Pokémon Contest

:This article is about contests in Generations and , as well as in . For the contests in Generation IV see Pokémon Super Contest, and for Generation VIII see Super Contest Show
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Pokémon Contests (Japanese: ポケモンコンテスト Pokémon Contest) are a type of competition often contrasted with Pokémon battles and held in Contest Halls. Pokémon are judged on their condition and moves in two rounds, to determine which one is the best of its category.
==In the games==
:See more: List of Contest opponents (Generation III)
:See more: List of Contest opponents (Generation VI)
Pokémon Contests are in , and in their Generation VI remakes Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire under the name Pokémon Contest Spectaculars (Japanese: ポケモンコンテストライブ Pokémon Contest Live). A enters a in one of five categories: ness, , ness, ness, or ness and compete against three other Coordinators in two rounds. In Generation IV, these basic ideas were expanded upon with Pokémon Super Contests.
In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, photos can be taken at any point in a Contest Spectacular, and the player is able to save the last photo taken into the Nintendo 3DS Camera. In addition, the 3DS Camera can be used to provide a real-life background during the Talent Round of a Pokémon Contest. This option can be turned on or off by speaking to a man in the Contest Hall who describes this special effect as projecting a "hologram" through the entire hall. 
===Primary judging===
In the first round, the four Pokémon are rated based on their condition. The audience votes on the Pokémon that looks the coolest, most beautiful, cutest, most clever, or toughest, depending on the category of the contest. Condition stats that are liked by the audience and the Pokémon's sheen also beneficially influence the votes. To raise a Pokémon's condition, Coordinators prepare Pokéblocks of specific colors and feed them to their Pokémon. In Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, how well a Pokémon does in this phase is shown by the number of hearts that appear over the audience members' heads. 
This portion is known as the Introduction Round (Japanese: おひろめ Unveiling) in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. In these games, how well a Pokémon does in this phase is shown by the amount of clapping, whistling, and s that appear in the audience. Additionally, a special introduction is shown for the Pokémon with the highest score in this round. If multiple contestants are tied for the highest score, each of them will get the special introduction.
Within the game itself, the audience score is based on the sum of the following: 
* The full value of the condition in the contest's primary condition stat
* 50% of the value of the condition in each of the contest's secondary condition stats
* 50% of the value of the Pokémon's overall sheen, except that sheen is not tracked in Generation VI and is therefore not included in the formula there
In Generation III, Scarves held by the Pokémon raise the matching colored condition stat by 20 points, but not to more than 255. Thus, if the Pokémon is holding a scarf corresponding to the contest's primary condition stat (and the stat is 235 or lower), it will gain 20 points in the final total, but if the Pokémon is holding a scarf corresponding to either contest's secondary condition stats, it will gain 10 points in the final total. In Generation VI, there is simply a 20-point bonus for holding a scarf that matches the contest type, even if the corresponding stat is already maxed out; scarves for any other contest type have no effect.
The table below shows the minimum number of points required to achieve a given number of hearts.
 	# of hearts	# of hearts	# of hearts	# of hearts	# of hearts	# of hearts	# of hearts	# of hearts	# of hearts
 	0 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8
Normal Rank 	0 	11 	21 	31 	41 	51 	61 	71 	81
Super Rank 	0 	91 	111 	131 	151 	171 	191 	211 	231
Hyper Rank 	0 	171 	201 	231 	261 	291 	321 	351 	381
Master Rank 	0 	321 	361 	401 	441 	481 	521 	561 	601
Link Contest	0 	101 	201 	301 	401 	451 	501 	551 	601
===Secondary judging===
In the secondary judging, the four Pokémon take turns appealing (i.e. using certain moves in front of an appointed judge). They are able to affect the performances of each other. Effects on other Pokémon include reducing their number of hearts, making them nervous, and so forth. Moves that are of the same category as the contest the user is competing in may excite the audience, and if the audience becomes extremely excited, the Pokémon scores extra hearts. Each appeal heart earned in this round has the same effect as 20 points in the previous round.
Move combinations also score extra hearts. The amount of extra points vary between generations; in Generation III, the follow-up move of a combination receives double the base Appeal it would have earned otherwise, while in Generation VI the follow-up move receives a bonus of exactly 3 Appeal hearts.
