Game:Inspiration

Inspiration is a game system in Umamusume: Pretty Derby.

Overview

When starting Career Mode with a new trainee, two Veteran Umamusume must be selected to be the trainee's legacies (colloquially referred to as "parents"). Through Inspiration, these legacies can pass on the Sparks they acquired, as well as the Sparks of the legacies (colloquially referred to as "grandparents") they themselves were inspired by.

Inspiration is triggered during three different phases: the initial inspiration event at the start of the career, the Classic year inspiration event, and the Senior year inspiration event.

Initial Inspiration

Initial inspiration happens at the start of the career. When selecting the two Veteran Umamusume to use for inspiration, the game will preview the stat increases the trainee will gain from initial inspiration based on the Blue and Pink Sparks of her legacies, and that of each of their two legacies selected.

Stats gained from Blue Sparks during initial inspiration scale based on the Blue Spark star total of each individual legacy and sub-legacy for that specific type of Blue Spark.

For example: Legacy 1 has a 1* Blue Spark for Speed, and both of her sub-legacies have a 2* Blue Spark for Guts. Legacy 2 has a 3* Blue Spark for Stamina, one of her sub-legacies has a 3* Blue Spark for Power, and the other has a 1* Blue Spark for Speed. The new trainee will start the Career Mode with +10 Speed, +21 Stamina, +21 Power and +24 Guts.

Blue Spark Stars	1*	2*	3*
Stat Increase	+5	+12	+21

Raising aptitude during initial inspiration with Pink Sparks is based on the cumulative total of all legacies and sub-legacies used for inspiration. For each type of Pink Spark, only 1 star is required to raise an aptitude by 1 stage, with 3 more stars required to raise that aptitude by another letter grade. During initial inspiration, Pink Sparks cannot raise the Track, Distance, and Strategy aptitudes higher than A rank; however, an A rank aptitude may be raised to S rank during the Classic and Senior year inspiration events. Additionally, aptitudes cannot be raised more than four grades during initial inspiration.

For example: If Legacy 1 and Legacy 2 with their respective sub-legacies combined bring a total of 12* Pink Sparks for Dirt, it is possible to increase a trainee's Dirt aptitude from G rank to C rank during initial inspiration.

Pink Spark Stars	1-3*	4-6*	7-9*	10-18*
Aptitude Increase	+1 Grade	+2 Grades	+3 Grades	+4 Grades

There is also a chance to obtain one to three hint levels for a legacy's unique skill through Green Sparks. If both legacies have Green Sparks, hint levels for both unique skills can be obtained.

Inspiration Events

Inspiration events will always trigger during Early April in Classic and Senior year. Blue, Pink, and White Sparks can all activate during these events.

	Blue Sparks	White Race Sparks	White Skill Sparks
Spark Stars	Stat gains	Stat gains	Skill hints
1*	1-10	3, 6, 9	Level +1-5
2*	1-16	3, 6, 9	Level +1-5
3*	1-28	3, 6, 9	Level +1-5

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Inspiration Sparks

Different types of Sparks provide different effects when inspired during the career.

Blue Sparks

Blue Sparks raise the main five stats: Speed, Stamina, Power, Guts, and Wit. The stat chosen for the Blue Spark is random, but getting more stars is more likely the higher the Veteran Umamusume has that stat. The approximate probabilities are listed in the table below.

Stat Value	<600	600-1100	1100+
1*	~90%	~50%	~20%
2*	~10%	~45%	~70%
3*	0%	~6%	~10%

Pink Sparks

Pink Sparks raise Track, Distance, and Strategy aptitudes. The likelihood of obtaining a Pink Spark for a specific aptitude increases with the letter grade of the Veteran Umamusume's aptitude.

Aptitude	G	F	E	D	C	B	A	S
Track	10%	30%	50%	70%	80%	90%	100%	105%
Distance	10%	20%	40%	60%	80%	90%	100%	105%
Strategy	10%	20%	40%	60%	75%	85%	100%	110%

Green Sparks

Green Sparks provide hint levels for a legacy's unique skill. Veteran Umamusume that are three stars or higher automatically obtain Green Sparks, while Veteran Umamusume that are two stars or lower cannot obtain Green Sparks.

