Visual Competition
- Bright redirects here. For Dayton's Chinchou with the nickname of Bright, see Dayton → Bright.
The Visual Competition (Japanese: ビジュアル審査 Visual Examination) is the first round of a Pokémon Super Contest in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
In the games
The Visual Competition consists of two portions: the condition portion and the dress-up portion. The score from the Visual Competition is the total number of hearts given from both portions.
Condition
The condition portion is the equivalent of the primary judging of the Pokémon Contests of Generation III. As in the previous generation, Pokémon are rated based on their condition in the appropriate category. These stats can be raised using Poffins, or Pokéblocks if raised in Generation III then transferred.
Scoring in the condition portion is also similar to that of Generation III. A Pokémon's score in the condition portion is the sum of the following:
- The condition in the Contest's primary attribute
- ½ of the condition in each of the Contest's secondary attributes
- ½ of the Pokémon's sheen
This score is boosted by 10% if the Pokémon is holding the scarf corresponding to the primary attribute or 5% if the Pokémon is holding the scarf corresponding to either secondary attribute. Depending on what this score is and the rank of the Contest, a number of red hearts is shown for this portion. The table below shows the minimum score needed to earn a given number of hearts.
| Rank | # of hearts | ||||||||
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Normal Rank | 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 |
| Great Rank | 0 | 90 | 110 | 130 | 150 | 170 | 190 | 210 | 230 |
| Ultra Rank | 0 | 170 | 200 | 230 | 260 | 290 | 320 | 350 | 380 |
| Master Rank | 0 | 320 | 360 | 400 | 440 | 480 | 520 | 560 | 600 |
| Link Contest | 0 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 450 | 500 | 550 | 600 |
Dress Up
The dress-up portion consists of dressing up the Pokémon with Accessories found in the Fashion Case. By using the stylus to drag and drop Accessories onto the Pokémon, Coordinators must dress up their Pokémon as well as they can within the 60-second time limit. Due to the time limit, the Pokémon's sprite cannot be moved around the backdrop. These competitions will have a theme chosen based on the rank of the Contest which the competitors must follow. The theme is randomly picked from the options below:
- Normal Rank - The Colorful, The Natural, The Created
- Great Rank - The Shapely, The Sharp, The Solid
- Ultra Rank - The Bright, The Gaudy, The Flexible
- Master Rank - The Festive, The Intangible, The Relaxed
A Super Contest will have its theme chosen from those of its rank and those below it. Link Contests will have a theme selected from all themes.
The number of Accessories that can be placed on a Pokémon increases by five with each rank: five for Normal Rank, ten for Great Rank, fifteen for Ultra Rank, and finally, twenty for Master Rank.
The scores for each Accessory and the corresponding theme are given on the Accessory page. Depending on the Accessory score and the rank of the Contest, a number of pink hearts is shown:
| Rank | # of hearts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Normal Rank | 0 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-7 | 8-10 |
| Great Rank | 0 | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-20 |
| Ultra Rank | 0 | 1-6 | 7-14 | 15-22 | 23-30 |
| Master Rank / Link Contest | 0 | 1-9 | 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-40 |
Gallery
Normal Rank
Batty
Bucky
Buffy
Choppy
Dizzy
Dots
Flappy
Flick
Goldy
Hootie
Merry
Pit
Precious
Rocky
Sparky
Sprout
Weasy
Wheelie
Whiskers
Wiggy
Great Rank
Auric
Beardy
Blaze
Cheri
Chewy
Chimer
Flex
Glimmer
Gnawby
Happy
Hoots
Mimi
Missy
Ohm
Pebbles
Saucy
Slappy
Sluggo
Stinky
Stripe
Ultra Rank
Baby
Blingy
Brainy
Bronzy
Buddy
Chokkan
Ebony
Flash
Floppy
Gem
Honey
Jangle
Kata
Malice
Midnight
Piki
Ponder
Spooky
Sweetie
Tweety
Master Rank
Bebop
Boo
Bumbles
Chimpy
Chopper
Jolt
Jumpy
Loony
Moppet
Murky
Noodle
Penny
Pinky
Rampy
Rusty
Speedy
Strix
Twigs
Ziggy
Zippy
Practice Mode
Chirpy
Chuchu
Fluffy
Iggy
Juicy
Kiddo
Punchy
Quackers
Smiley
Stubby
Tootie
Zoomer
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Diamond & Pearl arc
Platinum participated in the Visual Competition of a Normal Rank Coolness Contest in Perturbed by Pachirisu. For the competition, she purchased a few Accessories from her family's boutique in Hearthome City and fed Prinplup some of the Poffins which Diamond had prepared for her.
