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Draft League Season 2 Awards

15 awards were distributed to Draft League competitors in a ceremony held at the Floatzel Hotel at the end of Season 2.

## Major awards

Pokémon of the Season: Thorny Issue

Defender of the Season - Thorny Issue Runner up; Bosch

Least Falls: Grimli

Most KOs: Thorny Issue

Most Improved Trainer: Chiaki

## Minor awards

Fall from Grace Award: Goo Manchu

Underachiever of the Season: Beach Face

Choke of the Season: Topa for defeat to Cheesecake in Week 2

Worst Moveset: Selphie for bringing Limber instead of Imposter

Most Surprising Move of the Season: Reviver for Refresh used in Week 7

Best Single Performance: Grimli for six KOs against Route 28 Rustbuckets in Week 7

Match of the Season: Whimsicottonopolis 5 - 6 Route 28 Rustbuckets in Week 4

Mr. Consistent: Tohru

Transfer of the Season: Grimli

Underdog of the Season: Prodigy
Good Clean Fun

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Good Clean Fun is a Hitmonchan who competes for the Archipelago All-Stars in Season 3 of the Draft League. He was chosen as their fifth pick.

## History

Good Clean Fun made one appearance in preseason for the All-Stars during the Toteodile Series, but was unable to make an impact on the match.

He made his competitive debut for the All-Stars in the first week of Season 3, but only made a minor impact, failing to get on the scoreboard.

## Known moves

* Mach Punch
* Drain Punch
* Throat Chop
* Ice Punch

## Career Statistics

 **Total** | 3
 Team
 Archipelago All-Stars
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Boltund Wanderers

Boltund Wanderers are a pokebattling team from Galar. They participate in the Galar Premier League. Not long after their promotion to the Premier League they signed Sam Galladyce as head coach. Under his management they established themselves in the top flight and even managed a couple of seasons of intercontinental participation.

They play at the Raaarbok Stadium.
Bramble Lane

Bramble Lane is a Pokébattling stadium in Florando, Johto. The stadium has a capacity of 1,000 with 200 seats and is the home venue of FC Florando.

## Features

The stadium has one small grandstand, seating 200. The rest of Bramble Lane is open standing. Flowers are planted prominently throughout the ground. Rose bushes lie in beds around the field, while the main stand has assorted wildflowers growing on its roof.

Facilities are limited, with the stadium lacking a bar or clubhouse.
Cremini Rovers

Cremini Rovers is a Pokébattling team from Cremini, Kanto. It competes in the Kanto Higher League. The club's stadium, Fall View, is located just outside the city limits and is notable for only having three stands, so as to allow an unimpeded view of Tohjo Falls, the waterfall that separates Kanto from Johto.
Barryboach Town

Barryboach Town is a Pokébattling club based in the Pentre region of Galar. The club compete in the Pentre Premier and are one of the stronger clubs in the league despite financial issues. The club went through a period of turmoil in the 1990s. During the 2003-04 season, they replaced their trainer 48 times in a season. At one point, a new trainer was appointed four times during a single match, as the Barryboach chairman fired coaches for individual poor moves.
Nobunaga

Nobunaga is a politician and Pokémon trainer. The King of Ransei, he was originally a minor warlord before uniting the disparate fiefdoms of his nation under one banner. As well as acting as his nation's head of state, Nobunaga also manages his country's national Pokébattling team. He trains Dragon-type Pokémon.
Gelatinous

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Gelatinous is a Tentacruel who competed for the Route 28 Rustbuckets in Season 2 of the Draft League. He was their 8th pick of Season 2.

## History

Gelatinous made his Draft League debut in Week 1 of Season 2 against Whimsicottonopolis but he did not perform as well as the rest of his team, failing to secure any KOs and falling to Thorny Issue's Knock Off. He scored his first KO in Week 5, taking Cheesecake out using Sludge Wave.

## Known moves

* Rapid Spin
* Knock Off
* Scald
* Toxic Spikes
* Sludge Wave
* Ice Beam

## Trivia

Gelatinous came through the ranks at Porta Vista, benefiting from the club's policy of including at least one Tentacool or Tentacruel in their match day squad.

## Career Statistics

 Route 28 Rustbuckets | 2 | 9
 Total
 Team
 Route 28 Rustbuckets
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Hamlin, Hamlin and McGill

Hamlin, Hamlin and McGill is a legal firm and Pokébattling club based on Hamlin Island in the Orange Archipelago. It competes in the Orange Archipelago League. First and foremost a solicitors, the club was originally founded to act as a legal body between mainland Kanto and the Orange Islands, due to being based on the closest island to the mainland.

Its first case involved the legal rights of the Electrode native to the island, an indigenous community which believed the island ought to remain an autonomous self-governing entity. Funded by the Kantonian government, the firm negotiated a deal which guaranteed right to remain for Electrode native to the island as well as a healthy financial package, in exchange for amalgamation with the Orange Archipelago.

The firm was headed by Ivysaur S. Goodman until 2009. A keen Pokébattler, he established the Pokébattling wing of the firm in 2004, stating that "mines and universities have founded legitimate Pokébattling clubs, why not a legal firm?" Upon Goodman's death in 2018, the club's stadium was renamed Goodman Way.

The club is only moderately successful in terms of trophies, with one Orange Cup to its name.
Konikoni University

Konikoni University Battling Club is a Pokébattling team based in Konikoni. Attached to the university of the same name, its squad is entirely comprised of Pokémon taking courses at Alola's premier university. Their home stadium is the Academy Bowl on the university campus.

Prior to its recent relegation, it competed in the Archipelago League of Alola. Unusually for a top level Pokébattling club, its players are required to pay dues to the club in order to compete. Although other Alolan clubs function as amateur outfits, no others actually extract payment from their squad.

