Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition

The Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition (Japanese: タッグバトル大会 Tag Battle Tournament) is an -exclusive tournament consisting of Tag Battles that is held in a large stadium in Hearthome City, Sinnoh. It is one of the city's biggest attractions, along with its Pokémon Contest and the fashion show promoted by the magazine.

The competition is broadcast on television and hosted by. It was first mentioned in Dawn's Early Night! and it took place from Tag! We're It...! to Smells Like Team Spirit!. and decided to enter the tournament after learning about it from Nando, while  was registered as per Zoey's suggestion following her failed Double Performance in the Hearthome Contest.

The Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition is notable for a number of important events, such as 's first encounter with Conway and the of Paul's Chimchar, something which allowed the  to join Ash's party. It was referenced in many later episodes as well, including Arriving in Style! and Dawn of a Royal Day!.

Competition
The Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition accepted 32 registrations. When registering for the tournament, each was given an entry card with a number on its front. During the opening ceremony, a computer shuffled all the cards, randomly pairing up two numbers and forming 16 different teams. After that, Trainers started looking for the person holding the card whose number was matched with the number on their card.

With the teams formed, the tournament began with the Tag Battles taking place one at a time. All battles were observed by a referee. The prize is two Soothe Bells, one for each winner.

Ash
After Paul released Chimchar in Glory Blaze!, it joined Ash's team and was used in the final battle.

In other languages
Herzhofen-Zweiermatch Batalla Corazonada/Combate Corazón Tournoi en double d'Unionpolis Gara a coppie di Cuoripoli