When the announcer revealed the theme, Platinum was glad she had arranged the Accessories to make it easier for her to dress up Prinplup within the 60-second time limit. However, when she opened her Fashion Case, she discovered that her Accessories were not organized the way she left them. Prior to the start of the competition, a Pachirisu belonging to one of the competitors had messed them up to sabotage her efforts. This caught Platinum by surprise, and with only 30 seconds left on the clock, she had not put a single Accessory on Prinplup.
Before time ran out though, Platinum managed to dress Prinplup nicely, using Accessories such as Silk Veil, Flag, Glitter Powder, among others. It is unknown how many points she scored in the Visual Competition, but luckily for her, Jordan, Dexter, and Keira were very impressed by her Prinplup's Cool condition.
Trivia
- In the anime, a tournament called the Hearthome Collection, which involves Stylists dressing up their Pokémon, might be a reference to the Visual Competition.
In other languages
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Themes in other languages
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| English | Japanese | French | German | Spanish |
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| The Bright | あかるいもの (Bright Things) |
La brillance (The brightness) |
Aufgewecktheit (Brightness) |
Lo luminoso (The bright) |
| The Colorful | いろつきのもの (Colored Things) |
La couleur (The color) |
Farbenfroh (Colorful) |
El colorido (The colorful) |
| The Created | つくられたもの (Created Things) |
L'artificiel (The artificial) |
Erschaffung (Creation) |
Lo creado (The created) |
| The Festive | きらびやかなもの (Gorgeous Things) |
La fête (The party) |
Festlichkeit (Festivity) |
Lo festivo (The festive) |
| The Flexible | しなやかなもの (Flexible Things) |
La flexibilité (The flexibility) |
Flexibilität (Flexibility) |
Flexibilidad (Flexibility) |
| The Gaudy | はでなもの (Gaudy Things) |
Le voyant (The gaudy) |
Prunk & Pracht (Pomp & Splendor) |
Lo chillón (The flashy) |
| The Intangible | かたちのないもの (Shapeless Things) |
L'impalpable (The impalpable) |
Unangreifbar (Invulnerable) |
Intangible (Intangible) |
| The Natural | しぜんのもの (Natural Things) |
Le naturel (The natural) |
Natürlichkeit (Naturality) |
Lo natural (The natural) |
| The Relaxed | おちついたもの (Relaxed Things) |
La détente (The relaxation) |
Entspanntheit (Relaxation) |
Relajación (Relaxation) |
| The Shapely | かたちあるもの (Shaped Things) |
Le palpable (The palpable) |
Wohlgestalt (Shapeliness) |
Proporción (Proportion) |
| The Sharp | とんがったもの (Sharp Things) |
Le pointu (The sharp) |
Gerissenheit (Cunningness) |
La astucia (The astuteness) |
| The Solid | しっかりしたもの (Sturdy Things) |
La solidité (The solidity) |
Stabilität (Stability) |
Lo sólido (The solid) |
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Pokémon Contests | 
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| Necessary Spoils Pokéblocks • Poffins Contest Categories Cool • Beautiful • Cute • Clever • Tough Rounds Appeal • Battle • Dance • Visual |
Participation Contest • Super Contest • Contest Show Coordinator • Contest Hall • Contest Pass The Grand Festival Kanto • Hoenn • Sinnoh Top Coordinator • Ribbon Cup | ||
| Others Combinations • Opponents (III • IV • VI • VIII) • Double Performance • Jamming Ribbons (list) • Stickers • Ball Capsules • Ranks • Judges • Announcers • Wallace Cup | |||
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