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'''Rubello Town''' (Japanese: '''ルイボスタウン''' ''Rooibos Town'') is an {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive location in [[Hoenn]]. It is located somewhere between [[Littleroot Town]] and [[Fortree City]]. Like many other {{cat|towns}} in the [[region]], it has a [[Contest Hall]].

{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrived there in ''[[AG077|A Fan with a Plan]]'', in which they saw a poster for a [[Pokémon Contest]] slated to be held soon. {{an|Brock}} noticed the [[Rank (Contest)|R1]] on the poster and wondered what was the meaning behind it. When they reached the [[Pokémon Center]], they questioned [[Nurse Joy]] about it and she explained that, in order to enter the Rubello Contest, a {{pkmn|Coordinator}} must have obtained at least one [[Ribbon]].

 

Also in the Pokémon Center was [[Drew]], being mobbed by a group of women calling themselves the [[Mothers for Pokémon]], all of whom wanted his autograph as they were huge fans of him. One of them, named [[Savannah]], recognized {{an|May}} from the {{to|Verdanturf}} Contest and made friends with her. Later, the group went grocery shopping with Savannah and her daughter, [[Sandra]].

 

After shopping, the group had dinner, and Savannah—who was also entering the Rubello Contest—informed May that the competition would follow the [[Grand Festival]] rules, meaning that contestants would be required to switch {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} between the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]] and the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]].

 

The Rubello Contest took place in ''[[AG078|Cruisin' for a Losin']]''. In the first round, May used her {{TP|May|Beautifly}}, Drew used his {{TP|Drew|Roselia}}, and Savannah used her {{p|Flareon}}. The three of them were able to impress the panel of judges and, along with [[Sonny]], advance to the Battle Stage. There, Drew was matched up against Sonny while May discovered she would be facing her new friend Savannah.

 

Drew made quick work of Sonny, using his {{p|Masquerain}} to defeat his {{p|Girafarig}}, and advanced to the finals. May, on the other hand, had trouble during her battle with Savannah, since her {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}} suffered from {{wp|stage fright}} as she was competing in a Pokémon Contest for the first time. Bulbasaur ended up losing to Savannah's {{p|Aggron}}, but May wanted to win so badly that she pushed Bulbasaur even after the judges had ruled Battle Off. For this, she was scolded by the Chief of the Pokémon Activities Committee, [[Raoul Contesta]].

 

In the final round, Drew went up against Savannah. When time ran out, the scoreboard showed that Drew had more points. As a result, [[Vivian Meridian|Vivian]] announced Drew as the winner of the R1 Rubello Town Pokémon Contest. This victory gave Drew his fourth Contest Ribbon, bringing him one step closer to the [[Hoenn Grand Festival]].