Vertress Conference

The Vertress Conference (Japanese: イッシュリーグ・ヒガキ大会 League Conference) is the Unova League general championship competition. All Pokémon Trainers who have earned eight Gym Badges from the Unova region are eligible to enter.
It is held annually in Vertress City. Competing Trainers are housed in lodgings in small villages similar to previous League locations. In Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!, Jervis informed about the tournament. It took place from Curtain Up, Unova League! to A Unova League Evolution!.
==Competition==
===Opening ceremonies===
The opening ceremony consists of Freddy O'Martian jumping down from a helicopter and Officer Jenny lighting the Pokémon League torch.
===Rounds===
====Preliminary round====
In the preliminary round, which consists of , s must use only one . All 128 competitors are randomly matched up by a computer. The 64 winning Trainers move on to the qualifying rounds.
====Qualifying rounds====
The qualifying rounds are divided in three portions consisting of Single Battles. In the first two, the competing Trainers must use two Pokémon, while in the third portion they have to use three Pokémon. Trainers are knocked out of the tournament when all of their Pokémon are left unable to battle. The winning Trainers proceed to the final rounds.
====Final rounds====
The final rounds are a series of Full Battles with the Top 8 Trainers participating. The Trainer who wins all of the final rounds is declared the winner of the Vertress Conference, earning the chance to participate in Unova's .
==Known contestants==
 	Place
Virgil 	Winner
Dino 	Runner-Up
 	Top 4
Ramone 	Top 4
Russet 	Top 8
Antonio 	Top 8
Katharine	Top 8
 	Top 8
Manning 	Top 16
Kenton 	Top 16
Flora 	Top 16
Stephan 	Top 16
Geraldo 	Top 32 or Top 64
Emmanuel 	Top 32 or Top 64
 	Top 64
Trip 	Top 128
Kendrick 	Top 128
Ultimo 	Top 128
Mikael 	Top 128
Radley 	Top 128
==In the games==
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
The You Challenge the Unova League Too! in the Pokémon World Tournament is based on the Vertress Conference. This tournament was downloadable for the Japanese versions of from December 3, 2012 to January 31, 2013 and featured Trip, Stephan, , and Virgil as the opponents in the tournament.
==Trivia==
* This is the only Pokémon League Conference where:
** regresses in his placement through , placing in the Top 8 after having previously placed in the Top 4.
*** Ash's placement in this tournament is the same as his placement in the Silver Conference. Both times, he lost to a Trainer who'd go on to lose their next battle in the semifinals.
** The Team Rocket trio is not featured, due to them having returned to Kanto at the time of the Conference.
* This is the shortest Pokémon League Conference to date, lasting only six episodes.
* This is the first Pokémon League Conference where:
** Themed battlefields aren't used.
** Charles Goodshow does not appear.
** The Top 8 consists entirely of named contestants.
** The winning was introduced before Ash and ' arrival at the tournament site.
* Freddy O'Martian's entrance by parachute at the opening ceremony may be a reference to the opening ceremony of the , in which stunt doubles for (in character as ) and made their entrance by parachute.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Unova competitions
Category:Pokémon League Conferences
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