Pokémon Art Academy

Pokémon Art Academy (Japanese: ポケモン アートアカデミー Pokémon Art Academy) is a spin-off of the Pokémon and series. It was released in Japan on June 19, 2014, Europe on July 4, 2014, and 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 the under Professor Andy, who teaches them how to draw Pokémon. There is also a classmate named or 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 draw Mega 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 for and 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, a reference image could be downloaded from October 8, 2014 to October 14, 2014.
In Europe, a reference could be downloaded from November 15, 2014 to December 12, 2014.
==Staff==
==Reception==
Gaming magazine gave Pokémon Art Academy a score of 31 out of 40.Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1331 - Gematsu It holds a rating of 77.93% on , based on 14 reviews.Pokémon Art Academy for 3DS - GameRankings
===Sales===
====Japanese sales====
Pokémon Art Academy sold 31,080 units on its first week on the Japanese market,Media Create Sales: 6/16/14 – 6/22/14 - Gematsu with a of 70.11%. By December 31, 2017, the end of its 185th week, it had sold 167,240 copies.Media Create Sales: CY 2017 (2017 Jan 02 - 2017 Dec 31) | ResetEra
Week	Week ending 	Ranking	Units sold	Total units sold
1 	June 22, 2014 	1st 	31,080 	31,080
2 	June 29, 2014 	9th 	15,373 	46,454
3 	July 6, 2014 	8th 	10,003 	56,456
4 	July 13, 2014 	7th 	7,465 	63,922
5 	July 20, 2014 	9th 	5,714 	69,636
6 	July 27, 2014 	12th 	5,768 	75,404
7 	August 3, 2014 	13th 	4,858 	80,262
8 	August 10, 2014 	15th 	4,326 	84,588
9 	August 17, 2014 	11th 	6,644 	91,232
10 	August 24, 2014 	21st 	- 	-
11 	August 31, 2014 	27th 	- 	-
12 	September 7, 2014 	37th 	- 	-
13 	September 14, 2014	33rd 	- 	-
14 	September 21, 2014	27th 	- 	-
15 	September 28, 2014	39th 	- 	-
16 	October 5, 2014 	41st 	- 	-
17 	October 12, 2014 	46th 	- 	-
18 	October 19, 2014 	41st 	- 	-
20 	November 2, 2014 	44th 	- 	-
28 	December 28, 2014 	45th 	- 	130,090
81 	January 3, 2016 	- 	- 	158,463
133 	January 1, 2017 	- 	- 	164,361
185 	December 31, 2017 	- 	- 	167,240
 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
Pokémon Art Academy header.png|Artwork for Pokémon Art Academy
Art Academy EU boxart.png|European boxart for Pokémon Art Academy
Art Academy EU logo.png|European and Korean logo for Pokémon Art Academy
Art Academy NA logo.png|North American logo for Pokémon Art Academy
Art Academy JP logo.png|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) and Charmander (Legendary Treasures 17)
** Rule 3: Voltorb (XY 44)
** Rule 4: Fletchling (XY 113)
** Rule 5: Jirachi (Rising Rivals 7)
** Rule 6: Vulpix (Unleashed 68) and Shuckle (Legendary Treasures 3)
** Rule 7: Lucario (Unleashed 19) and Lucario (Call of Legends 14)
** Rule 8: Charizard (Boundaries Crossed 20) and Jigglypuff (XY 87)
==In other languages==
==References==
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