All right, today we've seen some amazing skill, let's keep things going with our third match! In one corner Its Harry and in the other it's Zoey. Marian announced

Harry stood across from Zoey on the battlefield on stage, both with a look of determination.

We've got a five minute time limit on the clock. And we're off! And with that the clock started to count down.

"Misdreavus, curtain!" Zoey called out, releasing the ghost type in a flurry of multicolored stars.

"Misdreav!"

"Sylveon you're on!" Sylveon appeared from a tangle of ribbon like lights, courtesy of a line seal, to the excited and curious exclamations of the audience. Most, if not all, of them having never seen the Pokemon before, there were also several trainers with their pokedex out with confused looks on their faces.

Zoey also looked a bit curious at seeing the unfamiliar Pokemon, as well as a bit concerned, but nevertheless determined.

"Sylveon, Shadow Ball!" Harry called out in a slight panic, his nerves showing a bit but not dampening his excitement.

Sylveon opened its mouth firing off the Shadow Ball straight at Misdreavus, as well as causing some of Zoey's points to go down.

"And Harry makes the first move with Sylveon unleashing a powerful Shadow Ball." Commented Marian

"Dodge and use Double Team!"

Immediately Misdreavus floated out of the way of the oncoming attack and created copies of itself flying around and causing Harry's points to come down to the same amount as Zoey.

Seeing the familiar move had Harry thinking back to his battle with Ralts, a slight smirk appearing on his face. 'I know how to counter that,' He thought to himself. Unfortunately, he wasn't fast enough to pinpoint the real Misdreavus before Zoey was calling her next attack.

"Misdreavus, Astonish."

"Misdrea!" Misdreavus suddenly appeared in front of Sylveon, making a terrifying face and letting out a loud horrifying cry, knocking Sylveon back and once again causing Harry to lose points.

"Sylveon get up." Harry called-out, Sylveon hastily obeying and getting back into a battle position. Not hesitating, Harry went back on the offensive.

"Use Charm."

Sylveon shifted from it's attack ready stands to sitting calmly on the ground as a pink aura enveloped it for a second as it stared straight at Misdreavus, its soft blue eyes seeming to sparkle as it let out a long, cheerful cry.

Misdreavus looked taken aback for a quick second before it seemed to relax slightly, almost looking to have forgotten it was actually in the middle of a battle. Misdreavus wasn't the only one to be affected by the display , nearly the entire audience had let outcries of admiration at Sylveons cuteness, the judges included, if the loss of points from Zoey was anything to go by.

"Spin and use Fairy Wind," Harry called seeing that his opponent was distracted. Immediately Sylveon wrapped its ribbons around its body before spinning around in a circle unleashing the silvery pink wind outward in all directions.

"Misdreavus, Confuse Ray." Zoey called out, snapping out as quickly as she could, she too being distracted momentarily from the battle.

Unfortunately for Zoey, she was a bit too late in her command as the Fairy Wind hit Misdreavus, causing it to let out a pained cry, just as the orb on itsneck started to glow.

"And just after the effects of that eye catching Charm, Sylveon unleashes a powerful Fairy Wind, I'm not entirely sure what that move was but it was gorgeous!" Came the MC commentary

"Misdreavus, use Shock Wave."

"Swift!"

"Misdrea!" "Sylve!"

There was almost no time between Zoey calling out her move and Harry calling out his counter-attack.

Misdreavus body started to glow before it released waves of electricity meeting the sparkling pink and golden stars from Sylveon's Swift. The moves collided in the same way they had in Harry's battle against his Ralts, the pink glitter and gold colored stars sparkling brilliantly because of the electricity.

"Fairy Wind!"

And once again just like the battle with Ralts, Fairy Wind sent the electrified Swift speeding back at a startled Misdreavus. The beautiful electrified stars,once again spinning like disc and leaving beautiful pink trail of of light behind them, hit their target before Zoey could do anything to counter. The impact knocking misdreavus right out of the air and onto the ground.

