Sacred_Latios
Psychic Trainer
Joined: Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:26 pm Posts: 77 Location: is a place.
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Those who had entered RSE and DP contests knows how different these two can be. Strategies that worked flawlessly in the 3rd Generation Contests can fail miserably in the (so-called) new and improved 4th Generation Contests.
For those who have no experience in Contests at all, here are some basic knowledge:
There are four ranks: Normal, Great, Ultra, Master
Winning a rank will enable you to participate the next rank.
There are five Contest types: Cool, Beauty, Cute, Smart and Tough
All attacks belongs to either one of the five contest types.
Type and effect of attack in a contest can be seen in the summary page of a Pokémon.
Attacks with the same type as the Contest they are used in will raise the voltage of the judge.
Five is the maximum voltage points a judge can have.
Once a Pokémon hits the max voltage of a judge, he/she/it will get extra appeal points.
Attacks that do not share the same type of the Contest they are used in may lower the judge's voltage.
Super Contests, unlike the previous Pokémon Contests known in RSE, has three categories instead of two, namely Visual, Dance and Acting.
VISUAL
There are five conditions of a Pokémon, namely Coolness, Beauty, Cuteness, Smartness and Toughness. The condition of a Pokémon plays a big role in the visual category. In fact, if one of the conditions are maxed, the Pokémon can simply go naked into the respective Normal and Super Ranks and get top marks for Visual.
There are two ways to raise the condition of a Pokémon: Poffin and PokéBlocks. PokéBlocks only exist in RSE, but their effects are brought over to DP. The higher the level, the more it raises the condition of a Pokémon. The lower the feel, the more the Pokémon can eat until it cannot eat any more. What if you are unable to make quality Pokémon food? How should this obstacle be removed? To be frank, I am not a Poffin expert, nor a PokéBlock master. I think my Pokémon ate my Poffins because they a.) are almost starved to death b.) did it out of love c.) are vaccuum cleaners and dustbins that can eat anything. I cannot make delicious PokéBlocks, but the Blend Master of Emerald can. Using the Blend Master's PokéBlock is the only way to get conditions fit for Contests if you are somewhere on/below my level in/too lazy to practice making Pokémon food. However, it requires a copy of Emerald, a working ingame clock, cheap berries, some patience and a PokéBlock case. If you lack one of these and had no way of obtaining it, you may well put your contest Pokémon in the GTS to be fed by some Poffin Master somewhere. If you chose to go the Blend Master way:
Wait for the Blend Master to arrive. The TV should announce his arrival.
In the mean time, plant Cheri, Chesto, Pecha, Rawst or Aspear depending on the condition you want to raise. Harvest berries whenever appropriate. Get some from the Berry Master's wife.
You can also breed the perfect nature/Egg move while waiting.
When the Blend Master arrives, offer to blend berries with him.
Throw in either Cheri, Chesto, Pecha, Rawst or Aspear. NOTHING else. Wait for the Blend Master to blend the berries for you. Do NOT touch the A or L button in the blending process.
Collect your Gold PokéBlocks. Feed the right Pokémon with them. You can try to get a Milotic too.
Migrate Pokémon to DP when you are satisfied with its condition.
Finally, when migrated, show the Pokémon to the Scarf guy in Pastoria to get a Scarf. This Scarf will help you in the contests, and it should be the only hold item for your Pokémon in the contest.
There's something new in DP contests. Themes and accessories. A theme is randomly chosen every time a Contest starts. The themes are The Natural, The Intangible, The Relaxed, The Gaudy, The Colourful, The Solid, The Flexible, The Sharp, The Created, The Bright, The Shapely and The Festive. Accessories have to be used according to the situation. Normal Rank permits up to 5 Accessories, Super Rank allows up to 10 Accessories, Ultra Rank gives you the freedom to use 15 Accessories at most, Master Rank gives you the liberty to dress a Pokémon up with no more than 20 Accessories. Depending on the theme, certain accessories score you points, some do not give points, others score too, but score less. However, you are always given 60 seconds for dressing a Pokémon up in a contest, no more, no less, no matter what. You can collect certain accessories from Amity Square. Different Pokémon picks up different accessories. The Massage Lady in Veilstone gives you an Accessory when she massages one of your Pokémon. Although I do not recommend the scam house in Floaroma Town, I am not going to stop you from purchasing Accessories there with your hard earned berries when free ones will do.
