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[[File:Master Class Artwork JN.png|thumb|250px|Artwork for the Masters Eight from ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'']]
[[File:Wyndon Stadium anime.png|thumb|250px|The setting for the competition]]
The '''Masters Eight Tournament''' (Japanese: '''マスターズトーナメント''' ''Masters Tournament'') is a tournament held at the end of a [[World Coronation Series]] ranking season, where the top eight ranked competitors, known as the Masters Eight, face off to determine the most powerful [[Pokémon Trainer]] in the world, known as the Monarch.

The second-latest tournament ended in ''[[JN012|Flash of the Titans!]]''. The most recent tournament began in ''[[JN115|Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!]]'' and concluded in ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]''. Both editions so far have utilized the single-elimination format.

The event is held at [[Wyndon Stadium]] in the [[Galar]] region.

==Competition==
[[File:Masters Eight Tournament table.png|thumb|250px|The tournament table]]
[[File:Masters Eight Full Battle scoreboard.png|thumb|250px|The scoreboard for the Full Battles]]
===Opening ceremony===
During the opening ceremony, each member of the Masters Eight is introduced one by one, after which the match-ups of the first round are chosen by random seeding.

===Rounds===
In this tournament, each Trainer can only use techniques such as [[Dynamax]]/[[Gigantamax]], [[Z-Move]]s, or [[Mega Evolution]] once per match. Both challengers must send out their first Pokémon at the same time and may switch their Pokémon at any time. There is no time limit for any of the matches. The battlefield used for all matches is a standard dirt field.

====Quarterfinals====
The quarterfinals are 3-on-3 matches. The winners here move on to the semifinals.

====Semifinals====
The semifinals are [[Full Battle]]s. The winners here move on to the finals.

====Finals====
The final match is a 1-on-1 match or a Full Battle. The winner here is crowned Monarch, a title that is carried over to the next season. At Leon's request, an exception was made in his battle against Ash to allow each Trainer to use every technique at their disposal.
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==Most recent season==
===Participants===
[[File:Ash Monarch.png|thumb|250px|Ash, the winner, holding the World Championship Trophy]]
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|-
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Place
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{Ash}}
| [[JN132|Winner]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Leon}}
| [[JN132|Runner-Up]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Cynthia}}
| [[JN125|Top 4]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Diantha]]
| [[JN122|Top 4]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Steven Stone|Steven}}
| [[JN118|Top 8]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Iris}}
| [[JN117|Top 8]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Lance}}
| [[JN116|Top 8]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Alain]]
| [[JN115|Top 8]]
|}

===Bracket===
{{8TeamBracket
| group1=Quarterfinals
| group2=Semifinals
| group3=Finals
| score-width=200px

| RD1-seed01='''1'''
| RD1-team01='''{{an|Leon}}'''
| RD1-score01={{MSP/HOME|0812Gi|Rillaboom}}{{MS/HOME|0006|Leon's Charizard}}{{MS|XYLoading}}
| RD1-seed02=''6''
| RD1-team02=''[[Alain]]''
| RD1-score02={{MSP/HOME|0652|Chesnaught}}{{MS/HOME|0006MX|Alain's Charizard}}{{MSP/HOME|0687|Malamar}}

| RD1-seed03=''4''
| RD1-team03=''{{an|Lance}}''
| RD1-score03={{MS/HOME|0149|Lance's Dragonite}}{{MS/HOME|0130 s|Lance's Gyarados}}{{MSP/HOME|0635|Hydreigon}}
| RD1-seed04='''5'''
| RD1-team04='''[[Diantha]]'''
| RD1-score04={{MSP/HOME|0699|Aurorus}}{{MSP/HOME|0711|Gourgeist}}{{MS/HOME|0282M|Diantha's Gardevoir}}

