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Pokemon Legends: Z-A
How to Increase and Check Friendship
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Going to cafes, giving your Pokemon items, and gaining experience points increases friendship in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Find out how to increase friendship levels and which Pokemon evolve through high Friendship here!
List of Contents
How to Increase Friendship
| Ways to Increase Friendship |
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Visit Cafes
Each time you visit a cafe, your Pokemon's friendship increases, so visit a cafe multiple times with your Pokemon of choice to quickly increase that Pokemon's friendship levels.
The Cafe you visit and the drink you order all add Friendship to your active Pokemon, making repeated Cafe Visits the best way to quickly increase your Pokemon's friendship level.
All Cafe Locations and Features
Give Your Pokemon Items
You can also give your Pokemon items to raise their friendship. This is especially efficient if you're also giving your Pokemon items such as Exp. Candy that give them experience points or Vitamins that increase their stats. Additionally, giving your Pokemon berries to heal them or cure inflicted status effects can also increase their friendship.
EV Reducing Berries Increase Friendhip
Players can buy these berries from the stall in Magenta Sector 6. There are 6 berries that can do this, each lowers a specific EV stat but increases friendship: Pomeg (HP) Kelpsy (Atk) Qualot (Def) Hondew (Sp. Atk) Grepa (Sp. Def) Tamato (Spd). These berries cost P200 each.
Gain Experience Points
Finally, you can increase your Pokemon's friendship levels by battling alongside them and letting them gain experience points. As your Pokemon's level increases, their bond with you grows stronger as well!
EXP Farming Guide: How to Level Up Fast
Give Your Pokemon a Soothe Bell
One way to raise your Pokemon's friendship levels faster is by giving them a Soothe Bell. This item amplifies the amount of friendship gained, and you can gain it as a reward from finishing Side Mission 036: Some Friendly Competition.
How to Check Friendship
Talk to Friendship Checker NPC in Cafe Pokemon-Amie
| Friendship Checker Location | |
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 Friendship Checker NPC Location |
 Friendship Checker NPC Map Location |
To check your Pokemon's Friendship Level towards you, simply talk to the Female NPC outside Cafe Pokemon-Amie. You can find her outside sitting across from her Roselia, and once you approach her, she will say that she can tell if a Pokemon gets along with its Trainer.
After talking to her, you can select a Pokemon from your Team or Boxes to have her examine the Pokemon's Friendship Level towards you.
Friendship Checker Ratings
| Friendship Level | Evolve With High Friendship? |
|---|---|
| It's incredibly friendly toward you! Being with you must make it very happy! | ✅ |
| You really do like this Pokémon, and always keep it by your side, don't you | ✅ |
| It looks to me like you and your Pokémon could still become an even more wonderful team! | ✅ |
| You two are fairly friendly, but I can tell there's still plenty of room for you to grow closer! | ✅ |
| Well, it's grown somewhat friendly toward you.. Yes, that's what I'd call this. | ❌ |
| Hmmm.. I think your relationship may still take some time to build up. | ❌ |
| It almost looks like you've been letting it get KO'd in battles nonstop, but that can't be right. Right? | ❌ |
| What's this? Are you a disciplinarian? This poor Pokémon isn't the least bit friendly toward you! | ❌ |
These are the rankings given by the Friendship Checker. While you do not need to reach maximum Friendship to evolve certain Pokemon, their Friendship levels must still be at a high enough level to do so.
Unlocked After Completing Trubblesome Patrons
The Friendship Checker NPC will only return to Cafe Pokemon-Amie after completing Troublesome Patrons.
Completing Side Mission 25 also reopens the Cafe for business, allowing you to spend time with your Pokemon here!
Trubblesome Patrons Walkthrough
Pokemon That Evolve With High Friendship
List of Pokemon That Evolve Through Friendship
 Pichu
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→ Have high Friendship |
 Pikachu
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 Buneary
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→ Have high Friendship |
 Lopunny
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 Cleffa
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→ Have high Friendship |
 Clefairy
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 Budew
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→ Have high Friendship during the day |
 Roselia
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 Riolu
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→ Have high Friendship during the day |
 Lucario
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 Eevee
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→ Have high Friendship during the day without a Fairy-type move |
 Espeon
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Eevee
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→ Have high Friendship during the night without a Fairy-type move |
 Umbreon
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Eevee
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→ Have high Friendship with a Fairy-type move |
 Sylveon
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Some Pokemon can only evolve once they have high Friendship levels, and a few Pokemon, like Riolu, only evolve with high Friendship in the daytime. Additionally, Eevee has three different evolutions that require high friendship. Therefore, increase these Pokemon's friendship levels as fast as you can to make them stronger!
Pokemon Legends: Z-A Related Guides
Beginner's Guide to Pokemon Z-A
Gameplay Features
How-To Guides
Farming Guides
| Farming Guides | |
|---|---|
| EXP Farming Guide: How to Level Up Fast | How to Farm Money Fast |
| How to Get Prize Medals | How to Get Ticket Points Fast |
| How to Get More Berries | - |
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