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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Bastiodon is seeking to take Movings job….
I actually wouldn’t mind.
B-but we need a Brit mod
We need british everything up in here.
Shots fired! :O
As long as he doesn’t take NL’s job
The japanese voice actor for Diancie also voiced Rikku from Kingdom Hearts 2, and the Final Fantasy series. 😀
Woah woah woah woah woah woah WOAH.
I thought the voice was familiar so I searched her up. Now I know why! 😀
A Pokemon-Kingdom Hearts bridge? I want a Klefki keyblade! D:
Lucky I stopped my habit of maxing shiny Pokémon’s affection in Amie. Otherwise, with EV training, it will be a looooong while before I’m done.
How many you have left?
Let’s see, after I’m done with HP EV, I’ll get 3 more fully trained. So that’s 7 fully trained. But there are still 6 special attackers and 3 more physical, not to mention some others. Around 12?
what does EV training have to do with Amie?
Nothing. I was just saying that I used to max out a Pokémon’s affection in Amie ALONG with EV training them, so it will take a while to complete both.
oh 😛
Some of the Japanese voice actors and actresses are big timers who have earned immense respect in the industry.
“Some of the Japanese voice actors and actresses in Movie #17.” 😀
Ya know… I don’t think GF will use patches for the new megas in ORAS… Im guessing they will use Pokebank to trade and stuff and not have any connection with XY
They didn’t use patches in XY so why start now?
They used patches for bugs, but seeing where ORAS is headed, with loads of new megas and features, a patch seems extremely unlikely
I foresee a bunch of Pokecenter events for Japan only… tbh
There has to be connection because the guide book says there are berries we can only obtain from other regions, so we’d have to someway be able to trade those berries over. Pokebank does not transfer held items unfortunately.
Good. Point.
Plus how would we compete in contests and wifi battle with friends if there’s no infared connection?
No no, I meant absolutely no connection between XY and ORAS except Pokebank, but TC has proved my point wrong, there’s more to it that we can speculate
Hopefully they’ll reopen poke bank for another free trial when ORAS releases.
Milotic aside, I’m ready to see what they’re gonna do with Zangoose and Seviper!
We haven’t talked about Milotic in awhile. Don’t bring that topic up anymore. 😀
I ain’t, boo!
The-Pokemon-that-shall-not-be-named.
only because i got roped into unloading the groceries and putting them all away
If one gets a mega it’s pretty much confirmed the other will too. They’re a pair.
It’s like Sableye and Mawile
Not necessarily. Remember how long it took for Sableye to get a Mega?
But it did eventually and that’s all that matters 😀
Unless they pull a Mawile and wait till the next games…
I want Mega Swellow. I don’t care if people say differently. ;^;
That would be cool, but eh!
Mega skarmory?
YES
Milotic is so overrated…
im still using walrein over it. Though i do like milotic.
Walrein could use a mega…
Yus!
You’ve obviously never gone up against one if you truly feel that way.
I’m just messing ;). But I will say I’ve never had trouble against one….yet.
TC’s Milotic is a beast. I take pride in mine too, but I run a slightly different moveset. If anything, Milotic is quite underrated TBCH.
Been so long since I battled TC
Thing is if I know someone will use it against me….I will prepare for it. But the same can be said for any Pokemon.
Though I do enjoy watching Milotic wall the crap out of things…
Sadly, there are other options to Milotic, just depends on what fits your team. That’s why I’m pushing so hard for a mega, people will start to recognize the threat.
As your theory stands, Competitive Milotic Mega Evolve to get Marvel Scale. That would be amazing. Potentially get the Competitive boost, then Mega to have increased Defense if inflicted with status
I’m so glad people actually enjoy my strategy in that aspect. :3
:O
People like it because it’s pretty. (Including me) Maybe it’s looks are overrated but it’s really not that great in battle so I don’t think it’s overrated
You’re overrated.
😀
I like you.
I like me too XD Thanks though
Yes, yes I am
The-Pokemon-that-shall-not-be-named until it’s official release next month in Corocoro. Yes, I’m expecting it.
I have no idea
What is that pokemon of which you speak?
The Pokemon that Chaos named 2 min. ago.
Milotic?
:O Hush you fool!
YES FINALLY. MY VOLDEMORT POKEMON IS IN THE GAMES!!!!!!!!
VOLDEMON!!!!!1 GHOST/DARK LEGENDARY!!!
WITH FEARLESS!!!!!
you know what they say about u assume something right
We’ve seen him in MD2
We savored the battle, savored the music.
He was corrupted, and we fought him out of it.
Primal Dialga for ORAS
The universe agrees.
I don’t think we would be ready for the “Sinnoh confirmed” from the collective fanbase.
Its coming anyways
Drasna said that here parents (or grandparents) came from a region where Dragons rule Time and Space.
*whistles*
I had no idea about that one! How inconspicuous XD
I wonder if the shiny Sinnoh legendaries could finally play a part in something?