Using a move repeatedly (unless the move's effect specifically mentions otherwise) will bore the audience in the hall, resulting in point deduction, and preventing the excitement from increasing even if the move is of the correct type. In Generation III, the Pokémon will lose two hearts the first time a move is repeated, three hearts the second time, and so on. In Generation VI, the Pokémon will only lose one heart every time a move is repeated. 
In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, this portion is known as the Talent Round (Japanese: アピール審査 Appeal Examination), during which Coordinators can Mega Evolve their Pokémon when the crowd's excitement reaches its peak. Additionally, pressing the touch screen to the left of the camera button causes the audience to clap, while pressing to the right of the camera button causes the audience to hoot.
===After judging===
After the second round, the four Pokémon's results are shown. Here, stars represent how well the Pokémon did in the primary judging, while hearts indicate how well the Pokémon did in the secondary judging; both fill up the four Pokémon's meters. Each star represents 63 points obtained in the primary judging (rounded up to the nearest star), while each heart represents 80 points (four appeal hearts) obtained in the secondary judging.
The Pokémon whose meter becomes the highest (has the highest cumulative score, formed from the points obtained in the first round and double the value of the points obtained in the second round) is announced as the winner of the competition. In Pokémon Contests, the winning Pokémon is awarded a Ribbon for each of the four different ranks. In Pokémon Contest Spectaculars, however, a Ribbon is only earned after beating the Master Rank.
A small portrait of the winner is painted and placed in the Contest Hall. Additionally, an artist will paint a large painting if the winner of a Master Rank contest or multiplayer contest wins with at least 800 points. These larger paintings are displayed in the Lilycove Museum. In Generation III, if a Master Rank winner has already earned the Ribbon for that category and rank, the player will be given a Luxury Ball.
===Contest ranks===
There are four contest ranks: Normal, Super, Hyper, and Master. Every competition, as well as having one of the five categories, has one of these four ranks. In the Normal Rank, any Pokémon may enter. Any Pokémon that won a Normal Rank contest may move up to the Super Rank in the same category. Likewise, a Super Rank winner can move up to the Hyper Rank, and a Hyper Rank winner can advance to the Master Rank in the same category. In Pokémon Contest Spectaculars, any Pokémon may enter any unlocked rank.
In Ruby and Sapphire, Pokémon Contests of each rank are spread around the Hoenn region. In Emerald, however, Pokémon Contests of all four ranks are held in Lilycove City. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, there are four Contest Halls across the region, but the player may enter Pokémon Contest Spectaculars of any rank in each Contest Hall.
===Multiplayer contests===
The may participate in multiplayer contests by speaking to the Contest Hall receptionist on the right in Generation III, and on the left in Generation VI.
In Ruby and Sapphire, Pokémon Contests can only be held with four players. However, in Emerald, there are two multiplayer modes: E-Mode (Emerald Mode) and G-Mode (Global Mode). E-Mode allows two to four Emerald players to participate in multiplayer contests. If there are less than four players, the remaining slots will be filled in by computers. In G-Mode, four Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald players can participate.
===Awards===
In Generation VI, after a contest has ended, the player may talk to the audience members gathered near the entrances to Contest Halls to receive gifts. These NPCs serve as the player's fans. The higher the rank, the greater the number of fans gathering in the lobby. The maximum number of fans waiting for the player is 10. The following are lists of gifts the player may receive. Note that certain items and are given out only after competing in certain contest ranks.
Normal Rank	 	Super Rank	 	Hyper Rank		Master Rank		Any Rank
{| class="roundy" style="background: #; border: 3px solid #"	 	Item 	Item	 		 		
 	Fresh Water 	 	 	 		 		
 	Sweet Heart 	 	 	 		 		
 	Cheri Berry 	 	 	 		 		
 	Chesto Berry	 	 	 		 		
 	Pecha Berry 	 	 	 		 		
 	Rawst Berry 	 	 	 		 		
 	Aspear Berry	 	 	 		 		
 	Leppa Berry 	 	 	 		 		
 	Oran Berry 	 	 	 		 		
 	Persim Berry	 	 	 		 		
===Notable contestants===
In , there are three contestants that interact with the player outside of Contest Spectaculars.
