>>56507915It had "gyms", but completing all the gyms didn't quality you for a tournament, it qualified you to challenge what was essentially a final gym, and then you got a trophy if you won
It's the exact same setup the anime Battle Frontier also used, literally the only difference is that it doesn't use words like "gym", "badge" and "league".
Had the Alola "League" been called the Alola Tournament instead, there'd be a lot less autism surrounding it.
