13x17 - Last Call-First Round!

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NARRATOR: The Pokémon Contest Grand Festival!

Here at the Lakeside Resort,

Dawn is excitedly preparing for tomorrow's opening of this,

her ultimate challenge!

We now join a Coordinator meet and greet...

DAWN: Wow! PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

BROCK: Girls! Wow is right! Yes!

BROCK: Excuse me. You're beautiful! Excuse me!

You're beautiful!

And you're shockingly beautiful too!

Not to mention you...

CROAGUNK: [POISON JAB MOVE]

BROCK: Why did I mention you?

CROAGUNK: [AMUSED]

ASH: Man this's good!

RHONDA: Nando! Can I get a statement?

DAWN: It's Nando!

NANDO: My Pokémon and I have been hoping

that this glorious day would come to pass...

BROCK: So Nando won all five Ribbons as well!

DAWN: What a fast recovery!

NANDO: I have a brand new performance here to share...

and I'm so thrilled that you all will be there...

RHONDA: Lovely! Thanks so much!

RHONDA: And that was a ditty

from our favorite Pokémon minstrel, Nando! Thanks!

DAWN: Nando! PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

NANDO: So we meet again!

RHONDA: Look here it's Dawn! What a wonderful surprise!

May I have a word with you?

DAWN: Me? Just give me a quick sec....

PIPLUP: [SHEEPISH]

It's about you It's about me

It's about hope It's about dreams

It's about friends that work together

To claim their destiny

It's about reaching for the skies

Pokemon!

Given the courage And willing to try

It's about never giving up So hold your head up

And we will carry on... Sinnoh League Victors

Pokemon!

RHONDA: And our next interview is with Dawn,

from Twinleaf Town!

RHONDA: So Dawn, tell us how your Grand Festival goals...

DAWN: I'm hoping to give the best performance

I can with my Pokémon! What do you say, Piplup?

PIPLUP: [EAGER]

NANDO: I was having a tough time

deciding whether to pursue Gym Battles, or Contests...

NANDO: But, you were the ones who first showed me the joy

of following both paths.

And I am most grateful that we all met!

ASH: What about your Gym Battles?

NANDO: As you can see, I have seven badges.

NANDO: Which means in order to enter the Sinnoh League,

I need one more!

ASH: I only need one more too!

ASH: So let's make sure we meet up again in the Sinnoh League!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED] NANDO: Yes!

KENNY: Got you Dee Dee, got you!

DAWN: Kenny! PIPLUP: [PERTURBED]

ASH: Hey Kenny! Long time no see!

KENNY: Ash! Hey man!

BROCK: You see, Kenny is from Twinleaf Town,

which is where Dawn's from!

KENNY: I'm going to win this thing

with my great new fusion move!

ASH: What's a fusion move?

KENNY: You'll have to wait and see "Dee Dee dear..."

DAWN: Then that's just what I'll do!

KENNY: Hold on! What happened to you whining 'my name is Dawn'?

DAWN: That is so old!

I got over that whole Dee Dee thing a long, long time ago!

And, I'm not even afraid of Plusle and Minun!

PIPLUP: [SMUG]

PLUSLE, MINUN: [EXCITED]

ASH, DAWN, KENNY, PIPLUP: [SURPRISED]

PLUSLE, MINUN: [PLAYFUL]

ASH, KENNY, PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

DAWN: See? Told you there was no need to worry!

KENNY: All right, way to go!

DAWN: Wait a minute. Hold on. Aren't these two...

URSULA: Those're my little ones! So?

ASH, BROCK: It's Ursula!

PIKACHU: [SHOCKED] DAWN: It is!

PLUSLE, MINUN: [AFFECTIONATE]

URSULA: Dawn, I'm counting on you

to make us all look good today!

PLUSLE, MINUN: [HAPPY]

KENNY: Sounds like you two have a little history...

DAWN: Uh... I guess you could put it that way...

ZOEY: Dawn!

ZOEY: Hey!

DAWN: Hi, Zoey! This is so great! How are you?

ZOEY: Fine! Working hard, tuning things up with Glameow.

Hey, Piplup, how have you been?

PIPLUP: [CHEERFUL]

ASH: Hey there, Zoey!