Notable former players include Gumbo who was drafted by the Route 28 Rustbuckets and later Whimsicottonopolis.
Draft League Season 3

The third season of the Draft League is due to start on the 3rd October 2020 with competing teams drafting their rosters. Matches will then begin in the week commencing 12th October 2020.

The four competing teams are the Archipelago All-Stars, making their Draft League debut, the Old Leaf Pals, the Route 28 Rustbuckets and Whimsicottonopolis, who are the defending champions.

## Draft

*See Draft League Pick Order*

The draft was conducted on the 3rd October 2020. The Route 28 Rustbuckets have the first overall pick. Forty Pokémon will be drafted during the initial draft, with four more being selected during the supplementary draft at the end of Week 3.

## Preseason

Pallet Town Punchbags 1-6 Route 28 Rustbuckets

Pallet Town Punchbags B 6-0 Route 28 Rustbuckets

The Toteodile Series took place for the second time, with all four draft franchises invited to participate. This tournament began on the 5th October, allowing competing teams a chance to mesh ahead of the Draft League season proper.

### Opening Ceremony

Rock Smashmouth performed a 60 hour non-stop concert. They only played two different songs, switching back and forth between them.

### Matches

The season began on the 12th October 2020. In the opening week, the All-Stars won their first ever Draft League match, defeating the Rustbuckets 6-2. In the week's other fixture, Whimsicottonopolis beat the Old Leaf Pals 6-3. This marked the first time a week only featured two battles, following the admission of the All-Stars to the league.

Round 3 saw an unusual pair of clean sweeps. Old Leaf Pals defeated the All-Stars 6-0 while Route 28 Rustbuckets defeated Whimsicottonopolis by a similar scoreline. The latter match led to controversy as Whimsy trainer Defective Pikachu publicly accused Rusties opposite number Maximilian Avis of incompetence, claiming the win was pure luck. In response, a heavily drunk Avis stated Pikachu had "no grace".

## League Table

[a] one bonus point is awarded to a losing team that scores 3+ KOs

## See also

Draft League Season 3 Statistics

Draft League Season 3 Awards
Draft League Season 1 Schedule

The season is set to take place over ten rounds. Each team has two fixtures each round, for a total of twenty games each.

Steph Aureus's match reports on each round of fixtures are available at The Daily Whismur.

## Round One

*week commencing 13th January 2020*

Whimsicottonopolis 6-1 Route 28 Rustbuckets

Route 28 Rustbuckets 3-6 Old Leaf Pals

Old Leaf Pals 1-6 Whimsicottonopolis

## Round Two

*week commencing 20th January 2020*

Old Leaf Pals 1-6 Route 28 Rustbuckets

Whimsicottonopolis 6-2 Old Leaf Pals

Route 28 Rustbuckets 0-6 Whimsicottonopolis

## Round Three

*week commencing 3rd February 2020*

Old Leaf Pals 0-6 Whimsicottonopolis (Initially postponed due to storm damage at Fortree Biodome. Relocated to Cape Colosseum)

Whimsicottonopolis 6-0 Route 28 Rustbuckets

Route 28 Rustbuckets 6-1 Old Leaf Pals

*Round Three to be followed by the supplementary draft*

## Round Four

*week commencing 10th February 2020*

Route 28 Rustbuckets 2-6 Whimsicottonopolis

Old Leaf Pals 2-6 Route 28 Rustbuckets

Whimsicottonopolis 6-3 Old Leaf Pals

## Round Five

*All games take place on Super Saturday, at Pelipper Park on the 21st February 2020*

Route 28 Rustbuckets 6-1 Old Leaf Pals

Old Leaf Pals 2-6 Whimsicottonopolis

Whimsicottonopolis 6-1 Route 28 Rustbuckets

## Round Six

*week commencing 24th February 2020*

Whimsicottonopolis 6-1 Old Leaf Pals

Route 28 Rustbuckets 0-6 Whimsicottonopolis

Old Leaf Pals 6-3 Route 28 Rustbuckets

## Round Seven

*week commencing 2nd March 2020*

Whimsicottonopolis 6-1 Route 28 Rustbuckets

Route 28 Rustbuckets 6-3 Old Leaf Pals

Old Leaf Pals 0-6 Whimsicottonopolis

## Round Eight

*week commencing 16th March 2020*

Old Leaf Pals 5-6 Route 28 Rustbuckets

Whimsicottonopolis 6-1 Old Leaf Pals

Route 28 Rustbuckets 1-6 Whimsicottonopolis

*No further transfers may be made beyond 15th March 2020*

## Round Nine

*week commencing 23rd March 2020*

Old Leaf Pals 5-5 Whimsicottonopolis

Whimsicottonopolis 6-0 Route 28 Rustbuckets

Route 28 Rustbuckets 6-3 Old Leaf Pals

## Round Ten

*week commencing 30th March 2020*

Route 28 Rustbuckets 6-3 Whimsicottonopolis

Old Leaf Pals 5-6 Route 28 Rustbuckets

Whimsicottonopolis 6-3 Old Leaf Pals
Jubilife FC

Jubilife Fighting Club is a Pokébattling club based in Jubilife, Sinnoh. The club currently competes in the Sinnoh Coronet League.

The club are heavily associated with the city's Pokétch Company, who sponsor their stadium and regularly trial new inventions through the club. Poorly attended games have been bolstered by robot fans and on one occasion, Jubilife were denied a title following a 20 point deduction for fielding an android Mightyena in a league match.

The club have recently risen in stature as a result of the Pokétch Company's investment, allowing them to compete on a more level playing field with cross-city rivals Jubilife City. Derby matches between the sides are fiery affairs and attract large crowds. Jubilife FC have a less intense but burgeoning rivalry with Bayern Munchlax.

