Today is the opening day of the Pokémon contest. Ash and co. are running down the street towards the building. They are running late because May didn't check the deadline. If they can make it to the contest on time, May will be able to participate. They enter the building. May shows the lady at the counter her contest card. May has just made it on time. The lady tells May that the contest will begin at one o'clock. Ash is hungry from all the running. Since there are still three hours left, they decide to search for a restaurant.

Team Rocket enters the building too. The approach the lady at the counter by saying their motto. Jessie then tells the lady that she would like to enter the contest. The lady tells Jessie that she is too late. Team Rocket is shocked to hear this. All of their time training has gone to waste. They walk outside and sit on a bench. A trainer calls his Poochyena over. Jessie sees something in the trainer's hand. It is Pokeblock. They decide to sell Pokeblock because every trainer will want some.

The contest is about to begin. Vivian is on stage introducing herself and the contest. Then she introduces the judges. Then Vivian shows the audience the ribbon that the coordinators will be competing for. If a trainer wins five ribbons, that trainer will then be qualified to enter the Grand Festival.

May is looking really nervous. Ash and the others walk up to her. Ash tells May that she has to stay calm because if she doesn't, then her Pokémon will be nervous too. The peliminaries are about to start. In these rounds, the Pokémon are judged on their acts and beauty. Many trainers begin to show off their Pokémon. Ash, Brock, and Max all are enjoying the performances. Next up is Drew. Drew sends out Roselia. It starts off with using Petal Dance. Then Roselia uses a combination of Stun Spore and Magical Leaf. These attacks show great beauty. Then Roselia uses another Petal Dance and Magical Leaf combination. When Drew's performance is over, the audience applauds for him. Drew got a 29.4, the highest score yet.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket has different uniforms on themselves. They each are carrying a tray. Jessie says that they will steal all the Pokeblock the trainers have. A man walks up to Team Rocket. He tells them that he knows many secrets about the Pokeblock. Team Rocket wants to hear these secrets.

Drew walks up to May. He brags to May about how great his performance was. Then he tells May that he will cheer for her because he wants her to make it past the peliminaries. Robert is the next coordinator to perform. He tells Milotic to use Safeguard. The Safeguard leaves the audience in awe. Ash looks up Milotic in his Pokédex.

Now it is May's turn. Vivian tells the audience that it is May's first time participating in a contest. May is looks very nervous. Ash and co. shout down to May to calm down. May takes out her Pokéball. Before she can send Beautifly out, she slips on the floor. Vivian helps May up. Then May tries again. She doesn't mess up. She throws a frisbee to Beautifly. Beautifly uses String Shot to bounce the frisbee right back to May. Then Beautifly uses Silver Wind to finish things off. Her final score is a 24.9.

May hopes she makes it to the second round. Drew hands May a rose for her Pokémon. He tells May that she could use some more work. Meanwhile, the man continues to talk to Team Rocket. Team Rocket is getting bored of the man's conversation. The results now are displayed on the big screen. Both May and Drew make it to the second round. When the screen randomly selects who will be versing who, May and Drew are together.

The second round begins. May sends out Beautifly and Drew sends out Roselia. Roselia uses Magical Leaf, but Beautifly counters with Gust. However, the Magical Leaf attack bounces right back and hits Beautifly. Drew explains that Magical Leaf is an attack that never misses. Brock states that May was fooled by that attack. Ash blames himself for not teaching May some good battling techniques. May is in big trouble now. She has lost a lot of points. Roselia then prepares a Solarbeam attack. Beautifly tries to stop Roselia with String Shot. It doesn't work. Roselia fires the Solarbeam, scoring a direct hit. Beautifly is knocked out, and Drew wins the battle.

Ash, Brock, and Max tries to comfort May. May feels awful about the whole thing. Ash tells May that it is okay that she lost. They look on the TV screen. Drew is facing Robert. Robert beats Drew with a few of Milotic's attacks. Ash and co. are surprised that Drew lost. Meanwhile, the man continues to tell Team Rocket his information about berries and Pokeblock. The judges present Robert with his Pokémon Ribbon. The contest is now over.

Drew walks outside. May runs up to Drew. She tells him that she will beat him in their next contest. Drew is looking forward to it, but he will be stronger too. Then Drew leaves. Now May has an even stronger will of winning a Pokémon contest. The man continues to explain the Pokeblock stuff while Team Rocket is asleep.

