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Friendship raters are [[Non-player character|NPC]]s that will indicate the friendship of the first Pokémon in the player's party when spoken to. Some will give away certain items depending on the friendship, while others just tell the player how happy the Pokémon is.
Friendship raters are [[Non-player character|NPC]]s that will indicate the friendship of the first Pokémon in the player's party when spoken to. Some will give away certain items depending on the friendship, while others just tell the player how happy the Pokémon is.


===Locations===
*[[Goldenrod City]]: A woman in the house northeast of the Bike Shop will rate a Pokémon's friendship.
*[[Goldenrod Department Store]]: On {{DL|Days of the week|Sunday}}s only, a woman at the TM Corner, on the fifth floor, gives away either {{TM|27|Return}} (friendship above 150) or {{TM|21|Frustration}} (friendship below 100).
*[[Verdanturf Town]]: A woman in the house in the south-western part of town will rate a Pokémon's friendship.
*[[Pacifidlog Town]]: Once every week, a man gives away either {{TM|27|Return}} (friendship above 150) or {{TM|21|Frustration}} (friendship below 100).
*[[Pallet Town]]: At {{ga|Blue}}'s house, [[Daisy Oak|Daisy]] will rate a Pokémon's friendship.{{sup|FRLG}}
*[[Hearthome City]]: An NPC rates friendship in the [[Pokémon Fan Club]].
*{{rt|213|Sinnoh}}: At the Footstep House, [[Dr. Footstep]] will rate a Pokémon's friendship, albeit in a roundabout way which differs among Pokémon species.
*[[Eterna City]]: A woman who gives the player the [[Pokétch]] App, [[Pokétch#Friendship Checker|Friendship Checker]], will rate the friendship of the player's Pokémon.
*[[Icirrus City]]: At the [[Pokémon Fan Club]], a member there will rate a Pokémon's friendship.
*[[Nacrene City]]: A woman in the building to the right of the Pokémon Center with a {{p|Cottonee}}{{sup|Bl}}/{{p|Petilil}}{{sup|W}} will rate a Pokémon's friendship.
In addition, the [[Pokétch]] App, {{DL|Pokétch|Friendship Checker}}, will display a Pokémon's friendship on a scale of one to two small or big hearts. If the Pokémon has a low friendship value, then it will move away from the point where the [[Nintendo DS]] screen is touched.
===Evaluation===
{{incomplete|section|quotes from Gen IV; friendship values for each quote}}
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
{| border=1 align="left" style="background: #fff; border:1px solid #000; border-collapse:collapse;"
{| border=1 align="left" style="background: #fff; border:1px solid #000; border-collapse:collapse;"
|- style="background: #CCCCFF;"
|- style="background: #CCCCFF;"
! Statement
! Sentence
! Friendship
! Friendship
|-
|-
| "It is super friendly to you! I'm a bit jealous!" /
| "It looks really happy! It must love you a lot."
"It looks really happy! It must love you a lot."
| 250-255
| 250-255
|-
|-
| "It is quite friendly to you! You must be a kind person!" /
| "I get the feeling that it really trusts you."
"I get the feeling that it really trusts you."
| 200-249
| 200-249
|-
|-
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| "It doesn't seem to like you at all. It looks mean."
| "It doesn't seem to like you at all. It looks mean."
| 0-49
| 0-49
|}<br clear="all">
|}{{-}}


