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We were first introduced to a new challenge aside from the Pokémon League and Pokédex completion in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} with the arrival of Pokémon Contests. This was notable because it was the first challenge in the game that didn’t involve your Pokémon committing acts of brutality against each other, and instead, focused on preening your monsters to give the best showing possible. New stat systems were introduced solely for contests, and now every move your Pokémon could learn also had a performance use as well as an in-battle use. It was a fresh idea, and deep enough to warrant diverting some time from raising monsters for war to raising them for performance. My Wailord was the most beautiful Pokémon in Hoenn, and I remain proud of that. | We were first introduced to a new challenge aside from the Pokémon League and Pokédex completion in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} with the arrival of Pokémon Contests. This was notable because it was the first challenge in the game that didn’t involve your Pokémon committing acts of brutality against each other, and instead, focused on preening your monsters to give the best showing possible. New stat systems were introduced solely for contests, and now every move your Pokémon could learn also had a performance use as well as an in-battle use. It was a fresh idea, and deep enough to warrant diverting some time from raising monsters for war to raising them for performance. My Wailord was the most beautiful Pokémon in Hoenn, and I remain proud of that. | ||
Flash forward to {{bp|Generation IV}}, we had {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} expand upon the Contests with {{bp|Super Contests}}, but also had something else in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}: Pokéathlons. This competition was unlike anything else before it. The mini-games were fast paced and frantic, certainly a stand out in a franchise based around turn-based menu battles. Like Contests before it, Pokéathlons are also a great time waster, and shallow as the minigames are, it is hard not to feel the urge to clear all of the ranks and cover your Pokéathletes in medals. | Flash forward to {{bp|Generation IV}}, we had {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} expand upon the Contests with {{bp|Super Contests}}, but also had something else in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}: Pokéathlons. This competition was unlike anything else before it. The mini-games were fast paced and frantic, certainly a stand out in a franchise based around turn-based menu battles. Like Contests before it, Pokéathlons are also a great time waster, and shallow as the minigames are, it is hard not to feel the urge to clear all of the ranks and cover your Pokéathletes in medals. | ||