Ribbon

A Ribbon is a special item which can be awarded to a Pokémon for a variety of reasons. Ribbons stay on a Pokémon, and can be checked in different ways depending on the game version.

In the games

In-game Ribbons

Hoenn

Contest Ribbons

There are Ribbons for the Cool Contest, the Beauty Contest, the Cute Contest, the Smart Contest, and the Tough Contest. Each Contest has a Ribbon for each rank; a Normal Rank Ribbon, a Super Rank Ribbon, a Hyper Rank Ribbon, and a Master Rank Ribbon.

Contest Ribbons
Type Sprites Cool Beauty Cute Smart Tough

Champ Ribbons

Defeating the Champion of the Pokémon League and entering the Hall of Fame will award this Ribbon to every Pokémon in the trainer's current party.

• File:RibbonChampHoenn.png - Kanto/Hoenn Champ Ribbon.

Battle Tower Ribbons

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There are two Ribbons from the Battle Tower found in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. The first (Winning Ribbon) is awarded for clearing the Lv50 Battle Tower, the second (Victory Ribbon) for the Lv100 Battle Tower in Ruby and Sapphire, or Open Level Battle Tower in Emerald. Ribbons are awarded to party Pokémon upon completion of the 8th consecutive Battle Tower challenge (defeat 56 trainers in a row) and each challenge thereafter if a Pokémon does not already have a ribbon. Defeating 50 trainers in a row but losing before 56 does not award any ribbons.

Effort Ribbon

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The Effort Ribbon is awarded to a Pokémon who has 510 effort values. The Effort Ribbon is given by a woman at the Slateport City and later in Sunyshore City.

Portrait Ribbon

File:RibbonPortrait.png This Ribbon is given to a Pokémon that has its portrait put in Lilycove's museum. This is achieved by winning the Master Rank Contest by a huge amount of points.

Orre

National Ribbon

File:RibbonPurified.png A Ribbon is "awarded for clearing all difficulties" when a Shadow Pokémon has been purified.

Earth Ribbon

File:RibbonEarth.png A "100-straight Win Commemorative" Ribbon is awarded upon completion of Mt. Battle from beginning to end.

Sinnoh

There are Ribbons for the Cool Contest, the Beauty Contest, the Cute Contest, the Smart Contest, and the Tough Contest. Each Contest has a Ribbon for each rank; a Normal Rank Ribbon, a Great Rank Ribbon, a Ultra Rank Ribbon, and a Master Rank Ribbon.

Contest Ribbons

Type Sinnoh Cool File:RibbonDPPtCoolNormal.pngFile:RibbonDPPtCoolGreat.pngFile:RibbonDPPtCoolUltra.pngFile:RibbonDPPtCoolMaster.png Beauty File:RibbonDPPtBeautyNormal.pngFile:RibbonDPPtBeautyGreat.pngFile:RibbonDPPtBeautyUltra.pngFile:RibbonDPPtBeautyMaster.png Cute File:RibbonDPPtCuteNormal.pngFile:RibbonDPPtCuteGreat.pngFile:RibbonDPPtCuteUltra.pngFile:RibbonDPPtCuteMaster.png Smart File:RibbonDPPtSmartNormal.pngFile:RibbonDPPtSmartGreat.pngFile:RibbonDPPtSmartUltra.pngFile:RibbonDPPtSmartMaster.png Tough File:RibbonDPPtToughNormal.pngFile:RibbonDPPtToughGreat.pngFile:RibbonDPPtToughUltra.pngFile:RibbonDPPtToughMaster.png

Champ Ribbons

Defeating the Champion of the Pokémon League and entering the Hall of Fame will award this Ribbon to every Pokémon in the trainer's current party.

• File:RibbonChampSinnoh.png - Sinnoh Champ Ribbon.

Battle Tower Ribbons

The Ability Ribbon and Great Ability Ribbon are awarded to Pokémon that have managed to defeat Palmer in the Battle Tower. The Double Ability Ribbon is from winning 50 times in the Double Battles while the Multi Ability Ribbon is gained after winning 50 battles against the CPU in Multi Battles. The Pair Ability Ribbon is from winning 50 battles in Multi Battles with someone. The World Ability Ribbon is gained by reaching Rank 5 in the Wifi mode.

Effort Ribbon

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The Effort Ribbon is awarded to a Pokémon who has 510 Effort values. The Effort Ribbon is given by a woman inside the large market in Sunyshore City.

Weekday Ribbons

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Each day of the week, the woman in the top-right house in Sunyshore, Julia, will give players a Ribbon when she is told a story. In Heart Gold Soul Silver each of the weekday siblings gives out the ribbon for their respective day of the week.

