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!

are you challenging me?

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.

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...

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

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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 ;)

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

the amount of work put into this is so massive wow. with all the generational spans, i found myself growing attached to the sableye lol

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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)

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 ❤

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.

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!

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!

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 :)

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

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.

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

Great, yet another Pokémon completionism thing to delve into. Ribbons, home completion, living dexes on every game. This hyperfixation goes crazy.

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.

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!

Ive watched this video like 3 times by now. but that shot at 39:37 is so good.

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.

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..

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.

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

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!

So hype to watch this when I’m done work

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.

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.

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.

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

your typhlosion is more ribbon than mon at this point

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

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! 💖

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!

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.....

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.

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

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!

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.

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

Currently shiny hunting Ralts in XD via shiny-lock removal so I can do a ribbon master quest on it. Absolutely gonna come back to this video when I get it ^^

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!

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

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

what an insanely thorough vid man

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

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 :)

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

I got into Pokemon with Sword, which was my first ever Pokemon game. I decided doing a Ribbon Master challenge would be a fun way to experience the past generations so I went back to Emerald and shiny hunted a Mew from it. It has been an amazing journey and I'm going to cherish my Mew (and Shaymin who joined from Platinum) forever.

I also have my very own Ribbon Master. It is my Jolly Hidden Ability 5IVs(non-max sp attack) Garchomp that I hatched back in Y version. Sure I couldve started back in Gen 4 for Garchomp but at the time, if I wanted a hidden ability Garchomp. I would have to start at Gen 5 or Gen 6 since there are no items that changes abilities at the time. Also theres no ribbon in Gen 5 anyways so starting with Gen 6 for HA Garchomp is already good enough. Aside from Gens 3 to 5, My Garchomp got all the ribbons from Pokemon Y until Pokemon Violet. It even has the mark for the smallest size. (Bruh, my Garchomp is shorter than my character in Violet. 💀)

extremely insightful video i love this , love the work.

Got this recommended on youtube, nice video bro

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.

Is it bad that i want to buy a gen 3 game just to make a ribbon master starting as far back as i can 💀

As someone who has done a ribbon master, I could not recomend it enought. The idea that my gallade will forever be with me is something I will always treasure. This also has no right to be this good.

My biggest takeaway is Unova having no ribbons. Its like America and the metric system…or good healthcare

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...

Your timing with the bank news is so crazy 😢

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.

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

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!

I would love to do this but i dont want to sell a liver to get all the games

The best part of the Ribbon Master challenge was that it gave people the motivation to look into the mechanics of Pokeblock making and the best way to win Pokemon contests. A lot of people seem to hate them for some reason, but I've been hooked since I first played Sapphire when I was 12. I always knew it was a lot more complicated than I understood, and I'm glad this challenge exists because I know I wouldn't have this wealth of information for my personal playthroughs otherwise.

Awesome vid! Very well planned!

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

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

When i clicked on this video i wasnt expecting such high quality. This will blow up in views in no time

I hope to make ribbon masters of my Colo shinies and my leaf green dtq members so this will help a lot

Bank isn't shutting down anytime soon. They made it free as well.

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