Riau Grand Festival

The Riau Grand Festival. All Pokémon Coordinators who earn five Contest Ribbons from the Riau region are eligible to enter. During Yazmyne's journey in Riau, the competition spanned between Riau So Grand! and Water Droplets over a Sparkling Flame!
==Competition==
==Eligible Pokemon==
Trainers may only use up to six Pokemon during competition. Eligible Pokemon for competition include official Pokemon registered in the Kanto, Johto, Riau, Hoenn, and Sinnoh Pokedexes. Exceptions are made for any trainer's officially registered starter Pokemon.
Alola and Galar Forms are not permitted unless they are a trainer's starter Pokemon. Select Legendary Pokemon are not permitted. Z-Moves and Mega Evolution are not permitted.
==Stages==
There are five stages used during the Riau Grand Festival: aerial, grass, ice, standard, and water. These stages are used during the appeals stands and double battle rounds.
The sky stage consists of an open stage, similar to a standard contest stage. However, there are pillars and midair platforms, held up by sturdy balloons. During the battle rounds, the coordinators are elevated ten feet into the air on platforms. This stage benefits Pokémon that can levitate or fly.
The grass stage consists of an open grassy field with shrub bushes and flowers. This stage benefits Grass, Bug, Normal, and Fairy-Type. 
The water stage has a gigantic swimming pool, which constestants can use to their advantage. During the battle rounds, there are large platforms on both sides of the for Coordinators and their Pokemon, enough for battles to take place on either side. There are also small platforms in the pool for the Pokemon to jump onto. This stage benefits Water-Type Pokémon and other Pokémon that can swim.
The ice stage consists of a rigid icy field, featuring ice pillars. During the battle rounds, the icy stage is much more refined. The stage appears more similar to an ice rink. The ice stage favors Ice-Type Pokémon and other Pokemon that an secure their footing on the surface. 
The standard stage is an ordinary contest stage, used during the first appeal stage and the final stage of competition.
==Rounds==
===Appeals===
There are two appeal stages of the Riau Grand Festival. Both stages consist of single Pokémon performances.
====First Appeal Stage====
During the first appeal stage, all Coordinators appeal on the standard contest stage. As in a regular contest, the coordinators are given three minutes and they can have their Pokémon using as many moves as necessary to create a dazzling presentation. Despite the large number of contestants, the preliminary round takes place at the main center stadium and spans three days. The top 100 scorers determined by a panel of three judges advances to the second appeal stage.
====Second Appeal Stage====
The second appeal stage emulates the various contest stages that Riau Contests are heralded. The top 100 Coordinators are randomly divided into four groups of 25 competitors. Depending on the group, the coordinators will appeal on a water stage, an open sky stage, a grass stage, or an ice stage. This appeal stage spans two days. The water and sky stages are held on the first day, and the grass and ice stages are held on the second. The event takes place on the two stadiums neighboring the main stadium.
As in the first stage, the coordinators are given three minutes and they can have their Pokémon use as many moves as necessary for their presentation. As with Riau Contests, coordinators are expected, but not required, to use the stage to improve their performance. In addition, coordinators are not allowed to use the same Pokemon they used during the first appeal stage. A panel of two judges per group evaluates each performance. The top 8 coordinators from each group, totaling to 32 participants, will advance to the double battle rounds.
===Double Battles===
The second round on the main stage consists of Contest Battles, each with the five-minute time limit. All battles are held on the main stadium. The battles are conducted in the Double Battle format, and there are a panel of four judges who oversee each battle. The Contest computer pairs the Coordinators randomly up to the semifinals except that no two coordinators from the same second appeal stage group will face each other in the first round of battles. 
During the first four double battle rounds, coordinators will compete on an aerial, grass, ice, and water battlefield. The round in which each stage is featured is determined at random following the announcement of the Top 32 coordinators. No battlefield is repeated in subsequent rounds. The final round will always feature a standard contest stage. 
Contestants climb the tournament tree in single-elimination style. Those who run out of points, have the least amount of points at the end of the five-minute time limit, or have their Pokémon knocked out over the course of a battle are automatically eliminated from the competition. The Coordinator who wins the fifth and final stage of the Double Battle rounds is declared the winner of the Riau Grand Festival and receives the Ribbon Cup.
