Galar
"LEON! LEON! LEON!"
Even where he was standing, Leon could hear the fans chanting his name repeatedly,
Closing his eyes, Leon felt beats of thrumming starting to beat in his heart.
A fiery determination started to shine in Leon's eyes. "Bring it on! Let's see what all those powerful trainers can do, and could one of them finally give me a match I've been dreaming about for years!"
His partner Charizard gave a great roar, shooting a Flamethrower right up into the sky
With Lance And The Other Champions
"So, he is Leon…" Lance muttered, looking at the figure of Leon with a critical gaze. "The most powerful trainer in the world, huh?"
"Even looking at the screen, I can tell that this man screams nothing but power!" Bruno commented.
Cynthia after a long time felt excited to battle someone. "I can't wait to battle this guy, and see the hype!" The elites around her shifted a bit in fear as they thought Cynthia looked maniacally sinister… Bertha just sighed as a comically large bead of sweat rolled down her hair
"He looks strong" Steven commented as he looked at the screen with a mix of surprise and excitement
Meanwhile Alder just annoyed "Damn this young generation every one of them turns out to be a powerhouse!"
World
Everyone else was just amazed to see the strongest and wanted to see him in action meanwhile the news reporters were busy recording the event.
"There we have it folks!" The announcer's voice blared to life once more, "Those are the world's eight strongest trainers, or should I say, the Masters Eight!? This will show us the true power of the Pokemon World Champions, such as a miraculous and historic moment! Today, the Undefeated Monarch, Champion Leon, and seven other competitors will all have their first matches!"
With that, the roar of the crowd magnified tenfold, perhaps being loud enough to break a world record alone, before the announcer cleared his voice, and spoke up once again.
"Leon, a word, perhaps?"
Suddenly, the camera focused on Leon once more. With a bright smile, Leon regarded each and every person in the crowd with a passing glance, before looking towards the seven other competitors. "Everyone, take your best shot! Leave nothing behind! My Pokemon will defeat everyone standing in their way!"
Once again, the crowd cheered raucously! Chants of every competitor's name could be heard from the thousands and thousands of fans gathered, however, Leon's chants were loudest of the bunch.
"And now, we're going to reveal the matches for the first round!"
The screen in the stadium suddenly became the centrepoint for thousands and thousands of pairs of eyes, images of the trainers starting to roll by like they were spun by a wheel, before finally stopping on two trainers.
Which was revealed to the images of Leon, and Alain.
"For the first match, it's Leon vs Alain!"
Through the screaming and cheering crowd, Alain and Leon made eye contact with each other, having a friendly—if a little determined—stare down with each other, each of them clearly determined to win.
With Leon
"So, we are going to face one of those rookie trainers huh? This will be interesting." Leon said with a smirk. "Show me what you got kid…"
Lumiose City, Kalos
"So, this Alain kid is going to face the undefeated Champion of Galar… it will be a tough match for him, that's for certain," Diantha spoke out.
"Yes, now we will see how much potential that kid has, and how powerful Leon truly is…" Drasna spoke out.
With Alain
Alain was surprised but even then, he could feel a twinge of nervous excitement bubbling within him. "So I'm facing the undefeated Champion in the first round, huh?" He murmured, before glancing towards his Charizard. "Lets see how much we have improved buddy"
Charizard roared loudly with determination
"And for the second match!" The screen did the same thing, rolling through the images—minus Alain's and Leon's—before finally settling on two. "It will be Lance vs Diantha!"
The crowd cheered loudly for the aspect of watching two Champions colliding in battle together. Diantha, with a smile on her face, turned to face Lance, upon making eye contact, Lance bowed slightly in respect towards her.
Lumiose City, Kalos
"The Champion of Kalos versus the Champion of Kanto and Johto, what a headline," Malva commented.
"Be careful, my lady," Wilkstrom commented, turning to face Diantha. "From what I've heard of Lance, he is truly a tough opponent, and a serious Dragon trainer who has won many battles."
Diantha nodded her head. "I will keep it in mind," 'Dragon types huh, I may need to train my Gardevoir then'
And then she let out her Gardevoir as the thought crossed her mind
Initially Gardevoir got confused by the things going around her, so they explained her all the things which were going around which led to her being excited to battle all these tough opponents and help her trainer
With Lance
"So, it's Kanto-Johto versus Kalos," Agatha spoke out. "Be careful Lance, Diantha is a very tough opponent, "and I heard that her ace pokemon is a fairy type, which is super effective against your Dragon types."
Lance grunted at that information, before smirking. "It doesn't matter, let's see how good the Kalos Champion is!"
"The third match-up will be… Cynthia vs Iris!"
