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A '''Pokémon Showcase''' (Japanese: '''トライポカロン''' ''TriPokalon'') is an {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive, [[Gender|girls]]-only competition held in the [[Kalos]] [[region]]. {{pkmn|Trainer}}s participating in them are called Pokémon Performers.
A '''Pokémon Showcase''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|トライポカロン|ToraiPokaron}}''' ''TriPokalon'') is an {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive, [[Gender|girls]]-only competition held in the [[Kalos]] [[region]]. {{pkmn|Trainer}}s participating in them are called [[Pokémon Performer]]s.


==Competition==
==Competition==
Pokémon Showcases are performance tournaments that take place in various towns through Kalos. They are divided in two sections. The first is called the Theme Performance and can encompass activities such as making {{DL|Pokémon-Amie|Poké Puffs}}, grooming Pokémon, or performing with props. The activities per Theme Performance depend on the specific Showcase tournament. The second section is called the Free Performance, which is the same in each Pokémon Showcase. The Pokémon Performer and their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} perform together on stage, making full use of the Pokémon's capabilities. It is similar to the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]] of a [[Pokémon Contest]].
[[File:Performer and Sylveon Showcase Free Performance.png|thumb|250px|The Freestyle Performance section]]
Pokémon Showcases are performance tournaments that take place in various locations throughout [[Kalos]]. Contestants are allowed to use up to six {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. In essence, they are similar to [[Pokémon world in relation to the real world|real-world]] {{wp|beauty pageant}}s. There are two classes of Pokémon Showcases, the Rookie Class and the Master Class. Every {{pkmn|Performer}} may compete in the Rookie Class, but only those who have collected at least three [[Princess Key]]s can enter the Master Class.


There are several classes in Pokémon Showcase tournaments, with the lowest being Rookie Class and the highest being Master Class. In ''[[XY060|A Showcase Debut!]]'', it was implied that Pokémon Showcases used to be judged by at least one professional judge. However, after Aria became Kalos Queen, a famous judge called [[Palermo]] quit. In the present day, both the Theme Performance and Free Performance rounds are judged by the audience. Each contestant gets a special key used to receive votes from the audience. Each person in the audience can bring out one vote on a special voting device. The voting device sends out lights that connect to the keys of the participants. The participant with the key that absorbed the most lights is decided the winner. The winner of a Pokémon Showcase receives a Princess Key. An exception to this voting system was shown in [[XY079]], where a professional set of judges evaluated Poké Puffs made by participants in the Theme Performance.
Rookie Class tournaments are divided in two sections. The first is called the '''Theme Performance''' (Japanese: '''テーマパフォーマンス''' ''Theme Performance'') and can encompass different activities. The activity of the Theme Performance depends on the specific Showcase tournament. This section usually takes place in multiple rounds, with three contestants per round facing off against each other, though only the winner of each round will move on to the next section. However, as the Theme Performance varies between tournaments, the criteria for winning them also differs.
 
The second section is called the '''Freestyle Performance''' (Japanese: '''フリーパフォーマンス''' ''Free Performance''), which is the same in each Pokémon Showcase. The {{pkmn|Performer}} and her Pokémon perform together on stage, making full use of the Pokémon's capabilities. It is similar to the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]] of a [[Pokémon Contest]]. However, unlike {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s, Performers must be involved in an active part of the performance, since Showcase performances also focus on the Trainers and their ability to perform alongside their Pokémon, whereas in Pokémon Contests the Pokémon are always the main attraction.
 
In the Freestyle Performance, contestants are judged by the audience. Each Performer gets a heart-shaped key used to receive votes from the audience. Each person in the audience can bring out one vote on a special voting device called the '''Glow Caster''' (Japanese: '''ポケリウム''' ''Poké Lume''), which sends out small luminous balls of light that connect to the keys of the participants according to the color of their key. The participant with the key that absorbs the most lights is decided the winner.
 
[[File:Pokémon Showcase Glowsticks.png|thumb|left|250px|The crowd using the Glow Caster to vote]]
The Master Class is the Showcase equivalent for the [[Pokémon League Conference]] of the [[Pokémon League]] and the [[Grand Festival]] of the [[Pokémon Contest]]s. The contestants have to deliver Freestyle Performances from the very beginning as there are no Theme Performance rounds. The competing Performers are divided into trios and whoever receives the highest number of votes is declared the winner of their group and advances to the next round. In rounds prior to the semifinals, each Performer gets a turn performing individually before the three of them perform at the same time. They must perform with a single Pokémon and they are allowed to affect the performances of each other.
 
