Back for more…
Over three weeks ago we brought you the first entry to the Road to Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. A little later than we initially intended (due to issues with my internet) I am pleased to bring you the second episode, focusing on Pokémon Contests.
Once again this article has been written by the fantastic, close friend of mine, DefensiveBastiodon (who takes both full credit for it and once again my lovely profile.) Expect more from him in the future. Little does he know that I despise passing my ideas for article series on to others, but I can’t deny that he has does an excellent job thus far!
Road to ORAS: Pokémon Contests
The third generation of Pokémon introduced a series of mini games called “Pokémon Contests.” In these contests, a Pokémon was scored based on their condition on moves. They were held in Contest Halls scattered across Hoenn. In the show, characters would flaunt their well groomed monsters and take part in battles to show off fancy move combinations to win the hearts of the Judges. The original contests were eventually expanded in Sinnoh into Super Contests. It added three categories for the player to partake in: Visuals, Dance, and Acting.
Focusing on Hoenn, categories of the contests included Pokémon Conditions: Tough, Cute, Smart, Cool, and Beauty. You could improve the condition of a Pokémon by using Poké Blocks. Poké Blocks were created using various berries scattered across the region. Throw them in the Berry Blender and take off! The better you were about pressing the button on time, the smoother the Block would be. Poké Blocks also introduced new evolution method for Pokémon; Milotic could only be obtained by maxing out a Feebas’ Beauty condition and leveling it up. (This being after you find one of the elusive demons.) Aside from Blocks, scarves were also available to the player to boost the condition. You could receive these in Slateport City from the Pokémon Fan Club President.
The secondary portion of the contests was partially based on your results from the first round of conditioning. The more hearts you received, the higher the chance you had to be first the next round. Secondary judging focused on attacks. Different attacks had different levels of appeals from the audience. To go along with that, some of them even had secondary effects, such as lowering the appeal of other Pokémon or earning extra hearts for yourself. If you use a move that is in the wrong category, such as a Smart move in a Cool category, you’re not going to appeal to the audience well at all. This will lower your score.
There were four ranks to Pokémon Contests: Normal, Super, Hyper, and Master. The rank, of course, controlled the level of difficulty for each contest. You couldn’t move up to the next rank without collecting the ribbon from the previous rank. In Ruby and Sapphire, ranks were scattered (as previously mentioned) throughout the region; this, however, was changed in Emerald to where all four ranks were in Lilycove City.
The final feature of contests were the multiplayer options. Players could connect their copies of Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald to compete in the competitions. This was one of the big features of the third generation; the capability to play with three other players.
Seeing as Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are getting closer and closer each day, and we are seeing new Megas appear. I would personally love to be able to use different Megas in contests for a boost in appeal. (Mega Milotic being better for Beauty, as an example.) To add to that, having online multiplayer for contests would be great too! I’m pretty sure that will happen considering they were a spectacular addition to the original games. If anything, they should make the contests more like the show: allow us to use different move combinations in battles for special effects! We already have the pledge moves, but to utilize that feature with contests would be amazing. I can see it being kind of like Super Training in all honesty…. What changes would you like to see in the contests for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire? What are your thoughts about contests being revived? Leave any comments and discuss them!
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Finally, I evolved my shiny Gligar into Gliscor. My job for today is done. I will start MM for Mudkip tomorrow.
Despite it being a powerful Ground Type it must be destroyed!
Poor Gliscor… 🙂
Still need to evolve non-IV shiny Pokémon like Wingull, Treecko, Bunnelby and Riolu, but that’s for another day.
I’m guessing they will either:
1. Release Contests with Hoenn rules, with Sinnoh contests reserved for the Sinnoh remakes.
2. Release both Hoenn rules and Sinnoh rules contests in ORAS
3. LRAStart – No contest!
Either way, just like old times I will train a Milotic that will win all contests even those opposed to Beauty.
I’ll be selfish, and say, I want Azumarill to be the only Water/Fairy, so Mega Milotic can have something else. Water/Dragon is actually a pretty beast typing for a defensive staller.
is that the case, water/poison is a good defensive typing
That too, Water/Poison has its advantages as well, but I don’t see Milotic as venomous.
