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>Princess vs Princess episode
>Misty wants to participate in a beauty pageant and needs at least 4 pokemon, so she asks Brock and Ash to let her borrow some pokemon. Pikachu obliges, and Ash tosses in Bulbasaur, Brock lets Misty Vulpix.
>Winning the contest crowns the girl with the title of Queen and also a special one of kind doll set.
>Brock and Ash see pic related and think she looks very beautiful
>Jesse and Misty are surprised to hear its not only a beauty pageant, but also a pokemon battle tournament
>Misty shows her prowess and is able to use each of Ash and Brock's pokemon well. Psyduck ends up being the lynchpin that allows her to win against Jesse.
>The two male judges crown Misty as Queen of the Princess Festival and award her the doll set.
>Misty mails the doll set home, mostly for her to feel smug at her sisters.
>The Queen of the Princess Festival Contest has a lot of similarities for what would come later for other pokegirls.
>The most apparent one is pokemon contests. Princess = Coordinator, Queen = Top Coordinator, Doll Set = Ribbon, Contest = Contest. Which is a mix of outfits and battles.
>However there is also the Pokemon Showcases from Kalos where performers need to get three Princess Keys, and if they win they become Queen of Kalos
>It also can share similarities to the fashion battle tournament that Dawn did.
>The Princess Festival episode would air 4 years before Hoenn and pokemon contests were a thing. Which means it acts a prototype for everything that would come after.