During the semifinals, Performers are called on stage one at a time and they have to perform using two Pokémon. The winning Performer advances to the final round, where the current {{DL|Pokémon Performer|Kalos Queen}} awaits. As the winner of the previous Master Class competition, the Kalos Queen has a guaranteed spot in the final round, where she must defend her title. Performers are allowed to use up to six Pokémon in the finals. One notable difference between the Rookie Class and the Master Class is the voting system; while in the Rookie Class only the Glow Caster can be used to vote, in the Master Class people all over the Kalos region are able to vote by using devices similar to {{wp|smartphone}}s.
 
Rookie Class winners receive a [[Princess Key]], and the Master Class winner receives the title of Kalos Queen. Pokémon Showcases are hosted by [[Monsieur Pierre]].
{{-}}
===Themes and stages===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{kalos color}}; border: 3px solid #{{kalos color dark}}; width: 70%;"
|-
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Screenshot
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}};" | Theme
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Stage
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Shauna Showcase Pokemon Styling.png|200px]]
| '''Pokémon Styling''': Performers must dress up one of their Pokémon in a unique style using the materials given within the time limit and present their partner to the audience. Contestants are judged by the audience.
| [[File:Pokémon Showcase Theme Stage.png|200px]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Serena Pancham Showcase Poke Puff Baking.png|200px]]
| '''Poké Puff Baking''': Performers must collaborate with their Pokémon and bake [[Poké Puff]]s within the time limit. The Poké Puffs are evaluated by a panel of judges.
| [[File:Pokémon Showcase Theme Stage2.png|200px]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Serena Nini Showcase Quiz.png|200px]]
| '''Pokémon Quiz''': Performers must answer trivia questions. To answer a question, one of their Pokémon must complete a task. The first to answer three questions correctly advances to the second section.
| [[File:Pokémon Showcase Theme Stage3.png|200px]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Nini Party Showcase Poké Puff Performance.png|200px]]
| '''Poké Puff Performance''': Performers and their Pokémon bake a Poké Puff but with a synchronized dance performance. Contestants are judged by the audience.
|  [[File: {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Pokémon Showcase Theme Stage4 Day|1=Pokémon Showcase Free Performance Stage4 Night}}.png|200px]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Serena Braixen Pancham Showcase Rhyhorn Herding.png|200px]]
| '''Rhyhorn Herding''': Performers and their Pokémon must beckon the most {{p|Rhyhorn}} over to their side of the stage using any means necessary. Performers can also thieve Rhyhorn to their side from other Performers.
| [[File:Pokémon Showcase Theme Stage5.png|200px]]
|}{{-}}


===Showcase locations===
===Showcase locations===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{kalos color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{kalos color}};"
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{kalos color}}; border: 3px solid #{{kalos color dark}};"
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{kalos color dark}}|Picture}}
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Screenshot
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}};" | {{color|{{kalos color dark}}|Location}}
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}};" | Location
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}};" | {{color|{{kalos color dark}}|Class}}
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Winner
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|{{kalos color dark}}|Winner}}
|-
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}};" colspan="3" | Rookie Class
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Lagoon Town.png|200px]]
| [[File:Lagoon Town.png|200px]]
| [[Lagoon Town]]
| [[Lagoon Town]]
| Rookie Class
| N/A
| Unknown
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Coumarine Showcase theater.png|200px]]
| [[File:Coumarine Showcase theater.png|200px]]
| [[Coumarine City]]
| [[Coumarine City]]
| Rookie Class
| {{an|Shauna}}
| [[Shauna]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Dendemille Showcase theater.png|200px]]
| [[Dendemille Town]]
| {{an|Serena}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Anistar Showcase theater.png|200px]]
| [[Anistar City]]
| {{an|Serena}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Couriway Showcase theater.png|200px]]
| [[Couriway Town]]
| [[Jessie]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Fleurrh Showcase theater.png|200px]]
| [[Fleurrh City]]
| {{an|Serena}}
|-
|-
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Dendemille Showcase theater.png|200px]]
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}};" colspan="3" | Master Class
| style="background:#fff;" | [[Dendemille Town]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background:#fff;" | Rookie Class
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Gloire Showcase theater.png|200px]]
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | {{an|Serena}}
| [[Gloire City]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{an|Aria}}
|}{{-}}
|}{{-}}


