Pokéstar Studios

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Pokéstar Studios ポケウッド
Pokéwood
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Map description: Pokéstar Studios, where great movies are produced.
Location: North of Virbank City
Region: Unova
Generations: V
Unova Pokéstar Studios Map.png
Location of Pokéstar Studios in Unova.
Pokémon world locations

Pokéstar Studios (Japanese: ポケウッド Pokéwood, formally called ポケウッドムービースタジオ Pokéwood Movie Studio) is a film studio in the Generation V games Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 located north of Virbank City. Like Pokémon Contests, Pokémon Super Contests, the Pokéathlon, and Pokémon Musicals from previous games, Pokéstar Studios provides Trainers with an alternative to battling.

Pokéstar Studios allows the player to take part in making films involving Pokémon. The films feature a scenario chosen by the player and a number of Pokémon battles. Pop Roxie, Brycen and Sabrina have co-starred in films produced in the studio.

The facility is run by an elderly man named Stu Deeoh (Japanese: ウッドウさん Mr. Woodo).

In the games

Location

Pokéstar Studios is found in southwest Unova. It is connected to Virbank City from the south and can only be accessed after the player has defeated the Virbank Gym Leader Roxie.

Making films

 
A Typhlosion takes on Mecha Tyranitar

To make a film, the player must first choose whether to use a rental Pokémon or a Pokémon from their own party. However, the player is not allowed to use their party Pokémon in a film until they have filmed a Good Ending for it. Then, the player goes to a room with a green screen and faces a person in a Pokémon battle. During the battle, several script options are shown. The player must choose the option that best matches the movie script. The options chosen will determine the course of the film.

Once the filming is complete, the player can watch the movie in the theater, with up to eight films able to play in the theater simultaneously. Beyond eight, the player will have to choose between either deleting an existing film or not (the box sales records do remain even if a film is removed).

There are three types of endings that a movie can get:

  • Good Ending - Generated by following the script. Creates a good, if predictable, ending. Getting the good ending usually unlocks the next movie in the series. The player can tell they are getting the good ending based on the pleased reactions of the director.
  • Bad Ending - Generated by deviating from the script, such as acting out of character (acting scared when playing a superhero, not acting scared when a zombie appears, etc) or not completing the battle puzzle properly. Directors have an aggravated response when triggering a bad ending.
  • Strange Ending - Generated by deviating from the script a certain way, causing a puzzled response from the director. Strange endings change the nature of the movie entirely and generate a shocked reaction.

If the player manages to create a strange ending with their own Pokémon, their Pokémon will become a star, thus they will be given a special entry animation, much like when a Shiny Pokémon is sent out. The entry animation will be removed if the player then creates a bad ending using the same Pokémon. Pokémon that know Transform, Torment, or Metronome are banned from participating in films.

Star rank

Every time the player has made certain achievements, he/she will be notified by the man outside the filming room of that. Every time such thing happens due to the money grossed on the totality of the movies, the player will get more fans giving rewards at the end of every movie produced. Below is a table showing the requirements and rewards for an increase in the star rank.

Rank Requirement Unlocks
1 Unlocked at the beginning Male Backpacker fan
2 Gross $300 billion on the movies Female Guitarist fan
3 Gross $1000 billion on the movies Nurse and Male Preschooler fans, and The Giant Woman! Series
4 Gross $2500 billion on the movies Smasher and Male Ace Trainer fans, and the Everlasting Memories Series
5 Gross $4500 billion on the movies Male Team Plasma Grunt fan
EX Complete all the movies, except for Brycen-Man Strikes Back Harder Brycen-Man Strikes Back Harder movie, access to the dressing room, bronze statue of the player on the outside of the studios and an increase in the Trainer stars

Scenarios

Series # of Movies Unlock criteria Dominant type(s)
  Brycen-Man 4 Unlocked at beginning Dark
  Full Metal Cop 4 Gross $500 billion on any movie Fighting Bug
  Invaders 4 Unlocked at beginning Psychic
  Big Monster 4 Defeat the Elite Four and Champion Steel Rock
  Timegate Traveler 3 Unlocked at beginning Steel Fighting
  Love and Battles 3 Defeat the Elite Four and Champion Normal
  Mystery Doors of
the Magical Land
3 Unlocked at beginning Psychic
  The Giant Woman! 4 Gross a total of $1000 billion on the movies Normal
  Red Fog of Terror 3 Unlocked at beginning Normal Dark
  Everlasting Memories 4 Gross a total of $2500 billion on the movies Steel Normal
  Ghost Eraser 4 Defeat the Elite Four and Champion Ghost
 

Items

The people who give away the items only appear after a certain amount of money has been earned from the movies (see #Star rank), except for the Backpacker, who appears from the beginning.

