Since it was still early, the two of them decided not to rest at the hotel, but to visit the venue first, scout it out, and get a feel for things in advance.
This Cup Tournament was divided into the preliminaries and the Main Tournament. Contestants first had to compete in tomorrow's preliminaries, with three rounds deciding the sixty-four entrants to the Main Tournament. They would then go through several knockout rounds to determine the final winner.
Well, those rules sounded no different from the Indigo Conference.
However, since there was no Badge requirement, the number of entrants was surprisingly high, even though this was only a local tournament held in the Whirl Islands!
When Xia You had been waiting in line earlier, there had already been fifty or sixty contestants ahead of him. Not only had local Pokémon Trainers from the Whirl Islands signed up enthusiastically, but people from farther away had also come after hearing the news, showing just how popular the tournament was.
But precisely because there was no Badge requirement and anyone could enter simply by signing up, the Pokémon Trainers in this Cup Tournament varied considerably in strength. In terms of age, there was everyone from men in their sixties and seventies to little kids of seven or eight!
For these people, the results they achieved did not matter. What mattered was taking part!
Besides, what if they won?
Wouldn't they become famous overnight?!
The two of them followed the street toward the venue.
The preliminaries would take place simultaneously across sixteen arenas. After signing up earlier, Xia You had been told that he had been assigned to F Arena.
He had also received a map to keep Pokémon Trainers from getting lost. It marked the locations of all the venues in detail, which was