I think they just like to drop hints to get us going. :I I’m not expecting a Diamond and Pearl remake for at least 4 years.
Sigh….
Dark Dialga
If were doing darks, we need the Dark Lugia from XD. Its way cooler than its shiny!
No
Primal Diagla is really really far stretch
And most of you don’t even know how Primal Regression even works
Like that they K and G weren’t originally that way, that they came into the primal world’s overflowing naturally energy that they absorbed and became that form
Even the native Hoenn people called these forms Primal
Oh well, dinner. brb
V (Volt)) VS Mega V (Mega Volt)
Which one wins?
Rating System:
Animation
Singing quality
Creativity
Over-all Quality
(V)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlqX7gYMZKM (Mega-V)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2DNaHSD68A VOLT WITH ANIMATION
I like Mega Volt for one major reason.
Obviously, it’s the fantastic music!
And striking animation! 😀
Volt by a landslide!
Definitely Volt in terms of audio, but for Mega Volt I like the visuals more and the first 17 seconds…
The word Volt brings back bad Pokejungle memories…
When is it gonna be a decade for Platinum? That’s when I’m guessing D/P remakes will be announced
2016 for Diamond and Pearl. And now I feel old…again.
2016? No thats too early, its got to be Platinum’s decade
2018/2019
Yep thats perfect(Combined reply with Ultron xD), May 2018 or 2019 seems a good time for the 2nd half of Gen 7
So 2018?
But that would be 2019, I feel like that’s a fairly large gap. Perhaps they won’t release “Z” at all and just do 7th generation and Diamond and Pearl remakes in 2016?
I still think that’s WAY too soon. We got Hg/Ss in 2010 and are getting ORAS 4 years later
So 2018 DP seems logical
Yes. Definitely.
This is what I’m speculating:
2015: Z(Or whatever Trollfreak does)
2016: Barrage of spin offs(Hopefully new ranger)
2017: Gen 7 beginning 2 titles
2018: MOAR SPINOFFS/DP remakes
2019: MOAR SPINOFFS/DP remakes
Pokemon needs to take a break after ORAS, just as Mario is taking a break for this year. In my opinion, of course.
They do, the spinoffs could be developed by other devs and GF can take a break
I think for next year, they should make the Wii U Colosseum or Battle Revolution-esque game a reality and leave it at that.
You’ll be 17 (I think you’re 14 right now). 17 is not old, that’s when you’re youngest. Well, that and 21! 😀
I’m actually almost 15 and a half, so I guess I would be 17 anyway. 😛
Wait, you feel old? I’ll be 21! I’ll be legal!
We got Shadow Lugioh in Gale of Darkness to hype “Johto Confirmed” (if that was even a thing back then).
For the sequel (that’ll have Shadow Mega Evolution), the mascot should be Shadow Dark/Mega Dialga!
Shadow Giratina!! Wait….
Good bye! MUCH LOVE TO ALL OF YOU!
even me?
Yes you too! :3
Oh yeah, a funny story from the classic game shop a few days ago. I was looking for Pokemon Colosseum/XD in the GameCube department, I saw “Pokemon Colosseum” on the spine, I pulled it out in excitement, and…
It was actually the Jirachi bonus disc, which I’m obviously not ready to purchase yet. I had a good laugh about that.
:O
I’m never going to find the game there XD
Get thy bonus disc and bless us with thy Jirachi
I told the guy at the counter that I had the Japanese Celebi bonus disc and even he thought I was crazy. The Jirachi disc costed $30, by the way, and that’s just too much 😛
WTF $30?!
More expensive than everything there! I picked up Twilight Princess and Super Paper Mario for $40 total, now it must seems worse XD
Do you guys think Gen 7 will really be on a new system? I mean the Wii U is just now picking up and it’s been out for a couple years. Even though the 3DS has been really popular, I feel we’ll see more pokemon games after Z (or whatever) on the 3DS. I mean we saw Gens 4 & 5 on the DS (And DSi which doesn’t count) and that was about a 6 years span or so. The only reason to really update it would be so that the new system could support better graphics or something.
Generations are getting bigger on each consoles now, gen 4 and 5 were on DS so I doubt Gen 7 will be on a different console
Plus putting out another console might take away some momentum from the WiiU and I don’t think Nintendo wants to take that step. We won’t be seeing another Wii console for probably a really long time. They should stay where they are unless it’s really necessary to update the 3DS.
Yep I agree, the 3DS will stay fresh until 2020 I’m hoping, and the WiiU until 2022 at least
Not fresh, I mean active
My wallet hopes you’re right 😛 Nintendo is in an okay spot right now, they should play it safe
Random Question!!!
“Rate the best singers to come out of Disney! Vocal technique, power, resonance, and potential!”
