Daybreak Contest

*A few days later...*

The gang finally arrived in Daybreak Town. Dawn was really pumped up because of her desire to earn her fifth ribbon here.

"Come on everyone we are going to do some final training for the contest tomorrow." Dawn told Cyndaquil and Mamoswine.

"You going to try and master the flame ice combo again Dawn?" Ash asked.

Dawn had been trying to master the flame ice combo for a while now, but she still hadn't mastered it.

"Don't forget to check your other moves too Dawn." Brock said.

"I intend to perfect all my moves for the contest." Dawn said.

"Hey look at that." Tomo said.

Tomo was pointing to a Plusle and Minun.

"Um, are you okay Dawn?" Ash asked.

He remembered Dawn used to be scared of Plusle and Minun before.

"It's okay Ash." Dawn said. "Thanks to Tomo and my Plusle and Minun, I've overcome my fear of them. The only thing I fear of is them making my hair all sparkly like a diamond."

Of course Dawn still hates having her hair all wrong.

The Plusle and Minun turned out to be Ursula's new Pokemon. She had come to Daybreak Town for the Pokemon contest too and like Dawn she needed one more ribbon for the Grand Festival.

"Well, well, well." Ursula said. "Fancy me having to face you in a contest again Dawn. With my new Plusle and Minun I will get the fifth ribbon before you Dawn."

"That's what you think." Dawn said.

Dawn wasn't going to let Ursula defeat her so easily.

*Later that day...*

Dawn was having a little trouble with Phione. Phione wanted to compete in the contest with Buneary, but Dawn wasn't sure it was a good idea. There weren't any rules saying legendary or mythical Pokemon couldn't compete in a Pokemon contest. But Dawn was worried about the attention using a mythical Pokemon would cause.

"I think you should let Phione enter this time Dawn." Ash said. "All of your Pokemon, except Phione, have gotten a chance to compete in a contest but Phione hasn't. And you have practiced with Phione, so it should be okay."

"Yes, but." Dawn replied, worried.

"I had my Latios and Latias compete in a few contests and the Hoenn Grand Festival and they didn't cause me any trouble at all." Ash said. "So Phione won't cause you any trouble either."

"And anyway Phione really wants to enter a contest for once, along with Buneary." Brock said.

Phione called out as if to say 'that's right'. Dawn stared at Phione and then sighed.

"Okay, but remember Phione no showing off and do exactly as I say alright?" She instructed.

Phione said yes and was happy it was going to finally be in a contest. So Phione and Buneary were going to be in the appeal round and Cyndaquil and Mamoswine were going to be in the battle rounds.

*The next day...*

The Pokemon contest would soon begin. Ash was in the stands with Brock and Tomo as he wasn't participating in the contest. Marian did the usual introductions and then showed off the Daybreak ribbon. The Daybreak ribbon was purple with lavender outlines and it had a big pin. Not only was Johanna watching this on TV, but Zoey and Candice were watching the contest on TV too; they were watching it in Snowpoint City. Dawn was in the waiting room with Piplup; he wanted to stay with her for comfort and confidence. Her dress was the same as it was from the beginning but she wore small white gloves with a small ribbon on each glove, and there was a small yellow rose on each of her shoes.

"Well Piplup, I have come a long way since I participated in the Hearthome contest." She said. "And I've won and lost a few contests along the way. But now my skills with you and the other Pokemon have sharpened up and the levels have gone up too. So I am ready for this now." Piplup chirped in agreement.

Dawn got Phione and Buneary's Poke Balls ready immediately.

It was soon time for the contest to begin. One by one the contestants did double performances with their Pokemon. Soon it was Dawn's turn and she sent Phione and Buneary out with star seals. Everyone was amazed to see the mythical Pokemon Phione.

"Phione let's start off with Bubble Beam." Dawn said.

Phione released a lot of bubbles.

"Buneary, use Ice Beam." Dawn said.

Buneary froze the bubbles with Ice Beam, turning them into big balloons.

"Now Buneary, use Bounce." Dawn said.

Buneary jumped onto the frozen bubbles one by one, while playing a tune of do re mi. It was an adorable sight.

"Now Phione and Buneary let's go." Dawn said.

Together Phione and Buneary spun around while popping all the frozen bubbles, making a lot of icy-blue sparkles.

"She's going to make it to the second round for sure this time." Ash said.

He liked the performance. Brock and Tomo thought so too. Ursula was up next and she sent her Gabite out with a flower seal. Then she sent out another new Pokemon on her team, a Jigglypuff, with a heart seal. Jigglypuff jumped onto one of Gabite's claws and spun around like a ball. First up Jigglypuff continued rolling like a ball while Gabite used it's arms to juggle Jigglypuff.

"Gabite, use Iron Tail." Ursula said.

