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"It's Sinnoh Now!" {{si|Rhonda}} is reporting some major news about Contest Master [[Wallace]], the former [[Sootopolis City]] [[Gym Leader]] and [[Hoenn League]] {{pkmn|Champion}} who is now a Contest Master. He is due to hold the [[Wallace Cup]], a special [[Contest]] which is open to all {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s from [[Sinnoh]], [[Kanto]], [[Hoenn]] and [[Johto]], due to take place at [[Lake Valor]], is coming up and accepting entrants and Rhonda is providing coverage. "Don't you touch that dial!"

{{an|Dawn}} is watching TV in a [[Pokémon Center]] with {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}, {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}}, and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and is excited to find out Wallace is going to be nearby at Lake Valor. Dawn turns her attention to {{Ash}} and his Pokémon {{pkmn|training}} outside (accompanied by {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}) for Ash's upcoming challenge at the [[Pastoria Gym]]. {{AP|Buizel}} is battling {{AP|Turtwig}} and {{AP|Pikachu}}. Turtwig uses {{m|Energy Ball}} and Pikachu uses {{m|Iron Tail}}. Buizel blocks with its tail but Pikachu spins his tail in circles and sends Buizel flying. Ash praises everyone and Turtwig on his progress on mastering Energy Ball and knows they'll be well prepared for the [[Pastoria Gym]]. Buneary is impressed too and shows her feelings to Pikachu. {{an|Brock}} comments on how Pikachu learned some moves from [[Sho]]'s {{p|Raichu}}. Ash is planning on using {{t|Electric}} and {{t|Grass}} Pokémon in order to gain advantage in the upcoming Gym Battle, as the [[Pastoria City]] Gym Leader is known to use {{type|Water}} Pokémon. Ash is planning on using Pikachu and Turtwig but is not sure who else. {{TP|Ash|Gligar}} becomes excited and jumps Ash showing that it wants to battle at the Pastoria Gym. Dawn walks out and thinks to herself about how Ash is incredible and his training style is amazing. Ambipom is also admiring Ash's style, and connects her tails to show this.

Dawn is inspired and starts to do some training of her own. Ash encourages her and Dawn returns the compliment. Dawn tells Ambipom, Buneary, Pachirisu, and Piplup she knows they've been worried about her lately since [[DP061|her loss]] in the {{to|Solaceon}} {{pkmn|Contest}} but says things are changing. Dawn tells Piplup to use {{m|Whirlpool}}, Buneary to use {{m|Bounce}}, Ambipom to use {{m|Swift}}, and Pachirisu to use {{m|Discharge}}. She presses for to make it bigger and more powerful. Her Pokémon power it up and the moves combine with each other. Dawn is happy with the progress but suddenly remembers [[Zoey]]'s advice that Pokémon are the main attraction in Contests. Panicking, Dawn runs out and tells them to stop, but she ends up getting zapped with Discharge, drenched with Whirlpool, blasted with Swift and stomped with Bounce in the process. Ash and Brock run over and Dawn tells them not to worry about her. Her hair becomes frizzed. She says that she was focusing too much on making the moves big and powerful and not on the Pokémon. Ash and Brock comfort her.

[[Nurse Joy]] comes over with Rhonda and her crew. Brock flirts with her but {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}} stops him with {{m|Poison Jab}} and drags him away. Ash greets Rhonda and she asks them if they've seen Wallace around. Dawn quickly fixes her hair and asks for more information. Ash and Brock don't know who Wallace is so Rhonda shows them a magazine with Wallace and his {{p|Milotic}} on the cover. Dawn says that every coordinator, including herself, wants to meet superstar Wallace. Rhonda informs everybody that Wallace regularly travels across the Kanto and Hoenn regions holding and promoting Pokémon Contests bearing his name, The Wallace Cup, that the Wallace Cup {{DL|Ribbon|In the anime|Ribbon}} counts as an official Ribbon at any Contest competitions all over Sinnoh, Kanto, Hoenn and Johto, and that this year's Wallace Cup is taking place at Lake Valor. Brock says that Lake Valor is right on the way to {{ci|Pastoria}} City. Dawn announces that she's planning on participating in the Wallace Cup. Dawn asks Rhonda more about Wallace and she says that it's Wallace's day off so his whole staff won't tell her where he is but her sources tell her he's somewhere nearby and that a piece on Wallace relaxing would be priceless. She asks Ash and {{ashfr}} to tip her off if they see Wallace and leaves to continue searching for Wallace with her crew.  