## Notable Players

* Lucifer
* Llamageddon
Joe Bidoofden

Joe Bidoofden is an Unovan politician. The sworn enemy of Donphan Trump, he is the leading candidate to be the next President of Unova. Once a well-respected statesman and former deputy leader of his home region, in recent years he has slipped into a state of semi-incoherent senility.

## Gaffes and controversies

During his 2020 campaign for presidency, Bidoofden caused controversy with a string of bizarre comments. At a town hall, he called a woman who asked him a question a "lying lillipup-faced ponyta soldier".

While visiting a newly opened swimming pool Bidoofden barged his way on stage and told a rambling story about a nefarious character he had once known named Dawn Stone Pop, and his love of Wurmples jumping on his lap.
1929 Championnat du Monde des Manufacturiers

Cinquième saison du Championnat du Monde des Manufacturiers.

Devant être disputée en 7 manches de 600 kilomètres environ, une seule a été effectivement disputée sous la réglementation de l'AIACR, persistant sur une formule à cylindrée libre, ajoutant à cela une limite de consommation de carburant. Les constructeurs se désintéressant de cette course à la consommation, les organisateurs choisirent de ne pas respecter cette règle pour s'assurer un nombre suffisant de participants, voire d'organiser une course de voitures de sport plutôt que de grand prix.

Le classement se résolvait aux points, le concurrent avec le moins de points remportant la victoire. Les points étant distribués de la façon suivante:

 2
 3
 Autres arrivants
 Non-arrivants
 Non-participants

## Les courses

Bugatti

Face au grand nombre de courses annulées, l'AIACR décida de ne pas décerner cette année encore le titre de Champion du Monde des Manufacturiers.

## Le bilan

 Peugeot | 2
 Ballot | nc.
AS Monferno

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AS Monferno is a Pokébattling team based in Grotton, Galar. It participates in the Galar Premier League, having joined the division fairly recently, promotion in 2012 capping a rapid rise through the league pyramid. They were bought by business magnate and game corner supremo Shelgon Adelson in 2007, whose funding oversaw three promotions in five years.

Although the team has attracted widespread criticism in Galar, it is recognised as one of the clubs most likely to break the domestic stranglehold the traditional big three of Mantykester United, West Wyndon Blue and Everston have had on the Galarian title for the last thirteen seasons.

In 2019, Luis Figoroth was appointed first team manager.
Ayr Slash United

Ayr Slash United is a Pokébattling club based in the Crown Tundra region of Galar. The club compete in the Crown Tundra Premiership and play at Sunny Day Park. Nicknamed *The Honest Pokémon*, they are notable for having been the final club of Alex Furretson before he retired from battling.

In 2019, club security officials detained Topa on suspicion of match fixing. He was released soon after with the club issuing a full apology.
Harlot

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Harlot is a Ditto who plays for the Orange Islands. They were selected in the squad for the 2020 World Cup.

At club level, they compete for Mandarin Island North Star in the Orange Archipelago League.

They had an exceptionally good World Cup as the Orange Islands won the tournament. Harlot played in four of the Islands' six games, scoring seven KOs and using eight different moves throughout the competition.

## Moves Used

* Roost
* Volt Switch
* Thunderbolt
* Stealth Rock
* Teleport
* Brave Bird
* Dragon Darts
* Rising Voltage
Oak's Old Boys

Oak's Old Boys is a Pokébattling team based in Vientown, Almia. It plays in the A League, the country's top flight. The team owes its name to Professor Oak, who loaned the club money when it was close to going out of business in 2014 in a complex deal with many conditions. One of these was the renaming of the club and the total refusal to recognise the former name of the team, [redacted]. Another involved the club lending Oak its bank account on a no-questions-asked basis.

Since the loan, the club has struggled on the Pokébattling field, generally finishing towards the bottom of the A League. Most of the clubs fans have since abandoned the team in favour of Vientown Rangers.

The club plays its home games at the Delilah Ketchum Arena.
New Unova Revolution

New Unova Revolution is a Pokébattling club currently based in Opelucid, Unova. It currently competes in Major League Pokebattling. It is one of the charter clubs of MLP, having participated in the league since its inception. The team is owned by business magnate Robert Skrafty, whose catering and food manufacturing company funds the team. Skrafty is notorious for moving the team between Unovan towns and cities, in an attempt to win fans across the country.

The Revolution have one title to their name, which came whilst they were playing in Driftveil.
1922 Grandes Epreuves

Huitième saison des Grandes Epreuves.

Disputé en 2 manches de 800 kilomètres environ, ces courses devaient déterminer le meilleur pilote automobile du monde. Les Grandes Epreuves étaient ouvertes à toutes les automobile de 2 places, la limite de cylindrée a été baissée à 2 litres pour mieux correspondre aux productions européennes et surtout françaises. Le poids minimum avait été de fait baissé à 650kg.

Le pilote remportant le plus de courses dans l'année recevait le titre de Pilote de l'Année.

## Les courses

 2
FIAT
Neptune

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Neptune is a Kyogre who plays for Hoenn. He was selected in the squad for the 2020 World Cup where he made two appearances with one fall and one KO.

Neptune may appear in his original or Primal form during tournament play.

At club level, he competes with the Pacifidlog Pirates in the Hoenn Ocean Alliance.

Neptune is banned from Lavaridge Springheads' ground after repeated attempts to form oceans there.
Mantykester City

Mantykester City is a Galarian Pokébattling club that competes in the Galar Premier League. They have bounced between the first and third tiers for the last two decades, but have never really made an impact at the top end of the table. They consider Mantykester United to be their main rivals, but are probably closer in stature to Berry or Drilbury FC.
Their home ground is Masqueraine Road.
Nigiri

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Nigiri is a shiny Gyarados who plays for Ransei. She was selected in the squad for the 2020 World Cup.

