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[Kamaitachi]

At the Peninsula north of Petropolis, the Furoh Pokemon League, in association with the Daioh Scientists, have endeavoured to create the most up-to-date stadium, the likes of which Furoh has not yet seen! Trainers from all over the continent are flocking to sign up in the massive battle tournament to take place over several days. Co-Ordinators invited are granted a stage for their appeals, and their own special contest field to engage in dazzling battles.

At the peak of the peninsula, overlooking the sea, stands the Grande Stadium, a gleaming structure resembling the Colosseum of mythical Rome, where the main event battles are to take place. Within its high walls is the main arena, a raised platform on gleaming marble tile, surrounded by ampitheater-style seating for thousands of people overlooking the sea. During the first day of preliminaries, several exhibition matches by Furoh's most revered trainers, and even some visitors from overseas, will take place.

Around the Colosseum are several other battle facilities, for the lower rounds to take place. On the cliffside, a specially built stadium has been carved into the wall, where people sit on stone benches and overlook a battlefield resembling an ancient cave, with plenty of stalagmites and a few raised platforms. It too, over looks the sea, with the Charizard Isle looming in the distance.

Below the Cliffside arena, and just out over a bridge, lies an island battle area. Seating is once again on outdoor stone benches, with several stonehenge like structures jutting up around the man-made island. The platform itself is a lovely seafoam green, with the usual markings for Pokemon Battle.

On the other side of the Peninsula, a raised sky tower reaches into the sky, where synthesized clouds hang low, simulating a battle in the clouds themselves. The seating is in the round, surrounding a beautiful circular steel platform.

At the center, before reaching the Colosseum, sits a dome style theatre, with a plain white platform floor, and an arcing, spherical ceiling. This is the Contest area, where each wall is actually a heavily protected HD television screen, allowing Co-ordinators to project anything they desire for their appeals and contest battles.

An entire village has sprung up around the area, providing makeshift Pokemon Center, several vendors selling their wares, and even a few makeshift food carts spreading out into full on outdoor restaurants and tents.

Competitors are given stay at the battle facility dormitories, while visitors and spectators are given lodging at a newly constructed Luxury Hotel. (Starfall Field Survivors are given a free stay for the duration of the event.)

The battle tournament is in honour of testing out Daioh's new technology! They're able to raise or lower Pokemon's Levels via the programming in their pokeballs. The Pokemon even gain all the techniques they would know up to that level. However, the effect is temporary, and after each match, the limiter takes effect, and all pokemon are returned to their original level, thus losing any techniques they gained.

Each participants Pokemon will be shot up or down to Level 50 for each match, thus providing one of the fairest means of tournament play to date. Those without the requisite number of Pokemon for a match will either be allowed Rental Pokemon, or the match will be shortened to the lower number of Pokemon. The choice is up to the competitors.

The Preliminaries consist of 3 v 3 battles, the style of which is agreed upon by the combatants (1 v 1, 2 v2 w/reserve, or triple battle)

The next Rounds will be 3 v 3 Battles, in the style of which is agreed upon the combatants. 1 v 1, Double Battle w/reserve, or triple battles.

With the various stadiums looming in the distance, and the sprawling makeshift village surrounding it, the spectators and combatants arrive at the first checkpoint. Spectators who wish to view the preliminaries file into the stands surrounding each of the individual fields, and those who wish to proceed to the village and its amenities are free to keep moving.

Trainers look about for their preliminary field, guided by the ever helpful event staff. Food and drinks stands have been set up all around the preliminary, and some vendors move by, hawking their wares to any competitor or spectator within their reach.

At check in, each trainer is assigned their field and opponent, and are instructed to make their way to their predetermined match.

There's several television screens set up in the sign in tent, with all the list of battles and their assigned fields