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Silph Corporation Research and Development—Shadowtrooper's sandbox. This page is for me to use to play around with articles at my leisure without having to worry about accidentally messing up the actual article pages.

Ribbon

A ribbon is a special item first introduced in Generation III which can be awarded to a Pokémon for a variety of reasons. Ribbons stay on a Pokémon even when traded, and can be checked in different ways depending on the game version. Ribbons are generally used purely for aesthetics—to show a Pokémon's accomplishments, that they have participated in special events, etc. Some ribbons, however, actually serve a functional purpose within the games. Each ribbon can be obtained by a given Pokémon only once.

Contest Ribbons

In Generation III, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire introduced Pokémon contests. For each of the five categories (Cool, Beauty, Cute, Smart, and Tough) and each of their respective ranks, the winning Pokémon is awarded a ribbon. In both Generations III and IV the categories are the same, though some ranks differ.

Ribbon Name	Region	Description Text
Cool Ribbon	Hoenn	Hoenn Cool Contest Normal Rank winner!
Cool Ribbon Super		Hoenn Cool Contest Super Rank winner!
Cool Ribbon Hyper		Hoenn Cool Contest Hyper Rank winner!
Cool Ribbon Master		Hoenn Cool Contest Super Rank winner!
Cool Ribbon	Sinnoh	Super Contest Cool Category Normal Rank winner!
Cool Ribbon Great		Super Contest Cool Category Great Rank winner!
Cool Ribbon Ultra		Super Contest Cool Category Ultra Rank winner!
Cool Ribbon Master		Super Contest Cool Category Master Rank winner!

Beauty Contest

• Normal Rank
  • - "Hoenn Beauty Contest Normal Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Beauty Category Normal Rank winner!"
• Super/Great Rank
  • - "Hoenn Beauty Contest Super Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Beauty Category Great Rank winner!"
• Hyper/Ultra Rank
  • - "Hoenn Beauty Contest Hyper Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Beauty Category Ultra Rank winner!"
• Master Rank
  • - "Hoenn Beauty Contest Super Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Beauty Category Master Rank winner!"

Cute Contest

• Normal Rank
  • - "Hoenn Cute Contest Normal Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Cute Category Normal Rank winner!"
• Super/Great Rank
  • - "Hoenn Cute Contest Super Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Cute Category Great Rank winner!"
• Hyper/Ultra Rank
  • - "Hoenn Cute Contest Hyper Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Cute Category Ultra Rank winner!"
• Master Rank
  • - "Hoenn Cute Contest Super Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Cute Category Master Rank winner!"

Smart Contest

• Normal Rank
  • - "Hoenn Smart Contest Normal Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Smart Category Normal Rank winner!"
• Super/Great Rank
  • - "Hoenn Smart Contest Super Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Smart Category Great Rank winner!"
• Hyper/Ultra Rank
  • - "Hoenn Smart Contest Hyper Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Smart Category Ultra Rank winner!"
• Master Rank
  • - "Hoenn Smart Contest Super Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Smart Category Master Rank winner!"

Tough Contest

• Normal Rank
  • - "Hoenn Tough Contest Normal Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Tough Category Normal Rank winner!"
• Super/Great Rank
  • - "Hoenn Tough Contest Super Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Tough Category Great Rank winner!"
• Hyper/Ultra Rank
  • - "Hoenn Tough Contest Hyper Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Tough Category Ultra Rank winner!"
• Master Rank
  • - "Hoenn Tough Contest Super Rank winner!"
  • - "Super Contest Tough Category Master Rank winner!"

Pokémon League Champion

Upon defeating the Elite Four and champion of a region, all Pokémon on the challenger's team are awarded a ribbon signifying their role in entering the Hall of Fame and helping their trainer become the new champ.

• Champion Ribbon
  • - "Ribbon awarded for becoming the Champion and entering the Hall of Fame."
• Sinnoh Champ Ribbon
  • '"Ribbon awarded for beating the Sinnoh Champion and entering the Hall of Fame."