===Locations===
===Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald===
*[[Goldenrod City]]: A woman in the house northeast of the Bike Shop will rate a Pokémon's friendship.
====Verdanturf Town====
*[[Goldenrod Department Store]]: On {{DL|Days of the week|Sunday}}s only, a woman at the TM Corner, on the fifth floor, gives away either {{TM|27|Return}} (friendship above 150) or {{TM|21|Frustration}} (friendship below 100).
{| border=1 align="left" style="background: #fff; border:1px solid #000; border-collapse:collapse;"
*[[Verdanturf Town]]: A woman in the house in the south-western part of town will rate a Pokémon's friendship. {{tt|*|This NPC will say sentences other than those in this table, with seven in all.}}
|- style="background: #CCCCFF;"
*[[Pacifidlog Town]]: Once every week, a man gives away either {{TM|27|Return}} (friendship above 150) or {{TM|21|Frustration}} (friendship below 100).
! Statement
*[[Pallet Town]]: At {{ga|Blue}}'s house, [[Daisy Oak|Daisy]] will rate a Pokémon's friendship.{{sup|FRLG}}
! Friendship
*[[Hearthome City]]: An NPC rates friendship in the [[Pokémon Fan Club]].
|-
*{{rt|213|Sinnoh}}: At the Footstep House, [[Dr. Footstep]] will rate a Pokémon's friendship, albeit in a roundabout way which differs among Pokémon species.
| "It adores you. It can't possibly love you any more. I even feel happy seeing it."
*[[Eterna City]]: A woman who gives the player the [[Pokétch]] App, [[Pokétch#Friendship Checker|Friendship Checker]], will rate the friendship of the player's Pokémon.
| ???-255
*[[Icirrus City]]: At the [[Pokémon Fan Club]], a member there will rate a Pokémon's friendship.
|-
*[[Nacrene City]]: A woman in the building to the right of the Pokémon Center with a {{p|Cottonee}}{{sup|Bl}}/{{p|Petilil}}{{sup|W}} will rate a Pokémon's friendship. Though her rating scale is:  0-69: Hmmm... It may still take some time. 70-119: It's a little bit friendly to you... Something like that. 120-255: It's very friendly toward you! It must be happy with you.
| "It seems to be very happy. It obviously likes you a whole lot."
| ???
|-
| "It likes you quite a lot. It seems to want to be babied a little."
| ???
|-
| "It's getting used to you. It seems to believe in you."
| ???
|-
| "It's not very used to you yet. It neither loves nor hates you."
| ???
|-
| "It's very wary. It has scary viciousness in its eyes. It doesn't like you much at all."
| ???
|-
| "This is a little hard for me to say... Your POKéMON simply detests you. Doesn't that make you uncomfortable?"
| 0-???
|}{{-}}
 
===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
====Daisy====
{| border=1 align="left" style="background: #fff; border:1px solid #000; border-collapse:collapse;"
|- style="background: #CCCCFF;"
! Statement
! Friendship
|-
| "It couldn't possibly love you any more than it does now. Your POKéMON is happy beyond words."
| ???-255
|-
| "It looks very happy. I wish {{ga|Blue|<rival>}} could see this and learn something from it."
| ???
|-
| "It's quite friendly with you. Keep being good to it!"
| ???
|-
| "It's warming up to you. Trust must be growing between you."
| ???
|-
| "It's not quite familiar with you yet. POKéMON are all quite wary when you first get them."
| ???
|-
| "<Player>, I don't like the way it glares at you. Could you try being a little nicer to it?"
| ???
|-
| "...Um, it's not easy for me to say this, but... Is there some reason why your POKéMON would hate you so much?"
| 0-???
|}{{-}}
 
===Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum===
 
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===


===Pokémon Black and White===
====Nacrene City====
{| border=1 align="left" style="background: #fff; border:1px solid #000; border-collapse:collapse;"
|- style="background: #CCCCFF;"
! Statement
! Friendship
|-
| "It's very friendly toward you! It must be happy with you."
| 120-255
|-
| "It's a little bit friendly to you... Something like that."
| 70-119
|-
| "Hmmm... It may still take some time."
| 0-69
|}{{-}}