1. Miley and Demi
2. Zendaya
3. Bridgit Mendler
4. Hilary Duff
um…
they all get last place?
idk
You need to be put on timeout! lol
The only pop I’ve listened to and enjoyed in the last few months was Lana Del Ray and Lorde so yeah, pop isn’t my forte
Demi is definitely up there. However, I don’t know much about Zendaya.
But Bridgit is awesome too. ‘Ready Or Not’ was my jam. Still kinda is.
5. The dog from Dog with a Blog
Bridgit Mendler and Demi. Miley wins in being extreme. Zendaya can just calm herself down…
Oopps! Number one is actually Legentina Aguilera! (Christina Aguilera)
Ehh, she’s okay.
Does anybody here have a spare Razor Fang? I need it to evolve my Gligar. I’d give you perfect Pokémon in exchange.
Nope
I’ve wasted 3 already
Thanks for telling me. ._.
Anyone else that could help me?
Just grind the Mansion like everyone else
If I wasn’t so busy with EV training, I wouldn’t have asked.
If you can’t help, stop wasting my time.
So 2022 for BW3 anyone?
maybe
The impending meteor strike would have happened by then.
Draco meteor
It’s always Dialga’s fault D:
He doesn’t try
I think he’s just misunderstood. Time and time again, he tries to change his ways. 😉
And Giratina Kidpnapped him
Like all the time
He is always like “I want to spend time with you bby”
But Diaga don’t needthat disaster in his lifetime
don’t need that disaster in his lifetime*
I need a trilogy for the Black/White saga, it had by far the best story amongst all the pokemon games
Miley Cyrus: Has amazing vocal agility, able to resonantly belt up to E5/E5 without strain and rare G5’s. Amazing vocal control yet annoying tonal quality.
Demi Lovato: Amazing voice with resonance and she WANTS to be known for her voice which, through time has established that title. Amazing belting power; able to resonantly belt up to A5 and even accumulate huge runs.
Zendaya: Poor tonal quality, poor technique but nonetheless an amazing soul and above average control with her falsetto and head voice.
Christina Aguilera: One of the greatest singers with a metallic and faked robust tonal quality. Has trained herself to destroy her own voice but nonetheless, during her prime, she gave other artists a run for their money.
Bridgit Mendler: Have never listened to her.
Have you never seen Lemonade Mouth?!
Nope.
You must watch it!! It’s so good and Bridgit’s role is the most emotional IMO.
But but…
‘Ready Or Not’. My jam. Have you seriously never heard of it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkNbTS7uhLE&feature=kp
Lord Worm. Your argument is invalid
My friend listens to music like this. How can you even? It’s so….. angry.
Its the best 😀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPKG1-3LXBs
This, Hurricane and anything from Lemonade Mouth 😀
This is my jam :3
Who here is willing to bet that Zekrom, Reshiram and Kyurem is a Megadevolution of the original dragon
Not me btw
FFFFUUUUSION HAA
More like FFFFUUUUSION NAH in their case
Potara earrings?
xD
Im really not sure what they would do with them. They pretty much set as separated
Original Dragon has been mentioned too many times to become story fodder imo
3 pokes in party to utilize it? seems a bit unrealistic
No no, I’m hoping this is a brand new pokemon, not just a recycle of BKyurem/WKyurem
So it would be like a reverse Fusion? That’s just confusing to me.
Yes. And yes it is actually confusing me too.
de-evo-fuison *head explodes*
Absolutely not
That’s just sooooo farfetch’d
The Original Dragon is never coming back….ever
NOOOO N will become president and Original Dragon will come and wreck everything and you will have to catch it and it will be epic
*evil laughs*
But the Brothers quarreled and the Dragon tore itself in half to match both brothers ideals
N carries one of the brother’s ideals and You carry the other, and you two are like friends so they can join together and be happy and wreck the metagame
Not in my World of Pokemon!
One thing I really don’t understand. What is going on with the ribbons? If they were planning to give the same contest ribbons they did in the original, then why did we lose our old ribbons ribbons in x and y? I don’t know what is going to happen with ribbons in these games, and I have yet to see someone other than me wonder about it.
We’ll definitely get new contest ribbons because if you transfer a Pokemon that previously had an old ribbon to XY it gets converted into this new Commemorative ribbon. So they probably wanted to redesign them.
I think it can mean one of three things:
1 – new ribbons
2 – transferring a pokemon with contest memory ribbon to these games will have said ribbon revert to its old ribbons
3 – no contests at all, or at least no ribbons given out from them. but this one would totally suck either way.
if you stare at the map you can make out contest halls haha
yay! <3
I hope we get a ribbon case like May and Dawn in the anime.
I prefer them to be attached to the pokemon forever, even cross gen. A ribbon case might limit them to the game they are obtained on, so I wouldn’t like that. What would be cool though, is combining contests with battles like the anime did.
Have you ever heard of “snipars” on YouTube? If not, I’m so sorry for what you’re going to see when you look it up.
Oh yeah? Try “Don’t hug me I’m scared”
I’ve watched that for fun before XD I actually prefer the second one for some reason.