Effort Ribbon

The Effort Ribbon is awarded to a Pokémon whose effort training has been completed. In Hoenn, a woman in Slateport City will give out Effort Ribbons to a trainer based on the lead-off member of his/her party. In Sinnoh, a woman in the Sunyshore Market will do the same.

• Effort Ribbon
  • - "Ribbon awarded for being an exceptionally hard worker."

GameBoy Advance exclusive ribbons

There are some ribbons obtainable only in the 3^rd generation GameBoy games. In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, ribbons can be viewed through the PokéNav utility. There is no way of viewing them in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen where they are scarce.

Battle Tower

There are two ribbons for the Battle Tower found in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. The first is awarded for clearing the Lv50 Battle Tower, the second for the Lv100 Battle Tower in Ruby and Sapphire, or Open Level Battle Tower in Emerald.

• Winning Ribbon
  • - "Ribbon awarded for clearing the Hoenn Battle Tower's Lv. 50 challenge."
• Victory Ribbon
  • - "Ribbon awarded for clearing the Hoenn Battle Tower's Lv. 100 challenge."

Super Sketch Model

• Artist Ribbon
  • - "Ribbon awarded for being chosen as a super sketch model in Hoenn."

GameCube exclusive ribbons

There are a few ribbons obtainable only from the GameCube Pokémon games. In Pokémon Colosseum and XD, the fourth page of the Pokémon Summary screen is dedicated to showcasing awarded ribbons.

Purification ribbon

A ribbon is "awarded for clearing all difficulties" when a Shadow Pokémon has been purified.

Mt. Battle ribbon

A "100-straight Win Commemorative" ribbon is awarded upon completion of Mt. Battle from beginning to end.

DS exclusive ribbons

With the 4^th generation a new batch of exclusive ribbons can be acquired. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl ribbons can be viewed on the seventh and last page of the Pokémon Summary screen (represented with a pink ribbon button).

Julia - The Ribbon Lady

Each day of the week, a woman named Julia living in the far northeastern house in Sunyshore City will give players a ribbon when she is told a story. The ribbon corresponds to her mood and the story told on that day and will be given to whichever Pokémon is in the first party slot.

• Alert Ribbon - Monday
  • - "A Ribbon for recalling an invigorating event that created life energy."
• Shock Ribbon - Tuesday
  • - "A Ribbon for recalling a thrilling event that made life more exciting."
• Downcast Ribbon - Wednesday
  • - "A Ribbon for recalling feelings of sadness that added spice to life."
• Careless Ribbon - Thursday
  • - "A Ribbon for recalling a careless error that helped steer life decisions."
• Relax Ribbon - Friday
  • - "A Ribbon for recalling a refreshing event that added sparkle to life."
• Snooze Ribbon - Saturday
  • - "A Ribbon for recalling a deep slumber that made life soothing."
• Smile Ribbon - Sunday
  • - "A Ribbon for recalling that smiles enrich the quality of life."

Footprint Ribbon

If a Pokémon is happy with its trainer, Dr. Footprint on the western end of Route 213 will give it the Footprint Ribbon.

• - "A Ribbon awarded to a Pokémon deemed to have a top-quality footprint."

Battle Tower

The Battle Tower in Sinnoh awards a number of ribbons to the Pokémon of trainers who can successfully complete its challenges.

• Ability Ribbon
  • - A Ribbon awarded for defeating the Tower Tycoon at the Battle Tower.
• Great Ability Ribbon
  • - A Ribbon awarded for defeating the Tower Tycoon at the Battle Tower.
• Double Ability Ribbon
  • - A Ribbon awarded for completing the Sinnoh Battle Tower Double challenge.
• Multi Ability Ribbon
  • - A Ribbon awarded for completing the Sinnoh Battle Tower Multi challenge.
• Pair Ability Ribbon
  • - A Ribbon awarded for completing the Sinnoh Battle Tower Link Multi challenge.
• World Ability Ribbon
  • - A Ribbon awarded for completing the Sinnoh Wi-Fi Battle Tower challenge.

Resort Area

If a Pokémon has at least ten ribbons, its trainer can get into the Ribbon Syndicate. Here more ribbons can be purchased for the Pokémon. These ribbons are mainly a show of status as opposed to one of accomplishments.

