Pokethlon VS Contests

[Meowth City]

I never did like contests. I would much rather have the pokeathlon and musicals any day. Contests are another reason why I don't like Hoenn much.

 

[PrismaticPrincessAnna]

^ Me too xD
Pokeathalon is the best! Wish they were continued in the games, nya

 

[Synthesia]

I like Pokeathlon better. It's more fun and challenging.

 

[TheMoonlitHawk]

I love the PokeAthlon. I always hated the contests. -_-

 

[Elision]

^Same 'ere. Contests are the worst.

 

[TheAceGlaceon]

Pokéathlon is way better then the contests, the contests were so girly and boring, the Pokéathlon is just so more fun. Got to the final room, btw

 

[Ivanka]

They are both fun but I would prefer the Pokeathlon just because you're more involved as a gamer.

 

[Sucker_Punch]

I much prefer contests! Not too sure why, I just felt I was alot better in them... my Armaldo won the smart master contest in both Ruby+Platinum ^_^

 

[Quinnie]

Contests FTW

 

[AnyRandomName]

Pokeathlon, the contests plain sucked

 

[Jacob Black]

Pokeathlon was better hands down. I loved the game where you toss snowballs at other Pokemon and the disk catching game was fun too.

 

[Saturnidae]

@Person above me.. How can you like snowball throw?? D: Tis the hardest..

Anyway, I'm more of a fan of contests, because I feel like they are more interesting, and it's more fun to think of combos with your pokemon.

But I also like Pokeathalon, It's great fun in its own way.

To me there is no comparison, they are very different.

 

[Charoshi]

I never got into the Pokeathlon. Don't know why just never did. As such I voted for contests, which I did really like. I miss gen 3s contests though. Those are one of my favourite side quests in the franchise.

 

[Megahound]

Pokeathlon because I don't like Contests.

 

[Steampunk]

I actually really liked the Pokethalon, it provided a nice release from the repetitive level grinding, and contests were just annoying.

 

[Ruas]

I enjoyed contests when they first came in Hoenn. Seeing them again in DP, was also ok, but less exciting. Pokeathlon was a new, so it was more fun. Plus it had a more arcade nature which was a nice change.

 

[VampireWeekend]

The Pokeathlon was definitely better because the mini games were funner. Contests just got boring after a while

 

[Banana Bloodplanet]

I prefer contests (specifically the RSE format). I really liked the idea of contests, where Pokemon show their moves and express their attributes on a stage. They look to be even more amazing in ORAS. For the Pokeathlon, the minigame where you try to knock the other contestants off the stage was kind of fun, but I got tired of it after a few times playing it. Maybe because 1) I have extremely low reaction speed/time and reflexes in general, and the Pokeathlon needs some of that since you have to keep moving and doing things, so I felt like I couldn't relax 2) it was like a chore/obligation. I wasn't doing it because I thought "This sounds/looks fun". I was doing it to get a Fire Stone so I could evolve my Vulpix. If there was a Fire Stone available somewhere else at that point in the game, I never would've even participated in it. Whereas with contests, I actually was doing them for fun. If I was doing the Pokeathlon just for fun, it's possible I would've enjoyed it a little more. It was just a means to an end for me, and I tend not to enjoy things when I'm doing them for the destination rather than the journey. I just try to get them done ASAP.

 

[Aquarelle]

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