In addition, the [[Pokétch]] App, {{DL|Pokétch|Friendship Checker}}, will display a Pokémon's friendship on a scale of one to two small or big hearts. If the Pokémon has a low friendship number, then it will move away from the point where the [[Nintendo DS]] screen is touched.
====Icirrus City====
{| border=1 align="left" style="background: #fff; border:1px solid #000; border-collapse:collapse;"
|- style="background: #CCCCFF;"
! Statement
! Friendship
|-
| "It is super friendly to you! I'm a bit jealous!"
| ???-255
|-
| "It is quite friendly to you! You must be a kind person!"
| ???
|-
| "It's friendly toward you. It must be happy with you."
| ???
|-
| "It is a little friendly to you... That's what I'm getting."
| ???
|-
| "The relationship is neither good nor bad... It looks neutral."
| ???
|-
| "Hmmm... It may not like you very much."
| ???
|-
| "By any chance, you... Are you a very strict person? I feel that it really doesn't like you..."
| 0-???
|}{{-}}


==In spin-off games==
==In spin-off games==
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[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Terminology]]


[[de:Freundschaft]]
[[es:Felicidad]]
[[es:Felicidad]]
[[pl:Szczęście]]
[[de:Freundschaft]]
[[fr:Bonheur]]
[[fr:Bonheur]]
[[ja:なつき度]]
[[ja:なつき度]]
[[pl:Szczęście]]

Revision as of 12:32, 3 June 2012

Friendship (Japanese: なつき degree of emotional attachment), also often referred to by fans as happiness, is a measurement of how much a Pokémon loves its Trainer and enjoys being in their care. Friendship affects the evolution of certain Pokémon, the power of Return and Frustration, and the availability of a few in-game items and Ribbons. Certain events increase a Pokémon's friendship (gaining a level, walking 256 steps) or decrease it (fainting, using herbal medicine).

Friendship was introduced in Pokémon Yellow for the player's starting Pikachu only, and expanded to cover all Pokémon in Generation II.

Generation I

A prototype of the friendship system used by later games was introduced in Pokémon Yellow, the last main series game of Generation I. Like the later system, its value ranged between 0 and 255 inclusive; however, this value was only applied to the Pikachu the player started with.

Pikachu at maximum friendship

Unlike later games, since Pikachu is outside of its Poké Ball, the player can turn and look at it at any time as it follows him around the overworld. Pikachu will then indicate its friendship in a small window that appears. At maximum friendship, Pikachu will jump up and down before the window appears.

Like later games, Pikachu's friendship will rise when it gains a level. If its Trainer uses an item on Pikachu, its friendship will also rise, even if it is an item that has no effect on Pikachu (such as a Potion at full HP). In this manner, Pikachu is much easier to make happy than Pokémon in future generations.

Pikachu's friendship drops if it is put into Bill's PC or faints. Trading it to another game will reset its friendship to 0.

Friendship is not recorded for any other Pokémon in Generation I, and the friendship of Pikachu does not affect much: the only real effect it has is whether or not Melanie will give Bulbasaur away in Cerulean City, which she will only do if Pikachu's friendship is 147 or higher.

Friendship 0 to 99 100 to 199 200 to MAX
Event Change
Gaining a level +5 +3 +2
Using an item +5 +3 +2
Challenging a Gym Leader +3 +2 +1
Depositing in the PC -3 -3 -5
Fainting -1 -1 -1


Generation II

In Generation II, the friendship system became fully implemented, building on the system used in Yellow by tracking the friendship of every Pokémon owned by the Trainer. Like before, it is a single byte with a value between 0 and 255.

Friendship is set when a Pokémon is brought under a Trainer's control: that is, it is 70 when a Pokémon is captured from the wild, and reset to 70 when a Pokémon is traded from another game. When a Pokémon is hatched from an Egg, its value is set to 120. If a Pokémon is captured in a Friend Ball, rather than any other kind, its friendship is set to 200 instead.

Another function was given to friendship in Generation II: the evolution of certain Pokémon, which has continued until the present as each generation introduces new Pokémon which evolve through friendship. Friendship-based evolutions occur when a Pokémon's friendship is 220 or higher.

Unlike in Generation I, friendship will not increase if an item that cannot be used is used on a Pokémon: for example, using an HP Up on a Quilava which already has the maximum HP it can have will not result in raised friendship.

