Post by itsybitsyspider on Jul 31, 2003 18:46:54 GMT -5
Contest Guide
Contests are often confusing. After trying them, many people come up with more questions than answers...
Why am I getting so few Hearts?
What Pokémon can learn moves best for the contests?
Where can I find these Pokémon?
What are move combos?
What are your prizes for winning?
What's the deal with the paintings?
Where can I find the scarves and what do they do?
What stats are complimentary and opposing?
I'll be answering these questions and more! I'll be starting with what contests are.
What's a contest?
Contests are brand-new features in Ruby and Sapphire. There are five different divisions your Pokémon can enter in (Cool, Beauty, Cute, Smart, and Tough). First your Pokémon's looks are voted on by a crowd, then you have 5 rounds to use one of your four moves. Even normally useless moves can be great in Contests (Like Water Gun and Tackle). The Normal rank Contest Hall is located at Verdanturf, (where you must get your ticket so that you can participate in contests) the Super Rank at Fallarbor, the Hyper Rank at Slateport, and the Master Rank at Lilycove.
What are the rewards?
They're actually pretty small. Your winning Pokémon gets a Ribbon for each contest it wins, which does nothing... However, by doing exceptionally in contests, you can get your Pokémon's picture put in an art gallery! When you get five different pictures put in the art gallery, you get a Glass Ornament, and your Trainer Card earns a star.
How do I get a painting?
Win the Master Rank of any contest and do extremely well. After you win, an artist will walk up to you and present a picture. Accept his offer to put it in the art museum. You can only have one picture for each type of contest won, which means five total.
Stats
Stats determine how well your Pokémon does in the first part of the contest, where the competition's crowd examines all four Pokémon and votes for the most appealing. There are five different stats:
Cool: Red color. Its secondary stats are Tough and Beauty.
Beauty: Blue color. Its secondary stats are Cool and Cute.
Cute: Pink color. Its secondary stats are Beauty and Smart.
Smart: Green color. Its secondary stats are Tough and Cute.
Tough: Yellow color. Its secondary stats are Smart and Cool.
You can raise these stats by feeding your Pokémon Pokéblocks. There's a Pokéblock minigame in every Contest Hall. All you have to do in put in a berry and press X at the right time. Feed your Pokémon Pokéblocks that have the traits you want.
Using a move of the same type of contest you're in raises the crowd's excitement (Tough in Tough). Using a move of a secondary type of that type's contest doesn't effect the crowd (Using Beauty in Cool). Using an opposing type in a contest lowers the crowd's excitement (Smart in beauty). Keep in mind, this applies to the stats in judging too, so a Pokémon in a Tough contest with a high Cute rating won't get many votes...
What's a move combo?
Move combos are attacks that give extra points when used in the correct order. For example, if I use Rain Dance, then Water Gun, Water Gun will get double the hearts (8!). You can tell if a move can be comboed if the judge has a "!" mark over his head after you use the move. They're the most effective way to get points.
What are the scarves I've heard about?
There's a scarf for every respective stat (Red, Blue, Pink, Green, Yellow). To get them, head to Slateport City. The Head Director of the Pokémon fan club will give you a scarf if your lead Pokémon has a maxed-out stat (for example, if I show him a Blaziken with maxed out Coolness, he'll give me a Red Scarf). He'll give you one scarf of every color. Scarves, when equipped in a contest, make your Pokémon more appealing in their respective stat in the first round of the contest, and therefore earn you more votes.
What Pokémon do you recommend using?
I used Medicham for Beauty, Regirock/ice/steel for Tough, Dodrio for Cool, Pelipper for Cute, and Castform for Smart.
You can easily catch Medicham in Victory Road. Any Regi, though tough to catch. Although you can catch Dodrio in the Safari Zone, I recommend raising a Doduo instead. You can occasionally find Pelippers when you're Surfing. You can get a free Castform from the Weather Center.
