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[[File:Ash Paul Lily of the Valley Conference.png|thumb|300px|{{Ash}} vs. [[Paul]] in the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]]]]
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A '''Pokémon League Conference''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンリーグの大会''' ''Pokémon League Tournament'') is an {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive championship tournament that is hosted seemingly annually in several [[region]]s in the [[Pokémon world]].
A '''Pokémon League Conference''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンリーグの大会''' ''Pokémon League Tournament'') is an {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive championship tournament that is hosted seemingly annually in several [[region]]s in the [[Pokémon world]].


==Structure==
==Structure==
The general structure of each League Conference is similar: {{pkmn|Trainer}}s must register for the region's [[Pokémon League]] before they earn any of the region's Badges, something which they can do at seemingly any [[Pokémon Center]] or with a [[Pokémon Professor]], and then must win at least eight of the region's [[Badge]]s in order to be able to register for the competition.
The general structure of each League Conference is similar: [[Pokémon Trainer]]s must register for the region's [[Pokémon League]], something which they can do at seemingly any [[Pokémon Center]] or with a [[Pokémon Professor]], and then must win at least eight of the region's [[Gym]] [[Badge]]s in order to be able to register for the competition.


The tournament competition itself has an opening and closing ceremony, as well as a torch with the flame of {{p|Moltres}} or {{p|Ho-Oh}} that burns during the entire tournament, a reference to the [[Pokémon world in relation to the real world|real world's]] {{wp|Olympic Games}}. Each tournament competition so far except the Vertress Conference has been seen to be presided over by [[Charles Goodshow]], the president of the Pokémon League, an analogue of the {{wp|International Olympic Committee}} president.
The tournament competition itself has an opening and closing ceremony. In some regions, there is a torch with the flame of {{p|Moltres}} or {{p|Ho-Oh}} that burns during the entire tournament, a reference to the [[Pokémon world in relation to the real world|real world's]] {{wp|Olympic Games}}.


The day after the ceremonial torch has been lit, in some of the regional leagues the qualifying rounds begin so as to weed out Trainers who have gotten the required eight Badges, but are not yet skilled enough to continue, and those who survive move on to the preliminary rounds. In other regional leagues, instead, the preliminary rounds will begin right away, and will continue for several days until the top sixteen Trainers have been decided. At this point, there is a short break in the competition so that the Trainers and their Pokémon may rest, followed by the start of the final rounds.
The day after the ceremonial torch has been lit, in some of the regional Leagues the qualifying rounds begin so as to weed out Trainers who have gotten the required eight Badges, but are not yet skilled enough to continue, and those who survive move on to the preliminary rounds. In other regional Leagues, instead, the preliminary rounds will begin right away, and will continue for several days until the top sixteen Trainers have been decided. At this point, there is a short break in the competition so that the Trainers and their Pokémon may rest, followed by the start of the final rounds.


In the final rounds, most, if not all, battles are [[Full Battle]]s, with each Trainer competing with six Pokémon on each side. All battles are conducted in the main stadium, and Trainers move up the tournament tree in {{wp|single-elimination tournament|single-elimination style}}. The winning Trainer, upon defeat of their opponent, is awarded a trophy by Mr. Goodshow himself, and the following day the closing ceremonies begin.
In the final rounds, most, if not all, battles are [[Full Battle]]s. All battles are conducted in the main stadium, and Trainers move up the tournament tree in {{wp|single-elimination tournament|single-elimination style}}. The winning Trainer, upon defeat of their opponent, is awarded a trophy and earns the right to enter the {{DL|Pokémon League|Champion League}} to officially challenge the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}} of that region.


Only those who win the Pokémon League can officially challenge the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}} of that region.
Certain Leagues use various types of fields during Pokémon battles. While Conferences held at the Lily of the Valley and Vertress uses only a standard dirt battlefield; the Indigo, Silver, Ever Grande, and Lumiose Conferences held battles on various different battlefields, like icy, rocky, forested, grassy, and water to name a few. A standard rule for the Conferences with a myriad of battlefields, is that during the Full Battle stage in the tournament, once one side loses three Pokémon, there is a short break, during which a field change occurs.


