

While the other Champions return to the locker room to wait for their respective turns, Ash joins Goh and Hop in the stands to experience the atmosphere of the battle first-hand. Steven expresses positivity at the chance to finally have a battle against Ash. In the first battle, Leon will battle Alain the second match will have Lance and Diantha facing each other Cynthia will face Iris in the third match, much to the latter's worry and Steven is pitted against Ash for the fourth match. With the introductions done, the matchups of the first round are selected via random shuffle.
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Leon invites all the other competitors to face him with their full strength, declaring he and his team will battle anyone and emerge victorious.

One by one, the announcer introduces the Masters Eight to the audience: Ash, the first Champion of Alola Iris, an aspiring Dragon Master and the young Champion of Unova Alain, a Mega Stone excavator and the winner of the Lumiose Conference Diantha, a world-famous actress and the Champion of Kalos Lance, a member of the Pokémon G-Men and the newly crowned Champion of Kanto and Johto Steven Stone, the heir of the Devon Corporation and the Champion of Hoenn Cynthia, the world's renowned authority in Pokémon archeology and the Champion of Sinnoh and finally Leon, the undefeated Galar Champion and the reigning Monarch. The opening ceremony of the Masters Eight TournamentĪfter reuniting with Iris on his way to the locker room and the rest of the Master Class in said room, Ash joins them for the opening ceremony. Nearby, Team Rocket is hosting a live stream of their radio show to cover the tournament, although their main goal is to scout out strong Pokémon for them to steal. Hearing that Leon talks about him makes Ash super excited. Having sworn to be the one to defeat his big brother, Hop challenged Ash to test out the strength of the person his elder sibling is always talking about. To Ash and Goh's surprise, the boy reveals that he's Leon's younger brother, Hop. Not one to turn down a challenge, Ash immediately accepts, but the match ends up being short-lived, as Pikachu defeats the boy's Wooloo with a single Iron Tail.
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No sooner have Ash and Goh arrived at Wyndon Stadium for the long-awaited Pokémon World Coronation Series Masters Eight Tournament that a boy runs up to them and demands a battle with Ash, despite being fully aware of his status as a member of the Master Class. Next up? It’s a battle between Lance and Diantha, and the winner will get to battle Leon. The Masters Eight are introduced, and then the first match gets underway-it’s Leon versus Alain! Both Trainers are formidable indeed, but Leon’s command of his Pokémon’s skills give him the edge and the victory. After Hop challenges Ash to a quick unofficial battle (Hop loses), the tournament begins.
