Regional Leagues [Japanese: Local Assemblies, Chihou_Taikai, English: The_Region_Contest]

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Regional leagues refer to the annual trainer tournaments held in each region of the Pokémon League. In the minds of countless young trainers, regional leagues have a heavyweight status, and almost all trainers will start their first year of travel with the goal of participating in regional leagues.

The timing of the tournament varies from region to region, and most of them are concentrated in the middle of the year or the end of the year, for example, the league in the Kanto region is usually held in June.

Regional leagues have always been the focus of the Pokémon League, with opening and closing ceremonies, and the custom of passing the flame of the Flame Bird or Phoenix King. The flame was lit at the opening ceremony and continued to burn until the end of the event, symbolizing the fighting spirit of the trainers and the will of the Pokémon Alliance.

The earliest regional leagues can be traced back to the founding of the Pokémon League, and on June 21, 649 in the Elven calendar, the first Quartz League tournament was held in Mihara City, Quartz Plateau, which marked the beginning of the national trainer boom.

There is no age limit for participants, and they need to have an official Pokémon League certified trainer license. Generally speaking, Trainers need to collect at least eight Gym Badges that are officially certified in their current region, and register for the tournament by presenting them at the Pokémon Center in the designated city one week before the tournament starts. Students who have graduated from the Trainer Training Academy and those who have passed the Pokémon Alliance Certification Center exam can directly qualify for the Pokémon Alliance Convention without collecting badges.

Before the flame is lit, some regional leagues will hold auditions to eliminate too many players before the opening ceremony is held. There are also some regional leagues that start after the opening ceremony, from the initial preliminary round to the final round, the rules of the league competition vary from region to region, with a single-elimination system and occasionally a group stage.

Most Alliances will switch between different terrains on the battlefield, such as Ice, Rock, Forest, Grassland, or Water. In a six-on-six all-out battle, when three Pokémon on one side lose their ability to fight, the venue will usually be changed for a tournament with a venue design. This is also the time for trainers and Pokémon to take a break for a while.

The league will pre-select eight seeded players who will not meet before the round of 32 to prevent a premature collision exit.

The top 16 players in the tournament will receive a prize money provided by the Pokémon League, the amount of which varies by region and varies from time to time. The prize money for the 381st Quartz League Competition is as follows:

Champion: 50WPD

Runner-up: 30WPD

Third place: 20WPD

Final Four: 12WPD

Quarterfinals: 8WPD

Round of 16: 5WPD

Sometimes there are additional rewards such as Pokémon eggs and rare items in addition to bonuses.

After winning the championship in each regional league, you can enter the regional championship hall to register the name of the trainer and a photo with the Pokémon. The Hall of Champions of Mihara City on the Quartz Plateau contains archives of previous league champions from each region.

Although there is no age limit for the competition, most of the participants are teenagers, and it can be described as a grand event for young trainers.

The top eight players from each regional league qualify for the biennial national league. In addition, the champion can get a ticket to the "Heavenly King Champion Qualifying Tournament" to challenge the four heavenly kings and champions of their region in the competition.

Many rookie trainers choose to travel to one region for half a year and compete in regional leagues twice a year.

The results of the regional leagues will be used as reference data for the "World Trainer Rankings".