PokéStop Showcase

PokéStop Showcases, or simply Showcases, are contests held at PokéStops during certain events. PokéStop Showcases allow Trainers to leave a Pokémon at a PokéStop to enter a timed contest for rewards. Each Showcase features a certain species and a requirement to be judged against.

Details
Each Showcase judges a specific Pokémon species under a specific criteria. The Pokémon is given a certain amount of points based on how well it meets the criteria. A leaderboard can be viewed to see how each participant's Pokémon placed.

Additionally, the following information is displayed in the Showcase menu:
 * Showcase icon species.png The Pokémon species competing in the Showcase.
 * Showcase icon criteria.png The criteria to be judged against.
 * Showcase icon time.png When the Showcase concludes or, in the case where the showcase has not started yet, when the Showcase starts.

Showcases appear on PokéStops one hour before the Showcase proper begins.

Entering a Showcase
PokéStops hosting PokéStop Showcases have an unique icon above them. Prior to entering a Pokémon, the Showcase icon above the PokéStop is blue. After entering a Pokémon, the icon turns purple. When PokéStops hosting Showcases are not in the Trainer's interaction range, the icons are shown compacted. Showcases take place at the same PokéStops throughout a Season.

Showcases can be entered in one of two ways:
 * When in range of the PokéStop with the Showcase, enter via the button.
 * Catch the respective Pokémon species while having the PokéStop with Showcase displayed on the map. In this case, a button will be displayed on the Pokémon summary after catching it.

By default, the Pokémon with the highest possible score that is not currently assigned to a Showcase will be displayed as the default entrant suggestion. The button can be pressed to select a different Pokémon. The Pokémon collection screen shown will have a specific filter to order Pokémon by the competing criteria.

Unlike leaving a Pokémon to defend a Gym, entering a Pokémon into a Showcase does not lock it at the PokéStop; it is still able to be traded, transferred, form changed, or evolved. The Pokémon at the Showcase can also be swapped out for another that meets the same criteria. Remote swap outs are possible after entering a Showcase. If a Pokémon that is currently competing in another Showcase is swapped in, it will be removed from its original Showcase. An individual Pokémon can only be entered into one Showcase at a time.

Each PokéStop Showcase can support 200 entrants. Each Trainer can only enter 3 Showcases at a time. A Pokémon that has recently won a Showcase in first place cannot participate in another Showcase for a limited time.

Judging criteria
Currently, there is only one criteria used for judging Showcases: $${Score = \frac{Scaled Height ~ \times ~ 800}{Max Height} + \frac{Scaled Weight ~ \times ~ 150}{Max Weight} + \frac{IVSum ~ \times ~ 50}{45}}+Bonus$$ $${Scaled Height = \frac{Individual Pokemon Height}{Pokedex Height}}$$ $${Max Height = }$$1.55, 1.75, or 2.00 (depending on specific species) $${Scaled Weight = \frac{Individual Pokemon Weight}{Pokedex Weight}}$$ $${Max Weight = }$$2.05, 2.25, or 2.50 (depending on specific species) $${IV Sum = {Attack IV + Defense IV + Stamina IV} }$$ $${Bonus = }$$178 if the Pokémon is XXL, 0 if not
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For details about IVs and Pokédex weight and height, check the corresponding articles.

Results and Rewards
Once a Showcase concludes, all Trainers who participated receive Stardust and XP. The top three also receive Item bundles. The Showcase Star medal is unlocked and leveled up for placing first-place in 1, 10, 50, and 100 contests. After the Showcase concludes, rewards can be claimed via the Research Tab button, denoted by the icon turning orange and having the Showcase logo, and tapping on button. A screen will be shown with the respective rank achieved in each Showcase. Rewards can be claimed by the button.

The amount of reward bundles given typically depends on the length of the Showcase. Showcases that last for longer periods of time give more rewards than Showcases that last for a single day.

Item Bundles
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Stardust and XP
The amount Stardust and XP rewarded for participating in a PokéStop Showcase depends on the placed rank when the Showcase concludes.

Trivia

 * PokéStop Showcases were first shown off during Summer Game Fest 2023.