This is a(n incomplete) list of themes and their respective favourable Accessories. Anything not listed will not score you points for that theme. Directly after the Theme itself I shall summarize what should be used.
The Bright: (almost anything yellow, glittering or white) Fires, Powders, Leaves, Masks
White Fluff, Yellow Fluff, Glitter Boulder, Big Scale, Yellow Feather, White Feather, White Moustache, White Beard, Shed Claw, Shed Horn, Thin Mushroom, Snow Crystal, Sparks, Shimmering Fire, Mystic Fire, Determination, Seashell, Shiny Powder, Glitter Powder, White Flower, Yellow Flower, Coloured Parasol, Spotlight, Mirror Ball, Yellow Barrette, Yellow Balloon, Lace Headdress, Silk Veil, Gold Pedestal, Glass Stage, Award Podium, Crown, Tiara, Comet, Pink Fluff, Brown Fluff, Orange Fluff, Round Pebble, Snaggy Pebble, Jagged Boulder, Mini Pebble, Pink Scale, Blue Scale, Green Scale, Purple Scale, Blue Feather, Red Feather, Small Leaf, Big Leaf, Narrow Leaf, Thick Mushroom, Stump, Pretty Dewdrop, Peculiar Spoon, Puffy Smoke, Wealthy Coin, Spring, Humming Note, Red Flower, Pink Flower, Blue Flower, Orange Flower, Googly Specs, Sweet Candy, Confetti, Old Umbrella, Standing Mike, Surfboard, Carpet, Retro Pipe, Fluffy Bed, Photo Board, Pink Barrette, Red Barrette, Blue Barrette, Green Barrette, Pink Balloon, Red Balloons, Blue Balloons, Green Balloons, Heroic Headband, Professor Hat, Flower Stage, Cube Stage, Turtwig Mask, Chimchar Mask, Piplup Mask, Big Tree, Flag
The Colourful: Feathers, Ribbons, Balloons, Leaves, Mushrooms, Fires, Powders, Masks
Yellow Fluff, Pink Fluff, Brown Fluff, Black Fluff, Orange Fluff, Black Pebble, Pink Scale, Blue Scale, Green Scale, Purple Scale, Blue Feather, Red Feather, Yellow Feather, White Feather, Black Moustache, Black Beard, Poison Extract, Eerie Thing, Red Flower, Pink Flower, Yellow Flower, Blue Flower, Orange Flower, Black Specs, Gorgeous Specs, Confetti, Coloured Parasol, Cape, Carpet, Pink Barrette, Red Barrette, Blue Barrette, Yellow Barrette, Green Barrette, Pink Balloon, Red Balloons, Blue Balloons, Yellow Balloon, Green Balloons, Top Hat, Professor Hat, Gold Pedestal, Flag, Comet, White Fluff, Round Pebble, Glitter Boulder, Mini Pebble, Big Scale, Narrow Scale, White Moustache, White Beard, Small Leaf, Big Leaf, Narrow Leaf, Thin Mushroom, Thick Mushroom, Pretty Dewdrop, Snow Crystal, Sparks, Shimmering Fire, Mystic Fire, Determination, Puffy Smoke, Wealthy Coin, Spring, Humming Note, Glitter Powder, Shiny Powder, White Flower, Googly Specs, Sweet Candy, Old Umbrella, Standing Mike, Surfboard, Retro Pipe, Fluffy Bed, Mirror Ball, Photo Board, Silk Veil, Heroic Headband, Flower Stage, Glass Stage, Award Podium, Cube Stage, Turtwig Mask, Chimchar Mask, Piplup Mask, Big Tree, Crown, Tiara
The Created: (Anything man-made) Facial Hairs, Powders, Specs, Ribbons, Balloons, Hats, Stages, Masks, Fires