{{TRT}} is spying from the roof of the Pokémon Center and after hearing all the talk about Wallace, [[Jessie]] is excited to have a chance of seeing Wallace up close. She is planning on entering the Wallace Cup as well and dedicate the victory to her released {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}}. She plans on charming Wallace in order to help her win just like in the {{to|Solaceon}} Town Contest. [[James]], {{MTR}}, and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} whisper in the corner about how she won the Solaceon Contest because she was calm and that her charm had nothing to do with it, but in order to protect their health they feign that it was because of her charm.

Ash, Dawn, and Brock look for Wallace in the forest and come across fog near the lake. They hear singing and discover that it's coming from a Milotic. Dawn {{DL|Milotic (Pokémon)|In the anime|checks}} her [[Pokédex]] and then finds Wallace sitting on a rock nearby. Milotic dives underwater and Wallace greets them. He tells them all about his hectic schedule and how he came by a day off to spend quality time with Milotic. Dawn admires Milotic and Wallace tells her that kinship is the most important thing when caring for Pokémon. Dawn promises not to tell anyone Wallace is here so as to not disturb his day off. Ash tells Wallace that Dawn's entering the Wallace Cup and Wallace asks her to show him some Contest moves. Dawn is hesitant at first, and to help motivate her, Ash suggests a Contest battle between themselves.

Ash sends out Buizel and Dawn chooses Piplup. Brock tells Wallace how Dawn and Ash [[traded]] Buizel and {{p|Aipom}} because of Aipom's love for Contests, while Buizel was more interested in battles. Wallace watches the short battle carefully and claps and praises them after.

Wallace thinks that since Buizel is fond of battles it would be interesting to see its moves in a Contest battle and reminds Dawn that Buizel's unique battle style comes from her training with it. Wallace suggests that Ash should participate in the Wallace cup. Ash knows Contests and battles are different and is doubtful he'd be any good but Dawn says she'd love to see him participate and encourages him also saying how she never had Buizel be in a Contest with her. Wallace praises Piplup's moves, says that Dawn may be focusing too much on its moves, and suggests to keep it more natural. Wallace advises her to play with her Pokémon more often instead of working too much.  

Wallace and Milotic puts on a performance to show what a day of relaxing and playing can do for Pokémon. Milotic uses {{m|Safeguard}} and a green light and mist gather around. It uses {{m|Aqua Ring}} and water bubbles circle it. It then uses {{m|Dragon Pulse}}, the water bubbles disperse and it flies around Ash and friends. Meowth touches Milotic and comments on how soft it is. It finishes with Twister gathering wind and water around itself and blowing it outward. Jessie asks Wallace how to teach Seviper Aqua Ring but Wallace tells her it's impossible. Wallace bids everyone farewell and he and Milotic depart in a wave.  

Ash, Dawn, and Brock are watching [[Marian]] interview Wallace on TV back in the Pokémon Center now at night. Dawn thinks she still has a long way to go before being able to appreciate what's truly special about her Pokémon. Ash and Brock repeat some advice from Wallace to Dawn. Nurse Joy comes by and tells Ash that he has a message to call the Pokémon Center in {{ci|Snowpoint}} City...  

* Wallace announces the [[Wallace Cup]], a special [[Contest]] where the winner will receive the [[Aqua Ribbon]] which can be used to qualify for the [[Grand Festival]]s in [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]].