Iris let out an excited gasp at hearing her opponent, her eyes sparkling. "Me and Cynthia?" She spoke to herself, before turning to face Cynthia, who was sending her a soft smile.
"Go easy on me," Cynthia spoke up, although one could hear the clear challenge in her tone.
Lily of the Valley, Sinnoh
"So, it seems I am fighting one of the Rookie Three, interesting,"
"Yeah, and we can see just how much potential this Unova Champion has…" Flint spoke out.
"Certainly," Aaron agreed with Flint's statement.
"I hope that she will prove to be a great challenge, and someone to keep an eye out for in the future," Cynthia added on, smiling as she stared at the young Unovan Champion on the screen.
'It looks like I know her, or am I assuming too much?"
With Alder
"So, our future Champion will be battling the second strongest Champion, Cynthia." Marshal spoke out, before slamming his fists together. "What an extraordinary challenge!"
"Yeah, let's see how she handles being under pressure by a much stronger, and more experienced opponent." Shauntal agreed, with Grimsley humming in agreement.
"Let's see just how much potential you have, Iris," Alder spoke out slowly, and seriously.
Village of the Dragons, Unova
Seeing her future self's first match-up, Iris couldn't help but feel a little down. "Great, my debut as Champion of Unova is against my idol, who happens to be the second strongest trainer in the world…"
"Now now, Iris," Drayden spoke, gaining her attention."Having self-doubt will only lead to one's downfall."
"Finally, for the fourth and final match, it's Steven Stone vs Ash Ketchum!"
Upon hearing his match-up, Ash looked towards Pikachu. "So it's Steven we are facing…"
"Pika…" Pikachu cooed, nodding his head, a cute determined expression upon his face.
"Ash!" Hearing his name, Ash turned his attention towards the voice, and noticed that it was Steven himself speaking to him. "So, it seems like we finally have a chance to battle!"
"Right, I've been looking forward to this!"
"So have I, I've heard a lot about you from my friend Wallace, it seems you have made quite the name for yourself across the world,"
"Only good things, I hope?" Ash quipped humorously. Steven merely chuckled at that statement, and nodded his head.
Ever Grande Stadium, Hoenn
"So, I'm facing the new rookie, and the very first Champion of Alola…" Steven muttered, although he was a little surprised to see just how well his future self knew of Ash, and how they seemed to be taking jokes between each other.
Petalburg City, Hoenn
"Oh no!" Max cried out, crocodile tears running down his cheeks. "I don't know who to cheer for, the first Alolan Champion, or Steven Stone!"
"Hoenn versus Alola ehh… what an interesting match-up, especially since we have no clue who this Ash Ketchum even is…" Norman commented, crossing his arms.
May didn't show it but she was interested in the match a kid her age is doing something extraordinary so she didn't wanna miss it
Pallet Town, Kanto
"So, Ash will be facing the Hoenn Champion," Professor Oak stated, humming slightly. "It seems as though those two know each other as well,"
"Ash better win this! Show me just how powerful Ash has become in the future!" Gary Oak said his sentiment with a clenched fist.
"I know my son can do it!" Delia said, full of confidence that her child could win his battle, and perhaps even the whole tournament.
"So cool! We get to battle the Hoenn Champion!" Ash cried out, excitement coursing through his body as he bounced on the balls of his feet.
"Pika! Pika!" Pikachu cheered alongside his trainer.
"Now, calm down Ash," Misty said, placing her hand on his shoulder to stop him from jumping up and down and perhaps putting his entire body through the lab floor. "Just remember, you will be fighting the third strongest trainer in the world,"
"Beating Steven will not be easy, his Steel-type Pokemon are tough and powerful," Brock said, "but the only thing I can say is to do your best"
Pokemon School, Alola
"Alola versus Hoenn… I must say, on paper, Steven Stone does have the advantage going into this." Professor Kukui said, glancing towards the screen.
"Yeah, but who knows the outcome before it even begins," Samson Oak told Kukui."Plus, at least we get to see our champion in action"
Professor Kukui nodded at that statement. Then, he glanced towards his students, who seemed to be positively buzzing at the match-up.
"C'mon Ash, you can do it!" Kiawe cheered loudly, hoping that his voice could somehow reach Ash's ears in the future.
Meanwhile the other classmates firstly sweat dropped at Kiawe's antics but joined to cheer their champion nonetheless.
"Those are the match-ups for the start of the Masters Eight Tournament! Lets see who will become the World Champion amongst these eight Master Trainers of the world!"
Across the world, people were cheering loudly, everyone was excited and anxious to see such grand battles happening between the most powerful trainings in the world, and everyone was already supporting their respective regional representatives, although quite a few were smitten with the looks of the other trainers from around the world too.