Beautiful (condition)
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The Beautiful condition, also called Beauty (Japanese: うつくしさ Beauty), is one of the five different Contest conditions.
Characteristics
A Pokémon will have its Beautiful condition raised when fed Pokéblocks or Poffins made with dry-tasting, blue-colored Berries. Pokémon with Natures that boost Special Attack—Modest, Mild, Quiet, and Rash—get the most benefit from Berries that have a dry flavor, as a result, they are the easiest to raise for a Beauty Contest. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, it can be raised by having a Pokémon groomed by Daisy Oak or the haircut brothers.
When competing in the Beautiful category, a Pokémon with an enhanced Beautiful condition will score higher in the primary judging of a Pokémon Contest, the Visual Competition of a Pokémon Super Contest, and the Introduction Round of a Pokémon Contest Spectacular. This can also be assisted with the use of the Blue Scarf. Many Fire-, Ice-, Fairy- and Water-type moves will become Beauty moves when used in Contests.
A Feebas's Beautiful condition, when raised to 170 points or more, will cause it to evolve into Milotic when it is next leveled up. This evolution method still works in games where there is no way to affect Contest conditions, so long as Feebas is transferred forward or traded with the requirement already met. The Prism Scale was introduced as an alternate way for Feebas to evolve, however.
During a Beauty Contest, the audience will react as follows:
Move performed | Audience reaction | |
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Beautiful move | Excitement | |
Cool move | Cute move | Indifference |
Tough move | Clever move | Discontent |
Awards
At the end of a Beauty Contest, the winning Pokémon will receive a Contest Ribbon. Additionally, in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Coordinators are awarded special Accessories the first time they win the Contest. Different Ribbons and Accessories are awarded for winning in each of the four ranks. Finally, visiting Mr. Goods after winning the Master Rank contest will earn the players a trophy.
Contest and Rank | Normal Rank | Super Rank | Hyper Rank | Master Rank |
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Hoenn Contests | Beauty Ribbon |
Beauty Ribbon Super |
Beauty Ribbon Hyper |
Beauty Ribbon Master |
Hoenn Contest Spectaculars | N/A | N/A | N/A | Beauty Master Ribbon |
Contest and Rank | Normal Rank | Great Rank | Ultra Rank | Master Rank |
Sinnoh Super Contests | Beauty Ribbon |
Beauty Ribbon Great |
Beauty Ribbon Ultra |
Beauty Ribbon Master |
Blue Barrette |
Blue Balloons |
Silk Veil |
Glass Stage | |
Moves
Hoenn Contests
In Generation III there are 65 moves (18.4% of all moves) in Beauty category.
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A highly appealing move. | Blaze Kick • Blizzard • Ember • Fire Blast • Fire Punch Flame Wheel • Flamethrower • Heat Wave • Hydro Pump Ice Punch • Powder Snow • Sacred Fire • Softboiled | ||||||
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Affected by how well the appeal in front goes. | Surf | ||||||
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After this move, the user is more easily startled. | Overheat | ||||||
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Badly startles all POKéMON that made good appeals. | Perish Song • Sheer Cold | ||||||
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Badly startles the POKéMON in front. | Will-O-Wisp | ||||||
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Badly startles those that have made appeals. | Hail • Icy Wind • Lovely Kiss • Spore • BubbleBeam | ||||||
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Can avoid being startled by others once. | Dive • Mirror Coat | ||||||
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Can avoid being startled by others. | Light Screen • Magic Coat • Mist • Safeguard | ||||||
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Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals. | Blast Burn • Hydro Cannon • Petal Dance | ||||||
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Makes a great appeal, but allows no more to the end. | Explosion • Selfdestruct | ||||||
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Makes all POKéMON after the user nervous. | Mean Look | ||||||
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Scrambles the order of appeals on the next turn. | Psybeam • Signal Beam • Water Pulse | ||||||
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Shifts the JUDGE's attention from the others. | Flash | ||||||
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Startles all POKéMON that have done their appeals. | Tri Attack | ||||||
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Startles POKéMON that made a same-type appeal. | Aurora Beam • Ice Beam • Icicle Spear | ||||||
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Startles the POKéMON that has the JUDGE's attention. | Cotton Spore | ||||||
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Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited. | Fire Spin • Ice Ball • Whirlpool | ||||||
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The appeal works best the more crowd is excited. | Nature Power | ||||||
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The appeal works better the later it is performed. | Eruption • Water Spout | ||||||
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The appeal works great if performed first. | Magical Leaf | ||||||
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The appeal works great if performed last. | FeatherDance • Heal Bell | ||||||
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The appeal works the best the more the crowd is excited. | Sunny Day | ||||||
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The appeal's quality varies depending on its timing. | Moonlight • Morning Sun | ||||||
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Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness. | Bulk Up • Growth • Meditate • Silver Wind • Swords Dance • Tail Glow | ||||||
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Works well if it's the same type as the one before. | Conversion • Conversion 2 | ||||||
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Worsens the condition of those that made appeals. | Haze | ||||||
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Sinnoh Super Contests
In Generation IV there are 90 moves (19.3% of all moves) in Beauty category.
