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Pokémon ribbon masters

A ribbon master is a Pokémon holding every ribbon available to it. The phrase carries
its own escape clause: no Shadow Pikachu exists, so a Raichu that holds everything
else still counts.

90 ribbons over 15 legs, of which 1 can no longer be obtained by anybody. Counted per Pokémon rather than per ribbon — the same Contest Master Ribbon is three separate afternoons when three of them need it — 211 of these are still to be earned before Pokémon Bank closes on 26 February 2027.

MasterFromHeldAvailable
BlisseyChansey, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness089
SalamenceBagon, Pokémon Emerald087
RaichuPikachu, Pokémon Emerald088

Behind Bank

Every ribbon below lives in a game that reaches HOME only through Pokémon Bank. Miss one and it is gone for good.

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Cipher Peon Leden holds Chansey at level 39 on Citadark Isle, eleven under the Winning ceiling

  • National RibbonBlissey only
    Purify the Shadow Chansey in the Purification Chamber, which grants no experience

Pokémon Emerald — rides along with emerald-1

Bagon waits in the back of Meteor Falls, behind Waterfall, which Juan gives up after the eighth badge

No ribbon here; the leg exists to move them on.

Pokémon Emerald — rides along with emerald-1

every Generation 3 ribbon but Victory, taken at or below level 50

  • Effort Ribbon
    Show a Pokémon carrying 510 effort values to the man in Slateport Market
  • Champion Ribbon
    Beat Wallace at the Pokémon League with it in the party
  • Winning Ribbon
    Battle Tower Level 50, 56 consecutive wins. Lost forever above level 50
  • Cool Ribbon
    Win the Normal Rank Cool Contest
  • Cool Ribbon Super
    Win the Super Rank Cool Contest
  • Cool Ribbon Hyper
    Win the Hyper Rank Cool Contest
  • Cool Ribbon Master
    Win the Master Rank Cool Contest
  • Beauty Ribbon
    Win the Normal Rank Beauty Contest
  • Beauty Ribbon Super
    Win the Super Rank Beauty Contest
  • Beauty Ribbon Hyper
    Win the Hyper Rank Beauty Contest
  • Beauty Ribbon Master
    Win the Master Rank Beauty Contest
  • Cute Ribbon
    Win the Normal Rank Cute Contest
  • Cute Ribbon Super
    Win the Super Rank Cute Contest
  • Cute Ribbon Hyper
    Win the Hyper Rank Cute Contest
  • Cute Ribbon Master
    Win the Master Rank Cute Contest
  • Smart Ribbon
    Win the Normal Rank Smart Contest
  • Smart Ribbon Super
    Win the Super Rank Smart Contest
  • Smart Ribbon Hyper
    Win the Hyper Rank Smart Contest
  • Smart Ribbon Master
    Win the Master Rank Smart Contest
  • Tough Ribbon
    Win the Normal Rank Tough Contest
  • Tough Ribbon Super
    Win the Super Rank Tough Contest
  • Tough Ribbon Hyper
    Win the Hyper Rank Tough Contest
  • Tough Ribbon Master
    Win the Master Rank Tough Contest
  • Artist Ribbon
    Do exceptionally well in a Master Rank contest, then speak to the director at Lilycove Museum

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

the whole party earns it at once, which is why three masters cost one run

  • Earth Ribbon
    Win 100 consecutive battles at Mt. Battle without leaving or changing the party

Pokémon Emerald

Mt. Battle pushes them past 50, so the Open Level tower comes after it

  • Victory Ribbon
    Battle Tower Open Level, 56 consecutive wins. Emerald caps the bracket at 60, where Ruby and Sapphire fight at 100

Pokémon Pearl — rides along with pearl-1

the Super Contests and the Battle Tower; everything Brilliant Diamond re-offers waits

  • Cool Ribbon
    Win the Normal Rank Cool Super Contest
  • Cool Ribbon Great
    Win the Great Rank Cool Super Contest
  • Cool Ribbon Ultra
    Win the Ultra Rank Cool Super Contest
  • Cool Ribbon Master
    Win the Master Rank Cool Super Contest
  • Beauty Ribbon
    Win the Normal Rank Beauty Super Contest
  • Beauty Ribbon Great
    Win the Great Rank Beauty Super Contest
  • Beauty Ribbon Ultra
    Win the Ultra Rank Beauty Super Contest
  • Beauty Ribbon Master
    Win the Master Rank Beauty Super Contest
  • Cute Ribbon
    Win the Normal Rank Cute Super Contest
  • Cute Ribbon Great
    Win the Great Rank Cute Super Contest
  • Cute Ribbon Ultra
    Win the Ultra Rank Cute Super Contest
  • Cute Ribbon Master
    Win the Master Rank Cute Super Contest
  • Smart Ribbon
    Win the Normal Rank Smart Super Contest
  • Smart Ribbon Great
    Win the Great Rank Smart Super Contest
  • Smart Ribbon Ultra
    Win the Ultra Rank Smart Super Contest
  • Smart Ribbon Master
    Win the Master Rank Smart Super Contest
  • Tough Ribbon
    Win the Normal Rank Tough Super Contest
  • Tough Ribbon Great
    Win the Great Rank Tough Super Contest
  • Tough Ribbon Ultra
    Win the Ultra Rank Tough Super Contest
  • Tough Ribbon Master
    Win the Master Rank Tough Super Contest
  • Ability Ribbon
    Beat Palmer on the 21st Battle Tower single battle
  • Great Ability Ribbon
    Beat Palmer on the 49th Battle Tower single battle
  • Double Ability Ribbon
    Reach 50 straight Battle Tower double battles
  • Multi Ability Ribbon
    Reach 50 straight Battle Tower multi battles with an NPC partner
  • Pair Ability Ribbon
    Reach 50 straight Battle Tower multi battles with a linked player — two systems and two cartridges
  • World Ability Ribbonnobody can obtain this: the Wi-Fi Battle Tower closed with Nintendo WFC in 2014
    Win a Wi-Fi Battle Tower set at rank 5
  • Footprint Ribbon
    Show Dr. Footstep on Route 213 a lead Pokémon at maximum friendship. Brilliant Diamond asks instead for thirty levels gained since capture, which a Chansey snagged at 39 would not reach

