ThePokémon World Coronation Series (Japanese:ポケモンワールドチャンピオンシップスPokémon World Championships) is ananimated series-exclusive tournament. It is a competition held to determine the strongestTrainer in theworld. It first appeared inFlash of the Titans!, where the previous annual championship season ended. The latest season started inDestination: Coronation! and concluded inPartners in Time!.

Registration

To compete in the tournament, participants must register themselves online first. The latest season received more than 10,800 entrants.

Each entrant generates a profile and a score according to the registration position.

Rules

Trainers are divided into four classes based on their win/loss ratio. Each class is represented by a different type ofPoké Ball:

• Normal Class (ノーマルクラスNormal Class)
• Great Class (スーパークラスSuper Class)
• Ultra Class (ハイパークラスHyper Class)
• Master Class (マスタークラスMaster Class)

The battles are all judged by theDrone Rotom, which updates the rankings after each battle. In the event of a draw, no change happens, regardless of the difference between the contestants' rankings.

Trainers can usually only battle against other Trainers in the same class. However, the top-ranked Trainer of the Ultra Class can only advance to the Master Class by defeating the lowest-ranked member of the Masters Eight for their position in a specialentrance battle (Japanese:入れ替え戦Promotion Match).

On occasion, one-day events calledBattle Festival Challenges (Japanese:バトルフェスBattle Festivals) are held where many participants can gather to compete with each other at will. These events are held at stadiums and other such venues, and are open for the public to watch.

Normal Class

All first-time participants are automatically put into this class, regardless of any previous championships or statuses. The challenger must seek out opposing Trainers in nearby areas, and both must agree to battle.

Battles in Normal Class follow the following rules.

• Both challengers must be of the same class.
• Both challengers must send out their first Pokémon at the same time.
• It consists of battles with one or two Pokémon for each Trainer.
• Both challengers can switch their Pokémon at any time.

The class is represented by a normalPoké Ball.

Great Class

Trainers reach this class after Normal Class. They must be between 999th and 100th place to advance to Great Class. The battle rules remain the same as in the Normal Class.

The class is represented by aGreat Ball.

Ultra Class

Trainers reach this class after Great Class. They must be between 99th and ninth place to advance to Ultra Class. Unlike in the two previous classes, battles in Ultra Class are pre-scheduled, and each participant's opponent is decided for them. Battles in Ultra Class are usually broadcast worldwide, held in stadiums and other such venues, and have commentators apart from the evaluation of the Drone Rotom.

Battles in Ultra Class follow the following rules:

• Both challengers must be of the same class.
• Both challengers must send out their first Pokémon at the same time.
• It consists of battles with one to three Pokémon for each Trainer.
• Both challengers can switch their Pokémon at any time.
• Each challenger can only use one of the following techniques per match:Mega Evolution,Z-Moves, orDynamax.

The class is represented by anUltra Ball.

The highest ranked Trainer of this class must defeat the lowest ranked member of the Masters Eight for their position in the Master Class.

Master Class

The Master Class consists of the eight Trainers who are at the top of the world ranking. They are called theMasters Eight (Japanese:マスターズエイトMasters Eight) and are certified by thePokémon Battle Commission (Japanese:ポケモン・バトル・コミッションPokémon Battle Commission). Commission members are responsible for evaluating and accepting any temporary changes to the rules of an official battle that is agreed between both Trainers.

They battle each other at the end of the season in a single-elimination tournament called theMasters Eight Tournament, where the winner becomes theMonarch (Japanese:王者Monarch). The tournament is held at theWyndon Stadium. During the tournament, battles are refereed byDan as opposed to Drone Rotom.

Outside the Masters Eight Tournament, a member of the Masters Eight may request a battle against other members in the same class. The battle rules remain the same as in the Ultra Class.

The class is represented by aMaster Ball.

Ranking

The following is a list of named participants in the latest season of the World Coronation Series by ranking as ofPartners in Time!. The Master Class is ordered by the results of theMasters Eight Tournament:

↓ -Indicates an unspecified rank drop due to a loss.

Masters Eight

Main article:Masters Eight Tournament

This group consists of the eight bestPokémon Trainers in the world. It consists of Elite Trainers who have won other championships and competitions around the world.

The previous season's Masters Eight Tournament ended inFlash of the Titans!; the latest season's tournament began inCurtain Up! Fight the Fights! and ended inPartners in Time!.

Gallery

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  Leon being crowned the Monarch of the World Coronation Series inFlash of the Titans!
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  Ash being crowned the Monarch of the World Coronation Series inPartners in Time!

Trivia

• In Japanese, the World Coronation Series shares its name with areal life event.
• The ranking and progression system of the competition is similar to the operation of theBattle Tower andBattle Stadium inPokémon Sword and Shield, as well as inPokémon Scarlet and Violet.
• TheTrainers' profiles follow a visual pattern similar to that ofPokémon GO.
• Ash's first battles in the Normal, Great, and Ultra Classes were all againstElectric-typeusers.
• Hoenn andAlola are the onlyregions to not have featured any World Coronation Series battles onscreen.
  • While Ash represents the Alola region as its regional Champion, no Trainers actually native to said region are known to have participated in the World Coronation Series.
• Ash is the only known competitor in the World Coronation Series shown to useZ-Moves.
• In regard to the members of the current Masters Eight:
  • Alain is the only one who is not aChampion.
  • Iris is the only one who is not known to utilizeMega Evolution, Z-Moves, orDynamax, while Ash is the only one to use all three.
  • Steven is the only member to not use aFlying- orDragon-type Pokémon, including type changes via Mega Evolution.

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Related articles

• World Championships
• Episodes with World Coronation Series matches
• World Coronation Series participants

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