BA030

==Synopsis==
The Potpourri Island Contest begins and Yazmyne is quickly made an enemy some of the contestants as she competes in both gyms and Contests. Despite their animosity toward her, Yazmyne's proves her abilities with an impressive appeal from Butterfree. Yazmyne and a girl, Abiana, advances to the finals of the competition where the girls had been using Pidgey and Arbok respectively. Yazmyne starts strong but when Abiana gains the upper hand, Pidgey is less than happy.
==Summary==
Yazmyne prepares Butterfree and Pidgey for the Potpourri Island Contest. Butterfree is ready to perform, but Pidgey does not have the Contest-ready aura that Ivysaur and Butterfree regularly have. Ivysaur tries to motivate Pidgey, and having respect for Ivysaur, Pidgey performs as Yazmyne watches though Pidgey still lacks any energy. Yazmyne wishes her mother was there to help, but she left so she does not help Yazmyne with her appeal, since she is a judge. Dante tells Yazmyne that Pidgey tends to liven in real battles. On stage, Pidgey won't care that it's a Contest, so long as she gets to battle.
Yazmyne and Dante are soon approached by a group of some of the contestants, who are not pleased. Led by a Coordinator, Abiana, the girls acknowledge that they know about Yazmyne and her folly in the Saffron City Contest and her victory in Viridian. They chide Yazmyne for thinking she can compete in Contests and gym battles, saying she just trying to imitate the greats, such as Wallace, Juan, and Fantina. They also say that just because Yazmyne's mother is a judge does not mean she'll be taking home the ribbon. Yazmyne asks how they know about her victories and Dante reminds Yazmyne that Contests are broadcasted and when Yazmyne registered her Pokedex for the Indigo League records of her accomplishments are uploaded onto the Trainer database on the internet, which is how trainers and Coordinators can keep track of others' successes. Abiana is irritated that Yazmyne does not even know such information, and Yazmyne asserts that she's more concerned about her own Pokemon then worrying about others. Abiana promises Yazmyne that she os going to lose this Contest and lose horribly just like Saffron. Yazmyne is slightly nerved by the encounter and Ivysaur growls at them to go away. Yazmyne gently calls off her Pokemon.
When Abiana and her gang leave, Yazmyne tells Dante that they have a point. By competing in Contest and gym battles it does not seem like she is treating either one seriously. Since she was just doing contests for Ivysaur and Butterfree, she can see that she's not serious because she cannot say that being a Top Coordinator is her dream at all.
===Appeal Stage===
When the time of the Contest finally arrives, Dante sits in the audience. He is spotted by Colby, who sits wit him in the audience. Colby explains that he's attending the contest for fun. They catch up until the Contest presentation begins with the introduction of the judges by hostess Hailey with Carrie receiving particular applause from the audience as a three-time Grand Festival winner. 
It's soon time to appeal and some of the Coordinators who picked on Yazmyne put on great appeals with compliments from all of the judges. Abiana appeals with her Granbull, featuring a stunning shift from a cute Charm to terrifying Scary Face that showcases Granbull as one of the few visibly aggressive Fairy-Type Pokemon. Later, Yazmyne calls Butterfree to appeal. Continuing to use items as in her Saffron appeal, Yazmyne and Butterfree play a game of frisbee with Butterfree knocking it back to Yazmyne alternating between well-controlled Gust and String Shot attacks. After their fourth exchange, Butterfree finishes his appeal with a blanket of Stun Spore to show off his wings' scales. The judges say that Yazmyne does very well with props to help show off her Pokemon. The judges award Yazmyne a high score of 27. Hailey praises Yazmyne as having inherited her mother's natural talent. Backstage, the Abiana and her friends are jealous that she recieved such a high score.
Upon returning backstage, Dante reports a lot of glares that Yazmyne received backstage. Yazmyne asserts that she's tougher than to let catty girls get to her. When it's time for the Top 8 coordinators to be listed, Yazmyne's high score allows her to advance to the battle rounds. Abiana advances too as do some of the other girls while two of them are eliminated.
===Battle Rounds Begin===
In the battle rounds, Yazmyne uses Pidgey, who is not very keen about the Contest stage, not liking the lights affecting her vision. However, a little bit of bothersome doesn't stop her from winning battles and landing Yazmyne in the finals of the Contest. Pidgey, however, does not react to the applause and pecks at the ground after winning. Abiana also advances to the finals with her Shellder and she notices Pidgey's lack of performance enthusiasm.
===Final Stage===
On the final stage, Yazmyne and Abiana face each other with Pidgey and Shellder. When the clock starts, Shellder makes the first move by firing a speedy Ice Shard. Pidgey destroys the ice into sparkling glitter with Steel Wing. Pidgey then consumes Shellder in a dragon storm of Twister, dropping Abiana to 4/5 of her original score.