At club level she competes for Red Tauros Fuchsia in the Volcanic League of Kanto.

In 2020, she temporarily joined Volcanic Sootopolis on an inter-dimensional tour. She took five KOs in one match and was praised by Defective Pikachu for her performance.

## Known Moves

* Dragon Dance
* Substitute
MCM Junior

Malie City Mimikyu Junior, commonly known as MCM Junior is the youth Pokébattling affiliate of the Malie City Mimikyus. It currently competes in the Ula'ula Island Development League.

The team receives an unusually high level of attention from local media outlets. People throughout the world have reported accidentally stumbling across MCM games on television when channel surfing. Rational Raichu believed an "SJW conspiracy" is to blame.
Infinitude

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Infinitude is a Palkia who plays for Oblivia. She was selected in the squad for the 2020 World Cup.

She made one appearance at the tournament, against the Pokémon's Republic of Azalea Town. Although she was able to KO Chollima, she fell soon after in a surprise defeat for the Oblivians.

At club level, she competes with Bayern Munchlax in the Sinnoh Coronet League.

## Known Moves

* Thunderbolt
* Spacial Rend
Megalo Wormholes

The Megalo Wormholes are a Pokébattling team from Ultra Space. Their team consists entirely of Ultra Beasts. Due to their location in an alternate dimension, they struggle to find regular competition to play in and have competed as a guest team in several different leagues.

## History

In recent years, the club have competed in Major League Pokebattling, the Galar Premier League and Volcanic League of Kanto

## Scientific significance

Scientists believe the Wormholes are largely responsible for the shaping of the IPF Universe, having opened a rift between the Pokémon world and several other universes, allowing elements of their culture and history to mix.
Kokodamol

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Kokodamol is a Tapu Koko who plays for Alola. He was selected in the squad for the 2020 World Cup.

He had a solid tournament as his team made it to the final, playing four times and scoring 5 KOs. He only fell twice.

At club level, he competes for Kala'e Bay United on his native island.

## Known Moves

* Volt Switch
* Dazzling Gleam
* Roost
* Rising Voltage
* Wild Charge
* Close Combat
JBC Arena

The JBC Arena is a Pokébattling arena in Goldenrod, Johto. Owned by Johto Broadcasting Company, it was originally the filming location for hit show Porygon Wars before being repurposed for use as JBC Battle Club's home stadium.

The arena is entirely indoors, located just behind Goldenrod Radio Tower and close to Goldenrod Arena. It has a capacity of 1,500 seats.
1902 Coupe Internationale

Troisième édition de la Coupe Internationale. La course était ouverte aux automobiles de plus de 650kg à deux places et devait déterminer quel pays avait la meilleure industrie automobile, chaque pays étant limités à trois concurrents. Cette course s'est courue conjointement avec la course Paris-Vienne.

## Organisation

Selon le règlement de la Coupe Internationale, le pays remportant la coupe devait organiser la compétition l'année suivante. L'Equipe de France ayant gagné en 1901 pour la seconde année consécutive, c'était donc à l'ACF (Automobile Club de France) d'organiser la course.

Après deux éditions remportant peu de succès parmi les enthousiastes, la Coupe Internationale n'intéressait plus beaucoup de monde, cette année encore, elle fût organisée conjointement à un autre course, Paris-Vienne, une course constituée de 4 étapes dont une neutralisée.

La Paris-Vienne était cependant trop longue pour satisfaire aux demandes du règlement de la Coupe Internationale. Il fût donc décidé que la course se terminerait au milieu de la troisième étape Bregenz-Salzburg, à Innsbrück, mais sans arrêt marqué, les pilotes continuant de participer à la course principale. Les étapes étant donc Paris-Belfort, Belfort-Bregenz, Bregenz-Innsbrück.

La seconde étape se déroulant en Suisse, qui avait refusé d’accepter la compétition sur son territoire, était donc neutralisée, et non comptabilisée dans le temps total. Certains coureurs saluèrent cette décision au vu de la dangerosité des routes suisses malgré une route de meilleure qualité qu'en Autriche.

Etape 1
Etape 2
Etape 3

## Etape 1

### Circuit

Paris-Belfort

Comme il était de coutume à l'époque, les concurrents partaient tour-à-tour à la façon des rallyes actuels. Les concurrents de la Coupe Internationale partant avant ceux de la course Paris-Bordeaux.

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Charron, Girardot & Voigt
 2
Mors
 3
Napier
 4
Panhard & Levassor
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Wolseley

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## Etape 2

### Circuit

Belfort-Bregenz

Pour les étapes 2 et 3, les pilotes partent dans l'ordre d'arrivée à la ville-relais et non selon le classement.

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Panhard & Levassor
 2
Napier

## Etape 2

L'étape ayant été neutralisée, les temps ne sont pas décomptés.

 2

## Etape 3

### Circuit

Bregenz-Innsbruck

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Panhard & Levassor
 2
Napier
Col. Floof

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Col. Floof is a Slurpuff who played for the Old Leaf Pals in Season 3 of the Draft League.

## History

Col. Floof had a reasonable preseason for the Pals, notching two KOs in the Toteodile Series and earning himself a place in their first squad of Season 3. However, his debut was largely forgettable as he attempted to set up a Belly Drum in front of Glubber, only for the boosts to be Hazed away.
At the culmination of Week 3, Col. Floof was honorably discharged by the Pals as King Smog was brought into the squad.

