Pokemon Scarlet and Violet | Friendship Level Guide - Evolution & Checking Happiness | Pokemon SV

Friendship Level Guide for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Pokemon SV). See how to check happiness, evolutions, use Soothe Bell, Friendship Rater, evaluation and picnics and more!

How To Increase Friendship Level

Raising Friendship Guide

• Let The Pokemon Hold A Soothe Bell

Soothe Bell can increase friendship by 1.5 times. Just by walking with the Pokemon raises its Friendship, it is recommended to give the Soothe Bell to the Pokemon you want to raise the Friendship.

How To Get The Soothe Bell

Pick Up In Mesagoza
Buy from Delibird Presents Shop (5,000)

• Interact With The Pokemon In Picnics


By interacting with the Pokemon during Picnics, you can increase their friendship level. This method is recommended if you want to raise friendship quickly since you can talk to your Pokemon and bathe them as much as you want until you get to the right level.

Picnic Guide

Catch Using A Luxury Ball

You can use a Luxury Ball to catch a Pokemon. This Pokeball can be bought from Delibird Presents and its effect is similar to the Soothe Bell. It is recommended to use this specific Pokeball if you want to raise the friendship of a Pokemon.

Friend Ball Is Hard To Get But Also Recommended

Friend Ball is like the Luxury Ball, but catching a Pokemon with a Friend Ball it can instantly raise the Pokemon's friendship by 1 level and also may evolve.

• Use EXP Candy


Friendship can be increased by using EXP Candy on a Pokemon. You can get a lot of candies from Tera Raid Battles and it is recommended to hunt Raid crystals if you want to level up as well as gain friendship.. Also, it is best to use large quantity of candies to be more efficient.

• Raise The Pokemon's Level


Whenever the Pokemon increases its level, friendship also increases. You can gain EXP not only in battles but also from EXP Candy so use this to your advantage if you want to quickly level up a Pokemon of preference.

How To Level Up Fast - EXP Farming
• Add The Pokemon To Your Party & Travel With Them


The Pokemon in your team gains friendship the more you walk and battle. This method has a low friendship accumulation so it is still recommended to do other methods if you want it to increase Friendship quickly.

• Use Vitamins (Effort Value Item)


Vitamins can raise Effort Value (Basic Point) and also raise friendship in the process. If you want to accumulate friendship thru battle, it is recommended to use Vitamins beforehand. However, this method is fairly expensive because Vitamins cost 10,000 Poke Dollars each so it is not recommended when you just want to raise the Friendship.

Types Of Vitamins
HP Up	Protein	Iron
Calcium	Zinc	CarbosCarbos

Vitamins - How To Get & Uses
• Use Berries That Can Increase Friendship


There are berries that can raise friendship but its adverse effect can decrease a Pokemon's Effort Value (base point).

Types Of Friendship Berries
Pomeg Berry	Kelpsy Berry	Qualot Berry
Hondew Berry	Grepa Berry	Tamato Berry

How Friendship Level Decreases

• Fainted Pokemon (Excluding Online Battles)


Friendship decreases when a Pokemon faints during battle. However, fainting during Online battles does not affect friendship.

• Using Specific Items

Items Decreasing Friendship
Energy Powder	Energy Root
Heal Powder	Revival Herb

Some items can lower the friendship of a Pokemon. These items works like Potions and are cheaper to buy, but if you do not want to lower your friendship level, you may want to use regular recovery items.

How To Check Friendship Level

Friendship NPC At Central Fountain At Cascarrafa

Map	Location

You can check the friendship with a selected Pokemon by talking to a woman with Marill who can be found at the central fountain at Cascarrafa.

Ribbon For The Pokemon With Highest Friendship

When you get your Pokemon with the highest friendship evaluated, you will receive a Best Friends Ribbon. This has no particular effect but it is a good way to signify your favorite Pokemon.

Can Be Seen At Picnics

If you want to evaluate the Friendship level yourself, have a Picnic with the Pokemon. When you speak to them or shower them, the number of hearts will appear showing you the level of their current friendship.

Evolve With Two To Three Hearts

The Pokemon that requires friendship when evolving can be done between 2-3 hearts. Remember that there are sometimes time conditions such as evolving at day or night so it is recommended to adjust it by using Picnic to check.

Effects Of Having High Friendship

Increase Experience Gain

Pokemon with 4 to 5 Friendship Hearts will receive 1.2 more EXP than a regular Pokemon. It is also possible to increase Friendship first, then train them.

Status Effects May Heal On Their Own

Pokemon with 4 or 5 Friendship Hearts may heal Status Effects on their own in rare cases. Status Effects can be healed, but this is limited to these Status Effects (Poison/Paralysis/Ice/Sleep/Burn)

May Withstand An Attack That May Have Been A Critical Hit

Pokemon with 4 to 5 Hearts may withstand damage that's supposed to faint it, but stand it to 1 HP instead. However, it cannot withstand damage from Status Effects like Poison or moves like Self-Destruct

Hit Rate Of Opponent's Move Decreases

Pokemon with high Friendship have a low chance of getting hit by an opponent Pokemon. It may also avoid High accuracy moves as well, so raising your Friendship is an advantage. It also makes it harder to be hit by low-accuracy items, such as Hypnosis. Note that this does affect Special Moves or One-Hit Kill moves.

Increase The Probability Of Critical Hits

Max Friendship Pokemon has a higher chance of dealing a Critical Hit when they attack. This is useful since it makes it more efficient in inflicting damage. When aiming to capture a Pokemon, it is safer to use a move that does not deal Critical Attacks, like False Swipe.

Pokemon That Evolves With Friendship

Before Evolution		After Evolution	Requirement
Pichu	→	Pikachu	Reach high friendship and Increase the level of Pichu
Igglybuff	→	Jigglypuff	Reach high friendship and Increase the level of Igglybuff
Azurill	→	Marill	Reach high friendship and Increase the level of Azurill
Eevee	→	Espeon	Reach high friendship and increase the level of Eevee in the morning or noon. Must not have a Fairy move
Eevee	→	Umbreon	Reach high friendship and increase the level of Eevee in the evening or midnight. Must not have a Fairy move
Eevee	→	Sylveon	Increase the friendship of Eevee and level up when it has Fairy moves
Chansey	→	Blissey	Increase the friendship level of Chansey and increase its level
Riolu	→	Lucario	Reach high friendship and increase the level of Lucario at any time of the day
Snom	→	Frosmoth	Reach high friendship and Increase the level level of Snom in the evening or midnight

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