"Misdreavus, are you all right?!" Zoey asked in alarm and a bit of confusion, even if Swift had been electrified by Shock Wave and sped up with that Fairy Wind move, as far as she knew, Swift was still a normal-type move and should have had no effect at all.

It looks like Misdreavus took a lot of damage from that triple move combination. Came the MC commentary. And we just hit our 30 second mark.

"Mis-Misdrea" The screech Pokemon rasped out as it slowly floated back into the air.

"Sylveon, go." Harry called, not wanting to give his opponents time to recover. Sylveon immediately began running towards the ghost-type.

"Misdreavus, Double Team." Copies of Misdreavus soon appeared surrounding Sylveon, stopping it from running any further, as it looked around trying to find the real one.

"Now use, Confuse Ray." At the command all the orbs on the Misdreavus started to glow.

This time Harry, with his heart pumping from the excitement of the battle, wasted no time or thought as he pinpointed the real one among the copies.

"Sylveon on your left behind you, grab it." Harry yelled. Sylveon quickly spun in place and extended its ribbons outwards wrapping them around its startled opponent and stopping their attack cold.

"Now bring in in close and use Shadow Ball!"

Sylveon pulled its ribbons, bringing Misdreavus forward as it open its mouth and started creating a Shadow Ball and- BEEP!

"And that's time."

The loud being sounded had Sylveon stopping mid attack, the Shadow Ball dispersing. Harry blink the little dazedly, taking a bit of time to come back to himself after being snapped out of his little battle zone; even with his head clearing he could still hear and feel his heart banging under his ribcage.

"And the coordinator going on to the second round is...Harry!" Marian announced.

Harry blinked again, trying to come back to his senses and process what he had just heard. Turning around he looked up to the screen and seen his and Sylveon's picture and the word winner.

"We did it?" He asked before a huge smile blossomed on his face and rushed over to his equally excited Sylveon, letting out a slight "omph" as it jumped into his arms wrapping its ribbons around his body.

Zoey, also comeing out of a bit of a daze, let out a small sad sigh before a small smile cross her face and walked over to her Misdreavus.

"You did great out there, take a good rest." She praised recalling it back to its pokéball. She turned and looked at Harry who was happily stroking Sylveon's head and back as he made his way off stage. Zoey watched him go with a contemplative frown.

Harry sat in the back of the waiting room, still stroking Sylveon who was happily munching away on a pokepuff, thinking over the battle. It felt so different than being on stage during the appeal round. During that he'd felt a rush of adrenaline happiness like he was flying on a broomstick for fun, times ten. But that battle, it had felt like he was in the middle of the final quittage game of the year, he could feel the pressure of competition, of going up against an opponent combined with that heart racing feeling of absolute freedom.

It was very clear to him now why Albert had gushed over contest and the amazing feeling he got when he would compete in them. Harry wanted to keep going, these were feelings he never wanted to end, both the free-spirited happy feeling he got in the appeal round and the high-tension adrenaline high on life feeling he got during the battle round.

"Hey there, congratulation," Harry looked up at the unfamiliar voice and seen another coordinator. The boy had blue eyes and brown hair styled into a stylish mix of a pompadour and short mullet. Harry didn't know his name but he knew that he used a Chinchou in the first round. "That wasn't a half bad battle for a newbie." He continued.

"Uh Thank you?" Harry said, not sure if he should be insulted or not. The guys tone had been happy and encouraging but the comment had seemed like a bit of a gibe at Harry's status of a new coordinator. The boy apparently seemed to have followed Harry's train of thought because he put his hands up in a placating gesture and continued.

"Sorry I didn't mean anything by it. It's just you did really well for your first time out. I didn't even make it past the appeal round in my first contest and my poor Staryu was knocked out with almost 3 minutes left my first time in the battle round." He explained. "I'm Kyle, by the way."

"Harry, nice to meet you."

"Likewise, anyway how did you manage to hit Misdreavus with that Swift? Does it have something to do with your Sylveon or something? I know that even if that Swift was electrified a normal-type move is suppose to have no effect on a ghost-type, but Misdreavus looked like it took a lot of damage."

