Masters Eight Tournament

The is a tournament held at the end of the World Coronation Series, which is held at the Wyndon Stadium. 
It is a tournament held to determined the strongest Pokémon Trainer in the world. It started in "Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!" and concluded in "Partners in Time!".
The Masters Eight consists of Elite Trainers that has won Pokémon Leagues and other Championships around the world.
Ash Ketchum who won the tournament and became the new Monarch (World Champion), making him the strongest Pokémon Trainer in the Pokémon World, defeating the previously Monarch, Leon.
==Competition==
===Opening ceremonies===
Before the competition starts, each member of the Masters Eight is introduced one by one, after which the match-ups of the first round are chosen by random selection.
====Masters Eight====
Trainer(s) 	Rank(s)
Leon 	1
Cynthia 	2
Steven Stone	3
Lance 	4
Diantha 	5
Alain 	6
Iris 	7
Ash Ketchum 	8
===Rounds===
====Quarter Finals====
In the quarterfinals the matches are 3-on-3. There is no time limit for the matches. While exchanging Pokémon is allowed, techniques as such as Dynamax/Gigantamax, Z-Moves and Mega Evolution can only be used once during a match.
*Leon vs. Alain (Victor: Leon)
*Lance vs. Diantha (Victor: Diantha)
*Cynthia vs. Iris (Victor: Cynthia)
*Steven Stone vs. Ash Ketchum (Victor: Ash Ketchum)
====Semi Finals====
In the semifinals the matches are 6-on-6. The rules, is still the same, like the quarterfinals.
*Leon vs. Diantha (Victor: Leon)
*Cynthia vs. Ash Ketchum (Victor: Ash Ketchum)
====Finals====
In the finals, the rules are the same as the semifinals,. However, Leon made a special request that Ash be allowed to use Dynamax/Gigantamax, Mega Evolution and Z-Move. The winner will be crowned Monarch, making them the strongest Pokémon Trainer in the world.
*Leon vs. Ash Ketchum (Victor: Ash Ketchum)
==Trainers competing in the Masters Eight Tournament==
*Ash Ketchum: Winner
*Leon: Runner-up
*Cynthia: Top 4
*Diantha: Top 4
*Steven Stone: Top 8
*Iris: Top 8
*Lance: Top 8
*Alain: Top 8
==Trivia == 
Category:Pokémon Journeys: The Series (series)