Glitter Boulder, Black Moustache, White Moustache, Black Beard, White Beard, Peculiar Spoon, Wealthy Coin, Spring, Humming Note, Shiny Powder, Glitter Powder, Googly Specs, Black Specs, Gorgeous Specs, Sweet Candy, Confetti, Coloured Parasol, Old Umbrella, Spotlight, Cape, Standing Mike, Surfboard, Carpet, Retro Pipe, Fluffy Bed, Mirror Ball, Photo Board, Pink Barrette, Red Barrette, Blue Barrette, Yellow Barrette, Green Barrette, Pink Balloon, Red Balloons, Blue Balloons, Yellow Balloon, Green Balloons, Lace Headdress, Top Hat, Silk Veil, Heroic Headband, Professor Hat, Flower Stage, Award Podium, Glass Stage, Gold Pedestal, Cube Stage, Turtwig Mask, Piplup Mask, Chimchar Mask, Flag, Crown, Tiara, Round Pebble, Black Pebble, Mini Pebble, Shed Claw, Shed Horn, Thin Mushroom, Thick Mushroom, Stump, Sparks, Shimmering Fire, Mystic Fire, Determination, Poison Extract, Eerie Thing
The Festive: Fires, Powders, Fluffs, Scales, Feathers, Mushrooms, Flowers, Barrettes, Balloons, Masks
Glitter Boulder, Pretty Dewdrop, Snow Crystal, Sparks, Shimmering Fire, Mystic Fire, Wealthy Coin, Humming Note, Shiny Powder, Glitter Powder, Gorgeous Specs, Coloured Parasol, Spotlight, Carpet, Mirror Ball, Lace Headdress, Silk Veil, Top Hat, Flower Stage, Gold Pedestal, Glass Stage, Crown, Tiara, Comet, White Fluff, Black Fluff, Yellow Fluff, Brown Fluff, Pink Fluff, Orange Fluff, Round Pebble, Black Pebble, Mini Pebble, Blue Scale, Pink Scale, Green Scale, Purple Scale, Narrow Scale, Big Scale, Red Feather, Blue Feather, Yellow Feather, White Feather, Shed Claw, Shed Horn, Thin Mushroom, Thick Mushroom, Determination, Peculiar Spoon, Spring, Seashell, Red Flower, Pink Flower, White Flower, Blue Flower, Orange Flower, Yellow Flower, Sweet Candy, Confetti, Cape, Standing Mike, SurfBoard, Fluffy Bed, Photo Board, Red Barrette, Pink Barrette, Blue Barrette, Yellow Barrette, Green Barrette, Red Balloons, Pink Balloon, Blue Balloons, Yellow Balloon, Green Balloons, Heroic Headband, Professor Hat, Award Podium, Cube Stage, Turtwig Mask, Chimchar Mask, Piplup Mask, Big Tree, Flag
The Flexible: Fluffs, Facial Hairs, Leaves, Fires, Powders, Balloons, Scales, Feathers, Mushrooms, Flowers, Umbrellas, Ribbons, Masks
White Fluff, Yellow Fluff, Pink Fluff, Brown Fluff, Black Fluff, Orange Fluff, Black Moustache, White Moustache, Black Beard, White Beard, Big Leaf, Small Leaf, Narrow Leaf, Pretty Dewdrop, Snow Crystal, Sparks, Shimmering Fire, Mystic Fire, Determination, Puffy Smoke, Poison Extract, Eerie Thing, Spring, Humming Note, Shiny Powder, Glitter Powder, Confetti, Cape, Carpet, Fluffy Bed, Pink Balloon, Red Balloons, Blue Balloons, Yellow Balloon, Green Balloons, Silk Veil, Heroic Headband, Flag, Pink Scale, Blue Scale, Green Scale, Purple Scale, Big Scale, Narrow Scale, Red Feather, Blue Feather, Yellow Feather, White Feather, Thin Mushroom, Thick Mushroom, Peculiar Spoon, Red Flower, Pink Flower, Blue Flower, Yellow Flower, Orange Flower, White Flower, Sweet Candy, Coloured Parasol, Old Umbrella, Spotlight, Standing Mike, Photo Board, Pink Barrette, Red Barrette, Blue Barrette, Yellow Barrette, Green Barrette, Lace Headdress, Top Hat, Professor Hat, Turtwig Mask, Chimchar Mask, Piplup Mask, Big Tree, Crown, Tiara, Comet
The Gaudy: Scales, Feathers, Facial Hairs, Powders, Ribbons, Balloons, Hats, Stages, Masks (All contest rewards), Fluffs, Leaves, Mushrooms, Flowers
