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The {{pkmn|battle}} timer slides to just below four minutes while Drew and May continue the attack. Squirtle {{m|withdraw}}s into its shell and uses {{m|Rapid Spin}}. Absol uses {{m|Flash}}, blinding Combusken but having no effect on Squirtle. Flygon attempts to use its Steel Wing attack to divert Squirtle but only manages to knock him above the arena. With Flygon's back turned, Squirtle launches a devastating array of bubbles towards Flygon. Absol responds to divert the attack with Razor Wind but Combusken blocks Absol's attack with his Fire Spin. The Bubble attack makes direct contact with Flygon removing another ten percent of Drew's score. Upon Squirtle's decent, he strikes down with a finishing {{m|Ice Beam}} just inches away from Flygon, [[fainting|knocking it out]]. As Squirtle begins its final descent, Absol takes advantage of the time and uses its Iron Tail to harshly knock Squirtle into a stadium wall, rendering Squirtle unable to battle. Both {{pkmn|Trainer}}s return their unconscious Pokémon. The battle now resides between May's Combusken and Drew's Absol. Combusken uses {{m|Mega Kick}} and Absol uses Iron Tail. Both attacks hit one another. As Combusken manages to recover, Absol manages to strike with an additional Razor Wind hitting Combusken for a direct hit before he is able to recover from the prior attack removing twenty percent of May's score. Combusken launches another ferocious Fire Spin but Absol manages to gain the type advantage with a {{m|Water Pulse}} attack. The gigantic wall of water crashes onto Combusken removing another twenty percent of her score leaving her with only forty percent of her original score. As the water dissipates, Combusken's body begins glowing red as steam begins forming around his body. Drew doesn't hesitate to attempt to gain the battle advantage directing Absol to launch another Razor Wind towards Combusken. As the attack begins its descent, Combusken uses {{m|Overheat}}, launching an extraordinary amount of fire power dissipating Absol's attack and hitting for direct damage. Absol's entire body is engulfed in flames. The battle timer moves to just under 1:30. Both Trainers attempt to guess the other's strategy but May makes the first move directing Combusken with Overheat. Another devastating ball of energy is launched towards Absol but Absol counterattacks with its Water Pulse attack dissipating the flame attack. Another fifth of May's score is removed reducing her score to only twenty percent of her original. Absol glides forward attempting to blind Combusken as he rotates forward striking Absol but managing to make no damage. Combusken uses the advantage of the close range launching another devastating Overheat attack engulfing Absol in the magnificent flames. After the continuous Overheat attacks, Combusken begins showing fatigue. Absol disperses the flames from the previous Overheat attack. Drew notices Combusken's fatigue from the continual Overheat attacks and takes advantage with Absol striking forward with a Razor Wind hitting Combusken for direct damage. Combusken is thrown backwards reducing May's score to only five percent of her original. Absol strikes forward with another Water Pulse attack as Combusken manages to use other Overheat attack with much weaker force proving no effect on the Water-type attack. The water engulfs Combusken, causing steam to rise from Combusken's body. Absol launches forward with a last Iron Tail propelling into the air. Combusken attempts to take advantage of the airborne attack and uses Sky Uppercut. The attack manages to make contact just as the battle timer expires. May is announced as the winner of the round between herself and Drew advancing her to the semifinals.

The Contest music begins playing majestically in the background while Combusken begins his battle stance moving up and down in excitement. Drew thanks Absol for his effort and turns around approving May of her effort with a simple eye gesture. May grasps onto Combusken's body thanking him greatly. In the confusion, {{an|Aipom}} manages to snatch [[Ash's hat]] once more and begins escaping outside of the arena. After running a few seconds, Aipom rotates around and throws Ash's hat back to him. {{Ash}}, confused, stands as Aipom jumps up and down in its battle stance. Ash begins his second attempt to try to {{pkmn2|caught|capture}} Aipom as {{AP|Pikachu}} blazes forward with {{m|Quick Attack}}. Aipom evades the attack and uses {{m|Swift}} making direct damage. Pikachu recovers and counterattacks with his Iron Tail but Aipom manages to recover from the attack and counterattacks with {{m|Focus Punch}} striking Pikachu towards the ground.

Aipom continues jumping up and down in excitement. Ash finally decides to attack long-range with Pikachu's devastating {{m|Thunderbolt}} enveloping Aipom's body with electricity. As Aipom manages to recover from the attack, Ash launches a [[Poké Ball]] which opens and captures Aipom's energy within. The two forces collide with the Poké Ball's brilliant red light shining off and on and off and on. After a few moments, the red light finally disappears confirming {{AP|Aipom}}'s capture. As Ash goes to collect his newly captured {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, an audience of people around him begins applauding.

* {{Ash}} {{pkmn2|caught|captures}} the {{TP|Ash|Aipom}} that had been following him.

* {{TP|Ash|Aipom}} is revealed to know {{m|Swift}} and {{m|Focus Punch}}.

* Solidad wins the Kanto Grand Festival.

* This episode is the last to feature the [[Pokémon Trivia Quiz]]. The final ten episodes of the {{series|Advanced Generation}} had no special feature, but [[Professor Oak's lecture]] returned in ''[[DP001|Following A Maiden's Voyage!]]''.

* During her battle with Drew, May used a {{t|Fire}}-and-{{t|Water}} tactic inspired by the same tactic used by [[Dome Ace Tucker]] in ''[[AG153|Tactics Theatrics!!]]''. The only difference is that she used {{m|Fire Spin}} and {{m|Bubble}} in place of {{m|Fire Blast}} and {{m|Water Pulse}}.

* In two oddly violent lines from the dub, Harley threatens to "wring her tiny neck with that bandanna" after May uses her Fire-and-Water tactic and "pound that puny punk" after she defeats Drew.

* The [[Magikarp salesman]] is seen in the crowd that watches Ash catch Aipom.

* The preview for the next episode is narrated by {{an|Brock}}.

* This episode is similar to ''[[AG123|Rhapsody in Drew]]'': each was the third and final episode of the region's Grand Festival, May battled Drew in each, and each dealt with the sixth member of Ash's team (Snorunt evolving and Ash catching Aipom).

* None of the moves used during May and Drew's battle in the previous episode affected their scores at all. Absol had even landed a direct hit on Combusken with Iron Tail in that episode, but the first deduction of points occurred in this episode—and to Drew—when Combusken uses Sky Uppercut while surrounded by Bubble, a combination that failed.

* The last time that Combusken is hit by Razor Wind in the dub, Ash comments that May and Drew's scores are even when the scoreboard just showed that Drew is clearly in the lead.

** After Combusken is hit by Water Pulse, May's score bar is larger than before.

* When {{TP|Dawn|Aipom|Ambipom}} hops in excitement before stealing Ash's hat, there's a line going through her right foot.