POKEMON GOLD, SILVER AND CRYSTAL NATIONAL PARK: BUG CATCHING CONTEST

The National Park, found north of Goldenrod City and between Routes 35 and 36, hosts a Bug Catching Contest on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. There is no entry fee required for participation in the Contest. You may sign up at either entrance to the Park.

Contest Rules

Once you enter the Contest, you will be provided with 20 Park Balls, which are similar to Safari Balls. You are also required to pick a single Pokemon out of your party to participate. Try to pick a Pokemon that is skilled at capturing other Pokemon. One which knows status-inducing moves such as Thunder Wave and Spore would be a good choice. The rest of the Pokemon in your party and all your items will be held by the Contest Officials until the Contest is over.

During the Contest, you are free to capture any Pokemon you encounter. However, you can only keep one Pokemon for judging. Nonetheless, any Pokemon you catch will be recorded in your Pokedex, so this is a good opportunity to fill up your Pokedex entries.

The Contest ends once you use up all your Pokeballs or when you leave the way you came. The judging will then occur. The factors that determine the score in the contest are the rarity of the Pokemon and its level. Good bets are high-level Pinsir, Scyther, Butterfree and Beedrill.

Once judging is complete, you will obtain a prize based on your finishing position. The prizes are:
First Place: Sun Stone
Second Place: Everstone
Third Place: Gold Berry
Consolation: Berry

The Pokemon

The Pokemon available in the National Park become very different from that which is available in the National Park on normal days. Here is a list of the Pokemon available in the National Park during a Bug Catching Contest:

Pokemon	Frequency	Pokemon	Frequency
Caterpie	20%	Metapod	10%
Butterfree	5%	Weedle	20%
Kakuna	10%	Beedrill	5%
Paras	10%	Venonat	10%
Scyther	5%	Pinsir	5%