| RD1-seed05='''2'''
| RD1-team05='''{{an|Cynthia}}'''
| RD1-score05={{MSP/HOME|0423|Gastrodon}}{{MSP/HOME|0350|Milotic}}{{MS/HOME|0445M|Cynthia's Garchomp}}
| RD1-seed06=''7''
| RD1-team06=''{{an|Iris}}''
| RD1-score06={{MS/HOME|0530|Iris's Excadrill}}{{MS/HOME|0149|Iris's Dragonite}}{{MS/HOME|0612|Iris's Haxorus}}

| RD1-seed07=''3''
| RD1-team07=''{{an|Steven Stone|Steven}}''
| RD1-score07={{MS/HOME|0376M s|Steven's Metagross}}{{MSP/HOME|0306|Aggron}}{{MSP/HOME|0346|Cradily}}
| RD1-seed08='''8'''
| RD1-team08='''{{Ash}}'''
| RD1-score08={{MS/HOME|0882|Ash's Dracovish}}{{MS/HOME|0094|Ash's Gengar}}{{MS/HOME|0025W|Ash's Pikachu}}

| RD2-seed01='''1'''
| RD2-team01='''{{an|Leon}}'''
| RD2-score01={{MSP/HOME|0887|Dragapult}}{{MSP/HOME|0812|Rillaboom}}{{MS/HOME|0006Gi|Leon's Charizard}}<br>{{MS|XYLoading}}{{MS|XYLoading}}{{MS|XYLoading}}
| RD2-seed02=''5''
| RD2-team02=''[[Diantha]]''
| RD2-score02={{MSP/HOME|0701|Hawlucha}}{{MSP/HOME|0697|Tyrantrum}}{{MSP/HOME|0699|Aurorus}}<br>{{MSP/HOME|0711|Gourgeist}}{{MSP/HOME|0706|Goodra}}{{MS/HOME|0282M|Diantha's Gardevoir}}

| RD2-seed03=''2''
| RD2-team03=''{{an|Cynthia}}''
| RD2-score03={{MSP/HOME|0442|Spiritomb}}{{MSP/HOME|0407|Roserade}}{{MSP/HOME|0468|Togekiss}}<br>{{MSP/HOME|0423|Gastrodon}}{{MS/HOME|0445 f|Cynthia's Garchomp}}{{MSP/HOME|0350|Milotic}}
| RD2-seed04='''8'''
| RD2-team04='''{{Ash}}'''
| RD2-score04={{MS/HOME|0149|Ash's Dragonite}}{{MS/HOME|0094|Ash's Gengar}}{{MS/HOME|0025|Ash's Pikachu}}<br>{{MS/HOME|0882|Ash's Dracovish}}{{MS/HOME|0865|Ash's Sirfetch'd}}{{MS/HOME|0448M|Ash's Lucario}}

| RD3-seed01=''1''
| RD3-team01=''{{an|Leon}}''
| RD3-score01={{MSP/HOME|0815Gi|Cinderace}}{{MSP/HOME|0818|Inteleon}}{{MSP/HOME|0866|Mr. Rime}}<br>{{MSP/HOME|0887|Dragapult}}{{MSP/HOME|0812|Rillaboom}}{{MS/HOME|0006Gi|Leon's Charizard}}
| RD3-seed02='''8'''
| RD3-team02='''{{Ash}}'''
| RD3-score02={{MS/HOME|0025W|Ash's Pikachu}}/{{MS/HOME|0025Gi|Ash's Pikachu}}{{MS/HOME|0094Gi|Ash's Gengar}}{{MS/HOME|0865|Ash's Sirfetch'd}}<br>{{MS/HOME|0448M|Ash's Lucario}}{{MS/HOME|0882|Ash's Dracovish}}{{MS/HOME|0149|Ash's Dragonite}}
}}

==Second-latest season==
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; background: #{{red color}}; border: 3px solid #{{red color dark}}; width: 30%;"
|-
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Place
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Leon}}
| [[JN012|Winner]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Lance}}
| [[JN012|Runner-Up]]
|}

