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Perriechu July 11th, 2014 6:45 AM

Contests Return!
 
With the newest CoroCoro leaks it brings us amazing news! Contests are making a comeback! But it should make sense, right? Gen 3's unique factor were the contests, they were then developed further in Gen IV by adding other areas such as an awful Dance competition and dressing up your Pokemon!

This all makes its glorious return, after a whole generation without it, in ORAS!

It seems that we can see our dressed up Pokemon in Amie, too, unless it's just for Pikachu!



All the Pikachu's clothing colours relate to the categories of the contests, too! LOOK AT THE CUTE PIKACHUS THOUGH!

So, what do you think about the contests returning with the Gen IV features? Did you like them at all? Are you excited about contests? Or are you purely there to be Hoenn's next top model? to win Gym battles?

Discuss!

blue July 11th, 2014 6:48 AM

I think it was a given that Contests would be back in ORAS, as such a staple to the Gen III games it would be silly not to include them. I loved playing in the contests and raising the Beauty and other stats of Pokémon, the games were so much fun too. n_n

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire July 11th, 2014 6:56 AM

I expected them to be back (I think we all did). So glad to see dressing up cross over to the Hoenn contests. The dance portion (the rock hard pikachu looks like it's dancing in one of them) looks nice. I do hope that the judging portion is based of the RS contests. Gah, now I'm saddened that we have to wait until Lilycove to get the fourth ribbon in each category, well at least it's not all four like in Emerald.

Leaf Magics July 11th, 2014 9:54 AM

I'm glad to see contests confirmed, and Amie too.

One thing I would like to see is the ability to let us reset or alter our Pokémon's contest stats, if those make a return.

Nah July 11th, 2014 10:03 AM

They would give Pikachu costumes....

I was fairly certain that Contests would make a return in ORAS, seeing how Hoenn was the region to introduce it and all. I just hope they improve it; I didn't find Contests terribly good in R/S.

Nah July 11th, 2014 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ausaudriel (Post 8343463)
You're crazy! Contests were like, the best part of RSE, haha.

I'm so pumped about ORAS holy crap. I'm so glad contests are back.

I found them to be a bit unpolished; it felt like the idea wasn't quite complete. But its likely that they'll improve contests and I'll have fun with them this time.

But I wish that they'd bring PokeStar Studios back too....

FlamebirdXZ July 11th, 2014 10:55 AM

I am so hyped for the fact that the contest are returning. Honestly, they were my favorite part of RSE. They got terrible with subsequent generations so I hope they stick with their core fundamentals.

I seriously doubt you'll be able to dress up your pokemon in ORAS. I think those pikachu's are just different forms because you can see them being played with in pokemon Amie. I don't think you would be able to do that if you were just dressing them up. Especially because idol pikachu has different eyes. I think those different forms of pikachu will give you a competitive edge in each area of the upcoming contest.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire July 11th, 2014 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leaf Magics (Post 8343403)
I'm glad to see contests confirmed, and Amie too.

One thing I would like to see is the ability to let us reset or alter our Pokémon's contest stats, if those make a return.

Maybe they add berries that lower contests stats similar to the EV berries. They'll make your Pokemon dumber, uglier, less cute, weaker, and uncool...

Braxien July 11th, 2014 11:08 AM

It is great to see that Amie has been confirmed. However, the Contests never really appealed to me. One reason, as the original post stated, the terrible adquate (...) Dance Contest. Hopefully it has much more quality when Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire is released on the 3DS, unlike previous Contests.

Leaf Magics July 11th, 2014 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire (Post 8343517)
Maybe they add berries that lower contests stats similar to the EV berries. They'll make your Pokemon dumber, uglier, less cute, weaker, and uncool...

Or like the Reset Bag on Super Training. It could also be similar to how juice worked in the Pokéathlon, where after a certain amount of Pokéblocks, their effects are reset. Or maybe the Pokéblock's effects could disappear with time.

Anyway, that would allow us to do well in every category using a single Pokémon (which is something I would really like), in exchange for a bit of time readjusting its contest stats.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire July 11th, 2014 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Braxien (Post 8343534)
It is great to see that Amie has been confirmed. However, the Contests never really appealed to me. One reason, as the original post stated, the terrible adquate (...) Dance Contest. Hopefully it has much more quality when Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire is released on the 3DS, unlike previous Contests.

The original contests (RSE contests) lacked a dance part so you might've liked that style better.

I rather they not be temporary. I tend to take awhile between contests.

Yato July 11th, 2014 12:14 PM

ORAS without contests would've been like HGSS without the Bug Catching Contest: they're staples to the games and thus would not be removed.

Anyway, I'd like to see items that lower or reset the conditions of the various categories. I found it really hard to get Milotic because I couldn't make blue Pokeblocks that were high enough level and low enough feel to max out Feebas's Beauty.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire July 11th, 2014 12:23 PM

I had to breed several Feebas in Emerald until I got one to max beauty to evolve it. Could the Pikachu 'formes' be a result of max contest stats instead of just costumes? With Feebas having a new evolution method maxing out a contest stat is now less meaningful.

