Pokémon Sapphire Version

Game Boy Advance

WKGames 6 Jul 2022 17:31

To help with getting all the contest ribbons, you might want to get the contest-boosting scarfs from the Fan-Club in Slateport City. The five scarfs (Blue, Yellow, Red, Green, and Pink) boost the five corresponding contest stats (Beauty, Tough, Cool, Smart, Cute) and can be obtained by showing the Fan-Club President a Pokemon with 200+ in the corresponding contest stat. I managed to get them all with three Zigzagoon. I fed the first 12 Indigo Pokeblocks made from Kelpsy Berries. I fed the second 12 Purple Pokeblocks made from Pomeg Berries. I fed the third 12 Purple Pokeblocks made from Qualot Berries. I chose their natures so they would eat these Pokeblocks happily (as long as they are not unhappy it should be fine). By showing the Fan-Club President these Zigzagoons 2 times each, I was able to get all the different scarfs (you can only get 1 of each per save file. You should NOT use these Pokeblocks on the Pokemon you plan to get all the ribbons on as then your stats will not be well rounded.

WKGames 6 Jul 2022 17:32

To get well-rounded stats on my ribbon master Pokemon, I followed the guide here: https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemonribbons/comments/78cot6/pokeblock_recipes_for_wellrounded_contest_stats/ Try to get a Pokemon with a neutral nature (Hardy, Docile, Serious, Bashful, or Quirky). Look at the possible moves your Pokemon can learn either via the move tutor with heart scales or via TM and determine which contest category will be the hardest to master. Using the guide above, prioritize that category so its stat is higher than the others. With this guide, I was able to get stats of ~160 in each category. I used a Banette as my Ribbon Master Pokemon and I didn't have many "Beauty" moves to choose from so I decided to prioritize Beauty. This ended up being a mistake as I ended up using non-beauty moves that probably would have won anyways.

WKGames 6 Jul 2022 17:32

Make sure you talk to the Curator of the Lilycove Art Museum before attempting the painting achievements (it is impossible for your Pokemon to be painted even if you win unless you speak to him first).

WKGames 6 Jul 2022 17:34

I managed to do this with a Bashful Banette with the Blue Scarf equipped and the moves Curse, Spite, Grudge, and Destiny Bond. (You must breed your Banette to have Destiny Bond by breeding a male Wobbuffett with a female Banette). Use Destiny Bond in Round 4 or 5 for high appeal with minimum cost. Curse makes you go last on the next turn which greatly boosts the appeal of Spite/Grudge. Spite has more appeal the later you go and is roughly equivalent to Destiny Bond if you go last. Grudge is basically the same as spite. I got lucky and got my painting on my first victory at the Master Contest this time :) It is a bit trickier with this moveset because none of these moves are Beauty related, but that actually works well with Curse because it prevents the applause from reaching its maximum level for the other Pokemon.