But of course you probably knew that. The problem is, that winning each Contest takes a lot of careful planning, training and a lot of luck. I finally did it though, and I learnt a few tricks along the way. This is where this guide comes in. Below you'll find some tips on winning the contests, some advice on Pokéblocks, and the 5 Pokémon that won it for me, including their movesets. Well, what are you waiting for? Read on!

Pokéblocks

It is almost impossible to win a contest, without feeding your Pokémon Pokéblocks. Always try to use Grade A+, Grade A and Grade B Pokéblocks, but if you must, use a couple of Grade C's. Below is a table showing what each berry makes at each place, and what all the different Pokéblocks do:

Colour Information

Figuring out the grades

Result 1: Pokéblock achieved at Verdanturf and Fallarbor.
Result 2: Pokéblock achieved at Slateport. 
Result 3: Pokéblock achieved at Lilycove.
 

You can get various berries by talking to certain people on your travels, and by picking any berries you may have planted. There are people who give you berries at the South-West of Sootopolis City, the East of Fallabor Town, the west of the Safari Zone and a man on the East coast of Lilycove City. To get the Grade A berries however, you need to say a certain saying to the Berry Master's wife. You can only say these certain sayings to receive these berries ONCE. After that you get a random berry. The sayings are:

Great Battle- Spelon Berry
Challenge Contest- Pamtre Berry
Overwhelming Latias- Watmel Berry
Cool Latios- Durin Berry
Super Hustle- Belue Berry

To get the Leichi Berry, you have to visit Mirage Island. Doing this is completely random, and you can do nothing to make it appear other than catch lots of Pokémon and hope for the best. You could be incredibly lazy however, and just type 612605411EB19C53 into a GBA Gameshark to make it appear. I've tested that code and it worked for me.

Remember that the more Pokéblocks you feed your Pokémon to increase a certain condition, then the more votes you'll get at the first stage of a contest. You need to try and max out the condition for three different reasons. The first to get more votes, the second is because you get a certain amount of stars for the amount of votes you get. You need at least 5 stars in order to have you Pokémon painted. I'll tell you the third reason in a moment.

Hints and Tips

1. Always max out your specific condition before you even enter Normal Rank. That way you've got an pretty good chance of winning the contests anyway because nearly everybody will vote for you.
2. Don't expect to complete a whole group of Contests the day you decide on your Pokémon. It will take time to get all the berries and Pokéblocks you need.
3. The third reason for maxing out a condition- put the maxed out condition Pokémon at the top of your party, and then talk to the head of Slateport City's Pokémon Fan Club. He'll give you a hold item that boosts the maxed out condition even more. This is almost an essential item for winning the Master Rank.
4. Plant your Grade A berries- don't use them straight away.
5. Even if you've maxed out the condition, if you can still feed your Pokémon some Pokéblocks, then do so.
6. Plan your movesets carefully. Look for a certain type that specializes in Contest attacks of your condition.
7. Use contest combo's to earn extra appeal points. You can find a list of them here.
8. Use attacks which receive more appeal points when they are used in a certain position. For Example, Faint Attack usually receives 2 Appeal points, but when it is the first appeal of a round it earns 6 Appeal Points.
9. Always use attacks which take Appeal Points off other Pokémon, or even better make them nervous.
10. Have at least one attack that's not the same contest type as the contest your in. That way you can prevent others from earning 6 bonus appeal points from getting the crowd going.
11. Always plan the timing of appeals. With a bit of planning you can consistently earn the crowds attention.
12. Use attacks like Explosion last. That way you can earn lots of appeal points on your last turn, without forfeiting any rounds.

My Winners

Still can't make up your mind? Well, there's nothing wrong with copying.......
 

Thanks to Typhlosion for this

Page written by Psythor.

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