Xander Olivieri July 11th, 2014 2:56 PM

I don't see any confirmation that Contests are back. Only a dress up feature for Pokemon Amie.

Nah July 11th, 2014 3:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Khrysta (Post 8343856)
I don't see any confirmation that Contests are back. Only a dress up feature for Pokemon Amie.

CoroCoro didn't straight up say that Contests are back. but there are things like:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Serebii
We now have more images from John Lenoso which show various forms of Pikachu which appear to be related to the contests.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bulbapedia
Hard Rock Pikachu is shown participating in a Pokémon Contest.

This picture:

I will admit that this doesn't mean that Contests are 100% confirmed to be back in ORAS, but its really not a huge stretch of the imagination that Contests would return in the remake of the region it debuted in.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire July 11th, 2014 3:42 PM

Plus the Contest halls show up on the map, meaning they should be back.

Yato July 11th, 2014 3:48 PM

To add to what Zekrom and ORaAS said, the article questions what the connection with the Pikachu outfits are with contests (コンテスト; seen below Smart Pika). I doubt they'd mention them if they wouldn't be returning.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire July 11th, 2014 4:09 PM

Do you think that perhaps they'll add more to contests? I expect next issue to be focused on contests as a whole as they promise to talk more about the Pika formes/customizations next issue and they're connected to contests.

Jasonmii July 11th, 2014 4:14 PM

I am actually pretty hyped for this. I think contests with 3D models would be awesome. :) I never really did much with contests in the original games, but the dress-up feature seem pretty cool.

Altairis July 11th, 2014 4:22 PM

Yes! Nice to get confirmation. I'm a little worried, though. What do you guys think about the dressed up Pikachus? Think it's a dress up part like DPPt Contests or some other thing?

Leaf Magics July 11th, 2014 4:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Altairis (Post 8343962)
Yes! Nice to get confirmation. I'm a little worried, though. What do you guys think about the dressed up Pikachus? Think it's a dress up part like DPPt Contests or some other thing?

They could be like the Furfrou forms. If the magazine says they are related to contests, maybe Pikachu (and only Pikachu, since they apparently are forms for it according to Serebii) can get dressed up for the contest and it lasts for some time after it, or it gets an outfit as a prize for winning each contest category.

OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire July 11th, 2014 4:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Altairis (Post 8343962)
Yes! Nice to get confirmation. I'm a little worried, though. What do you guys think about the dressed up Pikachus? Think it's a dress up part like DPPt Contests or some other thing?

They may be formes. Maybe looks only, or maybe something like the Rotom formes. I say this as they have some features (beyond just clothes) that aren't in normal Pikachu such as the big eyebrows on Hard Rock Pikachu. Also they all have a black (I guess you could say shaped like a triangle) spot at the tip of it's tails which aren't in either Male or Female Pikachu. Also they seem to all be female as their tails aren't spiked but heart shaped.

Xander Olivieri July 11th, 2014 6:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Altairis (Post 8343962)
Yes! Nice to get confirmation. I'm a little worried, though. What do you guys think about the dressed up Pikachus? Think it's a dress up part like DPPt Contests or some other thing?

But there is no confirmation.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zekrom (Post 8343862)
CoroCoro didn't straight up say that Contests are back. but there are things like:





This picture:

I will admit that this doesn't mean that Contests are 100% confirmed to be back in ORAS, but its really not a huge stretch of the imagination that Contests would return in the remake of the region it debuted in.

All I see is fan pandering with no substance. Its just an assumption right now. That may not be Contests, or they may not be contests as we know them. Could be something similar to the Dance recital thing, We get to dress them up and have them automatically do something with no extra stats involved.

We'll have to wait until next month for the promised extended info, but so far there hasn't been any form of confirmation. Bad fan translation, over-zealous hype. Let's wait for real information to appear before jumping the gun like this.


Actually...we only have to wait a few days. The main site should update to reflect something from CoroCoro like they usually do. So we may get some form of confirmation then.

Yato July 11th, 2014 6:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Khrysta (Post 8344140)
All I see is fan pandering with no substance. Its just an assumption right now. That may not be Contests, or they may not be contests as we know them. Could be something similar to the Dance recital thing, We get to dress them up and have them automatically do something with no extra stats involved.

Why would contests be mentioned in the article, then? I'm just curious to hear your reasoning.

Xander Olivieri July 11th, 2014 6:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yato (Post 8344147)
Why would contests be mentioned in the article, then? I'm just curious to hear your reasoning.

I don't see Contests mentioned by anyone other than the translator. Which as I said. Bad Translation, Over-zealous hype. Its wanted so since it "Looks" like it exists thats all the rabid fans see.

I see something unrelated to contests. I see an updated Pokemon Amie feature. Could also be like the PR videos from XY. Nothing about the page or the screenshots on the page show anything about an actual contest. All we have is the questionable skills of fan translations, which as of late have had severe issues with accuracy.


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