Sinnoh Grand Festival
Overview
The Sinnoh Grand Festival is an event that is currently taking place in the anime during the Diamond & Pearl series. Pokémon Coordinators who wish to enter it need five ribbons won from the Sinnoh region Contests in order to do so.
In A Stand-Up Sit-Down!, Zoey mentioned that the Sinnoh Grand Festival will have a double performance round. In DP163 Marian announced that it will be held at Lake Valor, the site of the most recent Wallace Cup.
The Grand Festival started in DP174, and like all Sinnoh Contests, Marian is the announcer. Instead of the usual three judges, the Grand Festival has six judges in attendance. As well as Mr. Contesta, Mr. Sukizo and Valor Lakefront's Nurse Joy there are two other Nurse Joys in attendance as well as a special guest judge; Fantina, the Hearthome Gym Leader and Contest master.
Due to there being so many entrants to the Grand Festival, the appeal stage was divided up onto three stages; the Red Stage, the Green Stage, and the Blue Stage. Each coordinator performed on one of the stages for two of the judges. Each judging team consisting of a Nurse Joy alongside Mr. Contesta (Blue Stage), Mr. Sukizo (Green Stage), or Fantina (Red Stage). The stages can be modified for each coordinator (for instance, when Zoey appealed with her Gastrodon and Lumineon the stage transformed into a pool which was perfect for the two water-type Pokémon to use). Once everyone had appealed, the Top 32 coordinators progressed to the second round.
Known contestants
| Trainer | Place |
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| Zoey | Top 32 |
| Dawn | Top 32 |
| Jessie | Top 32 |
| Nando | Top 32 |
| Ursula | Top 32 |
| Kenny | N/A |
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Pokémon Contests | 
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| 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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