Round Pebble, Glitter Boulder, Black Pebble, Mini Pebble, Pink Scale, Blue Scale, Green Scale, Purple Scale, Big Scale, Narrow Scale, Blue Feather, Red Feather, Yellow Feather, White Feather, Black Moustache, White Moustache, Black Beard, White Beard, Shimmering Fire, Determination, Wealthy Coin, Spring, Humming Note, Glitter Powder, Shiny Powder, Black Specs, Gorgeous Specs, Sweet Candy, Confetti, Coloured Parasol, Spotlight, Cape, Standing Mike, Surfboard, Carpet, Fluffy Bed, Mirror Ball, Photo Board, Pink Barrette, Red Barrette, Yellow Barrette, Blue Barrette, Green Barrette, Pink Balloon, Red Balloons, Blue Balloons, Yellow Balloon, Green Balloons, Silk Veil, Top Hat, Lace Headdress, Heroic Headband, Professor Hat, Award Podium, Gold Pedestal, Glass Stage, Flower Stage, Cube Stage, Turtwig Mask, Chimchar Mask, Piplup Mask, Flag, Crown, Tiara, Comet, White Fluff, Yellow Fluff, Pink Fluff, Brown Fluff, Black Fluff, Orange Fluff, Snaggy Pebble, Jagged Boulder, Small Leaf, Big Leaf, Narrow Leaf, Shed Claw, Shed Horn, Thin Mushroom, Thick Mushroom, Stump, Pretty Dewdrop, Snow Crystal, Sparks, Mystic Fire, Peculiar Spoon, Puffy Smoke, Seashell, Red Flower, Pink Flower, Blue Flower, Orange Flower, Yellow Flower, White Flower, Googly Specs, Old Umbrella, Retro Pipe, Big Tree
The Intangible: Fires, Powders, Balloons, Fluffs, Scales, Feathers, Facial Hairs, Leaves, Mushrooms, Flowers, Specs, Umbrellas, Ribbons, Masks
Pretty Dewdrop, Snow Crystal, Sparks, Shimmering Fire, Mystic Fire, Determination, Puffy Smoke, Poison Extract, Eerie Thing, Humming Note, Glitter Powder, Shiny Powder, Confetti, Spotlight, Carpet, Photo Board, Pink Balloon, Red Balloons, Blue Balloons, Green Balloons, Yellow Balloon, Silk Veil, Heroic Headband, Flag, White Fluff, Yellow Fluff, Brown Fluff, Orange Fluff, Black Fluff, Pink Fluff, Pink Scale, Blue Scale, Green Scale, Purple Scale, Big Scale, Narrow Scale, Blue Feather, Yellow Feather, Red Feather, White Feather, Black Moustache, White Moustache, Black Beard, White Beard, Small Leaf, Big Leaf, Narrow Leaf, Shed Claw, Shed Horn, Thin Mushroom, Thick Mushroom, Stump, Spring, Seashell, Red Flower, Pink Flower, Blue Flower, Yellow Flower, White Flower, Orange Flower, Googly Specs, Black Specs, Gorgeous Specs, Sweet Candy, Coloured Parasol, Old Umbrella, Cape, Standing Mike, Surfboard, Fluffy Bed, Mirror Ball, Pink Barrette, Red Barrette, Blue Barrette, Green Barrette, Yellow Barrette, Lace Headdress, Top Hat, Professor Hat, Turtwig Mask, Chimchar Mask, Piplup Mask, Crown, Tiara, Comet
The Natural: Fluffs, Scales, Feathers, Leaves, Mushrooms, Fires, Flowers, Powders
White Fluff, Yellow Fluff, Pink Fluff, Brown Fluff, Black Fluff, Orange Fluff, Snaggy Pebble, Jagged Boulder, Pink Scale, Blue Scale, Green Scale, Purple Scale, Narrow Scale, Big Scale, Blue Feather, Red Feather, Yellow Feather, White Feather, Small Leaf, Big Leaf, Narrow Leaf, Shed Claw, Shed Horn, Thin Mushroom, Thick Mushroom, Stump, Pretty Dewdrop, Snow Crystal, Sparks, Shimmering Fire, Mystic Fire, Puffy Smoke, Poison Extract, Eerie Thing, Seashell, Red Flower, Pink Flower, White Flower, Blue Flower, Orange Flower, Yellow Flower, Big Tree, Comet, Round Pebble, Glitter Boulder, Black Pebble, Mini Pebble, Determination, Humming Note, Shiny Powder, Glitter Powder
The Relaxed:
The Solid: Rocks, Scales, Spectacles, Umbrellas, Stages, Fluffs, Feathers, Facial Hairs, Leaves, Mushrooms, Powders, Flowers, Ribbons, Masks
