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The Truely Gorgeous Royal Pokemon - Smeargle - 65 of 66 Ribbons

ultimatedra

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Alright - i am going to give a lot of back story here.

Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire added ribbons to a Pokemon. They did just about nothing - i see them like Achievements like on the Xbox360 or Trophy's on PS3.

Since Pokemon Colosseum came out, my running goal was to get the most ribbons on a single Pokemon as possible. The obvious choice was Shadow Smeargle from Pokemon Colosseum. Shadow Smeargle had the unique ribbon from purifying it back to normal - there was one in the bag.
Then keeping it under level 50 got me the Level 50 Battle tower ribbon.

After i got those 2, i could now train Smeargle to be competitive. Quickly following Level 50 battle tower was Effort, Champion, Mt Battle 100-Straight, and Level 100 battle tower ribbons.

Then the daunting task of contests came to the plate. Luckily at this time, emerald came out and the Berry master was my best friend. After a bit of practice - i was able to actually PLAY along with the berry master, and that is when i threw in the berries you can purchase from Pokemon Colosseum. Being able to play along with the master got me EXTREMELY high level Pokeblocks - keeping all of Smeargles contest stats equal.

That being said, i then went on to get master rank in all the contests in addition to the Portrait ribbon thanks to Smeargle learning ANY move in the game. At this point i think i am done with a whopping 27 Ribbons on my Smeargle.

Then, something that would test my sanity - Pokemon Diamond and Pearl came out. With a whole new set of ribbons to get onto my Smeargle.

At first, i thought to myself: "I already got the contest ribbons - i won't have to get those again". But i was wrong. I had to start all over on the contests. Thankfully the stats where set in stone, and no need for mixing poffins. So i get to Master rank on the contests AGAIN with Smeargle netting me another 20 ribbons. I went through the Elite Four getting another champion ribbon, got the "Daily Ribbon" getting me seven more, and the footprint ribbon.

It is at this point that i go to the resort area - and get welcomed with open arms. The ribbon Syndicate requires 10 ribbons - i had 55. More than enough to qualify. It is here where i got the Gorgeous, Royal, and Gorgeous Royal ribbons. 58 ribbons now.

Now the only thing standing between me and ribbon history was the Sinnoh battle tower.
Ability and Great Ability where fairly easy only needing 49 wins through the tower. Double ability and then World ability where next on the list, followed by Pair ability.

It is at this point i am sitting at 64 ribbons, and the sweet flavor of victory is almost here. Only 1 more ribbon - Multi ability. Little did i know that Multi ability would be Smeargle's kryptonite.

For those of you who do not know, to get the Multi ability ribbon - you must get 50 wins in double battles, but with a CPU partner. With this - making the choice of who i would be paired with is crucial. The slightest slip up will make me have to start all over. After a couple of fumbles getting to 20-30 wins, i finally get to the 40+ range. But it is at this point that the opponents are very strong - but this whole time, your partners to not getting any stronger or smarter. It is basically two vs. one. After months of trying and getting up around 40 wins and then failing because of my partner - i quit on this ribbon, at least for now.

Heart Gold and Soul Silver came out and added ONE ribbon (Thank goodness) and the golden leafs. I got the crown just for kicks onto Smeargle, and then beat Red to get the Legend Ribbon.

So - with all this work and effort i have put into this very lovely Smeargle, i am short just one ribbon to make it complete.

Here is a quick recap of the ribbons this lovely Smeargle has:
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[B]GBA Ribbons:[/B]
Champion Ribbon - Defeat Steven
Cool Ribbon - Normal
Cool Ribbon - Super
Cool Ribbon - Hyper
Cool Ribbon - Master
Beauty Ribbon - Normal
Beauty Ribbon - Super
Beauty Ribbon - Hyper
Beauty Ribbon - Master
Cute Ribbon - Normal
Cute Ribbon - Super
Cute Ribbon - Hyper
Cute Ribbon - Master
Smart Ribbon - Normal
Smart Ribbon - Super
Smart Ribbon - Hyper
Smart Ribbon - Master
Tough Ribbon - Normal
Tough Ribbon - Super
Tough Ribbon - Hyper
Tough Ribbon - Master
Winning Ribbon - Battle Tower, Lv 50, 50 Wins
Victory Ribbon - Battle Tower, Lv 100/Open, 50 Wins
Portrait Ribbon - Win master ranked contest
Effort Ribbon - 510 Effort Points

