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The '''Grand Festival''' is the final challenge for all [[Pokémon Coordinator]]s. In order to qualify, Coordinators must win five ribbons from [[Pokémon Contest]]s throughout a specific region. The winner receives the [[Ribbon Cup]].
[[File:Grand Festival logo.png|thumb|250px|Grand Festival logo]]
The '''Grand Festival''' (Japanese: '''グランドフェスティバル''' ''Grand Festival'') is the {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive final challenge for all [[Pokémon Coordinator]]s. The tournament is held once a year in several [[region]]s and is the [[Pokémon Contest]]s' analog to the [[Pokémon League Conference]].


The tournament follows a similar structure to Pokémon Contests with a few differences. A key difference is that there are more judges - in [[Hoenn]] there were two extra [[Nurse Joy]]s while [[Vivian]] joined the three judges in [[Kanto]].
==Competition==
The general structure of each Grand Festival is similar: [[Pokémon Coordinator]]s must win at least five {{pkmn|Contest}} [[Ribbon]]s of a specific [[region]] in order to be able to participate in that region's Grand Festival. The winner receives the [[Ribbon Cup]], as well as the title of Top Coordinator.
 
Due to the large number of participants, Grand Festivals have more judges in attendance.
 
The [[Hoenn]], [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], and [[Sinnoh]] [[region]]s are all confirmed to have Grand Festivals. Grand Festivals appear to be held at different locations every year.


The [[Hoenn Grand Festival]] is held in [[Slateport City]] while the [[Kanto Grand Festival]] is held at the [[Indigo Plateau]]. The [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]] is held at Lake Valor, which was the same location where the [[Wallace Cup]] was held.
==Rounds==
The tournament is divided into two parts: the [[Appeal|appeals portion]] and the [[Contest Battle|battle portion]].


==Competition==
===Appeals portion===
===Rounds===
In the appeals portion, {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s show off their Pokémon's [[move]]s in order to impress the judges and the audience. The appeals are awarded points by the competition jury, and the Coordinators with the highest scores proceed to the next round.
====Preliminaries rounds====
 
The first two rounds are Appeal stages. Coordinators must twice produce impressive appeals with their Pokémon in order to progress through the tournament and only the best sixteen coordinators go through to the finals. Each round takes place on a separate day.
In the appeals stage of Kanto and Hoenn Grand Festivals, there are two rounds to appeal. In the first, the preliminary round, Coordinators have one of their Pokémon performing with no more than one move used one time. The top 64 Coordinators move onto the second appeals round, where Coordinators have one of their Pokémon using as many moves as necessary. Contrasting this, the Sinnoh Grand Festival only has one appeals round instead of two, with two Pokémon, as the competition is held under the [[Double Performance]] rule, which means that Coordinators must use two Pokémon in all rounds.
 
In the Hoenn and Sinnoh Grand Festivals, the best 32 Coordinators proceed to the battle portion, while in Kanto, only the top 16 move on.
 
===Battle portion===
In the battle portion, Coordinators shows how skilled they and their Pokémon are when put into battle. All battles follow the [[Double Battle]] style. Competing Coordinators are matched-up randomly by computer up to the semifinals, which is the last round that computer will choose a random match-up. Whoever loses is out of the tournament. The Coordinator who wins the fifth and final round of this portion is then declared the winner of the entire competition.


