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A '''Contest | A '''Contest Battle''' (Japanese: '''コンテストバトル''' ''Contest Battle'') is an {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive [[Pokémon battle]] variation and the second round of a [[Pokémon Contest]]. These battles are different from regular battles in the sense that is not only the [[power|strength]] of the attack that matters, but also the style of its execution. | ||
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[[File:Contest battle.png|300px|thumb|{{an|Dawn}} facing [[Ursula]] in a Contest | [[File:Contest battle.png|300px|thumb|{{an|Dawn}} facing [[Ursula]] in a Contest Battle]] | ||
A Contest | A Contest Battle is a five-minute battle where two {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s face each other while continuing to show off their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}'s talent and skill. | ||
Contest | Contest Battles use a point system. Each Coordinator begins with a fixed number of points and the object of the battle is to decrease the opponent's points. Points are deducted by the competition jury, usually formed by [[Raoul Contesta|Mr. Contesta]], [[Mr. Sukizo]] and the resident [[Nurse Joy]]. Coordinators lose points when their Pokémon are hit by an attack, when their Pokémon's attack fails, when the opponent's Pokémon performs a particularly appealing [[move]] or [[Contest combination|combination]], when the opponent's Pokémon uses their Pokémon's attack to its own advantage or when they receive a yellow card. Additionally, Coordinators can be disqualified upon being found cheating. | ||
The winner of a Contest | The winner of a Contest Battle is the one that has more points when time runs out, the one that reduced the opponent's points to zero, or, if a Pokémon [[fainting|fainted]] during the battle, the one with the remaining Pokémon. If there is a tie at the end of five minutes, the battle goes into Sudden Death, which is an extension of the battle with no time limit. The Sudden Death ends when a Coordinator runs out of points or when a Coordinator's Pokémon is knocked out. | ||
The [[Double Battle]] format is also used in Contest | The [[Double Battle]] format is also used in Contest Battles. Battles following this format were first seen in the [[Hoenn Grand Festival]] and then again in the [[Kanto Grand Festival]]. Some Contests are held under the [[Double Performance]] rule, which means that Coordinators must use two Pokémon in all rounds of the competition. | ||
During the battles, Coordinators are not allowed to [[recall|substitute]] their Pokémon. | During the battles, Coordinators are not allowed to [[recall|substitute]] their Pokémon. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* For ''[[DP012|Arrival of a Rival!]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Contest | * For ''[[DP012|Arrival of a Rival!]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Contest Battles. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about it: ごふんかん みせてしょうぶだ コンテストバトル ''A five-minute battle for show; that is a Contest Battle''. | ||
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