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[[File:Indigo Plateau anime.png|300px|thumb|The setting for the competition]]

The '''Indigo Plateau Conference''' (Japanese: '''セキエイ大会''' ''Sekiei Conference'') is the [[Indigo League]] general [[Pokémon League Conference|championship competition]]. It exists in the {{pkmn|anime}} and [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] {{pkmn|manga}} only. It does not appear in the games. The competition in which [[Ash Ketchum]] participated in occurred from the episode ''[[EP074|All Fired Up!]]'' until ''[[EP080|Friends to the End]]'' of the [[original series]].

The conference is held once a year at [[Indigo Plateau]].

During the competition, the Pokémon League Village on Indigo Plateau becomes a mecca for all things [[Pokémon]]. Trainers receive free food and lodging in the village. While most League activity occurs in the Pokémon League Pavilion and on the battlefields, parades, movie theaters, and other such activities within the village keep the spectators happy when there is no battling. Additionally, there are some important ceremonial events unique to the conference.

The Pokémon League opening ceremony calls upon the spirit and flame of {{p|Moltres}} to ignite the fire that burns atop Indigo Stadium throughout the competition. Moltres's virtues symbolize Pokémon League competitions. The flame changes many hands, through competitors that are approved to be torch bearers. Without the flame, the competition could not begin. All competing [[Pokémon Trainer]]s gather in Indigo Stadium and the central torch is finally lit. League president [[Charles Goodshow]] addresses the Trainers, and then the games begin.

During the closing ceremony, all Trainers that competed at the conference march into Indigo Stadium one last time, and the Top 3 winning competitors are honored. Chairman Goodshow awards each Trainer with a Pokémon League [[Badge]] that signifies participation in the competition. Afterwards, the stadium lights dim for a fireworks show. Moltres's flame is extinguished until the next year's competition, and all battlers and spectators return home.

Only certified Pokémon Trainers who have acquired at least eight Indigo League Gym Badges may enter the competition. Ideally, there are around 256 competitors, with each sudden death [[Pokémon battle]] eventually eliminating all but one. Each losing Trainer is placed accordingly. The winner of the conference then gets a chance to battle Kanto's Elite Four.

Preliminary: Top 256, Top 128, Top 64, Top 32.

Final: Top 16, Top 8, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st.

===Preliminary rounds===

In the preliminary rounds, 256 Trainers must compete on four different battlefields: {{t|Rock}}, {{t|Grass}}, {{t|Water}} and {{t|Ice}}. All matches are of three Pokémon each. The battlefield is decided by a game of chance, and the competitors are chosen randomly by computer. Only Trainers who win on all four battlefields will progress to the final rounds.

Final round battles take place in Indigo Stadium. All battles are [[Full Battle]]s, with the exception of the fifth round, which is the last round that uses three Pokémon each. Only 16 Trainers make it to the final rounds. Competitors are chosen by fishing for {{p|Magikarp}} labelled with a letter and number that match that of another competitor.

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Trainers here participated in the conference either before or after the conference {{Ash}} entered.

* This conference marks Ash's lowest placing in a Pokémon League Conference so far, only at Top 16.

* This is the only conference so far in which Ash doesn't have at least one Full Battle.

* This is the only Pokémon League Conference to date where the winner's name was never revealed.

==See also==

[[Category:Pokémon competitions]]

[[Category:Regional Pokémon Leagues]]

[[de:Indigo Liga]]

[[pl:Konferencja Wzgórza Indigo]]