Contest condition

Condition redirects here. For the afflictions that affect Pokémon in battle, see status condition.

A Pokémon's condition (Japanese: コンディション condition) is made up of stats that exist for use in Pokémon Contests, Super Contests, Contest Spectaculars, and Super Contest Shows. There are five different condition stats: Coolness, Beauty, Cuteness, Cleverness, and Toughness. They range from 0 to 255.

For each of these five conditions, there are individual contest categories where Pokémon are judged by how developed they are in the relevant stat. In order to improve a condition stat, Pokémon can be given Pokéblocks and Poffins made from Berries. A Pokémon's condition cannot be decreased or reset, and is retained even when a Pokémon is traded or transferred to a game where it has no effect.

Characteristics

A Pokémon with an enhanced condition stat will score higher when competing in a contest with the same title as that condition. A Pokémon's condition will be judged in the following rounds:

• In the primary judging of a Pokémon Contest
• In the Visual Competition of a Pokémon Super Contest
• In the Introduction Round of a Pokémon Contest Spectacular
• In the Visual Evaluation of a Super Contest Show

This can also be assisted with the use of scarves. A Pokémon holding a scarf corresponding to the category of the contest entered will gain bonus points in the final score.

• Red Scarf - Boosts the Coolness of the Pokémon holding it
• Blue Scarf - Boosts the Beauty of the Pokémon holding it
• Pink Scarf - Boosts the Cuteness of the Pokémon holding it
• Green Scarf - Boosts the Cleverness of the Pokémon holding it
• Yellow Scarf - Boosts the Toughness of the Pokémon holding it

Moves

In Generation III, IV, and VI, every move that a Pokémon can learn is associated with one of the five conditions. Depending on the category of the contest, moves of a particular category will affect the audience's excitement in Contests and Contest Spectaculars and the Judges' Voltage in Super Contests.

In Generation VIII, moves are no longer divided by condition.

Berries

Each Berry flavor (in Generation III, IV, and VIII) and color (in Generation VI) represents a specific condition stat, as shown below.

Natures

In Generation III, IV, and VIII, a Pokémon's Nature determines its favorite flavor and its disliked flavor. This affects how much its condition will be increased when it is fed a Pokéblock or Poffin with those flavors, in a similar fashion to its effect on battle stats.

In Generation VI, a Pokémon's Nature has no effect on how much a Pokéblock will increase a Pokémon's condition.

Condition-dependent Evolution

See also: Feebas and Milotic

If Feebas's Beauty condition is 170 points or more, it will evolve into Milotic when it is leveled up. Prior to the introduction of the Prism Scale in Generation V, this was the only way to evolve Feebas; however, even in games that include the Prism Scale, Feebas can evolve by level up if its Beauty condition is high enough.

Unevolved		First Evolution
	→ Level up with high Beauty
Feebas  Water		Milotic  Water

Checking condition

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, a Pokémon's condition can be viewed in the PokéNav. In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Box Ruby & Sapphire, it is shown on the Pokémon's summary screen.

Generation III	Generation IV	Generation VI	Generation VIII

Icons

RS	E	DPPt	ORAS	Box R&S	Colo

Trivia

• In Black 2 and White 2, Contest conditions are referenced by an NPC in Join Avenue who asks about a "charming feature". However, Smartness is translated as Cleverness in English, which would only be used for the Contest condition starting in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

In other languages

Related articles

	Pokémon Contests
	Necessary Spoils Pokéblocks • Poffins 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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