The ULTIMATE Pokemon Ribbon Master Guide

I grabbed the absolute rarest Pokemon I could find and set out on an achievement-collecting journey that spans 20 years of Pokemon history: Join me, Willow, Orlov, and a few other special guests as we dive into the world of ribbon collecting to create the most comprehensive video guide imaginable.
0:00 Introduction
1:06 The Challenge
3:38 Meet The Team
5:20 The Requirements
6:25 Generation 3 Ribbons
16:31 Basically Six Minutes of Pokeblock Blending Info
24:58 Migrating to Generation 4
25:18 A New Challenger Appears
25:48 Generation 4 Ribbons
39:37 Generation 4 Bonuses
40:40 Migrating to Generation 5
41:34 Generation 5 Ribbons?
43:42 Pokerus
44:31 Generation 6 Ribbons
51:36 Generation 6 Bonuses
53:05 Generation 7 Ribbons
56:54 Generation 7 Bonuses
57:32 Migrating to Home & Regional Clauses
58:39 Pokemon GO and Let’s Go P/E
59:24 Galar Ribbons
1:01:44 Sinnoh Ribbons
1:06:38 Hisui Ribbons
1:07:47 Generation 8 Bonuses
1:08:18 Paldea Ribbons
1:17:16 Final Thoughts
Handy ribbon tracker: ribbons.guide/
Ribbon Master Hall of Fame: spo.ink/ribbons
List of trainers and movesets for each battle facility:
Ruby and Sapphire:
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Emerald:
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Diamond and Pearl:
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Platinum and HG/SS:
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Battle Maison:
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Battle Tree:
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BD/SP Tower:
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BD/SP Tower Doubles Master Class:
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Battle Team Pastes With In-Depth Explanations:
Gen 3 Singles (Latios/Metagross/Suicune):
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Gen 3 Doubles (Explosion team, Latios/Metagross/Snorlax/Gengar):
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Gen 4 Doubles (Garchomp/Zapdos/Metagross/Suicune):
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Gen 4 Multi with NPC (Garchomp/Metagross):
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Gen 6 Singles (Kangaskhan/Aegislash):
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Gen 6 Nita Counter (Cloyster):
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Gen 7 Singles (Latios/Metagross/Suicune):
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Gen 7 Battle Royal (Metagross/Silvally):
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BDSP Singles (Garchomp/Suicune/Scizor):
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BDSP Doubles (Dusknoir/Donphan/Hariyama/Torkoal):
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Contest Infographics:
Pokeblock recipes: i.imgur.com/hFjX8Vd.png
Pokeblock feeding combinations: i.imgur.com/wgwxOvI.png
Poffin recipes: i.imgur.com/wPKnkN5.png
Poffin feeding combinations: i.imgur.com/ei1OOPe.png
Generation 4 Contest Themes: i.imgur.com/TWxCZO6.png
Still got questions? Join the Ribbon Master Discord: / discord

[@CannedWolfMeat]

DLC Part 2 Update: There is one new ribbon that was added in this DLC, but it cannot be earned on any of your own pokemon (at least not through legitimate means), so this guide is still up to date as of Indigo Disk!

[@Jubsworth]

Are there any new additions to the list of pokemon that can get all the ribbons in DLC 2?

[@SirToastyToes]

are you challenging me?

[@CannedWolfMeat]

1v1 me bro, my Typhlosion isn't scared of a Scizor

[@SirToastyToes]

252 Atk Choice Band Tera Water Scizor Tera Blast vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Typhlosion: 440-522 (148.1 - 175.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

[@Hiruban]

@@SirToastyToes Counter-argument : 252 SpA Tera Grass Typhlosion-Hisui (with power herb) Solar Beam vs. 236 HP / 0 SpD Tera Water Scizor: 444-524 (130.5 - 154.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

[@SirToastyToes]

@@Hiruban ah but then I hit you with the Swarm X Scissor after you put me in range thinking I was going to Tera ;)

[@Hiruban]

But you didn't anticipate the fact that after doing this ribbon challenge, @CannedWolfMeat was so tired he would missclick and use Eruption instead !