## Known Moves

* Drain Punch
* Belly Drum
* Play Rough

## Career Statistics

 **Total** | 1
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Eggseter City

Eggseter City is a pokebattling club based in the Eggseter Valley in Johto. They currently compete in the Johto Peak League following promotion from the second tier. They play home games at the Spring of Youth Stadium.

The club have a strong focus on youth, offering opportunities to pokemon hatched in local ranches and daycare centres.
Hitmonleeds United

Hitmonleeds United is a Pokébattling club based in Galar. The club competes in the Galar Pokébattling League. Until the early 2010s, the club regularly finished towards the top end of the Galar Premier League, but a series of financial irregularities and large loans taken out under chairman Peter Mudsdale saw the club forced to sell players season after season until the club's eventual relegation to the Pokébattling League. In 2016 the club slipped into Galar Midlands Alliance, but managed promotion at the first attempt.

In the 1990s, the club had its glory days with Don Trevienant at the helm. However, his management approach and strategy was seen as underhand, with players using dirty tactics such as Quick Claw, Brightpowder and Acupressure to try and gain an edge on their opponents.

## "Doing a Hitmonleeds"

"Doing a Hitmonleeds" is a Galarian Pokébattling phrase which is synonymous with the potentially dire consequences for domestic clubs in financial mismanagement.

Hitmonleeds had sustained success in the league in the late 2000s, and ultimately reached the semi-finals of the 2008 Championship League. Their level of spending to do so however had exceeded all other clubs, and the club's debt level rose annually from 90m to 210m, 390m, 820m and peaked at around 1b, much of the money having been spent on transfer fees and players' wages. After the club failed to qualify for the 2010 Championship League by only finishing fifth in the Premier League, it had to make drastic savings by selling players as it could no longer sustain the debt repayments. The following season, the club was relegated for the first time in its history.
Pewter Galaxy

Pewter Galaxy is a Pokébattling club based in Pewter, Kanto. The club currently plays in the Volcanic League of Kanto, finishing 7th in its most recent season. The team's home stadium is the Chasm Arena. The Galaxy is named for the space exploration programmes associated with Pewter.

Pewter Galaxy is the current holder of the Kanto Cup, having beaten Inter Milanturn in the 2020 final.

The team is coached by Graham Heathmirrorcoat.

## Notable Players

* A Trying Time
* Maelstrom
Maniac Officer Jenny

Maniac Officer Jenny is a popular series of Unovan horror films. The films, noted for their gore and poor production values, were made in the 1980s and focus on an Officer Jenny who was framed for a crime and killed before being reanimated and wandering the streets in search of vengence.

## Rap

Each Maniac Officer Jenny film is prefaced with a special rap;

"*You better watch out when you hear that sound, it means that the Maniac Jenny's around*

*Once upon a time she was a super cop*

*But Team Rocket framed her to make her stop*

*They put her in prison where they tried to kill her*

*But she broke out, now she's the villain*

*Bullet seeds don't hurt her, I know it sounds like jive*

*But we're not sure if she's dead or alive*."
Driftveil Earthquakes

The Driftveil Earthquakes are a Pokébattling club based in Driftveil, Unova. They currently compete in Major League Pokébattling.

## Fan culture

The club have a longrunning rivalry with neighbouring club Driftveil United.

The Earthquakes' key fan group, the Seismic Summertime Gun-Totin' Blast Off Buddies are known for hosting cookouts and tailgates before games. Some have criticised the group for chanting "smell the referee later" during a game.
Kinnow Islanders

Kinnow Islanders is an Orange Pokébattling club based on Kinnow Island. It competes in the Orange Archipelago League, having been recently promoted from the League of the Eastern Isles. The club is new to top level Pokébattling. Traditionally something of a giant-killer, it has mainly enjoyed success in the Orange Cup, taking famous scalps against the likes of Pummelo United, Valencia CP and the Mandarin South Suns whilst playing in the Orange lower tiers.

The club plays its home games at the Kinnow Port Stadium.

Kinnow Islanders played local level 3v3 Pokébattling until 2000, at which point the allure of inter-island competition became too much and it opted to join the Eastern Island Second Division.
Almia National Pokébattling Team

The Almia national Pokébattling team represents Almia in international competition. The team's colours are orange and blue. They play at Altru Park in Pueltown. The Almians competed at the World Cup for the first time during the 2020 tournament, qualifying from a tough group before losing to eventual finalists Alola in the semi finals.

They are currently managed by Professor Hastings.

Due to the region's proximity to Sinnoh, many of its competitors are based in the Sinnoh Coronet League and Sinnoh Regional Alliance.

## Current squad

* Zarathustra - Sunyshore United
* Hasami - Ranger Union FC
* Caerbannog - Sunyshore United
* Krakatoa - Olivine Luminescence
* Serenity - Ranger Union FC
* Cheshire - Amity Square
* Mariana - Ranger Union FC
* Sassy boi - Oreburgh Miners Welfare
* Citizen Snips - Sandgem Town
* Chomp Suey - Boltund Wanderers

## Recent call ups

* Salamence
* Registeel
* Celebi
Oak Field

Oak Field is a training ground located near Pallet in Kanto. It features a gym, pool, obstacle courses and other facilities. It is used for training by unaffiliated Pokémon and also serves as a base for the Pallet Town Punchbags. It is owned by the IPF.

## Arena

Oak Field also features a small battle arena, primarily used for training matches. It also hosts exhibition matches for the Pallet Town Punchbags as well as some Wonder League fixtures.

It has a capacity of 3,000 with 1,200 seats.
Helping Hand League

The Helping Hand League is a youth Pokebattling competition for teams based in Hoenn. It has only been running for one season and currently features four teams. The Slateport Ruffians won the first competition in its first year.

