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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 real-world Japanese holiday Hinamatsuri.

The festival

Like in the real world, it is traditional for girls to display a set of ornamental dolls representing the Heian period. It is commemorated by various events, activities, and sales geared towards women. During the Princess Festival, there are drastic discounts at stores and restaurants for women only.

The Princess Festival was featured in Princess vs. Princess. While visiting O-Hina Town, Misty and Jessie reminisced about past Princess Festivals and entered the annual Queen of the Princess Festival, a competition where the winner receives a special collection of Pokémon dolls.

Queen of the Princess Festival

Main article: Queen of the Princess Festival

The Queen of the Princess Festival is a girls-only competition that is the main attraction of the Princess Festival. It consists of a beauty pageant followed by a battle tournament.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		娃娃節 Doll Festival
Danish		Prinsessefestivalen
Finnish		Prinsessajuhlat
French		Fête des Princesses
German		Prinzessinnenfest
Italian		Giorno della Principessa
Polish		Festiwal Księżniczki
Portuguese		Festival da Princesa
Spanish		Festival de la Princesa
Swedish		Prinsessfestivalen

Anime-exclusive festivals and holidays

Multiregional	Christmas • Johto Festival • Kid's Day • Summer Festival
Kanto	Aura Guardian Festival • Pokémon Flower Arrangement Princess Festival
Orange Archipelago	Legend Festival
Johto	Eclipse Festival • Mareep Festival • Parade of the Chinchou Pokémon Exhibition • Pokémon Street Performer Festival Pokémon Swap Meet • Sunflora Festival • Wobbuffet Festival
Hoenn	Feather Carnival • May Festival • Millennium Festival
Sinnoh	Pastoria Croagunk Festival • Sinnoh Festival • Twinleaf Festival
Unova	Eindoak Harvest Festival • Kanto Fair Subway Bosses' Stamp Rally • Wishing Bell Festival
Decolore	Grand Harvest Festival
Kalos	Camphrier Harvest Festival • Coumarine City Festival Gadget Festival • Gourgeist Festival • Zapdos Festival
Alola	Manalo Festival • Wela Fire Festival
Paldea	Artazon Art Festival
Unknown	Wind Festival

This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.

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 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 {{wp|Heian period}}. It is commemorated by various events, activities, and sales geared towards women. During the Princess Festival, there are drastic discounts at stores and restaurants for women only.
-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.
+The Princess Festival was featured in ''[[EP052|Princess vs. Princess]]''. While visiting [[O-Hina Town]], {{an|Misty}} and [[Jessie]] reminisced about past Princess Festivals and entered the annual [[Queen of the Princess Festival]], a competition where the winner receives a special collection of [[Pokémon doll]]s.
-==Queen of the Princess Festival contest==
+==Queen of the Princess Festival==
-[[File:Princess Day dolls.png|thumb|250px|The Pokémon Princess Doll set]]
+{{main|Queen of the Princess Festival}}
-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.
+The Queen of the Princess Festival is a girls-only competition that is the main attraction of the Princess Festival. It consists of a beauty pageant followed by a battle tournament.
-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]].
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