Contest Pokémon Card Contest (2nd edition) (CLOSED)

END OF THE CONTEST!
The contest has officially ended!
Thank you all of the people who made an entry, I'm really grateful because you guys made one of my dreams come true, run a succesful contest with a lot of entries and good entries.
However, there is a grace period of 1 week for anyone that wants to finish their entry, with the deserved deductions.
Regarding the results and prizes, I'm in the process of making a results video, however it will not be ready in time, so i will post the results and cc in here as a post. This will be posted after the grace period, and then I'll personally contact the winners via discord and give them the prizes and whatever.

 

This track was not supposed to happen since i literally started it on this monday - the day contest ended, though im glad i got down to it
https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/1006539-sky-version/uploaded

 

https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/1006572-metallic-level/
just published this like ten seconds before the deadline and it shows. will post a finished version later and that will be the version that had everything i originally intended i hate exam period

 

THE CONTEST IS FULLY OVER
NO MORE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED

 

Again, a massive thank you to anyone who participated in this contest, you guys made one of my dreams come true.

There has been many many incredible entries and moments, and can't thank you all enough.

Authors who I idolized for years came here and put their little grain of sand to make this contest as memorable as it has been, at least for me.

Every track, every drawing was a reminder of how powerful this community truly is — not just in talent, but in kindness, passion, and creativity. Seeing so many of you come together, cheering each other on, creating with such love and dedication, has been one of the most beautiful experiences I’ve ever had.

What started as a simple idea, I was just doing the second version of a contest that was made years ago when the game was more active (another huge huge thank you to Volund for that), turned into something far greater than I could have ever imagined. You’ve all touched my heart in ways I’ll never forget, and I hope, in some small way, this contest brought you the same spark of joy it brought me.

I couldn't be happier to spend my own money than this, with the community that has given so much to me, in experiences, friends and memories.

This year, not just in this game, has been a rollercoaster for me, achieving many dreams I had. When I started playing this game, in 2020, I was so astonished when I saw the featured tracks, and I always dreamed of making one, this year I made 2. When I joined the forums and saw the purple EA banner for the first time, I made that my only purpose, getting there, and 5 years later, I did it, we did it.

I want y'all to realize the community we have here, and I want y'all to never ever let it die, because there's too many memories here that could be lost if we don't take care of our own community.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in this, for believing in me, and for reminding me why I fell in love with this community in the first place.

Here’s to many more moments like this — full of creativity, warmth, and the magic we build together.

Gracias,

Sergio

 

I love you

 

If frhd dies, we'll just make fruhd

 

Frhd is never gonna die if goats like Elibloodthirst is around tbh

 

RESULTS
8th Place!

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- IAmMutskie: https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/1006199-space-time-flow-dialga
o Detail: 4/15
o Creativity: 7/15
o Ride: 5/10
o Total: 16/40
o Comments: I’m gonna say to you the same I said to Protvod. I honestly think you could make a great track if you put effort into it. You demonstrated it with your Death Star circle. The head of the Dialga is pretty good, however the track is just downfall from there. The rest of the details are mediocre at best. And the ride is terrible too.

7th Place!

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- Protvod: https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/1006163-fletchling-ex
o Detail: 5/15
o Creativity: 6/15
o Ride: 6/10
o Total: 17/40
o Comments: Don’t have much to say, to be honest, it’s an unfinished track, I just wish you had committed to it and posted a good track for once. Gotta admit the fletching is nicely done.

6th Place!

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- Sir__Human: https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/1006173-mt-rillaboom
o Detail: 10/15
o Creativity: 3/15
o Ride: 5/10
o Total: 18/40
o Comments: You cannot just expect to draw a little face on a rock and call that a “Pokemon Card”. The first time I looked at it I couldn’t even find it. Next time, stick to the theme of the contest, and then build the track around it. It’s a big points loss there for you. Ride-wise, I honestly believe you could’ve done a better job than a 6 second ride with just 2 jumps. Details are great, but I believe you can put more effort into it. I think you can become one of the greats if you keep working and improving, I see potential.

5th Place!

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- Loge:
o Detail: 11/15
o Creativity: 13/15
o Ride: 10/10 (big ty to cerasium)
o Total: 34/40 – 2.1 deduction = 31.9/40
o Comments: Amazing track loge, sad that it’s unfinished, but I see a lot of potential in it. The magnezone looks amazing, and your factory detail is fantastic as always. Will love to see it finished one day, and big thank you to cerasium again for completing the track again.

