The time is 10am at the city of Hearthome, but Dia, Pearl, and Lady Berlitz have already risen for several hours, and are having their Super Contest special training outside Hotel Great Hearthome with their six Pokemon. Pearl creates a steady rhythm with a pair of castanets in hand, and counts 1-2-3 as Chimlord dances in front, but the Lady, Prinplup, Ponyta, Dia and Roo seem to be having a great deal of trouble following from behind. Next to them, Beh keeps stuffing food into its mouth, and Chatlord angrily whacks it on the head.

Pearl: Jump~ Front, front, right, left~ No! No noo noooo!!

Pearl furiously yells as Prinplup takes a wrong step, and crashes into Lady Berlitz and Ponyta. Pearl says they are not doing the right movements at all, and steps up to demonstrate the sequence himself. He remarks that Chimlord plays the role of the lead dancer in this turn, and everyone else should think of themselves as back dancers and mimic Chimlord's moves.

The boy flips out a book titled the 'Super Contest Perfect Guide', and decides to explain about contests once more. Pokemon Super Contests are events in which Pokemon compete with their charm, and judgment is based on three rounds of competitions. In the first round, the Visual Competition, coordinators dress up their Pokemon in Accessories to appeal to the judges. In the second round, the Dance Competition, Pokemon must stand in the center of the stage and dance in synchrony with the castanets' pace, either as the lead or back dancer, which is what was about to take place when the Lady accidentally stumbled onto the stage yesterday. In the third and last round, the Acting Competition, Pokemon demonstrate their charm through unleashing an assortment of moves, and the overall score of the three rounds will determine the winner.

That said, they actually have quite a lot of things to work on, and Pearl puts on a frown as he takes a look at his watch, stating that they have no more than 8 hours of time to deal with everything. Lady Berlitz voices her understanding, and says she shall do her best in practicing. Pearl sighs that he has no doubt the girl will be working hard, which is why he has decided to help, but hopes that she will also realize how impractical it is to think she can emerge victorious with a single day's practice, a belief he clearly saw in her eyes yesterday. Yet, the Lady asserts that she will accept nothing but coming on top and beating every other contestant, since she has bet her family name on it in front of a whole room of audience.

Pearl: (hollers) THAT IS WHY I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT AT ALL!!
Lady Berlitz: (yells back) WHAT IS THERE NOT TO UNDERSTAND!? MY FAMILY NAME IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE!!
Pearl: (bewildered) IMPORTANT!? THAT ORDINARY NAME!?
Lady Berlitz: (furious) YOU... YOU SAID AN ORDINARY NAME!?

Dia plays little heed to the quarrel between his two companions, which has already become a typical trait of theirs, and decides to retrieve their Pokemon first. Just then, an odd-looking man who wears a suit and hat, with sunglasses and stick, walks up to the three, and wonders if it is Pokeballs that they are holding. The trio turns around to look at their unexpected speaker as Dia nods with a grin, and the odd little man immediately exclaims that they are truly remarkable people for possessing Pokemon so young.

Knowing her manners, Lady Berlitz thanks the man cordially with a bow, while Pearl gets confused as to whether possessing Pokemon at their age is a rare thing. Dia giggles that the man's beard seems to be fake and starts pulling on it, and the man winces with a yelp, remarking that they seem to be really extraordinary kids for not being shy around strangers.

The odd little man then says he is dying to see how their Pokemon look like, and without warning dives for the Pokeballs which Dia have left on the floor, taking Pearl by surprise. Prinplup, Chimlord and Roo instantly pop out, still dressed up in Accessories, and the man marvels that they are unbelievably magnificent. He decides to make the three trainers the premium members of his Pokemon Fan Club, and the trio puts on confused looks on their faces, clearly baffled by the unfamiliar name.

