Pokemon Ribbons

Pokemon Ribbons

Ribbons are a significant element throughout the Pokemon games, though perhaps they are one of the unsung elements in the sense that they are largely the pursuit of the more serious Trainers who play.  Slowly that is changing, and with any luck the newest generation -- Pokemon Black & White -- will help to change that, especially considering the attention that Ribbons have been receiving in Japan.

If you are new to the games -- or not familiar with the Ribbons -- a wide variety of activities have Ribbons connected to them.  There is one for maxing out a Pokemon's EV's, and one for defeating the Elite Four and pretty much everything in between.  Below is a complete list of the Ribbons that are associated with (and available in) Pokemon Emerald. 

There are a few things you should know -- first that Ribbons transfer with your Pokemon. 

If you started with a Pokemon from this generation (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen) you could earn the game-specific Ribbons in Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, transfer the Pokemon to FireRed and LeafGreen and earn the Ribbons specific to those games, transfer to Pokemon Colleseum and earn its Robbons, then XD: Gales of Darkness and and then make the one-way transfer into the DS generation of games (Diamond/Pearl/Platinum) and earn the Ribbons from those, as well as Pokemon Battle Revolution.

In addition to all of that, if you attended the different Tourney and World Events, you could obtain Ribbons from those, and the special Pokemon from WiFi and Live events may also have unique Ribbons that are only obtained from those events.  In short, while Ribbons have been around pretty much since the 3rd Generation of the games, they are now coming into vogue, and being noticed in ways that they never were before!

-- The Big Ribbons List --
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--== Ribbons ==--
-- Artist: Chosen as Sketch Model (Hoenn)
-- Champion: Awarded for beating the Elite Four and entering the Hall of Fame (Hoenn)
-- Champion: Awarded for beating the Elite Four and entering the Hall of Fame (Kanto)
-- Champion: Awarded for beating the Elite Four and entering the Hall of Fame (Sinnoh)
-- Classic: Marks a Pokemon obtained in a special event.
-- Country: League Champion Ribbon
-- Earth: Won 100 Matches in a Row (Orre)
-- Effort: Capped EV's (All)
-- Footprint: Pokemon Max Happiness with Trainer (Sinnoh)
-- Legend: for defeating Red (Johto)
-- National: Overcame all Difficulties (Orre)
-- Premier: Marks a Pokemon obtained in a special event.

--== Battle Tower Ribbons ==--
-- Ability: Defeated Palmer (Sinnoh)
-- Double Ability: 50 Double-Battle Wins (Sinnoh)
-- Great Ability: Defeated Palmer (Sinnoh)
-- Multi Ability: 50 Multi Battles against CPU (Sinnoh)
-- Pair Ability: 50 Multi Battles against Human Opponents (Sinnoh)
-- Victory: Cleared Level 100 Challenges (Hoenn)
-- Winning: Cleared Level 50 Challenges (Hoenn)
-- World: Rank 5 WiFi (Sinnoh)

