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|title_en=Arrival of a Rival!
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|title_ja_trans=Contest Battle! Rival Confrontation!!
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|broadcast_jp=December 14, 2006
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'''Arrival of a Rival!''' (Japanese: '''コンテストバトル！ライバル対決！！''' ''Contest Battle! Rival Confrontation!!'') is the 12th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', and the 478th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on December 14, 2006 and in the United States on June 21, 2007.

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==Blurb==
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<i>The battles are about to begin in the Jubelife Pokémon Contest, and in the running are Dawn, Ash, Jessie (disguised as Jessilina), and a Coordinator named Zoey. Ash will be battling Zoey, and Zoey is shocked to hear that Ash isn't really a Coordinator. As far as Zooey's concerned, if you're not serious then you don't belong in a Contest! When Ash's Aipom and Zoey's Glameow go head to head, it looks like Zoey may be right. Contests aren't like Gym battles, as Zoey proves when her Glameow wins the round with creative usesof its Iron Tail and Shadow Claw moves.

The second round pits Dawn and Buneary against Zoey and Glameow. Even though Dawn has had a chance to watch Glameow in action, Buneary's graceful jumps and powerful Ice Beam just can't manage to top Glameow's moves. When time runs out, Zoey is declared the winner. After the match, Dawn calls her mother but receives a stern but encouraging lecture on being more independent. After all, Dawn has friends she can turn to for support!

The final round of the Contest is a battle between Zoey and, of all people, Jessie! Zoey's Glameow defeats Carnivine with time left to spare and Zoey wins her second ribbon. Before she heads out of town, she exchanges some encouraging words with Dawn. They're bound to meet again at another Contest—and now Dawn has a new rival who's also a new friend!</i>

==Plot==
The [[Jubilife City]] [[Pokémon Contest]] is still underway, with the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]] coming to a close and the results being announced. {{an|Dawn}}, {{Ash}}, [[Jessie|Jessilina]], and [[Zoey]] are among the eight {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s advancing to the second round, and Dawn decides to call her [[mother]] to tell her the news, but [[Johanna]] already knows as she was watching the Contest on [[television]]. The computer pairs up the contestants for the second round, with Ash facing off against Zoey in the first battle. Zoey finds out about Ash's intention to compete in the [[Sinnoh League]] and her mood suddenly changes. She asks him why he is entering Contests if he can't tell the difference between Contests and Gyms and walks away. Even though Dawn reminds Ash that [[Contest Battle]]s and [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}s are two different things, Ash decides to battle by instinct. Meanwhile, [[James]] and {{MTR}} meet up with Jessie, beaten and battered after trying to sell fake [[Seal]]s.

The Battle Stage begins, and is Ash on one side and Zoey on the other. Ash sends out {{AP|Aipom}} while Zoey sends out {{TP|Zoey|Glameow}}. Ash makes the first move with {{m|Focus Punch}}. Glameow waits until Aipom closes in, grabbing Aipom's tail to stop Aipom's attack and robs Ash of points. Glameow sends Aipom flying, but she attacks with {{m|Swift}}, hitting and taking some of Zoey's points.

Glameow tries {{m|Fury Swipes}}, but Aipom uses {{m|Double Team}} to get behind it, attacking with Swift. However, Glameow uses Fury Swipes to send the attack back to Aipom and robs Ash of more points. Ash orders another Focus Punch, but Glameow blocks with {{m|Iron Tail}}. However, Glameow straightens its tail to hit Aipom. With thirty seconds left, Ash has a fourth of his original score while Zoey still has three fourths of hers, but Ash persists and orders another Focus Punch. Glameow uses {{m|Shadow Claw}} to block the Focus Punch long enough for Glameow to dodge before hitting Aipom with another Iron Tail. With ten seconds left, Ash orders a final Focus Punch. The attack is so powerful that Zoey and Glameow are both frozen in their tracks. However, time runs out just before the attack hits and Zoey wins.

Backstage, while Aipom is eating. Ash recounts how his moves did not appeal as much. Ash congratulates Zoey, but Zoey brings up how powerful the Focus Punch attack was, noting how Ash could have won had time not expired. Thanking Ash for a great battle, she still doesn't think Coordinating is where Ash is truly in his element. Ash admits that he is mostly focused on regular battles. Dawn mentions that Ash joined because his Aipom wanted to, much to Zoey's surprise and Ash's admission. Zoey concludes that Dawn should raise Aipom; however, everyone else is puzzled at the idea. Dawn and Jessie both win their respective battles.

Dawn now faces Zoey in the next round. Dawn sends out {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} while Zoey sends out Glameow. Buneary uses {{m|Ice Beam}}, but Glameow uses Shadow Claw to block the attack and Dawn loses points. Buneary uses {{m|Bounce}}, and Glameow jumps with its tail, soaring above Buneary and using Fury Swipes. Glameow uses Iron Tail, but Buneary blocks with both her ears, taking Zoey's points. Glameow spins its tail, spinning Buneary and sending her flying. Buneary uses Ice Beam again, but Glameow dodges. However, the attack creates an ice field around Glameow, causing it to slip and slide uncontrollably. Buneary uses {{m|Dizzy Punch}} and Bounce, landing multiple attacks, Glameow unable to counter due to the ice. With thirty seconds left, Buneary uses Dizzy Punch again. Glameow uses Shadow Claw to attack the ice and sends shards against Buneary, stopping the attack. Glameow springs up with Iron Tail and knocks Buneary down. Time expires and Zoey wins the round by a narrow margin. Dawn calls her mother upset, but her mother gives her a quick stern talk about looking forward and her friends as support. 