Lisia
Lisia is a famous Contest star who introduces Contest Spectaculars to the . She and her , Ali, may appear in Master Rank Contests Spectaculars after the player places first in all five Master Rank categories. Ali will always have a moveset best suited to the Contest category he is in, and is the only NPC opponent that makes use of Mega Evolution when performing Spectacular Talents.
Coolness Contests	
Beauty Contests	
Cuteness Contests
Cleverness Contests	
Toughness Contests	
Chaz is the self-proclaimed rival of Lisia. He and his , Macherie, may appear in Contests Spectaculars ranked Super or higher. Macherie's moveset is different in higher-difficultly Contest Spectaculars.
Super Rank	Hyper and Master Ranks
 	
Wallace
Wallace is the Gym Leader of Sootopolis City and Lisia's uncle. After entering the Hall of Fame, Wallace will occasionally appear as an opponent in Master Rank Beauty Contests with his .
==In animation==
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Pokémon Contests were introduced early on in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire and, according to DPS01, they originated in the Hoenn region. The competition is organized by the Pokémon Activities Committee and allows s to show how skilled their can be. Winners are presented with a Ribbon.
A Pokémon Contest is divided into two parts. In the first round, called the Performance Stage, Coordinators have their Pokémon performing their moves in order to showcase their style and skill. The appeals are awarded points by a panel of judges, usually formed by Mr. Contesta from the organizing committee, Mr. Sukizo from the Pokémon Fan Club, and the Nurse Joy from the local Pokémon Center. The Coordinators with the highest scores proceed to the next round. The number of Coordinators that advance to the second round varies. The second round is the Battle Stage, in which Coordinators compete in Pokémon battles while continuing to show off their Pokémon's style and skill. Each battle lasts five minutes and the object of the battle is to decrease the opponent's points. Coordinators lose points when their Pokémon are hit by an attack, when their Pokémon's attack fails, when the opponent's Pokémon performs a particularly appealing move, or when the opponent's Pokémon uses their Pokémon's attack to its own advantage. A battle can also end when one of the Pokémon is unable to battle, called by the judges. In this case, the Coordinator with the remaining Pokémon is declared the winner.
A Coordinator needs a Contest Pass from a particular region to enter Pokémon Contests there. Coordinators who win five Ribbons of a specific region are able to enter that region's Grand Festival. A Ribbon won from events such as the Wallace Cup can be used in any region. Also, Ribbons do not expire, and multiple years can be used to collect the five needed for the Grand Festival. However, after being used to enter the Grand Festival, the five cannot be used again. Winners of the Grand Festival earn the Ribbon Cup and become Top Coordinators.
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In Hoenn, Coordinators have to use the same Pokémon for both rounds—although there are exceptions—and the master of ceremonies is Vivian Meridian. When participated in the Hoenn Grand Festival, two other Nurse Joys from Hoenn came as guest judges. The event was held in Slateport City and ran for three episodes.
In Kanto, Coordinators may enter different Pokémon for each round and the master of ceremonies is Lilian Meridian. The Kanto Grand Festival was held at Indigo Plateau during May's participation. For the competition, the Hoenn announcer, Vivian Meridian, joined the panel of judges while three other Nurse Joys gave scores. Jessie, as Jessadiah, also hosted the event with Lilian. The competition also ran for three episodes.
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In Sinnoh, Coordinators may enter different Pokémon for each round and generally dress up to compete, though it seems this is not a strict requirement, as seen with Princess Salvia. They also use Ball Capsules and Seals to enhance a Pokémon's entrance. Pokémon Contests in the Sinnoh region include both Single and Double Performances, with the Grand Festival featuring the Double Performance format. The master of ceremonies for these events is Marian. During 's participation in the Sinnoh Grand Festival, Top Coordinator and Gym Leader Fantina joined the judges as a guest judge. The event was held at Lake Valor and ran for four episodes.
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In Reuniting for the First Time!, a Contest Spectacular was held in Lilycove City. Unlike previous Contests in , Contest Spectaculars do not feature Contest Battles. Instead, the winner is decided solely based on the Performance Stage with an audience vote, requiring no judges. Moreover, Contest Spectaculars have s, like in the games, and a draw for the first place is possible. Coordinators are also able to rent costumes to wear during their performances. Chloe competed in a Normal Rank Contest Spectacular, while and Lisia competed in a Master Rank Contest Spectacular. 