==List of League Conferences==
==List of League Conferences==
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! style="background:#{{diamond color light}}" | Final episode
! style="background:#{{diamond color light}}" | Final episode
! style="background:#{{diamond color light}}" | Winner
! style="background:#{{diamond color light}}" | Winner
! style="background:#{{diamond color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Ash Ketchum|Ash}}'s placing
! style="background:#{{diamond color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Other notable contestants
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Kanto}}
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Kanto}}
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| [[File:EP080.png|x100px|Friends to the End]]<br>''[[EP080|Friends to the End]]''
| [[File:EP080.png|x100px|Friends to the End]]<br>''[[EP080|Friends to the End]]''
| [[File:Indigo Conference winner.png|x100px|Unknown winner]]<br>Unnamed
| [[File:Indigo Conference winner.png|x100px|Unknown winner]]<br>Unnamed
| Top 16
| [[Ritchie]] (Top 8)<br>{{Ash}} (Top 16)<br>{{Gary}} (Top 32)
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}" | {{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Johto}}
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}" | {{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Johto}}
| [[Silver Conference]]
| [[Silver Conference]]
| [[File:Silver Town Johto.png|x100px|Silver Town]]<br>{{jo|Silver Town}}
| [[File:Silver Town Johto.png|x106px|Silver Town]]<br>{{jo|Silver Town}}
| [[File:EP265.png|x100px|Pop Goes the Sneasel]]<br>''[[EP265|Pop Goes The Sneasel]]''
| [[File:EP266.png|x100px|Pop Goes the Sneasel]]<br>''[[EP266|A Claim to Flame!]]''
| [[File:EP272.png|x100px|Johto Photo Finish]]<br>''[[EP272|Johto Photo Finish]]''
| [[File:EP272.png|x100px|Johto Photo Finish]]<br>''[[EP272|Johto Photo Finish]]''
| [[File:Jon Dickson Winning.png|x100px|Jon Dickson]]<br>[[Jon Dickson]]
| [[File:Jon Dickson Winning.png|x105px|Jon Dickson]]<br>[[Jon Dickson]]
| Top 8
| {{jo|Harrison}} (Top 4)<br>{{Ash}} (Top 8)<br>{{Gary}} (Top 16)
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Hoenn}}
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Hoenn}}
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| [[File:AG131.png|x100px|At the End of the Fray]]<br>''[[AG131|At the End of the Fray]]''
| [[File:AG131.png|x100px|At the End of the Fray]]<br>''[[AG131|At the End of the Fray]]''
| [[File:Tyson Winning.png|x100px|Tyson]]<br>{{ho|Tyson}}
| [[File:Tyson Winning.png|x100px|Tyson]]<br>{{ho|Tyson}}
| Top 8
| {{Ash}} (Top 8)<br>[[Morrison]] (Top 16)<br>{{ho|Katie}} (Top 32)
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Sinnoh}}
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Sinnoh}}
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| [[File:DP189.png|x100px|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]<br>''[[DP189|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]''
| [[File:DP189.png|x100px|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]<br>''[[DP189|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]''
| [[File:Tobias Winning.png|x100px|Tobias]]<br>{{si|Tobias}}
| [[File:Tobias Winning.png|x100px|Tobias]]<br>{{si|Tobias}}
| Top 4
| {{Ash}} (Top 4)<br>[[Paul]] (Top 8)<br>{{an|Barry}} (Top 16)
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{unova color light}}" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Unova}}
! style="background:#{{unova color light}}" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Unova}}
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| [[File:BW108.png|x100px|A Unova League Evolution!]]<br>''[[BW108|A Unova League Evolution!]]''
| [[File:BW108.png|x100px|A Unova League Evolution!]]<br>''[[BW108|A Unova League Evolution!]]''
| [[File:Virgil winning 2.png|x100px|Virgil]]<br>[[Virgil]]
| [[File:Virgil winning 2.png|x100px|Virgil]]<br>[[Virgil]]
| Top 8
| {{un|Cameron}} (Top 4)<br>{{Ash}} (Top 8)<br>[[Stephan]] (Top 16)
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" |{{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Kalos}}
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" |{{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Kalos}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[Lumiose Conference]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[Lumiose Conference]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Lumiose Conference Stadium.png|x100px|Lumiose City]]<br>[[Lumiose City]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Lumiose Conference Stadium.png|x100px|Lumiose City]]<br>[[Lumiose City]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:XY125.png|x100px]]<br>[[XY125]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:XY125.png|x100px]]<br>''[[XY125|A League of His Own!]]''
<!--| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:XY1XX.png|x100px]]<br>[[XY1XX]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:XY131.png|x100px]]<br>''[[XY131|Down to the Fiery Finish!]]''
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Alain/Ash Winning.png|x100px|Alain/Ash]]<br>[[Alain]]/{{Ash}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Alain winning.png|x100px|Alain]]<br>[[Alain]]
| style="background:#FFF" | Runner-up/Winner-->
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | {{Ash}} (Runner-up)<br>[[Sawyer]] (Top 4)<br>{{an|Tierno}} (Top 8)
| colspan=3 style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | TBD
|}
|}
==Trivia==
* Vertress Conference is the only Pokémon League tournament where Ash's placing has been lower than in the previous one.
<!--* Lumiose Conference is the only Pokémon League Conference where Ash has managed to reach the finals/win the tournament.-->


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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==See also==
==See also==
* {{cat|Pokémon League episodes}}
* {{cat|Pokémon League episodes}}
* [[Grand Festival]]


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Revision as of 09:48, 12 January 2018

Ash vs. Paul in the Lily of the Valley Conference

A Pokémon League Conference (Japanese: ポケモンリーグの大会 Pokémon League Tournament) is an anime-exclusive championship tournament that is hosted seemingly annually in several regions in the Pokémon world.