4th Place!

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- Eli: https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/1005986-event-horizon
o Detail: 10/15
o Creativity: 15/15
o Ride: 8/10
o Total: 33/40
o Comments: Eli never misses. Another great banger man. However, I just have to say 2 things. The detail on this seems lazy. The lines in the Gardevoir aren’t connected, and as I zoom in more, I start to notice more little flaws here and there, the spaceship feels lazy, overall, I think you could’ve done a way better job. Also, the ride is annoying at some points. I think you could’ve improved it.

Podium
Bronze medal

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- Volund: https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/1006191-platinum-version
o Detail: 13/15
o Creativity: 13/15
o Ride: 9/10
o Total: 35/40
o Comments: An incredibly breathtaking track that just slips off from that perfect score. There are only two things that really didn’t sit right with me, and one has to do with the ride. Your ride is incredible; it’s just the fact that sometimes you go too fast or that it’s a little bit slippery just takes that point away from you. Otherwise, the ride is incredibly adapted for such a small space. Detail wise, I just have to say that there’s too much white space in my opinion. The Giratina is incredible, and so are the lake spirits, it’s just the fact that you used so much filler that deducts from your score. To conclude, incredible main piece, would’ve appreciated less filler (maybe some more islands? Or even more space accents).

Silver medal

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- Nitrogeneric: https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/1006220-
o Detail: 14/15
o Creativity: 15/15
o Ride: 7/10
o Total: 36/40
o Comments: Such an incredible track. First time I saw it, I just stared at it for 10 minutes straight. It just has so many many great things. The Sylveon is so adorable. And the Cresselia is breathtaking. The girl and the cat are so cute too (sorry I don’t know their names). The only thing I did not like was the lines in the body of the Cresselia, to me they just feel like a notebook. The ride was great, but there’s a too much helicopter and little bike. And I know how hard it is to cram rides in little spaces, trust. Amazing track Nitro, you left me speechless.

The winner of the 2025 Pokemon Card Contest is:

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- Malishya: https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/1006539-sky-version
o Detail: 15/15
o Creativity: 15/15
o Ride: 8/10
o Total: 38 – 1.8 deduction = 36.2/40
o Comments: Dude, how. I honestly can’t believe you did all of this in just 5 days! The amount of detail in the Latias and Latios is so insane. And the halftone clouds go so hard. And the planets and moon dude. It’s a masterpiece man. The ride lacks a little, but it’s fine. If only you had posted this in time…

Again, thank y'all so much for participating, congratulations to the winners, the medals will be given soon and I'll contact the winners via discord for the prizes.

 

Why you zooming in bro... Lol

Anyway expected results congratulations to all

 

Dang I should not be on the leaderboard at all. Exams finish in 2 days then I'm done with school, I have to lock in on exams rq, spent a hour top on the track (99% the head and chest). Though expect tracks like the circle death Star for future contests

 

He pulled an mbcool on you

 

It's so cool to see a contest with a dope theme and actual entries. Seeing each track drop one by one was really awesome, especially considering how stale things can be at times. I'm definitely glad this went well!

Also massive props to everyone who made entries. There were so many bangers across this contest man. It genuinely reminded me of how things were 3+ years ago when the game was a more active. (It was probably even better in the years prior to that but I wasn't active in the community then lol.)

Finally I think you did a great job Stlg. Putting on a contest during a time when there are so few takes guts. And to promote the contest throughout the whole thing and announce the results so fast was really cool too

We gotta have more contests like this man

 

You're welcome for the tracks

 

Yo it was a big pleasure participating in this contest, thanks to Sergio and everyone else who participated, and thank yall for thinking so highly of my work, it was quite a crazy journey. If I gotta add my five cents; take chances when u can even if the odds are slim and vote me for president.

 

Same haha

 

Not like that, I mean when kano's servers die

 

I don't think it's ever gonna die but noticing that profile pictures are disappearing and not being able to upload pictures then it might happen someday but hopefully it doesn't happen

 

yk i thought slapping that face on the rock was pretty creative

 

Cool tracks everyone, good job and cool contest