Friendship 0 to 99 100 to 199 200 to MAX
Event Change
Walking 512 steps +1*
Grooming, Daisy +3
Grooming, older haircut brother +5 +3 +1
Grooming, younger haircut brother +10 +3 +1
Using vitamins +5 +3 +2
Gaining a level +5 +3 +2
Challenging a Gym Leader or Elite Four +3 +2 +1
Fainting -1
Using EnergyPowder -5
Using Heal Powder -5
Using Energy Root -10
Using Revival Herb -15
Trading to another game Reset to 70


However, some things, though frequently reported, aren't part of the Generation II modifier. The following are actions that do not affect a Pokémon's friendship, either positively or negatively:

  • Putting a Pokémon in Bill's PC
  • Healing a Pokémon when weak and injured
  • Giving a Pokémon a hold item
  • Evolving a Pokémon. (Be it through Level-up, hold item, or evolutionary stone)
  • Using a Pokémon in battles
  • Winning battles with a Pokémon
  • Letting a Pokémon's HP fall to critical status
  • Letting the player's Pokémon get a status condition like Paralysis
  • Walking when the player's Pokémon has a status condition


Friendship is called tame in Pokémon Stadium 2.

Generation III

Friendship in Generation III works much the same as before, with two additional friendship-boosting mechanics. If a Pokémon is caught in a Luxury Ball or is holding a Soothe Bell, all friendship-raising events will increase the Pokémon's friendship by one point more; friendship-lowering events are not affected. These effects stack on each other, meaning a Pokémon in a Luxury Ball holding a Soothe Bell gets two additional points per event.

Pokémon now have a base friendship per species; however, most catchable Pokémon have the standard 70 points as their starting level.

Friendship 0 to 99 100 to 199 200 to MAX
Event Change
Walking 256 steps +1
Grooming, Daisy* +3 +3 +2
Using vitamins +5 +3 +2
Gaining a level +5 +3 +2
Using EV Berries +2
Fainting -1
Using EnergyPowder -5
Using Heal Powder -5
Using Energy Root -10
Using Revival Herb -15
Trading to another game Reset to base friendship


Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the player can know the friendship level of his/her Pokémon through the scene which appears after the player uses an item on the Pokémon. The Pokémon will either move towards the screen or not move at all. If the Pokémon does not move, then its friendship level is neutral. The friendship level of the Pokémon can be indicated by looking at how near the Pokémon goes to the player. The nearer the Pokémon moves towards the screen the higher its friendship level and the more it likes its Trainer.

Generation IV

File:Friendship Checker.png
Pokétch Friendship Checker app with a Drifblim at maximum friendship.

Friendship in Generation IV is much the same as it is in Generation III, though the conditions are altered slightly. The Luxury Ball now causes a Pokémon to gain a separate boost in friendship when they level up and while walking compared to Pokémon in other Balls.

Dr. Footstep, the sole resident of the Footstep House on Route 213, will give a Pokémon with maximum friendship a ribbon.

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the player can gauge their Pokémon's friendship based on the phrase that appears when they are spoken to outside of their Poké Ball.

Daisy makes a return in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Visiting her in Pallet Town will let her groom one of the player's Pokémon between 15:00 and 16:00 every day, increasing its friendship.

The Haircut brothers also make a return in HeartGold and SoulSilver. The player can visit them on any day of the week besides Monday to give one of their Pokémon a boost in friendship.

In the table below, the first and second values separated by slashes show the changes for most Poké Balls and Luxury Balls, respectively. Note that holding a Soothe Bell will apply a multiplier of 1.5 (rounding down) to only positive changes and that use of Luxury Balls will not reduce the effects of negative changes.

Friendship 0 to 99 100 to 199 200 to MAX
Event Change
Walking 256 steps* +1/??
Massage (Veilstone City)Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. +3
Massage (Ribbon Syndicate)Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. ?? ?? ??
Haircut brothersWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.* +1/+3/+5/+10 +1/+3/+5/+10 +1/+2/+4
Daisy groomingWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. ?? ?? ??
Using vitamins +5 +3 +2
Level up +5/+6 +3/+4 +2/+3
Using EV Berries +10 +5 +2
Fainting -1
Using EnergyPowder -5 -5 -10
Using Heal Powder -5 -5 -10
Using Energy Root -10 -10 -15
Using Revival Herb -15 -15 -20
Trading Reset to base friendship.