====Hoenn Contests====
Location 	Episode(s) 	Ribbon 	Winner	First round	Battle rounds	
Rustboro City 	All Things Bright and Beautifly! 	Rustboro Ribbon 	Janet 	
* Chaz's Venomoth
* Janet's Beautifly	
:* Semifinals:
* Janet vs Unknown
* Chaz vs Unknown
:* Final:
* Janet's Beautifly vs Chaz's Venomoth	
Slateport City 	Win, Lose or Drew! 	Slateport Ribbon 	 	
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Drew's Roselia
* Robert's Milotic
* May's Beautifly	
:* Quarterfinals:
* May's Beautifly vs Drew's Roselia
:* Semifinals:
* Robert's Milotic vs Drew's Roselia	
Fallarbor Town 	Come What May! 	Fallarbor Ribbon 	 	
* Drew's Roselia
* Grace's Medicham
* May's Beautifly
* Jessica's Dustox	
:* Semifinals:
* Jessica's Dustox vs May's Beautifly
* Drew's Roselia vs Grace's Medicham
:* Final:
* May's Beautifly vs Grace's Medicham	
Verdanturf Town 	Disguise Da Limit 	Verdanturf Ribbon	 	
* Jesslana's Dustox
* 
* 
* May's Skitty
* Phantom's Dusclops	
:* Semifinals:
* May's Skitty vs Stefano's Wartortle
* Jesslana's Dustox vs Phantom's Dusclops
:* Final:
* May's Skitty vs Phantom's Dusclops	
Rubello Town 	Cruisin' for a Losin' 	Rubello Ribbon 	Drew 	
* May's Beautifly
* Savannah's Flareon
* Drew's Roselia	
:* Semifinals:
* Drew's Masquerain vs Sonny's Girafarig
* May's Bulbasaur vs Savannah's Lairon
:* Final:
* Drew's Masquerain vs Savannah's Lairon	
Lilycove City 	Pokéblock, Stock, and BerryLessons in Lilycove 	Lilycove Ribbon 	 	
* May's Combusken
* Kelly's Grumpig
* Jessifina's Chimecho	
:* Quarterfinals:
* May's Combusken vs 
* Jessifina's Chimecho vs 
* Kelly's Grumpig vs 
* vs 
:* Semifinals:
* May's Combusken vs Jessifina's Chimecho
:* Final:
* May's Combusken vs Kelly's Grumpig	
Purika City 	A Cacturne for the Worse 	Purika Ribbon 	 	
* May's Bulbasaur
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Harley's Cacturne	
:* Semifinals:
* Harley's Cacturne vs Azurill
* May's Bulbasaur vs Surskit
:* Final:
* Harley's Cacturne vs May's Bulbasaur	
Pacifidlog Town 	Mean With EnvyPacifidlog Jam 	Pacifidlog Ribbon	 	
* Jester's Meowth
* Juanita
* Joshua's Houndoom
* Erica's Jynx
* May's Skitty	
:* Semifinals:
* Erica's Jynx vs Jester's Meowth
* Joshua's Houndoom vs May's Skitty
:* Final:
* Erika's Jynx vs May's Skitty	
Grand FestivalSlateport City	Hi Ho Silver Wind!Deceit and AssistRhapsody in Drew	Hoenn Ribbon Cup 	 	
* 
* Robert's Milotic
* Drew's Roselia
* Harley's Cacturne
* May's Beautifly	
:* 32th-finals:
* 
* Harley's Banette
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Anthony's Swalot
* May's Skitty
* Drew's Masquerain
* Robert's Milotic
:* 16th-finals:
* May's Bulbasaur and Beautifly vs Harley's Cacturne and Banette
:* 8th-finals:
* Anothony's Swalot and Pinsir vs May's Combusken and Bulbasaur
:* Quarterfinals:
* May's Skitty and Combusken vs Drew's Flygon and Roselia
:* Final:
* Robert's Milotic and Claydol vs Drew's Flygon and Masquerain	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
====Kanto Contests====
Location 	Episode(s) 	Ribbon 	Winner 	First round	Battle rounds	
Saffron City 	A Hurdle for Squirtle 	Saffron Ribbon 	 	
* Harley's Cacturne
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Jessibella's Cacnea
* May's Combusken	
:* Quarterfinals:
* Jessibella's Wobbuffet vs Harley's Ariados
* May's Squirtle vs 
:* Semifinals:
* Harley's Ariados vs 
* May's Squirtle vs 
:* Final:
* Harley's Ariados vs May's Squirtle	
 	Weekend Warrior 	Silver Ribbon 	 	
* 
* 
* 
* May's Squirtle
* Jeremy's Butterfree
(15 coordinators)	
:* Semifinals:
* May's Combusken vs 
* vs Jeremy's Venusaur
:* Final:
*May's Combusken vs Jeremy's Venusaur	
Wisteria Town 	Harley Rides Again 	Wisteria Ribbon 	Harley 	
* May's Squirtle
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Harley's Ariados	
:* Quarterfinals:
* May's Munchlax vs 
:* Final:
* May's Munchlax vs Harley's Octillery	
Chrysanthemum Island 	Spontaneous Combusken! 	Chrysanthemum Ribbon	 	
* Jessibella's Mime Jr.
