Sheen

A Sceptile with maximum sheen in Ruby and Sapphire

A Sceptile with maximum sheen in Diamond and Pearl

Sheen (Japanese: けづや fur sheen) is a property of a Pokémon in the Generation III and IV core series games. It affects the score a Pokémon receives in the primary judging of a Pokémon Contest or the Visual Competition in a Pokémon Super Contest.

Sheen was not named in-game until Generation IV, although its Japanese name is present in debug text in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

Mechanics

All Pokémon initially have sheen of 0 with the exception of Pokémon received in in-game trades in the handheld Generation III games, which begin with a sheen of 10.

When a Pokémon eats a Pokéblock or Poffin, that food item's feel or smoothness is added to the consumer's sheen, up to a maximum of 255. If a Pokémon eats a Pokéblock or Poffin that would cause its sheen to exceed 255, its sheen will become 255 (the Pokémon's condition is still increased as normal). Sheen is permanent and cannot be reset. A Pokémon with 255 sheen cannot eat any more Pokéblocks or Poffins in the Generation III and IV games. Therefore, a Pokémon can be fed more Pokéblocks or Poffins if they have low smoothness. A Pokémon's sheen can also be increased by getting a grooming from the haircut brothers or Daisy Oak in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Although the sheen value remains in the internal Pokémon data structures from Generation V onward, it has no effect. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Pokéblocks neither affect nor are affected by sheen.

Checking sheen

Sheen is displayed on the same screen as a Pokémon's condition, located in the PokéNav in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and the Pokémon's summary screen in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, as a series of sparkles.