Contest Combos
Belly Drum-->Rest
Calm Mind-->Confusion
Calm Mind--> Dream Eater
Calm Mind-->Future Sight
Calm Mind-->Luster Purge
Calm Mind-->Light Screen
Calm Mind-->Mist Ball
Calm Mind-->Meditate
Calm Mind-->Psybeam
Calm Mind-->Psychic
Calm Mind-->Psycho Boost
Calm Mind-->Reflect
Charge-->Shock Wave
Charge-->Spark
Charge-->Thunder
Charge-->Thunderbolt
Charge-->Thundershock
Charge-->Volt Tackle
Charge-->Zap Cannon
Charm-->Flatter
Charm-->Tailwhip
Charm-->Growl
Charm-->Rest
Confusion-->Future Sight
Confusion-->Kinesis
Confusion-->Psychic
Confusion-->Teleport
Curse--> Destiny Bond
Curse-->Grudge
Curse-->Mean look
Curse-->Spite
Defense Curl-->Rollout
Defense Curl-->Tackle
Dive-->Surf
Doubleteam-->Agility
Doubleteam-->Teleport
Doubleteam-->Quickattack
Dragon Dance--> Dragon Claw
Dragon Dance--> Dragon Rage
Dragon Dance--> Dragon Breath
Dragon Rage--> Dragon Claw
Dragon Rage--> Dragon Breath
Dragon Rage--> Dragon Dance
Dragon Breath--> Dragon Claw
Dragon Breath--> Dragon Rage
Dragon Breath--> Dragon Dance
Earthquake-->Eruption
Earthquake-->Fissure
Endure-->Flail
Endure-->Reversal
Fakeout-->Arm Thrust
Fakeout-->Faint Attack
Fakeout-->Knock Off
Fakeout-->Seismic Toss
Fakeout-->Vital Throw
Fire Punch-->Ice Punch
Fire Punch-->Thunderpunch
Focus Energy-->Arm Thrust
Focus Energy-->Brick Break
Focus Energy-->Cross Chop
Focus Energy-->Double-Edge
Focus Energy-->Dynamic Punch
Focus Energy-->Focus Punch
Focus Energy-->Take Down
Focus Energy-->Sky Uppercut
Focus Energy-->Headbutt
Focus Energy-->Karate Chop
Growth-->Absorb
Growth-->Bullet Seed
Growth-->Frenzy Plant
Growth-->Giga Drain
Growth-->Leech Seed
Growth-->Magical Leaf
Growth-->Mega Drain
Growth-->Petal Dance
Growth-->Solarbeam
Growth-->Vine Whip
Hail-->Aurora Beam
Hail-->Blizzard
Hail-->Haze
Hail-->Ice Beam
Hail-->Icicle Spear
Hail-->Icy Wind
Hail-->Powder Snow
Hail-->Sheer Cold
Hail-->Weather Ball
Harden-->Take Down
Harden-->Double Edge
Harden-->Rollout
Harden-->Protect
Harden-->Tackle
Horn Attack-->Horn Drill
Horn Attack-->Fury Attack
Hypnosis-->Dream Eater
Ice Punch-->Fire Punch
Ice Punch-->Thunderpunch
Kinesis-->Future Sight
Kinesis-->Teleport
Kinesis-->Confusion
Kinesis-->Psychic
Leer-->Bite
Leer-->Faint Attack
Leer-->Glare
Leer-->Horn Attack
Leer-->Scary Face
Leer-->Scratch
Leer-->Stomp
Leer-->Tackle
Lock-on-->Superpower
Lock-on-->Zap Cannon
Lock-on-->Thunder
Lock-on-->Tri Attack
Mean Look-->Destiny Bond
Mean Look-->Perish Song
Metal Sound-->Metal Claw
Mind Reader-->Dynamic Punch
Mind Reader-->Hi Jump Kick
Mind Reader-->Sheer Cold
Mind Reader-->Submission
Mind Reader-->Superpower
Mud Sport-->Mud Slap
Mud Sport-->Water Gun
Mud Sport-->Water Sport
Mud Slap-->Mud Sport
Mud Slap-->Sand Attack
Peck-->Drill Peck
Peck-->Fury Attack
Pound-->Doubleslap
Pound-->Faint Attack
Pound-->Slam
Powder Snow-->Blizzard
Psychic-->Confusion
Psychic-->Kinesis
Psychic-->Future Sight
Psychic-->Teleport
Rage-->Leer
Rage-->Scary Face
Rage-->Thrash
Rain Dance-->Bubble
Rain Dance-->Bubblebeam
Rain Dance-->Crabhammer
Rain Dance-->Clamp
Rain Dance-->Dive
Rain Dance-->Hydro Cannon
Rain Dance-->Hydro Pump
Rain Dance-->Muddy Water
Rain Dance-->Octazooka
Rain Dance-->Surf
Rain Dance-->Thunder
Rain Dance-->Water Gun
Rain Dance-->Water Pulse
Rain Dance-->Waterspout
Rain Dance-->Water Sport
Rain Dance-->Waterfall
Rain Dance-->Weather Ball
Rain Dance-->Whirlpool
Rest-->Sleep Talk
Rest-->Snore
Rock Throw-->Rock Slide
Rock Throw-->Rock Tomb
Sand Attack-->Mud Slap
Sandstorm-->Mud Shot
Sandstorm-->Mud Slap
Sandstorm-->Mud Sport
Sandstorm-->Sand Tomb
Sandstorm-->Sand Attack
Sandstorm-->Weatherball
