Dressed for Jess Success!
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ポケモンコンテスト! スイレン大会!! Pokémon Contest! Suiren Tournament!!
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First broadcast
Japan
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October 1, 2009
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United States
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February 27, 2010
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Credits
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Dressed for Jess Success! (Japanese: ポケモンコンテスト! スイレン大会!! Pokémon Contest! Suiren Tournament!!) is the 146th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 612th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan as a 1 hour special on October 1, 2009, along with A Rivalry to Gible On! and in the United States on February 27, 2010.
SynopsisMajor events
- James participates in his first Pokémon Contest.
- Dawn's Mamoswine is also entered for the first time in a contest.
- Dawn is knocked out of the Contest in the semi-final, and suffers her first loss to 'Jessalina'.
- James wins the Lilypad Contest, earning Jessie her third ribbon.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
CharactersTrivia
- With the exception of those owned by main characters, all of the Pokémon that are seen to be entered in the Lilypad Contest were introduced in Generation II.
- Instead of Professor Oak's Lecture, a preview of the Team Galactic finale was shown, which was revealed to be airing in November 2009 in Japan.
- This is the first episode since One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team! to have Piplup returned to his Poké Ball for a period of time.
- This marks the first time Dawn's whole team did not cheer for her in a contest.
- James's win of the Lilypad Contest marks the first time a main character participated in a Pokémon Contest and won it on their first try without it ending in a tie. It is also the first time a main character won an officially sanctioned Contest on their first try.
- In addition, it also marks the first time James has cross-dressed in the Diamond and Pearl series, something that used to be a frequent running gag for him.
- This episode's English title is most likely based on the phrase dressed for success.
- This episode retains all Japanese background music.
Errors
- One of Hitmontop's feet is miscolored.
Dub edits