Luo Mu: Capital Set Me Up

The Pokémon World Championships.

It was a global tournament proposed and promoted by Rose, chairman of the Galar Region's Pokémon League, a region that revered Pokémon battles.

The purpose of the event was to convey the wonders of Pokémon battles to everyone, raise the profiles of participating Trainers, and help ordinary people better understand the profession of being a Trainer.

Of course, as a businessman who held absolute controlling interest in Macro Cosmos, Rose also intended to shape the Pokémon World Championships into the world's most authoritative competition and rake in massive profits through merchandise, ticket sales, and other dividends.

He had never bothered to hide that fact.

At first, Rose's efforts to push the plan forward did not go smoothly.

The proposal had likely already had its first draft two years ago, but putting it into practice proved immensely difficult.

Though they all called themselves Pokémon Leagues, the major regions were not a unified bloc, nor did they share authority or connections.

The Indigo League formed by the Kanto and Johto Regions was a pure exception.

Thus, the initial problem arose.

—Our Champion League and League Conference are running just fine. Why should we send Champions or Elite Four members with established reputations in our own Regions to participate in the First Session of your tournament?

There was no guarantee it would draw attention, nor could they be sure it would not simply be a waste of time.

Fortunately, after Rose contacted and negotiated with others many times, Damelanqi, chairman of the Kanto-Johto League, became interested in the project. He frankly admitted that he rarely got to see battles between Trainers, Elite Four members, and even Champions from different Regions.

After all, the only precedent was the "Pokémon World Tournament" once held in the Unova Region, which invited Gym