PIKACHU: [HAPPY] ZOEY: Hey!

BROCK: Zoey, you haven't seen Nando in a while, right?

ZOEY: Not since the Hearthome Gym!

NANDO: Correct! But I've watched you on TV...

ZOEY: Yeah, me too!

I'm always stoked by how great your performances are...

KENNY: Say Zoey, remember me?

ZOEY: Of course I do! It's Kenny, right?

KENNY: Yup, but things are going to be different this time!

ZOEY: I'm sure they are!

DAWN: Zoey, by the way...

I hope you remember that you promised you'd meet me

in the final Battle!

ZOEY: Of course!

That'd be the absolute best at a big event like this!

KENNY: Wait, you two.

The only one who's going to win and become Top Coordinator

is me! Don't forget!

There's no way you're winning this thing!

ASH: Nothing like being with a bunch of rivals!

PIKACHU: [AMUSED]

URSULA: Children. Every last one of them.

JESSIE: It's me, Top Coordinator!

URSULA: Jessilina can sure make a lot of noise...

JESSIE: So no matter what the challenge, I'll take it. Wham!

When they made me they drained the talent pool!

JAMES: Count on Jessilina to tell the truth!

MEOWTH: All with that eternal youth !

WOBBUFFET: [PROUD]

DAWN: This is it!

The Grand Festival is starting tomorrow!

PIPLUP: [EXCITED] BUNEARY: [ECSTATIC]

PACHIRISU: [OVERJOYED]

MAMOSWINE: [HAPPY] TOGEKISS: [DELIGHTED]

CYNDAQUIL: [JUBILANT]

DAWN: See this? It's the first Contest Ribbon mom ever won!

DAWN: And I'm going to work extra hard to honor this...

DAWN: And Ash, and Brock, Pikachu...

it's because of you that I made it this far.

Thank you!

ASH: No need to worry, Dawn!

Now you just give it everything you got!

PIKACHU: [ENCOURAGING]

DAWN: Right! And I know all of you are in awesome shape!

DAWN: Let's give it the big push!

PIPLUP: [EAGER]

ASH: Gible! This time we'll get your

Draco Meteor working perfectly!

GIBLE: [HOPEFUL]

ASH: Start by concentrating your will

and raising up the Dragon-type power in your body!

GIBLE: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Now copy me and give it all you got! Here goes!

PIKACHU: [BRACING]

GIBLE: [CONCENTRATING]

ASH: Okay now just let the power spread from the top of your head

all the way down to the tips of your claws!

GIBLE: [TRYING]

KENNY: Oh! Hey, Ash!

ASH: Come on I know you can do it!

Finally, aim straight up to the sky and let her rip!

GIBLE: [DETERMINED]

GIBLE: [DRACO METEOR MOVE]

ASH: Not again...

ASH: Sorry! Are you okay? Kenny?

KENNY: What was that?

ASH: It's supposed to be Draco Meteor...

but it's not working out so well....

PIKACHU: [SHEEPISH]

KENNY: That was Draco Meteor?

ASH: Usually what happens is

it winds up hitting Piplup for some reason.

Come on, Gible, say you're sorry!

GIBLE: [REPENTENT]

KENNY: It's alright. By the way, where's Dawn?

ASH: She's been going crazy since this morning,

but I ran away before she let me have it!

KENNY: Boy, I hear you! That's Dawn all right!

DAWN: No! Why can't I get my stupid hair to behave just once?

DAWN: Oh, Zoey, great!

I need to figure out how to accessorize my outfit

since Brock says he's clueless and Ash just ran away!

BROCK: You wanted to know why I asked you to come...

ZOEY: When Dawn gets like this it's always trouble...

ZOEY: I understand you being nervous,

but just look how relaxed Piplup is!

PIPLUP: [CALM]

ZOEY: If you want to know the truth,

I'm pretty nervous as well!

DAWN: No!

I end up feeling jealous of the way you always seem so relaxed,

no matter what!

ZOEY: It's the Grand Festival, Dawn!

How could you be here and not feel nervous?

ZOEY: So I try to think about my Pokémon instead.

'Cause remember...

DAWN, ZOEY: Pokémon are the stars!