"Oh that," Harry said, understanding dawning on him. " Yeah you're right, my Sylveon has an ability called pixilate, it makes any normal type move a Pokemon knows a bit more powerful and turns it into a fairy-type move." Harry explained. "Fairy types are a type of Pokemon that you can't find in Sinnoh, Kanto, Johto or the like. That's what my Sylveon is." He then rushed to explain before the questions, that he knew would come, needed to be asked.

"Well I better get going I'm in the last round. Hopefully I'll see you in the finals, just don't be mad when you lose newbie." He said over his shoulder his voice still sounded encouraging, but the comment sounded insulting. Harry glared at the back of the other boys head, pretty sure that the boy had said it so jovially on purpose.

"So that's how you did it," Came a more familiar voice from his other side. "So I'm guessing fairy-types are something found in the Kalos region, right?"

He looked over as Zoey came walking up to him, clearly having heard his conversation with Kyle. She wasn't smiling and her eyes were hard but she didn't look upset. Harry's expression immediately became guarded, wondering what the girl wanted to talk to him about now.

After a few long moments of the two staring at one another, Zoey closed her eyes and spoke, her voice serious.

"That guy was wrong, that battle wasn't just 'half bad for a newbie', it was incredible." She opened her eyes and gave him a small genuine smile. "I can't believe it, was that really your first time in a contest battle?"

Harry's guarded expression softened a bit but he still remained a bit wary. "Thanks and yeah it really was my first time in a contest battle, I had a little bit of training with two former coordinators before heading out, but only for a few weeks."

"Really, just a few weeks, was it some kind of training camp?" She asked, sounding curious.

"No, it wasn't anything like that, they were just being helpful.

"They always talked about how incredible it felt to compete in contest but after actually competing in one I think they under sold it. I don't think I've ever felt something quite like it," He said, looking off into nothing, like he was thinking out loud then actually having a conversation with someone.

"Well good luck in the second round, you really do deserve to be called a coordinator," she said holding out her hand. "And thanks for a great battle." Harry was a bit surprised at the action but took her hand and shaking it.

"Thanks, you too." He said, adding mentally 'Not that I really need your approval,' the frown on his face lessening slightly but not disappearing. He had no idea why this girl seem to have this black and white view on Pokemon Contest and Gym Battles but he guess she was entitled to her opinion and it's not like it would do anything to stop him.

He looked over at the TV to see how the last battle of the first round battles were going. He seen on screen that Kyle was using a Poliwrath to go up against a coordinator who was using a Scyther. He continued to watch until the battle was over, Kyle coming out victorious after the other coordinator ran out of points. A smile slowly bloomed on his face as he looked at the next round lineups.

'Alright, now it's time to star competing.' he thought. He had only come and entered this contest because he wanted to see what one was like but now , now he knew he wanted to compete, he wanted to be a coordinator and he would be trying his damnedest to win

All right ladies and gentlemen, we've seen a lot of fine coordinators here but now we're down to our final match. The MC announced to the cheers of the audience.

"On my right it's Harry,"

Harry had gotten through the previous round with Sylveon, managing to take out the other coordinators Lunatone with a Fairy Wind powered Shadow Ball at the 2:34 mark. It was a good thing too, before the screen changed Harry had seen that he had less than a quarter of his points left while the other coordinator had more than half of hers.

" and on my left it's Kyle, we've got 5 minutes on the clock. Let's go!"

And with that Harry and Kyle released their Pokemon; a Poliwrath appearing amidst pink Bubbles and Sylveon once more appearing from within ribbon-like lines.

"Poliwrath let's start things off with Water Gun."

"Poli."

At once the Poliwrath shot a blast of high speed water from the center of the spiral on its stomach.

"Dodge it." Harry called out, but the Water Gun hit Sylveon before it could move, blasting it back. Sylveon quickly got up shaking the water off of itself, and glaring at the Poliwrath.

"Now Poliwrath get in close," Kyle called.

With much more speed than Harry thought would come from the round shaped Pokemon, the Poliwrath ran towards Sylveon.

"Use Fairy Wind,"

Bringing its ribbons together Sylveon open them and released a silvery pink gust of wind straight at the incoming Pokemon.

