Contest Hall

Artwork from the TCG

Contest Halls (Japanese: コンテストホール Contest Hall) are buildings where Pokémon Contests, Pokémon Super Contests, Pokémon Contest Spectaculars, and Super Contest Shows are held and the workplace of Pokémon Contest judges and announcers.

In the games

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, there is a Contest Hall for each of the four ranks. The Pokémon Contest circuit starts in Verdanturf Town, which is where players may register their Contest Passes and participate in Normal Rank competitions. If successful here, players can challenge the Super Rank in Fallarbor Town, then the Hyper Rank in Slateport City, and lastly the Master Rank in Lilycove City.

In these buildings, there is one reception counter (two in the Lilycove City Contest Hall) and Berry Blenders for making Pokéblocks with friends through the use of a Game Link Cable or with the assistance of non-player characters. There are also framed photos of the winning Pokémon.

In Pokémon Emerald, all Pokémon Contests take place in Lilycove City, as the Contest Halls from Verdanturf Town, Fallarbor Town, and Slateport City were replaced by Battle Tents.

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, all Super Contests take place at the Super Contest Hall in Hearthome City. In addition to the main reception counter, two counters can be found in this building: one for linked Super Contests and another for practice sessions. The Berry Blenders are gone, as Pokéblocks were replaced by Poffins.

During their first visit to the Contest Hall, players will receive a Glitter Powder from Contest Judge Keira and a tuxedo or dress (dependent on gender) from the Master Rank Coordinator Johanna. Another Super Contest Judge, Jordan, gives the player a Mild Poffin (level 60, smooth 40) after they have obtained the Poffin Case.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Contest Halls can again be found in Verdanturf Town, Fallarbor Town, Slateport City, and Lilycove City. This time around however, the player may challenge all four different ranks in a single Contest Hall.

Players can switch costumes of their Cosplay Pikachu by talking to the Pokémon Breeder in the green room. This Breeder can also remove the costume. Each first time the player wins one of the four ranks, they will be able to encounter Contest Spectacular idol Lisia in the green room. Her friend Chaz can often be found there as well.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, all Super Contest Shows again take place at the Super Contest Hall in Hearthome City. In addition to the main reception counter, two counters can be found in this building: one for linked Super Contests Shows and another for practice sessions.

During their first visit to the Contest Hall, players will receive a Ethereal Sticker C from Contest Judge Keira and a tuxedo or dress (dependent on gender) from the Master Rank Coordinator Johanna. Another Super Contest Judge, Jordan, gives the player a Mild Poffin (level 60, smoothness 40) after they have obtained the Poffin Case.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM41 (Torment)	From a Sailor (Slateport City)	R  S  OR  AS
	Pokéblock Case	From a little girl (Slateport City)	R  S
	Pokéblock Case	From the left receptionist (Lilycove City)	E
	TM45 (Attract)	From a womanRS or a LassORAS (Verdanturf Town)	R  S  OR  AS
	Contest Pass	From the receptionist (Verdanturf Town)	R  S
	Luxury Ball	Prize for winning a Contest with a Pokémon that has won a Master Rank Contest before and already has a Ribbon of the won category and rank (at any Contest Hall)	R  S  E
	Glitter Powder	From Keira	D  P  Pt
	Ethereal Sticker C	From Keira	BD  SP
	Tuxedo	From Johanna if the player is a boy	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	Dress	From Johanna if the player is a girl	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	Mild Poffin	From Jordan (requires Poffin Case)	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	Berry Blender	From an old man in the lobby (Fallarbor Town)	OR  AS
	Contest Costume	From Lisia upon approaching the reception counter for the first time (at any Contest Hall)	OR  AS
	Star Light	From Lisia after defeating her in a Master Rank Contest (at any Contest Hall)	OR  AS

Pokémon

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player will be given a Cosplay Pikachu after competing in a Pokémon Contest Spectacular for the first time. This special female Pikachu can be received at any Contest Hall. When obtained, Cosplay Pikachu will be wearing a costume that matches the player's own Contest Costume; she will be in her Rock Star costume if the player is male or her Pop Star costume if the player is female. Cosplay Pikachu will always have Pikachu's Hidden Ability of Lightning Rod, and are coded never to appear as Shiny.