[@TheLoveTrain]

holy shit since scyther can get the shadow pokemon ribbon you can get a Kleavor as a ribbon master, that is insane

[@firesonic23]

Yes. I did that.

[@tonybrewer7536]

Also Ursaluna and a few other Hisui mons I think

[@phelyne]

​@@tonybrewer7536The Teddiursa line is sadly not available in Galar. I know a ribbon master is just "earn as many ribbons as possible on any given Pokémon", but in this case I think they're referring to getting maximum ribbons since they're bringing up shadow Pokémon

[@mitch_universe4058]

Sneasler as well, if you have the patience to keep it as a Sneasel until Galar Edit: Nevermind, you need a hisuian sneasel :(

[@TheAngryBare]

The ultra sun/moon battle tree ruled. The boss battles kept you on your toes and there were tons of great cameo characters. Alola is so underrated man...

[@peridot3264]

I honestly agree. I loved the alola games. They weren’t my first Pokémon game but they were the first games where I kind of fully understood what I was doing. So I have a lot of nostalgia for the alola games. Hell I have a team skull tattoo. I’m almost finished with my ribbon master quest and the battle tree gave me a hard time but all the cameos were cool.

[@Hiruban]

This challenge is both incredibly sick and sickening. At first glance, it seems a bit like torture to do so much farming while following so many rules and buying so many games, yet, there is something genuinely cool about having a Pokemon that is 100% yours, unique and a clear representation of your past endeavors. Well done to you, and anyone who finishes this challenge and I'm glad that your own shadow crystal goblin got enough ribbons to drown in them like Scrooge McDuck.

[@CannedWolfMeat]

Thank you! Fortunately I already had all the games and hardware I needed before I started the challenge, but I don't envy anyone who's looking to buy second-hand GBA and DS games nowadays.

[@Krishy-dz4ov]

I’m planning on just using emulators up until Gen 8. As far as I see it, as long as I’m not genning or hacking, all is well. Plus, I can emulate GBA linking and Pokétransfer as well, so I can make sure I can pass legitimacy checks

[@JessieIsRawr]

@@Krishy-dz4ov you can emulate transfers and stuff like that? interesting, how?

[@thesayled599]

​@@JessieIsRawrdesmume and melonds allow for gba pak insertion, and both allow for "multiplayer" by opening a second instance of the emulator on your computer. so everything checks out till you try to transfer from 5 to 6 which involves transporter and bank which creates some new data on the mon that if you dont have, Home will reject it

[@KingKirby24]

If you have a modded 3ds it's very easy to do so since you can have Gen 3-7 on one platform (with the exception of GameCube of course). But essentially you can use a program called PKSM and this can function like Bank and let's you edit pokemon, transfer between games with no minigames​ or cooldown and many other features. The only thing you'd really need Bank for is to transfer to the switch games. Also if you happen to have a modded Wii and GameCube/GBA link cable, you can transfer your saves to and from GBA cartridges which means if you wanted to you can play a pokemon game using an emulator on your phone, and then transfer your save to your actual game! Also very nice to have a backup of your save if you had a game from your childhood to preserve it. Hope this helps and sorry for the long comment! @JessieIsRawr

[@jhopkins1515]

This is honestly so crazy impressive. Having a shiny quilava traded across two decades of games earning all ribbons only to evolve them involve into version that didn't exist in the past. Without video proof I would have just assumed clearly this was hacked. I'm also currently playing through gens 3 through 7 again to try and make sure that I have as many pokémon in home as possible. Although I don't think I have the time to go for true mastery I will be stopping to earn some of the easier ribbons along the way

[@CannedWolfMeat]

Fun Fact: the Black Orlov was a cursed diamond said to have been plucked from the eye of a divine statue, and caused three of its previous owners to all jump off of buildings. Hopefully I haven't jynxed myself with that particular nickname...

