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Olivine Luminescence

Olivine Luminescence are a pokebattling club based in Olivine City, Johto. They play in the North Johto Combination following their relegation from the Johto Peak League.

The club's home ground is the Blinding Light Park based on the west side of the city. It is the only stadium in Johto to use a lighthouse instead of floodlights.

## Notable Players

* Krakatoa
* Buck
Hau'oli Hawluchas

Hau'oli Hawluchas is a Pokébattling club based in Hau'oli on Melemele Island, Alola. The club currently competes in the Archipelago League of Alola. Their home ground is the Upper Surf Stadium.

Sponsored by several corporate island institutions, including Melemele Mall, the Hawluchas are less popular than their crosstown rivals Hau'oli Surf. Its support generally comes from the more affluent communities on the island and expressing support for the Hawluchas is considered aspirational.
Houdini

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Houdini is an Abra who plays for Inter Milanturn Academy. He was selected in their squad which won the One Point Cup.

Houdini only made two appearances for his team during the tournament, as they were mostly carried by the performances of HONK and GG.exe. He took two KOs, using Energy Ball and Psychic.

## Known Moves

* Energy Ball
* Psychic
Hoenn Ocean Alliance

The Hoenn Ocean Alliance is the top level of competitive Pokébattling in Hoenn. Mauville City are the current champions and historically the most successful club in the region. Real Ever Grande and Petalburg Steelers have won titles in recent years with few other teams threatening to break into the top three.

Hoennese Pokébattling is overseen by the Hoenn Battle Institute in Mauville, in cooperation with the Independent Pokebattling Federation. Over the years, the HBI's close proximity to Mauville has resulted in accusations of bias and favouritism, one of the main reasons the IPF began a closer working relationship with the various national Pokébattling associations.

Contested by ten clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Leagues of Western and Eastern Hoenn. Seasons run between August and May with teams playing 36 matches (playing all nine other teams four times).

## Current teams

* Club LaRousse (promoted)
* FC Fallarbor
* Lavaridge Springheads
* Lilycove Lancers
* Mauville City
* Mossdeep FC (promoted)
* Pacifidlog Pirates
* Petalburg Steelers
* Real Ever Grande
* Slateport Rockruffians

## Previous Season

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

Mighty Cragspur is a Pokébattling club based in Cragspur, Ransei. The club compete in the Ransei Kingdom Conference. Focusing on Rock-type competitors, the club have a fierce rivalry with Illusio?. The rivalry is stoked by club officials who post inflammatory articles to the club's website such as; "Illusio boys are a bunch of goons" and "I wouldn't wee on Illusio if they were on fire".
The Goodra, the Lotad and the Purugly

*The Goodra, the Lotad and the Purugly* is a popular Ramen Western film, directed by Sergio Empoleone, starring Klink Eastwood as the "Goodra", Lea van Bayleef as the "Lotad" and Eli Swallot as the "Purugly".

The film is known for Empoleone's use of long shots and close-up cinematography, as well as his distinctive use of violence, tension, and heavily stylised pokéfights. The film features three battle-hardened Pokémon competing to find a stash of stardust and nuggets amid the chaos of the revolutionary war in South Johto. The film was just one in a series of collaborations between Empoleone and Eastwood and the second with van Bayleef.

*The Goodra, the Lotad and the Purugly* was the third part in the "*Pokédollars Trilogy*", following *A Fistful of Pokédollars* and *For a Few Pokédollars More*. Although a box office flopunny at the time, it later received critical acclaim and it is now seen as one of the greatest Ramen Western films of all time.

## Plot

The film opens during the South Johto civil war as a trio of three pokébattlers attempt to kill renegade and fugitive Tuco Reshíramez (Swallot) - the titular "Purugly". Tuco uses Flamethrower on the three and kills them, before fleeing on Rapidashback. The Pokémon with no Name (Eastwood), the "Goodra" of the film's title, later forms an uneasy alliance with the bandit, apparently turning him in for the reward money only to rescue him just as he is being hanged. They repeat this deception several times to collect rewards in multiple towns and make their way to Alola, but eventually Goodra betrays Tuco, abandoning him in Haina Desert. Tuco barely survives and swears vengeance, but the two are once more to form an uneasy truce when Tuco learns that Goodra is aware of the location of an enormous stash of buried stardust and nuggets. However they are being pursued by "Baby-Doll Eyes" or the "Lotad" (van Bayleef), a ruthless bandit using them as Pawniards to find the stash himself.

In a breathtaking final scene the three Pokémon face off against each other, with Goodra eventually killing Baby-Doll Eyes and leaving Tuco stranded but wealthy in the middle of Haina Desert.
Silverback

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Silverback is a Rillaboom who plays for Whimsicottonopolis  and the Galar national team.

## History

Prior to his move to the Draft League, he played for AS Monferno of the Galar Premier League.

He was selected in the Galarian 2020 World Cup squad. He made two performances during the tournament, scoring one KO as his team made the semi-final stage.

Silverback made his first appearances for Whimsicottonopolis in the second Toteodile Series, putting in three very good performances in which he took nine KOs.

He was to make his competitive debut for the club in the first week of Season 3 against the Old Leaf Pals. He put in a top class performance, taking four KOs and setting Roundhouse up for two more. He was duly awarded Pokémon of the Week for his efforts.