Pokémon SoulSilver

Red is the only source of the Legend Ribbon

  • Legend Ribbon
    Beat Red at the summit of Mt. Silver

Pokémon White 2 — rides along with white-2-1

Poké Transfer and then Poké Transporter; Generation 5 awards no ribbons at all

No ribbon here; the leg exists to move them on.

Pokémon Y — rides along with y-1

the Kalos ribbons, and the two Memory Ribbons that arrive with them

  • Kalos Champion Ribbon
    Beat Diantha at the Pokémon League with it in the party
  • Training Ribbon
    Earn a medal in all thirty Super Training courses, then speak to the man on North Boulevard in Lumiose City
  • Skillful Battler Ribbon
    Beat the Battle Chatelaine on a 20-win streak in the Battle Maison
  • Expert Battler Ribbon
    Beat the Battle Chatelaine on a 50-win streak in the Super Battle Maison
  • Contest Memory Ribbon
    Awarded on transfer into Bank for the Generation 3 and 4 contest ribbons, which it replaces. Gold needs all forty — twenty Hoenn and twenty Sinnoh — which is why neither set can be deferred
  • Battle Memory Ribbon
    Awarded on transfer into Bank for the Generation 3 and 4 battle ribbons, which it replaces. Gold is set at all eight, but Scarlet and Violet display it at seven, having given up on the World Ability Ribbon

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire

seven ribbons the dex campaign never needed, and Contest Star gates Twinkling Star later

  • Hoenn Champion Ribbon
    Beat Steven at the Pokémon League with it in the party
  • Coolness Master Ribbon
    Win the Master Rank Coolness Contest Spectacular
  • Beauty Master Ribbon
    Win the Master Rank Beauty Contest Spectacular
  • Cuteness Master Ribbon
    Win the Master Rank Cuteness Contest Spectacular
  • Cleverness Master Ribbon
    Win the Master Rank Cleverness Contest Spectacular
  • Toughness Master Ribbon
    Win the Master Rank Toughness Contest Spectacular
  • Contest Star Ribbon
    Awarded once all five Master Rank Contest Spectaculars are won

Pokémon Ultra Moon — rides along with ultra-moon-1

the last leg behind Bank

  • Alola Champion Ribbon
    Win the title defence that follows the Elite Four, with it in the party
  • Battle Royal Master Ribbon
    Win a Master Rank Battle Royal at the Battle Royal Dome. Four wins unlock the rank
  • Battle Tree Great Ribbon
    Beat the Battle Legend on a 20-win streak in the normal Battle Tree
  • Battle Tree Master Ribbon
    Beat the Battle Legend on a 50-win streak in the Super Battle Tree

After the deadline

These games reach HOME directly and outlive Bank, so none of this is urgent.

Pokémon Sword

past the deadline; nothing here expires

  • Galar Champion Ribbon
    Win the Champion Tournament at Wyndon Stadium with it in the party
  • Tower Master Ribbon
    Reach Master Ball Tier in the Battle Tower and beat Leon — roughly 43 battles undefeated

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond

everything deferred out of Sinnoh, plus the one ribbon only this game has

  • Twinkling Star Ribbon
    Win a Master Rank Super Contest Show. Needs the Contest Star Ribbon first
  • Sinnoh Champion Ribbon
    Beat Cynthia with it in the party
  • Gorgeous Ribbon
    Buy from the Ribbon Syndicate in the Resort Area for 10,000
  • Royal Ribbon
    Buy from the Ribbon Syndicate for 100,000
  • Gorgeous Royal Ribbon
    Buy from the Ribbon Syndicate for 999,999
  • Alert Ribbon
    Julia in Sunyshore City, on a Monday
  • Shock Ribbon
    Julia in Sunyshore City, on a Tuesday
  • Downcast Ribbon
    Julia in Sunyshore City, on a Wednesday
  • Careless Ribbon
    Julia in Sunyshore City, on a Thursday
  • Relax Ribbon
    Julia in Sunyshore City, on a Friday
  • Snooze Ribbon
    Julia in Sunyshore City, on a Saturday
  • Smile Ribbon
    Julia in Sunyshore City, on a Sunday

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Salamence is absent from the Hisui dex, so this leg carries two of the three

  • Hisui RibbonBlissey and Raichu only
    Prepare the Pokémon for a photograph at the Jubilife Village studio. Invisible until HOME, so do it before transferring on

Pokémon Scarlet

the last three, and the only one needing anyone else online

  • Paldea Champion Ribbon
    Beat the Pokémon League, or win the repeatable Academy Ace Tournament
  • Best Friends Ribbon
    Show a Pokémon at maximum friendship to the woman in Cascarrafa
  • Master Rank Ribbon
    Beat a Master Ball Tier player in Ranked Battles

The route is hand-authored in data/gaming/pokemon/ribbons.json, which is also where
progress is recorded. A ribbon appears once, on the leg where it will be earned,
however many games offer it.