The PWT Junior Cup
The Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup is a tournament in the anime that is held in Lacunosa Town. It is hosted by Unova League Champion Alder and Freddy O'Martian. The winner of the tournament gets a chance to battle Alder. The tournament took place from Jostling for the Junior Cup! to Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!.
Participants
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Finals | Winner |
 Trip's Serperior |
Trip's Serperior |
Trip's Serperior |
Trip's Serperior |
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 Manning's Heatmor |
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 Kenton's Golett | ||||
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 Cilan's Stunfisk |
 Cilan's Crustle | ||
 Cilan's Pansage | ||||
 Horatio's Cinccino |
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 Ash's Boldore |
  Ash's Krookodile |
 Ash's Pignite | |
 Ash's Leavanny | ||||
 Geraldo's Reuniclus |
Geraldo's Reuniclus | |||
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 Dawn's Mamoswine |
 Iris' Dragonite | ||
 Dawn's Piplup | ||||
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Iris' Dragonite | |||
| Iris' Dragonite |
- Trip = Winner
- Ash = Runner-Up
- Iris = Top 4
- Cilan = Top 4
- Dawn = Top 8
- Geraldo = Top 8
- Horatio = Top 8
- Manning = Top 8
- Georgia = Top 16
- Ramone = Top 16
- Cassie = Top 16
- Marris = Top 16
- Simeon = Top 16
- Shepherd = Top 16
- Kenton = Top 16
- Burgundy = Top 16
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 1 on 1 battles against randomly matched up Trainers by a computer.
Prizes
While the main prize is for the winner who has a chance to battle Alder, those who participate will be given keychains that resemble Alder himself.
Aftermath
After the Junior Cup was over, Ash, Cilan, Dawn and Iris said goodbye to their rivals as they hope to see them again. Just then they encounter a trainer named Cameron and his Riolu, who set up camp to compete in the Junior Cup only to be told it was already over.