(Don’t anyone dare compare it to a cobra.) ^_^
As much as Milotic Water/Fairy is cool, it is in the Dragon Egg group too, and it gets no Fairy moves. Not that that can’t change, but I see Water/Dragon as the stronger possibility. (Selfishly want Water/Fairy)
Good enough points, let’s see how it ends up if Milotic gets a Mega Evolution. ^_^
As for the no fairy moves “problem”, Game Freak can randomly add fairy moves to whatever they desire (such as Play Rough on Donphan) so it’s not impossible to have Moonblast Milotic in the near future.
Was battling TC when his Swagold (Altaria) roared my Ditto in which accidentally caused this masterpiece. (⌐■_■) DUAL SWAG (⌐■_■)
http://i.imgur.com/4YWNEYy.jpg
LMAO OMFG HUBBA BUBBA
OHHHHHHH YEAAAAAAH (⌐■_■) #DualSwag #2Swag4OU
I guess you could say that we
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( •_•)>⌐■-■
(⌐■_■)
both got swag.
Hey, you ripped my swag off (⌐■_■) Ain’t nobody steals my swag
I got sunglasses.
(⌐■_■)
then you got swag.
(⌐■_■)
I’m too cool for swag. Come on, girls.
LOL!!!!-
Hey Jenny!
Where are you going?!
Wait, you’re actually going with Xatu?!?!
ShinyXatu. Stealing girls since I forget when he was born
1999 is now the year of being too cool for swag XD
Ditto is a swag thief D:
Both of them are evil!
:OOOO double the Swagold trouble, how beautiful ^-^
LMAO xD Almost makes me wanna get myself an altaria xD
another pokemon i hope it gets a mega is liligant, first of all she is a classy elegant motherf. and she got snubbed from the fairy type last gen. Plus she would look gourgeous on contests
Since the trademarked “Phantom Gate” turned out to be a Pokémon TCG set, it’s not Farfetch’d to say that Delta Emerald is also a TCG set. :/
Phantom Gate… kind of sounded like a Zelda game… 🙂
I was thinking today, Nintendo has great consoles right now, like the 3ds, but what will happen next? What will the next console be for us to play pokemon on?
HDS thats right, we are going to see sinnoh in HD graphics
Bio-engineer meta-organisms
HDS or some other fancy name.
Better graphic engine with more memory storage and power.
30 FPS will increase to 60 FPS.
Has an HD Handheld system been invented yet?
Yea. Nvidia Shield!
never heard it before
It’s awesome! It has an amazing processor and it’s based on Android. I want to get one for Christmas! It’s $200, I believe!
Nintendo is highly going to go into a HD handheld and drop 3D gaming!
what it thought
What? XD Rephrase your comment!
haha! just looked it up, and it looks pretty cool!
Actually, Nintendo has stated they plan to keep the 3D. HD 3D gaming is going to be beautiful.
It would call for a more expensive system. That’s why I said they would drop it! Also, not saying your wrong but I don’t remember Nintendo saying that!
I remember them saying in an interview about the 2DS. I might have to look up the source. I would like both back, although I’m the only one here who likes the 3D ;_;
I love it! I have at the highest every time! Don’t worry your not alone! XD
Yay! I wish we had more developers using the 3D. Ocarina of Time and Fire Emblem Awakening are the only games on the 3DS that have truly eye popping 3D. That is just me though.
*cough* *cough* GameFreak *cough* XD Fire Emblem had amazing 3D! Don’t forget Super Mario 3D World and LBWs!
Haven’t played LBW yet, and I have no idea how I forget 3D World. That game was fantastic
Best use of 3D by far! They should have did the 3D effect like they did for Kirby Triple Deluxe for NSM2! I haven’t got the game yet but I heard the 3D was amazing! Popped out foreground and distanced background! Also, background and foreground interaction!
I have Triple Deluxe, and I have to say, it was great. The cutscenes and The Arena utilized the 3D the best imo
I need to get the game! 😀 The last 3DS game I got was Bravely Default which I’m playing along with Pokemon Y & Paper Mario: Sticker Star!
Sticker Star had great 3D as well. Shame it isn’t that good of a game =/
Yea. I agree. They removed leveling up and partners. I didn’t like that! You just playing it for the graphics and the experience!