* The number of steps and the probability needs further study.

† These include Pomeg Berry, Kelpsy Berry, Qualot Berry, Hondew Berry, Grepa Berry, and Tamato Berry (No. 21-26).

Generation V

Friendship is very much the same in Generation V as it was in Generation IV. As far as it has been tested, friendship conditions and related items are much the same, with the main differences being in what NPCs will rate and measure friendship. A lady in Nacrene City will rate the friendship of the player's Pokémon. Another lady, in the Pokémon Fan Club located in Icirrus City will also rate the friendship of the player's Pokémon. A third lady in Castelia City will massage one of the player's Pokémon per day, raising its friendship. She is located in the first building on the left side of Castelia Street.

The friendship statistics appear to have not changed much since Generation IV. Note that holding a Soothe Bell will still apply a multiplier of 1.5 (rounding down) to only positive changes and that use of Luxury Balls will not reduce the effects of negative changes.

Friendship 0 to 99 100 to 199 200 to MAX
Event Change
Walking 256 steps* +1/??
Lady on Castelia Street (Castelia City) +3
Using vitamins +5 +3 +2
Level up +5/+6 +3/+4 +2/+3
Using EV Berries +10 +5 +2
Fainting -1
Using EnergyPowder -5 -5 -10
Using Heal Powder -5 -5 -10
Using Energy Root -10 -10 -15
Using Revival Herb -15 -15 -20
Trading Reset to base friendship.


* The number of steps and the probability needs further study, as is the case with the Generation IV statistics.

Evolutions

Several Pokémon evolve after being leveled up when their friendship level is at or above 220:

Previous evolutions friendship evolution Future evolutions
041.png
Zubat
 Poison  Flying 

Level 22
042.png
Golbat
 Poison  Flying 

Friendship
169.png
Crobat
 Poison  Flying 
Crobat does not evolve
440.png
Happiny
 Normal 

Level up
holding an Oval Stone
113.png
Chansey
 Normal 

Friendship
242.png
Blissey
 Normal 
Blissey does not evolve
Eevee is the lowest in its line 133.png
Eevee
 Normal 

Friendship
(day)
196.png
Espeon
 Psychic 
Espeon does not evolve
Eevee is the lowest in its line 133.png
Eevee
 Normal 

Friendship
(night)
197.png
Umbreon
 Dark 
Umbreon does not evolve
Pichu is the lowest in its line 172.png
Pichu
 Electric 

Friendship
025.png
Pikachu
 Electric 

Thunderstone
026.png
Raichu
 Electric 
Cleffa is the lowest in its line 173.png
Cleffa
 Normal 

Friendship
035.png
Clefairy
 Normal 

Moon Stone
036.png
Clefable
 Normal 
Igglybuff is the lowest in its line 174.png
Igglybuff
 Normal 

Friendship
039.png
Jigglypuff
 Normal 

Moon Stone
040.png
Wigglytuff
 Normal 
Togepi is the lowest in its line 175.png
Togepi
 Normal 

Friendship
176.png
Togetic
 Normal  Flying 

Shiny Stone
468.png
Togekiss
 Normal  Flying 
Azurill is the lowest in its line 298.png
Azurill
 Normal 

Friendship
183.png
Marill
 Water 

Level 18
184.png
Azumarill
 Water 
Budew is the lowest in its line 406.png
Budew
 Grass  Poison 

Friendship
(day)
315.png
Roselia
 Grass  Poison 

Shiny Stone
407.png
Roserade
 Grass  Poison 
Buneary is the lowest in its line 427.png
Buneary
 Normal 

Friendship
428.png
Lopunny
 Normal 
Lopunny does not evolve
Chingling is the lowest in its line 433.png
Chingling
 Psychic 