• Monday - Alert Ribbon
• Tuesday - Shock Ribbon
• Wednesday - Downcast Ribbon
• Thursday - Careless Ribbon
• Friday - Relax Ribbon
• Saturday - Snooze Ribbon
• Sunday - Smile Ribbon

Footprint Ribbon

File:RibbonFootprint.png If a Pokémon is happy with its trainer, the footprint inspector on Route 213, Dr. Footstep, will give it a Footprint Ribbon.

Resort Area Ribbons

If the Pokémon in a player's party have a combined total of 10 or more unique Ribbons, their trainer can get into the Ribbon Syndicate. Here, more Ribbons can be purchased for the Pokémon:

• Gorgeous Ribbon - $10000
• Royal Ribbon - $100000
• Gorgeous Royal Ribbon - $999999

Johto

Legend Ribbon

File:RibbonLegend.png

The Legend Ribbon is awarded to every Pokémon in the player's team after defeating Red.

Other Ribbons

File:Julias Ribbons.png

All of Julia's ribbons appear in HG/SS, but are given out by other people instead. Here's a list of the ribbons, days players can get them, and their locations.

• Monday - Alert Ribbon - Route 40 (talk to Monica)
• Tuesday - Shock Ribbon - Route 29 (talk to Tuscany)
• Wednesday - Downcast Ribbon
• Thursday - Careless Ribbon - Route 36 (talk to Aurthur)
• Friday - Relax Ribbon - Route 32 (talk to Frieda)
• Saturday - Snooze Ribbon -
• Sunday - Smile Ribbon - Route 37 (talk to Sunny)

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Ribbons

• Sun Ribbon
• Lunar Ribbon

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. They are: Red Ribbon, Green Ribbon, Blue Ribbon, Festival Ribbon, Carnival Ribbon, and Premier Ribbon. The description of these Ribbons is "A commemorative Ribbon obtained at a mystery location.".

• File:RibbonClassic.png Classic Ribbon (Japanese: クラッシックリボン Classic Ribbon): This ribbon is attached to several event Pokémon, and prevents trading the Pokémon on the Global Trade Station. Normal wireless and Wi-Fi trading and battling are not prevented. The description is "A Ribbon that proclaims love for Pokémon."
• Premier Ribbon (Japanese: ?): This is a new inhanced Classic Ribbon that is attached to an event Pokémon, and prevents trading the Pokémon on the Global Trade Station. Normal wireless and Wi-Fi trading and battling are not prevented. Currently, only one Pokémon has it; a Mew given out for the 10th Anniversary of Pokémon Pokémon Gold and Silver

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

In the anime

File:Lila ribbon.png

Ribbons in the anime

Unlike the games, ribbons are not attached to individual Pokémon. Instead, they are more akin to badges earned at gyms. They are considered proof that a Coordinator has won a particular Contest. Unlike badges, Coordinators only get a single chance of earning a particular ribbon in a certain Contest. They also must compete with other Coordinators to earn it.

Once a Coordinator earns five ribbons, they are able to enter and compete in the Grand Festival, the Contest equivalent of the Pokémon League. Ribbons also do not expire, and multiple years can be used to collect the five needed ribbons for the Grand Festival. However, after competing in the Festival, the five cannot be used in another competition.

Kanto

• Saffron City Ribbon
• Silver Town Ribbon
• Wisteria Town Ribbon
• Chrysanthemum Island Ribbon
• Gardenia Town Ribbon
• Mulberry Town Ribbon

Johto

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May's Johto ribbons

• Three Ribbons (Contest locations unknown)

Hoenn

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May and the Izabe Ribbon

• Rustboro City Ribbon
• Slateport City Ribbon
• Fallarbor Town Ribbon
• Rubello Town Ribbon
• Verdanturf Town Ribbon
• Lilycove City Ribbon
• Izabe Island Ribbon
• Pacifidlog Town Ribbon

Sinnoh

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Dawn's Sinnoh ribbons

• Floaroma Town Ribbon
• Jubilife City Ribbon
• Alamos Town Ribbon
• Solaceon Town Ribbon
• Sage Town Ribbon
• Hearthome City Ribbon
• Celestic Town Ribbon
• Majolica Town Ribbon
• Gerbera Town Ribbon
• Beach Rose Town Ribbon
• Chocovine Town Ribbon
• Sandalstraw Town Ribbon
• Suiren Town Ribbon

Others

• Aqua Ribbon

The Aqua Ribbon is an anime-exclusive prize which is given upon winning the Wallace Cup. It can be used for entering the Grand Festival in any region if it is won.

• Terracotta Ribbon

The Terracotta Town Ribbon is a commemorative ribbon awarded to the winner of the unofficial annual Contest in Terracotta Town. It cannot be used to enter a Grand Festival.