Visage is now she\u2019s teaming up with The Pok\u00e9mon Company for the ultimate crossover event \u2013 a pet fashion contest where fans are encouraged to dress up their own critters in celebration of Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl<\/a>\u2019s impending release on Nintendo Switch<\/a>.<\/p>\n Surrounded by cute canines at the Dandie Dog Caf\u00e9<\/a> in London, RadioTimes.com<\/a> met up with Michelle Visage to talk about this surprising pop-culture crossover. It turns out that Visage owes her \u200b\u200bPok\u00e9mon fandom to her daughter Lillie\u2019s love of the games.<\/p>\n Visage recalls that Lillie \u201cstarted with, not the original, but with [2002 Game Boy Advance games] Ruby and Sapphire. And I started playing with her because as a mother, I wanted to know what she was playing. And that\u2019s kind of how it started, and Lillie is still fully involved. And it\u2019s just something that, as a mother, you feel okay with your kid playing, especially with everything else that\u2019s going on these days. It\u2019s a safe space, and creative and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n Visage and Lillie particularly enjoyed 2006\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon Diamond and Pearl on the Nintendo DS, to such an extent that Visage was moved to Tweet<\/a> in January this year: \u201cI want a Pok\u00e9mon Diamond Pearl remake. Nay, I DEMAND IT\u201d.<\/p>\n One month later, Nintendo went ahead and announced Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl \u2013 the exact remakes that she was hoping for. Did Nintendo and The Pok\u00e9mon Company bow to Visage\u2019s demands?<\/p>\n \u201cEverybody loved that Tweet,\u201d Visage declared in our interview. She added, in jest, \u201cI\u2019d like to say that that\u2019s how we ended up here today, that I created the remake. [\u2026] I\u2019m sure they did not have it on the books for the past 10 years, but yeah, I\u2019m gonna take the credit for it.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more on Pok\u00e9mon:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Inspired by the Super Contest Shows that will appear in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Visage was asked to judge a real-life Super Pet Contest in which fans can enter their pet pictures in the categories Cute, Clever Cool. Was this an easy gig to say yes to?<\/p>\n Visage replies, \u201cOh my goodness, are you kidding me? I don\u2019t think my daughter would have spoken to me ever again if I said no. And, you know, pets and rescue pets is a big cause of mine, so being part of Super Pet Contests is like a no-brainer.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe world\u2019s getting a crazy place,\u201d she adds, \u201cand I think things that bring you joy are really important. Rescuing animals, not only are you doing the animal service and preventing it from being euthanised, but you\u2019re also bringing joy into your home.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople often say it\u2019s too expensive and it\u2019s really not. There\u2019s so many ways around it and the joy is immeasurable and, you know, you can rescue a dog and save a life and save your life as well. And Pok\u00e9mon characters are just as important, just as adorable!\u201d<\/p>\n Does Visage have any advice for fans that want to enter her Super Pet Contest? She suggests thinking about leather jackets in the Cool category, Einstein-like wigs in the Clever category, and just to \u201cembrace cute\u2026 which is not hard to do\u201d in the Cute category.<\/p>\n Visage has a Pitbull rescue and a Border Collie rescue, and she notes, \u201cthey don\u2019t love when we dress them up because they\u2019re bigger dogs.\u201d But if you\u2019re dead-set on training your dog to love fashion, Visage says, \u201cI think it\u2019s baby steps with animals [..] a little bit at a time, I think, you start to ease them into it and they get used to it.\u201d<\/p> \u201cSome dogs really like to be dressed up,\u201d she adds, \u201cso I\u2019m excited to see what\u2019s gonna happen. I\u2019m thrilled actually, it\u2019s the highlight of my week.\u201d Certainly, the prospect of seeing even more cute animal pictures on the internet is something to look forward to.<\/p>\n If you were wondering, Visage has a long-term soft spot for Piplup, but her favourite Pok\u00e9mon at the moment is Lopunny. Explaining why she chooses Lopunny, Visage describes the rabbit-inspired creature like so: \u201cShe\u2019s sexy. She\u2019s a bad-ass B-word.\u201d The DragRace\/Pok\u00e9mon crossover starts here.<\/p>\n Michelle Visage takes centre stage as the celebrity judge for the Pok\u00e9mon Presents Super Pet Contest which is now open for entries. Head to Pokemon.co.uk\/SuperPetContest<\/a> to enter your pets today!<\/strong><\/p>\n Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl launch on 19th November 2021 and you can pre-order your copy now<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Follow Radio Times Gaming on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest insights. Or if you\u2019re looking for something to watch, see our TV Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Visit our video game release schedule<\/a> for all upcoming games on consoles. Swing by our hubs for more Gaming<\/a> and Technology<\/a>\u00a0news.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Rob Leane Published: Tuesday, 19 October 2021 at 12:00 am Michelle Visage might not be the first person you think about when you think about Pok\u00e9mon, but the RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race judge is in fact a long-term fan of Nintendo\u2019s critter-catching multimedia franchise. 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