[B]Gamecube Ribbons:[/B]
National Ribbon - Purified Shadow Pokemon
Earth Ribbon - Mt. Battle 100-Straight wins

[B]DS Ribbons:[/B]
Sinnoh Champ Ribbon - Defeat Cynthia
Cool Ribbon - Super
Cool Ribbon - Great
Cool Ribbon - Ultra
Cool Ribbon - Master
Beauty Ribbon - Super
Beauty Ribbon - Great
Beauty Ribbon - Ultra
Beauty Ribbon - Master
Cute Ribbon - Super
Cute Ribbon - Great
Cute Ribbon - Ultra
Cute Ribbon - Master
Smart Ribbon - Super
Smart Ribbon - Great
Smart Ribbon - Ultra
Smart Ribbon - Master
Tough Ribbon - Super
Tough Ribbon - Great
Tough Ribbon - Ultra
Tough Ribbon - Master
Ability Ribbon - Battle Tower, Singles, 21 Wins
Great Ability Ribbon - Battle Tower, Singles, 49 Wins
Double Ability Ribbon - Battle Tower, Doubles, 50 Wins
Pair Ability Ribbon - Battle Tower, Friend Doubles, 50 Wins
World Ability Ribbon - Battle Tower, Wifi, Rank 5
Alert Ribbon - Monday
Shock Ribbon - Tuesday
Downcast Ribbon - Wednesday
Careless Ribbon - Thursday
Relax Ribbon - Friday
Snooze Ribbon - Saturday
Smile Ribbon - Sunday
Gorgeous Ribbon - $10,000 
Royal Ribbon - $100,000 
Gorgeous Royal Ribbon - $999,999 
Footprint Ribbon - Max Happiness
Legend Ribbon - Defeat Red

[B]Missing:[/B]
Multi Ability Ribbon - Battle Tower, CPU Doubles, 50 Wins

Any advice for getting the Multi Ability Ribbon? I want this ribbon before Black and White come out.

Thanks for reading - and any help would be VERY appreciated.

~Ulti
 
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WOW! that's pretty awesome...

but you don't have classic ribbon on it :p which means you're actually two ribbons short.

would love to know which attacks and stuff you used for the different contest, but i quess you won't tell me as i might just copy your achievement and then it wound't be as extraordinary...

good luck on getting your smeargle finished though :D
 
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Wow- nice ribbon set! The best I have is 54 on my mystry Mew.
As far as the total ribbons, I count 82.
Serebii-game mechanics- scroll down to ribbons in the dropdown, displays all the ribbons.
As far as to my understanding, you want the ribbon awarded for wi-fi battle tower level 50 double battle.
Link up with a commrad and take on a 50 win streak in the wi-fi.
I have only once battled in the tower via wifi with vaporeon a couple of months ago ( right aroung the gl period) when we attempted to battle wifi with 4 players. The only option via wifi is to battle and team up with a friend to battle the Frontier.
I am sure that you and a friend will have no problem earning the ribbons.
Hope this helps.
(now to add another ribbon to mew, defeat red! And Mew is "banned" from the tower :(
 
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Nice, the multi-ability should be pretty easy. Im trying to do something similar, and so far I have 48 of them so far.
 
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WOW! that's pretty awesome...

but you don't have classic ribbon on it :p which means you're actually two ribbons short.

would love to know which attacks and stuff you used for the different contest, but i quess you won't tell me as i might just copy your achievement and then it wound't be as extraordinary...

good luck on getting your smeargle finished though :D

I cannot have any of the GBA or gamecube ribbons if i have classic. that is 26 ribbons to trade off for one. Not happening.