#Twinning! I honestly don’t see how it hurts your eyes.
It gives me a small headache after a while, and people can get sick from the 3D. Trust me, one of my friend’s gets sick every time he sees a movie in 3D.
Me either! It never hurt my eyes! Ever!
3D hurts my eyesight:( and is something thats my favorite games doesnt need
aka New Super Mario Bros. 2… -__- Blurring the background doesn’t cut it!
The overworld had okay 3D. But just the overworld lol
Yea. XD The gaming was amazing but the 3D was useless! I just have it at high still! XD
It made the foreground look sharper, but that still doesn’t make it useful. I do the same xD
Nintendo 3DS HD
Well i got nothing else going on so later everyone
I played lots of Black 2 today, and I am currently on the track for the fifth badge. Once I get to my first legendary soft-reset target, I’m going to make a short film regarding the joys of soft-resetting and how it ties into the overarching “risk vs. reward” concept that drives shiny hunters to keep going. It’s something that I have been wanting to do for a long time. I’m going to script it this evening and tomorrow, and film it sometime later in the week, probably Thursday or Friday.
I’m replaying Pokemon Y! 😀 I chose Chespin this time!
And I’m replaying X! I chose Froakie! xD
I chose Froakie my first time and I didn’t have a Mega! Then I chose Fennekin my second time and Blastoise was my Mega. What’s your team for X?
I’m planning on using MegaZard X, Gallade, Arourus, Ferrothorn, and Nidoking. My first time team was Greninja, Talonflame, Tyrantrum, Heliolisk, Sylveon and Venusaur.
These were all my teams!
1st Time: Greninja, Pyroar, Gogoat, Tyrantrum, Hawlucha, and Heliolisk
2nd Time: Delphox, Blastoise (Mega), Heliolisk, Noivern, Pangoro, and Leafeon
3rd Time: Chesnaught, Pyroar, Crawdaunt, Lucario (Mega), Noivern, and Mamoswine
I just started Y and my team is: Chespin, Fletchling and Bunnelby (Cut Slave).
And I went back and did B2 postgame! I chose…
Well, Black Kyurem cause I had to.
i am breeding snubulls:p
Good luck with that! Blue Snubbull is awesome.
Why the hell i cant use the gamepad for Mario Party 2. i hate club nintendo for teasing me
Oh yeah. Beware, GamePad support for Nintendo 64 games won’t be coming for another few months. It’s stupid how Club Nintendo still offers N64 games and expects people to know that they’re not meant for the Wii U :/
i want to cry and roll lol, Mario Party 2 is my favorite of all time and the fact i can get it free but cant play it hurts my soul
Be happy about the fact that you’ll be able to upgrade to the Wii U version for a fraction of the price 😀 I’m waiting for my discounts on Mario Tennis, Majora’s Mask, and Super Mario 64.
I finished collecting 12 boxes of Riolu eggs that are 5-6 ivs
good, i just finished passing the nature and egg moves to snubull next batchs are for IVs
Oh…you’re not going for shiny XD
shiny are like a gift, not looking for one but accepting it if it comes
And I’m like a lazy elf in Santa’s workshop; making gifts when I like what I’m building, and doing it on my time. 😛
Oh, and if you didn’t see, today I drove myself to go back and get Dry Bowser.
😀 I feel so proud. I would get perfect runs on Dry Dry Ruins and Moonview Highway and Bowser’s Castle, then 11th on Rainbow Road 🙁 But I managed to get a perfect run on R.R. eventually. 😀 I am so happy!!
Mario Kart DS?
Heh, “drove”. Pun intended?
We don’t even get games from Club Nintendo in the UK
riot!
Ya don’t?
But ya still get a free game from mario kart 8, I hope?
I restarted X 3 weeks ago, slow progress means I’ve almost only reached Laverre town with the below party. (Some of them are imports.)
(Korrina’s) Lucario, Tyrantrum, Delphox, Greninja, Blastoise
Fletchinder (with Everstone equipped)
Reserves:
Absol, Sylveon, Heliolisk, Kangaskhan
When I reach Zapdos I will be soft resetting until I get a Timid Hidden Power Ice one.
