Wallace Cup: Difference between revisions

The Wallace Cup in [[Sinnoh]] was announced on ''[[Sinnoh Now]]'' in ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]'', in which {{an|Dawn}} found out about it and decided to participate, making it her comeback to the Pokémon Contest circuit after a time mourning her two consecutive losses. Eventually, she and {{ashfr|her friends}} ran into Wallace himself, who was relaxing with his {{p|Milotic}} at a lake, where Wallace convinced {{Ash}} to enter the tournament with his {{AP|Buizel}} after witnessing a practice [[Contest Battle]] between Dawn and Ash.

The Wallace Cup is a special, annual [[Pokémon Contest]] that is hosted at various locations throughout the [[Pokémon world]], with the prize being the {{DL|Ribbon|Aqua Ribbon}}, a unique {{pkmn|Contest}} [[Ribbon]] that counts towards the [[Grand Festival]] of each [[region]] known to host Pokémon Contests. For this reason, [[Pokémon Coordinator]]s migrate from all around the {{pkmn|nation}} to participate in the event. The competition is promoted by [[Wallace]], a well-known Contest Master who regularly travels all over the world holding the Wallace Cup.

In the [[Sinnoh]] region, the Wallace Cup was held in the [[Contest Hall]] located on the shores of [[Lake Valor]]. The competition started in ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes' Welcome!]]'' and ended in ''[[DP079|Strategy with a Smile!]]''. During the competition, Coordinators stayed at the [[Hotel Grand Lake|Lakeside Resort]]. Like all Sinnoh Pokémon Contests, [[Marian]] was the [[Contest announcer|announcer]]. [[Jessie|Jessadia]] also hosted the Wallace Cup with Marian, interviewing the contestants in between rounds.

Each round is judged by a panel of four individuals: the Chief of the [[Pokémon Activities Committee]], [[Raoul Contesta|Mr. Contesta]]; the [[Pokémon Fan Club Chairman|Head]] of the [[Pokémon Fan Club]], [[Mr. Sukizo]]; the [[Pokémon Center Nurse|operator]] of the local [[Pokémon Center]], [[Nurse Joy]]; and the event's main promoter, [[Wallace]].

The second stage marks the beginning of the Wallace Cup's [[Contest Battle]]s. All Coordinators are matched-up randomly by a computer up to the semifinals, which is the last round that the computer will choose a random match-up. The contestants move up the brackets in {{wp|Single-elimination tournament|single-elimination style}}. Those who run out of points, have the least amount of points at the end of the five-minute time limit, or have their Pokémon [[Fainting|knocked out]] over the course of a battle are automatically eliminated from the competition. After a winner is decided, Wallace presents him or her with the {{DL|Ribbon|Aqua Ribbon}}.

| [[DP079|Runner-up]]

| [[Jessilina]]