MARIAN: It's here!

With all the best Coordinators in the Sinnoh region!

MARIAN: The Pokémon Contest Grand Festival!

MARIAN: One hundred eight Coordinators who've each earned

five ribbons will be showing off their greatest Pokémon

right here in the ultimate venue!

MARIAN: Today's Contest will be all Double Performances!

Each stage will showcase several Pokémon

and a variety of moves will be on display!

MARIAN: And our final winner will be awarded

the prestigious title of Top Coordinator!

MARIAN: And now allow me to introduce the people

who will be judging this dream competition!

MARIAN: First is our Pokémon Contest Director, Mr. Contesta!

CONTESTA: Hello, and thank you!

I'm truly pleased to be here on this beautiful day

at this magnificent event! An event filled with excitement!

MARIAN: And the head of the Pokémon Fan Club, Mr. Sukizo!

SUKIZO: The Grand Festival is remarkable!

MARIAN: And coming to us all the way from the Hoenn region,

we're all thrilled to have in our midst, Nurse Joy!

NURSE JOY: Hello there, everyone!

ASH: Wow... She's from Hoenn!

BROCK: That's the Nurse Joy from Lilycove City!

PIKACHU: [EMBARRASSED] PIPLUP: [EXASPERATED]

NURSE JOY: And to help assist in the first round,

I've called my sisters from Pastoria City and Jubilife City!

NURSE JOY X: It's so nice to be here!

MARIAN: And finally as our special guest judge,

we're got live and in person the Gym Leader of Hearthome City,

Fantina!

ASH: What? Fantina too? PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

FANTINA: To be here is très bon!

I look forward to seeing all of these beautiful, powerful,

gorgeous, cute, and magnifique Pokémon!

BROCK: It really is Fantina!

ASH: I guess that must mean her Gym's still closed...

PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [DISAPPOINTED]

MARIAN: Fantina is a Top Coordinator,

as well as a world-famous star!

We're counting on no-nonsense judging from her today!

MARIAN: Without further ado, time for the Performance Stage!

MARIAN: We'll have three stages operating today:

the Blue, Red and Green stages, running simultaneously!

In addition, there will be two judges officiating

on each and every Performance stage!

MARIAN: So which Coordinators will make it past them,

to the second stage?

URSULA: Eevee Twins...let's go!

EEVEE X: [APPEARING]

DAWN: She's got two Eevee?

DAWN: Eevee!

POKEDEX: Eevee. The Evolution Pokémon.

Eevee is a unique Pokémon that can adapt to its environment

by changing its form and abilities when evolving.

URSULA: Use Iron Tail!

EEVEE X: [EXERTION]

EEVEE X: [IRON TAIL MOVE]

URSULA: Now Hidden Power!

EEVEE X: [HIDDEN POWER MOVE]

URSULA: Okay, here goes! Now, evolve!

DAWN: Evolve?

ASH: Hey Brock, what're those?

BROCK: A Fire Stone and a Water Stone!

FLAREON: [PROUD]

VAPOREON: [PROUD]

MARIAN: Right here on the Blue Stage,

the fans are really enjoying this incredible performance!

MARIAN: Both Eevee magnificently evolved at the same time!

FLAREON, VAPOREON: [SATISFIED]

URSULA: We did it!

CONTESTA: A truly unexpected achievement,

to be sure!

Evolving during a performance!

And without any wasted movement at all...

NURSE JOY: What an amazing sight to see!

DAWN: Flareon and Vaporeon!

POKEDEX: Flareon. The Flame Pokémon,

and an evolved form of Eevee.

It stores some of the air it breathes

in its internal flame sac,

which heats its body to over three thousand degrees.

POKEDEX: Vaporeon. The Bubble Jet Pokémon,

and an evolved form of Eevee.

The composition of its cells is similar to molecules of water,

and as such, can melt in water.

KENNY: That was some way to use evolution!

I never thought of doing that...

ZOEY: Interesting, though it'll only work once.

It looked impressive as well, so I bet she gets high marks!

DAWN: Ursula's tough!

MARIAN: And now on the Green Stage,

here's a performance that will amaze you all!

NANDO: Altaria, sing a Perish Song and Kricketot,

I want you to Sing as well!