Item Location Games
  Berry Juice From a Guitarist in the movie theater for getting a good ending on a movie  B2  W2 
  Big Pearl From an old Team Plasma Grunt and a new Team Plasma Grunt in the movie theater for getting a strange ending or a good ending with a high enough box-office gross  B2  W2 
  EnergyPowder From an old Team Plasma Grunt and a new Team Plasma Grunt in the movie theater for getting a bad ending on a movie  B2  W2 
  Energy Root From an old Team Plasma Grunt and a new Team Plasma Grunt in the movie theater for getting a good ending on a movie  B2  W2 
  Escape Rope From a Nurse, a Preschooler, and a Policeman in the movie theater for getting a good ending on a movie  B2  W2 
  Favored Mail From a Nurse, a Preschooler, and a Policeman in the movie theater for getting a bad ending on a movie  B2  W2 
  Fresh Water From a Backpacker in the movie theater for getting a bad ending on a movie  B2  W2 
  Full Restore From a Team Plasma Grunt in the movie theater  B2  W2 
  Hyper Potion ×5 From a Guitarist in the movie theater for getting a strange ending or a good ending with a high enough box-office gross  B2  W2 
  Lava Cookie ×5 From a Backpacker in the movie theater for getting a strange ending or a good ending with a high enough box-office gross  B2  W2 
  Lemonade ×5 From a Backpacker in the movie theater for getting a good ending on a movie  B2  W2 
  Max Revive From a Guitarist in the movie theater  B2  W2 
  Moomoo Milk ×5 From a Nurse, a Preschooler, and a Policeman in the movie theater for getting a strange ending or a good ending with a high enough box-office gross  B2  W2 
  Nugget From a Nurse in the movie theater  B2  W2 
  Old Gateau ×5 From a Smasher, an Ace Trainer, a Socialite, and a Trainer in red in the movie theater for getting a strange ending or a good ending with a high enough box-office gross  B2  W2 
  Potion From a Guitarist in the movie theater for getting a bad ending on a movie  B2  W2 
  Pretty Wing From a Backpacker in the movie theater  B2  W2 
RageCandyBar RageCandyBar From a Smasher, an Ace Trainer, a Socialite, and a Trainer in red in the movie theater for getting a good ending on a movie  B2  W2 
  Star Piece From a Socialite in the movie theater  B2  W2 
  Sweet Heart From a Smasher, an Ace Trainer, a Socialite, and a Trainer in red in the movie theater for getting a bad ending on a movie  B2  W2 

In the anime

 
Pokéstar Studios in the anime

Pokéstar Studios was featured in An Epic Defense Force!. The president of Pokéstar Studios is Mr. Gold, who has also directed many successful movies.

Trivia

  • Its name in Japanese, Pokéwood, is based on the name Hollywood.
  • The film directors are all named after real-life Hollywood directors. "Sydney Pokémet", credited as director in the movies, is a reference to Hollywood icon Sidney Lumet. Likewise, "John Pokénter" and "David Pokénch" pay homage to John Carpenter and David Lynch, respectively.
  • If a Shiny Pokémon with the star animation is sent out, the Pokémon's Shiny animation will not play. However, it will still retain its Shininess. This also applies to any of N's Pokémon.
  • It is possible to Surf in the furthest tree tile to the right outside the theater building at Pokéstar Studios.
  • Pokéstar Studios is the only place in the main series games in which the player character is shown speaking, unless if one counts the debatable Copycat dialogue and answering questions.

Origin

Pokéstar Studios was created to expand the visuals in the games.[1]

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 神奇寶貝好萊塢 Shénqí-bǎobèi Hǎoláiwù
  European French Pokéwood
  German Pokéwood
  Italian Pokéwood
  Korean 포켓우드 Pokéwood
  Polish Pokéwood
  European Spanish Estudios Cinematográficos Pokéwood

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