Galar League

The Galar League (Japanese: ガラルリーグ Galar League) is the regional Pokémon League of the Galar region. The Galar League is composed of a number of Gym Leaders as well as the Champion. Unlike the Pokémon Leagues of other regions, Pokémon Trainers in Galar must receive a letter of endorsement to participate in the Gym Challenge (Japanese: ジムチャレンジ Gym Challenge). Additionally, while the Gym Challenge comprises the traditional eight Gyms, the Galar League maintains a minor division of Gyms representing other types. Between Gym Challenges, Gyms' performance may cause them to change divisions. Trainers who earn eight Gym Badges by defeating the Gym Leaders of the major division will qualify to participate in the annual Champion Cup (Japanese: チャンピオンカップ Champion Cup) tournament at Wyndon Stadium. This Pokémon League is known for having Dynamax in its Gym battles thanks to the League's chairman.

According to Hop, the League requires that all eight Gyms be challenged in a set order.

After becoming the Champion, the player may repeatedly participate in a Champion tournament at Wyndon Stadium, which consist of three rounds in a single-elimination tournament.

Gym Leaders

Major division

Galar League
Generation VIII				Region: Galar
Gym Leader Japanese		Location Japanese	Type		Badge
Milo ヤロー Yarrow		Turffield ターフタウン Turf Town	Grass		Grass Badge
Nessa ルリナ Rurina		Hulbury バウタウン Bow Town	Water		Water Badge
Kabu カブ Kabu		Motostoke エンジンシティ Engine City	Fire		Fire Badge
Bea サイトウ SaitōSw	Allister オニオン OnionSh	Stow-on-Side ラテラルタウン Lateral Town	Fighting	Ghost	Fighting Badge	Ghost Badge
Opal ポプラ Poplar	Bede ビート Beet	Ballonlea アラベスクタウン Arabesque Town	Fairy		Fairy Badge
Gordie マクワ MakuwaSw	Melony メロン MelonSh	Circhester キルクスタウン Circus Town	Rock	Ice	Rock Badge	Ice Badge
Piers ネズ Nezu	Marnie マリィ Mary	Spikemuth スパイクタウン Spike Town	Dark		Dark Badge
Raihan キバナ Kibana		Hammerlocke ナックルシティ Knuckle City	Dragon		Dragon Badge

Minor division

Galar League
Generation VIII	Region: Galar
Gym Leader Japanese	Type
Klara クララ KuraraSw	Poison
Avery セイボリー SavorySh	Psychic

Champion Cup

Semifinals

First Round					Second Round
	Player
	Marnie					Player
	Hop					Hop
	Unknown

Interruption

Galar League
Generation VIII
Member Japanese	Type
Bede ビート Beet	Fairy

Finals

Pokémon Sword

First Round

Second Round

Final Round

Player

Nessa

Player

Bea

Bea

Gordie

Player

Raihan

Piers

Kabu

Piers

Raihan

Milo

Raihan

Pokémon Shield

First Round

Second Round

Final Round

Player

Nessa

Player

Allister

Allister

Melony

Player

Raihan

Piers

Kabu

Piers

Raihan

Milo

Raihan

Championship Match

Galar League
Generation VIII
Member Japanese	Type
Champion Leon ダンデ Dande	Various

Gallery

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  The logo of the Galar Pokémon League

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  The logo of the Galar Gym Challenge

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  The logo of the Galar Champion Cup

Trivia

• The Galar League is the only League to feature no Elite Four, as the Champion Cup takes its place instead.
• The Galar League features more Gyms with more than one known Gym Leader than any other League, with four.
• While the games show only Stadiums, the anime shows that there are both Stadiums and traditional Pokémon Gyms in Galar. For example, Allister is shown to have a Gym of his own that is separate from the Stow-on-Side Stadium in The Winding Path to Greatness!.
• Although Ash has faced several Galar Gym Leaders in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, the Galar League is the only game-based League he doesn't participate in any capacity.
  • Because of this, Galar was also the only League where most of its Gym Leaders were not featured in the anime during the game's lifespan of the corresponding generation.

In other languages

Gym Challenge

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 道館挑戰 Dougún Tīujin Mandarin 道館挑戰 / 道馆挑战 Dàoguǎn Tiǎozhàn French Défi des Arènes German Arena-Challenge Italian Sfida delle Palestre Korean 체육관 챌린지 Cheyukgwan Challenge Russian Испытание Гима Ispytaniye Gima Spanish Desafío de los gimnasios

Champion Cup

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 冠軍盃 Gungwān Būi Mandarin 冠軍盃 / 冠军杯 Guànjūn Bēi Finnish Mestarien Cup French Poké Masters German Champ-Cup Italian Coppa Campione Korean 챔피언컵 Champion Cup Polish Puchar Wielkich Mistrzów Brazilian Portuguese Taça dos Campeões (Pokémon Journeys: The Series) Copa dos Campeões (Pokémon Evolutions) Russian Кубок Чемпиона Kubok Chempiona Spanish Copa de Campeones