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He battled privately against the world champion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Shintarō Itō and made a bet that he would write the title "Elite Four" into his Wikipedia page in case he wins.
Due to him winning this private battle, he stated in this video on his YouTube channel, that he now (unofficially) inherited the title as one of the Elite Four.