"Use Water Gun and then Poison Jab." Poliwrath fired another jet of water, while running, straight towards the oncoming Fairy Wind, the two moves colliding and canceling each other out in a big splash of water. Poliwrath still running launched itself forward, bringing a glowing purple fist up, as it moved its fist, it left a trail of glistening pink and blue glitter. It swung out, catching Sylveon across the face.

Incredible, Poliwrath used the glow from the collision of that Fairy Wind and Water Gun causing that fast Poison Jab to glow.

"Syyll!" Sylveon cried out in pain, the poison type move being super effective against the fairy-type.

"Sylveon!, please stay strong!" Harry shouted out, alarmed. That poison jab having done a lot of damage.

"Sylveon, Charm," Sylveon relaxed its posture, its body glowing with a pink aura for a moment, and looked at Poliwrath with wide innocent eyes as it let out a cheerful cry.

"Poli?"

"Poliwrath, Water Gun."

"Sylveon jump, high!"

Poliwrath was taken aback for a moment by the Charm, but almost instantly fired off the attack when Kyle called it.

Sylveon upon hearing Harry's command extended its ribbons and folded them underneath itself before straightening them out and launching itself high into the air, avoiding the Water Gun. Much to the astonishment of Kyle and everybody else in the stadium

And would you look at that, Sylveon used its ribbons as a springboard to shoot itself way into the air.

Harry smiled, he had only vaguely heard Marians commentary in the background, he had gotten this idea from seeing Zoey and her Glameow during the appeal round. He actually thanked his nerves that he'd been so freaked out that he had Sylveon out and watching with him when he seen her performance.

"Now use Swift and then Fairy Wind."

Sylveon swung its ribbons around and sent a cluster of stars down onto the stage, then spread its ribbons like a propeller fan and spun using Fairy Wind, amplifying the speed and power of the Swift aiming at Poliwrath.

"Use Icy Wind" Kyle called, looking a bit worried.

"PoliWrath." Poliwrath let loose a burst of chilled air at the on coming stars , but with the added boost from the Fairy Wind it only slowed them down a bit as they cut through the frosty air and pelted the tadpole Pokemon, knocking it over as it let out a croak of pain.

Poliwrath struggled as it got back to its feet, very damaged from the double fairy-type attack.

"Poliwrath, are you okay?" Kyle shouted frantically, seeing that his Pokemon was having a hard time staying up, obviously starting to reach the end of its rope.

"Sylveon use Shadow Ball." Harry ordered

"Stop it with Round."

"Poo-Lii-Wraath~"

Just as Sylveon started to form the dark purple ball, Poliwrath let out a loud, deep, musical cry. Sending, almost transparent, shockwaves outward knocking Sylveon back and dispersing the Shadow Ball.

"Now, follow up with Poison Jab."

Poliwrath rushed toward the still dazed Sylveon and delivered a glowing purple uppercut to its chin sending it careening backwards. The fairy type pokemon landed in a heap in front of its trainer.

"Sylveon! Sylveon are you alright can you stand!?" Harry was frantic, looking down at the hardly moving form of his partner. He could feel that Sylveon was still conscious but it didn't look to be able to move properly, more twitching than actually moving at all.

Slowly the vulpine Pokemon got its leg underneath it and started trying to get up, its eyes closed at it struggled to try and keep its legs steady.

"Poliwrath, let's use Poison Jab one more time." Kyle ordered Poliwrath, wanting to take advantage of the opening their opponents left.

Once again Poliwrath brought up a glowing purple fist and started charging at the barely standing fairy type, though after the damage it had taken it was moving considerably slower than when the match had first started.

"Sylveon you have to get out of the way," Harry cried, knowing that Sylveon couldn't take another attack like that. "Come on you can do it, I believe in you," He encouraged as his partner struggled to keep its feet from falling from underneath it."You have to move!" He cried out, now a bit fearful about seeing his already injured Pokemon about to take another attack. Unknown to Harry himself, he was actually projecting his own emotions outward, more specifically toward Sylveon. At that moment the fairy-type could feel all the emotions its trainer felt. The fear of his, already weakened, friend and partner getting hurt, the belief that Sylveon would be able to pull through, the excitement he still felt at being in the final rounds of his first contest, and the determination to see it through to the end.