[@SirToastyToes]

Also if anyone is curious how he named an event Pokemon you can trick the Name Rater in Gen 3 if you have the same name, gender, trainer ID and secret ID as the event, or in Gen 4 just by having a matching trainer ID

[@CannedWolfMeat]

@@SirToastyToes Shh, don't spoil my next video

[@smadak]

I had to come back here and say--This video inspired me months ago to start the ribbon master challenge, and since then I have probably come back dozens of times to watch specific sections. Thank you so much for making such a comprehensive guide. This vid is amazing

[@ProfessorRex]

Yknow, for YEARS I’ve been meaning to set out on a Ribbon Master Journey myself… maybe it’s time I finally follow through 😂

[@guitaristtom]

Weren't you or Tops going to do that shiny shadow Scizor?

[@SCARaw]

people like you always fail and give up this time too

[@HaxAras]

I know 2/3 of the people who purchased that PCNY machine. One of them left Pokémon and gaming entirely. It's insane to see the long term effects of that presevation effort.

[@MarioPikachu626]

Thank you for being informative. You covered Gen 4 and 8 without any scathing negativity which is really common when DP or SWSHBDSP is mentioned. You deserve a ribbon for that.

[@fizzibitz]

avoided the otherwise unavoidable 💀 god, i hate what 3D PKMN did to the franchise

[@nolanstone4723]

Snorlax looks like the mon to choose for the most future gen proof ribbon mon if youre gonna choose a shadow mon thats in every game. Even if its not included in upcoming gens immediately. It will probably be in every gen by end of each games lifespan for being such a dominant crowd favorite. Scizor and Chansey are almost there but i feel they could be left out because it doesnt hit the omega favorite list.

[@tonybrewer7536]

Psyduck has been in every game I think?

[@Iconicmulcheater]

i think gardevoir might also qualify

[@quantasium]

When the day comes where Pokémon Bank closes down for good, many of those Pokémon are going to be extremely valuable.

[@DLNarshen]

Great video! It's still surreal to me to see how much the ribbon collecting community has grown even in the past couple years. I started back in 2009 - even text guides were non-existent back then, let alone videos lol

[@vDuzz]

I remember your Qwuilfish! Legendary

[@dieallgemeinheit2247]

Strangely this video nearly brought me almost to tears - revisiting the challenges my whole crew from the two Colosseum games made over the last 4 years - currently they reside in the gen 8/9 bracket and I'm sort of irritated most of the time in which game they are hiding at the moment :/ One day, they will all be ribbon masters! - well, if I ever get around to actually go for that pvp-ribbon that is ;)

[@amazingagent1404]

How is this insanely well done and comprehensive guide UNDER 100 VIEWS!???

[@jackfrost3096]

It's blowing up 🎉

[@LuckyOwI777]

It was only out for about an hour when you posted your comment, lol

[@nerfganon9214]

This is literally what I needed, currently doing the ribbon master challenge on my shiny Colosseum Absol, love that thing to death

[@dereineschwarzerabe]

Oh hell yeah, good luck!!

[@capreo]

can we talk about the doll collection in your emerald version? simply remarkable! 21:10

[@Venty179]

What an astronomically banger video. This is legit the most comprehensive and digestible ribbon master guide on the entire internet. I legit couldn't have done it better myself, well freaking done!!! :D P.S. I'm glad I was able to help get your PCNY mons and other goodies to Europe with LostCrusader after we ran into technical difficulties in Japan lmao, and it was an honor to help you with edits to the script of this video! :D

[@justsomejojo]

Man, I actually have all the incredients to do this... And a few of my favorite pokemon are even available as shadow pokemon (Medicham, Electabuzz and Farfetch'd). This seems like such an impressive achievement though, just by time investment alone. Not to mention the stuff you need to learn. The fact that there's a few mini guides in here (for pokeblocks and EVs) is emblematic of that. Honestly, the biggest reason I'm hesitating, is the Gen4 contests. Rythm games are such an annoyance to me. I seem to remember it was also kinda finicky to use the touch screen like this as a leftie (though the XY training courses are much worse in that regard, especially the later ones)

[@CannedWolfMeat]

I know the struggle of being left-handed and playing certain games that expect you to use buttons + touch screen at the same time (Kid Icarus Uprising was the WORST for this) - You can also use the button inputs for Gen 4 contests if that helps though.