Wow- nice ribbon set! The best I have is 54 on my mystry Mew.
As far as the total ribbons, I count 82.
Serebii-game mechanics- scroll down to ribbons in the dropdown, displays all the ribbons.
As far as to my understanding, you want the ribbon awarded for wi-fi battle tower level 50 double battle.
Link up with a commrad and take on a 50 win streak in the wi-fi.
I have only once battled in the tower via wifi with vaporeon a couple of months ago ( right aroung the gl period) when we attempted to battle wifi with 4 players. The only option via wifi is to battle and team up with a friend to battle the Frontier.
I am sure that you and a friend will have no problem earning the ribbons.
Hope this helps.
(now to add another ribbon to mew, defeat red! And Mew is "banned" from the tower :(

82 TOTAL, not 82 possible. Like i said above, you cannot have Classic and the GBA or Gamecube ribbons. There are other event ribbon exclusive to Japan that i cannot obtain at all (2004 finalist?)

66 is the maximum any single pokemon can have - trust me, i have done my homework on this.

And i already have to PAIR ability (Doubles with a friend) - i need doubles with the CPU. I even stated this in the first post.

Nice, the multi-ability should be pretty easy. Im trying to do something similar, and so far I have 48 of them so far.

No no no - Multi is NOT easy. It is like playing with a two year old as a partner. I have tried for months and still no luck.
 
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sorry that I miss understood. Have you battled using the "barrowable" companions like Rily or Buck for double battle matches?
 
sorry that I miss understood. Have you battled using the "barrowable" companions like Rily or Buck for double battle matches?

Yeah - they are all i can use. Riley, Cheryl, Buck, Mira, and Marley are the only choices i have.
The problem is that these partners lack AI - they like to use support moves like helping hand and VERY rarely attack on their own. In addition, their Pokemon ALWAYS change, so i can never plan around them when it comes to battles.
 
ok i have an idea use 4 different pokemon that makes your win streak i think (it's 7 battles per set) 42. then sub one pokemon for Smeargle. Make sure you have Smeargle on the last pokemon in your party then. fight your way to number 49. win that battle. then you win that battle then you got the ribbon
 
ok i have an idea use 4 different pokemon that makes your win streak i think (it's 7 battles per set) 42. then sub one pokemon for Smeargle. Make sure you have Smeargle on the last pokemon in your party then. fight your way to number 49. win that battle. then you win that battle then you got the ribbon

I already save my Smeargle for the final ribbon set. It is nothing new to me. And it is bring TWO pokemon, not four. I bring two and my NPC partner brings two.

The opponents get stronger and smarter, but your NPC partner does not. Getting up to 40 is hard enough because both of the opponents will attack my pokemon while my partner spams light screen over and over even weather there is one already or not. It is quite literally two (Opponent) vs one (me).
People already complain about the regular battle tower one vs. one - try doing two vs. one + some occasional help.

Sometimes my NPC partner stabs me in the back by using Eartquake or Explosion - getting the KO on me.
 
who are you using as your partner

Mostly Riley, because if i go with buck - his regi's will use explosion on me. Instead i get earthquake from Riley - but that is manageable.

I have tried everybody equally for a long time and still no success. I get the farthest with Riley though.
 
I don't have any useful advice or anything like that, but I just wanted to say good job. I've always wondered if there were any ribbon collectors out there, and I'm impressed you've managed to obtain so many.

Props to ya :thumb:
 
I don't have any useful advice or anything like that, but I just wanted to say good job. I've always wondered if there were any ribbon collectors out there, and I'm impressed you've managed to obtain so many.

Props to ya :thumb:

Thank you very much. A lot of work and love went into this smeargle that was once evil, and now is on the edge of royalty.
 
Great Job!! i have been trying the same thing with a blaziken, but without the gamecube ribbons as i dont have a cable. i might just try this with a smeargle and try to get all 64 ribbons
Also, do you only have one chance to get the legend ribbon? or can you re-battle red after you have defeated him once???
 
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Have you considered spamming Dark Void? lol

Yes i have. Does not work as well as you would think. I need a team to get me up to the 49 battle point, THEN bring smeargle for the final battle and hope for the best.

Great Job!! i have been trying the same thing with a blaziken, but without the gamecube ribbons as i dont have a cable. i might just try this with a smeargle and try to get all 64 ribbons
Also, do you only have one chance to get the legend ribbon? or can you re-battle red after you have defeated him once???

Thanks - and you get the ribbon every time you beat him.
 
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