Fallabor Contest

Today the gang finally arrived in Fallabor Town, where the next Pokemon contest was. By the time the gang got to the registration desk, there was only one more application left and Ash let May take it. So May was entered in the contest and Ash wasn't. May felt sorry that Ash wasn't able to enter the contest, but Ash reassured her that he could enter the next Pokemon contest. The contest was tomorrow and it was already near the end of the day, so the gang could rest up.

While the gang was in the lobby, May saw a young woman with a pink, white and yellow Pokemon beside her.

"That's Medicham, a fighting/psychic type Pokemon." Max said.

May looked Medicham up on her Pokedex.

"Medicham, the Meditate Pokemon and the evolved form of Meditite. It is said through meditation, Medicham heightens energy inside it's body and sharpens it's sixth sense. This Pokemon hides it's presence by merging itself with fields and mountains."

The woman who's name is Grace, was also a coordinator and she had three ribbons. The gang introduced themselves to Grace and Ash showed her his two ribbons.

"Wow that's a good start for you Ash." Grace said. "Are you going to enter the Fallabor Contest?"

"No I arrived too late to sign up for it, but May is going to enter it." Ash said.

"How many ribbons do you have?" Grace asked.

"0." May admitted that she didn't have a single ribbon.

"Never mind, I'm sure you'll win one soon." Grace said. "You have been practicing, right?"

"Oh yes, I practiced with Ash for both the preliminary rounds and battle rounds."

"That's good to hear, because practicing hard with your Pokemon can really bring out the true power of your Pokemon." Grace said.

"I agree." Ash added.

He knew because he had seen the true power of his Pokemon after some training before.

The gang had a good night's sleep and soon it was the day of the Pokemon contest. May was doing some last minute practicing, but then Drew appeared.

"From the looks of it, you're entering today's contest, am I right?" He questioned.

"Yeah, what's it to you?" May asked.

"So you know I'll be winning my fourth ribbon here." Drew said.

He had three ribbons now. May chose to ignore Drew's arrogance.

Ash met up with Drew too.

"Are you entering as well?" Drew asked.

Ash explained that he missed the chance to sign up.

"Well you wouldn't have won anyway." Drew said. "Besides you only have one ribbon."

"For your information Drew, I have two ribbons." Ash replied, showing him his contest ribbons.

"That's nothing compared to the amount of ribbons I have." Drew smirked.

Ash wasn't too thrilled with Drew's comment.

Drew asked Ash for a Pokemon battle and he accepted. They went outside to have their Pokemon battle. Drew called out Roselia and Ash called out Kirlia.

"Roselia use Petal Dance." Drew said.

"Use Magical Leaf to counter that attack Kirlia." Ash said.

Kirlia's Magical Leaf attack broke the Petal Dance attack apart.

"Roselia use Stun Spore." Drew said.

"Oh no, use Safeguard Kirlia." Ash said.

Kirlia created a shield around herself before the Stun Spore could hit her.

"Sorry Drew, but I already know that the move Safeguard prevents a Pokemon from being afflicted by status conditions like paralysis." Ash said. "Now Kirlia use Psychic."

Kirlia's eyes glowed and Roselia was hit by psychic energy.

"Okay Roselia return." Drew said.

He forfeited the match.

"I can see you are a good battler, but there is still no way you could defeat me in a contest battle."

"We'll see what happens when you and I do face each other in a contest." Ash said.

May saw the battle and started to feel nervous about the contest. Ash told May to relax and believe in herself and her Pokemon. May followed his advice.

Soon it was time for the Fallabor Contest. Ash, Tomo, Max and Brock took their seats. Vivian introduced the judges and showed off the Fallabor Ribbon, which was pink. May, Drew and Grace easily made it past the preliminary round thanks to their Pokemon Beautifly, Roselia and Medicham. The fourth contestant who made it to the second round was a woman named Charlene and she used a Seedot. May was up against Charlene. Charlene was good, but May's Beautifly managed to defeat her Seedot with Silver Wind and Gust, a bug and flying type move.

After May's battle with Charlene, Drew was up against Grace. May watched the battle round carefully in the waiting room as she was going to battle the winner next. Drew ordered his Roselia to use Magical Leaf, but Medicham used Meditate to dodge it. Roselia used it's Petal Dance attack next, but Medicham used Confusion to prevent the petals from hitting it, then it flung the petals back at Roselia, who was injured by the attack. There was no doubt about it; Grace was a good Pokemon trainer, even the judges were impressed with her battling skills. Drew ordered Roselia to use Solar Beam. As Roselia was storing energy to fire Solar Beam, Grace was ordering her Medicham to use Ice Punch on the ground. When Roselia released Solar Beam, Medicham created some ice pillars courtesy of Ice Punch. Then Solar Beam bounced off the pillars like a mirror and it struck Roselia. This was a good defense and everyone liked the tactic. Roselia had taken some damage and couldn't really do anything. Grace ordered Medicham to use Meditate again.

"Uh oh." Ash said. "The next attack will be powered up thanks to Meditate."

The move Meditate had the ability to increase Medicham's attack. Grace ordered Medicham to use Hi Jump Kick next. Roselia was kicked really hard and fainted. So Drew lost this round and Grace was up against May.

May felt nervous because she had to go up against Grace who just defeated Drew, but she didn't back down. She released her Beautifly and Grace sent out Medicham. May ordered Beautifly to use Tackle, but Medicham dodged it. Grace and Medicham were fighting well against May and Beautifly, especially with Medicham's Confusion and Ice Punch attacks. But May managed to make a comeback. Grace ordered her Medicham to use Hi Jump Kick, but Beautifly dodged it. As the Hi Jump Kick missed, Medicham was injured and then Beautifly used Silver Wind on it dealing more damage. Medicham and Beautifly put up a good fight against each other until the time for battling was up.

In the end May won the battle and she thanked her Beautifly. Ash, Tomo, Brock and Max were happy May finally won her first ribbon.

"She really won this time." Max said.

"Yeah and if she keeps doing well, she'll actually make it to the Grand Festival." Brock added.

May was happy when Mr. Contesta handed her the ribbon; her first ribbon. Grace congratulated May and surprisingly so did Drew.

"Don't get full of yourself just because you won this contest." Drew told May.

May was happy to have earned a contest ribbon, but she still needed four more.