## Known Moves

* Grassy Glide
* Knock Off
* Swords Dance
* Drain Punch
* High Horsepower
* Protect
* U-turn
* Bulk Up

## Career Statistics

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Interdimensional Pokébattling

Pokébattling clubs from the IPF Universe sometimes travel through ultra wormholes to compete in interdimensional Pokébattling. While these competitions are not IPF sanctioned, there is often considerable overlap between competitors involved in regular competition and in interdimensional competition.

## History

In 2002, Megalo Wormholes arrived in the IPF Universe, opening portals to other universes.

Chiaki was an early pioneer of interdimensional battling. She led St Minun in a monotype competition, signing several former Draft League competitors.

Volcanic Sootopolis are the first club to compete both in regular competition and conduct interdimensional tours.
Sun Tzu

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Sun Tzu is an Urshifu who plays for Galar. He was selected in the squad for the 2020 World Cup He may appear at the tournament in either his Soggy or Edgy form.

He is the only member of the Galar squad not to play his club Pokébattling in the region, instead turning out for Paras Saint Germain of the Suprême Ligue de Kalos.

## Known Moves

* Surging Strikes
* Close Combat
Socialist Cherrygrove Utopia

Socialist Cherrygrove Utopia is a microstate bordering Johto. Formed in the aftermath of the South Johto Civil War, the nation's territory comprises the southern half of Cherrygrove City.

The nation's government espouses socialist principles but allows market investment from outside sources. While quality of life, literacy and other indicators are rising, human rights abuses are still an issue.

SCU is heavily supported, financially, militarily and diplomatically, by the Pokémon's Republic of Azalea Town.

## Pokébattling

Due to its small size, the nation does not have its own Pokébattling competition. Its single club, Utopians, competes in the lower rungs of the Johto system.
Saffron Psywave

Saffron Psywave is a pokebattling club based in Saffron City, Kanto. Named for the city's psychic gym, they currently compete in the Volcanic League of Kanto. Their home stadium is the Saffron City Doomdome.

## Historic controversy

Controversy has surrounded the club due to their habit of announcing the season's fixture lists before league officials began compiling the season's schedule. Occasionally, the club have been known to announce league winners months early, and on one occasion celebrated a victory for the coming season with an open top bus tour around the city in pre-season. Their predictions are invariably accurate.

These predictions led to the club being investigated on match fixing claims. While there was found to be no evidence of illegal activity, the club have since signed a contract agreeing not to make further predictions.

In 2012, financial fair play regulations were tightened following a Der Schmeargel expose of the Psywave's use of Kadabra-assisted creative accounting.

## Notable Players

* Kismet
* Seto
Super Wonder Demo!

The Super Wonder Demo! was a one off Wonder Trade match between the Pewter City Premieres and a team run by Defective Pikachu.

## Rules

Both teams competed using Pokémon acquired exclusively in Wonder Trades in a similar manner to the Wonder League. However, both teams were permitted an unlimited number of trades prior to the game.and Pokemon were allowed additional modifications.

## Match

Defective Pikachu's team won the game comfortably. Ninetales used Aurora Veil early on, giving the team a decisive advantage. Mountain Dew also played a key role, scoring 3 KOs. Heracross also got 3 KOs.

Ninetales, Mountain Dew, Heracross, Xurkitree, Gigalith and Araquanid competed for Defective Pikachu.

Oricorio, Tauros, Gourgeist, Glalie, Scyther and Sneasel competed for the Premieres.
Stadium of Sunflora

The Stadium of Sunflora is a multi-purpose stadium in Bloomingvale, Johto. It is home to the town's annual Sunflora Festival as well as South Johto Combination side Bloomingvale United.

Sunflower seeds were given out free to spectators as snacks until protests from pro life groups ended the practice.
Hammerlocke Delphoxes

The Hammerlocke Delphoxes are a Galarian pokébattling team from Hammerlocke. They compete in the Galar Premier League and are notable for being the only team from outside the established "big three" to have won the title, winning the league in 2016 under former coach Defective Pikachu despite pre-season odds of 600-1 against such a feat.
Sevii Surge

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The Sevii Surge are a Pokebattling team who compete at youth level in the Magnet Youth League.

## History

The Sevii Surge were formed after Sevii Islands native Lorelei complained about the lack of opportunities for pokebattling development in the area. The team were named after Vermillion City Gym Leader Lt. Surge who funded the construction of the team's Seagallop Stadium home venue. The Private Sableye later obtained audio footage of Surge stating; "I couldn't care less about the 'Smelly Islands' but that Lorelei is well fit and this is the only way I could think of impressing her."

After relying on local coaches to manage the team, the Surge appointed former Route 28 Rustbuckets 1-P coach Seel Tolson as manager. Following Tolson's departure, Ivysaur was appointed trainer.
Pyrite Pyroars

The Pyrite Pyroars are a professional Pokébattling club based in Pyrite Town, Orre. The club compete in the Orre Desert Series. One of the few clubs in the country to possess their own facility, they play home games at the Coaldust Stadium.

The club are rumoured to be involved with criminal activity, with their activities being used as a front for gangs.

They have a fierce rivalry with the Phenac Crackerjacks.
Quack++

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Quack++ is a Porygon2 who plays for Johto. It was selected in the squad for the 2020 World Cup.

It had a quiet tournament. It was not selected for the team's first game and was unable to make an impact in the loss to Oblivia in the second group game. However in the final group game against the Orange Islands it put in an effective performance, using Teleport and Toxic to support its teammates in a 6-0 victory, scoring one KO itself.

