The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

Dr. Kukui raised the microphone and then announced,

"Alright, the Alola League tournament, which all the people of Alola have been eagerly anticipating, is about to begin."

We hope everyone can work together to make this competition a success, and we welcome everyone to participate.

After discussions among our relevant personnel, it has been decided that this inaugural Alola League Manalo Tournament will be open to anyone who wishes to participate.

Dr. Kukui's announcement once again stirred up a huge wave of emotions among all the viewers in the audience, in front of their televisions, and in the official live broadcast room.

This issue had been debated and discussed countless times by Ash and Professor Kukui before, and ultimately ended with Ash's compromise.

According to Ash, only those who have passed all four major challenges are qualified to participate in this Manaro Conference and subsequent Alola League conferences.

After all, in other regions, you need to collect all eight badges to participate.

Furthermore, the Alola League tournament replaces the previous grand challenge held atop Mt. Lanakira for outstanding trainers who had overcome all four major challenges during the Alola Islands Tour.

Only those who pass the final, major test will be considered to have successfully completed the island pilgrimage.

A tournament organized by an entire regional alliance is equivalent to a national-level competition in the real world.

If everyone can participate, with absolutely no entry requirements, wouldn't that lower the standard of the competition?

However, Dr. Kukui stated that if such a high barrier to entry were set, the entire Alola region might only have a handful, or even just a handful, of participants.

Some people are simply not capable enough, while others are capable enough but lack the time or willingness to take all four major tests.

Upon hearing this, Ash agreed to make a concession: anyone who passed a major test, or whoever passed the test, could register for the competition.

He thought his big concession would win Dr. Kukui's agreement, but to his surprise, Dr. Kukui shook his head and said that although the number would be larger, it would never exceed fifty people.

Ugh!

Ash couldn't help but sigh, and had no choice but to abandon that topic for now, instead discussing the rules regarding the number of Pokémon that can be used in battles.

According to Xiaozhi's point of view

The Kanto Alliance Indigo League tournament begins with 3 vs 3 battles starting from the round of 256.

The eight finalists will compete in a 6 vs 6 all-out battle until a champion is determined.

城都联盟白银大会是先以1VS1的形式将参赛的两百多人淘汰至48人，从48强开始以三人循环赛制打3VS3，决出16强后便开始打6VS6的全面对战直至决出冠军，

丰缘联盟彩悠大会是以1VS1的方式从六百多位参赛者当中淘汰至256人，从256强开始进行2VS2的双打对战决出32强，从32强开始打6VS6的全面对战直至决出冠军，

Because of the smaller number of participants, the Sinnoh League Lily of the Valley Tournament starts with 3-on-3 matches to determine the top eight from the round of 64. From the quarterfinals onwards, it becomes a full-scale 6-on-6 tournament until the champion is crowned.

合众地区桧垣大会是在预选赛中以1VS1的方式将128名参赛选手淘汰至64人，从64强开始打2VS2的对战决出前16强，从16强赛开始打3VS3的对战决出前八强，从八强赛开始打6VS6的全面对战直至决出冠军。

卡洛斯联盟密阿雷大会同样因为参赛人数较少，一开始便是参赛的64强选手打3VS3的对战决出前4强，从4强赛开始打6VS6的全面对战直至决出冠军。

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Looking at the alliance tournaments and competitions across various regions throughout history,

The latest 3v3 match is in the round of 16.

The fastest 3v3 match was in the round of 256.

The latest 6v6 all-out battle will be in the semifinals.

The fastest 6 vs 6 all-out battle is in the round of 32.

According to Dr. Kukui, the Alola League Manalo Tournament will not have 3 vs 3 matches until the finals!

All the previous matches were 1-on-1 and 2-on-2.

Moreover, there wasn't even a single full-fledged 6 vs 6 match until the champion was decided!

This was completely unacceptable to Ash.

Moreover, the qualifiers are going to be a chaotic free-for-all, just like the Royal Battles, with eliminations up to the top 16 in one go.

This is very characteristic of the Alola region, after all, Alola is the birthplace of Royal Battles, and Royal Battles are very popular in Alola.

But isn't this too unfair to the contestants?

Do you think it's possible for a strong player who has passed all four major challenges to simultaneously fight against a hundred weak players who haven't even passed one of the major challenges, given that each player can only use one Pokémon?

Even if those were a hundred pigs, and they stood there motionless letting you attack them, wouldn't it still take a while to defeat them, and your Pokémon would be exhausted?

Not to mention that this situation simply does not exist.

In addition to attacking other Pokémon, Pokémon also have to withstand attacks from other Pokémon.

So, could I find a loophole, gather 15 acquaintances to form a small group of 16, and then, as soon as I see someone, all 16 of us would gang up on them and beat them up?

Isn't this encouraging the contestants to form various small groups and Akatsuki organizations?

After all, in a chaotic battle where you can fight anyone, would you fight someone you know first, or a stranger first?

The first thing to do is attack strangers. Even without prior agreement, acquaintances will automatically form a fighting group and attack others together.

Since there are 16 people who can advance, not just one, and there's no need to worry about teammates betraying you, just go all out and unite against the enemy.

Moreover, there are no entry requirements this time, so it's hard to guarantee that no thugs or shady characters won't sneak in.

Dr. Kukui has already stated that anyone can participate, so you have no reason to refuse participation to some treacherous individuals.

The Pokémon League tournaments are held to select the strongest Pokémon from each region and improve the overall level of Pokémon battles in those regions.

It's not for petty thugs to bully others, nor is it for certain people with ulterior motives who like to take advantage of the weak to make a profit.