==Known contestants==
 	 	
Jason 	Winner 	
Megumi 	Runner-Up	
Noxon 	Top 4 	
Yazmyne	Top 4 	
Braxton	Top 8 	
Dane 	Top 8 	
Vivi 	Top 16 	
Emma 	Top 32 	
Nick 	Top 100 	
Denise 	N/A 	
==Presentations==
===First Appeal Stage===
Coordinator	Pokémon	Presentations 	Movements Used
Dane 	 	Hitmonlee uses Stone Edge, causing multiple light blue rock pillars to burst around him in a circle. He jumps and strikes the ground with Mega Kick, which causes a tremor and destroys the rock pillars in a dazzle.	Stone Edge, Mega Kick
Emma 	 	Masquerain floats above the stage and uses Bug Buzz, releasing crimson red waves from its antenna that over the stage and reach the audience 	Bug Buzz
Noxon 	 	 	Coil, Poison Tail
Megumi 	 	 	Silver Wind, Poison Fang
Yazmyne 	 	 	Electro Ball, Discharge, Focus Punch
Nick 	 	 	Rock Slide, Close Combat
===Second Appeal Stages===
Coordinator	Pokémon	Stage 	Movements Used
Yazmyne 	 	Sky 	Iron Head, Dragon Claw
Nick 	 	Grass 	Stealth Rock, Rock Blast, Explosion
Noxon 	→ 	Sky 	Smokescreen, Dragon Rage, Flame Charge
Dane 	 	Water (night)	Cosmic Power, Gyro Ball, Flash Cannon
Jason 	 	Sky (night) 	Dazzling Gleam, Sing
Emma 	 	Grass 	Double Team, Rock Polish, Fire Spin
Megumi 	 	Ice 	Lava Plume, Psychic
==Battle Rounds==
===R32: Emma vs. Yazmyne===
Match Breakdown 	Emma	Yazmyne	Appeal
Rematch of the Festival Millenium! 	100 	100 	
Nature Combination; Use of Stage 	-- 	15 	Houndoom and Vileplume used Sunny Day and Grassy Terrain respectively for a beautiful nature appeal that also enhances the grass battlefield.
Battle 	5 	5 	Houndoom and Shelgon release Smog and Dragon Breath that collide for a small explosion.
Appeal
Counter 	0
10	5
-- 	Eevee dashes across the field with Iron Tail and Vileplume unleashes a dazzling, pink Petal Dance, enhanced by Grassy Terrain.
Eevee leaps, and her Iron Tail cuts through the Petal Dance and strikes Vileplume.
Battle 	10 	10 	Houndoom fires a Solar Beam. Shelgon uses an enhanced Fire Fang to destroy the attack, but the boost from Grassy Terrain causes surrounding flowers in the field to fire extra beams of energy that blast Shelgon
Immobilized Opponent
Double Strike 	0 	20 	Shelgon and Eevee prepare a combination of Double Edge and Hidden Power. Vileplume uses its Chlorophyll Ability to speed toward its opponents and paralyze them with Stun Spore. 
Houndoom releases a Smog that shrouds Shelgon and Eevee from view.
Contest Combination w/o Strike
Counter/Healing 	
--
10	
10
-- 	
Vileplume and Houndoom combine Moonblast and Solar Beam for a magnificent pink blast. 
Shelgon blocks the combination with Protect. Eevee uses Refresh on herself and Shelgon to heal from paralysis.
Contest Combination 	15 	-- 	Shelgon and Eevee deliver their combination of Double Edge and Hidden Power and Double Edge for an ominous, powerful attack that explodes on Vileplume and Houndoom
Strike 	-- 	5 	Houndoom's Solar Beam strikes Shelgon.
Mutual Knockout 	5 	5 	Shelgon and Vileplume are rendered unable to battle.
Strike
Counter 	 	 	
5
-- 	Houndoom lands a Smog.
Eevee fires a Hidden Power that mixes with the purple cloud of Smog and strikes Houndoom.	 	
Appeal; Repeated Tactic 	8 	 	
Eevee performs Refresh to heal her poison status. Its effect makes her shine like a rainbow.	 	 	
Counter 	 	 	
10
0 	Eevee charges with Iron Tail. Houndoom bites Eevee's tail with Crunch to stop her attack. Houndoom then swings and tosses Eevee into the air.
Houndoom fires a Solar Beam on the airborne Eevee. Eevee generates an orb shield of Hidden Power that blocks the attack. Eevee then rains her Hidden Power to explode on Houndoom.	 	
Repeated Tactics 	0 	0 	Houndoom shrouds Eevee in Smog and Eevee uses Refresh to heal from the attack.
Evasion/Strike 	10 	 	
Houndoom fires a Solar Beam. Eevee dodges and strikes with Last Resort. 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Final Score 	7 	10 	
===QF: Dane vs. Noxon===
Match Breakdown 	Dane 	Noxon	Appeal
Rivalry Showstopper! 	100 	100 	
Failed Attack/Strike
Double Strike; Use of Stage 	0
15 	10
--	
Seadra and Dragonair lurk in the water. Seadra bursts from the waters, attacking with Giga Impact. Bronzong deflects Seadra with a barrier of Reflect, and Mantine pellets Seadra with Bullet Seed.
Dragonair executes a Twister which mixes with the water and strikes Mantine and Bronzong from below
Battle 	
5
0 	
5
10	
Dragonair and Mantine clash several times underwater with Dragon Rush and Acrobatics
When Mantine leaps out of the water, Seadra prepares to attack with Hydro Pump. Bronzong blasts Seadra first with Flash Cannon 
Speed/Evasion 	10 	 	
Mantine fires Bullet Seed. Dragonair and Seadra dodge with great speed and agility 	 	 	
Defense 	 	 	
10 	Dragonair and Seadra attack with a combination of Twister and Hydro Pump. Bronzong blocks the attack with a barrier of Light Screen.	 	