White Sparks

White Sparks provide stat bonuses and hint levels for skills.

White Skill Sparks can only be obtained for skills that the Veteran Umamusume learned, and will only provide hints for the base form of the skill, not the upgraded/gold version. However, learning the gold version of a skill will increase the odds of getting a Spark for the base version to 40%-70%.

If a White Skill Spark activates during the Classic and Senior year inheritance events, but the trainee has already learned that skill, it will instead give small stat bonuses. The exact amounts and probabilities are unknown.

White Race Sparks are obtained by Veteran Umamusume winning G1 races. These may provide stat bonuses, skill hint levels, or both.

G1 Race Sparks

Junior Year Race Sparks

Race Spark	Month	Type of Race	Stat Bonus/Skill Hint
Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes	Early December	Turf, Mile	Speed, Guts
Hanshin Juvenile Fillies	Early December	Turf, Mile	Speed, Power
Hopeful Stakes	Late December	Turf, Medium	Speed, Stamina
Zen-Nippon Junior Yushun	Late December	Dirt, Mile	Power, Nighter ○Nighter ○ ナイター○ Moderately increase performance at nighttime

Classic Year Race Sparks

Race Spark	Month	Type of Race	Stat Bonus/Skill Hint
Oka Sho	Early April	Turf, Mile	Guts, Hanshin Racecourse ○Hanshin Racecourse ○ 阪神レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Hanshin Racecourse.
Satsuki Sho	Early April	Turf, Medium	Power, Nakayama Racecourse ○Nakayama Racecourse ○ 中山レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Nakayama Racecourse.
NHK Mile Cup	Early May	Turf, Mile	Speed, Power
Japanese Oaks	Late May	Turf, Medium	Stamina, Tokyo Racecourse ○Tokyo Racecourse ○ 東京レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Tokyo Racecourse.
Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby)	Late May	Turf, Medium	Guts, Tokyo Racecourse ○Tokyo Racecourse ○ 東京レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Tokyo Racecourse.
Yasuda Kinen	Early June	Turf, Mile	Speed, Tokyo Racecourse ○Tokyo Racecourse ○ 東京レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Tokyo Racecourse.
Takarazuka Kinen	Late June	Turf, Medium	Guts, Summer Runner ○Summer Runner ○ 夏ウマ娘○ Moderately increase performance in summer.
Japan Dirt Derby	Early July	Dirt, Medium	Power, Oi Racecourse ○Oi Racecourse ○ 大井レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Oi Racecourse.
Sprinters Stakes	Late September	Turf, Sprint	Speed, Non-Standard Distance ○Non-Standard Distance ○ 非根幹距離○ Moderately increase performance over non-standard distances (non-multiples of 400m).
Mile Championship Nambu Hai	Early October	Dirt, Mile	Wit, Morioka Racejou ○Morioka Racejou ○ 盛岡レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Morioka Racecourse
Kikuka Sho	Late October	Turf, Long	Speed, Kyoto Racecourse ○Kyoto Racecourse ○ 京都レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Kyoto Racecourse.
Shuka Sho	Late October	Turf, Medium	Speed, Kyoto Racecourse ○Kyoto Racecourse ○ 京都レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Kyoto Racecourse.
Tenno Sho (Autumn)	Late October	Turf, Medium	Speed, Fall Runner ○Fall Runner ○ 秋ウマ娘○ Moderately increase performance in fall.
JBC Classic	Early November	Dirt, Medium	Speed, Guts
JBC Ladies Classic	Early November	Dirt, Mile	Speed, Guts
JBC Sprint	Early November	Dirt, Sprint	Speed, Guts
Queen Elizabeth Cup	Early November	Turf, Medium	Speed, Non-Standard Distance ○Non-Standard Distance ○ 非根幹距離○ Moderately increase performance over non-standard distances (non-multiples of 400m).
Japan Cup	Late November	Turf, Medium	Speed, Tokyo Racecourse ○Tokyo Racecourse ○ 東京レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Tokyo Racecourse.
Mile Championship	Late November	Turf, Mile	Speed, Standard Distance ○Standard Distance ○ 根幹距離○ Moderately increase performance over standard distances (multiples of 400m).
Champions Cup	Early December	Dirt, Mile	Speed, Chukyo Racecourse ○Chukyo Racecourse ○ 中京レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Chukyo Racecourse.
Arima Kinen	Late December	Turf, Long	Speed, Nakayama Racecourse ○Nakayama Racecourse ○ 中山レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Nakayama Racecourse.
Tokyo Daishoten	Late December	Dirt, Medium	Speed, Oi Racecourse ○Oi Racecourse ○ 大井レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Oi Racecourse.

