FJ048

==Synopsis==
Justin enters a Grass Tournament with a few friends.
==Summary==
Justin and Cynthia arrive at the Grass Festival and immediately register for the Grass Tournament. Justin naturally registers Hoppip while Cynthia registers her Roselia. Cynthia intends to win the competition to receive the extraordinarily Shiny Stone to evolve her Roselia into Roserade.
Cynthia and Justin check in their respective hotel rooms but then part ways to explore the Grass Festival. While exploring the festival with Eevee, Cubone, and Hoppip, Justin encounters Andrew who is paired with Bayleef and 2 new Pokemon: Nuzleaf and Gloom. Andrew has entered the Grass Tournament as well and intends to win the event to receive 2 Leaf Stones to evolve his Grass-Types into Shiftry and Vileplume, respectively.
During the festival, Justin meets with Gina, Liz, and some of the Bellsprout Tower Sages. Elder Li returns to be a commentator for the competition. At the end of the first day of festivities, Andrew, Justin, and Cynthia join in the opening ceremonies as three of the sixteen competitors in the Grass Tournament. They are told the order of battle: 2 rounds on Saturday, the semifinals and finals on Sunday.
The next day, the opening rounds are had. Andrew is in the first battle. He has entered the tournament with his Nuleaf, instead of Bayleef. Andrew defeats one of the Sages and his Bellspout to advance to the quarterfinals. During the battle, Justin is spotted by Devon, recalling her from the Goldenrod Rumble. She is entering the tournament with her Servine. She hopes to win a Water Stone for her Staryu to evolve it into Starmie.
Justin is in the third battle, and he faces a trainer, Adrian, and his Shroomish. Justin showcases Hoppip's new Bullet Seed to advance Justin to the quarterfinals. Devon is after him. She and Servine topple an Exeggutor to advance to the quarterfinals. Cynthia is in the seventh battle. She and Roselia defeat a Gina and her Venusaur to advance to the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals are held in the afternoon. The winners' Pokemon are fully healed. Devon is one half of the first quarterfinal, and her Servine uses Attract to pave way for victory over a Whimsicott.
Cynthia and Andrew meet in the second quarterfinal, and they prove themselves the main affair. Roselia and Nuzleaf push themselves for their trainers until Roselia poisons Nuzleaf with her Poison Point ability after deliberately enduring a Leaf Blade. When Nuzleaf flinches from the poison, Roselia defeats it with Poison Jab.
Justin is in the final quarterfinal. He and Hoppip face a Parasect. Parasect's attacks cannot reach the floating Hoppip, who hammers Fairy Wind and Tackle to win the battle. Justin's victory ends the second day of the Grass Festival.
==Major Events==
*Justin meets with Andrew, and they enter the Grass Tournament with Cynthia
*Andrew is revealed to have captured a Nuzleaf and a Gloom
*Elder Li returns to be a commentator for the Grass Tournament
*Justin formally meets Devon, who also enters the Grass Tournament
*Justin's Hoppip is revealed to have learned Bullet Seed
*Justin and Devon advance to the semifinals
*Cynthia defeats Andrew to advance to the semifinals
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events (First Journey). 
==Characters==
===Humans===
*Justin
*Andrew
*Devon
*Cynthia
*Elder Li
*Erika
*Liz
*Gina
*Alan
*Nurse Joy
*Referee
*Sages
*Trainers
*Civilians
===Pokemon===
*Eevee (Justin's)
*Hoppip (Justin's)
*Cubone (Justin's)
*Aipom (Andrew's)
*Bayleef (Andrew's)
*Gloom (Andrew's)
*Nuzleaf (Andrew's)
*Servine (Devon's)
*Roselia (Cynthia's)
*Gloom (Erika's)
*Weepinbell (Liz's)
*Hoothoot (Li's)
*Venusaur (Gina's)
*Tangela (Alan's)
*Chansey (Nurse Joy's)
*Cacnea
*Leafeon
*Abomasnow
*Shroomish
*Nuzleaf
*Lombre
*Swadloon
*Lurantis
Category:First Journey