====Finals rounds====
==List of Grand Festivals==
On the third day of the tournament, the Coordinators face each other in knock-out double battles. Matches last for five minutes and the Coordinator with the least points loses if both oppenents still have a Pokémon standing. The Coordinator who wins all four matches is the winner of the tournament.
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{contest color}}; border:3px solid #{{contest color dark}}; margin:auto; text-align:center"
! style="background:#{{contest color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Region
! style="background:#{{contest color light}}" | Grand Festival
! style="background:#{{contest color light}}" | Location
! style="background:#{{contest color light}}" | Starting episode
! style="background:#{{contest color light}}" | Final episode
! style="background:#{{contest color light}}" | Winner
! style="background:#{{contest color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|000|May (anime)|May}}/{{color2|000|Dawn (anime)|Dawn}}'s placing
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Hoenn}}
| [[Hoenn Grand Festival]]
| [[File:Grand Festival Hoenn.png|x100px|Slateport City]]<br>[[Slateport City]]
| [[File:AG121.png|x100px|Hi Ho Silver Wind!]]<br>''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind!]]''
| [[File:AG123.png|x100px|Rhapsody in Drew]]<br>''[[AG123|Rhapsody in Drew]]''
| [[File:Robert Ribbon Cup.png|x100px|Robert]]<br>{{ho|Robert}}
| Top 8 (May)
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Kanto}}
| [[Kanto Grand Festival]]
| [[File:Grand Festival Kanto.png|x100px|Indigo Plateau]]<br>[[Indigo Plateau]]
| [[File:AG180.png|x100px|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]<br>''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
| [[File:AG182.png|x100px|Channeling the Battle Zone!]]<br>''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone!]]''
| [[File:Solidad Ribbon Cup.png|x100px|Solidad]]<br>[[Solidad]]
| Top 4 (May)
|-
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" |{{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Sinnoh}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Grand Festival Sinnoh.png|x100px|Lake Valor]]<br>[[Lake Valor]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:DP174.png|x100px|Last Call — First Round!]]<br>''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]''
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:DP177.png|x100px|A Grand Fight for Winning!]]<br>''[[DP177|A Grand Fight for Winning!]]''
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Zoey Winning.png|x100px|Zoey]]<br>[[Zoey]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Runner-up (Dawn)
|}


===Coordinators who have participated in a Grand Festival===
==Top Coordinator==
The following coordinators have competed in the final rounds of the Grand Festival:  
A '''Top Coordinator''' (Japanese: '''トップコーディネーター''' ''Top Coordinator'') is the highest known level of rank for a [[Pokémon Coordinator]]. The title is bestowed upon Coordinators who have won a Grand Festival. The following is a list of individuals who are Top Coordinators:
* {{an|May}} of [[Petalburg City]]
* [[Drew]] of [[LaRousse City]]
* [[Harley]] of [[Slateport City]]
* {{OBP|Anthony|coordinator}}
* {{an|Dawn}} of [[Twinleaf Town]]
* [[Ursula]]
* [[Jessilina]]
* [[Zoey]] of [[Snowpoint City]]
* [[Nando]]


===Top Coordinators===
* [[Dr. Abby]]
Top Coordinators are Grand Festival winning Coordinators, earning the [[Ribbon Cup]]. The following coordinators have won the Grand Festival in the region in parentheses:
* [[Fantina]]
* [[Dr. Abby]] of [[Foothill Town]] ([[Hoenn]])
* [[Johanna]]
* [[Yuma]]  
* [[Juan]]
* [[Wallace]] of [[Sootopolis City]]  
* {{jo|Marina}}
* [[Juan]] of [[Sootopolis City]] ([[Hoenn]])
* {{ho|Robert}}
* {{an|Robert}} of [[Silver Rock Isle]] ([[Hoenn]])
* [[Solidad]]
* [[Solidad]] of [[Pewter City]] ([[Kanto]])
* [[Wallace]]
* [[Johanna]] of [[Twinleaf Town]] ([[Sinnoh]])
* [[Yuma]]
* [[Zoey]] of [[Snowpoint City]] ([[Sinnoh]])
* [[Zoey]]


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The Grand Festivals shown in the anime<!--previous ones were not shown--> took place in the number of episodes corresponding to the current generation when the episodes premiered. The Hoenn and Kanto Grand Festivals lasted for [[Generation III|three]] episodes while the Sinnoh Grand Festival lasted for [[Generation IV|four]] episodes.
* Apparently, a Coordinator may enter the Grand Festival with [[Ribbon]]s that were earned by someone else. This is seen by the fact that [[Jessilina]] entered the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]] with a Ribbon that was won by [[Princess Salvia]].


{{contest}}
==In other languages==
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|de=Großes Festival
|es=Gran Festival
|fi=Suurfestivaali ([[S06]]-[[S08]])<br>Suurjuhla ([[S09]]-present)
|fr=Grand Festival
|it=Grand Festival
|pt=Grande Festival
}}


==See also==
* {{cat|Grand Festival episodes}}
* [[Pokémon League Conference]]
{{contest}}<br>
{{Project Anime notice|no}}
[[Category:Pokémon Contests]]
[[Category:Pokémon competitions]]
[[Category:Pokémon competitions]]


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Revision as of 14:34, 3 July 2016

Grand Festival logo

The Grand Festival (Japanese: グランドフェスティバル Grand Festival) is the anime-exclusive final challenge for all Pokémon Coordinators. The tournament is held once a year in several regions and is the Pokémon Contests' analog to the Pokémon League Conference.