==Pokémon Performer==
==Trivia==
[[File:Aria Kalos Queen.png|thumb|190px|Aria as Kalos Queen]]
* The Pokémon Showcase is the first gender-specific event that is the focus of a main character's goal.
A '''Pokémon Performer''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンパフォーマー''' ''Pokémon Performer'') is a female {{pkmn|Trainer}} who raises {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to compete in Pokémon Showcases, where they demonstrate their partnership and how well coordinated they are together with their performance. A Performer must keep in mind of their Pokémon's capabilities and skills to use to their advantage, quite similar to what a [[Pokémon Coordinator]] does.
* In ''[[XY040|Day Three Blockbusters!]]'', the Pokémon Showcase is referred to as the Pokétacular on [[Netflix]] and in {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} airings.
 
Pokémon Performers who win a Pokémon Showcase are awarded with a Princess Key, and once a Performer has at least three Keys, one from each class, they can enter the Master Class tournament, where they compete for the title of Kalos Queen. The current Kalos Queen is {{an|Aria}}, who managed to win the Master Class tournament with her {{p|Braixen}}.
 
===Notable Performers===
:''See also: {{cat|Performers|List of Pokémon Performers}}''


* {{an|Aria}}
===Name origin===
* [[Shauna]]
The Japanese name ''TryPokaron'' may be derived from the word ''triathlon'', ''Pokémon'', ''Kalos'', and ''salon'' (French for exhibition). The first part of its name also sounds similar to the prefix ''tri-'' (three), referring to how three Princess Keys are needed to compete in the Master Class.
* {{an|Serena}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Miette]]


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
===Showcase===
{{langtable|color={{kalos color light}}|bordercolor={{kalos color}}
{{langtable|color={{kalos color light}}|bordercolor={{kalos color}}
|zh_cmn=三冠衛星賽 ''{{tt|Sānguān Wèixīngsài|Triple Crown Satellites}}''
|zh_yue=三冠衛星賽 ''{{tt|Sāamgun Waihsīngchoi|Triple Crown Satellites}}''
|de=Pokémon-Showcase
|zh_cmn=三冠衛星賽 / 三冠卫星赛 ''{{tt|Sānguān Wèixīngsài|Triple Crown Satellites}}''
|nl=Pokémon Show
|da=Pokémon-udstilling
|es=Gran Espectáculo Pokémon
|nl=Pokémon-show
|fi=Pokémon-esittely
|fi=Pokémon-esittely
|fr=Salon Pokémon
|fr=Salon Pokémon
|de=Pokémon-Showcase
|it=Varietà Pokémon
|it=Varietà Pokémon
|ko=트라이포카론 ''TryPokaron''
|no=Pokémon-show
|pl=Wystawa Pokémonów
|pl=Wystawa Pokémonów
|pt_br=Exibição Pokémon
|pt=Exibição Pokémon
}}
|ru=Демонстрация покемонов ''Demonstratsiya Pokémonov''
 
|es_la=Exhibición Pokémon
===Performer===
|es_eu=Gran espectáculo Pokémon
{{langtable|color={{kalos color light}}|bordercolor={{kalos color}}
|sv=Pokémon-uppvisning
|zh_cmn=神奇寶貝表演家 ''{{tt|Shénqíbǎobèi Biǎoyěnjiā|Pokémon Performer}}''
|vi=Cuộc thi trình diễn Pokémon
|de=Pokémon-Performerin
|es_eu=Estrella Pokémon
|es_la=Artista Pokémon
|fi=Pokémon-esiintyjä
|nl=Pokémon-Artiest
|fr=Artiste Pokémon
|it=Performer Pokémon
|pt_br=Performer Pokémon
}}
}}


==See also==
==See also==
* {{cat|Performers}}
* {{cat|Episodes with Showcases}}
* [[PokéVision]]
* [[Hearthome Collection]]
* [[Pokémon Contest]]
* [[Pokémon Contest]]
* [[Pokémon Coordinator]]


{{anime competitions|kalos}}<br>
{{Project Anime notice|no}}
{{Project Anime notice|no}}


[[Category:Pokémon competitions]]
[[Category:Kalos competitions]]
[[Category:Anime]]
[[Category:Anime Trainer classes]]


[[de:Pokémon-Showcase]]
[[de:Pokémon-Showcase]]
[[es:Exhibición Pokémon/Gran espectáculo Pokémon]]
[[fr:Salon Pokémon]]
[[fr:Salon Pokémon]]
[[it:Varietà Pokémon]]
[[it:Varietà Pokémon]]
[[ja:トライポカロン]]
[[ja:トライポカロン]]
[[zh:三冠衛星賽]]
[[zh:三冠衛星賽]]

Latest revision as of 16:47, 2 December 2023

A Pokémon Showcase

A Pokémon Showcase (Japanese: トライポカロン TriPokalon) is an anime-exclusive, girls-only competition held in the Kalos region. Trainers participating in them are called Pokémon Performers.

