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The large Ribbon decorating the entrance to the Contest Hall is the exact same given to May after she won the Lilycove Contest all those years ago, so the Pokémon Contest Spectaculars are not a different, separate competition from the old Pokémon Contests. The writers rebooted the way Contests work in the anime, which is a total shame considering how much effort they put into developing them.
It is sad that the Contest Battles were removed, as I liked them better than the Performance Stage, which was also trashed in this episode seeing as how Serena was allowed to use three Pokémon while Lisia and Chloe used one each. In the Diamond & Pearl series, there were Single and Double Performances, but it was not up to the Coordinator to decide how many Pokémon they would display, they had to adhere to the format.
It is worth noticing that there is an episode in the Advanced Generation series where it was established that Pokémon Contests could never end in a tie. If there was a tie at the end of the five minutes, an extra battle would be held to decide the Coordinator who would take home the Ribbon. However, Contest Battles no longer exist, and so Lisia and Serena were both winners here. Lame.
Pokémon Contest episodes were my favorite. I had hopes that they would make a return one day, and I think I could not be more displeased. Honestly, it is no wonder that Dawn never mentioned how the Hoenn Grand Festival was. The Grand Festival probably does not exist anymore. Depressing.
It is sad that the Contest Battles were removed, as I liked them better than the Performance Stage, which was also trashed in this episode seeing as how Serena was allowed to use three Pokémon while Lisia and Chloe used one each. In the Diamond & Pearl series, there were Single and Double Performances, but it was not up to the Coordinator to decide how many Pokémon they would display, they had to adhere to the format.
It is worth noticing that there is an episode in the Advanced Generation series where it was established that Pokémon Contests could never end in a tie. If there was a tie at the end of the five minutes, an extra battle would be held to decide the Coordinator who would take home the Ribbon. However, Contest Battles no longer exist, and so Lisia and Serena were both winners here. Lame.
Pokémon Contest episodes were my favorite. I had hopes that they would make a return one day, and I think I could not be more displeased. Honestly, it is no wonder that Dawn never mentioned how the Hoenn Grand Festival was. The Grand Festival probably does not exist anymore. Depressing.