Competition

The general structure of each Grand Festival is similar: Pokémon Coordinators must win at least five Contest Ribbons of a specific region in order to be able to participate in that region's Grand Festival. The winner receives the Ribbon Cup, as well as the title of Top Coordinator.

Due to the large number of participants, Grand Festivals have more judges in attendance.

The Hoenn, Kanto, Johto, and Sinnoh regions are all confirmed to have Grand Festivals. Grand Festivals appear to be held at different locations every year.

Rounds

The tournament is divided into two parts: the appeals portion and the battle portion.

Appeals portion

In the appeals portion, Coordinators show off their Pokémon's moves in order to impress the judges and the audience. The appeals are awarded points by the competition jury, and the Coordinators with the highest scores proceed to the next round.

In the appeals stage of Kanto and Hoenn Grand Festivals, there are two rounds to appeal. In the first, the preliminary round, Coordinators have one of their Pokémon performing with no more than one move used one time. The top 64 Coordinators move onto the second appeals round, where Coordinators have one of their Pokémon using as many moves as necessary. Contrasting this, the Sinnoh Grand Festival only has one appeals round instead of two, with two Pokémon, as the competition is held under the Double Performance rule, which means that Coordinators must use two Pokémon in all rounds.

In the Hoenn and Sinnoh Grand Festivals, the best 32 Coordinators proceed to the battle portion, while in Kanto, only the top 16 move on.

Battle portion

In the battle portion, Coordinators shows how skilled they and their Pokémon are when put into battle. All battles follow the Double Battle style. Competing Coordinators are matched-up randomly by computer up to the semifinals, which is the last round that computer will choose a random match-up. Whoever loses is out of the tournament. The Coordinator who wins the fifth and final round of this portion is then declared the winner of the entire competition.

List of Grand Festivals

Region Grand Festival Location Starting episode Final episode Winner May/Dawn's placing
Hoenn Hoenn Grand Festival Slateport City
Slateport City 		Hi Ho Silver Wind!
Hi Ho Silver Wind! 		Rhapsody in Drew
Rhapsody in Drew 		Robert
Robert 		Top 8 (May)
Kanto Kanto Grand Festival Indigo Plateau
Indigo Plateau 		May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!
May, We Harley Drew'd Ya! 		Channeling the Battle Zone!
Channeling the Battle Zone! 		Solidad
Solidad 		Top 4 (May)
Sinnoh Sinnoh Grand Festival Lake Valor
Lake Valor 		Last Call — First Round!
Last Call — First Round! 		A Grand Fight for Winning!
A Grand Fight for Winning! 		Zoey
Zoey 		Runner-up (Dawn)

Top Coordinator

A Top Coordinator (Japanese: トップコーディネーター Top Coordinator) is the highest known level of rank for a Pokémon Coordinator. The title is bestowed upon Coordinators who have won a Grand Festival. The following is a list of individuals who are Top Coordinators:

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Finland Flag.png Finnish Suurfestivaali (S06-S08)
Suurjuhla (S09-present)
France Flag.png French Grand Festival
Germany Flag.png German Großes Festival
Italy Flag.png Italian Grand Festival
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Grande Festival
Spain Flag.png Spanish Gran Festival

See also


DawnChallenge.png Pokémon Contests VSFantina.png
Necessary Spoils
Pokéblocks • Poffins
Contest Categories
Cool • Beautiful • Cute • Clever • Tough
Rounds
Appeal • Battle • Dance • Visual 		Participation
Contest • Super Contest • Contest Show
Coordinator • Contest Hall • Contest Pass
The Grand Festival
Kanto • Hoenn • Sinnoh
Top Coordinator • Ribbon Cup
Others
Combinations • Opponents (III • IV • VI • VIII) • Double Performance • Jamming
Ribbons (list) • Stickers • Ball Capsules • Ranks • Judges • Announcers • Wallace Cup


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