While the first season of the league only featured four teams. For its second year, Head of Competitions Tom Bowler announced two new teams would feature, Pacifidlog Little Buccaneers and Petalburg Ferroseed.

## Current teams

* Egg Boys Burn
* Slateport Rockruffians 1-P

* New Buddies
* Pacifidlog Little Buccaneers
* Petalburg Ferroseed

* Littleroot Electykes

## Previous Season

[a] one bonus point is awarded to a losing team that scores 3+ KOs
Patter Park

Patter Park is a Pokébattling stadium in Gravel City, Rijon. The home of Gravel City Rovers, it has a capacity of 1,500 with 300 seats. The stadium is in a state of disrepair with its largest stand declared structurally unsound after being struck by a Hyper Beam. Due to the economic situation in Rijon, the club lacks the funds to make repairs.
One Hit Wonder

One Hit Wonder is a Shedinja currently competing with Littleroot Town in the League of Western Hoenn.

She was selected as a member of the Pro Pool for the inaugural Winter Wonder Cup. In Round 1 she was assigned to JBC Battle Club. She was immediately KOd on switch in by the opposing Decidueye's Spirit Shackle.
Magmarlem Globetrotters

The Magmarlem Globetrotters are an exhibition Pokébattling team based in Unova. Known for their skillful and humourous antics during battle, they do not normally compete in regular competition although they occasionally participate in one off cup competitions.

In 2020, they accepted an invitation to participate in the inaugural Winter Wonder Cup.
Malie City Mimikyus

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The Malie City Mimikyus are an Alolan pokebattling team from Malie City, who play in the Archipelago League of Alola and are its most successful club, with eight titles. They play at the Mr. Ducketts Stadium.

They have been touted as potential members of the Draft League, though they were replaced by Naganadel Clobbopus Eight for the inaugural One Point Cup after being beaten to the most recent domestic title.

## Notable Players

* Aslan
* Progenitus
Mandarin South Suns

The Mandarin South Suns is a Pokébattling team based in Trovitopolis, on Mandarin South Island in the Orange Archipelago. The team currently competes in the Orange Archipelago League.

Despite being from one of the most densely populated islands in the region, the team has enjoyed only average success on the Pokébattling field since its inception. It is less well-supported than city rivals Trovitopolis BC, with some fans also switching allegiance to Mandarin Island North Star in recent seasons as travel between islands becomes more commonplace.

The club is coached by ex-Draft League trainer Topa.

The team plays home games at The Forum.
Metang (Wonder League)

Metang competed in the Wonder League for the Pewter City Premieres. It made two appearances in Season 1, making three KOs. It appeared as a dice roll squad member in Season 2.

## Trivia

Following his retirement from the Wonder League, Metang worked as a security guard at Goldenrod Municipal Stadium.

## Career Statistics

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 **Total** | 4
Jack Marowak

Jack Marowak was a Unovan author best known for his seminal work *On the Route*.

He is considered a literary iconoclast and a pioneer of the Volbeat Generation. Marowak is recognised for his spontaneous prose and his work covers themes including spirituality, hippop, promiscuity, Sinjohism, rare candy abuse, poverty, and travel.

## Influences

Marowak's early writing, particularly his first novel *The Town and the City*, was more conventional, and bore the influence of Thomas Lycanroc as well as his personal early life. Here the "town" represents the character's upbringing in rural Anville, with the "city" the bustling metropolis of Castelia, where the character goes to pursue a career in Pokébattling after gaining a scholarship at Castelia University. The style that Marowak became famous for emerged later and was heavily influenced by ninjazz and hippop, as well as Sinjohism, the ancient religion of Sinnoh. The *Diancie Sutra* was a hugely important text for Marowak and its influence and teachings can be found throughout his works. He has also cited Nurse Joyce as a heavy influence, alluding to her work more than any other author, although it is unclear whether this was always the same Nurse Joyce. He draws from her stream-of-consciousness technique and her unconventional use of language, as seen in his novel *Virizions and Cody*, which uses an unconventional narrative as well as a multiplicity of authorial voices

## Bibliography

* *On the Route*
* *The Town and the City*
* *The Dharmaldo Bums*
* *Virizions and Cody*
* *Satoshi Tajiri in Lumiose*
Journey to the Center of Bretturf

Journey to the Center of Bretturf is a hoax travelogue written by Anthony Pillows. A falsified account of an exploration of Bretturf, which the book claims to be a star-shaped region far to the South of Alola, it describes supposedly unique Pokémon.

The book was believed for many years, with well-funded expeditions setting out to find it. An investigation eventually revealed the book to be a fake.

## Region

The region of Bretturf is described as a star-shaped island in the south of the world. Pillows says there are no humans in the area. Bretturf is said to be covered in rivers and ponds.

## Pokémon

Pillows claims to have encountered hundreds of new Pokémon species in the region. He provided pictures he claimed were photographs he had taken on treks through the region. These were later discovered to be cheap forgeries designed by Pillows and knocked up in a Rijon photographer's shop. The models used were doctored photos of existing Pokémon and trainers in heavy makeup and prosthetics. Examples are below.
Jeanne le Brush

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Jeanne le Brush is a professional artist currently employed by the IPF to provide paintings and other artwork of competitors and stadiums. She has a residence at the Lilycove Museum and is well-known for her mixed media approach and preference to vary her style.

A gallery of her IPF artwork is on permanent display at the IPF Museum.

Before she was employed by the IPF, le Brush worked closely with Jack Pollockson, the renowned Whitestone artist.

## Trivia

Le Brush appeared in the first series of I'm an IPF Member...Get Me Out of Here! but was forced to leave in the second round after refusing to eat live Wurmple.