Twister causes Shellder to flinch, allowing Pidgey to maintain the momentum and perform Double Team. Shellder responds with a Whirlpool that expands to eliminate the clones and capture Pidgey in a high-power vortex. Pidgey cannot break free. At Abiana's command, Shellder disperses its Whirlpool and strikes the dazed Pidgey with Ice Shard, dropping Yazmyne to 3/4 of her original score. 
Pidgey is enraged and without a command dives in with Quick Attack. Abiana capitalizes and has Shellder bite Pidgey's wing with Clamp before Quick Attack can connect. Yazmyne's points drop, and they drop further as Pidgey completely panics in the air. Yazmyne shouts for Pidgey to listen and strike Shellder on the ground with Steel Wing. Pidgey listens and striking Shelder on the stage, allows her to break free and take away some of Abiana's points. Yazmyne is relieved Pidgey is ready to listen again. She plans her next attack, but an enraged Pidgey glows and evolves into Pidgeotto, much to everyone's surprise. Yazmyne gets excited, assured that Pidgeotto's attacks will be bigger and stronger. 
Abiana has Shellder summon another Whirlpool to trap Pidgeotto. Yazmyne orders Twister to destroy the watery vortex, but Pidgeotto ignores Yazmyne's commands completely and dashes with Quick Attack. Pidgeotto's new power allows her to tear through the Whirlpool for an amazing appeal that drop Abiana's score. Continuing to battle without commands, Pidgeotto then dives in with Steel Wing, which Shellder matches with Razor Shell. Abiana then reveals she wanted Shellder to get close to trap Pidgeotto in another Whirlpool. Pidgeotto is too close to build momentum with Quick Attack to counter the attack. Pidgeotto flounders in the waters but seemingly listens to Yazmyne's command of Twister to disperse the Whirpool, furstrating Abiana who now trails behind in points. 
Pidgeotto lunges for Shellder with Quick Attack without a command. Shellder fires an Ice Shard to intercept but Pidgeotto layers Quick Attack with Double Team to dodge. The real Pidgeotto then pummels Shellder and sends it crashing to the wall, unable to battle. The emcee makes the call official and Yazmyne wins the final stage by default, leaving Abiana both dumbfounded and bitter. Having won, Pidgeotto finally calms down and pecks at the ground as she usually does. Though Yazmyne won the battle, she is not happy, a feeling shared by Dante backstage and her disappointed mother.
===Potpourri Ribbon===
Yazmyne is awarded her second ribbon by her mother with Butterfree and a disinterested Pidgeotto by her side. Carrie quietly instructs Yazmyne to smile for the camers and they will talk about her performance afterwards. The audience hesitantly applauds Yazmyne for her victory, while Yazmyne struggles to hold up her ribbon proudly. 
Following the ceremonies, Yazmyne meets with Colby, surprised to see him. While she is happy to see Colby, she is nerved by her Pidgeotto. Pidgeotto ignores Yazmyne to peck at the ground when Yazmyne tries to thank her for her victory. However, even Yazmyne is aware that she did not really earn the ribbon. Dante tries to cheer her up but Yazmyne considers releasing Pidgeotto since she clearly does not want anything to do with her. Carrie says that if Pidgeotto wanted to run away it would have by now, acknowleding that Pokemon have always been autonomous animals that do not actually have to listen to their trainers. Therefore, there must be a reason that Pidgeotto continues to stay with Yazmyne. Carrie also advises that Yazmyne try to earn Pidgeotto's respect because if Yazmyne gives up her Pidgeotto then she'll give up on any Pokemon that gives her a hard time.
At the end of the episode, Abiana is shown brooding over her defeat and promises never to forget Yazmyne, so she can plan her revenge at their next encounter.
==Major Events==
*Yazmyne and Dante encounter Colby on Potpourri Island
*Yazmyne's Pidgey evolves into Pidgeotto and stops listening to her
*Yazmyne wins the Potpourri Island Contest, earning her second Kanto Ribbon
*Yazmyne considers releasing Pidgeotto, but her mother stops her from doing so
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events/Battles Ablaze. 
==Characters==
===People===
*Yazmyne
*Dante
*Carrie
*Abiana
*Colby
*Hailey
*Mayor of Potpourri Island
*Nurse Joy
*Coordinators
*Civilians
*Audience
===Pokemon===
*Ivysaur (Yazmyne's)
*Pidgey (Yazmyne's; evolves)
*Pidgeotto (Yazmyne's; newly evolved)
*Butterfree (Yazmyne's)
*Persian (Carrie's)
*Granbull (Abiana's)
*Shellder (Abiana's)
*Koffing
*Beartic
*Roselia
*Snubull
*Nidorino
*Marowak
*Seadra
*Hippopotas
Category:Episodes
Category:Episodes with Contests
Category:Battles Ablaze