Pokémon Contests (or Pokemon Kontesuto in Japanese) are different from regular Pokemon Battles. These consist of Appeals, Use of Attacks, and etc.

Pokemon Contests in the Pokemon Anime

Pokemon Contests (or Pokemon Kontesuto in Japanese) in Anime are different from the one in the Game. First, the Coordinator must register before entering the contests. There are many participents in the begining, but it winds down to 4 to the 2nd round until the final which is 2.

1st, the Coordinator's Pokemon must do it's appeals. Then it's rated on a scale. Once every participent do their appeals, there are many eliminated down to 4 for the 2nd round.

2nd, the Coordinator's go into a rated pokemon battle. There is a time limit usally 4 minuites. If a coordinator knocks out a oppoment's pokemon, then she/he will automaticly win. Each failed attack, the cordinator will lose points. If the points hits 0, then the coordinator who has 0 points will lose. The attacks must be done gracefully, or she/he will lose points also.

3rd. It winds down to the final battle. Same as 2nd round. The coordinator that wins gets a ribbon. You need 5 ribons min. to enter the finals.

Pokemon Contests in the Games

Very different from the Anime. First the trainer must use a special type of candy to raise the points of each type (beauty, cute, cool, tough, smart). The higher of the type, the better it will do on the audience voting.

There are 4 levels. Master is the highest. To move on, the pokemon must have a ribbon for that level to advance to the next level.

Sequence of Events: 1. Audience Voting: The Pokemon is shown to the audience. The one with the most votes will gets more points. Next it goes on to Appeals. 2. Appeals: You use a attack to raise your contest points. There are also effect appeals like making a pokemon on top of yours nervous or to aduct appeals points. If you do a appeal combo, you will get a higher appeal points at that round. 3. Results: Shows the results of both rounds and the one with the highest points wins a ribbon or item.

Famous People who participated in Contests

(Spoiler for people who havent seen this episode) Dr. Abby is one of these coordinators that beated the finals with her Skitty(Joanie). After she retired and decided to go on a Pokemon Adventure, she accepted a battle and lost. Her Skitty was seriously injured so she went to a Pokemon Clinic. Her Skitty was healed by a Doctor at the Clinic. She becomes a apprentence for the doctor to learn more. She ends up opening her own Clinic.

See Also

• Pokémon Coordinator
• Pokémon
• Feebas
• Pokémon Ruby