English Official Summary

May enters Beautifly in the beauty contest, but Team Rocket is too late to enter their Dustox. At the competitions, the person in line right before May is none other than her rival Drew. Drew's Roselia gives an excellent performance, netting him an extremely high score. May is more determined than ever to beat Drew. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is busy holding a "charity drive" scam for PokéBlocks. A little old man stops to talk to them about PokéBlocks. The contest is heating up with a Milotic stealing the show. May is up again in the contest and she and her Beautifly toss a disc back and forth, like they practiced before. In the next round, she has to battle Drew who defeats her. He then looses to the contestant with the Milotic. May and Drew part on good terms and the scene ends with the old man still intently talking to a slumbering Team Rocket about PokéBlocks.

French Official Summary

En dépit des semaines d’attente pour son premier Concours Pokémon, Flora finit encore par arriver au bureau des inscriptions quelques instants avant sa fermeture ! Mais là, il semble que sa chance l’abandonne lorsqu’elle trébuche et commence son enchaînement par une chute ! Elle réussit cependant à retrouver ses esprits et obtient de bons points pour une débutante, dans la première manche du Concours. Mais c’est là que le véritable défi va commencer car la débutante Flora va devoir concourir dans la section Combat du Concours contre son rival de toujours, un combattant bien plus expérimenté qu’elle !

German Official Summary

Maike meldet ihr Papinella beim Schönheitswettbewerb an, aber Team Rocket hat die Anmeldefrist für sein Pudox verpasst. Während des Wettbewerbs steht Maike direkt hinter ihrer Rivalin Doris in der Schlange.

Italian Official Summary

Vera iscrive il Beautifly alla Gara di bellezza, mentre il Team Rocket non fa in tempo a iscrivere il suo Dustox. Alle gare, il concorrente iscrittosi subito prima di Vera si rivela essere il suo rivale Drew.

Portuguese Official Summary

É hora do primeiro Concurso Pokémon de May! Terá seu Beautifly o que é necessário para vencer uma fita?

Spanish Latin America Official Summary

¡Es hora del primer Concurso Pokémon de May! ¿Su Beautifly tendrá lo necesario para ganar un listón?

Spanish Official Summary

A pesar de que lleva semanas esperando que llegue el día de su primer concurso Pokémon, Aura llega a la mesa de inscripciones por los pelos. Sin embargo, parece que será su único golpe de suerte, pues pierde el equilibrio e inaugura su ejercicio con una caída, aunque consigue recuperarse y obtiene una buena puntuación para ser principiante en la primera sección del concurso. El verdadero reto llega después, cuando la principiante Aura debe competir en la sección de combates contra nada menos que su rival de siempre, ¡un oponente con mucha más experiencia que ella!

English Great Britian Official Summary

May enters Beautifly in the beauty contest, but Team Rocket is too late to enter their Dustox. At the competitions, the person in line right before May is none other than her rival Drew. Drew's Roselia gives an excellent performance, netting him an extremely high score. May is more determined than ever to beat Drew. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is busy holding a "charity drive" scam for PokéBlocks. A little old man stops to talk to them about PokéBlocks. The contest is heating up with a Milotic stealing the show. May is up again in the contest and she and her Beautifly toss a disc back and forth, like they practiced before. In the next round, she has to battle Drew who defeats her. He then looses to the contestant with the Milotic. May and Drew part on good terms and the scene ends with the old man still intently talking to a slumbering Team Rocket about PokéBlocks.

Russian Official Summary

наконец, пришло время первого состязания покемонов Мэй. Она узнает, что тот, кто выигрывает все пять лент в регионе, попадает на самое главное состязание - Большой Фестиваль. Мэй старается сохранить спокойствие, но нервы ее на пределе. Дрю и его Розелия показывают удивительный номер, затем Роберт и его волшебный Майлотик завоёвывают сердца публики. Когда приходит черед Мэй, она настолько взволнована, что выступает скомканно, но Бьютифлай спасает положение Серебряным ветром, и судьи присуждают ей очко, позволив пройти во второй раунд. В финале она сражается с Дрю, Розелия которого побеждает Бьютифлай, но проигрывает Майлотику Роберта. Роберт выигрывает ленточку, а Дрю и Мэй намерены выступить лучше в следующий раз.

Dutch Official Summary

Het is tijd voor May's eerste  Pokémon Wedstrijd! Zal haar Beautifly zo goed zijn, zodat ze een lintje wint?

Danish Official Summary

Tiden er inde til Mays første Pokémon-konkurrence! Har hendes Beautifly, hvad der skal til for at vinde et Ribbon?

Swedish Official Summary

Det är dags för Mays första Pokémon-tävling! Har hennes Beautifly det som krävs för att vinna?