ALTARIA: [PEACEFUL]

KRICKETOT: [PERISH SONG MOVE]

ALTARIA, KRICKETOT: [JOYOUS]

ASH: Kricketot's singing!

POKEDEX: Kricketot. The Cricket Pokémon.

Its legs are short, and if it stumbles,

its hard antennae can make a xylophone-like sound

when they rub together.

ASH: That's just like Nando to use sound while performing!

BROCK: For sure! And his technique is so high-level!

SUKIZO: That music... remarkable!

NURSE JOY: And using such beautiful moves

like that in a Contest... it's wonderful!

MARIAN: And now, on the Red Stage...

Jessilina is showing off moves of her very own!

JAMES: I do hope those judges saw that!

Although they haven't seen anything yet!

MEOWTH: Yeah! Truly...remarkable!

WOBUFFET: [IMPRESSED]

JESSIE: My incredible athleticism is of course

part of my appeal! Yanmega, now! Silver Wind!

YANMEGA: [SILVER WIND MOVE]

JESSIE: Good! Of course you love Jessilina's victory dress-wear!

FANTINA: Wow, that was magnifique!

I just love her spirit

and how she shows off her moves with her Pokémon

and then herself as well! That is what I love to see!

NURSE JOY: Yes, that was fun, wasn't it?

JAMES: Our girl really wowed them with her looks!

MEOWTH: Yeah if you got it like I do, you go with it!

WOBBUFFET: [ECSTATIC]

BLAZIKEN, SCEPTILE: [CHALLENGING]

RAPIDASH, GIRAFARIG: [STOIC]

SKUNKTANK, TOXICROAK: [AGGRESSIVE]

CLEFFA, STEELIX: [RESOLUTE] LICKILICKY, RATTATA: [READY]

MARIAN: And now!

On the Blue Stage, it's Zoey from Snowpoint City!

MARIAN: Zoey's performance uses a water theme!

LUMINEON: [EXCITED]

ZOEY: Use Aqua Ring!

LUMINEON: [AQUA RING MOVE]

ZOEY: Gastrodon, come on out!

GASTRODON: [APPEARING]

ZOEY: Use Water Pulse!

GASTRODON: [WATER PULSE MOVE]

LUMINEON: [CONFIDENT]

GASTRODON: [CONFIDENT]

CONTESTA: A performance dripping with Water-type spectacle!

Completely marvelous!

NURSE JOY: And amazingly well-trained, too!

DAWN: Zoey is so amazing!

MARIAN: And now appearing on the Red Stage,

it's Kenny from Twinleaf Town!

KENNY: Now, Floatzel, Aqua Jet, and Empoleon use Hydro Cannon!

FLOATZEL: [AQUA JET MOVE]

EMPOLEON: [HYDRO CANNON MOVE]

KENNY: Yeah! Floatzel, use Razor Wind!

FLOATZEL: [RAZOR WIND MOVE]

MARIAN: Razor Wind fused with the water!

And it's spreading all around the stage!

KENNY: Empoleon, use Metal Claw!

EMPOLEON: [METAL CLAW MOVE]

FLOATZEL, EMPOLEON: [SATISFIED]

ZOEY: Nice job! A powerful performance!

DAWN: Empoleon and Floatzel

really showed off their strengths!

KENNY: Now for our big move!

Floatzel, Whirlpool! Empoleon, Flash Cannon, go!

FLOATZEL: [WHIRLPOOL MOVE]

KENNY: Floatzel, hold onto the Whirlpool!

EMPOLEON: [CONCENTRATING]

KENNY: Now let's see if this all works...

EMPOLEON: [FLASH CANNON MOVE]

ASH: That's a lot of power to keep bottled up!

FLOATZEL: [PAINED]

EMPOLEON: [SHOCKED]

ASH, BROCK, PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [SHOCKED]

DAWN: Kenny!

STAFF MEMBER: Next Green Stage contestant it's your turn,

so please stand by!

DAWN: Okay!

MARIAN: And next on the Green Stage,

please welcome Dawn from Twinleaf Town!

DAWN: Cyndaquil! Buneary! Spot light!

