Announcer in “Aim for the Eight!”

And so, the entrance battles for this season are complete! The contestants for the Masters Eight Tournament have now been decided! First the winner of this match, ranking at number eight is Ash! Ranking number seven, the Unova Champion, Iris! Ranking number six, the winner of the Kalos Lumiose Conference, Alain! Ranking fifth, the Champion of the Kalos Region, Diantha! Ranking fourth, the Champion of both Kanto and Johto, Lance! Ranking number three, the Hoenn Champion, Steven Stone! Ranked second, the Sinnoh region Champion Cynthia! And ranked number one, amassing an unbroken series of victories, the undefeated Galar Champion, Leon! These eight will be competing in the all-star battles of the Masters Eight Tournament which is scheduled to get underway very, very soon! [Note: Since Flint is not seen amongst the Masters Eight, it is revealed that Flint lost too many times off camera is now back in the Ultra Class. Ash must watch out because the other contestants, aside from Iris because Ash defeated her already, are powerful just like him....]