English Official Summary

The contest in Saffron City is about to begin! Harley ends up apologizing to May, but it rings hollow given his history of hating May. He goes first, and really impresses the crowd with his Cacturne's combination of Cotton Spore and Needle Arm. A disguised Jessie comes up to the stage, impressing and horrifying the crowd when she embraces James' Cacnea, followed by a firework-laden Pin Missile. May brings Combusken up, performing a great combination of Fire Spin and Sky Uppercut. All three of them make it to the next round. Jessie and Harley are opponents next, and Jessie's strategy is to send in Wobbuffet knowing that its defensive moves could knock out Harley's Ariados. Harley is quite aware of this, and orders his Pokémon to do nothing. Frustrated and annoyed, Lillian issues them yellow cards, knocking down their points. Harley finally strikes, using String Shot to tie up Wobbuffet and move it like a helpless puppet. Eventually Wobbuffet is thrown in the air and knocked out of battle. May makes through her next battle fine, and faces Harley in the finals. May has elected to use Squirtle, and the little Pokémon has a rough start, especially when it uses an Ice Beam that is too strong for it! Harley tries String Shot again, stringing up Squirtle near the ceiling. Ariados then uses Spider Web to cover the entire stage. May orders Squirtle to use Ice Beam again, which frees it from the Spider Web and freezes the stage—and Ariados! With the Bug-and-Poison-type out of the way, May wins the Saffron Ribbon. May is thrilled, and Ash is hyped for his next Frontier battle.

French Official Summary

Le Concours de Safrania va bientôt commencer ! Déguisée, Jessie entre en action et impressionne (ou plutôt horrifie) la foule en s'emmêlant les pinceaux avec le Cacnea de James.

German Official Summary

Der Wettbewerb in Saffronia City beginnt gleich! Jessie betritt die Bühne in Verkleidung. Das Publikum ist gleichzeitig beeindruckt und verschreckt, als sie das Tuska von James umarmt.

Italian Official Summary

La gara di Zafferanopoli sta per iniziare! Jessie, dopo essersi travestita, sale sul palco, impressionando e sconvolgendo allo stesso tempo la folla con il suo abbraccio al Cacnea di James.

Portuguese Official Summary

O Concurso Pokémon de Saffron começou! Será que May vai ganhar sua primeira fita na Região de Kanto?

Finnish Official Summary

Saffronin Pokémon-kilpailu on meneillään! Voittaako May ensimmäisen Kanto-alueen nauhansa?

Spanish Latin America Official Summary

¡El Concurso Pokémon de Azafrán ya inició! ¿Podrá May ganar su primer listón en la región Kanto?

Spanish Official Summary

¡El concurso de Ciudad Azafrán está a punto de empezar! Una Jessie disfrazada llega al escenario, impresionando y horrorizando a la gente cuando abraza al Cacnea de James.

English Great Britian Official Summary

The contest in Saffron City is about to begin! Harley ends up apologizing to May, but it rings hollow given his history of hating May. He goes first, and really impresses the crowd with his Cacturne's combination of Cotton Spore and Needle Arm. A disguised Jessie comes up to the stage, impressing and horrifying the crowd when she embraces James' Cacnea, followed by a firework-laden Pin Missile. May brings Combusken up, performing a great combination of Fire Spin and Sky Uppercut. All three of them make it to the next round. Jessie and Harley are opponents next, and Jessie's strategy is to send in Wobbuffet knowing that its defensive moves could knock out Harley's Ariados. Harley is quite aware of this, and orders his Pokémon to do nothing. Frustrated and annoyed, Lillian issues them yellow cards, knocking down their points. Harley finally strikes, using String Shot to tie up Wobbuffet and move it like a helpless puppet. Eventually Wobbuffet is thrown in the air and knocked out of battle. May makes through her next battle fine, and faces Harley in the finals. May has elected to use Squirtle, and the little Pokémon has a rough start, especially when it uses an Ice Beam that is too strong for it! Harley tries String Shot again, stringing up Squirtle near the ceiling. Ariados then uses Spider Web to cover the entire stage. May orders Squirtle to use Ice Beam again, which frees it from the Spider Web and freezes the stage—and Ariados! With the Bug-and-Poison-type out of the way, May wins the Saffron Ribbon. May is thrilled, and Ash is hyped for his next Frontier battle.

Russian Official Summary

Благодаря своевременному вмешательству Лилиан, Мастера Церемоний, Мэй позволили участвовать в ее первом состязании покемонов региона Канто. Так она получает шанс поквитаться с Харли. Когда эти двое сходятся в битве, то на первый взгляд Сквиртл Мэй не самый удачный выбор против Ариадоса Харли, который быстро окутывает всю арену, использовав выстрел паутины. Сможет ли Мэй применить  такую стратегию, которая компенсирует слабые стороны ее покемона, или победит тренер, чья ложь чуть не стоила Мэй участия?

Dutch Official Summary

De Saffron Pokémon Wedstrijd is van start gegaan! Kan May haar eerste lintje winnen in the Kanto regio?

Norwegian Official Summary

Saffron Pokémon-konkurranse er i gang! Greier May å vinne den første sløyfen sin i Kanto-regionen?

Swedish Official Summary

Pokémon-tävlingen i Saffron City har satt igång! Kommer May att kunna vinna sin första seger i Kanto-regionen?

Danish Official Summary

Saffron Pokémon-konkurrencen er i gang! Vil det lykkes May at vinde sit første Ribbon i Kanto-regionen?