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Pikachu Rock Star	OR			AS			Gift	20	One
Pikachu Pop Star	OR			AS			Gift	20	One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Appearance

Generation III

Version	Exterior	Lobby Verdanturf, Fallarbor, and Slateport	Stage Verdanturf, Fallarbor, and Slateport	Lobby Lilycove	Stages Lilycove
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald

Generation IV

Version	Exterior	Lobby	Stage
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum

Generation VI

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Interior layouts

Version	Exterior	Lobby	Stage	Green room
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire

Generation VIII

Version	Exterior	Lobby
Brilliant Diamond
Shining Pearl

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting a Contest Hall is seen in Lisia's mindscape.

Lisia & Altaria

In the anime

Fennel Valley's Contest Hall

In the anime, Contest Halls can be found in a number of cities and towns that do not host Pokémon Contests in the games, such as Rustboro City in Hoenn and Celestic Town in Sinnoh, as well as in multiple anime-exclusive locations. Additionally, Kanto, Johto and Unova are known to have Contest Halls, despite the absence of Pokémon Contests in these regions within the games.

In this canon, Contest Halls are shown to be very large buildings that may also be used to host different Pokémon competitions. For instance, the Hearthome City Contest Hall was the setting of the Hearthome Collection, a fashion show for Stylists and their Pokémon. Additionally, some other buildings may have an area designed to offer the same experience of a Contest Hall. The Alamos Town Pokémon Contest takes place at the Space-Time Towers, and the Pokémon Center in Fennel Valley was shown to have a room complete with a stage, a scoreboard, the judges' desk, and the audience seats.

Food and merchandise stalls lined up outside the Jubilife City Contest Hall

Unlike regular Trainers who can register to a region's Pokémon League at any Pokémon Center, Coordinators can only register to obtain a Contest Pass at a Contest Hall. When doing so, they will typically receive a guidebook and a Ribbon case. Additionally in the Sinnoh region, Coordinators will receive one Ball Capsule and a small envelope with a few Seals.

Due to the large number of people attending Pokémon Contests, either as contestants or spectators, vendors usually gather around Contest Halls to sell goods and food. Some of their merchandise, such as pictures and stickers, feature Coordinators who have gained notability.

Structure

Although Contest Halls vary in size and appearance, the structure of each building is similar. They usually have a lobby where Pokémon Coordinators can sign up, multiple changing rooms where they can change clothes, and a waiting room where contestants stay until they are called on stage. Many Contest Halls have retractable roofs to offer an open-air experience as well as protection from rough weather if needed.

In the lobby, there are several videophones which contestants can use to place a call to their family and friends, and the waiting room will have a large widescreen TV or several smaller TVs so the competing Coordinators can watch the performances and battles of the other contestants and see the results of the Performance Stage. The waiting room is also the place to where Coordinators must return to after performing or battling.

Lobby	Changing room	Waiting room

Locations

Hoenn

The following is a list of cities and towns known to host Pokémon Contests in the Hoenn region:

Location	Picture
	Exterior	Interior
Rustboro City
Slateport City
Fallarbor Town
Verdanturf Town
Rubello Town
Lilycove City
Purika City
Pacifidlog Town

Kanto

The following is a list of cities and towns known to host Pokémon Contests in the Kanto region:

Location	Picture
	Exterior	Interior
Saffron City
Silver Town
Wisteria Town
Chrysanthemum Island
Gardenia Town
Mulberry City
Terracotta Town

Sinnoh

The following is a list of cities and towns known to host Pokémon Contests in the Sinnoh region:

Location	Picture
	Exterior	Interior
Jubilife City
Floaroma Town
Alamos Town
Hearthome City
Solaceon Town
Lake Valor
Celestic Town
Majolica Town
Chocovine Town
Sandalstraw Town
Lilypad Town
Brussel Town
Daybreak Town
Neighborly Town
Arrowroot Town

Mentioned only

Location	Notes
Sage Town	Reported by Marian in Throwing the Track Switch.
Gerbera Town	Reported by Marian in A Breed Stampede!.
Eterna City	Mentioned by Johanna in Nightfall? Nightmares!.

Johto

In The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!, Drew and Harley announced that they, along with Solidad, were heading to Johto to participate in Pokémon Contests there, and May decided to follow suit in Home is Where the Start Is!.

In A Full Course Tag Battle!, May was revealed to have been participating in Johto Contests along with her rivals, having already won three Ribbons. She returned to Johto following the end of the Wallace Cup in Strategy with a Smile! to continue competing in Contests there.