--== Contest Ribbons ==--
-- Beauty, Normal: Beauty Contest Winner, Normal Rank (Hoenn)
-- Beauty, Hyper: Beauty Contest Winner, Hyper Rank (Hoenn)
-- Beauty, Master: Beauty Contest Winner, Master Rank (Hoenn)
-- Beauty, Super: Beauty Contest Winner, Super Rank (Hoenn)
-- Beauty, Normal: Beauty Contest Winner, Normal Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Beauty, Great: Beauty Contest Winner, Great Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Beauty, Master: Beauty Contest Winner, Master Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Beauty, Ultra: Beauty Contest Winner, Ultra Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Cool, Normal: Cool Contest Winner Normal Rank (Hoenn)
-- Cool, Hyper: Cool Contest Winner, Hyper Rank (Hoenn)
-- Cool, Master: Cool Contest Winner, Master Rank (Hoenn)
-- Cool, Super: Cool Contest Winner, Super Rank (Hoenn)
-- Cool, Normal: Cool Contest Winner, Normal Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Cool, Great: Cool Contest Winner, Great Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Cool, Master: Cool Contest Winner, Master Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Cool, Ultra: Cool Contest Winner, Ultra Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Cute, Normal: Cute Contest Winner Normal Rank (Hoenn)
-- Cute, Hyper: Cute Contest Winner, Hyper Rank (Hoenn)
-- Cute, Master: Cute Contest Winner, Master Rank (Hoenn)
-- Cute, Super: Cute Contest Winner, Super Rank (Hoenn)
-- Cute, Normal: Cute Contest Winner, Normal Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Cute, Great: Cute Contest Winner, Great Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Cute, Master: Cute Contest Winner, Master Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Cute, Ultra: Cute Contest Winner, Ultra Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Portrait: Selected to have Portrait hang in Lillycove Museum (Hoenn)
-- Smart, Normal: Smart Contest Winner Normal Rank (Hoenn)
-- Smart, Hyper: Smart Contest Winner, Hyper Rank (Hoenn)
-- Smart, Master: Smart Contest Winner, Master Rank (Hoenn)
-- Smart, Super: Smart Contest Winner, Super Rank (Hoenn)
-- Smart, Normal: Smart Contest Winner, Normal Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Smart, Great: Smart Contest Winner, Great Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Smart, Master: Smart Contest Winner, Master Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Smart, Ultra: Smart Contest Winner, Ultra Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Tough, Normal: Tough Contest Winner Normal Rank (Hoenn)
-- Tough, Tough: Cool Contest Winner, Hyper Rank (Hoenn)
-- Tough, Tough: Cool Contest Winner, Master Rank (Hoenn)
-- Tough, Tough: Cool Contest Winner, Super Rank (Hoenn)
-- Tough, Normal: Tough Contest Winner, Normal Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Tough, Great: Tough Contest Winner, Great Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Tough, Master: Tough Contest Winner, Master Rank (Sinnoh)
-- Tough, Ultra: Tough Contest Winner, Ultra Rank (Sinnoh)

--== Day Ribbons ==--
-- Monday: Alert - for recalling an invigorating event that created life energy. (Johto/Sinnoh)
-- Tuesday: Shock - for recalling a thrilling event that made life more exciting. (Johto/Sinnoh)
-- Wednesday: Downcast - for recalling feelings of sadness that added spice to life. (Johto/Sinnoh)
-- Thursday: Careless - for recalling a careless error that helped steer life decisions. (Johto/Sinnoh)
-- Friday: Relax - for recalling a refreshing event that added spark to life. (Johto/Sinnoh)
-- Saturday: Snooze - for recalling a deep slumber that made life soothing. (Johto/Sinnoh)
-- Sunday: Smile - for recalling that smiles enrich the quality of life. (Johto/Sinnoh)

--== Poke Center Ribbons ==--
(Obtained from events at real life Poke Centers in Japan)
-- Blackiron Tower Clear
-- Darkness Tower Clear
-- Evergreen Ribbon
-- Final Tower Clear
-- Red Tower Clear
-- Special Holiday Ribbon
-- Spring Holidays Ribbon
-- Summer Holidays Ribbon
-- Winter Holidays Ribbon

--== Resort Ribbon Syndicat Ribbons ==--
-- Gorgeous: Pokémon $10,000 (Sinnoh)
-- Gorgeous Royal: $999,999 (Sinnoh)
-- Royal: $100,000 (Sinnoh)

--== Event Ribbons ==--
-- Blue: A commemorative Ribbon obtained at  a mystery location.
-- Carnival: A commemorative Ribbon obtained at a mystery location.
-- Festival: A commemorative Ribbon obtained at a mystery location.
-- Green: A commemorative Ribbon obtained at a mystery location.
-- History: A Ribbon awarded for setting a historical record.
-- Land: 2003 National Tournament Semifinalist
-- Legend: A Ribbon awarded for setting a legendary record.
-- Marine: 2005 National Tournament Runner-Up
-- Record: A Ribbon awarded for setting an incredible record.
-- Red: A commemorative Ribbon obtained at a mystery location.
-- Sky: Commemorative Obtained at a Mystery Location