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The Pokémon Musical is a feature in the Generation V games Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2. Like Pokémon Contests, Pokémon Super Contests, and the Pokéathlon from previous games, this feature provides Trainers with an alternative to battling.

Pokémon Musicals feature a modified version of the Visual Competition in the Super Contests of Generation IV. Just like in Super Contests, contestants have to dress up their Pokémon in different Props. In the competition round, Pokémon compete by dancing on the theater stage with the other entrants. Similar to Pokémon Contests and the Pokéathlon, there are four Trainers allowed to participate at once.

Musical Theater[]

Pokémon Musicals are held in the Musical Theater, a large brightly-colored building located in northern Nimbasa City.

Shows[]

There are four categories of Pokémon Musical shows: Cool, Cute, Elegant, and Quirky. Each category has its own target audience.

The player starts with four shows: Stardom, Forest Stroll, A Sweet Soirée, and Exciting Nimbasa. Additional shows can be obtained by participating in the Pokémon Global Link promotions. Much like C-Gear and Pokédex skins, only one additional show can be stored in a Generation V game at a time. The player first selects one Pokémon from their party, then selects a show to participate in. Black Kyurem, White Kyurem, all Therian Formes, and Keldeo's Resolute Form, which did not exist in Black and White, are not allowed to participate in musicals.

Show Category Audience
Stardom Cool Men
Forest Stroll Cute Girls
A Sweet Soirée Elegant Women
Exciting Nimbasa Quirky Boys
Additional shows
Charming Munna Varies Varies
Pokémon Smash! Varies Varies
Carnival Pokémon Cute Girls
MELOETTAAA!!! Varies Varies
Carnival Ludicolo! Quirky Boys

Dress Up[]

Main article: Prop

The first part of the Pokémon Musical involves dressing up the Pokémon by putting Props onto it. Props can be obtained from loitering audience members after performances, and are placed in the Prop Case. Each Prop has a trait, as does each Musical number, and the Prop costume must appease the target audience as well as garner attention.

When in the Dress Up room, the order of the items can be auto-changed when a body part of the participating Pokémon is tapped directly. This immediately brings to the forefront Props of the body type that has been tapped, explaining which type on the upper screen of the Nintendo DS. Tapping the same body part again will reset the props to the default order.

Not all Pokémon have all of the body points, so some Pokémon cannot be dressed up in certain Props.

Dancing[]

After the player finishes dressing their Pokémon, it is time to perform with music. The player cannot influence the Musical itself beyond when to use held Props, so the dressing up and timing must be near perfect to impress the crowd. At any time, a Prop that is held in an arm slot (but not Props in any other slot) may be used to get the audience's attention, indicated by a spotlight, by tapping its icon on the lower screen. However, if a Pokémon uses a Prop, they risk being overshadowed by another dancer using their own. The spotlight switches to the last Pokémon who uses a Prop, meaning that is whom the audience will respond more to.

During each performance is one time when the Pokémon is given a short solo that showcases them specifically. This spotlight can also be stolen by a competitor, or even prolonged if using a Prop right before a Pokémon's solo ends, effectively stealing it from the next dancer on the right. The last chance for spotlight focus is right before the song ends.

If a Pokémon manages to complete their appeal with an arm Prop without having the spotlight stolen from them, the audience will break out in a round of applause. This applause ranges from unenthusiastic to excited, giving a gauge to the reception of the competitor or overall performance. The better the applause, the more they like the Pokémon standing out.

At the end of the show, a picture of the four Pokémon on stage will be taken, including the Props they were dressed up in, and the name and date of the show. The Pokémon that got the best overall reaction, or possibly multiple Pokémon in the event of a tie, will be shown jumping above the others, with its spotlight higher in the picture. The player then has the option to save this picture on the wall of the Musical Theater, but doing so will replace any previous picture of a musical that was saved.

Review[]

After the Musical, the theater owner tells the player and other participants how well they did, in what category and to what degree. His review goes in order from the lowest performance to highest performance (spoken to first means the Pokémon did the least well; spoken to last means the Pokémon showed off the best), and will be evaluated as either: cool, cute, elegant, unique, quirky, or balanced.

The theater owner uses the following comments and they are ranked from the highest scoring to the lowest:

  • "In this musical, it's not an overstatement to say that <player>'s Pokémon was the lead role."
  • "The Pokémon used Props to convey such abundant expression, just as if they were actors!"
  • "Watching your Pokémon's sharp moves, I also felt <trait>!"
  • "Your Pokémon played its role very well."
  • "It looked like your Pokémon was making an effort to live up to your expectations. I will support your Pokémon on the side!"
  • "It was not highly noticeable... But I liked it! Keep it up!"

Receiving Props[]

After a performance has ended, the player may talk to the audience members gathered outside the reception area to receive Props. The better the performance, the more Props the player will tend to receive. Note that certain Props are given out only by certain Musical categories.

There are some Props that cannot be obtained by performing in the Musical alone and are only given out by certain characters. Preston the Musician will give the player the Electric Guitar Prop, while a man in Opelucid City will give out four Santa Claus-related Props once a day. The owner himself will give out the Crown and Winner's Belt Props when certain conditions are met, the Tiara Prop for performing in a Musical with a friend, and the Toy Cake Prop on the player's birthday.

In Pokémon Black and White, obtaining all 100 Props is a requirement for upgrading a Trainer Card. It is not a requirement in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, likely due to the fact that players can get all the Props via the Memory Link feature.

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