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Great battles and moves.

the episode is ok

Nice to see there`s at least a concept for Hikari`s main appeal. Though, Hinoarashii still seems a bit overpowered for a Pokemon which just hatched.

awesome flame ice combination

Characters in Episode: Current Episode Guide Info Correct? [Yes]
Nozomi, Nozomi's Nyarmar, Rebecca, Rebecca's Tsubotsubo, Momoan, Satoshi, Satoshi's Pikachu, Hikari, Hikari's Pochama, Takeshi, Suzuna, Joy, Contesta, Sukizo-san, Musashi, Kojiro, Nyarth, Musashi's Sonans, Hikari's Mimirol, Hikari's Pachirisu, Yuka, Shinji, Hikari's Manmoo, Hikari's Hinoarashi, Suzuna's Yukinooh, Nozomi's Karanakushi, Nozomi's Leafia, Nozomi's Kirlia, Musashi's Megayanma
[This episode marks the anime debut for Leafia.]

Pokémon in Episode: Current Episode Guide Info Correct? [Yes]
No wild Pokémon appeared in this episode.

Pokémon Attacks used in Episode:
- Rebecca's Tsubotsubo: Constrict, Withdraw
- Nozomi's Nyarmar: Fury Swipes, Shadow Claw, Iron Tail
- Hikari's Pochama: Bubblebeam, Whirlpool
- Hikari's Mimirol: Ice Beam
- Hikari's Pachirisu: Discharge
- Hikari's Manmoo: Ice Shard
- Satoshi's Pikachu: Iron Tail
- Suzuna's Yukinooh: Ice Shard, Razor Leaf
- Hikari's Hinoarashi: Flame Wheel
- Nozomi's Leafia: Magical Leaf
- Nozomi's Kirlia: Magical Leaf, Psychic
- Musashi's Megayanma: Silver Wind
- Musashi's Sonans: An attack that didn't have a vocal reference in the episode.
(Screenshot can be seen here: http://pocketmonsters.net/imageboard/thread/2055 Timestamp: 20:38.)
Flashback:
-Nozomi's Karanakushi: Mud Bomb, Hidden Power
-Nozomi's Nyarmar: Shock Wave

Episode Location: Mecabbage Town / Contest Hall

Episode Highlights:
- Nozomi faces off against Rebecca in the finals of the Mecabbage Town Pokémon Contest.
- Nozomi's Nyarmar knocks out Rebecca's Tsubotsubo, earning Nozomi her fifth ribbon.
- Nozomi, having five ribbons now, is able to enter the Grand Festival.
- Satoshi, Hikari and Takeshi meet with Suzuna of the Kissaki Gym, while attending Nozomi's contest, as well as Nozomi.
- Hikari starts training for her next Pokémon Contest, which will take place in Asatsuki Town.
- Shinji is revealed to have earned his eighth badge (on Sinnoh Now's "Fighting Trainers"), and has thus met the requirements to enter the Sinnoh League.
- Nozomi helps Hikari to come up with a new battle combination for her next contest.
- Suzuna also gives her advice to Hikari on how she can use Manmoo's Ice Shard to create a more beautiful combination.
- Hikari and Nozomi have a practice contest battle, each using two Pokémon.
- During the battle, Hikari comes up with her new combination between Manmoo's Ice Shard and Hinoarashi's Flame Wheel attacks, which she names 'Flame Ice'.
- Nozomi's Kirlia and Leafia manage to knock out Hikari's Manmoo and Hinoarashi.

Eyecatch info:
- first one: Hikari, Satoshi, Takeshi, Hikari's Pochama (the one where Hikari holds the pink Pokémon Zukan)
- second one: Satoshi, Hikari, Takeshi, Satoshi's Pikachu (the one where Satoshi throws the monster ball)

Number of Times Team Rocket Blasted off in the episode: One. Timestamp: 20:42.

Team Rocket Balloon Enhancements: None.

Did Team Rocket use a Mecha in the episode?: No.

Did Team Rocket use a motto variation in the episode?: No.

Episode Extras: [Japanese version] Professor Okido's Great Pokémon Examination. Theme: Buby.
(Question: Buby's status of health can be determined by the color of the fire that comes out of its mouth. What happens to it when it becomes exhausted?
Possible answers: A: It mingles with black smoke (黒い煙が混ざる), B: The flame becomes blue (炎が青くなる).
Correct Answer: A)

Character Bios written:
- Rebecca:
Rebecca is the Pokémon Co-ordinator that Nozomi faced in the final round of the Mecabbage Town Pokémon Contest. She owns a Tsubotsubo that battled against Nozomi's Nyarmar in the final battle of the contest. Even though at first she was giving Nozomi a hard time by skillfully using her Tsubotsubo's Withdraw attack, she ended up losing to Nozomi after Nyarmar penetrated Tsubotsubo's defenses with a powerful Shadow Claw, and then knocked it out using Iron Tail.

- Rebecca's Tsubotsubo:
Rebecca's Tsubotsubo is the Pokémon that Nozomi's Nyarmar faced off against in the final battle of the Mecabbage Town Pokémon Contest. Nozomi's Nyarmar proved to be a fast opponent for it, as it dodged effectively Tsubotsubo's Constrict attack. However, its powerful defenses gave Nyarmar a hard time, as its Fury Swipes couldn't damage it at all when it was hiding inside its shell. Eventually, after Tsubotsubo's defenses were penetrated by its opponent's Shadow Claw, it was knocked out by Nyarmar's Iron Tail attack, which earned Nozomi the victory and her fifth ribbon.

- Nozomi's Kirlia:
Nozomi's Kirlia was first seen in a practice contest battle against Hikari in Mecabbage Town. It battled alongside Nozomi's Leafia against Hikari's Manmoo and Hinoarashi. Nozomi effectively combined her Kirlia's and Leafia's Magical Leaf attacks with Kirlia's Psychic to knock out both of Hikari's Pokémon with a single hit.

- Nozomi's Leafia:
Nozomi's Leafia was first seen in a practice contest battle against Hikari in Mecabbage Town. It battled alongside Nozomi's Kirlia against Hikari's Manmoo and Hinoarashi. Nozomi effectively combined her Kirlia's and Leafia's Magical Leaf attacks with Kirlia's Psychic to knock out both of Hikari's Pokémon with a single hit.

- Suzuna:
Suzuna attended Nozomi's battle in Mecabbage Town, where she met Satoshi, Hikari and Takeshi who were also there for the same reason. Her cheering encouraged Nozomi to do her best in the last battle of the Mecabbage Tournament, where Nozomi's Nyarmar was facing a Tsubotsubo with really powerful defenses. After winning the battle and earning her fifth ribbon, Nozomi thanked Suzuna for her encouragement. She later threw a big party to celebrate Nozomi's victory.

The day after the contest, Suzuna and Nozomi helped Hikari to come up with a new contest combination that could be used as a finishing move for a double contest battle. She gave Hikari an idea on how to use her Manmoo's Ice Shard attack more effectively by demonstrating a beautiful Ice Shard and Razor Leaf combination using her Yukinooh.

-Suzuna's Yukinooh:
Yukinooh was also used by Suzuna when she wanted to show Hikari a more effective way of utilizing her Manmoo's Ice Shard to create a contest combination. In Suzuna's demonstration, it combined its Ice Shard and Razor Leaf attacks to create a breeze containing ice fragments around her, thus showing how Ice Shard can be used to create a combination without freezing the partner Pokémon.