''
|zh_yue=歡迎來到競技場! ''Fūnyìhng Lòihdou Gihnggeihchèuhng''
|nl=Welcome to the Stadium!
|fr=Bienvenue au stade!
|de=Willkommen im Stadion!
|hi=स्टेडियम में आपका स्वागत है! ''Stadium me Aapka Swaagat hai!''
|id=Selamat Datang Di Stadium!
|it=Benvenuti allo stadio!
|ko=스타디움에 어서 오세요! ''Seutadiume Eoseo Oseyo!''
|pt=Sejam bem-vindos ao Estádio!
|ru=ДОБРО пожаловать на стадион! ''DOBRO požalovatʹ na stadion!''
|es=¡Bienvenidos al estadio!
|th=ยินดีต้อนรับ สู่สเตเดียม! ''Yinditonrap Suttediam''
|tr=Stadyuma Hoş Geldiniz!
}}

==External links==
* [https://unite.pokemon.com/en-us/manga/pokemon-unite-manga-chapter-three/ Chapter 3: Welcome to the Stadium! on the English Pokémon UNITE website]
* [https://www.pokemonunite.jp/ja/news/94/ Chapter 3: Welcome to the Stadium! on the Japanese Pokémon UNITE website]
* [https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/comics/pokemon-unite-manga-chapter-3/ Chapter 3: Welcome to the Stadium! on Play Nintendo]
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