Scaryface-->Bite
Scaryface-->Leer
Scaryface-->Crunch
Scratch-->Slash
Scratch-->Fury Swipes
Sing-->Perish Song
Sing-->Refresh
Sludge-->Sludge Bomb
Sludge Bomb-->Sludge
Smog-->Smokescreen
Stockpile-->Spit up
Stockpile-->Swallow
Sunny Day-->Blast Burn
Sunny Day-->Blaze Kick
Sunny Day-->Ember
Sunny Day-->Eruption
Sunny Day-->Fire Blast
Sunny Day-->Flamethrower
Sunny Day-->Fire Spin
Sunny Day-->Punch
Sunny Day-->Flame Wheel
Sunny Day-->Heat Wave
Sunny Day-->Moon Light
Sunny Day-->Morning Sun
Sunny Day-->Synthesis
Sunny Day-->Solar Beam
Sunny Day-->Sacred Fire
Sunny Day-->Weather Ball
Sunny Day-->Will-o-Wisp
Surf-->Dive
Sweet Scent-->Poison Powder
Sweet Scent-->Sleep Powder
Sweet Scent-->Stun Spore
Swords Dance-->Crabhammer
Swords Dance-->Crush Claw
Swords Dance-->Fury Cutter
Swords Dance-->Cut
Swords Dance-->False Swipe
Taunt-->Counter
Taunt-->Detect
Taunt-->Mirror Coat
Thunderpunch-->Ice Punch
Thunderpunch-->Fire Punch
Vicegrip-->Bind
Vicegrip-->Guillotine
Water Sport-->Mud Sport
Water Sport-->Water Gun
Water Sport-->Refresh
Yawn-->Slack Off
Yawn-->Rest
Phew! I'm finally done.
#nosmileys
Contests are often confusing. After trying them, many people come up with more questions than answers...
Why am I getting so few Hearts?
What Pokémon can learn moves best for the contests?
Where can I find these Pokémon?
What are move combos?
What are your prizes for winning?
What's the deal with the paintings?
Where can I find the scarves and what do they do?
What stats are complimentary and opposing?
I'll be answering these questions and more! I'll be starting with what contests are.
What's a contest?
Contests are brand-new features in Ruby and Sapphire. There are five different divisions your Pokémon can enter in (Cool, Beauty, Cute, Smart, and Tough). First your Pokémon's looks are voted on by a crowd, then you have 5 rounds to use one of your four moves. Even normally useless moves can be great in Contests (Like Water Gun and Tackle). The Normal rank Contest Hall is located at Verdanturf, (where you must get your ticket so that you can participate in contests) the Super Rank at Fallarbor, the Hyper Rank at Slateport, and the Master Rank at Lilycove.
What are the rewards?
They're actually pretty small. Your winning Pokémon gets a Ribbon for each contest it wins, which does nothing... However, by doing exceptionally in contests, you can get your Pokémon's picture put in an art gallery! When you get five different pictures put in the art gallery, you get a Glass Ornament, and your Trainer Card earns a star.
How do I get a painting?
Win the Master Rank of any contest and do extremely well. After you win, an artist will walk up to you and present a picture. Accept his offer to put it in the art museum. You can only have one picture for each type of contest won, which means five total.
Stats
Stats determine how well your Pokémon does in the first part of the contest, where the competition's crowd examines all four Pokémon and votes for the most appealing. There are five different stats:
Cool: Red color. Its secondary stats are Tough and Beauty.
Beauty: Blue color. Its secondary stats are Cool and Cute.
Cute: Pink color. Its secondary stats are Beauty and Smart.
Smart: Green color. Its secondary stats are Tough and Cute.
Tough: Yellow color. Its secondary stats are Smart and Cool.
You can raise these stats by feeding your Pokémon Pokéblocks. There's a Pokéblock minigame in every Contest Hall. All you have to do in put in a berry and press X at the right time. Feed your Pokémon Pokéblocks that have the traits you want.