## Known Moves

* Ice Beam
* Toxic
* Recover
* Foul Play
* Teleport
Yanfantastic

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Yanfantastic is a Yanmega who was briefly contracted to the Pallet Town Punchbags. She was selected by an IPF committee as a training ambassador and was one of the first pokémon to be assigned to a training team in IPF history.

Yanfantastic played in the Draft Wonder Expo and achieved two KOs.

She is currently taking a break from competitive pokébattling to concentrate on her studies. The decision was strongly supported by Herman Gioma.

## Known moves

* Air Slash
* Bug Buzz
* Psychic
* Giga Drain
Jolteon (Wonder League)

Jolteon competed in the Wonder League with Captain Hawlucha and the Squidsters. He was a member of the first season's All Star squad.

## Legal issues

Jolteon poured his modest Wonder League salary into what he believed was a legitimate investment, but later turned out to be a ponzi scheme led by Professor Oak.

He brought a legal case against Oak, loaning a large sum of money from a shell company run by Giovanni to hire lawyer Litleo Hutz. The court found in favour of Professor Oak, and Jolteon retreated from the public eye. He was believed to be working in a factory owned by Spinarsnack providing a power source for machinery.
Señor Prurigo

Señor Prurigo is a Spanish pokéreferee who officiates matches in IPF competitions, including the Wonder League and the Draft League.

It is said he was born with a silver whistle in his mouth.

Prurigo has attracted ire from fans in the past, particularly for what is seen as his tendency to award critical hits to Whimsicottonopolis.
Ransei

The United Kingdom of Ransei is an island nation. It is located far to the south of Hoenn and to the south-west of Unova. Culturally conservative and technologically developing, it is somewhat isolated from other nations in the world and has an authoritarian government.

The geography and climate of Ransei has baffled specialists for generations. Each of its 17 kingdoms appears to have a somewhat different ecosystem. Broadly speaking these correspond to 17 of the 18 Pokémon types. As of 2020, no Fairy analogue kingdom has been discovered, although legend tells of a lost 18th sunk beneath the waves. The reasons a sub-aquatic kingdom would line up with the Fairy type remain unclear.

Furthermore, the country bears an uncanny resemblance to Arceus. This is often used as evidence to support Sinjohist theological ideas, with many religious followers making pilgrimages from Sinnoh since Ransei opened its borders.

## History

Historically, the nation was divided into 17 separate regions. These were united under Nobunaga.

## Pokébattling

*See Ransei National Pokébattling Team and Ransei Kingdom Conference*

While interest in Pokébattling is growing in the nation, the sport is still less popular than many traditional games and cultural pursuits.
Stade Lumiose

Stade Lumiose is a Kalosian Pokébattling club from Lumiose in Kalos, which currently competes in the Suprême Ligue de Kalos. The club has had moderate success, winning several titles and three Kalos Cup in its history. It remains somewhat overshadowed by cross-city rival Olympique Lumiose.

The club plays at the Stade de Kalos, which is also used by the Kalosian National Team.
XTC

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XTC is a Primarina who competes for Whimsicottonopolis in Season 3 of the Draft League. She was chosen as their fourth pick.

## History

XTC started her career with the Malie City Mimikyus, spending her entire career with the team prior to joining Whimsicottonopolis. Despite her loyalty to the Mimikyus, she said she could not resist the chance to compete at the pinnacle of Pokébattling with Whimsicottonpolis.

She made her first appearances for Whimsicottonopolis in the second Toteodile Series, taking three KOs in two appearances.

She made her competitive debut for the Whimsy in Week 2 of Season 3 against the Archipelago All-Stars. She was able to confirm victory for her team with three late-game KOs, against Neighpalm, Moon Girl and Good Clean Fun.

## Known moves

* Substitute
* Calm Mind
* Scald
* Ice Beam
* Flip Turn
* Hyper Voice
* Draining Kiss
* Surf
* Encore
* Toxic

## Career Statistics

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The Baking Tin

The Baking Tin is a pokebattling stadium, located on Route 37, Johto. It has a capacity of 8,000 and is the home ground of Ecruteak Athletic.

Constructed mostly from tin, the stadium is fairly basic, with most seating on metal benches and only a handful of seats covered. While the ground is beloved by some traditionalists, fans have complained that in summer, the seats can become unbearably hot.

In 2019, an incident in which a visiting Venasaur used Sunny Day caused multiple fans to be taken to local hospitals with severe burns. Following this, the club partnered with famed gym leader Blaine to promote the use of burn heal at the ground. Adverts were aired on local TV featuring Blaine proclaiming his famous catchphrase; "you'd better bring burn heal!"
Pokémon's Republic of Azalea Town

The Pokémon's Republic of Azalea Town is a nation state located in the Johto region, though it is independent from the country of the same name. Founded by Mao Bronzong following victory in the South Johto civil war, in which Proletariat defeated Bugsy (described by revolutionary forces as "bourgeois Bugsy"), the Republic was ruled with a bronze fist by its dictator until his death some years later. Proletariat later took over as leader.

## History

The republic was established following Bronzong's victory over Bugsy in the South Johto Civil War.

## Culture

Slowpoke are revered within the Republic. Mao Bronzong regularly gave speeches denouncing the bourgeois practice of harvesting Slowpoke tails which was common under Bugsy's reign. Later, Proletariat stated; "Slowpoke are peasant revolutionaries. They have seized the means of water production and we, as their benevolent dictators, should never seek to seize their tails for our own ends." That the author Florges Slowpokewell criticised the Republic has long been a sore point for the regime's followers.

