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The Princess Festival (Japanese: ポケモンひなまつり Pokémon Girls' Festival) is a holiday celebrated annually throughout the Kanto region on March 3 (the date is not stated in the dub). It is the equivalent of the real-world Japanese holiday Hinamatsuri.

The festival

Like in the real world, it is traditional for girls to display a set of ornamental dolls representing the Heian period. It is commemorated by various events, activities, and sales geared towards women. During the Princess Festival, there are drastic discounts at stores and restaurants for women only.

The Princess Festival was featured in Princess vs. Princess. While visiting O-Hina Town, Misty and Jessie reminisced about past Princess Festivals and entered the annual Queen of the Princess Festival, a competition where the winner receives a special collection of Pokémon dolls.

Queen of the Princess Festival

Main article: Queen of the Princess Festival

The Queen of the Princess Festival is a girls-only competition that is the main attraction of the Princess Festival. It consists of a beauty pageant followed by a battle tournament.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		娃娃節 Doll Festival
Danish		Prinsessefestivalen
Finnish		Prinsessajuhlat
French		Fête des Princesses
German		Prinzessinnenfest
Italian		Giorno della Principessa
Polish		Festiwal Księżniczki
Portuguese		Festival da Princesa
Spanish		Festival de la Princesa
Swedish		Prinsessfestivalen

Anime-exclusive festivals and holidays

Multiregional	Christmas • Johto Festival • Kid's Day • Summer Festival
Kanto	Aura Guardian Festival • Pokémon Flower Arrangement Princess Festival
Orange Archipelago	Legend Festival
Johto	Eclipse Festival • Mareep Festival • Parade of the Chinchou Pokémon Exhibition • Pokémon Street Performer Festival Pokémon Swap Meet • Sunflora Festival • Wobbuffet Festival
Hoenn	Feather Carnival • May Festival • Millennium Festival
Sinnoh	Pastoria Croagunk Festival • Sinnoh Festival • Twinleaf Festival
Unova	Eindoak Harvest Festival • Kanto Fair Subway Bosses' Stamp Rally • Wishing Bell Festival
Decolore	Grand Harvest Festival
Kalos	Camphrier Harvest Festival • Coumarine City Festival Gadget Festival • Gourgeist Festival • Zapdos Festival
Alola	Manalo Festival • Wela Fire Festival
Paldea	Artazon Art Festival
Unknown	Wind Festival

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-'''Princess Day''' is a holiday celebrated throughout the [[Pokémon world]]. It is based on ''{{wp|Hinamatsuri}}'', a Japanese doll festival. It is commemorated by various events, girls' only Pokémon tournaments, and other activities and sales, which are for girls only.
+[[File:Princess Day Festival.png|thumb|250px|The festival]]
+The '''Princess Festival''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンひなまつり''' ''Pokémon Girls' Festival'') is a holiday celebrated annually throughout the [[Kanto]] [[region]] on March 3 (the date is not stated in the dub). It is the equivalent of the [[Pokémon world in relation to the real world|real-world]] Japanese holiday ''{{wp|Hinamatsuri}}''.
-Like in the real world, it is traditional for girls to display a set of ornamental dolls representing the Emperor's Court.
+Like in the real world, it is traditional for girls to display a set of ornamental dolls representing the {{wp|Heian period}}. It is commemorated by various events, activities, and sales geared towards women. During the Princess Festival, there are drastic discounts at stores and restaurants for women only.
-Princess Day was shown in the anime episode ''[[EP052|Princess vs. Princess]]''. {{an|Misty}} and [[Jessie]] reminisced about Princess Days of yesteryear, while competing for a prized Pokémon doll collection.
+The Princess Festival was featured in ''[[EP052|Princess vs. Princess]]''. While visiting [[O-Hina Town]], {{an|Misty}} and [[Jessie]] reminisced about past Princess Festivals and entered the annual [[Queen of the Princess Festival]], a competition where the winner receives a special collection of [[Pokémon doll]]s.
-==Princess Day Festival==
+==Queen of the Princess Festival==
-The Princess Day Festival is a competition consisting of Pokemon Battles. Each trainer must use exactly four Pokemon to battle. the battles are split into two separate divisions, and the winner of each division proceeds to the finals. Each trainer entering the festival is required to be Female. Every competitor wears a formal traditional Japanese outfit, with a Kimono and usually a fan. Before the actual competiton, the contestants all stand in a row on stage as people gather to watch. The only confirmed winner of the Festival is {{an|Misty}}. The prizes she won from the festival were a brand new set of Pokemon Dolls, and a chance to meet superstar [[Fiorello Cappucino]], who was also an announcer of the festival.
+{{main|Queen of the Princess Festival}}
+The Queen of the Princess Festival is a girls-only competition that is the main attraction of the Princess Festival. It consists of a beauty pageant followed by a battle tournament.
+==In other languages==
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+|zh_cmn=娃娃節 ''Doll Festival''
+|sv=Prinsessfestivalen
+}}
+{{-}}
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+[[es:Festival de la Princesa]]
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