Using a move of the same type of contest you're in raises the crowd's excitement (Tough in Tough). Using a move of a secondary type of that type's contest doesn't effect the crowd (Using Beauty in Cool). Using an opposing type in a contest lowers the crowd's excitement (Smart in beauty). Keep in mind, this applies to the stats in judging too, so a Pokémon in a Tough contest with a high Cute rating won't get many votes...
What's a move combo?
Move combos are attacks that give extra points when used in the correct order. For example, if I use Rain Dance, then Water Gun, Water Gun will get double the hearts (8!). You can tell if a move can be comboed if the judge has a "!" mark over his head after you use the move. They're the most effective way to get points.
What are the scarves I've heard about?
There's a scarf for every respective stat (Red, Blue, Pink, Green, Yellow). To get them, head to Slateport City. The Head Director of the Pokémon fan club will give you a scarf if your lead Pokémon has a maxed-out stat (for example, if I show him a Blaziken with maxed out Coolness, he'll give me a Red Scarf). He'll give you one scarf of every color. Scarves, when equipped in a contest, make your Pokémon more appealing in their respective stat in the first round of the contest, and therefore earn you more votes.
What Pokémon do you recommend using?
I used Medicham for Beauty, Regirock/ice/steel for Tough, Dodrio for Cool, Pelipper for Cute, and Castform for Smart.
You can easily catch Medicham in Victory Road. Any Regi, though tough to catch. Although you can catch Dodrio in the Safari Zone, I recommend raising a Doduo instead. You can occasionally find Pelippers when you're Surfing. You can get a free Castform from the Weather Center.
Contest Combos
Belly Drum-->Rest
Calm Mind-->Confusion
Calm Mind--> Dream Eater
Calm Mind-->Future Sight
Calm Mind-->Luster Purge
Calm Mind-->Light Screen
Calm Mind-->Mist Ball
Calm Mind-->Meditate
Calm Mind-->Psybeam
Calm Mind-->Psychic
Calm Mind-->Psycho Boost
Calm Mind-->Reflect
Charge-->Shock Wave
Charge-->Spark
Charge-->Thunder
Charge-->Thunderbolt
Charge-->Thundershock
Charge-->Volt Tackle
Charge-->Zap Cannon
Charm-->Flatter
Charm-->Tailwhip
Charm-->Growl
Charm-->Rest
Confusion-->Future Sight
Confusion-->Kinesis
Confusion-->Psychic
Confusion-->Teleport
Curse--> Destiny Bond
Curse-->Grudge
Curse-->Mean look
Curse-->Spite
Defense Curl-->Rollout
Defense Curl-->Tackle
Dive-->Surf
Doubleteam-->Agility
Doubleteam-->Teleport
Doubleteam-->Quickattack
Dragon Dance--> Dragon Claw
Dragon Dance--> Dragon Rage
Dragon Dance--> Dragon Breath
Dragon Rage--> Dragon Claw
Dragon Rage--> Dragon Breath
Dragon Rage--> Dragon Dance
Dragon Breath--> Dragon Claw
Dragon Breath--> Dragon Rage
Dragon Breath--> Dragon Dance
Earthquake-->Eruption
Earthquake-->Fissure
Endure-->Flail
Endure-->Reversal
Fakeout-->Arm Thrust
Fakeout-->Faint Attack
Fakeout-->Knock Off
Fakeout-->Seismic Toss
Fakeout-->Vital Throw
Fire Punch-->Ice Punch
Fire Punch-->Thunderpunch
Focus Energy-->Arm Thrust
Focus Energy-->Brick Break
Focus Energy-->Cross Chop
Focus Energy-->Double-Edge
Focus Energy-->Dynamic Punch
Focus Energy-->Focus Punch
Focus Energy-->Take Down
Focus Energy-->Sky Uppercut