A few moments later, at the clubhouse of the Pokemon Fan Club, the odd little man greets his reception lady as he enters through the front door with Dia, Pearl and Lady Berlitz following behind him. The man hands a letter with a Pikachu stamp to the reception lady, telling her to deliver it to TV Jubilife's producer, Denis, and the trio gasps that it is a Pokemon Stamp.

Pearl wants to know who the man is, and the man proudly introduces himself as the greatest President of the Pokemon Fan Club, which is an organization founded on the cuteness of Pokemon, and aims to show the world their unique and magnificent charm. Having seen the way their Pokemon are dressed up with Accessories, he believes that they are making preparations to enter a contest, and says all contest participants share their goal in pursuing the ultimate charm of Pokemon.

With that, the little man strikes a pose and says they are therefore compatriots, and takes out a little box, which he calls the Poffin Case, to present to the trio. He states that the item stores Poffins they have made, and is easy to carry around with its hook which can be attached to a belt, allowing them to feed their Pokemon anytime they wish. He adds that although Accessories play a huge part in the Visual Competition round, a Pokemon's condition and feel are what the judges actually evaluate, which is why it is critical to feed Pokemon the right type of Poffins.

Dia begins to yawn at the President's long speech, and slowly falls asleep next to Beh and Roo who are already snoozing. Lady Berlitz wishes to know what Poffin really is, and the President is surprised that they have not heard of it. He explains that Poffins can raise a Pokemon's conditions and feel, and to put it short, they are snacks made from Berries. The word 'snack' causes Dia, Beh and Roo to bolt awake from their sleep, and the boy instantly drools at the thought of food like he usually does.

A while later, still at the Pokemon Fan Club clubhouse, Pearl has decided to practice Manzai.

Pearl: Speaking of Pokemon Conteeests!!
President: Speaking of Pokemon Contests!!
Pearl: A Pokemon's condition is very impooortant~
President: Very impooortant~
Pearl: (holds Chatlord) I'm hoping to heighten the condition of this Chatot, and thus I'm trying my best to raise it. Someday its coolness will reach the maxi...
President: No, no. (tilts Chatlord's head with walking stick) This Pokemon is in no condition for that condition!
Chatlord: (fumes and tries to attack)
Pearl: Calm down, Chatot!!

Pearl: I apologize for that. I shall dress it up with Accessories for a rating then.
President: (flips out Fashion Case) Oh, let me do that! (dresses up Chatlord)
President: What do you think?
Pearl: You have way overdressed it!! It is sweating now because of the heavy weight!
President: Oh, so the effect of an Accessory on sweating is acceleratory. No wonder it stiiinks~ (holds nose)
Pearl, Chatlord: (faint and blast off)
Pearl: (hollers) WHY AM I PRACTICING MANZAI WITH THE PRESIDENT!!?

The President says Pearl doesn't seem to have another choice, and looks out of the window towards the Poffin House situated opposite to their clubhouse. He remarks that his friend is currently engrossed in making Poffins, and Pearl peeks through the window glass next to the President to see what Dia is doing now.

Inside the Poffin House, Dia has put on an apron over his shirt and a toque on his head, and is stirring a piece of dough in the cooking pot as Beh and Roo watch expectantly from the side. He remarks that one must stir slowly in the beginning, and gradually speed up once the dough thickens until it takes form. He soon successfully creates a Poffin, and pinches off a little to take a bite. He splits the rest between Beh and Roo, and the three of them all agree that there is much room to improve, and they must do something about the smoothness. Dia decides to try again, and turns around to pick up a different combination of Berries from the table.

Back in the Pokemon Fan Club clubhouse, Pearl sees the dedication on Dia's face, and thinks to himself that his childhood companion really gets serious whenever it comes to food. He looks over to the video room behind him where Lady Berlitz and Prinplup are practicing their dance moves by watching previous recordings of contests in the past, and sees how determined they seem to be.

