Pokémon Super Contest Guide
By: 5P33D5

Are you finding Super Contests hard? Is Master Rank your main priority so you get a star for your trainer card? Then this is the guide for you!
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Contest Basics:
There are five different Super Contest divisions. Each division has four ranks. Any pokemon can enter the Normal Rank, but for higher ranks a Pokemon must first win the previous rank to enter.

Divisions

• Beauty Contest – shows a Pokemon's beauty
• Cool Contest – shows a Pokemon's coolness
• Smart Contest – shows a Pokemon's smartness
• Tough Contest – shows a Pokemon's toughness
• Cute Contest – shows a Pokemon's cuteness

Ranks

• Normal Rank – any Pokemon can enter.
• Great Rank – Pokemon must have won Normal Rank Ribbon
• Ultra Rank - Pokemon must have won Great Rank Ribbon
• Master Rank - Pokemon must have won Ultra Rank Ribbon

When you win a Contest, you will receive a ribbon and an accessory too according to what division and rank you enter.

Prizes:

Beauty Contest -

• Normal Rank: Beauty Ribbon and Blue Barrette
• Great Rank: Beauty Ribbon Great and Blue Ballon
• Ultra Rank: Beauty Ribbon Ultra and Silk Veil
• Master Rank: Beauty Ribbon Master and Glass Stage

Cool Contest -

• Normal Rank: Cool Ribbon and Red Barrette
• Great Rank: Cool Ribbon Great and Red Ballon
• Ultra Rank: Cool Ribbon Ultra and Top Hat
• Master Rank: Cool Ribbon Master and Gold Pedestal

Smart Contest -

• Normal Rank: Smart Ribbon and Green Barrette
• Great Rank: Smart Ribbon Great and Green Ballon
• Ultra Rank: Smart Ribbon Ultra and Professor Hat
• Master Rank: Smart Ribbon Master and Cube Stage

Tough Contest -

• Normal Rank: Tough Ribbon and Yellow Barrette
• Great Rank: Tough Ribbon Great and Yellow Ballon
• Ultra Rank: Tough Ribbon Ultra and Heroic Headband
• Master Rank: Tough Ribbon Master and Award Podium

Cute Contest -

• Normal Rank: Cute Ribbon and Pink Barrette
• Great Rank: Cute Ribbon Great and Pink Ballon
• Ultra Rank: Cute Ribbon Ultra and Lace Headress
• Master Rank: Cute Ribbon Master and Flower Stage

Each Contest consists of three rounds:

Round 1. - Visual Competition

Round 2. - Dance Competition

Round 3. - Acting Competition

Poffins

• Raising your Pokemon's condition with Poffins:

Pick poffin flavours to suit the Contest category.

• How to get Poffins:

You can either – make your own Poffins at Hearthome City or you can buy them from the Department Store basement in Veilstone City.

• How to make your own Poffins:

Go to a house south of the Contest Hall in Hearthome City and speak to the lady next to the table. You can choose whether to make a Poffin by yourself or in a group. Next you choose your berry. Then follow the instructions on your screen and try not to make it overflow or burn.

First Round – Visual:

• Dress your Pokemon in theme-appropriate Accessories

The top screen tells you how much time you have, how many accessories can be used and the theme.

How many accessories you can use:
5 for Normal Rank
10 for Great Rank
15 for Ultra Rank
20 for Master Rank.

How to get Accessories:

Take a stroll in Amity Square – here your Pokemon might find an item and if you talk to them they will give it to you.

Keep Amity Square Clean – there is a hard-to-get-to man in Amity Square who gives you either 5 berries or different Accessories.

Get a Pokemon Massage – just south of Veilstone City Gym there is a house where a lovely lady will give your Pokemon a massage and will find an Accessory and give it to you.

Trade Berries for Accessories – in the Floaroma City Flower Shop talk to the lady near the counter and there you can trade berries for Accessories (some are extremely hard to get).