* May's Munchlax
* Brianna's Surskit
* 
* 
* 
* ()	
:* Quarterfinals:
* May's Combusken vs Jessibelle's Mime Jr.
* Brianna's Vibrava vs 
:* Semifinals:
* May's Combusken vs 
* Brianna's Vibrava vs 
:* Final:
* Brianna's Vibrava vs May's Combusken	
Gardenia Town 	What I Did for Love! 	Gardenia Ribbon 	 	
* Mollie's Raticate
* May's Squirtle
* 
* 
* 
* Brock's Bonsly	
:* Quarterfinals:
* Mollie's Absol vs Brock's Marshtomp
:* Final:
* Brock's Marshtomp vs May's Eevee	
Mulberry Town 	New Plot, Odd Lot!Going for Choke! 	Mulberry Ribbon 	 	
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Jessibella's Cacturne
* May's Combusken	
:* Quarterfinals:
* Jessibella's Banette vs 
* May's Squirtle vs 
:* Final:
* May's Squirtle vs Jessibella's Banette	
Terracotta Town (unofficial)	Once More With Reeling!Home is Where the Start Is! 	Terracotta Ribbon 	/ 	
* May's Eevee
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Ash's Pikachu
*	
:* Final:
* Ash's Sceptile and May's Blaziken	
Grand FestivalIndigo Plateau	May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!Thinning the Hoard!Channeling the Battle Zone!	Kanto Ribbon Cup 	Solidad	
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* May's Combusken
* Solidad's Lapras
* Drew's Masquerain
* Harley's Banette	
:* 32th-finals:
* Drew's Absol
* Harley's Octillery
* Solidad's Slowbro
* May's Munchlax
:* 8th-finals:
* Harley's Cacturne and Wigglytuff vs May's Eevee and Munchlax
* Drew's Roselia and Masquerain vs and 
* Solidad's Lapras and Slowbro vs and 
:* Quarterfinals:
* Drew's Flygon and Absol vs May's Combusken and Squirtle
* Solidad's Butterfree and Lapras vs and 
:* Semifinals:
* May's Munchlax and Combusken vs Solidad's Slowbro and Pidgeot
:* Final:
* Solidad's Pidgeot and Slowbro vs Unknown	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
====Sinnoh Contests====
Location 	Episode(s) 	Ribbon 	Winner 	First round	Battle rounds	
Jubilife City 	Mounting a Coordinator Assault!Arrival of a Rival! 	Jubilife Ribbon 	Zoey 	
* Zoey's Misdreavus
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Jessilina's Carnivine
* Ash's Aipom
* Dawn's Piplup	
:* Quarterfinals:
* Zoey's Glameow vs Ash's Aipom
* Dawn's Buneary vs Bidoof
* Jessilina's Carnivine vs 
:* Semifinals:
* Dawn's Buneary vs Zoey's Glameow
:* Final:
* Jessilina's Carnivine vs Zoey's Glameow	
Unofficial contestSmall village	Borrowing on Bad Faith! 	None(year supply of fruit as prize)	Jessie 	
* Dawn's Pachirisu
* 
* 
* 
* Jessie's Aipom	
:* Final:
* Jessie's Aipom vs Dawn's Pachirisu	
Floaroma Town 	Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!Settling a Not-So-Old Score! 	Floaroma Ribbon 	 	
* Dawn's Pachirisu
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Jessilina's Seviper
* Kenny's Alakazam	
:* Quarterfinals:
