"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for waiting. The beautiful and dreamlike celebration of girls and Pokémon, the Anistar Showcase of the Poké Showdown, is about to begin.
I am love's dreamlike guide, Mr. Pierre."
"Performers aspiring to become the Kalos Queen admired by girls everywhere will bring you dazzling and magnificent performances.
And the winner will receive this Princess Key."
With the arrival of the Poké Showdown host, the audience immediately burst into cheers.
Before long, Pierre began announcing the theme performance event for this Poké Showdown.
Unlike the Pokémon Contests in the Hoenn Region, the preliminary and final stages of Kalos Region Poké Showdowns were divided into a theme performance and a free performance.
Only performers who advanced through the theme performance could enter the second-stage free performance.
The "theme performance" of each Poké Showdown was different. This time, the theme event for the Anistar Showcase was the "Pokémon Quiz."
Each round, the host would have three performers take the stage and pose a riddle related to Pokémon.
The performers' Pokémon had to fulfill certain conditions to earn the right to answer. The first performer to correctly answer three riddles would successfully advance to the second round of "Free Performance."
"As the Kalos Queen, a beautiful appearance alone is not enough. Knowledge is equally important.
Beauty and intelligence must both be present. Now, let us welcome the first group of elegant performers!"
As host Pierre announced the start of the competition, the first group of Poké Showdown contestants slowly rose up on the platform lift.
Among the three were Serena, Nini, and another young female performer.
"This challenge is the 'Rock Trial.' After the computer presents a Pokémon riddle, the performers' Pokémon must destroy the three huge rocks before them, retrieve the ball inside, then Sprint to the finish