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'''Gardenia Town''' (Japanese: '''アベリアタウン''' ''Abelia Town'') is an {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive location in the [[Kanto]] [[region]]. Among the town's attractions is a [[Contest Hall]], attracting many [[Pokémon Coordinator]]s who wish to compete in the [[Kanto Grand Festival]]. It was first mentioned in ''[[AG166|Curbing the Crimson Tide!]]'', in which {{an|May}} discovered that a [[Pokémon Contest]] was scheduled to be held there.

{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrived in Gardenia Town in ''[[AG167|What I Did for Love!]]''. May was excited at the chance to add the coveted Gardenia [[Ribbon]] to her collection, and decided to {{pkmn|training|train}} her {{TP|May|Eevee}} for its stage debut. When a girl named [[Mollie]] appeared looking for the registration desk, Eevee popped out of the ground and knocked her over, revealing it had learned {{m|Dig}}. After that, {{an|Brock}} gave her the directions and she took off.

 

Later, an experienced {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}} by the name of [[Yuma]] appeared and complimented [[Brock's Bonsly]]. Brock, trying to impress her, sent out {{cat|Brock's Pokémon|his other Pokémon}} and showed her the [[Pokéblock]] he gives his {{TP|Brock|Marshtomp}}. Yuma then asked Brock if he competes in Pokémon Contests and revealed that she is a {{DL|Grand Festival|Top Coordinator}} who wants to pass her techniques on to beginning Coordinators. Hearing this, Brock ran to the Contest Hall to get a [[Contest Pass]] and register for the Gardenia Contest.

 

In the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]], May had {{TP|May|Squirtle}} creating a pyramid of {{m|bubble}}s and freezing it with {{m|Ice Beam}}, while Mollie displayed her {{p|Raticate}}'s ability to grind a log with {{m|Hyper Fang}}. Brock started his performance by commanding Bonsly to use {{m|Fake Tears}} before throwing {{wp|Baseball (ball)|baseballs}} in the air so Bonsly could juggle them with {{m|Flail}}. They all managed to impress the [[Raoul Contesta|panel]] [[Mr. Sukizo|of]] [[Nurse Joy|judges]] enough to advance to the second round.

 

During the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]], Brock was matched against Mollie, using his Marshtomp to battle her {{p|Absol}}. He won the battle and quickly made his way to the finals, where he found himself up against May. Brock proved to be a tough opponent for May, as Marshtomp was able to sense Eevee's underground movements with its fins. However, May was able to take advantage of several dirt mounds to evade Brock's attacks and land a few hits, lowering Brock's points in the process. When time ran out, it was shown that May had more points than Brock, and thus [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]] announced May as the winner of the Gardenia Contest. This victory gave May her fourth Kanto Ribbon.

* This town shares its name with the [[Sinnoh]] [[Gym Leader]], [[Gardenia]].