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Pokémon Art Academy ポケモン アートアカデミー
North American boxart for Art Academy
Basic info
Platform:	Nintendo 3DS
Category:	Art training
Players:	1
Connectivity:	Nintendo Network
Developer:	Headstrong Games
Publisher:	Nintendo
Part of:	Generation VIspin-off
Ratings
CERO:	A
ESRB:	E
ACB:	N/A
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	3
GRAC:	ALL
GSRR:	0+
Release dates
Japan:	June 19, 2014
North America:	October 24, 2014[1]
Australia:	July 5, 2014
Europe:	July 4, 2014
South Korea:	April 23, 2015[2]
Hong Kong:	October 24, 2014
Taiwan:	October 24, 2014
Websites
Japanese:	Official Japanese Nintendo site
English:	Pokémon.com Official English Nintendo site
Japanese boxart Art Academy Japanese boxart

Pokémon Art Academy (Japanese:ポケモン アートアカデミーPokémon Art Academy) is aspin-offcrossover of thePokémon andArt Academy series. It was released in Japan on June 19, 2014, Europe on July 4, 2014,Australia andNew Zealand on July 5, 2014, North America on October 24, 2014, and South Korea on April 23, 2015.

The game was first announced on April 30, 2014.

Gameplay

The player is enrolled in thePokémon Art Academy underProfessor Andy, who teaches them how to draw Pokémon. There is also a classmate namedLee orLily enrolled at the academy.

Pokémon Art Academy features 40 art lessons, ranging from easy tutorials to hard complicated designs, along with free draw mode and templates. There are three courses made up of multiple lessons: Normal with 17, Apprentice with 10, and Graduate with 7. After all courses are passed, three bonus lessons unlock that teach the player how to drawMega Evolved Pokémon.

The game also includes the function of the 3DS Camera, to take images for reference while drawing. Art can be posted onto Miiverse.

Free Paint

The player can draw using a variety of unlockable and downloadable reference images, a photo from the 3DS Camera, or no image at all as a guide. Images unlocked through in-game events feature an optional step-by-step guide and multiple templates. All tools and colors are available for use. The player can select a custom background color, use any unlocked in-game background image, or use an image from the 3DS Camera.

Quick Sketch

The game features a total of 14 unlockable mini-lessons, called "Quick Sketches" in-game. These allow the player to draw simple images using a limited selection of tools and colors. These are unlocked at certain points throughout the main lessons. The quick sketches are designed to help reinforce skills learned in each section of the main course.

Downloadable references

Reference images forGroudon andKyogre were available for download for a limited time. Groudon's reference could be downloaded from July 4, 2014 to July 20, 2014 and from August 4, 2014 to August 17, 2014 while Kyogre's reference could be downloaded from July 21, 2014 to August 3, 2014 and from August 18, 2014 to August 31, 2014.

In Australia and New Zealand, aShinyMegaGengar reference image could be downloaded from October 8, 2014 to October 14, 2014.

In Europe, aRayquaza reference could be downloaded from November 15, 2014 to December 12, 2014.

Staff

Main article:Staff of Pokémon Art Academy

Reception

Gaming magazineFamitsu gave Pokémon Art Academy a score of 31 out of 40.^[3] It holds a rating of 77.93% onGameRankings, based on 14 reviews.^[4]

Sales

Japanese sales

Pokémon Art Academy sold 31,080 units on its first week on the Japanese market,^[5] with asell-through of 70.11%. By December 31, 2017, the end of its 185th week, it had sold 167,240 copies.^[6]

Gallery

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  Artwork for Pokémon Art Academy
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  European boxart for Pokémon Art Academy
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  European and Korean logo for Pokémon Art Academy
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  North American logo for Pokémon Art Academy
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  Japanese logo for Pokémon Art Academy

Trivia

• Pokémon Art Academy is the first Pokémon game to have been developed in the UK.
• Official illustrations for the following cards are used in the Eight Rules of Drawing Pokémon:
  • Rule 1:Togepi (Plasma Storm 102)
  • Rule 2:Mamoswine (Plasma Storm 28) andCharmander (Legendary Treasures 17)
  • Rule 3:Voltorb (XY 44)
  • Rule 4:Fletchling (XY 113)
  • Rule 5:Jirachi (Rising Rivals 7)
  • Rule 6:Vulpix (Unleashed 68) andShuckle (Legendary Treasures 3)
  • Rule 7:Lucario (Unleashed 19) andLucario (Call of Legends 14)
  • Rule 8:Charizard (Boundaries Crossed 20) andJigglypuff (XY 87)

In other languages

References

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