Nature Combination; Use of Stage
Counter/Appeal 	15
-- 	 	
Dragonair and Seadra combine Rain Dance and Whirlpool to form multiple water tornados across the stage.
Mantine freezes the stage with Blizzard, turning the water battlefield into a glistening icy domain. The water tornados freeze as well. Dragonair and Seadra are trapped below a thick layer of ice.	 	 	
Appeal 	 	 	
10 	Mantine fires a Rock Blast into the air, which Bronzong explodes with Flash Cannon for stunning fireworks. 	 	
Contest Combination 	10 	 	
Dragonair and Seadra combine Twister and Dragon Pulse underwater to shatter the ice and damage Bronzong and Mantine, but Bronzong's Light Screen reduces the damage	 	 	
Battle 	10 	10 	Bronzong and Dragonair collide with Iron Head and Dragon Rush for a massive collision.
Immobilizing Opponent/Appeal 	15 	 	
Mantine rains down a Bullet Seed. Seadra uses Whirlpool to block the attack and consume Mantine and Bronzong in a watery vortex.
Dragonair performs Ice Beam to freeze the Whirlpool in an icy column with Bronzong and Mantine trapped.	 	 	
N/A 	-- 	 	
Bronzong prepares to free itself and Mantine from the icy column with Flash Cannon, but time expires. 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Final Score 	20 	30 	
===SF: Megumi vs. Yazmyne===
Match Breakdown 	Megumi 	Yazmyne	Appeal
Water Droplets and Sparkling Fire! 	100 	100 	
No effect 	0 	 	
Claydol and Cyndaquil combine Future Sight and Swift, but nothing happens 	 	 	
Contest Combination 	 	 	
15 	Vaporeon and Dusclops combine Haze and Mean Look for a terrifying combination that immobilizes Claydol and Cyndaquil	 	
Double Strike 	 	 	
10 	Vaporeon strikes the immobilized Claydol and Cyndaquil with a barrage of Shadow Ball 	 	
Failed Attack/Immobilizing Opponent 	0 	15 	Dusclops lunges for Claydol and Cyndaquil with Bind. Cyndaquil and Claydol combine Swift and Psychic, but the combination phases through Dusclops harmlessly.Dusclops captures Claydol and Cyndaquil in Bind
Appeal 	 	 	
10 	Dusclops toys with Claydol and Cyndaquil using Bind 	 	
Immobilizing Opponent
Contest Combination w/ Strike 	
20 	 	
Claydol restrains Dusclops and Vaporeon with Psychic. Claydol then frees itself and Cyndaquil from Dusclops' BindClaydol and Cyndaquil's combination of Future Sight and Swift triggers and explodes on Vaporeon and Dusclops	 	 	
Failed Tactic/Appeal 	15 	0 	Claydol and Cyndaquil both use Double Team, surrounding Dusclops and Vaporeon with alternating clones.Vaporeon destroys the clones with Aqua Tail, but the disappearing doubles cause Claydol and Cyndaquil to shine.
Appeal
Counter Appeal 	
--
5 	
5
-- 	Dusclops uses Will-o-Wisp, creating several beautiful balls of fire that surround itself and Vaporeon in several expanding rings.Claydol fires a Sandstorm that smothers Duclsops' flames. 
Defense
Attack 	
--
10 	
10
--	Cyndaquil charges in with Flame Wheel, and Vaporeon blocks him with an excellent Aqua Ring.Dusclops lunges for Cyndaquil with Bind. Cyndaquil unleashes an Overheat, burning away Dusclops' ghostly arms and blasting Vaporeon
Appeal Battle 	15 	15 	Cyndaquil and Cyndaquil combine Flame Wheel and Psychic. Dusclops and Vaporeon combine Psychic and Aqua Ring. The two psychic combinations collide multiple times.
Attack Suppression/Strike 	10 	 	
Vaporeon attacks Claydol with Aqua Tail. Claydol controls Cyndaquil and sends him into the Aqua Tail, creating steam.Cyndaquil cuts through the steam and strikes Vaporeon 	 	 	
Immobilizing Opponent 	 	 	
5 	Cyndaquil attacks Dusclops with Flame Wheel. Dusclops stops and repels him with Mean Look 	 	
Battle 	5 	5 	Claydol and Vaporeon match Sandstorm and Shadow Ball
Battle 	5 	 	
Dusclops fires a Will-o-Wisp. Cyndaquil fires a Swift.The stars of Swift blend with the flames of Will-o-Wisp, creating flaming blue stars that strike Dusclops. 	 	 	
Repeated Tactics
Battle 	
3
10 	
0
10 	Kirlia and Cyndaquil combine Psychic and Overheat. Dusclops and Kirlia defend with Psychic and Aqua Ring.The psychic combinations collide in an equal and beautiful display of power
 	 	 	
Final Score 	2 	0 	The clock stops with twenty seconds remaining. Yazmyne has lost all of her points before time expires. Therefore, Megumi wins the battle.
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