Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup
The Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup (Japanese: ポケモンワールドトーナメントジュニアカップ Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup) or simply the Junior Cup, is an animated series-exclusive tournament that is held in Lacunosa Town, Unova. It is hosted by Unova League Champion Alder and Freddy O'Martian.
Ash and his friends first heard about the tournament from Cynthia in All for the Love of Meloetta! and decided to participate. In Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!, Dawn revealed that she would be joining the competition as well. The tournament took place from Jostling for the Junior Cup! to Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!.
Competition
The tournament begins with a ten-minute exhibition match between Cynthia from the Sinnoh League and Caitlin from the Unova Elite Four. All Trainers are given a key-ring for participating, while the winner of the tournament receives a gold trophy and gets a chance to battle Alder.
Venue
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Contestants
Rounds
The Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup is a 16-competitor tournament consisting of four rounds, and entrants are allowed to switch Pokémon between rounds. All rounds consisted of Single Battles against randomly matched up Trainers by a computer.
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| X | Kenton | 
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| X | Shepherd | 
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| O | Horatio | 
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Horatio |
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| X | Marris | 
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| O | Geraldo | 
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| X | Cassie | 
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| O | Dawn | 
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| X | Georgia | 
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Pokémon used in tournament
Ash Ketchum
 Leavanny ♂ |
 Boldore |
 Krokorok → Krookodile ♂ |
 Pignite ♂ |
Iris
 Dragonite ♂ |
Cilan
 Pansage ♂ |
 Stunfisk |
 Crustle |
Dawn
 Piplup ♂ |
 Mamoswine |
Trip
 Serperior ♂ |
Burgundy
 Darmanitan |
Georgia
 Beartic |
Manning
 Heatmor |
Kenton
 Golett |
Shepherd
 Galvantula |
Horatio
 Cinccino |
Simeon
 Zebstrika |
Marris
 Karrablast |
Geraldo
 Reuniclus |
Cassie
 Sawsbuck |
Ramone
 Stoutland |
Trivia
- Despite its name, it does not seem to be based on the Pokémon World Tournament in the games.
- This is the only tournament in Pokémon the Series: Black & White to follow a typical tournament bracket, as matchups from the second round onward are not randomized.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Mandarin Chinese | 神奇寶貝世界錦標賽青少年杯 Shénqí-bǎobèi Shìjiè Jǐnbiāosài Qīngshàonián-bēi | |
| Finnish | Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup | |
| German | Pokémon World Tournament Junior Pokal | |
| Italian | Coppa Junior del Pokémon World Tournament | |
| Polish | Pokémonowy Puchar Świata Juniorów | |
| Portuguese | Copa Júnior do Pokémon World Tournament | |
| Spanish | Copa Junior del Pokémon World Tournament | |
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