Focus Energy-->Headbutt
Focus Energy-->Karate Chop
Growth-->Absorb
Growth-->Bullet Seed
Growth-->Frenzy Plant
Growth-->Giga Drain
Growth-->Leech Seed
Growth-->Magical Leaf
Growth-->Mega Drain
Growth-->Petal Dance
Growth-->Solarbeam
Growth-->Vine Whip
Hail-->Aurora Beam
Hail-->Blizzard
Hail-->Haze
Hail-->Ice Beam
Hail-->Icicle Spear
Hail-->Icy Wind
Hail-->Powder Snow
Hail-->Sheer Cold
Hail-->Weather Ball
Harden-->Take Down
Harden-->Double Edge
Harden-->Rollout
Harden-->Protect
Harden-->Tackle
Horn Attack-->Horn Drill
Horn Attack-->Fury Attack
Hypnosis-->Dream Eater
Ice Punch-->Fire Punch
Ice Punch-->Thunderpunch
Kinesis-->Future Sight
Kinesis-->Teleport
Kinesis-->Confusion
Kinesis-->Psychic
Leer-->Bite
Leer-->Faint Attack
Leer-->Glare
Leer-->Horn Attack
Leer-->Scary Face
Leer-->Scratch
Leer-->Stomp
Leer-->Tackle
Lock-on-->Superpower
Lock-on-->Zap Cannon
Lock-on-->Thunder
Lock-on-->Tri Attack
Mean Look-->Destiny Bond
Mean Look-->Perish Song
Metal Sound-->Metal Claw
Mind Reader-->Dynamic Punch
Mind Reader-->Hi Jump Kick
Mind Reader-->Sheer Cold
Mind Reader-->Submission
Mind Reader-->Superpower
Mud Sport-->Mud Slap
Mud Sport-->Water Gun
Mud Sport-->Water Sport
Mud Slap-->Mud Sport
Mud Slap-->Sand Attack
Peck-->Drill Peck
Peck-->Fury Attack
Pound-->Doubleslap
Pound-->Faint Attack
Pound-->Slam
Powder Snow-->Blizzard
Psychic-->Confusion
Psychic-->Kinesis
Psychic-->Future Sight
Psychic-->Teleport
Rage-->Leer
Rage-->Scary Face
Rage-->Thrash
Rain Dance-->Bubble
Rain Dance-->Bubblebeam
Rain Dance-->Crabhammer
Rain Dance-->Clamp
Rain Dance-->Dive
Rain Dance-->Hydro Cannon
Rain Dance-->Hydro Pump
Rain Dance-->Muddy Water
Rain Dance-->Octazooka
Rain Dance-->Surf
Rain Dance-->Thunder
Rain Dance-->Water Gun
Rain Dance-->Water Pulse
Rain Dance-->Waterspout
Rain Dance-->Water Sport
Rain Dance-->Waterfall
Rain Dance-->Weather Ball
Rain Dance-->Whirlpool
Rest-->Sleep Talk
Rest-->Snore
Rock Throw-->Rock Slide
Rock Throw-->Rock Tomb
Sand Attack-->Mud Slap
Sandstorm-->Mud Shot
Sandstorm-->Mud Slap
Sandstorm-->Mud Sport
Sandstorm-->Sand Tomb
Sandstorm-->Sand Attack
Sandstorm-->Weatherball
Scaryface-->Bite
Scaryface-->Leer
Scaryface-->Crunch
Scratch-->Slash
Scratch-->Fury Swipes
Sing-->Perish Song
Sing-->Refresh
Sludge-->Sludge Bomb
Sludge Bomb-->Sludge
Smog-->Smokescreen
Stockpile-->Spit up
Stockpile-->Swallow
Sunny Day-->Blast Burn
Sunny Day-->Blaze Kick
Sunny Day-->Ember
Sunny Day-->Eruption
Sunny Day-->Fire Blast
Sunny Day-->Flamethrower
Sunny Day-->Fire Spin
Sunny Day-->Punch
Sunny Day-->Flame Wheel
Sunny Day-->Heat Wave
Sunny Day-->Moon Light
Sunny Day-->Morning Sun
Sunny Day-->Synthesis
Sunny Day-->Solar Beam
Sunny Day-->Sacred Fire
Sunny Day-->Weather Ball
Sunny Day-->Will-o-Wisp
Surf-->Dive
Sweet Scent-->Poison Powder
Sweet Scent-->Sleep Powder
Sweet Scent-->Stun Spore
Swords Dance-->Crabhammer
Swords Dance-->Crush Claw
Swords Dance-->Fury Cutter
Swords Dance-->Cut
Swords Dance-->False Swipe
Taunt-->Counter
Taunt-->Detect
Taunt-->Mirror Coat
Thunderpunch-->Ice Punch
Thunderpunch-->Fire Punch
Vicegrip-->Bind
Vicegrip-->Guillotine
Water Sport-->Mud Sport
Water Sport-->Water Gun
Water Sport-->Refresh
Yawn-->Slack Off
Yawn-->Rest
Phew! I'm finally done.
#nosmileys