Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions/New Features/Pokémon Contests

Ruby and Sapphire were the first in the series to offer a secondary means of interacting with Pokémon, in the form of Pokémon Contests. In Contests the goal is to show off the skills of a Pokémon in the various categories (,, , and ). After winning a Contest in a certain category the player and Pokémon advance to the next in that category (Normal, Super, Hyper, and Master). This also brought about the first confectionery goods that could be made by the player and fed to their Pokémon, Pokéblocks.