DP167: Teaching the Student Teacher!

is the 10th episode of Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors.
==Synopsis==
On their way to the Grand Festival, a meeting with Johanna in Neighborly Town reveals that she is to teach a beginning Pokémon class to some young students. When she's asked to judge the Neighborly Town Pokémon Contest (taking place at the same time as her class), our heroes offer to substitute for Johanna. Once they're in charge of the students, their attention is drawn to a boy named Thomas. He loves to pull practical jokes—and Piplup seems to be the chosen target of those jokes!
Each of our heroes chooses a different subject to teach. When it's Dawn's turn to explain the workings of a Pokémon Contest, she decides to formulate a brand-new combination on the spot. Unfortunately, "Ice Chandelier" fails to work, and Dawn is dismayed but determined to work on it. And, thanks to good advice from Thomas, she figures out how to make the combo succeed!
Meanwhile, at the Neighborly Town Contest where Johanna is judging, Jessilina (Jessie in disguise) wins her fourth Ribbon and earns Johanna's admiration.
Our heroes discover that Thomas likes Piplup a lot, but is too shy to know how to express it. Dawn's encouragement lifts Thomas's spirits, and the gang leaves the Pokémon class with the children happy and excited. Johanna is grateful for our heroes' assistance. They head back to the road toward the Grand Festival, with the exciting prospect of watching Dawn pull off the brand-new combination in the competition!
==Episode plot==
The heroes come on a beach and soon meet up with Johanna, Dawn's mom, who is pleased to see them. Ash and Brock do not understand why they're meeting her here. Johanna explains that she travels to different towns to teach young children about Contests. She leaves a paper as she received a phone call. On the paper it is stated how to catch a Pokémon, breed it etc. When Johanna comes back, she has a problem - she has to fill in the role of a judge since Nurse Joy has to treat sick Pokémon. The gang offers her help to teach the children what they need, making Dawn's mom pleased to hear all this.
Next day, Dawn, Ash and Brock introduce themselves to the children. One child doubts about this, even if shown Dawn's five ribbons and Ash's seven badges. They meet Piplup and Pikachu; the child stretches out Piplup's face. Dawn and Piplup are angered, but ask the child's name, which is Thomas. Dawn responds that he should put himself in the Pokémon's position, as he wouldn't want to be teased. To continue, Ash, Brock and Dawn send all their Pokémon to meet with the children. The children all go, except Thomas. Meanwhile, Johanna is a judge and she sees Jessilina sending her Seviper. Jessie knows the next ribbon will be her own.
Brock teaches the children about Pokémon food - one must try different recipes to balance flavor and diet for the Pokémon. A child asks how does one know if a Pokémon is not healthy, so Brock responds it must be acting odd or has something on its body. Suddenly, Piplup chases Thomas, who painted on his face. Ash teaches the class how he got Gible. Gible gnaws on his head, so Ash calls him back and shows them Gible's Poké Ball. Ash gives the children a rubber ball; they need to hit a stone with it, pretending they have a battle. Ash shows them; he takes a pose and throws his Ball very hard and hits the stone.
Thomas thinks this is easy. He takes a rubber ball and hits Piplup with it, then gets chased by him. Later, lunch is ready, which are Brock's sandwiches the children are eating. Meanwhile, Jessie has one last battle before she gets the ribbon and is very excited. Ash and Brock remind Dawn her lecture is next, but she is worried, as Thomas might give her a hard time. Brock and Ash advise her not to focus on him, as he likes to play jokes. Dawn teaches them they need to show their Pokémon's moves to the audience at the Contest. Thomas has not a clue what she says, so Dawn sends Mamoswine and Cyndaquil. Cyndaquil's Flame Wheel merges with Mamoswine's Ice Shard, amazing the children. Dawn goes to make a combo using different Pokémon; she calls Cyndaquil and sends Pachirisu instead.
She goes to call the next combo Ice Chandelier (even if nobody has a clue what she is about to do): Mamoswine uses Ice Shard and shatters it, which makes the ice spin around Pachirisu. Pachirisu is not frozen, so he uses Discharge to illuminate a blue light around ice. However, the ice shatters and Dawn admits that Thomas is right; Pachirisu was just standing inside the ice. Dawn is troubled, so Ash and Brock advise her to make a different combination, but Dawn wants this one to work. Dawn has doubts if it will work, but has an idea. She displays the children that when Pachirisu is inside the ice, he will spin.
Mamoswine shatters the Ice Shard and the ice surrounds Pachirisu. Pachirisu does not get frozen, so he spins and uses Discharge, making an even more dazzling sight. However, Pachirisu gets confused by all the spinning and the ice shatters. Dawn is disappointed, but Pachirisu still wants another try. Thomas tells Dawn that Pachirisu spun too much, giving Dawn another idea. Meanwhile, Jessie and Seviper won their fourth ribbon, so they need one more. Dawn sends Buneary to use her instead of Mamoswine. She uses Ice Beam, which surrounds Pachirisu, making more space for him. Pachirisu runs and uses Discharge, which emits a lot of blue light from the ice.
Dawn thanks Buneary and goes to do the same to Thomas, but notices he is gone. Piplup is gone and they soon see Thomas is having fun with Piplup. Brock feels that Thomas did not know how to express he liked Piplup, so he teased him. Thomas admits Dawn's Ice Chandelier works fine, which makes Dawn happy and pleased. Later, Johanna comes and reports Jessilina won the ribbon. She gives Brock some buns, which are Neighborly Town's specialty. She also gives Dawn a dress for the Grand Festival and wishes Ash luck to get the last badge. Next day, the heroes leave Johanna and the children, as their journey to Lake Valor continues.
== Trivia ==
* The title is a reference to the saying "teaching the teacher".
** "Healing the Healer!" is another episode with a similar title.
* This is the first episode in which Nurse Joy isn't a judge for a Pokémon Contest.
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==References==
Category:Episodes featuring Pokémon Contests
Category:Episodes focusing on Dawn
Category:Episodes featuring Jessie receiving a Ribbon