The President remarks that what Dia is working on shall handle the Visual part of the Super Contest, while the Lady's efforts will prepare for the Dance part, and his statement causes Pearl to bolt with a start. The boy realizes that he must also take the time to come up with tactics to deal with the Acting part in order to make things more efficient, and the President agrees that it will be a good idea. He states that time is no doubt running out on them, which is why the best strategy is to split the job, since the three of them are a trio to start with.

Watching the little man walk away, it suddenly dawns on Pearl that the man must have seen their quarrel in front of the hotel, and gone through the trouble to get them to work as a team. Feeling touched, he knows that he has no time to waste, and quickly flips out his guidebook on Super Contests to work up a good and effective sequence of move combos. And so, as Dia gets busy over the stove, Lady Berlitz strives to improve her dance moves, and Pearl diligently scribbles down all his ideas on a notebook.

Evening soon arrives in Sinnoh. At the Pokemon Super Contest Hall, Lady Berlitz strolls into the building with Pearl and the Fan Club President, and registers herself at the counter lady. Pearl notices the many unfriendly eyes glaring at them from the crowd, and realizes that the disapproval Lady Berlitz received yesterday has apparently persisted among the people. However, he sees that the Lady remains poised, and is barely bothered by the hostility and negative emotions. In fact, she is exuding such grace and elegance that it almost seems as if she is truly a lady.

Arriving at the corridor which leads to the contestants' quarters, Lady Berlitz stops in front of the Normal Rank entrance, and remarks that it is where she should be going since it is her first time of participation. Pearl and the President wish her good luck, and decide to head over to the audience stand.

Pearl grins that it certainly feels great to actually be able to watch and support from the inside instead of being kicked out like they were during the gym challenges, and wonders why Dia still hasn't arrived since the contest shall begin shortly. The President says Dia has told him that he still has something to make at the Poffin House, and Pearl gets curious as to what it could be since he has already completed the Poffins and given them to the Lady. The two continue to chat as they make their way down the corridor to the audience stand, and pass by the Master Rank quarters where a young woman with purple haired tied up in buns and another girl with long orange hair are entering.

Meanwhile, at the Normal Rank quarters, Lady Berlitz takes out her Poffin Case, and takes out a Poffin to feed Prinplup. Behind her, a Pachirisu sneaks up on the Fashion Case she has left unattended on the table, and puts on a devilish grin as it opens up the box.

A few moments later, the four contestants stand on the stage next to their participating Pokemon, and Lady Berlitz sees that she is up against Lady Renee who owns Bucky the Pachirisu, Battle Girl Marissa with Choppy the Machop, and Parasol Lady Tiffany who is entering with Batty the Zubat. The announcer welcomes everyone to the Normal Rank Coolness contest, and proceeds to commence the first round of judgment, the Visual Competition, in which the contestants must accessorize their Pokemon to match a given theme.

Lady Berlitz is grateful that she has sorted out her Accessories according to themes, and carefully opens her Fashion Case. However, what she sees causes her to gasp in horror. At the mean time, the announcer states that the theme has been decided to be the Shapely, and says the coordinators will have 60 seconds to dress up their Pokemon, starting from that very moment...

(Original Japanese Jokes)

1. In the first half of the Manzai verse, Pearl says he is putting strenuous efforts in raising Chatlord, hoping that 'Itsu no hi ka Kaakoyosa no condition ga saikou no tokoro made takamatte', which means 'one day its coolness condition will reach the maximum'. The President disagrees, and says 'Kono Perap jya sonna hi ha kondeshon', which means 'Such a day will not arrive for this Chatot'. The pun is the word 'Kondeshon' (will not come), which is phonetically similar to the word 'Kondishon' (condition).
2. In the second half, the President overdresses Chatlord, and Pearl says he has put on too many Accessories, causing it to be 'Omosugite Ooasekaitemasuyo', which means 'sweating profusely because they are too heavy'. The President then replies 'Accessory tsukesugite asekusarii', which means 'putting on too much Accessory makes one sweat'. The pun is on the word 'Akusesorii' (Accessory), which is phonetically similar to the word 'Asekusarii' (sweat).