Mountain Dew refuses to speak to le Brush as a result of her agreeing to paint The Faraway Resort Arena.
1905 Coupe Internationale

Sixième et dernière édition de la Coupe Internationale. La course était ouverte aux automobiles de plus de 650kg à deux places et devait déterminer quel pays avait la meilleure industrie automobile, chaque pays étant limités à trois concurrents.

## Organisation

La France ayant remporté la coupe en 1904, c'est donc à l'ACF que revenait l'organisation de la Coupe Internationale. Suite à une demande de l'ACF, plusieurs automobile club régionaux ont proposé des circuits à travers la France, et ce fût le Circuit d'Auvergne qui fût choisis. Proche de la piste du Taunus Rennstrecke de l'année précédente, et à proximité de la ville de Clermont-Ferrand, fief de la marque Michelin, fleuron de l'industrie française, le circuit sinuait à travers la chaîne des puits et proposait beaucoup de défis tout en se plaçant dans la continuité de la Coupe, et imposant l'industrie française en temps que numéro un mondiale.

Afin de mettre toute ses chance de son côté pour conserver la Coupe et mettre en place une nouvelle compétition sur les bases de la Coupe Internationale, l'ACF avait organisé ses éliminatoires sur cette même piste, permettant aux pilotes d'ainsi connaître toutes les difficultés avant les autres.

Par rapport aux éliminatoires, quelques éléments ont étés ajoutés sur le circuit. Des tribunes surplombant la ligne de départ-arrivée construites avec le soutient des artisans locaux, d'autres dans les différentes intersections où le circuit bifurquait, permettant aux spectateurs de voir les voitures foncer vers eux.

Si le circuit était fermé pour la course le Mercredi 5 Juillet, il restait ouvert le reste du temps. Cependant, les concurrents purent tourner sur le circuit toujours ouvert à la circulation pendant les quelques jours précédent la course.

Course

## Grille de Départ

Comme il était de coutume à l'époque, les concurrents partaient tour-à-tour à la façon des rallyes actuels.
Blackthorn Rovers

Blackthorn Rovers are a Pokebattling team based in Blackthorn, Johto. They compete in the Johto Peak League. Rovers have one title to their name, but have been declining in recent seasons. The club play home games at the Blackthorn Bowl.

Their youth team, Blackthorn Rovers 1-P, competes in the Magnet Youth League, finishing fourth in their most recent season.

## Notable Players

* Hottweiler
* Spectral Guardian
Luvdiscworld

Luvdiscworld is a series of novels by Galarian author Torterry Pratchett. It is set in a world which consists of a Blastoise floats through space with four Donphans on its back carrying a Luvdisc on their backs.

It should be noted that despite his name, Pratchett does not have any ties to the Pokémon's Republic of Azalea Town.
Parking Symposium

The Parking Symposium is an annual IPF function crucial to the running of the Pokébattling world. Founded by Y C Parkere, the event was originally a forum for parking-related issues were discussed and debated, the event now has very little to do with parking and is more of a large party for IPF bigwigs.José Nidorinho summed up the Symposium's appointment with his famous quote; "If I want to so much as change a light bulb in my office I have to chat to some stuffed suit over canapes at the Parking Symposium first".

A regular special guest at the Symposium is Sheila McDoorstop, a Ditto who specialises in impersonating Decidueye of Durant and Decidueye fame.
Koffing (Wonder League)

Koffing is a Wonder League competitor with Captain Hawlucha and the Squidsters. Initially appearing in round four of Season 1, he acted as a hazard setter and made a total of seven regular appearances and one KO. As a member of the previous season's All Star squad, he was eligible for selection via dice roll in Season 2 where he made three further appearances.

## Kerry Tosis's analysis

Despite his poor KO record, he was considered a valuable member of his team due to his ability to set Toxic Spikes.

## Career Statistics

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## Trivia

Koffing appeared in the first series of I'm an IPF Member...Get Me Out of Here! but was had to leave for medical reasons after self-destructing in a spat with José Nidorinho.
Ferrum

Ferrum is an independent sovereign microstate located in the Unova region. It is a large, sprawling metropolis, consisting of a single city, situated on the eastern side of Unova's southern coastline. The city is heavily urbanised and is primarily towerblocks and office buildings.

## Pokébattling

*See Ferrum National Pokébattling Team*

Ferrum is one of the only nations in the world in which Pokébattling is not the most popular sport, possibly due to a lack of population and space. Instead it hosts the Pokkén Tournament, a different discipline of fighting, which is primarily physical in nature. The main difference from traditional Pokébattling is that battles are conducted as one vs one bouts, and a Pokémon's evolutionary advantage is severely diminished due to the sport's complex rules. This means that not-fully-evolved Pokémon are able to compete on a near-even footing to their fully-evolved counterparts.

Perhaps due to Ferrum's enormous wealth, the nation was able to purchase an automatic qualification berth at the 2020 World Cup. It sent a team primarily made up of Pokkén athletes to the tournament and was widely expected to finish bottom of its group. However, in perhaps the biggest shock ever witnessed in international competition, the team made the quarter finals, despite having only registered professional Pokébattler. Despite this, it is unclear whether the state's government views participation in the World Cup as a worthy use of federal money, leaving Ferrum's World Cup future in doubt.
One Used Fly Over The Pidgey's Roost

One Used Fly over the Pidgey's Roost is a novel by Unovan author Ken Aerialacey. It describes the plight of Pokemon confined to the Aether Foundation, and their relative liberation when Nidorandle McMurphy is admitted due to repeated use of the move Thief. It has detailed passages describing Nurse Joy Rattatached's excessive use of Thunderbolt therapy.

In spite of the book being a work of fiction, it did result in the discreditation of Nurse Joy (who is a completely unrelated person to the antagonist), and ultimately the privatisation of the health service.
Macdeath

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Macdeath is a Pidgeot who plays for Naganadel Clobbopus Eight II. He was selected in their squad for the inaugural One Point Cup.

