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| Season | Pokémon: Advanced (Season 6) · Slateport City: Drew & May’s first Contest arc (AG032–AG036) |
| Episode | Season 6, episode 35 · English episode 308 · Japanese episode 311 · Bulbapedia code AG035 |
| English title | Win, Lose or Drew! |
| Japanese title | ハルカ！ポケモンコンテスト初挑戦！！ Haruka! Pokemon Kontesuto Hatsu Chōsen!! — “Haruka! The First Pokémon Contest Challenge!!” |
| First aired (Japan) | 24 July 2003 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 29 May 2004 · Kids’ WB |
| Screenplay | Atsuhiro Tomioka |
| Opening / ending (Japan) | Advance Adventure – GARDEN · Polka O Dolka – Meowth (Inuko Inuyama) & the Nolsol Chorus Group |
| English opening | I Wanna Be a Hero – David Rolfe |
| Who’s That Pokémon? | Dustox (US) |
| Previous episode | Having a Wailord of a Time (AG034) |
| Next episode | The Spheal of Approval (AG036) |
Plot episodeSlateport Contest – May loses to DrewMilotic debut
Win, Lose or Drew! is the 35th episode of Pokémon: Advanced, the sixth season of the Pokémon anime, and the 308th episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 311, Bulbapedia code AG035). It first aired in Japan on 24 July 2003 and in the United States on 29 May 2004. It falls within the season’s Slateport City: Drew & May’s first Contest stretch (EP32–EP36).
Synopsis
May reaches the Slateport Contest Hall just before registration closes, while Team Rocket arrive too late to enter and decide to sell Pokéblocks instead. With three hours to go the group eats, and May is surprised to find that Drew is entered too.
In the Appeals Round, presented by Vivian Meridian, Drew’s Roselia scores 29.4 with Petal Dance, Stun Spore and Magical Leaf, and Robert’s Milotic wows the crowd. May’s Beautifly performs a Frisbee routine with Gust and a Silver Wind tornado and scores 24.9, enough to advance, and Drew hands her a rose “for Beautifly”, telling her she still has a lot to learn.
In the Battle Stage May is paired against Drew. Gust briefly blocks Magical Leaf, but Roselia’s never-missing attacks steadily drain her points, Petal Dance overwhelms Silver Wind, and a Solar Beam knocks Beautifly down; when time runs out Drew moves on. Robert’s Milotic then beats Roselia with Iron Tail and Twister and goes on to win the Slateport Ribbon. May makes peace with Drew and vows to win next time, while Team Rocket’s Pokéblock “lesson” from an old man drags on into the night — and for once they do not blast off.
Major Events
- Slateport Contest. May’s Coordinator debut
- She loses to Drew in the first battle round (Top 8)
- Robert’s Milotic wins the Ribbon
- First Japanese episode after M06
- Team Rocket do not blast off
- Vivian Meridian, Robert and Milotic debut
Pokémon making their anime debut
Milotic#0350 · AG035
Trivia
- The English title plays on "win, lose or draw".
- The screenplay is by Atsuhiro Tomioka.
- This is a plot episode: it advances the Hoenn storyline.
Changes in the English Dub
- Brief trims around the commercial breaks
- Vivian’s “May, you’re up!” was misheard by viewers as a surname (“May Yura”)
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