Andre

Andre is a Coordinator from the Sinnoh Region and one of Rachel's rivals during her travels in the Hoenn Region.
==Biography==
===Grand Conquest===
Andrew first appeared in a cameo during Vixen with the Black Hair and the Burgundy Baltoy!. He competed in the Odale Contest with his Electrike, losing to Evyr in the semifinals.
Andre first appeared A Rival and a Fan! in Rubello Town for the upcoming Contest. He spotted Rachel and introduced himself as a fan of hers, praising her performance in the Verdanturf Contest. Andre shared that he was from Sinnoh; he came to Hoenn with his family on his on vacation and decided to stay when they returned home.
During the Rubello Contest in Stranded on Stage!, Andre put on a light show with his Chinchou and advanced to the battle rounds. Andre was disappointed that Rachel failed to advance to the battle rounds. Andre ultimately won the contest and his third Hoenn Ribbon.
After the contest, Andre wanted to cheer up Rachel but overheard her blame Justin for her failure and admit that Justin is responsible for coming up with her appeals. Disillusioned, Andre revealed himself and expressed incredible disappointment in Rachel. He believed she was a fraud and hoped Rachel would not make it to the Grand Festival.
Andre returned in Battle Tent of Power! to compete in the Battle Pike Battle Tent to improve his battling skills. Rachel approached him gently, but he remained icy to her. Andre advanced to the semifinals of the event with only his Manectric to face Andrew in An Epic Last Resort!. Andre revealed a Mantine as his second Pokemon and ultimately lost the battle, eliminating him from the competition.
Andre in Cooking Up a Poke Puff Performance! to compete in the Maisie Island tournament to win his fifth ribbon and qualify for the Hoenn Grand Festival. He encountered Rachel once his Manectric was drawn to her cooking. Andre remained insulting toward Rachel and left but was confronted by Justin, who promised Rachel had grown and her performance during the contest would be hers. Andre ignored Justin's vouch for Rachel and extended his animosity toward Justin because he allowed Rachel to plagiarize off of him, making him equally guilty. Andre also hated that Justin refused to hone his natural talent for contests.
Andre performed with Manectric for the contest, and she used an illuminating Electric Terrain. Andre was bitterly impressed by Rachel and Skitty's Kalos-inspired appeal stage performance. Andre was among the four coordinators advancing to the battle rounds.
The battle rounds took place in The Luck of the Assist!. Andre and Manectric advanced to the finals where they faced Rachel and her Skitty. Andre was happy to face Rachel to expose her as a fraud. Andre took command of the battle with Manectric's combination of Electric Terrain and Discharge and took joy in making Skitty run around and panic. However, Rachel and Skitty make a strong comeback after relying on Assist, which inspired Rachel to have Skitty use Iron Tail as a conductor for Manectric's electricity and execute appeals. Skitty outlasted Manectric by using Blizzard to stall a Wild Charge that would have connected but the clock expired, which revealed Rachel as the winner and delayed Andre his fifth ribbon.
After the contest, Andre quickly booked a boat ticket for the next contest. Rachel approached Andre trying to make peace with him, but his opinion of Rachel had not changed. If anything, her victory only proved his beliefs. Andre believed Rachel only because she got lucky with Assist. However, he hoped to see her at the Grand Festival to beat and expose her where it mattered most. Despite Andre's negativity, Rachel did not allow his words to affect her this time.
Andre eventually won his fifth Hoenn Ribbon and arrived at Slateport City in Melody on the Grand Stage! for the Hoenn Grand Festival. With Chinchou and a new Volbeat, Andre advanced to the double battle rounds. In the first two battle rounds, he performed with Chincho and Manectric to advance to the quarterfinals. 
Andre's Top 8 opponent was Rachel and they competed in A Festival Change in Pace and Appeal!. Andre called on Mantine and debuted his new Glameow to face Rachel's Marshtomp and Minun. During the performance, Rachel claimed an early lead by using Minun's Encore, but Andre shocked Rachel by shifting away completely from his light and electric-based tactics because he knew Rachel would be prepared for it. Nevertheless, Andre and Rachel proved equal for the entire battle until a final collision between Glameow and Minun that ruled Rachel the winner by points when the clock expired, eliminating Andre from the festival. 
After the loss, Andre was approached by Rachel and he acknowledged that a fraud could not advance to the semifinals of a Grand Festival. Andre stayed on site for the rest of the festival and was disappointed to see Rachel lose to Evyr. He briefly enjoyed the after-party but soon boarded the S.S. Spiral to return home to Sinnoh.
==Pokemon==
==Contests==
===Hoenn Ribbons===
*2 Unknown Ribbons (prior to A Rival and a Fan!)
*Rubello Ribbon (Stranded on Stage!)
*Unknown Ribbon (prior to Cooking Up a Poke Puff Performance!)
*Unknown Ribbon (prior to A Melody on the Grand Stage!)
===Grand Festival Ranking===
*Hoenn Grand Festival: Loss to Rachel - Top 8 (A Festival Change in Pace and Appeal!)
==Navigation==
Category:Pokémon coordinators