## Sport

The Republic features its own pokebattling team, Raichuomyong who compete in the Johto Peak League. Due to international sanctions, the Republic has not been permitted to enter a team into the World Cup. Theoretically, Republic based players remain eligible for selection for the Johto National Pokébattling Team, although accepting a call up would likely be met with severe repercussions from Republic authorities.

## Laws

The sport of dwile flonking is banned in the Republic, with participation in the game punishable by death. Former IPF chairman Dwile Flonking is banned from entering the Republic and fraternisation with the man punishable by death.
Royal Avenue

Royal Avenue Fighting Club is a Pokébattling club based in Royal Avenue on Akala Island in Alola. It currently competes in the Archipelago League of Alola.

Located in one of Alola's richest areas, the club enjoys sponsorship from a number of large corporations including Thrifty Megamart and Malasada Co. This funding has allowed the club to maintain its status of one of only a handful of professional clubs in Alola.

Their home ground is the Why Not Try the Sour Malasada Stadium.
Rustboro Rascals

Rustboro Rascals is a Pokébattling club from Rustboro, Hoenn. The team currently plays in the League of Western Hoenn. Although the club has regularly made the end of season promotion play-offs, it has been suspected of throwing these games in order to remain in the Western division. Fans regularly claim that the league is both more fun and more competitive, and that trips to Sootopolis and Mossdeep are too expensive anyway.

The teams plays home games at Backstreet Way.

Rascals fans have a rivalry with fans of cross-city club Devon PA, accusing the club of representing everything that is wrong with modern Pokébattling.
Pummelo Aqua Arena

Pummelo Aqua Arena is a pokébattling stadium based off the coast of Pummelo Island in the Orange Archipelago. An all-seater stadium, it has a capacity of 8,000 and is the home of Pummelo United. It is also used for some games by Archipelago All-Stars.

## Structure

Due to Pummelo United's support base primarily consisting of Water Pokémon, the stadium was built at the bottom of the sea. To facilitate visitors not capable of breathing underwater, the arena is entirely enclosed by a glass dome. The club employ a Wailord who temporarily swallows visitors and deposits them safely inside the stadium.

Parts of the stadium walls are made from coral.
Pokésport Vermilion

Pokesport Vermillion is a Pokébattling club based in Vermilion, Kanto.

The club suffered financial difficulties after investing heavily in Professor Oak's ponzi scheme. Unable to pay players, it recruited team members from the Magnet Youth League and was relegated to the Kanto Higher League after a poor season.
Prodigy

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Prodigy is a Ninetales who plays for the Route 28 Rustbuckets in Season 3 of the Draft League. She was selected as their 7th pick .

## Known Moves

* Energy Ball
* Hypnosis
* Nasty Plot
* Flamethrower
* Solar Beam
* Inferno Overdrive
* Hidden Power
* Overheat

## Trivia

As a Vulpix, Prodigy competed in the One Point Cup for the Whimsicottonopolis Academy, but she had a disappointing tournament and was released soon after. After undergoing evolution she is said to be delighted to have been offered a second chance by the Buckets.

She was selected by the Rustbuckets in Season 2 and Season 3.

Prodigy made her Draft League debut against her old club in Week 1 of Season 2 and impressed mightily, scoring two KOs as she took advantage of a very passive Whimsicottonopolis squad.
Quadranid

Quadranid is a shiny Ariados who competes with JBC Battle Club. She was briefly believed to have signed a contract with the Route 28 Rustbuckets in Season 3 of the Draft League.

## Career

As a Spinarak, Quadranid competed in the Magnet Youth League with Sevii Surge. After evolution, she joined JBC Battle Club in the Johto Peak League. Rustbuckets manager Maximilian Avis spotted her on the television show of the same name, and offered her a contract due to her "pristine beauty".

It was later revealed Avis was steaming drunk and negotiated the contract without the knowledge of the club. After a short IPF investigation the contract was declared null and void and Quadranid returned to her former club.
Segment Stadium

Segment Stadium is a Pokébattling stadium located on Valencia, Orange Islands. It is owned by Valencia CP and is used for some games by the Archipelago All-Stars and the Orange Islands National Pokébattling Team.

## Structure

The stadium is an all-seater venue, able to accommodate 11,000 spectators in four stands.
Toteodile

Toteodile is a bookmaker founded in Celadon in 2007. The company conducts business through chains of shops and its online services throughout Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos and Galar, although it is banned from Alola.

The company conducts an aggressive business style, opening as many stores as possible in as many locations as possible. Since the industrialisation of the Lake of Rage, the town is predominantly Toteodile stores, with the locals all hopelessly addicted to gambling. To date the only national government that has acted to prevent Toteodile from overwhelming local business is that of the Alola region, which recognised the danger Toteodile posed to the economy of the archipelago group, enacting a national ban on gambling firms in 2012.

Toteodile went from a local Celadon-based operation to a multinational group following their successful takeover of the Celadon Game Corner, which proved hugely lucrative, seeing their profit margins increase rapidly, allowing them to open branches all over Kanto.

Toteodile has drawn criticism for offering controversial markets such as odds on which of the Sevii Islands will be the first to succumb to the global climate crisis or whether Beartic would go extinct in 2009.

During a Galarian league match between Boltund Wanderers and Mantykester United, Boltund player Nicolas Dedendtner celebrated a KO by revealing a pair of Toteodile undercrackers, a gesture which attracted criticism from journalists and tournament organisers.

