The following day, the Champion Cup will take place. In order to face
Leon for
The Galar Region Championship, you must win a tournament that will include all of the
Galar Region Gym Leaders (save
Piers). Because it's a single-elimination tournament, you will need to face and defeat three of the Gym Leaders in order to reach Leon. However, as the Champion Cup is about to take place,
Bede will appear and challenge you to a battle. Leon allows him to do so, and Bede will pledge to resign for his career as a Pokemon Trainer if he loses to your trainer once again. (He will
Gigantamax his Hatterene went sent into battle.)
Pokemon Trainer Bede: Level 51 Mawile, Level 51 Gardevoir, Level 52 Galarian Rapidash, Level 53 Hatterene
After losing, the crowd will cheer for
Bede and insist he just start his career over. He will agree to do so, hoping to become the new Gym Leader of
Ballonlea after
Opal decides to retire. Once Bede departs, the Champion Cup will kick off. Your first opponent will be
Nessa, the Water Type Gym Leader of
Hulbury. Her team has improved since the last time you have faced; she'll even
Gigantamax her
Drednaw now in battle.
Gym Leader Nessa: Level 51 Golisopod, Level 51 Pelipper, Level 52 Barraskewda, Level 52 Seaking, Level 53
DrednawAfter defeating
Nessa, you will advance to the next round of the Champion Cup. This time, your opponent will be the
Stow-on-Side Gym Leader, and depending what version of the game you're playing, that will either be the Fighting Type Gym Leader
Bea (Sword) or the
Ghost Type Gym Leader
Allister (Shield). Both of their teams have improved immensely. Bea will
Gigantamax her Machamp, while Allister will Gigantamax his Gengar.
Gym Leader Bea: Level 52 Hawlucha, Level 52 Grapploct, Level 53
Sirfetch'd, Level 53 Falinks, Level 54 Machamp
Gym Leader Allister: Level 52 Dusknoir, Level 52 Chandelure, Level 53 Cursola, Level 53
Polteageist, Level 54 Gengar
With
Bea/
Allister defeated, you will advance to the final round of the Champion Cup Finals. Now, the only trainer standing in your way of challenging
Leon for
The Galar Region Championship is
Raihan, the Dragon Type Gym Leader of
Hammerlocke. After losing to your trainer, Raihan now relies on a team full of many Dragon Types that use the
Weather in battle to their advantage. Of course, he will continue to
Gigantamax his
Duraludon when he sends it into battle.
Gym Leader Raihan: Level 53 Torkoal, Level 54 Goodra, Level 54 Turtonator, Level 54 Flygon, Level 55
DuraludonAfter defeating
Raihan, you will proceed to facing
Leon for
The Galar Region Championship. However, directly before the match is set to take place,
Chairman Rose will appear on the big screen and announce that he has decide to move forward with his plan to prevent the upcoming energy crisis. Even though he hates to do so, Leon must postpone your match with him to go see what
Rose is truly up to.
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