[@BirdKeeperToby]

I'd love to do this with a Scyther from XD gale of Dakrness and have it be a Kleavor. This is fantastic!

[@RikkuEcRud]

Yeah, I was looking at which Shadow Pokémon can get absolutely every Ribbon and get new evolutions in later games and Kleavor was the one that stood out the most. Other options being Dusknoir, Mamoswine, Gallade, Froslass and Magnezone. All of those can evolve immediately in gen 4 though, and only Gallade and Froslass could have been evolved into something different in gen 3 instead, so none of them are as much of a visible show of dedication. Well, that plus Scyther is probably the unevolved Pokémon from that list most able to contribute in battle, something that I'm sure will make it easier to hold off so long on evolving it. Extra special bonus points if you catch it in a Dive Ball or Repeat Ball which are only available in XD by trading them in as held items on Pokémon, or a Luxury Ball which you only get one of without doing the same. Especially since all three will have regular Pokéball rates on Scyther in XD, except I suppose a Repeat Ball if you _also_ trade in a different Scyther before going for the catch.

[@firesonic23]

I did that. He is now just waiting for indigo disk to come out

[@bashvash]

It's 12:30 in the morning and it seems I've struck gold and its exactly what I wanted. Great content. 10/10

[@CordyBrush]

It is time.. I will start this journey with my boy, my profile picture! SUDOWOODO THE RIBBON MASTER WILL RISE SOON! :]

[@solidstate000]

Been stuck on Gen 4 contests for a while now. The 3DS online shutdown is the push I need to keep going before the inevitable Bank shutdown.

[@Eryncerise]

Well worth the wait. I’ve been hyped to see this since you teased it and you sure as hell didn’t disappoint. As others have said, this is super well put together, professional, and thorough. It covers just about everything you could want to know and then some. I know this is going to be a huge help to all ribbon collectors going forward. I love watching ribbon content, so I’m really looking forward to rewatching this video a bunch over the next while! 💖

[@Expandedsky]

I was single handedly keeping the eshop alive grinding nintendo badge arcade for the pokemon badges

[@Vulffee]

I would recommend researching the perfect poffin mixtures to get all of the contest stats maxed out because my Raichu had a VERY hard time getting through the Master contests.

[@peridot3264]

Yeah having good stats is a huge boost. I did it with not great stats and it was tough but it’s possible.

[@TheErector]

This video is going to blow up by the end of next week. There is a great niche for detailed videos on anything and everything Pokémon has to offer.

[@PrincessColumbidae]

your typhlosion is more ribbon than mon at this point

[@riley-.-]

One of my most prized possessions is my shiny Sneasel i hunted in colosseum, after 7586 resets he finally shined for me, and i've ribbon mastered him 100% using pokemon i personally trained and caught. The feeling of pride and accomplishment i feel everytime i look at him knowing i had to bust my ass, experience all pokemon had to offer and i didn't take any shortcuts is a damn good feeling. Love ribbon master content!

[@BukiFox]

great video! i've been training a heracross, piloswine and sneasel into ribbon masters, focusing on my heracross named blueberry the most. they're currently sat in ORAS until i get the motivation to resume this challenge but this video is going to help inspire me to continue ❤

[@derekw8039]

Give gold to Ghandi, get nuked. Give bitter herbs to a Pokémon that hates you, get adoration. What is this world coming to??

[@Ayeryyn]

I'll definitely be following along with this, thanks for such a comprehensive video!! (Congrats on that shiny safari zone metang btw!!)

[@thisismyaltaccount4195]

Solid video! Very well done! Super informative and formatted perfectly! Loved the little fum facts peppered throughout, and i adore the background ribbon animation! Ribbons are probably one of if not my favorite mechanics in the game, so whenever i encounter a shiny I make it a mission to slam as many ribbons onto them as i can! Super pleased that ribbons have their message on entry mechanic full force in current gens. I think my last shiny subject to this journey was my shiny Alakazam from Celedon's game corner in leaf green. I never get tired of videos like these. The love for older gens manifests in a compilation of community found infirmation utilized to the fullest. Cant wait for the next one! Keep up the awesome work!

