The ULTIMATE Pokemon Ribbon Master Guide

I grabbed the absolute rarest Pokemon I could find and set out on an achievement-collecting journey that spans 20 years of Pokemon history: Join me, Willow, Orlov, and a few other special guests as we dive into the world of ribbon collecting to create the most comprehensive video guide imaginable.

0:00 Introduction
1:06 The Challenge
3:38 Meet The Team
5:20 The Requirements
6:25 Generation 3 Ribbons
16:31 Basically Six Minutes of Pokeblock Blending Info
24:58 Migrating to Generation 4
25:18 A New Challenger Appears
25:48 Generation 4 Ribbons
39:37 Generation 4 Bonuses
40:40 Migrating to Generation 5
41:34 Generation 5 Ribbons?
43:42 Pokerus
44:31 Generation 6 Ribbons
51:36 Generation 6 Bonuses
53:05 Generation 7 Ribbons
56:54 Generation 7 Bonuses
57:32 Migrating to Home & Regional Clauses
58:39 Pokemon GO and Let’s Go P/E
59:24 Galar Ribbons
1:01:44 Sinnoh Ribbons
1:06:38 Hisui Ribbons
1:07:47 Generation 8 Bonuses
1:08:18 Paldea Ribbons
1:17:16 Final Thoughts

List of trainers and movesets for each battle facility:

Ruby and Sapphire:
Emerald:
Diamond and Pearl:
Platinum and HG/SS:
Battle Maison:
Battle Tree:
BD/SP Tower:
BD/SP Tower Doubles Master Class:

Battle Team Pastes With In-Depth Explanations:

Gen 3 Singles (Latios/Metagross/Suicune):
Gen 3 Doubles (Explosion team, Latios/Metagross/Snorlax/Gengar):
Gen 4 Doubles (Garchomp/Zapdos/Metagross/Suicune):
Gen 4 Multi with NPC (Garchomp/Metagross):
Gen 6 Singles (Kangaskhan/Aegislash):
Gen 6 Nita Counter (Cloyster):
Gen 7 Singles (Latios/Metagross/Suicune):
Gen 7 Battle Royal (Metagross/Silvally):
BDSP Singles (Garchomp/Suicune/Scizor):
BDSP Doubles (Dusknoir/Donphan/Hariyama/Torkoal):

Contest Infographics:

[CannedWolfMeat]

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!

[Hiruban]

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.

[TheLoveTrain]

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

[TheAngryBare]

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...

[jhopkins]

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

[smadak]

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

[CannedWolfMeat]

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...

[DLNarshen]

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

[MarioPikachu]

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.

[ProfessorRex]

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

[dieallgemeinheit]

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 ;)

[BirdKeeperToby]

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

[nerfganon]

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

[bashvash]

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

[amazingagent]

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

[HaxAras]

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.

[capreo]

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

[Venty]

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

[jacesmr]

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

[TheErector]

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.