It's time for the fifth and final contest! The previous were Cool, Cute, Tough, and Smart.

You're a Pokémon participating in a Beauty contest. You've got one shot at winning!

Tell me, briefly, in a reply to this journal:

What Pokémon are you (species, gender, and name)?
What single move are you using?
What makes you so beautiful?
How much hubris do you have (on a scale from zero to five)?

(Hubris is excessive pride or self-confidence.)

You either succeed and get a ribbon, fail, or screw up badly.

I'll describe how it plays out, in a reply to your comment.

At the end of the contest there will be three honorable mentions:

If you got a ribbon, you might become best of show.
If you failed, you might become crowd favorite.
If you screwed up badly, you might become a public disgrace.

Honerable mentions of the Smart contest

Best of Show: *Foureyedalien
Crow the Cacturne. She surprised the main judge with a spiky hug.

Crowd favorite: ~NaughtyBudgie
Jesus the mini-Arceus. He got buried beneath his own cupcakes.

Public disgrace: ~PurpleTartan
Jade the Crobat. She accidentally bombed the wrong stage.

If you want to know the details of the game, check out the mechanics. But it's not required reading.

It's time for the fourth contest! The previous were Cool, Cute, and Tough.

You're a Pokémon participating in a Smart contest. You've got one shot at winning!

Tell me, briefly, in a reply to this journal:

What Pokémon are you (species, gender, and name)?
What single move are you using?
What makes you so smart?
How much hubris do you have (on a scale from zero to five)?

(Hubris is excessive pride or self-confidence.)

You either succeed and get a ribbon, fail, or screw up badly.

I'll describe how it plays out, in a reply to your comment.

At the end of the contest there will be three honorable mentions:

If you got a ribbon, you might become best of show.
If you failed, you might become crowd favorite.
If you screwed up badly, you might become a public disgrace.

Honerable mentions of the Tough contest

Best of Show: ~PurpleTartan
Stone Cold the Venusaur. He smashed a hooligan Charizard with a massive tree.

Crowd favorite: No one!

Public disgrace: ~NocturnalMoonWolf
Lizzie B. the Persian. She disgraced all Classy Cat Pokémon by choking on her own roar.

If you want to know the details of the game, check out the mechanics. But it's not required reading.

It's time for the third contest! The previous were Cool and Cute.

You're a Pokémon participating in a Tough contest. You've got one shot at winning!

Tell me, briefly, in a reply to this journal:

What Pokémon are you (species, gender, and name)?
What single move are you using?
What makes you so tough?
How much hubris do you have (on a scale from zero to five)?

(Hubris is excessive pride or self-confidence.)

You either succeed and get a ribbon, fail, or screw up badly.

I'll describe how it plays out, in a reply to your comment.

At the end of the contest there will be three honorable mentions:

If you got a ribbon, you might become best of show.
If you failed, you might become crowd favorite.
If you screwed up badly, you might become a public disgrace.

Honerable mentions of the Cute contest

Best of Show: ~blackwing2
Mimi the Ralts. She was so endearing it triggered the mother's instinct of everyone in the audience.

Crowd favorite: No one! So this defaults to ~blackwing2 too.

Public disgrace: *Foureyedalien
Pinky the Hoppip. She's still floating around somewhere.

If you want to know the details of the game, check out the mechanics. But it's not required reading.

It's time for the second contest!

You're a Pokémon participating in a Cute contest. You've got one shot at winning!

Tell me, briefly, in a reply to this journal:

What Pokémon are you (species, gender, and name)?
What single move are you using?
What makes you so cute?
How much hubris do you have (on a scale from zero to five)?

(Hubris is excessive pride or self-confidence.)

You either succeed and get a ribbon, fail, or screw up badly.

I'll describe how it plays out, in a reply to your comment.

At the end of the contest there will be three honorable mentions:

If you got a ribbon, you might become best of show.
If you failed, you might become crowd favorite.
If you screwed up badly, you might become a public disgrace.

If you want to know the details of the game, check out the previous contest and the mechanics. But it's not required reading.

I wonder how many contestants show up this time. The poll got more votes than I expected.

If you want to know the mechanics behind the contests, read on.

Participation

I call for a contest. You reply with a description of your entry:
What Pokémon are you (species, gender, and name)?
What single move are you using?
What makes you so special in this contest?
How much hubris do you have (on a scale from zero to five)?

Fate

I'll roll a number of six-sided dices equal to your hubris plus one. So if your hubris score is three, I roll four dice.

I look at the result of the roll and determine your fate:
Does at least one of the dice show a one? You succeed and get a ribbon.
If not, does at least one of the dice show a six? You screw up badly.
Otherwise, you simply fail.

Outcome

I'll describe how it plays out, in a reply to your comment. I use your description and fate to make up what happens.

I also total the results of the dice, which is your total score. I'll use that at the end of the contest.

Honerable mentions

At the end of the contest there will be three honerable mentions. You get this if you have the lowest total score in your category:
Best of show is selected from those who succeded.
Crowd favorite is selected from those who failed.
Public disgrace is selected from those who screwed up badly.

Dice example

As an example, suppose your hubris is three, so I roll four dice. Here are some possible results:
1,3,4,5: You succeed with a total score of 13.
1,2,6,6: You succeed with a total score of 15.
2,2,4,5: You fail with a total score of 13.
2,4,4,6: You screw up badly with a total score of 16.

Strategy

It's all about hubris. Hubris is excessive pride or self-confidence. It gives you more dice. The more you have, the higher your chances of winning. But if you do fail, the higher your chances of screwing up badly. It also boosts your total score, which means that the more you have, the lower your chances of getting a honerable mention.

So what's a good strategy? It totally depends on what you're aiming for. You can use the following two tables as guides.


But don't forget, in the end this is just a silly little game!