Winning a Pokemon Contest is considered very difficult to do at the Master Rank, or for some, at any rank! Fortunately, I have received the Glass Ornament from the Curator and have decided to reveal the secret behind it. Step 1: Choosing a Pokemon Many People just chose a Pokemon, give it berries, and enter it in a contest. However, picking a Pokemon that is able to pull off good move combos for contests is the first step to this method. For Example, you don't just take a Golem that you want to enter in the Beauty contest, teach it 2 Beauty moves, and enter it, you have to make sure that Golem is the right Pokemon for the Beauty Contest. For example Golem with the following moves, is a result of a bad combo choice by the trainer. Example--Golem level 54 Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Earthquake, Tackle. Why is this bad? I'll explain it to you in the next step. Step 2: Choosing Good Combos The sets for Golem I listed above look good, but they are not. You might be thinking that Flamethrower and Fire Blast are good moves in contests, and you're right! But combos come in handy here. Very handy. Tackle is a good move, except for the fact that is ineffective in Beauty Contests and in battle. Sunny Day, Flamethrower and Fire Blast are all part of a series called a combo. Sunny Day powers up many Fire Type moves and some non-Fire type moves. Once you figure out how many hearts on the scale that the particular Combo Set-up move will gain, you are ready for this chart I made, that shows all the combos and what moves to start the combo with. Move to set-up Combo with: Moves to give it a better appeal: Belly Drum -Rest Calm Mind- Confusion, Dream Eater, Future Sight, Light Screen, Luster Purge, Meditate, Mist Ball, Psybeam, Psychic, Psywave, Reflect Charge- Spark, Thunder, Thunderpunch, Zap Cannon, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt, Thundershock, Charm, Flatter, Growl, Rest, Sweet Kiss, Tail Whip Confusion- Destiny Bond, Kinesis, Psychic, Teleport Curse- Destiny Bond, Grudge, Mean Look, Spite Defense Curl- Rollout, Tackle Dive- Surf Double Team- Agility, Quick Attack, Teleport Dragon Dance- Dragonbreath, Dragon Claw, Dragon Rage Dragon Rage- Dragonbreath, Dragon Claw, Dragon Dance Dragonbreath- Dragon Claw, Dragon Dance, Dragon Rage Earthquake- Eruption, Fissure Endure- Flail, Reversal Fake Out -Arm Thrust, Faint Attack, Knock Off, Seismic Toss, Vital Throw Fire Punch- Thunderpunch, Ice Punch Focus Energy- Brick Break, Arm Thrust, Cross Chop, Focus Punch, Double Edge, Dynamicpunch, Headbutt, Sky Uppercut, Take Down, Karate Chop. Growth- Absorb, Bullet Seed, Giga Drain, Magical Leaf, Petal Dance, Solarbeam, Razor Leaf, Mega Drain Hail - Blizzard, Weather Ball, Powder Snow Harden- Tackle, Protect, Take Down, Rollout, Double Edge Horn Attack- Fury Attack, Horn Drill Hypnosis- Dream Eater Ice Punch- Thunderpunch, Fire Punch Kinesis -Psychic, Teleport, Confusion, Future Sight Lock-On, Superpower, Tri Attack, Thunder Mean Look- Destiny Bond, Perish Song Metal Sound- Metal Claw Mind Reader- Dynamicpunch, Hi Jump Kick, Submission, Superpower Mud Sport- Mud-Slap, Water Gun, Water Sport Mud-Slap - Mud Sport, Sand Attack Peck- Drill Peck, Fury Attack Pound- Doubleslap, Faint Attack, Slam Powder Snow - Blizzard Psychic- Teleport, Confusion, Kinesis, Future Sight Rage- Leer, Scary Face, Thrash Rain Dance- Bubble, Bubblebeam, Dive, Clamp, Crabhammer, Muddy Water, Hydro Pump, Thunder, Surf, Water Spout, Water Gun, Water Pulse, Whirlpool, Weather Ball, Waterfall, Water Sport Rest- Snore, Sleep Talk Rock Throw- Rock Slide, Rock Tomb Sand Attack- Mud-Slap Sandstorm- Sand Tomb, Mud-Slap, Weather Ball, Sand Attack Scary Face- Bite, Crunch, Leer Scratch- Fury Swipes, Slash Sing- Perish Song, Refresh Sludge- Sludge Bomb Sludge Bomb- Sludge Smog- Smokescreen Stockpile- Spit Up, Swallow Sunny Day- Blaze