Clubsplosion

The Clubsplosion (Japanese: ドンナマイト Donamite) is an animated series-exclusive, 16-competitor tournament held annually in Ambiga Town, Unova. It takes place in the local Battle Club and it is hosted by the town's Don George and Freddy O'Martian.

Clubsplosion participants and Don George

The setting for the competition

It was first mentioned in Climbing the Tower of Success!, when Stephan told Ash and his friends that he was going to enter. It took place from The Clubsplosion Begins! to Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!.

Competition

While it is similar to the Club Battle held in Nimbasa Town, it focuses more on hand-to-hand combat as it is a tournament geared towards Trainers of Fighting-type Pokémon. However, Pokémon of all types are allowed to participate. The winner receives a year's supply of vitamins.

Montgomery was the winner of the previous year's Clubsplosion but lost his championship title to Stephan in Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!.

Contestants

Trainer	Place
Stephan	Winner
Montgomery	Runner-Up
Ash	Top 4
Bianca	Top 4
Iris	Top 8
Georgia	Top 8
Betty	Top 8
Cilan	Top 8
Trip	Top 16
Delbert	Top 16
Gail	Top 16
Getty	Top 16
Burgundy	Top 16
Angus	Top 16
Flora	Top 16
Edmund	Top 16

Rounds

The Clubsplosion is a 16-competitor tournament consisting of four rounds, and entrants are allowed one Pokémon each. All rounds consisted of Single Battles against randomly matched up Trainers by a computer.

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

O

Montgomery

X

Delbert

O

Montgomery

X

Burgundy

X

Iris

O

Iris

O

Montgomery

O

Betty

X

Ash

X

Getty

X

Betty

X

Angus

O

Ash

O

Ash

X

Montgomery

O

Stephan

O

Stephan

X

Edmund

O

Stephan

X

Flora

X

Cilan

O

Cilan

O

Stephan

X

Gail

X

Bianca

O

Georgia

X

Georgia

X

Trip

O

Bianca

O

Bianca

Pokémon used in tournament

Ash Ketchum Scraggy ♂	Iris Excadrill ♂	Cilan Pansage ♂	Trip Conkeldurr
Bianca Emboar ♂	Burgundy Dewott	Stephan Sawk ♂	Georgia Bisharp ♀
Montgomery Throh ♂	Edmund Seismitoad	Flora Gothorita	Angus Simisage
Getty Simisear	Betty Simipour	Gail Druddigon	Delbert Mienshao

Trivia

• In both the original Japanese version and the English dub, Don George's pupil, the referee, has the same voice (and actor) that he had in the Club Battle, but with more of a throaty rasp.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 東·喬治格鬥大會 Dōng Qiáozhì Gédòu Dàhuì Dutch Explodon Toernooi Finnish Ottelupamaus European French Donamite German Explodon Italian Torneo Donamite Korean 돈너마이트 Donamite Polish Kluboeksplozja Portuguese Brazil Clube-Explosão Portugal Clubestrondo Spanish Latin America Clubexplosión Spain Clubombazo Swedish Klubbsplosion

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