After Rarity discovers that Equestria will have its very first Pokémon Contest in Manehatten City and convinces Flash and Twilight that they should all compete in it.
- Cuteness Proximity: This is Flash's main strategy for the Contest. He knows none of his Pokémon are very "graceful" so he relies on natural cutness and uses Astro and Springer, his two smallest and cutest Pokémon.
- A Day in the Limelight: This chapter mainly focuses on Rarity, with her focusing on the Contest the most and eventually winning it.
- Mythology Gag: Lightning's reaction to watching Flash compete in a Pokémon Contest is the same as Paul's when he saw Ash compete in the Wallace Cup.
- Tournament Arc: Equestria now has its own Pokémon Contests, with Rarity winning the one held in Manehatten City