[@Mudkip971]

I'd like to mention an interesting quirk regarding the Mini Mark. Pokémon sizes were only a thing as of Let's Go, so any Pokémon that are from Gen 7 or prior never had any size assigned to them. Pokémon from SwSh or BDSP also get sizes assigned but since the function served no gameplay Gamefreak didn't bother doing anything to any Pokémon that came from Bank. That was until Legends came out where size now played a role, so now any Pokémon from Bank that entered Legends will have automatically a set value of 0, meaning they are eligible to get the Mini Mark in SV. However as of the SV update for Home any Pokémon that had not entered Legends prior to the update, will have a randomly generated size, essentially fixing this quirk..

[@FrostGlader]

I’ve been working on my own Ribbon Master the past few days. A Shiny Dialga that I’ve named (or am going to when it hits Gen 8, given the character limit on Nicknames in Gen 4) Unbreakable. I also have a Shiny Arceus named Over Heaven that is _almost_ a Ribbon Master, just missing the Partner Mark, and am going to catch a Shiny Palkia in Ultra Moon and Shiny Giratina in BDSP in the future, that will also be made into Ribbon Masters.

[@ThessaTheCat]

3:36 I would just like to say that "Brotoman" is a fantastic name for a Galarian Slowbro.

[@Leto85]

I'll opt for Snorlax though. He's one of the game designer's personal favorites and likely to make a return in every game or DLC.

[@rainw8448]

This is such a great video. I love both yours and ToastyToes' videos on this subject. I remember thinking about this a long time ago and looked it up, and I found someone doing it with a Smeargle from XD. I've always wanted to do it myself, but never have. I would probably only go up to gen 6 (maybe 7) though as I'm not too interested in the later gens. Hisuian Typhlosion is ADORABLE though, I like it even more than normal Typhlosion whom is already my favorite starter. Great choice :)

[@shivvyscott8503]

Very well done, loved every second of this run through.

[@ShinyDracozolt]

Man. Watching this video has absolutely lit a fire in me, I need to see if I got my accessories to try and see if I can make the XD Gale of Darkness Venomoth a wonderful ribbon master...thank you for showcasing your journey!

[@oof5992]

Amazing video, love these deep dives into Old Pokemon mechanics, brings me back to the old days. Also kinda Weird Gen 5 is the only gen to drop ribbons.

[@johnhawkins5314]

The upside down Sylveon @15:35 was a funny touch

[@DialItBack1]

I been looking for an excuse to play through my completed collection and this is it! Thank you!

[@Divine_Finger_er]

This takes extreme dedication, i think its awesome how a shadow pokemon went through so much and at the end of it all became the hisuian form!

[@stabrs2178]

Amazing guide. Im in the middle of a ribbon master grind so this is super helpful

[@MagisterYesac]

I love this community so much. I'm only a few minutes into the video, but I'm quite impressed with the editing and general presentation. Great work dude! I will most definitely use this video as a guide once I begin my RM challenge. Thank you!

[@peridot3264]

Great video. I’m almost done with my ribbon master which is a full odds shiny shadow heracross. I’ve gotten her into Paldea and now I just need to get the master rank ribbon. Loved the vid!

[@gnostechnician]

Awesome video! Very thorough, and I really love how you present it as a journey and point out all the non-ribbon stuff you can do as you travel. I'm a little surprised you didn't mention the Curry Mark glitch (unless that's been patched). A ribbon only obtainable via glitches obviously isn't required for Ribbon Master, but it is an "obtainable" ribbon for those who truly must have it all.

[@CannedWolfMeat]

I considered it, but the general consensus of the ribbon community considers the use of glitches or cheats to modify or obtain a pokemon in a way that would otherwise be unobtainable or illegal to be against the spirit of the challenge (and ineligible for their hall of fame) - so I decided to just play it by the book and leave it out.

[@dekken]

Great video, I'm in the middle of a RM journey myself (Currently in Unova, getting ready for Gen 6.) One optimization I was told was that you can basically skip the money grind for the wealthy gen 4 ribbons if you just cash out your battle tower BP after all the ribbons there for protein type materials, and then just sell them. Might not be enough if you're good at the game and clear the ribbons with low attempts, but I had a party of 4 RMs I was bringing through and I had more than enough for all of them by the end.