Friendship
(night)
358.png
Chimecho
 Psychic 
Chimecho does not evolve
Munchlax is the lowest in its line 446.png
Munchlax
 Normal 

Friendship
143.png
Snorlax
 Normal 
Snorlax does not evolve
Riolu is the lowest in its line 447.png
Riolu
 Fighting 

Friendship
(day)
448.png
Lucario
 Fighting  Steel 
Lucario does not evolve
Woobat is the lowest in its line 527.png
Woobat
 Psychic  Flying 

Friendship
528.png
Swoobat
 Psychic  Flying 
Swoobat does not evolve
540.png
Sewaddle
 Bug  Grass 

Level 20
541.png
Swadloon
 Bug  Grass 

Friendship
542.png
Leavanny
 Bug  Grass 
Leavanny does not evolve


Friendship raters

Friendship raters are NPCs that will indicate the friendship of the first Pokémon in the player's party when spoken to. Some will give away certain items depending on the friendship, while others just tell the player how happy the Pokémon is.

Locations

In addition, the Pokétch App, Friendship Checker, will display a Pokémon's friendship on a scale of one to two small or big hearts. If the Pokémon has a low friendship value, then it will move away from the point where the Nintendo DS screen is touched.

Evaluation

050Diglett.png This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: quotes from Gen IV; friendship values for each quote

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Sentence Friendship
"It looks really happy! It must love you a lot." 250-255
"I get the feeling that it really trusts you." 200-249
"It's friendly toward you. It looks sort of happy." 150-199
"It's quite cute." 100-149
"You should treat it better. It's not used to you." 50-99
"It doesn't seem to like you at all. It looks mean." 0-49


Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

Verdanturf Town

Statement Friendship
"It adores you. It can't possibly love you any more. I even feel happy seeing it." ???-255
"It seems to be very happy. It obviously likes you a whole lot." ???
"It likes you quite a lot. It seems to want to be babied a little." ???
"It's getting used to you. It seems to believe in you." ???
"It's not very used to you yet. It neither loves nor hates you." ???
"It's very wary. It has scary viciousness in its eyes. It doesn't like you much at all." ???
"This is a little hard for me to say... Your POKéMON simply detests you. Doesn't that make you uncomfortable?" 0-???


Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Daisy

Statement Friendship
"It couldn't possibly love you any more than it does now. Your POKéMON is happy beyond words." ???-255
"It looks very happy. I wish <rival> could see this and learn something from it." ???
"It's quite friendly with you. Keep being good to it!" ???
"It's warming up to you. Trust must be growing between you." ???
"It's not quite familiar with you yet. POKéMON are all quite wary when you first get them." ???
"<Player>, I don't like the way it glares at you. Could you try being a little nicer to it?" ???
"...Um, it's not easy for me to say this, but... Is there some reason why your POKéMON would hate you so much?" 0-???


Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Pokémon Black and White

Nacrene City

Statement Friendship
"It's very friendly toward you! It must be happy with you." 120-255
"It's a little bit friendly to you... Something like that." 70-119
"Hmmm... It may still take some time." 0-69


Icirrus City

Statement Friendship
"It is super friendly to you! I'm a bit jealous!" ???-255
"It is quite friendly to you! You must be a kind person!" ???
"It's friendly toward you. It must be happy with you." ???
"It is a little friendly to you... That's what I'm getting." ???
"The relationship is neither good nor bad... It looks neutral." ???
"Hmmm... It may not like you very much." ???
"By any chance, you... Are you a very strict person? I feel that it really doesn't like you..." 0-???


In spin-off games

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

Two Pokémon in a Happy Mood

Friendship also has an effect in the second Ranger game. Partner Pokémon can have the condition of Fine, Happy, or Very Happy. When it is in a Happy Mood, musical notes come out. Black musical notes come out of it when it is happy. Multicolored musical notes come out when it is very happy. This may happen whether or not it is with the player. This state of mind increases the speed the Partner Gauge fills up due to more Partner Energy being given.

External links

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