Kick, Ember, Fire Blast, Eruption, Fire Punch, Fire Spin, Heat Wave, Flamethrower, Moonlight, Overheat, Morning Sun, Solarbeam, Synthesis, Will-O-Wisp, Weather Ball Surf- Dive Sweet Scent- Stun Spore, Sleep Powder, Poisonpowder Swords Dance - Crabhammer, Cut, False Swipe, Crush Claw,Fury Cutter, Slash Taunt- Counter, Detect, Mirror Coat Thunderpunch -Ice Punch, Fire Punch Vicegrip- Guillotine, Bind Water Spout- Water Gun, Refresh, Mud Sport Yawn- Rest, Slack Off Step Put it all together The set for Golem I was thinking up was Sunny Day, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Explosion. Keep on using good old combos until the last round of appeals, then use Explosion to get a lot of appeal points. Then use the right berries and you will have the right stuff that you need to win a contest. --Optional-- How to Prevent Startling If you need a list of good berries, [email protected] Recommended Contests for each Pokemon-- 3. Sceptile-- Cool 6. Blaziken-- Beauty 9. Swampert-- Beauty/Tough/Cute 11. Mightyena-- Cute/Smart 13. Linoone-- Smart 16. Beautifly-- Not Reccomended 18. Dustox-- Cool 21. Ludicolo-- Beauty/Smart 24. Shiftry-- Tough 26. Swellow-- Cool 28. Pelipper-- Beauty/Cute 31. Gardevoir-- Smart 33. Masquerain-- Not Reccomended 35. Breloom-- Tough 38. Slaking-- Beauty/Tough 41. Alakazam-- Smart/Beauty 43. Ninjask-- Cool/Smart 44. Shedinja-- Smart 47. Exploud-- Tough/Beauty 49. Hariyama-- Tough 51. Seaking-- Beauty 53. Gyarados-- Tough 56. Azumarill-- Tough/Beauty 59. Golem-- Tough/Beauty 60. Nosepass-- Not Reccomended 62. Delcatty-- Cute 65. Crobat-- Smart/Cute 67. Tentacruel-- Beauty 68. Sableye-- Smart/Cute 69. Mawile-- Beauty/Smart 72. Aggron-- Cool/Tough 75. Machamp-- Tough 77. Medicham-- Smart 79. Manectric-- Cool 80. Plusle-- Cute 81. Minun-- Cute 83. Magneton-- Cool 85. Electrode-- Cool/Beauty 86. Volbeat-- Smart/Beauty 87. Illumise-- Smart/Beauty 90. Vileplume-- Cool/Beauty/Smart 91. Bellossom-- Cool/Beauty/Smart 93. Dodrio-- Cool 94. Roselia-- Beauty/Cute 96. Swalot-- Not Reccomended 98. Sharpedo-- Tough/Cool/Beauty 100. Wailord-- Beauty 102. Camerupt-- Beauty/Tough 104. Magcargo-- Beauty 105. Torkoal-- Beauty/Tough/Smart 107. Muk-- Beauty 109. Weezing-- Beauty/Smart 111. Grumpig-- Beauty/Smart 113. Sandslash-- Tough/Cute 114. Spinda-- Tough/Cute 115. Skarmory-- Cool/Smart 118. Flygon-- Cool/Beauty 120. Cacturne-- Smart 122. Altaria-- Cute/Beauty 123. Zangoose-- Cool/Tough 124. Seviper-- Cool 125. Lunatone-- Cute/Smart 126. Solrock-- Beauty/Smart 128. Whiscash-- Cute 130. Crawdaunt-- Tough 132. Claydol-- Smart/Tough 134. Cradily-- Not Reccomended 136. Armaldo-- Cool 139. Wigglytuff-- Cute 141. Milotic-- Beauty 142. Castform-- Smart/Beauty 144. Starmie-- Beauty/Smart 145. Kecleon-- Smart 147. Banette-- Smart 149. Dusclops-- Beauty/Smart 151. Chimecho-- Not Reccomended 152. Absol-- Smart 154. Ninetales-- Beauty/Smart 157. Raichu-- Cute/Cool 159. Golduck-- Beauty/Smart 161. Wobbuffet-- Smart 163. Xatu-- Smart/Cool 166. Donphan-- Tough/Cute 167. Pinsir-- Tough/Cool 168. Heracross-- Tough/Cool 170. Rhydon-- Beauty/Tough/Smart 172. Glalie-- Beauty 175. Walrein-- Beauty 177. Huntail-- Not Reccomended 178. Gorebyss-- Cute 179. Relicanth-- Beauty/Smart 182. Lanturn-- Beauty/Cool 183. Luvdisc-- Cute 186. Kingdra-- Beauty 189. Salamence-- Beauty/Smart 192. Metagross-- Cool/Beauty 193. Regirock-- Tough/Cool 194. Regice-- Beauty/Cool 195. Registeel-- Cool 196. Latias-- Cool/Smart 197. Latios-- Cool/Smart 198. Kyogre-- Beauty 199. Groudon-- Beauty/Tough 200. Rayquaza-- Cool/Tough/BEauty I won by using: Cool- Zapdos/Rayquaza Beauty- Kingdra/Wailord/Camerupt Smart- Skarmory/Castform Tough- Azumarill/Crawdaunt Cute- Whiscash Special Thanks Nintendo- for putting these awesome contests into this game. Prima's Official Strategy Guide- For giving me the list of Combos. This Walkthrough is copyrighted (c) 2005 Michael Mandell