Structure

The general structure of each League Conference is similar: Pokémon Trainers must register for the region's Pokémon League, something which they can do at seemingly any Pokémon Center or with a Pokémon Professor, and then must win at least eight of the region's Gym Badges in order to be able to register for the competition.

The tournament competition itself has an opening and closing ceremony. In some regions, there is a torch with the flame of Moltres or Ho-Oh that burns during the entire tournament, a reference to the real world's Olympic Games.

The day after the ceremonial torch has been lit, in some of the regional Leagues the qualifying rounds begin so as to weed out Trainers who have gotten the required eight Badges, but are not yet skilled enough to continue, and those who survive move on to the preliminary rounds. In other regional Leagues, instead, the preliminary rounds will begin right away, and will continue for several days until the top sixteen Trainers have been decided. At this point, there is a short break in the competition so that the Trainers and their Pokémon may rest, followed by the start of the final rounds.

In the final rounds, most, if not all, battles are Full Battles. All battles are conducted in the main stadium, and Trainers move up the tournament tree in single-elimination style. The winning Trainer, upon defeat of their opponent, is awarded a trophy and earns the right to enter the Champion League to officially challenge the Elite Four and Champion of that region.

Certain Leagues use various types of fields during Pokémon battles. While Conferences held at the Lily of the Valley and Vertress uses only a standard dirt battlefield; the Indigo, Silver, Ever Grande, and Lumiose Conferences held battles on various different battlefields, like icy, rocky, forested, grassy, and water to name a few. A standard rule for the Conferences with a myriad of battlefields, is that during the Full Battle stage in the tournament, once one side loses three Pokémon, there is a short break, during which a field change occurs.

List of League Conferences

Region Conference Location Starting episode Final episode Winner Other notable contestants
Kanto Indigo Plateau Conference Indigo Plateau
Indigo Plateau 		All Fired Up!
All Fired Up! 		Friends to the End
Friends to the End 		Unknown winner
Unnamed 		Ritchie (Top 8)
Ash (Top 16)
Gary (Top 32)
Johto Silver Conference Silver Town
Silver Town 		Pop Goes the Sneasel
A Claim to Flame! 		Johto Photo Finish
Johto Photo Finish 		Jon Dickson
Jon Dickson 		Harrison (Top 4)
Ash (Top 8)
Gary (Top 16)
Hoenn Ever Grande Conference Ever Grande City
Ever Grande City 		Like a Meowth to a Flame
Like a Meowth to a Flame 		At the End of the Fray
At the End of the Fray 		Tyson
Tyson 		Ash (Top 8)
Morrison (Top 16)
Katie (Top 32)
Sinnoh Lily of the Valley Conference Lily of the Valley Island
Lily of the Valley Island 		An Old Family Blend!
An Old Family Blend! 		The Semi-Final Frontier!
The Semi-Final Frontier! 		Tobias
Tobias 		Ash (Top 4)
Paul (Top 8)
Barry (Top 16)
Unova Vertress Conference Vertress City
Vertress City 		Curtain Up, Unova League!
Curtain Up, Unova League! 		A Unova League Evolution!
A Unova League Evolution! 		Virgil
Virgil 		Cameron (Top 4)
Ash (Top 8)
Stephan (Top 16)
Kalos Lumiose Conference Lumiose City
Lumiose City 		XY125.png
A League of His Own! 		XY131.png
Down to the Fiery Finish! 		Alain
Alain 		Ash (Runner-up)
Sawyer (Top 4)
Tierno (Top 8)

In other languages

Language Title
Finland Flag.png Finnish Pokémon-liigaturnaus
Germany Flag.png German Pokémon Liga Konferenz
Italy Flag.png Italian Conferenza della Lega Pokémon
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Conferência da Liga Pokémon
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Conferencia de la liga Pokémon
Spain Flag.png Spain Congreso de la liga Pokémon
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Pokémonligatävlingen

See also


EthanChallenge.png The Pokémon League VSKaren.png
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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