He was one of only two Pokémon at the tournament to have evolved twice, alongside Happy Eyes. Macdeath had an extremely successful tournament, scoring eight KOs in four games and being awarded Pokémon of the Tournament.

## Known Moves

* U-turn
* Brave Bird
* Roost

## Honours

Pokémon of the Tournament - One Point Cup I
Noodles

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Noodles is a Deoxys who plays for Hoenn. She was selected in the squad for the 2020 World Cup where she made two appearances, falling on both occasions and failing to make a KO.

Noodles may use any of her available forms in tournament play.

At club level, she competes with Slateport Rockruffians in the Hoenn Ocean Alliance.

## Known Moves

* Spikes
* Toxic
Nidorangers

Nidorangers are a Pokebattling club based in the Crown Tundra region of Galar. They compete in the Crown Tundra Premiership . Their home ground is Ibox.

Together with Celbeartic , they are known as the Sheer Cold Firm, and have a rivalry known for the violent clashes between the sets of fans. It is considered very unusual for one of the two teams to not win the league.
Flying Shuckles

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The Flying Shuckles are the notorious ultras firm associated with Whimsicottonopolis. They occupy the Curva Nord in the Shed End at The Mill.

They are perhaps best associated with their slogan, "No Pyroar, no party", a response to IPF regulations surrounding legal KO celebrations: since 2017, fire and electric types have been banned from stands due to their love for sending flames and sparks into the air when excited. Three prominent Shuckles were given Pokébattling banning orders for setting off several Flareons and throwing them on to the playing field during a match in 2019.

The Shuckles publish a regular fanzine entitled 'Blaine's Head Looks Uncannily Like Akala Battle Royal Dome'.

## Manifesto

   During the 2020 Draft League season the Shuckles' leadership released a manifesto entitled 'Against Modern Pokébattling', decrying commercialism in the sport. The document criticised clubs and the authorities for pricing out traditional fans in an attempt to attract the "Clauncher-sandwich brigade" and called for a price cap of 20 Pokédollars for away fan tickets.

> Pokébattling is not a video game, nor is it a TV show. We don't exist to line the pockets of Nintendo and Game Freak. The long tradition of our game is being destroyed by corporate entities who want us to believe that Pokémon didn't exist until 1996.
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The 8000 word manifesto was released during Whimsicottonopolis' season opener, flown on a banner over The Mill by a Fearow.

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## Controversy

Recently the Flying Shuckles have admitted responsibility for a campaign of nuisance and occasionally threatening calls to the Whimsicottonopolis board of directors over rumours they are to accept sponsorship from notorious betting firm, Toteodile. They are also concerned about the close board level links with the Silph Corporation.

At the Whimsy's match against the Old Leaf Pals on 26th January 2020, a section of Shuckles supporters unveiled a banner bearing the message "Libertad para Las Islas de Espuma de Mar", in breach of IPF rules against political messaging during games.

In early 2020 a Shuckles spokesperson criticised the IPF's proposed One Point Cup as an unnecessary addition to the sporting calendar designed purely to wring even more money out of fans, describing it as the "No-point Cup".

The Shuckles were critical of their club and the IPF authorities for going ahead with matches despite the 2020 Volcoronavirus outbreak.
IPF Flonking Coup

*This article documents current events. It may change rapidly as more details come to light.*

In December 2020, ex-IPF president Dwile Flonking attempted a coup against the organisation's leadership. With a handful of supporters, Flonking stormed IPF headquarters and held key Draft League personnel including Maximilian Avis and Jeanne le Brush hostage, threatening to; "flonk the lot of them if I'm not restored to my rightful place."

While authorities attempted to deal with the situation, the Draft League was temporarily suspended.
Pentre Premier

The Pentre Premier is a Pokébattling competition for clubs in the Pentre region of Galar. A top flight competition for the region, it has no promotion or relegation with the Galar Premier League and Crown Tundra Premiership. It is considered the weakest of the top leagues in the region, on a par to the fourth tier Evo Stickyweb League. The league has been severely hampered by the decision of the two best supported clubs in the region, Carbink City and Swannasea City, to play in the main Galarian league system.

## Clubs

* Connah's Klefki
* Barryboach Town
* Geodudno
* Ponytaprydd
* Latias Airlines
* Llandorus United
* The Nefarious Seaking
Inter Milanturn Academy

Inter Milanturn Academy is a Pokébattling team which represents Inter Milanturn at youth level. They participate in the Magnet Youth League. Their home ground is Stadio Breloom.

They are currently managed by former first team competitor Javier Zangoosi, who took over after the previous management team were deemed unfit following a disappointing league season.

## One Point Cup

Inter competed in the inaugural One Point Cup. They won the tournament, beating Naganadel Clobbopus Eight II 6-5 in the final, with competitor GG.exe finishing as top scorer.

### Roster

* HONK
* Gravitas
* Houdini
* Scuzzball
* Neighpalm
* GG.exe
Grapefruit Juice

Grapefruit Juice is an Orange Pokébattling club based on the Grapefruit Islands. It plays in the Orange Archipelago League.

Grapefruit Juice is notable for being based on an ordinarily-uninhabited island chain, famous only for their vast grapefruit crops. The club was originally founded by Butterfree workers from nearby Moro Island, brought in for their ability to pollinate the grapefruit trees' white picking fruit. As this is seasonal work, grapefruit pollination workers usually return to their homes out of the working months. The club was founded by a group who opted to remain and make Grapefruit their home. The club's stadium, the Worker's Liberty Arena, is based on the largest of the Grapefruit Islands, Oro Blanco.