>>35362237Kukui talked about the league because they are trying to give him a character arc. He is still in the very basic stages of forming the league. He won't form an actual league in the time we have left.
>>35362255Ilima probably completed the island challenge off screen. In any case, we didn't see Kukui ask any of the main characters whether they want to compete or not. Clearly Kukui isn't opening this tournament up to everyone.
>>35362248Hau, Kukui, Molayne (SM), and Sophocles did at least. Also, the Totem Pokemon aren't guaranteed in the anime to give out Z-Crystals only to special people. Team Rocket got a Z-Crystal and they didn't particularly stand out. They simply defeated the Totem in battle and got a Z-Crystal.
