P1 Grand Prix

Art from the Game Freak website

The Pokémon Number One Grand Prix, known better as the P1 Grand Prix, is a special Pokémon battle tournament run by Silph Co. held especially for Fighting-type Pokémon in Celadon City. Each Pokémon Trainer who enters only one Pokémon and engages in a series of one-on-one battles. The prize is a golden championship belt. It has only appeared in The Punchy Pokémon, although it is referenced in A Tyrogue Full of Trouble.

The setting for the competition

Ash's Primeape and Brock's Geodude both entered into the P1 Grand Prix. Though Geodude was knocked out by Giant's Hitmonlee under Jessie's ownership. Primeape won the tournament and belt after defeating several competitors over four rounds including this same Hitmonlee.

The P1 Grand Prix's definition of "Fighting-type Pokémon" for the tournament seems to be based on one from the Pokémon Trading Card Game rather than the Pokémon games or Pokémon anime, as Ground- and Rock-type Pokémon can apparently be entered as well. In the TCG, Fighting, Ground, and Rock are all considered a single type. The TCG Fighting symbol appears on the poster advertising the tournament in the Fighting Spirit Gym.

Known competitors

Trainer	Pokémon		Place
Ash		Primeape	Winner
"Giant" (Jessie)		Hitmonlee	Runner-up
Anthony		Hitmonchan	Top 4
Brock		Geodude	Round 1
Other Pokémon
Machop*	Machoke*	Machoke*	Machamp*
Machamp*	Poliwrath*

Trivia

• Contradicting Japanese sources, Pokémon.com states the tournament is held in the outskirts of Fuchsia City.
• Pokémon.com refers to the full name of the tournament as the number one Pokémon Grand Prix.

In other languages

Language Title French Tournoi P1 German P1 Grand-Prix Italian Gran Premio P1 Polish Zawody P1 Spanish Grand Prix P-1

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