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
Pokémon Showcases are performance tournaments that take place in various towns throughout Kalos. Unlike Pokémon Contests, where the Pokémon are always the main attraction, Showcase performances also focus on the Trainers and their ability to perform alongside their Pokémon. In essence, Pokémon Showcases are similar to real-world beauty pageants, but involving Pokémon as well.
They are divided in two sections. The first is called the Theme Performance and can encompass activities such as baking Poké Puffs, dressing up Pokémon, and taking a quiz. The activity of the Theme Performance depends on the specific Showcase tournament. The second section is called the 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, though unlike the Contests, the Performer has to be involved in an active part of the performance.
There are several classes in Pokémon Showcase tournaments, with the lowest being Rookie Class and the highest being Master Class. In 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, contestants are judged by the audience. Each contestant 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 luminous voting device called the PokéLumes. The device 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. An exception to this voting system was shown in Performing with Fiery Charm!, where a professional set of judges evaluated Poké Puffs made by participants in the Theme Performance.
The winner of a Pokémon Showcase receives a Princess Key.
Themes
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Pokémon Styling |
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Poké Puff Baking |
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Quiz |
Showcase locations
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Lagoon Town | Rookie Class | Unknown |
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Coumarine City | Rookie Class | Shauna |
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Dendemille Town | Rookie Class | Serena |
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Anistar City | Unknown | Unknown |
Princess Key
A Princess Key (Japanese: プリンセスキー Princess Key) is an item which denotes a Performer has won a particular Pokémon Showcase, similar to how a Ribbon is awarded to a Coordinator who has won a Pokémon Contest and a Badge is given to a Trainer who has defeated a Gym Leader. They come in various styles and stone colors while the key itself is golden.
It is revealed in Performing with Fiery Charm! that after winning their first Showcase, Performers are given a large decorated keyring which they use to hold the Princess Keys they receive during their journey. In order to compete for the title of Kalos Queen, a total of three Keys must be collected to qualify for the Master Class tournament, the Showcase equivalent of the Grand Festival and the Pokémon League Conference.
Gallery
| Coumarine Rookie Class Princess Key | Dendemille Rookie Class Princess Key |
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See also
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