* Jessilina's Dustox vs Dawn's Piplup
* vs 
* Kenny's Prinplup vs 
:* Semifinals:
* Dawn's Piplup vs 
* Kenny's Prinplup vs 
:* Final:
* Dawn's Piplup vs Kenny's Prinplup	
Alamos Town 	The Rise of Darkrai(end credits) 	Alamos Ribbon 	Allegra 	
* Dawn's Piplup	
* Kai's Empoleon vs Maury's Torterra
* Dawn's vs Allegra's Infernape	
Hearthome City 	Dawn's Early Night! 	Hearthome Ribbon 	Nando 	
* Nando's Sunflora and Kricketune
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
* Dawn's Piplup and Pachirisu
* Jessilina's Mime Jr. and Cacnea
* Zoey's Shellos and Glameow	
:* Semifinals:
* Nando's Roselia and Kricketune vs Jessilina's Seviper and Dustox
:* Final:
* Nando vs Zoey	
Sage Town 	Throwing the Track Switch 	Sage Ribbon 	 	
Unknown 	
:* Final:
* Kenny's Prinplup vs Unknown	
Solaceon Town 	Team Shocker! 	Solaceon Ribbon 	Jessilina (Jessie in disguise) 	
* Kenny's Breloom
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Jessilina's Dustox
* Dawn's Ambipom	
:* Final:
* Kenny's Prinplup vs Jessilina's Dustox	
Lake ValorWallace Cup 	Staging a Heroes' Welcome!Pruning a Passel of Pals!Strategy with a Smile! 	Aqua Ribbon 	 	
* May's Wartortle
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Kyle's Cloyster
* Jessilina's Wobbuffet
* Zoey's Finneon
* Ash's Buizel
* Dawn's Ambipom
* Ursula (mentioned in Another One Gabites the Dust!)	
:* Eighth-finals:
* Dawn's Buneary vs 
* Ash's Buizel vs 
* Zoey's Shellos vs 
* May's Skitty vs 
:* Quarterfinals:
* Dawn's Pachirisu vs 
* Ash's Buizel vs Kyle's Lanturn
* Zoey's Misdreavus vs 
* May's Venusaur vs 
:* Semifinals:
* Dawn's Piplup vs Kyle's Crawdaunt
* Zoey's Glameow vs May's Beautifly
:* Final:
* Dawn's Piplup vs May's Glaceon	
Celestic Town 	Battling The Generation Gap! 	Celestic Ribbon 	 	
* Lila's Cherrim
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Jessilina's Yanmega
* Dawn's Buneary	
:* Quarterfinals:
* Lila's Delcatty vs Donphan
* Dawn's Ambipom vs Delibird
:* Semifinals:
* Lila's Delcatty vs Crawdaunt
* Dawn's Ambipom vs Nosepass
:* Final:
* Dawn's Ambipom vs Lila's Delcatty	
Majolica Town 	Shield with a Twist! 	Majolica Ribbon 	Jessilina (Jessie in disguise) 	
* Jessilina's Yanmega	
Unknown 	
Gerbera Town 	A Breed Stampede! 	Gerbera Ribbon 	 	Unknown 	Unknown 	
Beach Rose Town 	A Breed Stampede! 	Beach Rose Ribbon 	Nando 	Unknown 	Unknown 	
Chocovine Town 	Another One Gabites the Dust! 	Chocovine Ribbon 	 	
* Dawn's Buneary
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Jessilina's Yanmega
* Ursula's Wormadam	
:* Quarterfinals:
* Dawn's Pachirisu vs 
* Jessilina's Carnivine vs 
* Ursula's Gabite vs 
:* Semifinals:
* Jessilina's Carnivine vs Ursula's Gabite
:* Final:
* Dawn's Pachirisu vs Ursula's Gabite	
Sandalstraw Town 	Old Rivals, New Tricks! 	Sandalstraw Ribbon 	 	
* Jessilina's Mime Jr.