[@thefonzpart]

So hype to watch this when I’m done work

[@faust286]

extremely insightful video i love this , love the work.

[@MrMimikyu1998]

I was lucky to get Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter (yes, I did spend $9 just so I can get Transporter) on my 3DS before the eShop closed. Most of the stuff I got before the closure were DSiWare games that I wouldn’t play anytime soon, but worth having because I remember playing them when I was a teenager. Now I’m 25 and I just use my 3DS for making music on Rhythm Core Alpha 2 where I am currently making Nirvana songs on there just to see what their songs would sound like in a chiptune style.

[@Vexlich]

I didn’t know Pokémon could still be transferred out of Pokémon Ranch on the Wii, I thought my old mons (with way too many ribbons) were lost to time, this vid made my day

[@CannedWolfMeat]

If you still have the original games that deposited them then yes, you should be able to withdraw them still! If not, it might be possible to trick the game using a save file with the same ID and name (something I coincidentally made a vid about yesterday) but id have to look more into how Ranch identifies save files.

[@Vexlich]

⁠@@CannedWolfMeathmm I might still have my platinum cartridge that’s transferred a lot of them so I’ll need to have a look 🤍 but I’ll definitely be giving the new vid a watch just in case, thank you sm for the information & keep up the great content fr :3 this is the best guide I’ve seen so far for all these ribbons

[@sparklerkei2250]

I was so stressed about the daily ribbons so knowing that you can get them in ORAS for the whole party is such a relief.

[@e24gamingchannel]

Awesome vid! Very well planned!

[@wheatleythebrick2276]

what an insanely thorough vid man

[@applechoco483]

For the Ribbons available in Gen 6, I prefer getting them in ORAS since they're easier to find. The daily ones and Best Friends are found in the same apartment at Mauville Hills (Best Friends is from Belle's mom[?] at the bottom-right corner); it's the second one to the right if you enter from the northwestmost elevator. In addition, Training can be obtained from the karate guy randomly walking around Dewford Town, and Effort is given by the Breeder at Slateport Market's vitamin stall. You do have to beat the game for Footprint though; the Collector's house is aaaaall the way to the east at the Battle Resort. Side note: I couldn't really understand your instructions for the ORAS Contest strategy, but from the way your Mew had two stars, I figured it was Pump-Up Move, Appeal Move, Pump-Up Move, Appeal Move, and then the Works-Well-When-Pumped-Up Move. After some testing it seems that's about right, since I completely swept the Master Ranks with Bulk Up, Flame Charge, and whatever else I could find in my TM pocket! Side side note: The Walter method takes a while to refresh, so in the meantime I just did the League a few times. Even with no O-Powers, using Happy Hour and an Amulet Coin alone will give you just over 250k per run!

[@BeefyBidoof]

I have one complete ribbon master and it has been. Quite the experience. Not a journey for the faint of heart for sure. And yet, I have a new dream to RM a gen 5 Pokemon from the Dream World! There are people working extremely hard to try reviving it, so maybe someday.....

[@acheronXcomplex]

My current ribbon master Gardevoir has been to the Dream World. I even had the foresight back in the day to screen shot it.

[@LuckyOwI777]

This is the best ribbon guide there is. Yeah sure, the editing and information and whatnot is good, I guess. But the actual reason it's good is that it used my favorite Pokemon, sableye. Well done

[@ChibiDevil245]

I'm so glad to see Sableye getting some love!! It's been my favorite pokemon for a while now. I'd love to get my own ribbon covered goblin, but sadly the earliest generation I have access to is Gen 4, and I don't think buying an emerald cartridge off of ebay will be in the budget for me any time soon :') Still - I'll have to try this starting in Sinnoh at some point! Thanks for the video :D

[@smak9002]

Great video, inspired me to take on the challenge myself! I do want to say that there is item duplication in ruby and sapphire that works on dry batteries as well with some mail glitches, although it can't clone pokemon.