Competition

The Freestyle Performance section

Pokémon Showcases are performance tournaments that take place in various locations throughout Kalos. Contestants are allowed to use up to six Pokémon. In essence, they are similar to real-world beauty pageants. There are two classes of Pokémon Showcases, the Rookie Class and the Master Class. Every Performer may compete in the Rookie Class, but only those who have collected at least three Princess Keys can enter the Master Class.

Rookie Class tournaments are divided in two sections. The first is called the Theme Performance (Japanese: テーマパフォーマンス Theme Performance) and can encompass different activities. The activity of the Theme Performance depends on the specific Showcase tournament. This section usually takes place in multiple rounds, with three contestants per round facing off against each other, though only the winner of each round will move on to the next section. However, as the Theme Performance varies between tournaments, the criteria for winning them also differs.

The second section is called the Freestyle Performance (Japanese: フリーパフォーマンス Free Performance), which is the same in each Pokémon Showcase. The Performer and her Pokémon perform together on stage, making full use of the Pokémon's capabilities. It is similar to the Performance Stage of a Pokémon Contest. However, unlike Coordinators, Performers must be involved in an active part of the performance, since Showcase performances also focus on the Trainers and their ability to perform alongside their Pokémon, whereas in Pokémon Contests the Pokémon are always the main attraction.

In the Freestyle Performance, contestants are judged by the audience. Each Performer gets a heart-shaped key used to receive votes from the audience. Each person in the audience can bring out one vote on a special voting device called the Glow Caster (Japanese: ポケリウム Poké Lume), which sends out small luminous balls of light that connect to the keys of the participants according to the color of their key. The participant with the key that absorbs the most lights is decided the winner.

The crowd using the Glow Caster to vote

The Master Class is the Showcase equivalent for the Pokémon League Conference of the Pokémon League and the Grand Festival of the Pokémon Contests. The contestants have to deliver Freestyle Performances from the very beginning as there are no Theme Performance rounds. The competing Performers are divided into trios and whoever receives the highest number of votes is declared the winner of their group and advances to the next round. In rounds prior to the semifinals, each Performer gets a turn performing individually before the three of them perform at the same time. They must perform with a single Pokémon and they are allowed to affect the performances of each other.

During the semifinals, Performers are called on stage one at a time and they have to perform using two Pokémon. The winning Performer advances to the final round, where the current Kalos Queen awaits. As the winner of the previous Master Class competition, the Kalos Queen has a guaranteed spot in the final round, where she must defend her title. Performers are allowed to use up to six Pokémon in the finals. One notable difference between the Rookie Class and the Master Class is the voting system; while in the Rookie Class only the Glow Caster can be used to vote, in the Master Class people all over the Kalos region are able to vote by using devices similar to smartphones.

Rookie Class winners receive a Princess Key, and the Master Class winner receives the title of Kalos Queen. Pokémon Showcases are hosted by Monsieur Pierre.

Themes and stages

Screenshot Theme Stage
Shauna Showcase Pokemon Styling.png Pokémon Styling: Performers must dress up one of their Pokémon in a unique style using the materials given within the time limit and present their partner to the audience. Contestants are judged by the audience. Pokémon Showcase Theme Stage.png
Serena Pancham Showcase Poke Puff Baking.png Poké Puff Baking: Performers must collaborate with their Pokémon and bake Poké Puffs within the time limit. The Poké Puffs are evaluated by a panel of judges. Pokémon Showcase Theme Stage2.png
Serena Nini Showcase Quiz.png Pokémon Quiz: Performers must answer trivia questions. To answer a question, one of their Pokémon must complete a task. The first to answer three questions correctly advances to the second section. Pokémon Showcase Theme Stage3.png
Nini Party Showcase Poké Puff Performance.png Poké Puff Performance: Performers and their Pokémon bake a Poké Puff but with a synchronized dance performance. Contestants are judged by the audience. Pokémon Showcase Free Performance Stage4 Night.png
Serena Braixen Pancham Showcase Rhyhorn Herding.png Rhyhorn Herding: Performers and their Pokémon must beckon the most Rhyhorn over to their side of the stage using any means necessary. Performers can also thieve Rhyhorn to their side from other Performers. Pokémon Showcase Theme Stage5.png