Recently Toteodile's headquarters in Goldenrod have come under attack from a group believed to be associated with the Flying Shuckles, although no responsibility has been claimed. These attacks are said to be causing the company to review its intended partnership with Whimsicottonopolis despite the revenue that would certainly be generated for both parties.

In 2020, Toteodile sponsored and funded the Toteodile Series, a run of thematic exhibition matches between Draft League franchises. The Route 28 Rustbuckets and the Old Leaf Pals competed but Whimsicottonopolis withdrew under pressure from The Flying Shuckles, who threatened to boycott the entirety of Season 2 if their club participated.
The Daily Whismur

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The Daily Whismur is an Ireland-based media outlet specialising in reporting on pokébattling news and happenings. The paper is edited by Dermott O'Scopie and their reporters include Seb O'Horick, matchday reporter Steph Aureus, tactical analyst Kerry Tosis and junior reporter Niamh S.
Takako

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Takako is a Froslass who plays for Whimsicottonopolis in Season 3 of the Draft League.

## History

Takako previously competed in Season 1 of the Draft League for Old Leaf Pals. She was their 9th pick and the 25th pick overall.
Takako made her debut in week one against the Route 28 Rustbuckets, but her only contribution was to be dragged out by Winston's Dragon Tail before retreating again to the safety of the bench. She scored her first KO in week 6, taking Cleopatra down with Shadow Ball. Despite this, she was yet to appear again for the Pals, fueling rumours of a falling out with coach Chiaki. She is unlikely to have done much to impress other trainers either.

## Known moves

* Shadow Ball
* Destiny Bond
* Poltergeist
* Triple Axel
* Taunt

## Personal life

Takako sells Tupperware online. She occasionally feuds with Beatnik who can be overzealous in his attempts to find certain products.

## Career Statistics

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Volcanic Sootopolis

Volcanic Sootopolis is a Pokébattling club based in Sootopolis, Hoenn. The club competes in the League of Eastern Hoenn.

In 2020, following collaborations with St Minun, the club brought a touring team to Interdimensional Pokébattling, competing in the Off-Season Bi-type Tournament. They temporarily signed high-level international players to join them including Atlantis, Bosch, Nigiri and Nacho Tigre.
Sinnoh Coronet League

The Sinnoh Coronet League is the top level of competitive Pokébattling in Sinnoh. Contested by ten clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Sinnoh Regional Alliance. Seasons run between August and May with teams playing 36 matches (playing all nine other teams four times).
 Jubilife City are the current champions, pipping Bayern Munchlax to the title late in the season thanks to an impressive bonus points record. Munchlax are the league's most successful club.

## Current Clubs

* Amity Square
* Bayern Munchlax
* Eterna City FC
* Floaroma Meadows
* Jubilife City
* Jubilife FC
* Lake Valor (promoted)
* Sunyshore United
* Twinleaf Pokésports Union (promoted)
* Veilstone Galaxy

## Previous Season

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

Lucas Hawthorne

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## About

Alfonso "Ace" Martinez is a main character of *Genotype.* He is the son of Elena Martinez and Jorge Martinez; nephew of Carlos Sanchez; and friend of Jeremy Everhart.

## Physical Description

Ace is a handsome young man with brown curly hair, brown eyes, and tan skin. He stands at 5'10.

## Personality

Ace is a fun loving and hyperactive guy. He is a loyal friend who cares about people. He is happy for Jem when he discovers his powers and pushes him to learn more about it and learn control. He also pushes him to become a hero so Ace can live vicariously through him.

## Appearances

Pilot

Nightmare

Haunted

Dinner Party

Suspect

Club Zero

Detention

Masquerade

Homecoming

Halloween
Sinnoh National Pokébattling Team

The Sinnoh national Pokébattling team represents Sinnoh in international Pokébattling. The team's colours are blue, white and grey and they play at the Stadium of Victory in Jubilife. The Sinnoese have won the World Cup three times, in 1994, 2002 and 2014.

They are currently managed by Hope Hippowelledon. Their squad was the only one in the 2020 World Cup to be based entirely of domestically based competitors. Kong Fu was controversially omitted from the squad, possibly due to being based outside the country.

## Current squad

* Playboy - Floaroma Meadows
* Chompsky - Jubilife City
* Grace - Eterna City FC
* Chronos - Veilstone Galaxy
* Lucifer - Jubilife FC
* Kaos - Jubilife City
* Vesuvius - Bayern Munchlax
* Ariel - Lake Valor
* Übermensch - Veilstone Galaxy
* Llamageddon - Jubilife FC

## Honours

**World Cup**

* **Champions:** 1994 World Cup, 2002 World Cup, 2014 World Cup
* Runners-up: 2016 World Cup, 2018 World Cup
Turffield United

Turffield United is a Galarian youth Pokébattling club, which fields junior teams in a range of competitions with the aim of providing pathways into higher level Pokébattling. The highest level the team competes at is the Galar Academy League, in which the club's hottest prospects go toe to claw with the likes of Mantykester United Academy, West Wyndon Blue Youth and Everston. Several Pokémon affilated with Turffield have gone on to successful careers in the professional game, including Draft League star Space Birb.
The Daily Omastar

The Daily Omastar is a newspaper based in Cinnabar Island. Known for printing scurrilous and outrageous news and public affairs content, along with well-researched and accurate paleontology studies, the paper is largely derided in public discourse but has a cult following among fossil enthusiasts.

## Notable stories

The paper is known for printing outrageous stories with little or no basis in fact, such as "giant swarm of mutant raticates on its way to Kanto" and "Dr. FRAUD! Respected "medical man" Dr Hospital actually a doctor of ART HISTORY".

