If I could improve the whole formula I would make it 8 Trainers searching for 8 Pokemon with the winner Pokemon chosen.
The Pokemon would be:
1. Mew for Kanto with Goh
2. Celebi for Johto with Horace/Tokyo
3. Jirachi for Hoenn with Max?(would be a nice way to show him and mention May without...
I agree with the facts. But Alola set a sad precedence where the champion Battle was 3v3 and now we have Regional Champion Fighting 3v3 in 1/8. I believe prior to Alola 1/16 were already 6v6...
My biggest fuss about Master 8 Tournament is not the match-ups etc but the far World strongest...
At first I didn't see Sirfetch'd here (I want Dracovish vs Cradily) but on the other hand his strongest attack is Meteor Assult. And Steven is very connected to meteors (with his Metagross' Meteor Mash). Now we only need 1 of the Pokemon using Meteor Beam.
Ok.
In that case if Naganadel wouldn't return he would either use his Ride Garchomp or consider one of the Reserves.
Though, everyone believed Poipole will return.
There's always Nebby...
Well she has Garchomp, Kommo-o and Milotic which is basically Hoenn Gyarados. Non-dragons include Roserade, Glaceon and Gastrodon (so 3/6). In the dream Episode she had a Rayquaza and in Masters - a Giratina (so 5/8).
Iris has Haxorus, Dragonite, Gible, Emolga, Excadrill (3/5)
Lance has...
What if they do an alt World where Iris takes N place, Alder Has Ghetsis role and vice versa.
Imagine 6 sages, Shadow Triad and N's sister's as Gym Leaders and Elite 4 while normal Gym Leaders and E4 as bad Guys (with Stratation 3 as the new Shadow Triad).
This would be fun.