Before we get into it, let's explain how today's showdown is going to work.
Each trainer has been paired off against another competitor in their semi-final to fight a Pokemon battle. The winner of each battle will join us in the final of NSC 213, taking place over the next week. The loser will be eliminated from contention.
The battle allocation has already taken place, but you will not know when you are up until you are called into the arena!
The order in which the battles are run will also determine your running order in the final. Therefore, battle number 1 = Draw #1 in the final.
The six pre-qualified nations will also be taking place in these battles, so you had better hope you don't get a draw against them! If you are unlucky enough to go up against one of the PQs, you'll know that you unfortunately ended up near the bottom of your semi-final and will not be progressing to the final.
As there are an odd number of participants taking place, the bottom-placed overall entrant (semi-final + reju score combined) has not been allocated a battle, but we will not reveal that until later
We'll be back with our first match-up shortly! Grab some popcorn, take a seat, and enjoy the show.
Best of luck to our competitors today, let's hear it for them!
Good luck everyone!
Hopefully I'll manage to attend the whole event 