The Omastar also published a fake interview with Mountain Dew, quoting him as praising Donphan Trump and saying; "the crop of Youngsters on Kanto's Routes are regressive Cryogonals, willing to engage in rampant cancel culture." Despite being praised by Rational Raichu, the interview was taken offline after Dew stated he had never been interviewed by the paper.

## Ed Muscleband controversy

Galarian opposition politician Ed Mucleband complained about a hit piece the paper printed on his family.

"ED MUSCLEBAND'S DAD KO'D MY LITTEN: My Litten was my only friend. One night, he was late coming home, so I went out to look for him on Cycling Road. It was a freezing, foggy night. I shouted, 'come here, litten,' but at that moment, a young naval officer came pedaling down the road on his bike, singing in a language I now know to be Hoennese. He was obviously steaming drunk. He barreled into litten, squishing him flat, then carried on as if nothing had happened.

I am convinced that man was Ralph Muscleband. Only a Hoennese, a Hoennese communist, could have KO'd a litten in cold blood like that. The red bastard."
The Jacuzzi

The Jacuzzi is the home stadium of the Lavaridge Springheads. The stadium is a 3,000 all-seater stadium with underfloor heating. It is often referred to as one of the most luxurious stadiums in Hoenn despite its relatively small size.

The stadium is located behind the town's Pokémon Centre and is not signposted as tickets often sell out long before matchday. Despite this, the Springheads have resisted calls to expand the ground's capacity.
Toteodile Series 1

The first edition of the  Toteodile Series consisted of seven games played between the Route 28 Rustbuckets and the Old Leaf Pals. The Rustbuckets were the eventual winners.

### Squads

Each team used their 10 squad members chosen in the Season 2 Draft. Additionally, they will select four more supplementary squad members. Two with a points value totaling no more than 20 and two with One Point Cup eligiblility. Supplementary squad members must not have competed in the Draft League in previous seasons.

### Rules

Teams played each other seven times

Every member of a team must be selected for at least one matchday squad.

Special rules apply to certain games, as detailed below

1. Competitors who are retained from Season 1 are banned; R28R 6-4 OLP
2. The match is to be played as a doubles match; R28R 4-6 OLP
3. All Pokemon competing in this match must be from Generation III or earlier R28R 6-3 OLP
4. Teams must use a 4 member squad R28R 3-4 OLP
5. No special rules apply
6. The maximum total number of points for this game is 60
7. Each team selects 3 types. All members of the team must have at least one of the 3 types.
Maeven Vexx

Sith Empire

Maeven Vexx was a Force-sensitive human female, a Sith Inquisitor, a former Jedi Padawan, and the mother of Empress Karmin Vexx. She was killed in 3934 BBY by Kel Vexx after suggesting they reset and abandon the empire. Maeven's influence on Karmin Vexx is seen greatly, as the two were very close.

## Biography

Maeven Vexx was born in 3974 BBY on the planet Coruscant, where she was immediately taken into the Jedi academy. Eventually making it through the ranks, she became a padawan. However, as time went on, she became more and more disillusioned with the Jedi Order and began to see the Jedi as an oppresive cult. She left the order in 3955 BBY and fled to Kaas city where her skills as a Jedi padawan were transferred to that of a Sith Inquisitor. She eventually found herself too compassionate to make the transition to becoming a Sith Lord, and left the order.
Rational Raichu

Rational Raichu is a controversial media personality and U-turntuber. He is an antifeminist and is particularly critical of the Cerulean Soul Sisters, the One Point Cup and anyone he perceives as being a "liberal". He is a staunch supporter of Dwile Flonking and Koga.

Raichu is a season ticket holder at Moomoo Farm, but he is rarely seen at games. He is said to secretly support the Goldenrod Golden Knights.

Raichu has not uploaded anything to U-turntube for several months. A campaign started on r/RationalRaichu claims he has been disappeared by the Kantonian government and organises protests outside the Capitol building in Celadon, but no one ever turns up.

Recent reports suggest Rational's absence is down to the fact he has lost his U-turntube account details.
Spruce Wayne

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Spruce Wayne is a Cradily who competes for Real Ever Grande in the Hoenn Ocean Alliance. He is best known for featuring with Whimsicottonopolis in Season 1 of the Draft League. He was their 10th pick and the overall 28th pick.

## History

Spruce Wayne made his debut in week three against the Old Leaf Pals and managed one KO as his Toxic poison eventually finished off RIP 189.

The Route 28 Rustbuckets attempted to sign Spruce Wayne, offering Boss Buggy as a trade. Whimsicottonopolis initially rejected the bid, before reconsidering, though the deal subsequently fell through.

In Week 7, Wayne became the third competitor in Draft League history to score five KOs in a single match, as the Whimsy defeated the Old Leaf Pals to secure the Season 1 title. In the process he earned himself his first Pokémon of the Week award.

In making it onto the top ten KOs leaderboard in Season 1, Wayne surpassed all expectations and proved himself a real force in the Draft League.

## Known moves

* Giga Drain
* Recover
* Toxic
* Stealth Rock
* Amnesia
* Curse
* Seed Bomb
* Barrier

## Trivia

Wayne was the only Rock type to compete in Season 1 of the Draft League.

He was the competitor worth the least points of all Pokémon selected during the initial draft. At the end of the season, he was the only competitor whose points value increased by two.

Wayne is known semi-affectionately by the fans as "the Hoenn Phil Jones".