[@juneroughs]

The pokemon community really has a lot more other fun sub community. Like, we are all fans of the franchise but some are focusing on specific aspects of the games/franchise. This is another reason why i think the pokemon franchise won't be easily phased out whenever a new challenger arrives.

[@MakinItRain24-7]

Omg this is the perfect video to watch while laying down so I can listen to it while I'm half conscious and still get sleep

[@brofessorbon]

How does this channel not have a few more 0s at the end of the subs?! The amount of work and dedication that went into this video is maddening I wish I could do this one day.

[@squishy9659]

Got this recommended on youtube, nice video bro

[@9suicune8]

i'm trying to start my own ribbon master journey (pray for me to get a shiny sneasel in colosseum) so this wsa grgeat timing to be recc'd this! thank you for such a comprehensive guide!

[@SirDevious]

I am currently hunting a shiny Murkrow in Diamond to get as many ribbons as possible for it! (I dont have access to the older games) This was a fun watch and extremely useful tool for ribbon hunters :)

[@exxy9931]

Dude- I didn’t realize you can transfer from S/V to Sw/Sh. That’s awesome.

[@rinnnnnnnnnnrin]

I refuse to believe keeping these old servers active bites into their profit in the slightest... this stuff still annoys me

[@tgirltouhou]

it’s annoying because while the wii shop channel is down, you can still download the skyward sword save data update channel and the wii to wii u transfer channel from it because those are important tools to have, why didn’t they do that with pokémon bank and poké transporter

[@blyatfulcommunism171]

Another kind of cut bit of content were ribbons associated with the 2008-2012 competitive championships. They varied from ribbons commemorating attending the event to watch, down to the exclusive ribbons handed out for winning worlds or a given regional I think. You can hack these in, and seem to be present from the 5th gen onwards. Obviously they're probably not going to be considered for this challenge due to the elusive nature surrounding them

[@docievee]

i haven't finished the video yet but that twrp war of the worlds tour shirt is banger!! I personally went to the brighton show, it was so so good

[@CannedWolfMeat]

Hell yeah, I was at the one in Birmingham - loved every second of it

[@impCPU]

thank you for this video! this made me open up my pokemon ruby with the plan to work on a ribbon master now LOL

[@-tristan]

This video is so good! Thank you very much

[@emilyrakov2340]

Came here at Toasty's rec. This video rocked 👍

[@Cruznick06]

Regarding the eReader cards: There are some good scans of the cards online. If you print them out to proper scale, they usually work with the eReader. If I remember correctly, the eReader berries do not work on non-Japanese copies of Pokemon Emerald. They should work on all versions of Ruby and Sapphire.

[@lyg483]

I must admit, you really got me at 59:51 lmao

[@ciphermitarai]

I have a ribbon master, save for the battle maison and tree hard ribbons because I don’t have enough time to bother with those. I’ve had too many reliable strategies thrown in the toilet because of bright powder. Beyond that, it’s been a really rewarding experience! One day maybe I’ll try again.

[@lydiazap7243]

a fun video. thanks for posting!

[@harryscary8848]

Well done! 🎉

[@augstradus]

6:25 Subtle Arceus flex

[@Malac0w]

Amazing video!

[@LikeItSaysInTheBook]

What stops me from wanting to do this is the Battle Tree. The contest portion of Gen 6 aren't that bad, but anything dealing with the Battle Frontier, Factory, Tree, etc is something I don't have the patience for.

[@chubbyman2564]

i dont have old consoles nor i think i can afford them, so.. i decide to just collect every ribbon my fav shiny Azumarill can get from gen 8 swsh instead 😅, not a ribbon master but its just fun collecting it, also cool video

[@CannedWolfMeat]

If you caught it in Generation 8, that can still count as a ribbon master! Even though you could catch Azumarill in gen 3, it would still be a ribbon master as long as you got every ribbon that your azumarill was able to (and since you can't transfer back to gen 7, you would only need the ribbons from SWSH, BDSP and Scarlet/Violet)

[@chubbyman2564]

​​@@CannedWolfMeat ah thx, will try my best, my azu is currently on bdsp

[@alanmed1055]

Wow, this video gave me PTSD Vietman memories lol. I did this last year with a Ralts from XD Gale of Darkness and I do not want to go through this ever again. I don't even know how I managed to do it. Anyway since I already did all of this, I have to say this is a very good guide.

