GC128

==Synopsis==
Justin and Rachel enjoy the Pacifidlog Contest.
==Summary==
Justin and his friends arrive at Pacifidlog Town en route to Slateport City for the Grand Festival. Rachel takes time to prepare for big event. Meanwhile, Justin notes that the Battle Palace Battle Tent doubles as the site for the Pacifidlog Contest, which happens to be one of the very last contests before the Grand Festival. Rachel is extremely relieved that she won the Sootopolis Contest or she'd be stressing. 
Monica shares she had never seen a contest in person due to her work as a Pokemon Ranger, only clips on T.V. Rachel invites her to enjoy the competition since the upcoming Battle Tent tournament will not occur until after the contest.
On the day of the contest, Justin and his friends sit in the stands and enjoy the appeal stage. Entry 13 is Andrew, shocking the three trainers. Andrew appeals with his Aipom who spins on her hands while her tail produces a column of stars with Swift. Aipom then strikes the stars with Focus Punch, causing them to collide between each other an burst in glitter and rainbow sparkles, concluding the appeal. 
When the appeal stage ends, Justin and Rachel with Monica burst backstage without a pass to meet with Andrew. Andrew gets security to let them stay. The pair want answers and Andrew shares that he has been studying Hoenn Contests to improve his battling. He's attended a lot of contests, but he's never entered one until now, meaning even if he wins he's not entering the Grand Festival. More importantly, Andrew shares that he has eight badges and has qualified for the Ever Grande Conference. Justin and Monica happily present their eight badges as well. 
Rachel asks why Andrew would enter now. Andrew says he was interested but never gave himself the push to actually participate until he saw Rachel and Justin compete in the finals of the Sootopolis Contest on television.  Andrew believes Justin should have won, earning a groan from Rachel while Justin laughs. Before they can continue, the four semifinalists are shown and Andrew has placed second, advancing to the battle rounds, thrilling him and Aipom. 
Justin and his friends return to the stands where they way Andrew compete. He advances to the finals to face Rose, a Coordinator with an Azumarill. The battle ultimately comes down to a matter of experience. While Andrew commands Aipom well, he battles too much like a gym battle. Aipom is able to counter some attacks but not make appeals out of them for extra points. Andrew's timing and commands are slower when they need to be faster and more efficient in a contest. Before the clock expires, Azumarill knocks out Aipom to win Rose the Contest. When Rose is presented the ribbon, it is revealed that the ribbon is her fifth, placing her in the Grand Festival. 
After the contest, Andrew remains upbeat while Aipom rests on Andrew's shoulder, disappointed. Andrew discusses what it felt like on stage with Aipom and seriously considers a ribbon circuit in the future. Meanwhile, since the contest is over, Andrew shares with his friends he also intends to compete in the Battle Palace Battle Tent.
==Major Events==
*Justin and his friends arrive at Pacifidlog Town
*Justin and his friends encounter Andrew
*Andrew is revealed to have earned eight badges and qualified for the Ever Grande Conference
*Andrew enters the Pacifidlog Contest, which is his first Contest but loses
*Andrew reveals he intends to enter the Battle Palace Battle Tent
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events (Grand Conquest). 
==Characters==
===Humans===
*Justin
*Rachel
*Andrew
*Monica
*Rose
*Judges
*Civilians
*Audience
*Trainers
*Coordinators
===Pokemon===
*Eevee (Justin's)
*Skitty (Rachel's)
*Aipom (Andrew's))
*Absol (Andrew's)
*Persian (Coordinator's)
*Nidoran♂ (Coordinator's)
*Rhydon (Coordinator's)
*Marill (Coordinator's)
*Azumarill (Rose's)
*Aipom (Coordinator's)
*Espeon (Coordinator's)
*Phanpy (Coordinator's)
*Mightyena (Coordinator's)
*Zigzagoon (Coordinator's)
*Shroomish (Coordinator's)
*Azurill (Coordinator's)
*Roselia (Coordinator's)
*Trapinch (Coordinator's)
*Swablu (Coordinator's)
Category:Grand Conquest
Category:Episodes with Contests