Say, is Korrina’s Lucario always hasty with fixed IV’s? Soft resetting seemed to be doing nothing…
I think so
Huh, I guess I wasted some time then…
http://www.serebii.net/xy/gift.shtml sadly yes
Nuuuuuuuu 🙁
Well I only soft reset thrice and gave up. Guess i’ll just breed if I want competitive or shiny.
I dunno when I restarted, but I am at the same spot :3 As soon as I train a bit, I will face Valerie.
I have an Ampharos, Mienfoo (can’t wait for dat Mienshao), Greninja, Venasaur, Gardevoir (cause duh), and Talonflame :3
Heh, if you’re any more diligent than me in finishing the game, you’ll probably overtake me. I’m getting distracted by wanting to MM my own Shiny Greninja.
xD Well, I spent a couple of days trying my first MM that failed cause I got bored and unlucky.
And then I restarted my Black 2 and playing it along with a walkthrough. (I haven’t finished, only at Skyla)
And also played all the Ranger games in a span of 3-4 days.
So yeah xD
In the MM I expect to release millions of Froakies before I get what I want. Also, I insist on it being in a dusk ball with egg moves, so that’d take a while too. Currently doing the safari for a female Protean Froakie to stick in a dusk ball.
I need help Evolving my Kadabra and Haunter.. Anyone?
Right now? You’re gerome, right?
Sorry for the late reply.. It’s fine, I’ve already had a trade. Thanks, though 😀
No prob then!
Cool WatchCartoononline uploaded not only next weeks Episode featuring Amura and Aurorus but now it uploaded the one with Tyrunt
Anyone here
Just traded 4 pokemon for this event beauty! Now I have every XY event! Only missing PC Mawile which like nobody has lol.
http://oi60.tinypic.com/2ef3yhi.jpg
Uhhhhh i can’t tell if that’s a shiny
Nah, Shiny Wobbuffet is pink
no red star lol.
I wasn’t even aware there were events other than Torchic, magmar/electabuzz, and Vivillon.
XY Torchic
Corocoro Charizard X
Corocoro Charizard Y
Corocoro Garchomp
Walmart Garchomp
Corocoro Scizor
Walmart Scizor
GAME Electabuzz
GAME Magmar
XY Sylveon
Happy Hour Inkay
Celebrate Events (Pika/Eeveelutions)
Center Gengar
Tretta Wobbuffet
French Pokeball Prismillon
ARASH’s Mamoswine (GER)
PC Scizor/Gengar/Tyranitar/Kangaskahn/Gyarados
FIFAchu (jolly & bashful)
Jessie’s Wobbuffet
How did you get those?
It’s almost impossible all of those are non-hacked
You been annoying me lately… I don’t like it. You come of as a hater most of the time, like now XD
They’re all legit. I don’t deal with hacks. You pressed you don’t have them? For your information (which I really didn’t have to share with you) I trade with a lot of elite event traders over on gamefaqs.
Just pulled a last minute victory on Battle Spot with my Parental Bond Mega Alakazam xD
YAY! It reverted back to Disqus!
There’s a chance “Delta Emerald” is the XY5 set according to PokeBeach. However, the terminology is slightly different than previous TCG trademarks. Here’s hoping it does turn out to be XY5 rather than becoming a new game.
Today is my graduation ;~;
the feels are flowing as much as hoenn
Congrats!
did you ever notice fairy tails 8th opening is EXACTLY like bruno amrs’ song runaway baby? its scary
fairy tail’s 8th opening sounds ALOT like runaway baby by bruno mars 0____0
Congrats!!!! 😀
So i thinking of making a Steel Type Team
Klefki
Steelix
Aggron
Mega Lucario
Agislash
Bisharp/Magnezone
Bisharp is life! 😀
Yeah but i fear burns and i could use another special attacker
Probopass, Magnezone and Empoleon are some!
Actually Probopass was one of my first choices but choose Steelix as a lead
Mixed Aegislash would work well this team. You could also use Heatran to nullify burns (unless you don’t want any legendaries).
Earthren is strictly no Legends
Word up.
HEY anyone remember the pokejungle league that never happened XD?