A Pokémon Contest is a competition where Pokémon Coordinators enter in. Pokémon Contests are held in many cities and towns of a region. These contests are held in buildings known as Contest Halls. The idea behind this type of competition is about captivating your Pokémon's style. Winners of a contest receive a honorary ribbon. After Coordinators collect five ribbons of a region, they are allowed to enter the region's Grand Festival.
Appearances
Games
Pokémon Contests are only referred as such in Pokémon games: Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, while in Pokémon games: Diamond and Pearl, they are referred to as Pokémon Super Contests, and in Pokémon games: Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, they are referred to as Pokémon Contest Spectaculars. There are five appeal-type categories where Pokémon moves will fall under in these competitions, those being: Beauty, Cool, Cute, Smart and Tough. Those five appeal-type categories have their own section in the contest, with four ranks that ultimately reflect the difficulty of the competition, those ranks include: Normal, Super, Hyper and Master, all of which a Coordinator must have to be unlocked from easiest rank to hardest rank.
Generation III and VI
Round One
Round Two
Generation IV
Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Anime
There are two main characters who are Coordinators: Dawn who travels with Ash in Sinnoh and May who travels with Ash in Hoenn. The Judges are usually Contesta, Sukizo and Nurse Joy.
Contests can be held under a Single Performance or Double Performance rule.
Round One
The first round involves the Coordinator's Pokémon demonstrating its moves in an appealing manner. During the appeal, the judges score the Coordinator. Those with the highest scores proceed to the next round. The amount of people varies for every Contest.
Round Two
In the second round, the Coordinators battle with others to beat each other and get rated by the judges to see how graceful the Pokémon did. The battle ends when the five minutes pass and the Coordinator that has the least of the circle loses. And before the time ends, if the circle is out before the five minutes is up the one with the circle out first loses. In addition, if a Coordinator's Pokémon get knocked out/are unable to battle then victory goes to the Coordinator whose Pokémon haven't been knocked out.
Grand Festival
The Grand Festival is the final step as a Pokémon Coordinator to take. In order to qualify, Coordinators must have at least five ribbons. This tournament happens only once a year but in several regions. Like other Pokémon Contests there is an appealing portion and a battling portion. However, in this competition two Pokémon are required for each portion.
Contest Materials
Contest Pass
Upon registering for a contest, this card is given to a Coordinator as a means to of official evidence of their entry.
Ball Capsules & Pokémon Seals
In games, these items are given to Coordinators alongside their Contest Pass after registering, while in the anime, these items have to be bought. Ball Capsules are purple, see through, ball shaped items used as a medium for Pokémon Seals to operate. After applying a seal to a Ball Capsule, you would put the Ball Capsule around the Poké Ball. With this appliance, when a Coordinator releases their Pokémon, special effects specfic on the seal will emit from around the Pokémon to make for a showy entrance.
Trivia
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, you are able to dress up a Pikachu, given to you, for a contest.
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