How To Get the Contest Pass & Contest Costume (Pokémon ORAS)

Wearing the Rock Star Contest Costume in Pokémon Alpha Sapphire

You will get the Contest Pass from Lisia in Slateport City. To obtain it, you need to first deliver the Devon Parts to Captain Stern. The Contest Pass is part of the main story, so it’s an unmissable key item.

The Contest Costume becomes available as soon as you get the Contest Pass, and it’s an optional key item. You can obtain the Contest Costume in any Contest Hall when you try to enter a Contest Spectacular for the first time.

These two items are both necessary if you want to sign up for Contests around Hoenn.

Getting the Contest Pass (Step-by-Step)

Contest Pass item description. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Contest Pass item description.

After delivering the Devon Parts to Captain Stern in the Oceanic Museum, stay in Slateport City. We’ll guide you on exactly where to go to get your Contest Pass.

Step 1: From the Ocean Museum, go to the main street and head north.

Exiting the Oceanic Museum in Slateport City and heading up the main street. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Exiting the Oceanic Museum in Slateport City and heading up the main street.

Step 2: Keep heading north past the Pokémon Center and the Poké Mart, going towards the exit to Route 110.

Heading up Slateport’s main street and towards Route 110. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Heading up Slateport’s main street and towards Route 110.

Step 3: A short cutscene will play just before you reach the exit to Route 110. Everything will proceed automatically from this point.

A cutscene plays just before you reach the exit to Route 110. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
A cutscene plays just before you reach the exit to Route 110.

Step 4: Following a brief dialogue, Lisia will give you the Contest Pass and the Pokéblock Kit.

Obtaining the Contest Pass from Lisia. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Obtaining the Contest Pass from Lisia.

After obtaining the Contest Pass and the Pokéblock Kit, you can advance the main story and continue to Route 110.

Getting the Contest Costume (Step-by-Step)

Contest Costume item description. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Contest Costume item description.

As soon as the previous cutscene ends, you will find yourself outside the Contest Hall.

Enter the building.

Standing outside the Contest Hall in Slateport City after obtaining the Contest Pass. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Standing outside the Contest Hall in Slateport City after obtaining the Contest Pass.

Note: You can also obtain the Contest Costume in any of the other three Contest Halls. They are located in Verdanturf Town, Fallarbor Town, and Lilycove City.

The step-by-step process below is for Slateport, but it will be the exact same steps in all locations.

Step 1: Inside the Contest Hall, head to the counter.

Walking up to the counter in the Slateport Contest Hall. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Walking up to the counter in the Slateport Contest Hall.

Step 2: Lisia will stop you just before you reach the counter, triggering another cutscene.

Everything proceeds automatically from this point on.

Talking to Lisia in the Slateport Contest Hall. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Talking to Lisia in the Slateport Contest Hall.

Step 3: After another short dialogue, she will give you the Contest Costume.

Obtaining the Contest Costume from Lisia. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Obtaining the Contest Costume from Lisia.

Once you have the two items, you will be able to enter a Contest Spectacular for the first time.

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