Matching accessories with themes:

The Colourful:

• Yellow Fluff
• Pink Fluff
• Blue Scale
• Green Scale
• Red Flower
• Orange Flower
• Flag

Sharpness:

• Narrow Scale
• Big Scale
• Blue Feather
• Red Feather
• Shed Horn
• Thin Mushroom
• Spring

The Natural

• White Fluff
• Brown Fluff
• Snaggy Pebble
• Shed Claw
• Thick Mushroom
• Pretty Dewdrop
• Snow Crystal

The Created:

• Black Moustache
• White Beard
• Spring
• Glitter Powder
• Googly Specs
• Black Specs
• Confetti

Shapely

• Round Pebble
• Jagged Boulder
• White Flower
• Pink Flower
• Turtwig Mask
• Chimchar Mask
• Piplup Mask

Intangible

• Glitter Powder
• Shimmering Fire
• Puffy Smoke
• Humming Note
• Confetti
• Spotlight
• Flag

Relaxation

• Brown Fluff
• Black Fluff
• Jagged Bould
• Black Pebble
• Blue Scale
• Thin Scale
• Black Beard

Brightness

• Yellow Fluff
• White Fluff
• Glitter Boulder
• Big Scale
• Yellow Wing
• White Beard
• Shed Horn

The Solid

• Jagged Boulder
• Mini Pebble
• Thin Scale
• Shed Horn
• Peculiar Spoon
• Black Specs
• Sweet Candy

Flexible

• Orange Fluff
• Black Moustache
• Small Leaf
• Pretty Dewdrops
• Sparks
• Poison Extract
• Confetti

The Gaudy

• Round Pebble
• Mini Pebble
• Green Scale
• Purple Scale
• Red Feather
• Glitter Powder
• Spotlight

The Festive

• Glitter Boulder
• Pretty Dewdrop
• Snow Crystal
• Mystic Fire
• Glitter Powder
• Gorgeous Specs
• Coloured Parasol

Second Round – Dance:

• Tips and Tricks

Keep to the beat and you will earn higher scores.

Just remember the higher the rank the less mistakes the Backup Dancers will make less mistakes

You can use the D-pad (the arrow buttons) instead of the touch screen if you prefer.

• Be a tough act to follow

Use all your castanets.

Place a couple in the beginning and wiat to the end to add in the other castanets, often when there is a long interval the Pokemon's attention may waver, causing them to make mistakes.

Click the castanets on the dark lines, the other Pokemon are likely to lose their place then.

Start and end with a blue castanet, because you move forward your cover the pink score making it hard for the other Pokemon to see and keep up.

Third Round – Acting:

Firstly go over the moves your Pokemon will use, get a good moveset otherwise and plan for a big finale.

Choose your judge, either Jordan, Dexter or Keira.

But if you have a 1 hit K.O. Move like Sheer Cold or Fissure or Guillotine if all Pokemon choose the same judge you get +15 hearts.

Raise the judges voltage, if you get full voltage then you will score many hearts depending on your judge.

Moves:

Normal moves earn you 3 hearts.

Moves that win hearts based on the voltage.

Moves that win hearts based on the order of the Pokemon. eg. +2 hearts if Pokemon acts first

Moves that win hearts based on Special Conditions. eg. If all pokemon choose the same judge you will get this many hearts.

And finally select the best Pokemon for each division, find out the moves they learn and check the contest stats.

Recommended for:

Beauty – Remoraid*, lvl. 36. Moveset – Signal Beam, Bubble Beam, Frustration and Water Gun.

Cool – Chatot, lvl. 33. Moveset – Taunt, Peck, Roost and Mimic.

Smart – Tentacool*, lvl. 33. Moveset – Acid, Bubble Beam, Poison Jab and Wrap.

Tough – Geodud*, lvl. 39. Moveset – Stone Edge, Earthquake, Rock Throw and Rock Polish.

Cute – Kricketune, lvl. 46. Moveset – Bug Buzz, X-Scissor, Sleep Talk and Sing.

GOOD LUCK!