In Goodbye, Junior Cup—Hello, Adventure!, Dawn headed to compete in the Wallace Cup again, this time held in Johto. She had also participated in Johto Contests, as revealed in Nightfall? Nightmares!.

Unova

In Nightfall? Nightmares!, Dawn revealed that there are Pokémon Contests held in the Unova region.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

A Contest Hall in Pokémon Adventures

Like in the games, only two regions – Hoenn and Sinnoh – have been shown to have Contest Halls. However, it has been implied that there might be Contest Halls in other regions as well, since Ruby had participated in Pokémon Contests prior to moving to Hoenn. The known Contest Halls are located in the same places as in the games.

Ruby & Sapphire arc

In It All Ends Now VIII, it was revealed that the Contest Halls of Slateport City, Verdanturf Town, and Fallarbor Town were destroyed during the crisis involving Groudon and Kyogre. They were rebuilt as Battle Tents, although they still maintain the function of holding Pokémon Contests.

Diamond & Pearl arc

The Hearthome City Contest Hall first appeared Boogying with Buneary, where Platinum decided to participate in Normal Rank Coolness Contest. She did so in the next round and managed to win, despite the sabotage attempts by the other competitors.

In Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia V, the Hearthome City Contest Hall appeared briefly due to the distortion of time and space caused by Dialga and Palkia's battle at the Spear Pillar.

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc

In PS599, Lisia discussed about Ruby at the Slateport City Contest Hall with Chaz, introducing him to the concepts of Cosplay Pikachu and Contest Costumes that Ruby had invented.

In Omega Alpha Adventure 21, Ruby and Sapphire performed together in a Contest Spectacular at the Slateport City Contest Hall, with Ruby showcasing his new innovation of utilizing Mega Evolution during an Appeal.

Gallery

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  Normal Rank Contest Hall

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  Super Rank Contest Hall

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  Super Contest Hall

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  Contest Spectacular Hall

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

A Super Contest Hall in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

The Hearthome City Super Contest Hall appeared in Beauty Contest: The Pokémon Super Contest!!, where Hareta, Jun, and Mitsumi decided to participate in a Super Contest. Hareta and Jun participated in a Normal Rank Super Contest, but only succeeded in getting themselves disqualified for their poor performances. Mitsumi participated in a Master Rank Super Contest, but went overboard as her Infernape accidentally burned down the Contest Hall's dome with Fire Spin.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards named Pokémon Contest Hall.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Pokémon Contest Hall	St	Rising Rivals		93/111	Bonds to the End of Time		083/090

Artwork

Conceptual artwork of the Fallarbor Town Contest Hall from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 華麗大賽會場 Wàhlaih Daaihchoi Wúichèuhng Mandarin 華麗大賽會場 / 华丽大赛会场 Huálì Dàsài Huìchǎng French Centre de Concours German Wettbewerbshalle Italian Arena delle VirtùDPPtORAS Sede GaraRSE Korean 콘테스트회장 Konteseuteu Hoejang Polish Arena Pokazów Spanish Auditorio Vietnamese Hội trường Hội trình diễn Pokémon

See also

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
• Battle Tent
• Pokéathlon Dome

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Sinnoh
Settlements Twinleaf Town • Sandgem Town • Jubilife City • Oreburgh City • Floaroma Town • Eterna City • Hearthome City Solaceon Town • Veilstone City • Pastoria City • Celestic Town • Canalave City • Snowpoint City • Sunyshore City Pokémon League • Fight Area • Survival Area • Resort Area Routes 201 • 202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215 216 • 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229 • 230 Landmarks Lake Verity (Lakefront) • Oreburgh Gate • Oreburgh Mine • Oreburgh Mining Museum • Global Terminal/Global Wonder Station Ravaged Path • Floaroma Meadow • Valley Windworks • Eterna Forest • Old Chateau • Underground/Grand Underground Wayward Cave • Mount Coronet • Amity Square • Lost Tower • Hallowed Tower • Solaceon Ruins • Maniac Tunnel • Lake Valor (Lakefront) Great Marsh • Pokémon Mansion • Trophy Garden • Fuego Ironworks • Iron Island • Lake Acuity (Lakefront) • Spear Pillar • Victory Road Pal Park/Ramanas Park • Contest Hall • Battle Zone • Battle Park • Battle Tower/Battle Frontier • Stark Mountain • Snowpoint Temple Spring Path • Sendoff Spring • Turnback Cave • Fullmoon Island • Newmoon Island • Seabreak Path • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin Access to Distortion World See also Hisui

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