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[[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}}''.

==The festival==
Like in the real world, it is traditional for girls to display a set of ornamental dolls representing the Emperor's Court. It is commemorated by various events, activities, and sales for girls only. During the Princess Festival, there are drastic discounts at stores and restaurants for women only.

The Princess Festival was featured in ''[[EP052|Princess vs. Princess]]''. {{an|Misty}} and [[Jessie]] reminisced about past Princess Festivals, while competing for a prized [[Pokémon doll]] collection.

==Queen of the Princess Festival contest==
[[File:Princess Day dolls.png|thumb|250px|The Pokémon Princess Doll set]]
The Queen of the Princess Festival (Japanese: クイーンコンテスト ''Queen Contest'') is an {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive, [[Gender|girls]]-only competition held once a year in [[O-Hina Town]] consisting of a beauty pageant and [[Pokémon battle]]s.

Each {{pkmn|Trainer}} must use exactly four {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to battle. The contestants are split into two separate divisions, and the winner of each division proceeds to the finals. Additionally, every contestant wears a formal traditional Japanese outfit, usually a {{wp|kimono}} and a {{wp|Hand fan|hand-held fan}}. Before the actual competition, the contestants all stand in a row on stage as people gather to watch.

The prize for winning the contest is a brand new set of Pokémon Princess Dolls, and a [[Photography|photo]] with famous [[Movies in the Pokémon world|movie]] star [[Fiorella Cappuccino]], who was also an announcer of the contest.

{{an|Misty}} and [[Jessie]] both entered the contest with borrowed Pokémon, with Misty borrowing [[Ash's Pikachu]] and {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, as well as [[Brock's Vulpix]], and Jessie borrowing [[James's Weezing]]. Jessie also had {{MTR}} participating in the event under her command, as well as her own {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}.

The two contestants made it all the way to the final round, where they had a fierce battle. In the end, despite Jessie using her new {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}} as an unexpected fourth Pokémon, Misty emerged victorious with {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}}, winning the [[Pokémon doll]] collection, which she later sent to [[The Sensational Sisters|her sisters]] at the [[Cerulean Gym]].

==Known competitors==
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|- style="background:#{{fairy color light}}
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Participant
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Place
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Misty}}
| Winner
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| [[Jessie]]
| Runner-up
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | {{OBP|Yumi|EP052}} 
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | Top 32
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==Pokémon used in the Queen of the Princess Festival contest==
===Misty===
{| width="100%"
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| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Bulbasaur|Ash Bulbasaur.png|grass|poison|size=265px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Pikachu|Ash Pikachu.png|electric|size=265px}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Brock|Vulpix|Brock Vulpix.png|fire|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Misty|Psyduck|Misty Psyduck.png|water|size=265px}}
|
|}

===Jessie===
{| width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Team Rocket|Meowth|Meowth Team Rocket.png|normal|size=265px|link=Meowth (Team Rocket)}} ♂ 
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Arbok|Jessie Arbok.png|poison|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|James|Weezing|James Weezing.png|poison|size=200px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Lickitung|Jessie Lickitung.png|normal|size=200px}}
|
|}

===Yumi===
{| width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Yumi|Primeape|O-Hina Town Primeape.png|fighting|size=200px|link=Yumi (EP052)}}
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|}

===Unnamed Trainer===
{| width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Queen of the Princess Festival contest|Kingler|O-Hina Town Kingler.png|water|size=200px|link=Kingler (Pokémon)}}
| {{InactivePoké|Queen of the Princess Festival contest|Pinsir|O-Hina Town Pinsir.png|bug|size=200px|link=Pinsir (Pokémon)}}
| {{InactivePoké|Queen of the Princess Festival contest|Cubone|O-Hina Town Cubone.png|ground|size=200px|link=Cubone (Pokémon)}}
| {{InactivePoké|Queen of the Princess Festival contest|Raticate|O-Hina Town Raticate.png|normal|size=200px|link=Raticate (Pokémon)}}
|}

===Other competitors===
{| width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Queen of the Princess Festival contest|Fearow|O-Hina Town Fearow.png|normal|flying|size=200px|link=Fearow (Pokémon)}}
| {{InactivePoké|Queen of the Princess Festival contest|Graveler|O-Hina Town Graveler.png|rock|ground|size=200px|link=Graveler (Pokémon)}}
| {{InactivePoké|Queen of the Princess Festival contest|Tangela|O-Hina Town Tangela.png|grass|size=200px|link=Tangela (Pokémon)}}
| {{InactivePoké|Queen of the Princess Festival contest|Machoke|O-Hina Town Machoke.png|fighting|size=200px|link=Machoke (Pokémon)}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Queen of the Princess Festival contest|Parasect|O-Hina Town Parasect.png|bug|grass|size=200px|link=Parasect (Pokémon)}}
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|-
|}

==In other languages==
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|da=Prinsessefestivalen
|de=Prinzessinnenfest
|es=Festival de la Princesa
|fi=Prinsessajuhlat
|fr=Fête des Princesses
|it=Giorno della Principessa
|pl=Festiwal Księżniczki
|pt=Festival da Princesa
|zh_cmn=娃娃節 ''Doll Festival''
|sv=Prinsessfestivalen
}}
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[[Category:Festivals and holidays]]
[[Category:Kanto competitions]]

[[it:Giorno della Principessa]]