[@shandeleen]

Seems great to have friends who also love and play pokemon 😢❤

[@user-ll6ui6we3y]

you are incredibly underrated my man

[@BenH-nd6dl]

I was just thinking about doing all the contests on a Skitty and suddenly I see this, guess I may as well go all the way.

[@simple7708]

I have a shiny Mew with ribbons too! Missing just one ribbon that it could have had, but is currently not available. Missed out on the Master Rank ribbon, but I did get the Mightiest Mark. Started on a Shiny Togekiss caught in Colo, but I'm sad it can't enter Paldea

[@newdexplus]

Your timing with the bank news is so crazy 😢

[@indy5280]

Note that magikarp most likely is impossible to ribbon master. The contests basically require insane luck and then you have the wifi tower

[@supermario-2]

coward talk

[@Venty179]

Actually no! Unown has a far harder time than magikarp due to it only having one move, automatically making you get worse scores every subsequent turn in contests! Magikarp at least has 3 moves to its name (splash, tackle, flail), so it's significantly easier to eventually cheese contests with good luck and contest stats. Also you can get every battle ribbon only using 2 pokemon, even the WiFi ribbon. There are multiple unown RMs in the hall of fame, so quite literally ANY pokemon can be a ribbon master! :D

[@indy5280]

@@Venty179 ah okay. Those 2 would be fun rm to complete. Still gotta get a gba to GameCube link cable so I can eventually finally start the adventure

[@mikey88888]

downloaded and will watch later

[@pedrokeitawa1290]

Regarding BDSP, i strated my recents master ribbons from Alola. While the contest ribbons don't give me any problem i found my self struggling with the weekley ribbons, so i ask on the current version of BDSP there is a way to time skip to make it possible to get this set of ribbons faster? I ask becouse i got the first one yesterday but then i realize that, unlike OR/AS, this ribbons no longer get awarded to the entire team just the first one in your party. So there is a way to time skip? Or any possible exploit for this have beign removed in the current version of the game? Becouse i stupidly try using the old way to time skip in D/P but i got lock out for 24h regarding the time based events.

[@Connowot387]

Magmar and Rhydon are coming back in the Indigo Disk. Guess we can add those too on December 14(And hopefully more)!

[@bladebreaker]

So I have a question to ask, when you were doing the Final contest in BDSP with Willow, what move did you use? I ask as I have been planning to use a Cyndaquil for a ribbon master challange (only switch as I dont own the older games, and he was caught in SV with a special mark) and Ive been having issues picking a move to help with the contest, any insight would be benificial but i completely understand non the less.

[@CannedWolfMeat]

I cover it here 1:04:24 in the BDSP Portion; Facade has a slightly weaker version of Giga Impact's effect, and can be learned by most pokemon that can't get Giga Impact (including both Quilava and Cyndaquil!)

[@bladebreaker]

@@CannedWolfMeat I'm so sorry, I must have missed that when watching, Thank you so much

[@HazyHolo]

You know coming from gen 8 as my first real game, times like these make me wish the older games were not so inaccessible because I would love to build a shiny ribbon master gardevoir from Colesseum. Still, there is no way in hell I would be able to afford, or WANT to afford all the necessary hardware just to be able to access all of that stuff. Like the nostalgic journey to get them is awesome, but as a whole? It's meh. At least I have a copy of colesseum already, but the gba and all that is kind of wack

[@Perpetuousdreamer92]

Incredible

[@TheAuron32]

I am currently shiny hunting the event Celebi in VC Crystal, then will move onto to emerald to RNG manip for static encounters there. The celebi even is pain, true full odds shiny hunts are long...

[@Kelhd2]

Haha it was cool seeing a NPC with my name, first time I’ve ever seen a Kelvin in Pokemon game

[@momokyuu69]

Ooooh no now i need a ribbon master Time to get serious