Senior Year Race Sparks

Race Spark	Month	Type of Race	Stat Bonus/Skill Hint
Kawasaki Kinen	Early February	Dirt, Medium	Speed, Kawasaki Racejou ○Kawasaki Racejou ○ 川崎レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Kawasaki Racecourse
February Stakes	Late February	Dirt, Mile	Speed, Winter Runner ○Winter Runner ○ 冬ウマ娘○ Moderately increase performance in winter.
Osaka Hai	Late March	Turf, Medium	Speed, Standard Distance ○Standard Distance ○ 根幹距離○ Moderately increase performance over standard distances (multiples of 400m).
Takamatsunomiya Kinen	Late March	Turf, Sprint	Speed, Chukyo Racecourse ○Chukyo Racecourse ○ 中京レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Chukyo Racecourse.
Tenno Sho (Spring)	Late April	Turf, Long	Speed, Spring Runner ○Spring Runner ○ 春ウマ娘○ Moderately increase performance in spring.
Kashiwa Kinen	Early May	Dirt, Mile	Speed, Funabashi Racejou ○Funabashi Racejou ○ 船橋レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Funabashi Racecourse
Victoria Mile	Early May	Turf, Mile	Speed, Power
Yasuda Kinen	Early June	Turf, Mile	Speed, Tokyo Racecourse ○Tokyo Racecourse ○ 東京レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Tokyo Racecourse.
Takarazuka Kinen	Late June	Turf, Medium	Speed, Summer Runner ○Summer Runner ○ 夏ウマ娘○ Moderately increase performance in summer.
Teio Sho	Late June	Dirt, Medium	Speed, Oi Racecourse ○Oi Racecourse ○ 大井レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Oi Racecourse.
Sprinters Stakes	Late September	Turf, Sprint	Speed, Standard Distance ○Standard Distance ○ 根幹距離○ Moderately increase performance over standard distances (multiples of 400m).
Mile Championship Nambu Hai	Early October	Dirt, Mile	Speed, Morioka Racejou ○Morioka Racejou ○ 盛岡レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Morioka Racecourse
Tenno Sho (Autumn)	Late October	Turf, Medium	Speed, Fall Runner ○Fall Runner ○ 秋ウマ娘○ Moderately increase performance in fall.
JBC Classic	Early November	Dirt, Medium	Speed, Guts
JBC Ladies Classic	Early November	Dirt, Mile	Speed, Guts
JBC Sprint	Early November	Dirt, Sprint	Speed, Guts
Queen Elizabeth Cup	Early November	Turf, Medium	Speed, Non-Standard Distance ○Non-Standard Distance ○ 非根幹距離○ Moderately increase performance over non-standard distances (non-multiples of 400m).
Japan Cup	Late November	Turf, Medium	Speed, Tokyo Racecourse ○Tokyo Racecourse ○ 東京レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Tokyo Racecourse.
Mile Championship	Late November	Turf, Mile	Speed, Standard Distance ○Standard Distance ○ 根幹距離○ Moderately increase performance over standard distances (multiples of 400m).
Champions Cup	Early December	Dirt, Mile	Speed, Chukyo Racecourse ○Chukyo Racecourse ○ 中京レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Chukyo Racecourse.
Arima Kinen	Late December	Turf, Long	Speed, Nakayama Racecourse ○Nakayama Racecourse ○ 中山レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Nakayama Racecourse.
Tokyo Daishoten	Late December	Dirt, Medium	Power, Oi Racecourse ○Oi Racecourse ○ 大井レース場○ Moderately increase performance at Oi Racecourse.

Credits

Credit to @crazyfellow on Discord for the probability statistics.