BUNEARY, CYNDAQUIL: [EXCITED]

ASH: Go, Dawn! Good luck!

PIPLUP: [SUPPORTING] PIKACHU: [URGING]

BUNEARY: [CONFIDENT]

MARIAN: Buneary makes a huge leap!

DAWN: Buneary, Ice Beam, go!

BUNEARY: [ICE BEAM MOVE]

MARIAN: A beautiful sight! It's a frozen roller coaster!

DAWN: Now, Cyndaquil, use Flame Wheel!

CYNDAQUIL: [FLAME WHEEL MOVE]

CYNDAQUIL: [EXERTION]

CYNDAQUIL: [EXERTION]

BUNEARY: [DELIGHTED]

MARIAN: Cyndaquil and Buneary are having a ton of fun

and bringing the fans right along with them!

PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [ECSTATIC]

ASH: They're having a ball!

BROCK: Dawn's doing an amazing job

of utilizing the whole stage

and getting the crowd to have fun too!

DAWN: Use Ice Beam one more time!

BUNEARY: [ICE BEAM MOVE]

DAWN: Cyndaquil, SmokeScreen, now!

CYNDAQUIL: [SMOKESCREEN MOVE]

BUNEARY, CYNDAQUIL: [EXERTION]

MARIAN: Whoa! Buneary and Cyndaquil

have become totally hidden by that SmokeScreen!

URSULA: Oh dear! They're all covered up.

That's got to look bad to the judges!

DAWN: Okay now, Cyndaquil!

CYNDAQUIL: [PROUD]

SUKIZO: Wow! Remarkable!

NURSE JOY: A frozen Pokéball, how enchanting!

A work of art made of fire and ice!

DAWN: Buneary! Cyndaquil! Awesome!

PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [JUBILANT] ASH: Oh man, they pulled it off!

BROCK: She's really come a long way!

URSULA: Well, well! So the SmokeScreen worked!

Who would've thought?

ZOEY: Dawn would never waste any of the experience she's gained!

Her double performance was great!

URSULA: Whatever!

I'll make sure you and Dawn never meet in the final round!

ZOEY: We'll see about that...

MARIAN: Now, Ladies and Gentlemen,

all three stages are completed

and all Coordinators have finished

their first round performances!

MARIAN: Please be patient while we tabulate

and announce the first round results

and then we'll see who moves onto the second round!

PIPLUP: [NERVOUS]

DAWN: Hey, no need to worry!

MARIAN: All right, and here are the results of the first round!

MARIAN: After a tough evaluation by the judges,

these thirty-two hard-working and talented contestants

will be moving on to the exciting second round

Contest Battle!

JESSIE: Well! No surprise there...

JAMES: Our girl is in!

MEOWTH: That means, we're in too!

In the pink, that is!

WOBBUFFET: [EXCITED]

ZOEY, DAWN, BROCK, ASH: All right!

PIPLUP: [DELIGHTED] ASH: You both made it!

PIKACHU: [HAPPY]

MARIAN: These thirty-two contestants

will be moving on to the second round Contest Battle tomorrow!

KENNY: Hey guys!

That's great you made it to Round Two!

ASH: Sorry about that last fusion move. Tough break!

KENNY: We trained pretty hard on it, too...

but I guess we just didn't focus enough!

DAWN: Are you really leaving already?

KENNY: Yeah.

I've got to start preparing for the next Grand Festival,

of course! Nothing's going to stop me!

ASH: That's the spirit!

PIKACHU: [ENCOURAGING]

BROCK: Hope you feel the same way, Dawn!

KENNY: I'll be rooting for you, Dawn.

For sure!

DAWN: Thanks, Kenny.

KENNY: Uh, oh yeah!

Make sure you don't lose to that girl with the Plusle and Minun.

Okay, Dee Dee?

DAWN: It's Dawn!

KENNY: Finally, a smile!

KENNY: Okay, I'm out of here but good luck with training Gible,

-Ash! -ASH: Thanks!

Good luck to you too!

NARRATOR: Whenever there are winners,

there have to be losers as well...

NARRATOR: We leave our heroes for now,

but wonder how Dawn will fare

in the second round of the Grand Festival.

Stay tuned to find the answer!