Like Mail

Like Mail おすすめメール Recommendation Mail

Like Mail

Introduced in Generation V Pocket Generation V Items

The Like Mail (Japanese: おすすめメール Recommendation Mail) is a type of Mail exclusive to the Generation V games.

In the core series games

Price

Effect

Held item

It contains a message with up to three sentence slots which can be filled with words and phrases using the predefined list from the easy chat system. This was designed to be readable in games of any language. The available sentences for Like Mail are:

• Do you know what they call <word 1>?
• This <word 1> is surprisingly <word 2>!
• <word 1> sure is something. You should try it!

The player writes the message when giving this item to be held by a Pokémon. The message can be sent to other games of the same generation by trading the Pokémon holding this item.

The message remains available as long as this item is held by a Pokémon or stored in the Mailbox. This item is unable to have any message when stored in the Bag or in the Item Storage System, but there is the option to delete any existing message when storing this item in these places. Once the message is deleted from this item, the player is able to reuse it with a new message. A Pokémon holding this item cannot be placed in the PC or in the Pokémon Day Care. As with other held items, a Pokémon holding this item cannot be transferred into Generation VI games through the Poké Transporter and the Pokémon Bank.

This item can be removed by Knock Off. However, it cannot be stolen by Covet, Thief, or the Pickpocket Ability, it causes Bestow and Fling to fail when used by the holder, and causes Switcheroo or Trick to fail when used by or on the holder.

Description

Acquisition

Mail Generation II Eon Mail • Flower Mail • Litebluemail • Lovely Mail Morph Mail • Music Mail • Portraitmail • Surf Mail Event-only: Bluesky Mail • Mirage Mail Generation III  Bead Mail •  Dream Mail •  Fab Mail •  Glitter Mail •  Harbor Mail •  Mech Mail  Orange Mail •  Retro Mail •  Shadow Mail •  Tropic Mail •  Wave Mail •  Wood Mail Generation IV  Air Mail •  Bloom Mail •  Bubble Mail •  Flame Mail •  Grass Mail  Heart Mail •  Snow Mail •  Space Mail •  Steel Mail •  Tunnel Mail Event-only:  Brick Mail • Unobtainable:  Mosaic Mail Generation V  BridgeMail D •  BridgeMail M •  BridgeMail S •  BridgeMail T •  BridgeMail V  Favored Mail •  Greet Mail •  Inquiry Mail •  Like Mail  Reply Mail •  RSVP Mail •  Thanks Mail

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