• Gorgeous Ribbon
  • Cost: $10,000
  • - "An extraordinarily gorgeous and extravagant Ribbon."

• Royal Ribbon
  • Cost: $100,000
  • - "An incredibly regal Ribbon with an air of nobility."

• Gorgeous Royal Ribbon
  • Cost: $999,999
  • - "A gorgeous and regal Ribbon that is the peak of fabulous."

Anime exclusive ribbons

Advanced Generation

• Fallarbor Ribbon
  • Awarded to May upon her defeat of Grace's Medicham at the Fallarbor Pokémon Contest.
• Abelia Ribbon
  • Awarded to May at the Abelia Pokémon Contest after defeating Brock's Marshtomp with her Eevee.

Diamond & Pearl

• Floaroma Ribbon
  • Awarded to Dawn at the Floaroma Pokémon Contest after her Piplup beats Kenny's Prinplup.

Other ribbons

Tournament ribbons

Some of these ribbons may have been awarded to players who won tournaments at Pokémon events in Japan. Other ribbons were never handed out. There are ribbons for Regional, National, and Global tournaments for 2003, 2004, and 2005. Each has a Champion Ribbon, a Runner-Up Ribbon, and a Semifinalist Ribbon.

Additional ribbons are:

• Pokémon Battle Cup Participation Ribbon
• Pokémon League Advance Cup
• Pokémon Tournament Participation Ribbon

Event ribbons

There are "Pokémon Event" and "Pokémon Festival" ribbons which may have been distributed at Pokémon events and festivals in Japan.

Pokémon Center ribbons

There are ribbons for the Pokémon Centers in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and New York.

Holiday ribbons

• Summer Holidays Ribbon
• Winter Holidays Ribbon
• Spring Holidays Ribbon
• Evergreen Ribbon
• Special Holiday Ribbon

Tower ribbons

• Darkness Tower Clear
• Red Tower Clear
• Blackiron Tower Clear
• Final Tower Clear

More ribbons

• Difficulty–clearing
• Commemorative Ribbon
• Legend–making
• Hard Worker Ribbon
• Lots of Friends Ribbon
• Full of Energy Ribbon
• A commemorative Ribbon for a loved Pokémon.
• Ribbon that shows love for Pokémon.

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Battle Revolution Party

Pokémon Ball, Name, Gender	Type(s)	Personality Nature, Area met	Ability Held item	Ribbons	Moves
Tux ♂		Impish nature. May 19, 2007 Lake Verity Met at Lv. 5. Scatters things often. Likes sour food.	Torrent Chople Berry		Ice Beam
					Flash Cannon
					Waterfall
					Surf
Torterra ♂		Quiet nature. May 19, 2007 Link trade Egg obtained. May 20, 2007 Jubilife City Egg hatched. Quick to flee. Likes dry food.	Overgrow Sitrus Berry		Crunch
					Earthquake
					Wood Hammer
					Synthesis
フェノペ ♀		Brave nature. Apr. 24, 2007 Route 222 Apparently met at Lv. 41. Thoroughly cunning. Likes spicy food.	Thick Fat Sitrus Berry		Hypnosis
					Assist
					Slash
					Body Slam
Magmortar ♀		Modest nature. Nov. 22, 2007 Lovely place Apparently had a fateful encounter at Lv. 50. Somewhat stubborn. Likes dry food.	Flame Body Charcoal	None	Flamethrower
					Psychic
					Hyper Beam
					SolarBeam
Electivire ♂		Adamant nature. Nov. 22, 2007 Lovely place Apparently had a fateful encounter at Lv. 50. Somewhat vain. Likes spicy food.	Motor Drive Magnet	None	ThunderPunch
					Ice Punch
					Cross Chop
					Earthquake
Dialga		Rash nature. Jun. 8, 2007 Spear Pillar Met at Lv. 47. Likes to relax. Likes dry food.	Pressure Adamant Orb	None	Metal Claw
					AncientPower
					Dragon Claw
					Roar of Time