Harry then suddenly felt a burst of determination come from Sylveon, as Poliwrath closed the distance.

Sylveon, in one strong burst pushed its self completely up, leg spread apart steadying itself, as its eyes shot open in determination with defiance shining bright in it's blue orbs. However instead of moving, out of the way it brought its head back and then snapped it forward letting out a high-pitched cry.

"Syl-Ve-Oooon~"

A beam of purple heart shaped sound waves erupted from Sylveon's mouth, hitting Poliwrath who was only a few inches away from striking, at point-blank range and sending the water/fighting type tumbling backwards.

"Oh no Poliwrath!" Kyle cried out, as Poliwrath came to a sudden stop on its back unmoving.

Harry was rapidly thinking to himself, trying to figure out what he had just seen.

'What was that move? Growl? No, it actually cause damage.' He was certain that he knew what that move was. 'Snarl? No, Sylveon can't learn that. Hyper Voice? No the glow was different.'

Then it hit him, just as the three red 'X's appeared on the front of the judges podiums along with a loud buzzer sound. Poliwrath was completely unmoving and its eyes were swirled, matching its stomach.

"And Poliwrath is unable to battle so the winner of the Enlightenment Town Pokemon Contest is Harry." Marian announced. Prompting the entire audience to cheer wildly

Hearing the announcement Harry felt his heart almost skip a beat. Rushing forward Harry fell to his knees wrapping his arms around a still wobbly Sylveon, rubbing his cheek against it's soft fuzzy head.

"Sylveon, that was brilliant you learn Disarming Voice. You learn Disarming Voice and won the contest, you won the contest, we won the contest." Harry gushed in an excited ramble of words. A few happy and excited tears falling from his eyes as he hugged his Pokemon , not noticing some of the cooing coming from the audience at the rather adorable spectacle.

Now, Mr. Contesta will present our winner with the prestigious Enlightenment Town ribbon.

"Congratulations young man," Mr. Contesta said as he held out a tray with the ribbon on it to Harry. He was stood on a platform on stage, Sylveon standing next to him and Ralts in his arms, "I think we'll be seeing many more exciting performances from you."

Harry gave a nervous smile and nodded, reaching out and taking the ribbon as it was offered. His smile became less nervous and more genuine as he looked down at it before he got down on one knee and let Sylveon and Ralts examine it.

"And that concludes the Enlightenment Town Pokemon contest, we hope to see you again real soon!" Marian announced.

At the announcement Harry stood up and looked to where he knew that the TV cameras were, holding the ribbon up with a genuine smile of happiness on his face as the crowd cheered.

This was it, his first ribbon, only four more and he'd be on his way to the Grand Festival. But before that he would be heading to Jubilife City and from there to the Oreburgh gym.

A/N: Finally done. I hope the battles came out okay it is really hard to actually put into words the way I imagine a contest battle going.

There Harry not only competes in his first contest but when's the whole shebang. I'm thinking of possibly doing a bit of a time skip in the next chapter, not like jumping to him already having 5 ribbons or already being an Oreburgh City or something but just a bit further along because like a lot of you I'm guessing, I really want to get to the part where I introduce Harry to Ash and Friends.

Also Kyle isn't an OC, he actually does show up in the Diamond and Pearl series for like 2 episodes.

Not to downgrade any of Harry's ability as a Pokemon trainer, because he is going to be a pretty badass coordinator and trainer,
A big part of why he want is because a vast amount of the population knows nothing about fairy types or their weaknesses. Type variations don't always play a big role in contest but they do play a part and Kyle had no idea that his Poliwrath was actually very vulnerable to fairy type moves.

I want to say thank you so much to everybody who leaves reviews on the story I always love it when I see my email says "******* has left a review on It's A Whole New World He Lives In"

And thank you to everybody who has followed and favorited this story.