The final battle pits Jessilina's {{TP|James|Carnivine}} against Zoey's Glameow. Only one minute is left, and Zoey has the lead, but Carnivine has Glameow wrapped. Carnivine tries to {{m|Bite}}, but Glameow's Shadow Claw strikes back and frees itself. Glameow attacks with Fury Swipes, landing multiple hits with incredible speed and beauty. Carnivine fires {{m|Bullet Seed}}, but Glameow dodges and use Iron Tail to empty Jessilina's points. Zoey wins the Contest, and the Jubilife [[Ribbon]] is presented to her as everyone applauds. Outside, Dawn promises Zoey that she will get better. Zoey leaves, everyone notes that Dawn has a new [[rival]]. Now, the group looks forward to Ash's first Gym battle.

==Major events==
[[File:Zoey Jubilife Ribbon.png|thumb|220px|Zoey holding the Jubilife Ribbon]]
* {{an|Dawn}}, {{Ash}}, [[Jessie|Jessilina]], and [[Zoey]] advance to the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]] of the [[Jubilife City]] [[Pokémon Contest]].
* [[James's Carnivine]] is revealed to know {{m|Bind}}.
* Zoey defeats Ash in the quarterfinals, Dawn in the semifinals, and Jessilina in the finals.
* Zoey wins the Jubilife Contest and earns her second [[Ribbon]], the [[a:File:Jubilife Ribbon.png|Jubilife Ribbon]].
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===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Zoey]]
* [[Johanna]]
* [[Marian]]
* [[Raoul Contesta]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s
* Audience

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Aipom}} ({{OP|Ash|Aipom}})
* {{p|Buneary}} ({{OP|Dawn|Buneary}})
* {{p|Carnivine}} ({{OP|James|Carnivine}})
* {{p|Glameow}} ({{OP|Zoey|Glameow}})
* {{p|Misdreavus}} ([[Zoey]]'s)
* {{p|Glameow}} ({{OP|Johanna|Glameow}})
* {{p|Rhydon}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Azumarill}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Bidoof}} (Coordinator's)

==Trivia==
* {{an|Dawn}} reads the title card of this episode.
* [[Sir Aaron]]'s theme from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' is used as background music.
* [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] background music is used in this episode.
* The two [[eyecatch]] shots switched places with each other.
* [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]]: [[Pokémon Contest]] [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]]
** Pokémon senryū: ごふんかん　みせてしょうぶだ　コンテストバトル ''A five-minute battle for show, that is a Contest Battle.''
* This episode marks the first time that Dawn has won a {{pkmn|Trainer}} {{pkmn|battle}}.
* While {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s normally watch the Contest they are participating in from backstage, Dawn and Jessilina watch the battle between {{Ash}} and [[Zoey]] with the rest of the audience in the stands. <!--something that doesn't normally happen-->
* [[Zoey]] tells Dawn to raise {{AP|Aipom}} after learning her interest in Contests. This [[DP055|later happens]] when Dawn obtains Aipom from Ash in a [[trade]].

===Errors===
* The blurb for this episode misspells {{ci|Jubilife}} as Jub'''e'''life and Zoey as Zo'''o'''ey.
** The same applies with the words, uses of, as they are spelled as one word instead of two.

===Dub edits===
* In the {{pmin|Portugal|European Portuguese}} [[dub]], the title card is not read by [[Raquel Ferreira]], Dawn's voice actress. Instead, it is read by Ana Vieira, performing a young girl's voice. At the moment, the European Portuguese watchers of Pokémon thought that [[Jessie]]'s and Dawn's voice actress was changed. However, as in the episode where Ferreira was still their voice actress, it is assumed that she wasn't available for some reason to read the title, and Ana Vieira tried to imitate her voice as Dawn.

==In other languages==
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|cs={{tt|Setkání s protivníkem|A Meeting with an Opponent}}
|da={{tt|En rival dukker op|A rival appears}}
|nl={{tt|Een reusachtige rivaal!|An immense rival!}}
|fi={{tt|Kilpasiskokset|The rival sisters}}
|fr_eu={{tt|La rivale !|The rival!}}
|de={{tt|Freundin und Rivalin|Friend and rival}}
|he={{tt|בואה של יריבה מפתיעה|Arrival of a surprising rival}}
|it={{tt|Una rivale per Lucinda|A rival for Dawn}} & {{tt|Una Gara mozzafiato|A breathtaking Contest}}
|pl={{tt|Dawn i jej pierwsza rywalka|Dawn and her first rival}}
|pt_br={{tt|A Chegada de Uma Rival!|The Arrival Of A Rival!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|A Chegada de um Novo Adversário!|The Arrival of a New Adversary!}}
|ru={{tt|Достойный соперник!|A Worthy Opponent!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Un Rival Está Por Llegar!|A Rival is About to Come!}}
|es_eu={{tt|¡La llegada de un rival!|The arrival of a rival!}}
|sv={{tt|En sval rival|A cool rival}}
|ro={{tt|Sosirea unui Rival|The Arrival of a Rival}}
|th={{tt|คอนเทสต์แบทเทิล! คู่แข่งปะทะกันแล้ว!|Contest Battle! Rival Confrontation!}}
|ko={{tt|콘테스트 시합, 새로운 라이벌 등장|Contest Battle, a New Rival Appears}}
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