>>47151835>>47151840Now that I think about all this, we are faced with another problem.
Forcing the challenger to pay a deposit before partaking in battle fixes the problems surrounding potential fraud, but now Pokémon League challengers from poorer backgrounds are faced with discrimination. Under our system, a poor kid from Violet City won't have the chance to bring his family out of poverty through Pokémon training without first saving up 1,284 PokéDollars (216 + 168 + 900). This is undoubtedly going to be a huge turn off for new Pokémon League challengers, and further provide to the wealth divide, especially in poor/corrupt regions such as Kanto and Galar.
My solution is that the governing body (presumably the Pokémon League) would trial a new region-wide program. They would incentivise certain demographics, such as young people and families living under the poverty line, by covering the deposits for them, up to a certain point (say, until the deposit reaches 10,000 PokéDollars).
This would come at a minimal cost for the Pokémon League organisation and would help to increase participation by bringing new challengers, and would certainly help towards diminishing poverty levels around the region by giving people new opportunities.
My proposed system would not only help to defeat illegal participation and fraud in the Pokémon League challenge, but also bring people out of poverty and give the youth a plethora of new opportunities that would help to increase the GDP and quality of life in the region. It's the perfect example of investment and return.
