Under the slogan "The strongest king in the Pokémon World!"
A Pokémon elimination tournament open to all Pokémon Trainers would determine the strongest rankings through absolute strength and fair, public matches, with no restrictions on Mega Evolution or the Bond Phenomenon!
The announcement immediately caused an uproar!
Of course, this was partly because Yong had revealed advanced powers such as the Bond Phenomenon and Mega Evolution, and partly because of the intelligence the Pokémon League had obtained about the Western Hemisphere after establishing itself in the Kalos Region.
Since the Eastern Hemisphere contained the four regions of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, what about the Western Hemisphere?
Even if its seas were more extensive, there was no reason for Unova and Kalos to be its only two landmasses!
Through continuous searches and exploration, the Pokémon League's exploration teams combined their findings with intelligence from the Kalos Region and gradually discovered several large islands in the eastern and southern waters of the Western Hemisphere...
Although these could not yet be called continents, the discovery of human buildings and signs of habitation on the large islands was still exciting.
Perhaps flourishing centers of human activity really did exist in even more distant regions...
In fact, the Pokémon World Championships Committee had originally been established to give the Pokémon League a "legitimate" pretext for its exploration activities.
But the Pokémon League's senior leadership had underestimated the Trainers' enthusiasm. Only President Charles Goodshow stroked his beard and smiled in satisfaction, looking delighted by the outcome...
For the Trainers,
This was another ranking competition, but its rankings encompassed the entire Pokémon League!
In other words, every Trainer registered with the Pokémon League could participate, whether an official or an ordinary person. There were no regional or type restrictions, only strength mattered, and there was no