PT174

(Japanese: グランドフェスティバル開幕！決めスノーシャワー!! The Grand Festival Begins! Decide on the Snow Shower!!) is the 174th episode of the Platinum Series.

Major Events

 * Sapphire and Dawn enters the Grand Festival alongside Zoey and Jessilina.


 * Nando, Kenny, and Ursula are revealed to have earned their fifth ribbons and enter the Grand Festival as well.


 * Nando is revealed to earn seven badges.


 * Jessie's Seviper and Yanmega learns facade and Psychic.


 * Violet is revealed to have obtained an Eevee, which she evolves into Glaceon.


 * Sapphire, Dawn, Zoey, Ursula, Kenny, Nando, and Jessilina succesfully clear the appeal rounds.

Pokemon Debuts

 * Violet's Glaceon

Humans

 * Ash
 * Sapphire
 * Dawn
 * Brock
 * Red
 * Yellow
 * Blue
 * Gold
 * Crystal
 * Ruby
 * Sapphire
 * Jessie
 * James
 * Zoey
 * Ursula
 * Nando
 * Kenny
 * Rhonda
 * Nurse Joy
 * Mr. Contesta
 * Mr. Sukizo
 * Violet
 * Fantina
 * Candice
 * Lilian Meridian
 * Audience
 * Coordinators

Pokemon

 * Pikachu (Ash's)
 * Piplup (Dawn's)
 * Riolu (Sapphire's)
 * Meowth (Team Rocket's)
 * Wobuffet (Jessie's)
 * Buizel (Ash's)
 * Gible (Ash's)
 * Espeon (Red's)
 * Snorlax (Red's)
 * Buneary (Dawn's)
 * Pachirisu (Dawn's)
 * Togekiss (Dawn's)
 * Mamoswine (Dawn's)
 * Cyndaquil (Dawn's)
 * Swampert (Sapphire's)
 * Beautifly (Sapphire's)
 * Skitty (Sapphire's)
 * Umbreon (Sapphire's)
 * Torchic (Sapphire's)
 * Croconaw (Sapphire's)
 * Vaporeon (Violet's)
 * Seviper (Jessie's)
 * Yanmega (Jessie's)
 * Gabite (Ursula's)
 * Roserade (Nando's)
 * Glameow (Zoey's)
 * Eevee (Violet's;evolved)
 * Glaceon (Violet's;newly evolved)
 * Vaporeon (Ursula's)
 * Altaria (Nando's)
 * Mismagius (Zoey's)
 * Alakazam (Kenny's)
 * Breloom (Kenny's)

Coordinators'

 * Charizard
 * Venasaur
 * Ninetales
 * Shieldon
 * Igglybuff
 * Chatot
 * Purugly
 * Bidoof
 * Vileplume
 * Venomoth

Trivia

 * This is the first episode of the four-part 'Sinnoh Grand Festival' arc.
 * The three stages of the appeal round are reference to the three original games: Red, Blue, and Green.
 * This mark the third time a Pokemon is seen evolve in the middle of a contest appeal.
 * Background music from The Rise of Darkrai, Giratina and the Sky warrior, and Arceus and the Jewel of life, as well as the instrumental of I Wont Lose ~Haruka's Theme~ are used.
 * Neither Jessie or James are seen in their regular Team Rocket uniform throughout this episode.

Errors

 * When Umbreon hit Piplup with Shadow Ball, one of Umbreon's yellow circles is blue.

Current Episode

 * Previous Episode: PT173
 * Next Episode: PT175
 * Opening Theme: Battle Frontier (Japanese)
 * Ending Theme: By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ Winter Version.