The biopic *Spruce Almighty* was produced to detail Wayne's road to the top of competitive Pokébattling. Jim Carbink played Wayne despite being the wrong species of Pokémon.

## Honours

Pokémon of the Week - Season 1 Week 7

Best Individual Performance Season One for his performance against the Old Leaf Pals in Week 7
Jeremy Corsola

Jeremy Corsola is a Galarian politician currently serving as Leader of the Opposition in Galar's parliament. He was the first Water / Rock type Pokémon returned to parliament in Galar's history. He was criticised for hosting a dinner in which he welcomed his "friends from the Seafoam Liberation Front".

Politically, he has been compared to Mao Bronzong, an observation he rejects. He did however state that the Little Azalea Book has many useful ideas and precepts.
Studio Gible

Studio Gible is a Kantoese film studio. They are one of the few studios from Kanto to have

   any popularity outside the region.

### Notable Films

Palossand In The Sky

Grave of the Volbeats

Kiki's Delivery Service - A biopic depicting Kiki's humble beginnings delivering packages while playing part time.

Only Last Turn

My Neighbours the Yanmas

Spiritombed Away

The Persian Uses Return.

The Tailwind Rises

When Mareanie Was There
Topa

Topa is an Alolan Pokemon trainer currently in charge of Mandarin South Suns in the Orange Archipelago League. He is best known for spells as trainer with the Route 28 Rustbuckets and the Pewter City Premieres. He was also selected by the IPF to manage the Wonder League All Star Team.

His catchphrase, "Guess who just made a fatal miscalculation?" is often repeated on Pokébattle of the Day, but never in a complimentary or particularly affectionate way.

## History

Topa was initially active in the Wonder League as the trainer for the Pewter City Premieres. He finished second in both seasons in charge. Sometimes criticised for tactical errors, he won plaudits for getting the best out of Mankie.

Following the establishment of the Draft League, Topa was appointed manager of new club the Route 28 Rustbuckets. He is known for his habit of making numerous transfers during the season, with five new faces joining his squad in Season 1.

In Season 2, he was sacked after six games, with the club bottom of the table having failed to take a single win. He subsequently took a job in the North Johto Combination, managing Olivine Luminescence. Following a poor season, with the Luminescence finishing third from bottom, Topa departed and spent four games as assistant manager of St Minun before being sacked for incompetence.

In autumn of 2020, he took a job as trainer of Mandarin South Suns in the Orange Archipelago League. He immediately began to advocate for Orange Islands Independence.

## Trivia

As a junior trainer, Topa spent time editing the Geodudno programme and working as a research for Pokébattle Manager.

He occasionally puts on a Wyndon accent to the amusement of his colleagues.
The Wormadams Family

The Wormadams Family is a 1991 Unovan supernatural Dark-type comedy film based on characters from the cartoon of the same name. The film focuses on a bizarre, macabre, aristocratic family of Wormadams, who reconnect with who they believe to be a long-lost relative, Trash's brother Nester Wormadams, who is actually the adopted son of a loan Sharpedo intending to swindle the Wormadams clan out of their vast wealth and fortune.

## Characters

**Trash Wormadams** - A retired lawyer of Kalosian descent, who is passionately in love with his wife. Trash is very wealthy as a result of owning numerous companies and stocks and is often following the tape from a stock ticker that is installed in the living room. He squanders money in a cavalier manner and loses it on stocks, but remains wealthy. When he needs cash immediately, he opens the drawer of an undistinguished rectangular table in the living room and removes bundles of Pokédollars.

**Mothim Wormadams** - A cultivated and beautiful Mothim who knits, dabbles in art, plays the shamisen, raises a pet Carnivine and trims Roselias by clipping off the Budews and arranging the thorny stems in a vase.

**Uncle Nester** - the long-lost brother of Trash Wormadams who claims to be the "lost" fourth type of Wormadam, the "nest cloak" part-Flying type. He was believed to have been lost in the Bermuda Triangle for twenty-five years. A loan Sharpedo conspires to steal the Wormadams' fortune using her son who displays an eerie resemblance to the missing Nester.

**Sandy Wormadams** - the daughter of Trash and Mothim, she is sweet-natured and serves as a foil to the weirdness of her parents and brother, although her favorite hobby is raising Spinaraks; she is also a ballerina. Sandy's favorite toy is her Pike Queen doll, which her brother Plant guillotines (at her request).

**Plant Wormadams** - the eldest child and son of Trash and Mothim, he is portrayed as a deviant child with a vicious nature, shown committing deplorable acts with his sister. He is overweight. In the television series, Plant usually eats over five Pokéblocks at birthday parties.

**Cousin Skitty** - Despite his name, Cousin Skitty is a hirsute Swinub, his visible form composed entirely of floor-length hair, often accompanied by a bowler hat and sunglasses, and he speaks in high-pitched gibberish that is understood only by other family members.

**The Thing** - a disembodied hand, resembling that of a Haunter. Originally conceived as a family member simply too frightening to display on screen, The Thing was first displayed as a Haunter's hand just about visible from the edge of the shot, however was later re-imagined as a disembodied claw, capable of scuttling around like an Ariados. In one scene it is seen driving a car.
Tilt Village Villains

The Tilt Village Villains is an amateur Pokébattling club who compete in the Oblivia Amateur Association. Their home ground is The Lair. The club are associated with a local dramatic society and members role play as super villains, claiming their attempts to win Pokébattles are machinations in an evil scheme to take over the world.
Tangelo Boardwalks

Tangelo Boardwalks is a Pokébattling club based on Tangelo Island in the Orange Archipelago. The club competes in the Orange Archipelago League. Its home stadium is Seaview, located on the island's boardwalks in a popular tourist destination.

