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How to Raise Friendship and Friendship Checker Location

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The friendship mechanic makes a return for Pokemon Legends: Arceus as an evolution requirement for several Pokemon. With this guide, learn how to efficiently increase / raise friendship between you and your Pokemon, and discover the location of the Friendship Checker in Pokemon Legends: Arceus.

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How to Raise Friendship

Keep the Pokemon in Your Party

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Bringing a Pokemon to your excursions and keeping it healthy is the easiest way to increase your Friendship with it, signifying your reliance and trust among one another.

Reason for Friendship Increase

What Increases Friendship?
In-game time passing? No
Number of battles fought? No
Frequent visits to the village? No
EXP gained? Yes

A Pokemon's Friendship may increase slower than some, so there will be chances wherein you'd have to bring one with you for a longer period of time.

Use the Pokemon to Collect Materials

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Consistently using the Pokemon to gather materials from trees and ores is another method for building a stronger bond with your Pokemon, as it shows your trust to the Pokemon to lend their aid.

However, it is worth noting that some Pokemon's Friendship grow faster when it collects materials from trees, while others' Friendship increases when it collects from ores.

Growth Rate and Recommended Actions

Pokemon Growth Rate EXP Trees Ores
Eevee ImageEevee Mid High Low Mid
Chansey ImageChansey Mid High Mid Mid
Buneary ImageBuneary High High Mid High
Budew ImageBudew Low Low Low Low

These are examples of a Pokemon's Friendship growth rate.

Friendship Checker Location

Speak with Belamy near the Jubilife Ranch after defeating Kleavor

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Belamy in the Overworld
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Location in Jubilife Village

To unlock the Belamy, the Friendship Checker, you'll have to progress the story up to after you quell Kleavor. After Kleavor has been quelled, Belamy will appear by the Ranch in Jubilife Village.

Frenzied Noble Kleavor Walkthrough

Complete Request 28 - Measuring Your Compatibility

To have Belamy regularly assess your Pokemon's friendship level, you'll have to first complete his request. He will ask you to show him a Pokemon with high friendship already. You should be able to show him a Pokemon, such as your starter, who has been on your team for most of your playthrough up to this point.

Measuring Your Compatibility Request Guide and Walkthrough

Friendship Checker Evaluations

Belamy will describe the level of friendship he senses between you and your Pokemon. You can get an idea of how good your friendship is with your Pokemon based on his description.

Highest What an excellent pair of friends you and your Pokemon make. You must mean a lot to each other!
High You and your Pokemon seem to be fast friends. You must be quite good companions!
Mid Your Pokemon seems to get on well with you. But I'm sure it could get on better!
Low I suppose your Pokemon's become a bit friendly toward you, but you've a ways to go...
Base Friendship Your Pokemon seems leery of you yet. New to the team, perhaps?

List of Pokemon that Evolve with High Friendship

Evolutions That Only Require High Friendship

Before Evolution After Evolution
Pichu ImagePichu → Pikachu ImagePikachu
Clefairy ImageClefairy → Clefable ImageClefable
Munchlax ImageMunchlax → Snorlax ImageSnorlax
Golbat ImageGolbat → Crobat ImageCrobat
Chansey ImageChansey → Blissey ImageBlissey
Buneary ImageBuneary → Lopunny ImageLopunny
Togepi ImageTogepi → Togetic ImageTogetic

Evolutions That Require High Friendship and Additional Conditions

Before Evolution After Evolution Additional Conditions
Budew ImageBudew Roselia ImageRoselia Evolve during the Morning or Daytime with High Friendship.
Riolu ImageRiolu Lucario ImageLucario Evolve during the Morning or Daytime with High Friendship.
Chingling ImageChingling Chimecho ImageChimecho Evolve during Nightfall with High Friendship.
Eevee ImageEevee Espeon ImageEspeon Evolve during the Morning or Daytime with High Friendship without a Fairy-type Move.
Eevee ImageEevee Umbreon ImageUmbreon Evolve during Nightfall with High Friendship without a Fairy-type Move.
Eevee ImageEevee Sylveon ImageSylveon Evolve at any time of day with High Friendship and a Fairy-type Move

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Farm Guide: Harvest Requirements and Crop List All Ginter Items: Ginkgo Guide Shop List
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How to Get All Legendary Pokemon How to Get Shiny Pokemon
Frenzied Noble Pokemon How to Tell if a Pokemon is Shiny
How to Catch Pokemon Preferred Foods Guide
Are There Walking Pokemon? How to Ride Pokemon: All Rideable Pokemon
How to Evolve Pokemon Pokemon Behavior and Effects
How to Change A Pokemon's Nickname How to Make Pokemon Obey You
How to Get All Starters Effort Levels: How to Increase Pokemon Stats
Respawn Time: When Do Wild Pokemon Reappear? Are Starters and Legendaries Shiny Locked?
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How to Change Your Team List of Special Evolution Conditions
How to Catch Flying Pokemon Mass Outbreak Guide and List of Pokemon
Best Pokemon for Catching How to Change Rotom's Form: All Mechanical Items
Can You Cancel Evolution? Is Breeding in the Game?
Best Shiny Alpha Pokemon Hunting Routes Training Grounds Guide
Massive Mass Outbreaks Guide How to Catch Sleeping Pokemon
How to Catch Small and Large Pokemon
Battle Guides
Agile and Strong Styles How to Change Moves
Type Weakness Chart All Status Conditions and Effects
Nature Chart and How to Check Natures How to Change Natures
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All Unown Locations: Unown Notes Guide Wisp Locations and Maps
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Beating the Game
Best Story Team Post Game Content and 100 Percent Guide
Money Farming Guide How to Get Research Points Fast
EXP Farming Guide Survey Report Guide
Research Tasks Guide and Best Research Tasks to Complete How to Complete the Pokedex: Rare Pokemon Locations
Dialogue Choices and Consequences Should You Choose Adaman or Irida?
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Map Guide How to Fast Travel
Base Camps Features Player Home Features
All Weather Types and Effects Time of Day Effects and How to Change
Useful Characters and Their Locations How to Break Rocks and Get Through Obstacles
Ursaluna Treasure Maps and Best Farming Route Full Moon Guide: How to Check and Change the Moon Phase
System, Settings and Controls
How to Save the Game: Is Autosave Available? List of Controls: Can You Change the Controls?
Best Settings to Use Language Options and How to Change Language
Character Customization
List of Clothing List of Hairstyles
How to Change Your Appearance Best Character Names
How to Change Your Name and Gender Special Gifts: List of Save File Bonuses

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