"After next year's League Tournament ends, the Master Tournament will begin. We don't know how long it will last, but the new Elite Four will definitely be decided within two years."
"And this Master Tournament will be somewhat different."
Before he could finish, Lorelei said directly, "We already know that. Competitors in the Master Tournament cannot be older than forty-five."
"Probably to bring fresh blood into the Pokémon League and ignite the enthusiasm of League trainers."
Lance continued, "That's because the Elite Four in other regions are all held by young people, unless there truly isn't anyone suitable."
"So the Pokémon League believes it's necessary for the Elite Four to be younger."
Kikuko said, "This old woman agrees with that idea. What kind of nonsense is it to keep making an old woman like me run all over the place?"
As for why the Kanto region had no Champion, that involved the conflict between Lorelei and Lance.
As everyone knew, Champions were always selected from the Elite Four.
In other words, if one wanted to become Champion, one first had to become part of the Elite Four before qualifying for the title.
The condition for becoming Champion was to battle the other four members of the Elite Four. If there were fewer than four, a trainer of similar strength would be chosen from another region to serve as a checkpoint.
Within a set time limit, one had to defeat the four members of the Elite Four consecutively without going to a Pokémon Center.
Only those who cleared the challenge this way could become Champion.
With Lance's strength, Bruno and Kikuko were no match for him.
But he was always stopped by Lorelei. By the time he reached her in each battle, most of Lance's Pokémon were no longer in peak