Showcase locations

Screenshot Location Winner
Rookie Class
Lagoon Town.png Lagoon Town N/A
Coumarine Showcase theater.png Coumarine City Shauna
Dendemille Showcase theater.png Dendemille Town Serena
Anistar Showcase theater.png Anistar City Serena
Couriway Showcase theater.png Couriway Town Jessie
Fleurrh Showcase theater.png Fleurrh City Serena
Master Class
Gloire Showcase theater.png Gloire City Aria


Trivia

Name origin

The Japanese name TryPokaron may be derived from the word triathlon, Pokémon, Kalos, and salon (French for exhibition). The first part of its name also sounds similar to the prefix tri- (three), referring to how three Princess Keys are needed to compete in the Master Class.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 三冠衛星賽 Sāamgun Waihsīngchoi
Mandarin 三冠衛星賽 / 三冠卫星赛 Sānguān Wèixīngsài
Denmark Flag.png Danish Pokémon-udstilling
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Pokémon-show
Finland Flag.png Finnish Pokémon-esittely
France Flag.png French Salon Pokémon
Germany Flag.png German Pokémon-Showcase
Italy Flag.png Italian Varietà Pokémon
South Korea Flag.png Korean 트라이포카론 TryPokaron
Norway Flag.png Norwegian Pokémon-show
Poland Flag.png Polish Wystawa Pokémonów
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Exibição Pokémon
Russia Flag.png Russian Демонстрация покемонов Demonstratsiya Pokémonov
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Exhibición Pokémon
Spain Flag.png Spain Gran espectáculo Pokémon
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Pokémon-uppvisning
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Cuộc thi trình diễn Pokémon

See also

Anime-exclusive Pokémon competitions
Multiregional Grand Festival • Pokémon Baccer World Cup • Pokémon League Conference • PokéRinger • Wallace Cup
World Coronation Series (Masters Eight Tournament)
Kanto Aura Guardian Festival • Beach Beauty and Pokémon Costume Contest • Big P Pokémon Race • Indigo Plateau Conference
Kanto Grand Festival • Magikarp High Jump Competition • P1 Grand Prix • Pokémon Grand Eating Contest • Pokémon Orienteering
Queen of the Princess Festival
Johto Extreme Pokémon Race • Fire and Rescue Grand Prix • Grass Tournament • Mareep Festival • Pokémon Balloon Race
Pokémon Beauty Contest • Rock and Tumble One-on-One Tauros Competition • Running of the Tauros
Seaking Catching Competition • Silver Conference • Sumo Conference • Sunflora Festival • Tour de Alto Mare • Whirl Cup
Hoenn Battle Frontier Flute Cup • Crossgate PokéRinger • Ever Grande Conference • Friendship Festival • Hoenn Grand Festival
Marine Athletic Race • Trick House Contest
Sinnoh Croagunk Festival • Festival Battle Challenge • Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition • Hearthome Collection
Lily of the Valley Conference • Pokémon Dress-Up Contest • Pokémon Iceberg Race • Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament
Pokémon Summer Academy • Pokémon Triathlon • Sinnoh Grand Festival • Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle • Squallville PokéRinger
Unova Club Battle • Clubsplosion • Eindoak Harvest Festival • Pokémon Performance Competition • Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup
Pokéstar Studios Film Competition • Subway Bosses' Stamp Rally • Vertress Conference • Wishing Bell Festival
Decolore Marine Cup Tournament • Pokémon Sumo Tournament • Scalchop King Competition
Kalos Lumiose Conference • Poké Puff Contest • Pokémon Showcase • Pokémon Sky Relay • Pokémon Summer Camp
Alola Alola Bread Festival • Charjabug race • Manalo Conference‎‎ • Pokémon Catch Adventure Race • Pokémon Pancake Race
Pokémon Ping-Pong tournament • Pokémon Sled Jump Games • Vikavolt race
Galar All-Alcremie Decoration Challenge
Unknown Pigton Town Tag Battle • Pokémon Catch Race


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