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#{{colorschemelight|Galar}}; border: 3px solid #{{colorschemedark|Galar}}"
|-
! {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! Pokémon
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Result
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | {{an|Leon}}
| style="background:#FFF" | {{MS/HOME|0006Gi|Leon's Charizard}}
| style="background:#FFF" | Win
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | {{an|Lance}}
| style="background:#FFF" | {{MS/HOME|0130 s|Lance's Gyarados}}
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Loss
|}

==Trivia==
* The English name of the tournament was first mentioned by {{mas|Ash}} during {{DL|Special event|The Classic Thunderbolt}} [[special event]] in {{g|Masters EX}}.
* The structure of this tournament is similar to the [[Champions Tournament]] of the [[Pokémon World Tournament]] in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}.
* This is the first major tournament in the {{pkmn|anime}} to have its arc interrupted by episodes that do not take place at the tournament's [[Wyndon Stadium|location]].
* The Masters Eight Tournament appeared in [[Pokémon Mezastar]] as an event that ran from October 27 to November 21, 2022.<ref>https://pokemonmezastar.com/event/e2210142/</ref>
* [[James's Morpeko]] keeps eating in Hangry Mode until the [[JN132|conclusion]] of the tournament, when it turns into Full Belly Mode.
** In most episodes, Morpeko is seen eating {{cat|food}} items related to various characters or elements in the episode from the [[region]]s they were introduced in.
* {{Ash}} is the only competitor shown to have used a {{AP|non-fully evolved Pokémon|Pikachu}} in the tournament.
* As stated in a caption in [[JN121]], Ash's Pikachu is the first Pokémon to be brought to the opening ceremony of the tournament.
* The most common {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} throughout the Masters Eight Tournament is {{p|Dragonite}}, as {{an|Lance}}, {{an|Iris}}, and Ash used theirs at least once.
* No Pokémon from [[Generation]]s {{gen|II}} and {{gen|VII}} were used in the latest tournament.
** Additionally, no Pokémon with the {{t|Normal}} or {{t|Bug}} [[type]] were used. 
* Iris was the only competitor from the latest tournament to not utilize [[Mega Evolution]], [[Z-Move]]s, or [[Dynamax]]/[[Gigantamax]].
** Ash and {{an|Cynthia}} were the only competitors from the latest tournament to utilize more than one technique, with Cynthia using Mega Evolution and Dynamax and Ash using all three.
* All participants in the most recent Masters Eight tournament had at least one Pokémon with a quadruple weakness.
* All matches in the tournament featured at least one Mega Evolved Pokémon.
* {{an|Leon}} is the only participant in the tournament to win a battle without sending out the maximum amount of Pokémon that he was allowed to use in the battle, beating [[Alain]] with two of his three allowed Pokémon and [[Diantha]] with three of his six allowed Pokémon.
* Ash and Cynthia's battle in the semifinals is the only battle in the anime where at least one [[move]] of every type was used.
* According to the eye-catches, these are the stats of the Top 4 competitors where 1 is the lowest and 5 is the highest for each stat (In order of Attack, Defense, Speed, Strategy, Experience and Unpredictability)
** Ash: 5, 3, 5, 2, 2, 5
** Cynthia: 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3
** Leon: 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4
** Diantha: 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4

==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{galar color}}|bordercolor={{galar color dark}}
|zh_yue=大師錦標賽 ''{{tt|Daaihsī Gámbīuchoi|Masters Tournament}}''
|zh_cmn=大師錦標賽 ''{{tt|Dàshī Jǐnbiāosài|Masters Tournament}}''
|fi=Mestarikahdeksikkoturnaus
|fr=Tournoi des Huit Maîtres
|de=Turnier der Acht Meister
|it=Torneo degli Otto Professionisti
|ko=마스터즈 토너먼트 ''Masters Tournament''
|pl=Turniej Mistrzowskiej Ósemki
|pt_br=Torneio dos Oito Mestres
|pt_eu=Torneio dos Oito Magistrais
|es=Torneo de los Ocho Maestros
|sv=Åtta mästarnas turnering
}}

==See also==
* [[World Coronation Series]]

==References==
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