"When you look at a Pokmons Performance info, youll see that each Pokmon is graded on five
categories: Speed, Power, Skill, Stamina, and Jump. How your Pokmon does in the Pokathlon
is determined by these Performances. Its Important to know that these Performances dont
stay the same every day. Each day your Pokmon Performance will change a little bit, so its
important to check out each Pokmons Performance stats before moving on to the next step.
Youll be able to tell what kind of a day your Pokmon is having by looking at its
Performance page: the stars for each category look a little bigger if theyre better than
average or smaller if theyre worse that day.
Your Pokmons Nature has a great effect on their Performance, as well. A Pokmon with a
Relaxed Nature will tend to have much better Stamina, but much lower Speed, for example.
You can find out how Nature affects your Pokmon Performance with this chart.
Power     Stamina     Skill     Jump     Speed
Hardy     Good                 Bad
Lonely     Very Good     Very Bad
Brave     Very Good                 Very Bad
Adamant     Very Good             Very Bad
Naughty     Very Good         Very Bad
Bold     Very Bad     Very Good
Docile         Good         Bad
Relaxed         Very Good             Very Bad
Impish         Very Good         Very Bad
Lax         Very Good     Very Bad
Timid     Very Bad                 Very Good
Hasty         Very Bad             Very Good
Serious             Bad         Good
Jolly                 Very Bad     Very Good
Naive             Very Bad         Very Good
Modest     Very Bad             Very Good
Mild         Very Bad         Very Good
Quiet                 Very Good     Very Bad
Bashful     Bad             Good
Rash             Very Bad     Very Good
Calm     Very Bad         Very Good
Gentle         Very Bad     Very Good
Sassy             Very Good         Very Bad
Careful             Very Good     Very Bad
Quirky         Bad     Good
Once you have a good picture of the current condition of your Pokmon team, build up their
Performance with Aprijuice before entering them in the Pokathlon. Each flavor of Aprijuice
builds up a different Performance stat: Spicy Aprijuice boosts Power, Sour helps Stamina,
Dry adds Skill, Bitter boosts Jump, and Sweet increases Speed.
There are limits to how much Aprijuice you can feed your Pokmon. Your Pokmon will only be
able to get better at a particular stat if it has an empty star in that category. Once all
the stars are filled up, thats as far as your Pokmons Performance can grow. And while your
Pokmons stats change every day, their potential (the total number of stars, including
empty stars) doesnt. If youre looking for a well-rounded Pokmon, look for one that has
high potential, such as Sunkern, who has a five-star potential in every category! Your
Pokmons potential is yet another reason to check your Pokmons Performance stats before
feeding them Aprijuice.
You can get Aprijuice from a variety of sources, including the Aprijuice stand near the
Pokathlon Dome. Three out of five vendors Aprijuice appears at the stand each day, and
each vendor sells a different style of Aprijuice. Check out this chart to find out which
vendors make which kinds of Aprijuice.
Victor     Krise     Gilmore     Elaine     Holden
Spicy     Somewhat                 Very
Sour                 Very     Somewhat
Dry             Very     Somewhat
Bitter         Very     Somewhat
Sweet     Very     Somewhat
Of course, you can always make your own Aprijuice. Its not hard at all. Just find Apricorn
Trees all over Johto, pick the Apricorns from them, and then throw them into your
Apriblender. Heres a hint: the longer you walk around to mix up the Aprijuice in the
Apriblender, the milder the outcome is, which will lead to better-quality Aprijuice that
your Pokmon will enjoy more.
Examining your Pokmon each day and feeding them the appropriate Aprijuice will only get
you so far in the Pokathlon events. Perhaps more than any other activity, youll need to
practice plenty before you can win consistently."
Doing well in the Pokathlon has its benefits, particularly when it comes to the prizes you
can earn by competing! Youll earn Athlete Points after every event, which you can then
exchange for these prizes. Each day of the week, a different set of items will be for sale
at the Athlete Shop, so be sure to check back every day to view the entire inventory.
The items for sale include more Apricorns so you can keep a steady supply of Aprijuice
ready for your Pokmon. Perhaps more valuable are the items that you can use to evolve
certain Pokmon, such as the Moon Stone, Metal Coat, and Kings Rock. These items arent all
that common, and the Athlete Shop is a pretty low-cost way of picking up more than one.
Plus, youll find excellent items such as Rare Candy and PP Up in the Athlete Shop. These
items require quite a few Athlete Points, but remember youll earn more points depending on
how well you do. As long as youve followed the steps to maximize your Pokmons Performance
before participating in the Pokathlon, youll be earning loads of Athlete Points during
every event!
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-Silver