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Kenny's Machoke
* Dawn's Ambipom	
:* Quarterfinals:
* Jessilina's Seviper vs ()
* Dawn's Ambipom vs 
* vs 
* Kenny's Prinplup vs 
:* Semifinals:
* Jessilina's Seviper vs Dawn's Ambipom
:* Final:
* Kenny's Prinplup vs Dawn's Ambipom	
Lilypad Town 	Dressed for Jess Success! 	Lilypad Ribbon 	Jessilina (James in disguise) 	
* Dawn's Piplup
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Jessilina's Meowth	
:* Quarterfinals:
* Dawn's Mamoswine vs Mario's Granbull
* Jessilina's Carnivine vs 
* vs 
* vs 
:* Semifinals:
* Dawn's Mamoswine vs Jessilina's Carnivine
:* Final:
* Jessilina's Carnivine vs Tyrogue	
Brussel Town 	Double-Time Battle Training! 	Brussel Ribbon 	Zoey 	
* Zoey
* 
* Jessilina	
:* Final:
* Zoey's Glameow vs Rebecca's Shuckle	
Daybreak Town 	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!Playing the Performance Encore! 	Daybreak Ribbon 	 	
* Jessilina's Carnivine and Seviper
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
* Dawn's Piplup and Buneary
* Ursula's Gabite and Jigglypuff	
:* Quarterfinals:
* Ursula's Plusle and Minun vs Jessilina's Yanmega and Seviper
* and vs and 
* and vs and 
* Dawn's Mamoswine and Cyndaquil vs and 
:* Semifinals:
* Dawn's Mamoswine and Cyndaquil vs Unknown
* Ursula's Plusle and Minun vs Unknown
:* Final:
* Dawn's Mamoswine and Cyndaquil vs Ursula's Plusle and Minun	
Neighborly Town 	Teaching the Student Teacher! 	Neighborly Ribbon 	Jessilina (Jessie in disguise) 	
* Jessilina's Seviper	
:* Final:
* Jessilina's Seviper vs Unknown	
Arrowroot Town 	Dawn of a Royal Day! 	Arrowroot Ribbon 	(Princess Salvia in disguise; gave up theribbon to Jessilina)	
* 
* 
* 
* Jessilina's Yanmega
* Dawn's Togekiss	
:* Quarterfinals or/and Semifinals:
* vs 
* vs 
* Dawn's Togekiss vs 
* Jessilina's Yanmega vs 
:* Final:
* Jessilina's Seviper vs Dawn's Togekiss	
Grand FestivalLake Valor 	Last Call—First Round!Opposites Interact!Coming Full-Festival Circle!A Grand Fight for Winning!	Ribbon Cup 	Zoey 	
* Ursula's Eevee, which evolve into Vaporeon and Flareon
* Nando's Altaria and Kricketot
* Jessilina's Seviper and Yanmega
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
* and 
* Zoey's Lumineon and Gastrodon
* Kenny's Floatzel and Empoleon
* Dawn's Cyndaquil and Buneary	
:* 16th-finals:
* Dawn's Pachirisu and Mamoswine vs Ursula's Gabite and Flareon
* Zoey's Lumineon and Gastrodon vs Unknown
* Nando's Kricketune and Sunflora vs Unknown
* Jessilina's Yanmega and Seviper vs Unknown
:* Quarterfinals:
* Jessilina's Mime Jr. and Carnivine vs Unknown
:* Semifinals:
* Zoey's Leafeon and Mismagius vs Nando's Kricketune and Lopunny
* Dawn's Buneary and Cyndaquil vs Jessilina's Seviper and Carnivine
:* Final:
* Dawn's Piplup and Togekiss vs Zoey's Gallade and Glameow	
Eterna City 	Mentioned in Nightfall? Nightmares! 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Unknown 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
====Johto Contests====
In The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!, Drew and Harley announced that they, along with Solidad, were heading to Johto to participate in Pokémon Contests there, and May decided to follow suit in Home is Where the Start Is!. 
In A Full Course Tag Battle!, May was revealed to have been participating in Johto Contests along with her rivals and already won three Ribbons. She returned to Johto following the end of the Wallace Cup in Strategy with a Smile! to continue competing in Contests there.