Gabite used Iron Tail to fling Jigglypuff into the air.

"Now Gabite, use Stone Edge and Jigglypuff use Hyper Voice." Ursula said.

Gabite released a lot of stones and Jigglypuff destroyed the stones with Hyper Voice, creating a shower of white sparkles.

"Jigglypuff use Gyro Ball and Gabite use Sandstorm." Ursula said.

Gabite created a lot of sand on the stage and Jigglypuff dived at the sand while using Gyro Ball, creating a beautiful rainbow colored glow.

"Time to finish this." Ursula said. "Gabite, use Dragon Claw."

Jigglypuff spun onto Gabite's claw while it's claw was glowing from Dragon Claw, then Jigglypuff stopped spinning and posed. Everyone was amazed by Gabite and Jigglypuff's performance, even Ash, Dawn, Tomo and Brock were impressed; Ursula had obviously trained her Pokemon very well.

While the results were still being processed, Ash, Tomo and Brock went into the waiting room to see Dawn.

"Dawn you, Phione and Buneary were great out there." Ash said.

Dawn smiled.

"I feel a lot more confident with double performances now." She said.

It was true; she felt more confident with herself ever since the Hearthome contest.

"Now it comes down to the double contest battles." Brock said.

Just then Ursula walked up and she started spouting her usual insults at Dawn. Dawn paid no attention to this. At the moment the results were up and Ursula and Dawn made it to the second round along with six other contestants.

"Just so you know I'll be using Plusle and Minun." Ursula smirked. "And I can't wait to battle you."

The battle for the fifth ribbon between Dawn and Ursula was about to begin.

It wasn't long until the battle rounds started. Ursula was up first with her Plusle and Minun and they proved to be hard to beat. Plusle and Minun both had the move Helping Hand, which raised each other's attack and they knew how to attack their opponents in sync. Plusle and Minun defeated their opponents in the first round without even trying. Ash, Brock and Tomo couldn't help but be impressed with how Plusle and Minun attacked together, neither could Dawn.

Soon it was Dawn's turn and her Mamoswine and Cyndaquil were up against a Mightyena and Houndoom. Mamoswine and Cyndaquil were doing really well and at the moment Dawn was winning.

"Alright let's show them what we've been training for." Dawn said.

She was planning to do the flame-ice combo, but the Flame Wheel just broke the ice apart even though Cyndaquil did hit Mightyena and Houndoom.

"Doesn't look like the flame ice combo was successful." Ash said.

He understood now what Dawn's flame ice combo was supposed to do after watching Dawn try to master it lots of times before. Dawn still won the battle, but she was disappointed with the failed flame-ice combo.

In the waiting room Mamoswine and Cyndaquil tried the flame ice combo again, but it still didn't work.

"I think it may take a bit longer for you to master the flame ice combo." Ash said.

"Why don't you put that on hold and rely on moves you can use at the moment." Brock suggested.

Dawn really wanted to use the flame ice combo in this contest, but she realized Brock was right. Ursula, who had been spying on them, smirked, thinking that she was going to win this one.

Dawn and Ursula continued defeating their opponents until it was the final round. They were going to face each other. Of course Ursula wasted no time making fun of Dawn, telling her she wouldn't be able to beat Plusle and Minun. Dawn wasn't going to let Ursula's words get to her, she believed in Mamoswine and Cyndaquil and she was determined to win her final ribbon this time.

It was soon time for Ursula and Dawn to battle in the finals. Dawn sent out Mamoswine and Cyndaquil with electric seals and Ursula sent out Plusle and Minun with flower seals. Mamoswine started off by doing the swallowing the Ice Shard technique and the ice armor appeared. Then Cyndaquil came in by using Swift and the stars circled around Mamoswine, creating a sort of shield and next Cyndaquil jumped onto one of Mamoswine's icicles and released the flames on his back, giving the icicles a bit of color.

"Now Mamoswine, use Take Down." Dawn said.

Mamoswine charged straight towards Plusle and Minun.

"Now that's a good combination to use." Ash said.

Brock agreed.

"Plusle and Minun, get ready to jump." Ursula said.

As soon as Mamoswine got closer, Plusle and Minun jumped out of the way and avoided the attack. The ice and star armor faded after that.

"Now use Encore." Ursula said.

Plusle and Minun released a white ball of energy and threw it at Mamoswine and Cyndaquil. The two Pokemon got hit and their bodies sparkled white.

"Oh no." Tomo said.

Encore was a troubling move, as it forced the target to repeat the last move it used for three turns. Ash, Tomo and Brock knew exactly what it was because the brothers had some Pokemon that knew Encore.

"This is going to be bad for Dawn because Encore lasts for three turns." Ash said.

"And she doesn't have time for Encore to wear off." Brock said.