Crossgate PokéRinger

The Crossgate PokéRinger (Japanese: クロスゲートポケリンガ Crossgate PokéRinger) is an -exclusive PokéRinger competition held annually in Crossgate Town, Hoenn. It was featured in That's Just Swellow.

Competition
At the beginning of the competition, a screen shows all of the past champions of 's PokéRinger tournament. According to Shane, several winners have been first-time competitors.

During the competition, the participating s, also called PokéRingers, are randomly grouped by a computer into blocks of four teams each. The teams consist of a Trainer and a single that is able to fly. The arena where the matches are conducted has four corners. In the first round, the four Trainers of a block are each placed on a corner from where their Pokémon-shaped is released. In order to win, a contestant needs to best the three other Trainers in the block, commanding his or her Pokémon to grab the ring and deliver it to the goalpost located at the center of the battlefield.

Once each block has elected a winner, the competition moves into the semifinal round, where contestants are randomly paired up to face each other in one-on-one matches. Those succeeding in the semifinals advance to the final round, and the overall winner becomes an of Crossgate Town.

,, and James competed with , , and , respectively. May was defeated in the group stage, but Ash and James both made it to the finals, despite Ash facing Volt, the winner of the previous year's tournament. During the final match, Taillow evolved into and won.

According to James, the competition allows Trainers to combine their talents with their Pokémon's ability to create an artistic and winning battle style. James revealed that, in his younger years, he trained under a renowned PokéRinger Master—the first PokéRinger champion in history—who thought he had what it took to be a champion. However, when James joined Team Rocket, he gave up his training.