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A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon. | Ember • Fire Fang • Night Slash • Powder Snow • Power Gem • Power Whip • Tri Attack | |||
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Allows performance of the same move twice in a row. | Flame Wheel • Ice Ball • Icicle Spear | |||
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Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up. | Signal Beam • Silver Wind | |||
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Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn. | Aura Sphere • Aurora Beam • Blaze Kick • Blizzard • Charge Beam • Energy Ball Fire Blast • Fire Punch • Flamethrower • Heat Wave • Hydro Pump • Ice Beam Ice Punch • Magical Leaf • Psybeam • Surf • Water Pulse • Will-O-Wisp • X-Scissor | |||
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Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn. | Eruption • Zen Headbutt | |||
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Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge. | Dive | |||
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Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score. | Conversion • Conversion 2 | |||
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Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage. | Blast Burn • Giga Impact • Hydro Cannon • Overheat • Sacred Fire • Water Spout | |||
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Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row. | Drain Punch | |||
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Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge. | Explosion • Selfdestruct • Sheer Cold | |||
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Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs. | Fire Spin • Petal Dance • Whirlpool | |||
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Earn double the score in the next turn. | Bulk Up • Growth • Meditate • Swords Dance • Tail Glow | |||
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Earns double the score on the final performance. | Assurance • Gyro Ball • Magic Coat • Metal Burst • Mirror Coat | |||
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Enables the user to perform first in the next turn. | Aqua Jet • Cotton Spore • Ice Shard | |||
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Enables the user to perform last in the next turn. | BubbleBeam • Icy Wind | |||
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Increased Voltage is added to the performance score. | Aqua Ring • Heal Bell • Lunar Dance • Moonlight • Morning Sun • Softboiled | |||
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Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each. | Flash • Mean Look • Perish Song • Spore | |||
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Makes the order of contestants random in the next turn. | Nature Power | |||
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Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn. | Captivate • FeatherDance • Lovely Kiss • Worry Seed | |||
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Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn. | Defog • Gastro Acid • Gravity • Hail • Haze • Light Screen • Mist • Safeguard • Sunny Day | |||
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Raises the score if the Voltage is low. | Feint • Power Swap | |||
Hoenn Contest Spectaculars
In Generation VI there are 132 moves (21.3% of all moves) in Beautiful category. 20 of old moves had their category changed into Beautiful, 23 had their category changed from Beauty into other.
Appeal | Jam | Description | Moves | ||||||
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A move of huge appeal, but using it prevents the user from taking further contest moves. | Explosion • Healing Wish • Lunar Dance • Self-Destruct | ||||||
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A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled. | Draco Meteor • Dragon Ascent • Eruption • Leaf Storm • Light of Ruin Overheat • Petal Dance • Seed Flare • Spacial Rend • Water Spout | ||||||
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Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went. | Avalanche • Flame Wheel • Freeze Shock • Ice Burn | ||||||
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An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience. | Blue Flare • Bolt Strike • Echoed Voice • Freeze-Dry Judgment • Mystical Fire • Secret Sword • Weather Ball | ||||||
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Badly startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user. | Blizzard • Spore | ||||||
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Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal. | Hail • Sheer Cold | ||||||
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Badly startles Pokémon that the audience has high expectations of. | Cotton Spore • Electroweb | ||||||
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Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type. | Acid Spray • Thousand Arrows | ||||||
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Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user. | Bug Buzz • Ice Beam • Inferno • Moonblast • Psyshock | ||||||
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Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn. | Haze | ||||||
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Causes the user to move earlier on the next turn. | Ice Shard | ||||||
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Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used. | Icicle Spear • Moonlight • Morning Sun • Tri Attack | ||||||
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Excites the audience a lot if used first. | Grassy Terrain • Misty Terrain • Origin Pulse | ||||||
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Excites the audience a lot if used last. | Diamond Storm • Doom Desire • Icicle Crash • Sacred Fire • Steam Eruption | ||||||
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Excites the audience in any kind of contest. | Fire Pledge • Grass Pledge • Heal Pulse • Water Pledge | ||||||
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Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too. | Aqua Ring • Aromatic Mist • Autotomize • Cosmic Power Geomancy • Growth • Meditate • Ominous Wind Quiver Dance • Silver Wind • Swords Dance • Tail Glow | ||||||
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Makes audience expect little of other contestants. | Flame Burst • Flash • Psybeam • Signal Beam • Water Pulse • Will-O-Wisp | ||||||
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Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect. | Frost Breath • Icy Wind • Lovely Kiss • Perish Song | ||||||
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Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous. | Mean Look • Relic Song | ||||||
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Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn. | Dive • Light Screen • Safeguard | ||||||
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Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends. | Flower Shield • Heal Bell • Mist | ||||||
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Quite an appealing move. | Aqua Tail • Dazzling Gleam • Dragon Pulse • Earth Power Energy Ball • Fairy Wind • Flamethrower • Flash Cannon Ice Punch • Powder Snow • Power Gem | ||||||
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Startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user. | Discharge • Heat Wave • Land's Wrath • Petal Blizzard • Surf | ||||||
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Startles all other Pokémon. User cannot act in the next turn. | Blast Burn • Hydro Cannon • Roar of Time | ||||||
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Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user. | Aurora Beam • Bubble Beam • Mirror Shot | ||||||
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Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited. | Fire Spin • Glaciate • Ice Ball • Ion Deluge • Whirlpool | ||||||
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Works better the later it is used in a turn. | Fusion Flare | ||||||
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Works better the more the crowd is excited. | Fire Blast • Hydro Pump • Nature Power • Rain Dance • Sunny Day | ||||||
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Works great if the user goes first this turn. | Aura Sphere • Clear Smog • Magical Leaf | ||||||
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Works great if the user goes last this turn. | Feather Dance • Magic Coat • Mirror Coat | ||||||
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Works well if it is the same type as the move used by the last Pokémon. | Conversion • Conversion 2 • Round • Venoshock | ||||||
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Works well if the user is pumped up. | Charge Beam • Fiery Dance | ||||||
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Sinnoh Super Contest Shows
- See more: Super Contest Shows
In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, moves no longer have a contest category. A full list of available moves and their effects can be found on the Super Contest Shows page.
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Related articles
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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