In Goodbye, Junior Cup—Hello, Adventure!, Dawn headed to compete in the Wallace Cup again, this time held in Johto. She had also participated in Johto Contests, as revealed in Nightfall? Nightmares!. 
 
====Unova Contests====
In Nightfall? Nightmares!, Dawn revealed that there are Pokémon Contests held in Unova.
====Hoenn Contest Spectaculars====
Location 	Episode 	Notable contestants	Winner
Lilycove CityNormal Rank	Reuniting for the First Time!	
* Chloe 	Unknown
Lilycove CityMaster Rank	Reuniting for the First Time!	
* 
* Lisia 	and Lisia (tie)
 	 	 	
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In the Pokémon Adventures , Pokémon Contests were introduced in this arc. Somewhat experienced Pokémon Coordinator moved to the Hoenn region and ran away from home to participate in Pokémon Contests there, since his father was against him competing in such events. Ruby arranged a bet with , vowing to win all the Contest Ribbons in the region in 80 days. He was able to win every Ribbon, thus completing his part in the bet.
The formula of competition follows the one set in the games closely, sharing its two segments.
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Ruby is credited with the development of several features of the Pokémon Contest Spectacular, alongside Lisia. These include the designs of the Cosplay Pikachu costumes, the Contest Costumes to be worn by participating Trainers, and using Mega Evolution in an Appeal.
====Contests====
=====Hoenn=====
Rank 	Winner 	Categories	Round(s)
Slateport CityHyper Rank 	Unknown	Unknown 	Tripped Up by Torkoal
Verdanturf TownNormal Rank	 	 	Mind-Boggling with Medicham
Verdanturf TownNormal Rank	 	 	It's Absol-lutely a Bad Omen
Fallarbor TownSuper Rank 	 	 	I More Than Like You, Luvdisc I
Fallarbor TownSuper Rank 	 	 	Tanks, but No Tanks, Anorith and Lileep
Fallarbor TownSuper Rank 	Wallace	 	I More Than Like You, Luvdisc I
Slateport CityHyper Rank 	 	 	Always Keep Whiscash on You for Emergencies
Lilycove CityMaster Rank 	 	 	It All Ends Now VIII
=====Sinnoh=====
Location 	Chapter 	Categories	Notable contestants	Winner
Super Contest HallNormal Rank	Perturbed by Pachirisu	 	* 	*
 	 	 	 	
====Hoenn Contest Spectaculars====
Location	Chapter 	Notable contestants	Winner
N/A 	PAORAS21	** 	Unknown
 	 	 	
==Trivia==
* The contest ranks are named after the original Generation I Poké Balls, although it seems the translation team did not catch this, as the Japanese Poké Ball names (Normal, Super, Hyper, and Master) are used in English versions. This was rectified in Generation IV in the ranks of s (Normal, Great, Ultra, and Master). However, the original names of the ranks were kept in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. 
* For Mounting a Coordinator Assault! and Arrival of a Rival!, Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedias are about the Performance Stage and the Battle Stage of Pokémon Contests, respectively. He writes this about the Performance Stage: 「ポケモンが　かれいにまわるよ　コンテスト」 The Pokémon are spinning magnificently; a contest. He writes this senryū about the Battle Stage: 「ごふんかん　みせてしょうぶだ　コンテストバトル」 It's a five-minute battle for show; a Contest Battle.
* The move has contest stats, despite the fact that Struggle cannot be used in contests, as it can only be used if the attacking Pokémon has no PP.
** This is most likely to prevent the game from crashing if it is hacked in, since it is impossible to use Struggle in contests through normal gameplay. The contest stats seem to be the defaults.
* Contests are one of the few places in the Pokémon games one can find nicknamed Pokémon. All Pokémon used by NPC s have nicknames.
* In , the first two series that featured Pokémon Contests featured 15 each. However, in , all of them took place in Sinnoh, while featured seven in Kanto and eight in Hoenn.
* Although the Contests are not held in Orre, the player can see a move's Contest data in .
==In other languages==
Pokémon Contest Spectacular
==Related articles==
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* Pokémon Musical
* Pokémon Showcase
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