Round Pebble, Glitter Boulder, Snaggy Pebble, Jagged Boulder, Black Pebble, Mini Pebble, Pink Scale, Blue Scale, Green Scale, Purple Scale, Big Scale, Narrow Scale, Shed Claw, Shed Horn, Stump, Peculiar Spoon, Wealthy Coin, Spring, Seashell, Googly Specs, Black Specs, Gorgeous Specs, Sweet Candy, Coloured Parasol, Old Umbrella, Spotlight, Standing Mike, Surfboard, Carpet, Retro Pipe, Mirror Ball, Photo Board, Professor Hat, Flower Stage, Award Podium, Glass Stage, Gold Pedestal, Cube Stage, Big Tree, Flag, Crown, Tiara, Comet, White Fluff, Pink Fluff, Black Fluff, Yellow Fluff, Brown Fluff, Orange Fluff, Red Feather, Blue Feather, Yellow Feather, White Feather, Black Moustache, White Moustache, Black Beard, White Beard, Small Leaf, Big Leaf, Narrow Leaf, Thin Mushroom, Thick Mushroom, Humming Note, Shiny Powder, Glitter Powder, Red Flower, Blue Flower, Pink Flower, White Flower, Yellow Flower, Orange Flower, Confetti, Cape, Fluffy Bed, Pink Barrette, Red Barrette, Blue Barrette, Yellow Barrette, Green Barrette, Lace Headdress, Top Hat, Silk Veil, Heroic Headband, Turtwig Mask, Chimchar Mask, Piplup Mask
The Shapely: Rocks, Flowers, Masks, Specs, Hats, Stages, Fluff, Scales, Facial Hair, Feathers, Powder, Ribbons, Balloons
Round Pebble, Glitter Boulder, Snaggy Pebble, Jagged Boulder, Black Pebble, Mini Pebble, Big Leaf, Shed Claw, Shed Horn, Thick Mushroom, Stump, Peculiar Spoon, Wealthy Coin, Spring, Seashell, Red Flower, Pink Flower, White Flower, Blue Flower, Orange Flower, Yellow Flower, Goggly Specs, Black Specs, Gorgeous Specs, Sweet Candy, Colored Parasol, Old Umbrella, Spotlight, Cape, Standing Mike, Surfboard, Carpet, Retro Pipe, Fluffy Bed, Mirror Ball, Photo Board, Top Hat, Silk Veil, Lace Headdress, Professor Hat, Heroic Headband, Award Podium, Glass Stage, Flower Stage, Cube Stage, Gold Pedestal, Turtwig Mask, Chimchar Mask, Piplup Mask, Big Tree, Flag, Crown, Tiara, Comet, White Fluff, Yellow Fluff, Pink Fluff, Brown Fluff, Black Fluff, Orange Fluff, Pink Scale, Blue Scale, Green Scale, Purple Scale, Big Scale, Narrow Scale, Blue Feather, Red Feather, Yellow Feather, White Feather, Black Moustache, White Moustache, Black Beard, White Beard, Small Leaf, Narrow Leaf, Thin Mushroom, Pretty Dewdrop, Snow Crystal, Eerie Thing, Shiny Powder, Glitter Powder, Confetti, Red Barrette, Blue Barrette, Pink Barrette, Green Barrette, Yellow Barrette, Red Balloons, Blue Balloons, Pink Balloon, Green Balloons, Yellow Balloon
The Sharp: Scales, Feathers, Beards, Moustaches, Flowers, Specs, Ribbons, Stages
Blue Scale, Purple Scale, Big Scale, Narrow Scale, Blue Feather, Red Feather, Yellow Feather, White Feather, Black Beard, White Beard, Narrow Leaf, Shed Claw, Shed Horn, Thin Mushroom, Spring, Coloured Parasol, Old Umbrella, Cape, Standing Mike, Surfboard, Lace Headdress, Professor Hat, Flag, Crown, Tiara, Pink Scale, Black Moustache, White Moustache, Small Leaf, Big Leaf, Thick Mushroom, Stump, Snow Crystal, Determination, Peculiar Spoon, Seashell, Humming Note, Red Flower, Pink Flower, White Flower, Blue Flower, Orange Flower, Yellow Flower, Black Specs, Googly Specs, Gorgeous Specs, Sweet Candy, Confetti, Spotlight, Retro Pipe, Photo Board, Pink Barrette, Red Barrette, Blue Barrette, Yellow Barrette, Green Barrette, Top Hat, Silk Veil, Heroic Headband, Flower Stage, Award Podium, Glass Stage, Gold Pedestal, Cube Stage, Big Tree, Comet
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