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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

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	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.^[1]
• James's Morpeko keeps eating in Hangry Mode until the conclusion of the Tournament, when it turns into Full Belly Mode.
  • In each episode except JN117, Morpeko eats food items related to various characters or elements in the episode by the regions they were introduced in.

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

	The Pokémon League
	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)

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