The Boardwalks' most famous fan is Nicola Qwilfish who grew up on Tangelo Island and attended games as a hatchling.
Vale Memorial Field

Vale Memorial Field is a multi-purpose venue in Nimbasa, Unova. It has a seating capacity of 90,000. The country's national stadium, it is used for military parades, the presidential inauguration and numerous other high-profile events.

As a Pokébattling stadium, it is host to the Unova National Pokébattling Team and Nimbasa Dynamo.

## Features

The stadium features an unusual hospitality area known as The Condo. This apartment-like structure offers luxury seating for VIPs and is accessed by elevator.

Some of the stadium's seating is inacessible from the ground. The stadium provides a Flying-type taxi service, allowing fans to reach these seats.
Winston

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Winston is a Heliolisk contracted to Driftveil United. He competed in Season 1 of the Draft League for the Route 28 Rustbuckets. He was selected as the 17th pick overall.

## History

As a Helioptile, Winston competed at youth level with Turffield United. After evolving, he played for the Petalburg Steelers in the Hoenn Ocean Alliance

 Winston made his debut in week one against the Old Leaf Pals. He put in a battling performance before eventually succumbing to recoil damage inflicted by his Life Orb.

He scored his first KO in week seven under similar circumstances as he did lots of damage to Pixie Nott, who eventually went down to Life Orb recoil damage.

He ultimately failed to carve a niche in the team and was largely displaced by new signing Buck in the final weeks of the season. He was awarded Underachiever of the Season at the end of season awards ceremony.

Following his release from the Rustbuckets, he joined Driftveil United in Major League Pokebattling.

## Known moves

* Light Screen
* Volt Switch
* Dragon Tail
* Thunderbolt
* Surf
* Dark Pulse
Sprout Tower Celtic

Sprout Tower Celtic is a Pokébattling club based in Violet City, Johto. The club is named after the city's famous Sprout Tower landmark and was originally established by Buddhist monks, hoping to find meaning in Pokébattling through cooperation and teamwork. The original ethos of the club has become somewhat obscured, as the club now enjoys a fanbase of mainly punks, radicals and far-left activists, who agree with the philosophy of the club whilst not being monks themselves.

The team plays in the South Johto Combination and home games take place at Celtic Tower.

The club is as a result far better supported than Violet City, albeit less successful from a Pokébattling perspective. Fans claim not to mind this, with the rowdy Victreebel End one of the most popular and well-known stands in the country due to its atmosphere and love of pyro.

The club has retained its Bellsprout policy over the years, with at least one Bellsprout making the first team squad each season, although recently coaches have come under fire for refusing to play the Bellsprout in competitive fixtures.
Sam Galladyce

Sam Galladyce is a former pokébattler and ex-trainer of the Galar national team. He also spent time in charge of Boltund Wanderers, Everston and Sandygastle United. His name is synonymous with "Route 1 pokébattling", a term used to mean the sort of tactical insight gained from only battling Pidgeys and Rattatas. Criticism of this style grew particularly intense during his time at Panch Ham United, when José Nidorinho accused Galladyce of "pokébattling from the first generation".

 Galladyce currently resides in HMP Belmarshadow, alongside Tony Puliswag.

## Controversies

Galladyce was forced to resign as Galar national manager after only one match after being caught by the infamous Daily Swellograph sting operation at the Floatzel Hotel.
Scale Park

Scale Park is a pokebattling stadium in Blackthorn City, Johto. It is the home of Dragon Shrine and also hosts games for Blackthorn Rovers 1-P. It has a capacity of 3,000 with 500 seats.

The stadium is notable for the presence of a shrine to dragon pokemon within its grounds. Situated behind one end, it is frequented by a group of local ultras/priests know as the Dragon Ragers.
Sorpresa!

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Sorpresa! is a Hawlucha who competes for monotype club St Minun. He is best known for competing in Season 1 of the Draft League for the Old Leaf Pals. He was their 5th pick and the 12th pick overall. He was then drafted in Season 2 by Whimsicottonopolis as their last pick.

He competes for Kalos at international level.

## History

He made his competitive debut in week one against Whimsicottonopolis but was taken out on the first turn of the battle by Space Birb before he could use any attacks. He made a further two appearances for the team before being dropped in week seven in favour of Hajime.

His season will be remembered as a disappointment as he was one of only three competitors not to record a single KO. His move to Whimsicottonopolis sees him desperate to prove himself in competitive pokebattling and may be his last shot at the big time.

Sorpresa! made his Whimsicottonopolis debut in Week 2 of Season 2 against his old club and took scored KOs, taking out Mozilla and Tohru.

## Known moves

* Swords Dance
* Brick Break
* Acrobatics
* Drain Punch
* Roost
* U-turn
* Body Press
* Sky Attack
* Taunt

## Trivia

Sorpresa! is the cousin of Hawlucha, one of the most popular Wonder League competitors.

Sorpresa! is somewhat of a journeyman by Pokébattling standards, having started his career with FC Cyllage, and spending two seasons with Santalune Métropole prior to being drafted by the Old Leaf Pals. After a season with Whimsicottonopolis he signed a contract with monotype Pokébattling club St Minun.

## Career Statistics

 Whimsicottonopolis | 2 | 3
 **Total** | 6
 Kalos | World Cup 2020 | 3
 **Total** | 3